them which are euyll and hast examined them which say they are Apostles and are not and hast founde them lyers 3 And hast suffred and hast patience and for my names sake hast laboured and hast not faynted 4 Neuertheles I haue somewhat against thee because thou hast left thy first loue 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen and repent and do the first workes Or els I wyll come vnto thee shortly wyll remoue thy candlesticke out of his place except thou repēt 6 But this thou hast because thou hatest the deedes of the Nicolaitans which deedes I also hate 7 Let hym that hath an eare heare what y e spirite sayth vnto the Churches To hym that ouercommeth wyll I geue to eate of the tree of lyfe which is in the middes of the paradise of God 8 And vnto the Angel of the Churche of Smyrna write These thynges sayth he that is first and the last which was dead and is alyue 9 I knowe thy workes and tribulation and pouertie but thou art riche And I know the blasphemie of them which cal them selues Iewes and are not but are the synagogue of Satan 10 Feare none of those thynges which thou shalt suffer Beholde the deuyll shall caste some of you into prison to tempt you and ye shall haue tribulation ten dayes Be faythfull vnto the death and I wyll geue thee a crowne of lyfe 11 Let hym that hath an eare heare what the spirite sayth vnto y e Churches He that ouercommeth shall not be hurt of the seconde death 12 And to the Angell of the Churche in Pergamos write This saith he which hath y e sharpe sword with two edges 13 I knowe thy workes and where thou dwellest euen where Satans seate is and thou kepest my name and hast not denyed my fayth Euen in those dayes when Antipas my faythfull martir was slayne among you where Satan dwelleth 14 But I haue a fewe thynges agaynst thee because thou hast there them that maynetayne the doctrine of Balaam whiche taught in Balacke to put a stumblyng blocke before the chyldren of Israel that they shoulde eate of meate dedicate vnto idols commit fornicatiō 15 Euen so hast thou thē that maintayne the doctrine of the Nicolaitans which thyng I hate 16 Repent or els I wyll come vnto thee shortly and wyll fyght agaynst them with the sworde of my mouth 17 Let hym that hath an eare heare what y e spirite sayth vnto the Churches To hym that ouercommeth wyll I geue to eate Manna that is hyd and wyll geue hym a white stone and in the stone a newe name written which no man knoweth sauyng he y t receaueth it 18 And vnto the Angell of the Churche of Thyatira write This saith y e sonne of God who hath eyes lyke vnto a flambe of fyre and his feete are like fine brasse 19 I knowe thy workes and thy loue seruice and fayth and thy patience and thy deedes which are mo at the last thē at the first 20 Notwithstandyng I haue a fewe thynges agaynst thee because thou sufferest that woman Iesabel which called her selfe a prophetisse to teache and to deceaue my seruauntes to make them commit fornication and to eate meates offred vp vnto idols 21 And I gaue her space to repent of her fornication and she repented not 22 Beholde I wyll cast her into a bed and them that commit fornication with her into great aduersitie except they turne from their deedes 23 And I wyll kyll her chyldren with death all the Churches shall knowe that I am he which searcheth the raynes and heartes And I wyll geue vnto euery one of you accordyng vnto his workes 24 Vnto you I say and vnto other of thē of Thyatira as many as haue not this learnyng which haue not knowē the deepenesse of Satan as they say I wyll put vpon you none other burthen 25 But that which ye haue alredy holde fast tyll I come 26 And whosoeuer ouercommeth and kepeth my workes vnto the ende to hym wyll I geue power ouer nations 27 And he shall rule them with a rodde of yron and as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to sheuers 28 Euen as I receaued of my father so wyll I geue hym the mornyng starre 29 Let hym that hath an eare heare what the spirite sayth to the Churches ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 He exhorteth the Churches or ministers to the true profession of fayth and to watchyng 12 with promises to them that perseuer 1 AND write vnto the Angel of the Churche that is at Sardis this sayth he that hath the seuen spirites of God and the seuen starres I knowe thy workes thou hast a name that thou lyuest and thou art dead 2 Be awake and strength the thynges which remayne that are redie to dye For I haue not founde thy workes perfect before God 3 Remember therfore howe thou hast receaued and heard and holde fast and repent If thou shalt not watche I wyll come on thee as a thiefe and thou shalt not knowe what houre I wyll come vpon thee 4 Thou hast a fewe names in Sardis which haue not defiled their garmētes and they shall walke with me in white for they are worthie 5 He that ouercommeth shal be thus clothed in whyte aray and I wyll not put out his name out of the booke of life and I will confesse his name before my father and before his Angels 6 Let him that hath an eare heare what the spirite sayth vnto the Churches 7 And write vnto y e Angel of the Church of Philadelphia this sayth he that is holy and true which hath the key of Dauid which openeth and no man shutteth and shutteth and no man openeth 8 I knowe thy workes Beholde I haue set before thee an open doore and no man can shut it for thou hast a litle strength hast kept my sayinges and hast not denyed my name 9 Beholde I make them of the synagogue of Satan which call them selues Iewes and are not but do lye Behold I wyll make them that they shal come and worshyp before thy feete and shall knowe that I haue loued thee 10 Because thou hast kept the wordes of my patience therfore I wyll kepe thee from the houre of temptation which wyll come vpon all the worlde to trie them that dwel vpon the earth 11 Beholde I come shortly Holde that which thou haste that no man take away thy crowne 12 Hym that ouercōmeth wyll I make a pyller in the temple of my God and he shall go no more out And I wyll write vpon him the name of my God and the name of the citie of my God newe Hierusalem which commeth downe out of heauen from my God and I wyll write vpon hym my newe name 13 Let hym that hath an eare heare what the spirite sayth vnto y e Churches 14 And vnto the Angel of the Churche which is in Laodicea write
God 3 But fornication and all vncleannesse or couetousnesse let it not be once named among you as it becommeth saintes 4 Neither fylthynesse neither foolyshe talkyng neither iestyng which are not comely but rather geuyng of thankes 5 For this ye knowe that no whoremonger neither vncleane person nor couetous person which is a worshipper of images hath any inheritaunce in the kyngdome of Christe and of God 6 Let no man deceaue you with vayne wordes For because of such thynges commeth the wrath of God vppon the chyldren of disobedience 7 Be not ye therefore companions of them 8 For ye were sometimes darknesse but nowe are ye lyght in the Lorde Walke as chyldren of lyght 9 For the fruite of the spirite is in all goodnesse and righteousnesse trueth 10 Approuyng what is acceptable vnto the Lorde 11 And haue no felowship with the vnfruitefull workes of darknesse but rather euen rebuke them 12 For it is shame euen to name those thynges whiche are done of them in secrete 13 But all thynges when they are rebuked of the lyght are manifest For all that which do make manifest is lyght 14 Wherefore he sayth Awake thou that sleepest and stande vp from the dead and Christe shall geue thee lyght 15 ☞ Take heede therfore howe ye walke circumspectlye not as vnwyse but as wyse 16 Redeemyng the time because y e dayes are euyll 17 Wherfore be ye not vnwise but vnderstandyng what the wyll of the Lord is 18 And be not drunke with wine wherin is excesse but be fylled with the spirite 19 Speaking vnto your selues in psalmes and hymnes and spirituall songues syngyng and makyng melodie to the Lorde in your heartes 20 Geuing thankes alwayes for all thinges vnto God and the father in y e name of our Lorde Iesus Christe 21 Submittyng your selues one to another in the feare of God ☜ 22 Wyues submit your selues vnto your owne husbandes as vnto the Lorde 23 For the husbande is the head of the wyfe euen as Christe is the head of the Church he is the sauiour of the bodie 24 But as the Church is subiect to Christ lykewyse the wyues to their owne husbandes in all thynges 25 Ye husbandes loue your wyues euen as Christe also loued the Churche and gaue hym selfe for it 26 To sanctifie it clensyng it in the fountayne of water in the worde 27 To make it vnto hym selfe a glorious Churche not hauyng spot or wrinckle or any such thyng but that it should be holy and without blame 28 So ought men to loue their wyues as their owne bodies He that loueth his wyfe loueth hym selfe 29 For no man euer yet hated his owne flesshe but norissheth cherissheth it euen as the Lorde the Churche 30 For we are members of his body of his flesshe and of his bones 31 For this cause shall a man leaue father and mother and shal be ioyned vnto his wyfe and two shal be made one flesshe 32 This is a great secrete but I speake of Christe and of the Churche 33 Therfore euery one of you do ye so Let euery one of you loue his wyfe euen as hym selfe and let the wyfe reuerence her husbande ¶ The .vj. Chapter 1 Howe chyldren shoulde behaue them selues towarde their fathers and mothers 4 Lykewyse parentes towarde their chyldren 5 seruauntes towardes their maisters 9 Maisters towarde their seruauntes 13 An exhortation to the spiritual battayle and what weapons the christians shoulde fyght withall 1 CHyldren obey your fathers and mothers in the Lorde for this is ryght 2 Honour thy father and mother whiche is the first commaundement in promise 3 That thou mayest prosper and lyue long on earth 4 Fathers prouoke not your children to wrath but bring them vp in instruction and information of the Lorde 5 Seruauntes obey them that are your bodyly maisters with feare and tremblyng in singlenesse of your heart as vnto Christe 6 Not with seruice vnto the eye as men pleasers but as the seruaūtes of Christ 7 Doyng the wyll of God frō the heart with good wyll seruyng the Lorde and not men 8 Knowyng that whatsoeuer good thyng any man doeth that shall he receaue agayne of the Lorde whether he be bonde or free 9 And ye maisters do the same thynges vnto them puttyng away threatnyng knowyng that your maister also is in heauen neither is respecte of person with hym 10 ☞ Finally my brethren be strong in the Lorde in the power of his might 11 Put on all the armour of God that ye may stande agaynst the assaultes of the deuyll 12 For we wrastle not agaynst blood flesshe but agaynst rule agaynst power agaynst worldly gouernours of the darknesse of this worlde agaynst spirituall craftynesse in heauenly places 13 Wherfore take vnto you the whole armour of God that ye may be able to resist in the euyll day and hauing finished all thynges to stande fast 14 Stande therfore hauyng loynes girt about with the trueth and puttyng on the brest plate of righteousnesse 15 And hauyng your feete shodde in the preparation of the Gospell of peace 16 Aboue all takyng the shielde of fayth wherwith ye may quenche all the fierie dartes of the wicked 17 And take the helmet of saluation and the sworde of the spirite whiche is the worde of God ☜ 18 Praying alwayes in all prayer and supplication in the spirite and watche thervnto with all instaunce and supplication for all saintes 19 And for me that vtteraunce may be geuē vnto me y t I may open my mouth freely to vtter y e secretes of the Gospell 20 Whereof I am messenger in bondes that therein I may speake freely as I ought to speake 21 But y t ye may also knowe my affaires and what I do Tichicus a deare brother and faythfull minister in the Lord shall shewe you all thynges 22 Whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose that ye myght knowe of our affaires and that he myght comfort your heartes 23 Peace be vnto the brethren and loue with fayth from God the father and from the Lorde Iesus Christe 24 Grace be with all them whiche loue our Lorde Iesus Christe in sinceritie Amen ⧠Sent from Rome vnto the Ephesians by Tichicus ⧠The Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Philippians ¶ The first Chapter 1 Saint Paul discouereth his heart towardes them 3 by his thankes geuyng 4 prayers 8 and wisshes for their fayth and saluation 7.12.20 He sheweth the fruite of his crosse 15.27 and exhorteth them to vnitie 28 and pacience 1 PAul Timotheus the seruauntes of Iesus Christ To all the saintes in Christ Iesus whiche are at Philippos with the bisshops deacons 2 Grace be vnto you and peace frō God our father and from the Lorde Iesus Christ 3 ☞ I thanke my God with all remembraunce of you 4 Alwayes in all my prayer for all you makyng prayer with
and casteth no man in the teeth and it shal be geuen hym 6 But let hym aske in fayth nothyng waueryng For he that wauereth is like a waue of the sea tost of the wynde and caryed with violence 7 Neither let that man thynke that he shall receaue any thyng of the Lorde 8 A double mynded man is vnstable in all his wayes 9 Let the brother of lowe degree reioyce in that he is exalted 10 Agayne the riche â—n that he is made lowe Because as the flowre of the grasse he shall passe away 11 For the sunne hath rysen with heate and the grasse hath withered and his flowre hath fallen away the beautie of the fashion of it hath perished So also shall the ryche man fade away in his wayes 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation For when he is tryed he shall receaue the crowne of lyfe which the Lorde hath promised to them that loue hym ☜ 13 Let no man say when he is tempted I am tempted of God for God can not be tempted with euyl neither tempteth he any man 14 But euery man is tempted when he is drawen away entised of his owne concupiscence 15 Then when lust hath conceaued it bryngeth foorth sinne and sinne when it is finished bryngeth foorth death 16 Do not erre my deare brethren 17 * ☞ Euery good geuyng and euery perfect gyft is from aboue and coÌ„meth downe from the father of lyghtes with whoÌ„ is no variablenes neither shadow of turnyng 18 Of his owne wyll begat he vs with the worde of trueth that we shoulde be the first fruites of his creatures 19 Wherfore my deare brethreÌ„ let euery man be swyft to heare slowe to speake slowe to wrath 20 For the wrath of man worketh not that which is ryghteous before God 21 Wherfore lay apart all filthinesse and superfluitie of maliciousnes and receaue with mekenesse the worde that is graffed in you which is able to saue your soules ☜ 22 ☞ And be ye doers of the worde and not hearers only deceauyng your owne selues 23 For yf any be a hearer of the worde and not a doer he is lyke vnto a man beholdyng his bodyly face in a glasse 24 For he hath considered hym selfe and is gone his wayes hath forgotten immediatly what his fashion was 25 But who so loketh in the perfect lawe of libertie and continueth therin he being not a forgetfull hearer but a doer of the worke shal be blessed in his deede 26 If any man among you seeme to be deuout and refrayneth not his tongue but deceaueth his owne heart this mans deuotion is vayne 27 Pure deuotion and vndefyled before God and the father is this To visite the fatherlesse and widdowes in their aduersitie and to kepe hym selfe vnspotted of the worlde ☜ ¶ The .ij Chapter 1 He forbiddeth to haue any respect of persons 5 but to regarde the poore aswell as the riche 8 to be louyng and merciful 14 and not to boast of faith where no deedes are 17 for it is but a dead fayth where good workes folowe not 1 MY brethren haue not the fayth of our Lorde Iesus Christe the Lord of glorie with respect of persons 2 For yf there come into your companie a man wearing a golde ryng clothed in goodly apparell and there come in also a poore man in vile rayment 3 And ye haue a respect to hym that weareth the gay clothyng and say vnto hym sitte thou here in a good place say vnto the poore stande thou there or sitte here vnder my footestoole 4 Are ye not partiall in your selues and are made iudges of euyll thoughtes 5 Hearken my deare beloued brethren Hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde such as are riche in fayth and heyres of the kyngdome which he promised to them that loue hym 6 But ye haue despised the poore Do not riche men oppresse you by tirannie and drawe you before the iudgementes seates 7 Do not they blaspheme that good name by the which you are named 8 If ye fulfyll the royal lawe according to the scripture * thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe ye do well 9 But yf ye regarde one person more then another ye commit sinne and are rebuked of the lawe as transgressours 10 Whosoeuer shal kepe the whole lawe and yet fayle in one poynt he is gyltie of all 11 For he that sayde thou shalt not commit adulterie sayde also thou shalt not kyll Though thou do none adulterie yet yf thou kyll thou art become a transgressour of the lawe 12 So speake ye and so do as they that shal be iudged by the lawe of libertie 13 For he shall haue iudgement without mercie * that sheweth no mercie And mercie reioyceth agaynst iudgement ☜ 14 What profiteth it my brethren though a man say he hath fayth and hath not deedes Can fayth saue hym 15 If a brother or a sister be naked and destitute of dayly foode 16 And one of you say vnto them depart in peace be you warmed and fylled notwithstandyng ye geue them not those thinges which are nedefull to the body what shall it profite 17 Euen so fayth yf it haue not deedes is dead in it selfe 18 But some man wyll say thou hast fayth and I haue deedes shewe me thy fayth by thy deedes and I wyll shewe thee my faith by my deedes 19 Beleuest thou that there is one God Thou doest well The deuyls also beleue and tremble 20 But wylt thou knowe O thou vayne man that that fayth which is without workes is dead 21 Was not Abraham our father iustified through workes when he had offered Isaac his sonne vpon the aulter 22 Seest thou not howe y e faith wrought with his deedes and through y e deedes was the fayth made perfect 23 And the scripture was fulfylled which sayth Abraham beleued God and it was reputed vnto hym for ryghteousnesse And he was called the friende of God 24 ☞ Ye see then howe that of deedes a man is iustified and not of fayth only 25 Lykewyse also was not Rahab the harlot iustified through workes when she had receaued the messengers and had sent them out another way 26 For as the body without the spirite is dead euen so fayth without workes is dead also ☜ ¶ The .iij. Chapter 2 He forbiddeth all ambition to seke honour aboue our brethren 3 He describeth the propertie of the tongue 15.16 And what difference there is betwixt the wisdome of God and the wisdome of the worlde 1 MY brethren be not mame maisters knowyng howe that we shall receaue the greater damnation 2 For in many thynges we sinne all If a man sinne not in word the same is a perfect man and able also to bridle all the body 3 Beholde we put bittes in the horses mouthes that they may obey vs and we turne about all the body of them 4
vnto the beast who is able to warre with hym 5 And there was geuen vnto hym a mouth that spake great thynges and blasphemies and power was geuen vnto hym to do .xlij. monethes 6 And he opened his mouth vnto blasphemie agaynst God to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle and them that dwell in heauen 7 And it was geuen vnto hym to make warre with the saintes to ouercome them And power was geuen him ouer all kinredes and tongues and nations 8 And al y t dwel vpon the earth worshipped him whose names are not writteÌ„ in the booke of lyfe of y e lambe which was killed from the beginnyng of the world 9 If any man haue an eare let hym heare 10 He that leadeth into captiuitie shall go into captiuitie He that kylleth with a sworde must be kylled with a sworde Here is the patience and the fayth of the saintes 11 And I behelde another beast commyng vp out of the earth and he had two hornes lyke a lambe and he spake as dyd the dragon 12 And he dyd all that y e first beast coulde do in his presence he caused the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast whose deadly wound was healed 13 And he dyd great wonders so that he made fyre come downe from heauen on the earth in the syght of men 14 And deceaued them that dwelt on the earth by the meanes of those signes which he had power to do in the syght of the beast saying to them that dwelt on the earth that they shoulde make the image of the beast which had the wounde of a sworde and dyd lyue 15 And he had power to geue a spirite vnto the image of the beast that the image of the beast shoulde speake and shoulde cause that as many as woulde not worship the image of the beast shoulde be kylled 16 And he made all both smal great rich poore free bonde to receaue a marke in their right hand or in their forheads 17 And that no man myght bye or sell saue he that had the marke or y e name of the beast other y e number of his name 18 Here is wisdome Let hym that hath witte count y e number of the beast For it is the number of a man his number is sixe hundred threescore and sixe ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter 1 The notable companie of the lambe 6 One angel announceth the Gospel 8 Another the fall of Babylon 9 And the thirde warneth to flee from the beast 13 Of their blessednesse which dye in the Lorde 18 Of the Lordes haruest 1 AND I loked and lo a lambe stoode on the mount Sion and with hym an hundreth fourtie and foure thousande hauyng his fathers name written in their foreheades 2 And I hearde a voyce from heauen as the sounde of many waters and as the voyce of a great thunder And I hearde the voyce of harpers harpyng with their harpes 3 And they song as it were a newe song before the throne and before the foure beastes the elders and no man coulde learne that song but the hundreth and fourtie foure thousande which were redeemed from the earth 4 These are they which were not defiled with womeÌ„ for they are virgins These folowe the lambe whither soeuer he goeth These were redeemed froÌ„ men beyng the first fruites vnto God and to the lambe 5 And in their mouthes was founde no guile For they are without spot before the throne of God 6 And I sawe another angell flee in the middes of heauen hauyng the euerlastyng Gospell to preache vnto them that sit and dwel on the earth and to all nations and kinredes and tongues and people 7 Saying with a loude voyce Feare God and geue honour to hym for the houre of his iudgement is come and worshippe hym that made heauen and earth and the sea and fountaynes of water 8 And there folowed another angell saying Babylon is fallen is fallen that great citie for she made all nations drinke of the wyne of the wrath of her fornication 9 And the thirde angell folowed them saying with a loude voyce If any man worshippe the beast and his image and receaue his marke in his foreheade or on his hande 10 The same shall drynke of the wyne of the wrath of God yea of the pure wyne which is powred in y e cup of his wrath And he shal be punisshed in fyre brimstone before the holy angels and before the lambe 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth vp euermore And they haue no rest day nor nyght which worship the beast and his image and whosoeuer receaueth the prynt of his name 12 Here is the pacience of the saintes Here are they that kepe the commaundementes of God and the fayth of Iesus 13 And I hearde a voyce from heauen saying vnto me write Blessed are the dead which hereafter dye in the Lorde Euen so sayth the spirite that they rest from their laboures and their workes folowe them 14 And I loked and beholde a whyte cloude and vpon the cloude one sittyng lyke vnto the sonne of man hauyng on his head a golden crowne and in his hande a sharpe sickle 15 And another angell came out of the temple crying with a loude voyce to hym that sate on the cloude Thrust in thy sickle reape for the time is come to reape for the haruest of y e earth is ripe 16 And he that sate on the cloude thrust in his sickle on the earth and the earth was reaped 17 And another angell came out of the temple which is in heauen hauâ—ng also a sharpe sickle 18 And I sawe another angell came out from the aulter which had power ouer fyre and cryed with a loude crye to hym that had the sharpe sickle and sayde Thrust in thy sharpe sickle and gather the clusters of the vineyarde of y e earth for her grapes are ripe 19 And the angell thrust in his sharpe sickle on the earth and cut downe the grapes of the vineyarde of the earth and cast them into the great wynefat of the wrath of God 20 And the wynefat was troden without the citie and blood came out of the fat euen vnto the horse bridles by the space of a thousand sixe hundreth furlonges â–ª ¶ The .xv. Chapter 1 Seuen angels haue the seuen last plagues 3 The song of them that ouercome the beast 7 The seuen vials full of Gods wrath 1 AND I sawe another signe in heauen great marueylous seuen angels hauyng the seuen last plagues for in them is fulfylled the wrath of God 2 And I sawe as it were a glassie sea mingled with fyre and them that had gotten the victorie of the beast and of his image and of his marke and of the number of his name stande on y e glassie sea hauyng the harpes of God 3 And they sang the song of Moyses the seruaunt of God and the song of the lambe
that they should lose the victorie “ Heb. blesse him (h) Who willed thee to obey him and reâ— vpon his worde (i) That is Dauid (k) And went to his citie Ramah (l) To declare that the victorie came only of God (a) This facte of Ionathan is singuler and done in faith by the instinction of Gods spirite and therfore not to be folowed by the discipline of warre (b) For the priesthod was not yet taken away from y e house of Eli but continued vntill the time of Zadok Or None can let the 〈◊〉 (c) This he learned neyther at diuiners nor soothsayers â–ª but at the spirite of God conferming his fayth by signes prescribed by the same spirite (d) That they spake contemtuously and by derision (e) Because of the steepnes of the rocke where they did clime vp (f) It is an hyperbolicall speache wherby is signified that the feare which God sent vpon the hoaste of the 〈…〉 â–ª (g) By whiche is meant the Ephod which was set vp with the arke which y e priest should put on to aske counsel and to tell of thinges to come Num. 27 d. (h) Let the Ephod alone for I haue no leysure nowe to aske councell of God Iud. vii f. (i) Such was his hypocrisie and arrogancie that he thought to attribute to his pollicie that whiche God had geuen by the hande of Ionathan (k) That is the curse appoynted of Saul and the punyshment for breakyng the oth (l) Whiche afore were dym for â—ecrynes and hunger “ Or weery (m) By making this cruel lawe (n) That the blood of the beastes that shal be slayne may be pressed out vpon it Or of that stone he began to buylde an aulter (o) To aske councell of hym “ Hebr. corner (p) That is cause the loe to fall on hym that hath broken the oth (q) For so smal a matter not considring what great saluation God hath wrought by me this day (r) As the Lord had coÌ„maunded Deut. 25. d. (s) Called also Abinadab Chap. 31. a. (t) Whiche was the wyfe of Dauid i. Reg ix a. (v) As Samuel had forewarned Chapt. 8. c. i. Reg. ix c. (a) Because he hath preferred thee to this honour thou art bound to obey hym Exo. xvii d. Nu. xxiiii d b) That this myght be an example of Gods vengeaunce against them that deale cruelly with his people i. Reg. ix c. “ Or fought in the valley (c) Whiche were the posteritie of Iethro Moses father in lawe (d) He reioysed for the prosperous successe of Israel and gaue them good counsel Exo. xviii c. Nu. xxiiii b (e) Agaynst the commauÌ„dement of god by Samuel Gene. vi c. (f) There to offer vp sacrifice for the victorie gotten (g) This is the maner of hypocrites â— when they folowe their owne deuises to say they haue fulfilled gods commaundemeÌ„ts (h) Acknowleging thy selfe to be of the leaste tribe of Israel and of the leaste familie of the tribe of Beniamin (i) God hateth nothing more then tâ— disobedience of his commaundement though them tent sâ—me neuer so good to man Exod. xxii â— (k) This was not true repentaunce but dissimulation fearing the losse of his kingdomâ— (l) That is to Dauid (m) Meaning God who maintaineth and defendeth his (n) Other because he had good hope of continuance of lyfe or for that he was mortified and redy to die i. Reg. vii d. (o) Though Saul came where Samuel was Chap. xx â— (a) Gods wil ought to be a sufficient cause of comfort vnto vs in all afflictions â—cknowledging that he doth all thinges for the best (b) A weake fraile 〈◊〉 was vsed in the annointing of Saul but noâ— an borne whereby may be signified the strength and continâ—aunce of the kingdome of Dauid (c) That is to make a peace offering which might be done though the arke was not there d Here is fulfilled the prophesie of Iacob for the 〈…〉 to begin the 〈◊〉 of Iâ—h 〈◊〉 c. b. Fearâ—ng but some greeâ—s crime had ben to comâ—tted and 〈◊〉 â—ye â—she the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 xi d. (f) Thinking that Eliab had ben appoynted of God to be made king (g) The shephard of the sheepe is takeÌ„ to be made shephard of Israel Gene 39 b. (k) For he came at his fathers commaundemeÌ„t and was also moued by Gods spirit to take that enterprise against Goliah (l) Dauid about to performe y e work of God and motion of his spirit is temted by the ministers of Sathan the enuye of his brother and the infidelitie of Saul Iud xiiii b. (m) For by these examples he saw that the power of God was with him (n) As the weapon that he coulde best handle (o) So that he was terrible not onely by stature strength and armour But also by rayling cursing and threatening wordes (p) His faith is so constant that neither friend nor for is able to make him doubt of the victory that Gods spirite had assured him of Eccle. xvii a Iud. vii f. Or house at BethleheÌ„ 1 Re. xiiii g (q) This he â—eth eyther for that he would nowe know further of his kinne theÌ„ he did before â–ª Or for that he had forgot him (a) His affection was fully â—ent toward him (b) That is he prospered in all his doinges (c) To witte Goliath (d) In their songes (e) Dauid receiueth for his vertues and good quaâ— of Ioâ—than loue freâ—ndship of Saul hatred and disrâ—re there be in the 〈◊〉 â—o◠〈◊〉 then Ionathans (f) By abuse of the worde they are some tyme sayde to prophecie which as mad men speake thinges that haue neyther sense nor reason in them (g) Not for his prefermeÌ„t whiche he â—nâ—ed but vpon hope of that destruction that warre is wont to bring to many (h) Diâ— atching his â—nsines wisely both in warre and peace (i) To whom she bâ—re seuen sonnes which Dauid put to death at the reâ—uest of the Gebionites 1. Samu. 11. (k) Meaning that he was not able to endow his wyfe with riches acâ—ordyngly (l) Because he thought hym selfe able to compasse the kynges request m) Meaning Dauid his souldyers ii Reg iii. c. (n) Least he would depriue him of his kingdome (a) He layeth aâ—de hypocrisâ—e nowe bursteth out to open crueltie Reg. 18 a. “ An Hebrue phrase whereby is meant he put his lyfe in daunger (b) Beyng perswaded pacified for the tyme by Ionathans oration (c) That is he serued hym Iosu ii c. Act ix d. e Herein doyng the dutie of a faythfull wyfe toward her husband (f) It was a scoole where gods law was studied and taught neare to Rama (g) For he was their teacher and ruler of that scoole (h They song psalmes with the prophetes and praysed God leauing of to seke after Dauid (i) That Dauid might the better by that meanes escape his handes “ Heb. Reueale it in myne eare a That is I am in great daunger of death “ Heb. sayth (b) And therfore a solemne feast and solemne sacrifices belonging therto Num. 28. b.
iii. Iohn xiii A Prid. Kl. Siluester bish xxx lxv xxviii lxvi Iude. i. ¶ The summe of the vvhole Scripture of the bookes of the olde and new Testament The bookes of the olde Testament do teache vs that the same God whom Adam Noe Abraham Isahac Iacob Dauid and the other fathers did worship is the onely true God and that he the same is almightie and euerlasting VVho of his meere goodnesse hath created by his worde heauen and earth and all that is in them From whom all thinges do come without whom there is nothing at all And that he is iust and mercifull VVho also worketh all in all after his owne wyll To whom it is not lawfull to say wherefore he doth thus or thus Moreouer these bookes teache vs that this very God almightie after he created all thinges shope also Adam the first man to the image and spirituall similitude of him selfe and that he did constitute him lorde ouer all thinges that he had created in earth VVhich Adam by the enuie and fraude of the deuill transgressing the precept of his creator by this his sinne brought in such and so great sinne into the worlde that we which be sprong from him by the fleshe be in nature the children of wrath and therevpon we be made subiect and thraule to death to dampnation to the yoke and tyranny of the deuill Furthermore vve are taught by these excellent bookes that God promysed to Adam Abraham Isahac Iacob Dauid and to other fathers of the olde time that he would send that blessed seede his sonne Iesus Christe our sauiour which should deliuer all those from sinne and from the tyranny of the deuill which by a liuely and working faith should beleue this promise and put their trust in Iesus Christe hoping that of him and by him they shoulde obtayne this deliueraunce Also they geue vs to vnderstand that in the meane season whyle those fathers the Israelites loked for the saluation and deliueraunce promysed for that the nature of man is such so proude and so corrupt that those would not wyllingly acknowledge themselues to be sinners which had nede of the sauiour promysed God the creator gaue by Moyses his lawe wrytten in two tables of stone that by it sinne and the malice of mans heart being knowen men mought more vehemently thirst for the comming of Iesus Christe who should redeeme and deliuer them from sinne VVhich thing neither the lawe nor yet the sacrifices and oblations of the lawe did perfourme For they were shadowes and figures of the true oblation of the body of Christe by which oblation all sinnes should be blotted out and quite put away By the bookes of the newe Testament we be taught that Christe so afore promysed which is God aboue al thinges most blessed for euer euen he I say which was shadowed in the bookes of the olde Testament and in sacrifices figured that he was sent at the last from the father the selfe same time which the father did constitute within him selfe I say at that time when all wickednesse abounded in the worlde than he was sent And this Iesus our sauiour being borne in the fleshe suffered death and rose againe from the dead VVhich actes of his were not done by him in respect of the good workes of any man for we were all sinners but that this God our father shoulde appeare true in exhibiting the aboundant ryches of his grace which he promysed and that through his mercie he mought bring vs to saluation VVhereupon it is euidently shewed in the newe Testament that Iesus Christe being the true lambe the true sacrifice of the worlde putting away the sinnes of men came into this worlde to purchase grace and peace for vs with the father washing vs from our sinnes in his owne blood and should deliuer vs from the bondage of the deuil whom by sinne we did serue And so we should be adopted by him to be the sonnes of God made heires with him of that most excellent and euerlasting kingdome Now that we should acknowledge this singuler and excellent benefite of God toward vs almightie God geueth vs his holy spirite the fruite and effect of the which is faith in God and in his Christe For without the holy ghost by which we are instructed and sealed neither can we beleue that God the father sent Messias nor yet that Iesus is Christe For no man saith Paul can say that Iesus is the Lorde but by the holy ghost The same spirite witnesseth to our spirite that we are the children of God and powreth into our bowels that charitie which Paul describeth to the Corinthians Furthermore that holy spirite doth geue vs hope which is a sure loking for eternall lyfe whereof he him selfe is the certaine token and pledge Also he geueth vs other spirituall giftes of the which Paul wryteth to the Galathians Therefore the benefite of faith is not to be despised or little to be set by For by the meanes of this trust and faith in Christe which worketh by charitie and sheweth it selfe foorth by the workes of charitie mouing man therto we are iustified and sanctified that is to say God and the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe which is made our father also by him being our brother doth accompt vs to be iust and holy through his grace and through the merite of his sonne Iesus Christe not imputing our sinnes to vs so farre foorth that we shoulde suffer the paynes of hell for them Finally Christe him selfe came into the worlde to the intent that we through him being sanctified and cleansed from our sinnes folowing his wyll in good workes shoulde deny the thinges pertayning to the fleshe and freely serue him in righteousnesse and holynesse all the dayes of our lyfe and that by good workes which God hath prepared for vs to walke in we should shewe our selues to be called to this grace and gift of faith which good workes who so hath not doth shewe him selfe not to haue such a faith in Christe as is required in vs. To Christe must we come and folowe him with a chearefull minde that he may teache vs For he is our maister lowly and humble of heart he is to vs an example whereby we must learne the rule to lyue well Moreouer he is our bishop and our high priest which dyd him selfe offer vp for vs his owne blood being the onely mediator betweene God and men VVho now sitteth at the right hande of God the father being made our aduocate making prayer and intercession for vs who doubtlesse shall obtayne for vs whatsoeuer we shall desire eyther of him or els of his father in his name if so be that we thus desiring shall beleue that he wyll so do for thus hath he promysed Therefore let vs not doubt if we sinne at any tyme to come with
wyll cast out the nations before thee and enlarge thy coastes neyther shall any man desyre thy lande when thou shalt go vp to appeare before the Lorde thy God thryse in a yere 25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice vpon leauen neither shal ought of the sacrifice of the feast of Passouer be left vnto the mornyng 26 The first rype fruites of thy lande thou shalt bryng vnto the house of the Lorde thy God Thou shalt not seethe a kyd in his mothers mylke 27 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Write these wordes for after the tenour of these wordes I haue made a couenaunt with thee and with Israel 28 And he was there with the Lorde fourtie dayes and fourtie nyghtes and dyd neither eate bread nor drinke water and he wrote vpon the tables the wordes of the couenaunt euen ten commaundementes 29 And when Moyses came downe from mount Sinai the two tables of testimonie were in Moyses hande when he came downe from the mount Moyses wyste not that the skynne of his face shone whyle he talked with hym 30 And Aaron and all the chyldren of Israel looked vpon Moyses and beholde the skynne of his face shone and they were afrayde to come nye hym 31 And when Moyses had called them Aaron and all the chiefe of the congregation came vnto him and Moyses talked with them 32 And afterwarde all the chyldren of Israel came nye and he commaunded them all that the Lorde had sayde vnto hym in mount Sinai 33 And when Moyses had made an ende of communyng with them he put a coueryng vpon his face 34 And agayne when Moyses went in before the Lorde to speake with hym he toke the coueryng of vntyll he came out And he came out and spake vnto the chyldren of Israel that whiche he was commaunded 35 And the chyldren of Israel sawe the face of Moyses that the skynne of Moyses face shone and Moyses put the coueryng vpon his face agayne vntyll he went in to commune with hym ¶ The .xxxv. Chapter 1 The Sabboth is commaunded 4 First fruites are required and gyftes 21 The redines of the people in offering 30 Besaleel and Ooliab the artificers are commended vnto the people of Moyses 1 ANd Moyses gathered al the congregation of the children of Israel together and sayd vnto thē These are the wordes whiche the Lord hath commaunded that ye shoulde do them 2 Sixe dayes ye shall worke but the seuenth day shal be vnto you the holy Sabboth of the lordes rest whosoeuer doth any worke therin shall dye 3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitation vpō the Sabboth day 4 And Moyses spake vnto all the congration of the childrē of Israel saying This is the thyng whiche the Lorde commaunded saying 5 Take from amongest you an heaue offering vnto the Lorde Whosoeuer is of a wyllyng heart let hym bryng that heaue offeryng to the Lorde namely golde syluer and brasse ' 6 And blewe silke purple scarlet white ' sylke goates heere ' 7 And Rammes skynnes red Taxus ' skynnes with Sittim wood ' 8 Oyle for light and spyces for annoyntyng ' oyle and for the sweete incense ' 9 And Onyx stones and stones to be set ' in the Ephod and in the brestlap 10 And let all them that are wise hearted among you come and make all that the Lorde hath commaunded 11 The tabernacle and the tent therof his couering his ringes his boordes his barres his pillers and his sockets ' 12 The arke the staues therof with the ' mercy seate the vaile that couereth it ' 13 The table and his barres and all his ' vessels and the shew bread 14 The candelsticke of light and his furniture and his lampes with the oyle for the lyght 15 The incense aulter and his barres the annoyntyng oyle and the sweete incense and the hangyng of the doore at the entryng in of the tabernacle 16 The aulter of burnt sacrifice with his brasen grediron his staues and all his vessels the lauer and his foote 17 And the hangynges of the court with his pyllers and their sockettes and the hangyng in the doore of the court 18 The pinnes of the tabernacle and the' pinnes of the court with their cordes ' 19 The ministring garmentes to minister in the holy place and the holy vestmentes for Aaron the priest and the vestmentes of his sonnes that thei may minister in the priestes office 20 And all the congregation of the chyldren ' of Israel departed from the presence ' of Moyses 21 And euery one came as many as their heartes couraged them as many as their spirites made them wyllyng and brought an heaue offering for the Lord to the makyng of the tabernacle of the congregation and for all his vses for the holy vestmentes 22 And they came both men and women euen as many as were wyllyng hearted and brought bracelettes and earinges ringes and chaynes whiche iewelles were all of golde all the men brought a waue offeryng of golde vnto the Lorde 23 And euery man with whom was found blewe silke purple scarlet whyte silke and Goates heere red skynnes of Rammes and Taxus skynnes brought them 24 All that dyd heaue vp an oblation of golde and brasse brought an heaue offering vnto the Lorde and all men with whom was founde Sittim wood for any maner worke of the ministration brought it 25 And all the women that were wyse hearted dyd spinne with their handes and brought the spun worke both of blewe silke purple scarlet white silke 26 And all the women that excelled in wisdome of heart spun Goates heere 27 And the lordes brought Onyx stones and stones to be set in the Ephod and in the brestlap 28 And spyce and oyle for lyght for the anoynting oyle for the sweete incense 29 And the chyldren of Israel brought a willing offeryng vnto the Lorde both men women as many as had willing heartes to bryng for all maner workes whiche the Lorde had commaunded to be made by the handes of Moyses 30 And Moyses sayde vnto the chyldren of Israel beholde the Lord hath called by name Besaleel y e sonne of Vri the sonne of Hur of the tribe of Iuda 31 And hath filled hym with the spirite of God in wisdome and vnderstanding in knowledge and in all maner worke 32 To finde out curious workes which are made in golde siluer and brasse 33 In the crafte of stones to set them and in caruing of wood to make any maner of subtile worke 34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teache both he and Ooliab the son of Achisamech of the tribe of Dan. 35 Them hath he filled with wysdome of heart to worke al maner of grauen and brodered needle worke in blew silke and purple in scarlet and whyte silke and in weauyng and to do all maner of worke and wittie deuises The .xxxvi. Chapter 1 The makyng
for that God and his wyll was knowen in it for that also that there God had geuen a notable victorie as declaryng him selfe to be the defendour of Hierusalem He setteth foorth the terrible iudgement power of God agaynst wicked enemies Finally he exhorteth all Israelites to the true worshyppyng of God ¶ To rhe chiefe musition in Neginoth the psalme of Asaph a song 1 IN Iurie is God knowen his name is great in Israel 2 At Shalem is his tabernacle and his dwellyng in Sion 3 There he brake the arrowes of the bowe the shielde the sworde and the battayle Selah 4 Thou art honourable and of more puissaunce then the mountaynes of robbers 5 The hygh couragious stomackes are spoyled they haue slept their slepe and the valiaunt souldiours coulde not finde their owne handes 6 At thy rebuke O God of Iacob both the charet and horse be brought to naught 7 Thou euen thou art dreadfull and who may stande in thy syght when thou begynnest to be angry 8 Thou causest thy iudgement to be hearde from heauen then the earth trembleth and is styll 9 When God ariseth to iudgement and to helpe all the afflicted vpon the earth Selah 10 The fearcenesse of man shall turne to thy prayse and the remnaunt of the fearcenesse thou wylt restrayne 11 Make vowes vnto God your Lorde perfourme them all ye that be rounde about hym bryng presentes vnto hym that is dreadfull 12 He abateth the spirite of princes he is dreadfull to the kynges of the earth ⧠The argument of the .lxxvii. psalme ¶ The prophete vttereth in a lamentation wonderfull cogitations of a sorowfull afflicted pensiue heart almost brought into desperation but consideryng the manifolde argument of Gods power and goodnesse declared to hym and to his fathers in tyme past he taketh good courage and trusteth of Gods helpe ¶ To the chiefe musition vpon Ieduthun a psalme of Asaph 1 MY voyce was vnto the Lorde and I cryed my voyce was vnto the Lord and he hearkened vnto me 2 In the tyme of my trouble I sought the Lorde my hande all the nyght catched ceassed not my soule refused comfort 3 I called to remembraunce God and I was disquieted I conferred with my selfe and my spirite was wrapped in pensiuenesse Selah 4 Thou dydst kepe the watche of mine eies I was amased coulde not speake 5 I dyd thynke vpon the dayes past and on the yeres of the olde worlde 6 I called to remembraunce my psalme song on the musicall instrument in the nyght tyme I communed with myne owne heart searched out my spirites 7 What wyll the Lorde forsake me for euer wyll he be no more intreated to be fauourable 8 Is his mercie cleane gone for euer and is his promise made from one generatiō to another come vtterly to an ende 9 Hath God forgotten to be gratious and will he shut vp his louing kindnesse in displeasure Selah 10 And I sayde this is my death but the ryght hande of the most hyghest may graunt me yeres 11 I dyd call to remēbraunce the workes of God almightie for thy wonders done a great whyle a goe came into my mynde 12 I also gaue my selfe to muse of all thy workes and I talked of all thy actes 13 Thy way O Lorde is in holynesse who is so great a God as the Lorde 14 Thou art y e God that doth wonders thou hast made thy power knowen among the people 15 Thou hast redeemed thy people with a mightie arme the sonnes of Iacob and Ioseph Selah 16 The waters sawe thee O God the waters sawe thee they feared yea the depthes of them moued out of their place 17 Thicke cloudes powred downe rayne thinne cloudes gaue a noyse and thine arrowes went abrode into al corners 18 The sounde of thy thunder was rounde about the sky the lightnynges shone through the worlde the earth quaked and trembled 19 Thy way is in the sea and thy pathes in the great waters and thy footesteppes are not knowen 20 Thou dydst leade thy people lyke sheepe by the hande of Moyses and Aaron ¶ The argument of the .lxxviij. Psalme ¶ The prophete moueth his people to geue diligent eare vnto hym vtteryng the wonderfull benefites of God to the Iewes euen such as were cōmonly knowen amongst them and were to be declared of fathers vnto their children in all generations by the commaundement of God to the intent that they be not as their forefathers were rebelles and stubburne agaynst God and his worde For which cause they had euyll successe in battayle and were afflicted with sundry calamities yet they feelyng the smart of affliction made a countenaunce as though they sought God but it was hypocritically not forsakyng their sinnes and fleyng to Gods mercie wherfore God gaue the arcke to the Philistines as forsakyng the Israelites because they greued hym with hyll alters and images God also refused the tribe of Ephraim and chose the tribe of Iuda appoyntyng Dauid a sheephearde kepyng sheepe for to be kyng of his people ¶ A wise instruction of Asaph 1 HEare my lawe O my people enclyne your eares vnto the wordes of my mouth 2 I wyll open my mouth in a parable I wyll declare harde sentences of the olde tyme past 3 Which we haue hearde and knowen and such as our fathers haue tolde vs. 4 We wyll not hyde them from their children nay we wyll set foorth in wordes to the generation to come the prayses of God and his myght and wonderfull workes that he hath done 5 For he reuiued a statute in Iacob and gaue Israel a lawe in the whiche he commaunded our forefathers to teache their children 6 To the intent the posteritie shoulde knowe it and children whiche shal be borne that they shoulde ryse vp and declare it to their children 7 That they shoulde put their trust in God and not forget the workes of God but kepe his commaundementes 8 And that they be not as their forefathers were a rebellious and a mutable generation a generation that directed not their heart aright and whose spirite cleaued not stedfastly vnto God 9 Like as the children of Ephraim which beyng harnessed carying bowes turned their backes in the day of battayle 10 They kept not the couenaunt of God and they woulde not walke in his law 11 But they forgat his workes and his wonders which he had shewed them 12 Marueylous thinges dyd he in the sight of their fathers in the land of Egypt in the fielde of Zoan 13 He deuided the sea and let them go thorowe he made the waters to stande as on an heape 14 In the day time also he led them with a cloude and all the night through with a light of fire 15 He cloued the harde rockes in the wildernes gaue them drinke therof as it had ben out of the great deepe waters 16 He brought running streames out of a stonie rocke and
out thy spirite they be recreated and thou reuiuest the face of the earth 31 The glorious maiestie of God shal endure for euer God wyll reioyce in his workes 32 He beholdeth the earth it trembleth he toucheth the hilles and they smoke 33 I wyll syng vnto God as long as I liue I will sing psalmes vnto my Lord so long as I shall be 34 My meditations of hym shal be very pleasaunt for all my ioy shal be in God 35 As for sinners they shal be consumed out of the earth and the vngodly shall come to an ende blesse thou God O my soule and prayse you the Lorde The argument of the .cv. psalme ¶ The prophete exhorteth all men to acknowledge God to call vpon God for helpe to seeke God and to preache God but especially he moueth the Israelites to remember the promises that God made to their forefathers Abraham Isahac Iacob and also the benefites that he had bestowed on them aboue all other nations For God had such care of them beyng pilgrimes in forraine lands that he would not suffer any once to touch them yea he rebuked kinges for their sakes and he preserued them in famine and other aduersitie as Ioseph was solde into Egypt but it had a good successe The entring of the children of Israel into Egypt is set foorth and what happened vnto them whyles they were there Likewise their ioyfull departing out of Egypt their doyng by the way in the wyldernesse and at length their entring into the lande of promise where God placed them that they should kepe his commaundementes is most amply declared 1 COnfesse you it vnto God call vppon his name cause the people to vnderstande his deuises 2 Sing vnto hym sing psalmes vnto him talke you of all his wonderous workes 3 Glory ye in his holy name let the heart of them reioyce that do seeke God 4 Seeke God and his strength seeke his face euermore 5 Remember the meruaylous workes that he hath done his wonders and the iudgementes of his mouth 6 O ye seede of Abraham his seruaunt ye his chosen chyldren of Iacob he is God our Lord his iudgementes are in all the earth 7 He hath ben mindfull alwayes of his couenaunt for he promised a worde to a thousande generations euen of his couenaunt that he made with Abraham and of his othe vnto Isaac 8 And he appointed the same vnto Iacob for a law and to Israel for an euerlasting couenaunt 9 Saying vnto thee I wyll geue the lande of Chanaan the lot of your inheritaunce 10 When they were a fewe men in number and had ben straungers but a litle whyle in it and when they went from one nation to another from one kingdome to another people 11 He suffred no man to do them wrong yea he reproued euen kynges for their sakes 12 Touche not mine annoynted and triumph not ouer my prophetes 13 Moreouer he called for a famine vpon the lande and he made all maner of foode to fayle 14 But he had sent a man before them euen Ioseph who was solde to be a bonde seruaunt 15 Whose feete they dyd hurt in the stockes the iron entred into his soule 16 Vntill the tyme came that his cause was knowen the worde of the Lorde tryed hym 17 The king sent and caused hym to be let go yea the prince of the people opened a way foorth for hym 18 He made him Lorde of his house and ruler of all his substaunce 19 That he might enfourme his princes according to his minde and teache his senatours wysdome 20 Israel also came into Egypt Iacob was a straunger in the lande of Cham. 21 And he encreased his people exceedinglye and made them stronger then their enemies 22 Whos 's heart so turned that they hated his people and dealt subtilly with his seruauntes 23 Then he sent Moyses his seruaunt and Aaron whom he had chosen they did their message workyng his signes among them and wonders in the lande of Cham. 24 He sent darknes it was darke and they went not from his wordes 25 He turned their waters into blood and slue their fishe 26 Their lande brought foorth frogges yea euen in their kinges chaumbers 27 He spake the worde and there came a swarme of all maner of flyes and of lyce in all their quarters 28 He gaue them haylestones for rayne and flambes of fire in their lande 29 He smote their vines also figge trees and he destroyed the trees that were in their coastes 30 He spake the worde and the grashoppers came caterpillers innumerable 31 And they did eate vp all the grasse in their lande and deuoured the fruite of their grounde 32 He smote al the first borne in their land euen the first fruites of all their concupiscence 33 He also brought them foorth with siluer and golde there was not one feeble person in their tribes 34 Egypt was glad at their departing for they were smytten with dread of them 35 He spred out a cloude to be a couering and fire to geue light in the night season 36 The people required and he brought quayles and he filled them with the bread of heauen 37 He opened the rocke of stone and the waters flowed out so that streames ranne in drye places 38 For he remembred his holy worde spoken◠vnto Abraham his seruaunt 39 And he brought foorth his people with gladnes and his chosen with a ioyfull noyse 40 And he gaue them the landes of the Heathen and they toke to inheritaunce the labours of the people 41 To the intent that they shoulde kepe his statutes and obserue his lawes Prayse ye the Lorde The argument of the .cvi. psalme ¶ The prophete exhorteth all men to prayse God and to do iustly He maketh his prayer acknowledging his owne sinnes and the sinnes of the forefathers of the Israelites who not considering the great benefites of God rebelled against God at the red sea Afterwarde in the wyldernes they did tempt God Core Dathan and Abiram conspiring against Moyses and Aaron were swalowed vp of the earth They worshipped a calfe made of golde They murmured against them that viewed the land of promise abhorring to heare of it They sacrifised to Baal Peor They grudged at God for lacke of water Finally when they came to the holy lande they committed idolatrie and al kinde of wickednes of life so that they were geuen vp vnto their enemies handes but God most mercyfully deliuered them for his promise sake ¶ Prayse ye the Lorde 1 COnfesse you it vnto god for he is gratious and his mercy endureth foreuer 2 Who can expresse the valiaunt actes of God who can publishe abrode all his prayse 3 Blessed are they that kepe iudgement and do iustice at all times 4 Remember me O God according to the fauour that thou bearest vnto thy people O visite me with thy saluation 5 That I may see the
felicitie of thy chosen that I may reioyce at the gladnes of thy people and that I may glorie with thyne inheritaunce 6 We haue sinned with our fathers we haue done amisse and dealt wickedly 7 Our fathers did not well consider thy wonders in Egypt neither did they remember thy manifolde great goodnes but they rebelled at the sea euen at the red sea 8 Neuerthelesse he saued them for his names sake that he myght make his power to be knowen 9 And he rebuked the red sea and it was dryed vp so he led them through the deepe as through a wyldernesse 10 And he saued them from the hande of suche as hated them redeemed them from the hande of the enemie 11 As for their aduersaries the waters ouerwhelmed them there was not one of them left remayning 12 Then beleued they his wordes and song prayse vnto him 13 But within a very short whyle they forgat his workes they woulde not wayte for his counsell 14 And they were taken with a great lust in the wyldernesse and they tempted God in the desert 15 And he gaue them their desire and sent leannes withal into their soule 16 They enuied also at Moyses in the tentes and at Aaron the saint of God 17 So the earth opened and swalowed vp Dathan and couered the company of Abiram 18 And the fire was kindled in their company the flambe brent vp the vngodly 19 They made a calfe in Horeb and worshipped the moulten image 20 Thus they turned their glory into the similitude of a calfe that eateth hay 21 They forgat God their sauiour who had done so great thynges in Egypt wonderous workes in y e land of Cham and terrible thinges at the red sea 22 Wherfore he appointed to destroy them had not Moyses his chosen stand in the breache before hym to turne away his wrathful indignation lest he should destroy them 23 Yea they thought scorne of the lande most to be desired they gaue no credite vnto his worde 24 But they murmured in their tentes they would not hearken vnto the voyce of God 25 Then lift he vp his hand against them to geue them an ouerthrowe in the wildernesse to geue their seede an ouerthrowe amongst the nations and to scatter them in sundry landes 26 They ioyned them selues vnto Baal Peor they also did eate of the sacrifices of the dead 27 And they prouoked the Lorde vnto anger with their owne inuentions and a plague fell mightily amongst them 28 Then stoode vp Phinehes he executed iustice and so the plague ceassed 29 And that was imputed vnto hym for righteousnesse in generation and generation for euermore 30 They also prouoked God at the waters of strife and all was not well with Moyses for their sakes 31 For they had caused an alteration to be of his spirite so that he spake vnaduisedly with his lippes 32 Moreouer they destroyed not the Heathen as God commaunded them 33 But they were mingled amongst the Heathen and learned their workes 34 Insomuch that they dyd seruice vnto their idols whiche were to theÌ„ a snare 35 Yea they sacrifised their sonnes and their daughters vnto deuils 36 And they shed innocent blood euen the blood of their sonnes and of their daughters whom they sacrifised vnto the idols of Chanaan and the lande was defiled with blood 37 Thus were they stayned with their owne workes and went a whoryng with their owne inuentions 38 Therfore was the wrath of God kindeled against his people insomuch that he abhorred his owne inheritaunce 39 And he gaue them ouer into the hand of the Heathen and they that dyd hate them were lordes ouer them 40 Their enemies oppressed them and brought them into subiection vnder their hande 41 Many a time dyd God deliuer them but they rebelled against hym with their owne inuentions and were brought downe for their wickednes 42 Neuerthelesse he did beholde them in their aduersitie in geuing eare to their complaint 43 And he remembred his couenaunt and repented according to the multitude of his mercies 44 Yea he made all those that led them away captiue to pitie them 45 Saue vs O God our Lorde and gather vs from among the Heathen that we may geue thankes to thy holy name and glory of thy prayse 46 Blessed be God the Lord of Israel froÌ„ world to world without end and let all people say so be it Prayse ye the Lord. The argument of the .cvii. psalme ¶ The prophete exhorteth all men to prayse God and to thanke God for it is he that helpeth them in all distresses when they crye vnto him He prouideth houses and cities for them that els would wander as vagabondes in wyldernesse He satisfieth the hungry and the thirstie He setteth at libertie prisoners and captiues He healeth the sicke and diseased He comforteth and helpeth those that be in ieoperdie of seas He maketh a fruitfull lande barren a barren grounde fruitfull He bringeth princes to lowe estate setteth vp the poore in honour At these things the godly reioyseth the mouth of the wicked is stopped 1 COnfesse you it vnto God for he is gratious and his mercy endureth for euer 2 Let such as God did redeme speake whom he hath redeemed from the hande of the enemie 3 And whom he gathered out of the landes from the east and from the west from the north and from the south 4 They went astray out of the way in solitarines â—andâ— in wildernes and found no citie to dwell in they were hungry and thirstie their soule fainted in them 5 And they cry vnto god in their trouble who deliuereth them froÌ„ their distresse 6 And he leadeth them foorth by the right way that they might go to the citie inhabited 7 O that men would confesse vnto God his louyng kindnesse and his marueylous actes done to the chyldren of men 8 For he satisfieth the greedie soule and filleth the hungry soule with goodnes 9 Suche as fit in darknesse and in the shadowe of death beyng fast bounde in miserie and iron 10 Because they went from the wordes of the Lorde and lightly regarded the counsayle of the most highest 11 Therfore he humbled their heart thorowe heauines they fall downe and there is none to helpe them 12 And they cry vnto god in their trouble who deliuereth theÌ„ out of their distresse 13 For he bringeth them out of darknesse and out of the shadowe of death and breaketh their bondes in sunder 14 O that men would confesse vnto God his louing kindnes and his marueylous actes done to the chyldren of men 15 For he breaketh the gates of brasse smyteth the barres of iron in sunder 16 Foolish men are plagued for their mischeuous wayes for their wickednes 17 Their soule abhorreth all maner of meate and they be euen harde at deathes doore 18 And they crye vnto God in their trouble who deliuereth them
are mo in number then the sande and yet whyle I am wakyng I am styll with thee 19 For truely thou wylt slay O Lord the * wicked man and the blood thirstie men to whom I euer say depart ye from me 20 Who do speake vnto thee in guylefull maner thou art O God exalted in vayne to thyne enemies 21 Do not I hate them O God that hate thee and am not I greeued with those that ryse vp agaynst thee 22 Yea I hate them from the bottome of myne heart euen as though they were myne enemies 23 Searche me to the quicke O Lorde and knowe thou myne heart proue me and knowe thou my thoughtes 24 And loke well yf there be any way of peruersenesse in me and then leade me in the way of the worlde ⧠The argument of the cxl psalme ¶ Dauid prayeth God most earnestly to deliuer hym from his enemies who with their slaunderous tongues false accusations and craftie fetches seke all maner of wayes howe to destroy hym wheras yet in deede they cannot put in execution their malice but by Gods permission ¶ To the chiefe musition a psalme of Dauid 1 DElyuer me O God from the euyll man and preserue me from the outragious man 2 Who in heart imagine mischiefes and set forwarde to warre euery day 3 They haue sharpened their tongue lyke a serpent Adders poyson is vnder their lyppes Selah 4 Kepe me O God from the handes of the vngodly preserue me from the outragious man who haue deuised to thrust my feete from me 5 The proude haue layde a snare for me and spread a net abroade with cordes in the hygh wayes they haue set trappes for m◠Selah 6 I haue sayde vnto God thou art my Lorde heare the voyce of my prayers O God 7 O Lorde God the strength of my saluation thou hast couered my head in the day of battayle 8 Graunt not vnto the vngodly his desires O God bryng not to passe his mischeuous imagination lest they shoulde be made to proude Selah 9 Let the labour of his owne lippe couer him who is head of them that compasse me about 10 Let hotte coales be burnyng vpon them he wyll cast them downe into the fire into deepe pittes that they may neuer ryse vp agayne 11 A man full of tongue can not prosper vpon the earth euyll shall hunt the outragious person to ouerthrowe hym 12 I am sure that God will dispatche the cause of the afflicted and he wyll geue iudgement for the needy 13 Truely the ryghteous wyll confesse it vnto thy name they that deale vprightly shall dwell before thy face The argument of the .cxlj. psalme ¶ Dauid humbly desireth God that his prayer may be so acceptable vnto hym as yf he had made a sacrifice in the temple He prayeth God to preserue hym in worde and deede from all euyll that he fall into no snare of his enemies for he had rather be reproued of the godly then to be honoured of the wicked ¶ A psalme of Dauid 1 O God I call vpon thee haste thee vnto me geue eare vnto my voyce whylest I crye vnto thee 2 Let my prayer be directed before thy face as an incense let the liftyng vp of myne handes be an euenyng sacrifice 3 Set a watch O God before my mouth and kepe the doore of my lyppes 4 Incline not myne heart to any euyll thyng wherby I myght commit any vngodly act with men that be workers of iniquitie and let me not eate of their delicates 5 I wyshe that the ryghteous woulde smite me and reproue me for it is louing kyndnesse 6 But let not pretious baulmes breake myne head for as yet euen my prayer is agaynst their wickednesse 7 Let their iudges be thrust downe headlong from a rocke then they wyll heare my wordes for they be sweete 8 Our bones lye scattered vpon the graues mouth lyke as when one breaketh and heweth wood vpon the earth 9 For myne eyes loke vnto thee O God the Lorde in thee is my trust cast not my soule out of me 10 Kepe me from the snare which they haue layde foorth for me and from the trappes of them that be workers of iniquitie 11 Let the vngodly fall together into their owne nettes but let me in the meane season alwayes escape them The argument of the cxlij psalme ¶ Dauid expresseth the prayer that he made to God when he lay hyd in the caue 1. Samuel 24. He vttereth his great anguishe that he was in so that he had trust in nothyng els saue in God who is all his inheritaunce ¶ The wise instruction of Dauid a prayer when he was in the caue 1 I Cryed vnto God with my voyce euen vnto God I dyd make my supplication 2 I powred out before his face my cogitations and I made a declaration of my trouble before his face 3 When my spirite was ouerwhelmed within me thou knewest my path in the way wherin I walked they haue priuily layde a snare for me 4 When I loked vpon my ryght hande and sawe rounde about me there was no man that woulde knowe me I had no place to flee vnto and no man cared for my soule 5 I cryed vnto thee O God and sayde thou art my hope and my portion in the lande of the lyuyng 6 Consider my complaynt for I am brought very lowe deliuer me from my persecutours for they are to strong for me 7 Bryng my soule out of prison that I may prayse thy name the ryghteous shal compasse me rounde about because thou hast thus rewarded me The argument of the cxliii psalme ¶ Dauid desireth God to heare his prayer for his mercie and goodnesse sake because no man can be founde ryghteous before hym He vttereth his sorowe requireth to be deliuered from his enemies agaynst whom he maketh his prayer ¶ A psalme of Dauid 1 HEare my prayer O God geue eare vnto my desire hearken vnto me for thy trueth sake for thy ryghteousnesse sake 2 And enter not into iudgement with thy seruaunt for in thy syght no man lyuyng can be iustified 3 For the enemie hath persecuted my soule he hath smitten my lyfe downe to the grounde he hath layde me in darknesse as men that haue ben long dead 4 And my spirite is ouerwhelmed within me and my heart is desolate in the midst of me 5 I call to remembraunce the tyme long past I muse vpon euery act of thine I exercise my study on the worke of thy handes 6 I stretche foorth myne handes vnto thee my soule as a thirstie lande gaspeth vnto thee Selah 7 Make speede hearken vnto me O God my spirite waxeth faynt hyde not thy face from me for I am lyke vnto them that go downe into the pyt 8 Cause me to heare of thy louyng kindnesse betymes in the mornyng for in thee is my trust 9 Make me to knowe the way that I shoulde walke in for I lyft vp my
minde for wrath resteth in the bosome of fooles 10 Say not thou What is the cause that the dayes of the old time were better then they that be nowe for that were no wyse question 11 Wysdome with inheritaunce is good yet better is it with them that without care may beholde the sunne 12 For wysdome defendeth aswell as money and the excellent knowledge wysdome geueth lyfe vnto hym that hath it in possession 13 Consider the worke of God how that no man can make the thing straight whiche he maketh crooked 14 Vse well the tyme of prosperitie and remember the tyme of misfortune for God doth so temper the one and the other that a man can finde nothing els 15 All thinges haue I considered in the time of my vanitie that the iust man perisheth for his righteousnesse sake the vngodly liueth in his wickednesse 16 Therfore be thou neither to righteous nor ouer wyse that thou perishe not 17 Be neither to vnrighteous also nor to foolishe lest thou die before thy time 18 It is good for thee to take holde of this and not to let that go out of thy hande For he that feareth God commeth foorth with them all 19 Wysdome geueth more courage vnto the wyse then ten mightie men of the citie 20 For there is not one iust vpon earth that doth good and sinneth not 21 Take no heede vnto euery word that is spoken lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse thee for thyne owne heart knoweth that thou thy self also hast ofttimes spoken euyll by other men 22 All these thinges haue I proued in wysdome for I thought to be wyse but she went farther fro me then she was before yea and so deepe that I might not reache vnto her 23 I applied my minde also vnto knowledge and to seeke and searche out science wysdome and vnderstanding to knowe the foolishnesse of the vngodly and the errour of doting fooles 24 And I founde that a woman is bitterer then death the whiche hath cast abrode her heart as a net that men fishe with and her handes are chaynes Who so pleaseth God shall escape from her but the sinner wyll be taken with her 25 Beholde saith the preacher this haue I diligently searched out and proued One thing must be considered with another that a man may come by knowledge which as yet I seeke and finde it not 26 Among a thousande men I haue founde one but not one woman among all 27 Lo this onlye haue I founde that * God made man iust and right but they sought many inuentions ¶ The .viij. Chapter 2 To obey princes and magistrates 17 The workes of God passe mans knowledge 1 WHo is wise who hath knowledge to make an aunswere A mans wysdome maketh his face to shine but vnshamefastnes putteth it out of fauour 2 Kepe the kynges commaundement namely for the oth that thou hast made vnto God for the same 3 Be not hastie to go out of his sight and see thou continue in no euyll thing for whatsoeuer it pleaseth hym that doth he 4 Like as when a king geueth a charge his commaundement is mightie Euen so who may say vnto him what doest thou 5 Who so kepeth the commaundement shall feele no harme but a wyse mans heart discerneth the tyme and iudgement 6 For euery thing wyll haue oportunitie and iudgement and this is the thing that maketh men full of carefulnesse and sorowe 7 And why a man knoweth not what is for to come for who can tell hym when it shal be 8 Neither is there any man that hath power ouer the spirite to kepe styll the spirite nor to haue any power in the tyme of death nor that can make an ende of the battayle neither may vngodlynesse deliuer them that meddle withall 9 All these thinges haue I considered and applied my mynde vnto euery worke that is vnder the sunne howe one man hath lordship vpon another to his owne harme 10 For I haue seene often the vngodly brought to their graues and yet they haue returned into the citie agayne and came from the place of holy men whiche in the citie were growen out of memorie as were those also that liued well This is also a vayne thing 11 Because nowe that euyll workes are not hastyly punished the heart of man geueth hym selfe ouer vnto wickednesse 12 Because an euyll person offendeth an hundred tymes and God deferreth geuing hym long life therefore am I sure that it shall go well with them that feare God whiche haue hym before their eyes 13 Againe as for the vngodly it shall not be well with him neither shall he prolong his dayes but euen as a shadowe so shall he be that feareth not God 14 Yet is there a vanitie vpon earth There be iust men vnto whom it happeneth as though they had the workes of the vngodly Againe there be vngodly with whom it goeth as though they had the workes of the righteous This haue I called also a vayne thing 15 Therfore I commende gladnesse because a man hath no better thing vnder the sunne then to eate and drinke and to be merie for that shall he haue of his labour al the dayes of his life which God geueth hym vnder the sunne 16 And so I applied my minde to learne wysdome and to knowe the trauayle that is in the worlde and that of suche a fashion that I suffred not mine eyes to sleepe neither day nor night 17 I vnderstoode of all the workes of God but it is not possible for a man to attayne vnto the workes that are done vnder the sunne and though he bestowe his labour to seeke them out yet can he not reach vnto them yea though a wyse man would vndertake to know them yet shall he not finde them ¶ The .ix. Chapter 1 By no outwarde thing can man know whom God loueth or hateth 11 No man knoweth his ende 1◠Wysdome excelleth strength 1 FOr all these thinges purposed I in my mynde to seeke out The righteous wise yea their seruauntes also are in the hand of God and there is no man that knoweth eyther loue or hate but all thinges are before them 2 It happeneth vnto one as vnto another it goeth with the righteous as with the vngodly with the good and cleane as with the vncleane with hym that offereth as with him that offereth not like as it goeth with the vertuous so goeth it also with the sinner as it happeneth vnto the pariured so happeneth it also to hym that is afrayde to be forsworne 3 Among all thinges that come to passe vnder the sunne this is a miserie that it happeneth vnto all alike This is the cause also that the heartes of men are full of wickednesse and madde foolishnesse is in their heartes as long as they liue vntyll they dye 4 And why as long
as a man liueth he hath an hope for a quicke dogge say they is better then a dead lion 5 For they that be liuing knowe that they shall dye but they that be dead knowe nothing neither deserue they any more for their memoriall is forgotten 6 Also their loue and their hatred and their enuie is nowe perished neither haue they any more part in the worlde in all that is done vnder the sunne 7 Go thou thy way then eate thy bread with ioy drinke thy wine with a glad heart for thy workes please god Let thy garmentes be alwayes white and let thy head lacke no oyntment 8 Vse thy selfe to liue ioyfully with thy wife whom thou louest all the dayes of thy life whiche is but vayne that God geueth thee vnder the sunne all the dayes of thy vanitie for that is thy portion in this life of al thy labour and trauayle that thou takest vnder the sunne 9 Whatsoeuer thou takest in hande to do that do with al thy power for in the graue that thou goest vnto there is neither worke counsayle knowledge nor wysdome 10 So I turned me vnto other thinges vnder the sunne I sawe that in running it helpeth not to be swift in battell it helpeth not to be strong to feeding it helpeth not to be wyse to riches it helpeth not to be a man of muche vnderstanding to be had in fauour it helpeth not to be cunning but that all lieth in tyme and fortune 11 For a man knoweth not his tyme but like as the fishes are taken with the angle and as the byrdes are caught with the snare euen so are men taken in the perillous time when it commeth sodaynly vpon them 12 This wysdome haue I seene also vnder the sunne and me thought it a great thing 13 There was a litle citie and a few men within it so there came a great kyng and besieged it and made great bulwarkes against it 14 And in the citie there was founde a poore man but he was wyse whiche with his wysdome deliuered the citie yet was there no body that had any respect to such a simple man 15 Then sayd I wysdome is better then strength Neuerthelesse a simple mans wysdome is despised and his wordes are not hearde 16 A wyse mans counsayle that is folowed in scilence is farre aboue the crying of a captaine among fooles 17 For wysdome is better then harnesse but one sinner alone destroyeth muche goodnesse The .x. Chapter 1 The difference of foolishnes and wysdome 1◠A sclaunderer is like a serpent that can not be charmed 15 Of foolishe kynges and riotous princes 16 And of good kynges and princes 1 A Dead flye doth corrupt sweete oyntment and maketh it to stinke Euen so oft tymes he that hath ben had in estimation for wysdome and honour is abhorred because of a litle foolishnesse 2 A wyse mans heart is vpon his right hande but a fooles heart vpon his left 3 A foole wyll shewe him selfe when he goeth by the way yet thinketh he that euery man doth as foolishly as him self 4 If a principall spirite be geuen thee to beare rule be not negligent then in thine office for he that can take cure of him selfe auoydeth great offences 5 Another plague is there whiche I haue seene vnder the sunne namely the ignoraunce that is commonly among princes in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie and the riche are set downe beneath 6 I haue seene seruauntes ride vpon horses and princes goyng vpon their feete as it were seruauntes 7 But he that diggeth vp a pitte shall fall therin hym selfe and who so breaketh downe the hedge a serpent shall byte hym 8 Who so remoueth stones shall haue trauayle withall and he that heweth wood shal be hurt therwith 9 When an iron is blunt and the poynt not sharpened it must be whet agayne and that with might Euen so doth wisdome folowe diligence 10 A backbiter is no better then a serpent that stingeth without hissing 11 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gratious but the lippes of a foole wyll destroy him selfe 12 The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse 13 A foole is full of wordes and a man can not tell what shall come to passe who wyll then warne hym of it that shall folowe after hym 14 The labour of the foolishe is greeuous vnto them whyle they know not howe to go into the citie 15 Wo be vnto thee O thou lande whose kyng is but a chylde and whose princes are early at their bankettes 16 But well is thee O thou lande whose kyng is come of nobles and whose princes eate in due season for necessitie and not for lust 17 Thorowe slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe and thorowe idle handes it rayneth in at the house 18 Meate maketh men to laugh and wine maketh them merie but vnto money are all thinges obedient 19 Wishe the king no euil in thy thought and speake no hurt of the riche in thy priuie chaumber for a byrde of the ayre shall betray thy voyce and with her fethers shall she bewray thy wordes The .xj. Chapter 1 To be liberall to the poore 4 Not to doubt of Gods prouidence 8 All worldly prosperitie is but vanitie 9 God wyll iudge all 1 LAy thy bread vpon wette faces and so shalt thou finde it after many dayes 2 Geue part seuē days also vpon the eyght for thou knowest not what miserie shall come vpon earth 3 When the cloudes are full they powre out raine vpon the earth And when the tree falleth whether it be towarde the south or north in what place soeuer it fall there it lieth 4 He that regardeth the winde shall not sowe and he that hath respect vnto the cloudes shall not reape 5 Nowe like as thou knowest not the way of the spirite nor howe the bones do growe in the wombe of her that is with chylde Euen so thou knowest not the workes of God which is the workmaster of all 6 Ceasse not thou therefore with thy handes to sowe thy seede whether it be in the morning or in the euening for thou knowest not whether this or that shall prosper and if they both take it is the better 7 The light is sweete and a pleasaunt thing is it for the eyes to looke vpon the sunne 8 If a man lyue many yeres and be glad in them all let hym remember the dayes of darknesse whiche shal be manye and that foloweth Al thinges shal be but vanitie 9 Be glad then O thou young man in thy youth and let thy heart be merie in thy young dayes folowe the wayes of thyne owne heart and the lust of thyne eyes but be thou sure that God shall bryng thee into iudgement for all these thinges ¶ The .xij. Chapter 1 To thinke on God
smote them but vnfaynedly shall they trust vnto the Lorde the holy one of Israel 21 The remnaunt euen the posteritie of Iacob shall conuert vnto God the mightie one 22 For though thy people O Israel be as the sande of the sea yet shal the remnaunt of them conuert vnto him The decreed consumption ouerfloweth with righteousnesse 23 And therefore the Lorde of hoastes shall perfectly fulfill the thing that he hath determined in the middest of the whole worlde 24 Therefore thus saith the Lorde God of hoastes Thou my people that dwellest in Sion be not afraide for the king of the Assirians he shall smyte thee with a rod and shall lyft vp his staffe against thee as the Egyptians dyd sometime 25 But very soone after shall my wrath and indignation be fulfilled in the destruction of them 26 Moreouer the Lorde of hoastes shall stirre vp a scourge for him like as was the slaughter of Madian vpō the rocke Oreb and as the destruction of the Egyptians when he lyfted vp his rod vpon the sea 27 Then shal his burthen be taken from thy shoulders and his yoke from thy necke yea the same yoke shal be destroyed because of the vnction 28 He shal come to Aiath and go thorow towarde Migron at Michmas shall he lay vp his harnesse 29 They shall go ouer the foorde Geba shal be their resting place Rhama shal be afraide Gibea Saul shall flee away 30 Lift vp thy voyce O daughter Gallim geue eare to Laisa thou poore Anathoth 31 Madmena shall tremble for feare but the citizens of Gabim are manly 32 Yet shall he remaine at Nob that day after that shall he lyft vp his hande against the mount of the daughter Sion the hyll of Hierusalem 33 But see the Lord God of hoastes shall breake downe the bough with feare he shall hewe downe the proude and fell the high minded 34 The thickets also of the wood shall he roote out with iron and Libanus shall haue a fall thorowe the mightie The .xj. Chapter 1 He prophecieth of the natiuitie of Christe and of his people 6 Of the remnaunt of Israel 10 And of the fayth of the heathen or gentiles 1 AND there shall come a sprig foorth of the stemne of Esai and a young shoote shall growe out of his roote 2 The spirite of the Lorde shall rest vpon him the spirite of wysdome and vnderstanding the spirite of counsaile and strength the spirite of knowledge and of the feare of the Lorde 3 And shall make hym of deepe iudgement in the feare of God For he shall not geue sentence after the thing that shal be brought before his eyes neither reproue after the hearing of his eares 4 But with righteousnesse shal he iudge the poore and with equitie shall he refourme the simple of the worlde and he shall smyte the worlde with the rod of his mouth and with the breath of his mouth shall he slay the vngodly 5 Righteousnesse shal be the gyrdle of his loynes and faythfulnesse the gyrding vp of his raynes 6 The Woolfe shall dwell with the Lambe and the Leoparde shall lye downe by the Goate Bullockes Lions and cattell shall kepe company together so that a litle chylde shall leade them 7 The Cowe and the Beare shall feede together and their young ones shall lye together the Lion shall eate strawe lyke the Oxe or the Cowe 8 The chylde whyle he sucketh shall haue a desire to the serpentes nest and when he is weaned he shall put his hande into the Cockatrice denne 9 No man shall do euill vnto another no man shall destroy another in all the hyll of my holynes for the earth shal be full of the knowledge of the Lorde euen as the sea floweth ouer with water 10 And in that day shall the gentiles enquire after the roote of Iesse whiche shal be set vp for a token vnto the people and his rest shal be glorious 11 At the same time shall the Lord take in hande agayne to recouer the remnaunt of his people whiche shal be left aliue from the Assirians Egyptians Arabians Morians Elamites Chaldees Antiochians from the Ilandes of the sea 12 And he shall set vp a token among the gentiles and gather together the dispearsed of Israel yea and the outcastes of Iuda from the foure corners of the worlde 13 The hatred of Ephraim also and enemies of Iuda shal be cleane rooted out Ephraim shall beare none euyll wyll to Iuda Iuda shall not vexe Ephraim 14 But they both together shall flee vppon the shoulders of the Philistines towarde the west and spoyle them together that dwell towarde the east The Idumites and the Moabites shal come vnder their handes and the Amonites shal be obedient vnto them 15 The Lord also shal cleaue the tongues of the Egyptians sea and with his mightie winde shall he lyft vp his hand ouer Nilus and shall smyte his seuen streames and make men go ouer drye shod 16 And thus shall there be a way for his people that remayneth from the Assirians lyke as it happened to the Israelites what tyme they departed out of the lande of Egypt The .xij. Chapter 4 The song of the Churche for the obtayning of the victorie and ouercomming of the worlde 1 AND in that day thou shalt say O Lorde I wyll prayse thee for thou wast displeased at me but refrayne thou from thy wrath and comfort me 2 Beholde God is my saluation in whō I wyll trust and not be afrayde for the Lorde God is my strength and my song he also is become my saluation 3 Therfore with ioy shall ye drawe water out of the welles of saluation 4 And then shall ye say Geue thankes vnto the Lorde call vpon his name declare his workes among the people kepe them in remembraunce for his name is excellent 5 O sing prayses vnto the Lorde for he hath done great thinges as it is knowen in all the worlde 6 Crye out and sing thou that dwellest in Sion for great is the holy one of Israel in the middest of thee ¶ The .xiij. Chapter 1 He prophecieth the destruction of Babylon the captiuitie and the comming agayne of the people 1 THis is the burthen of Babylon whiche Esai the sonne of Amos did see Lift vp the banner vppon the high hyll call vnto thē wagge your hande that they may go into the gates of the princes 3 I haue commaunded my sanctified I haue also called my valiaunt ones ioying in my honour to execute my wrath 4 There is a noyse of a multitude in the mountaynes lyke as of a great people a rushing as though the kingdomes of the nations came together the Lorde of hoastes mustreth his armye to battayle 5 They come out of a farre countrey from the ende of the heauen euen the Lorde hym selfe with the ministers of his wrath to destroy the whole lande 6 Mourne ye for the day of the Lord is at hande and shall come as a
florishe The haruest shal be gone in the day of inheritaunce and there shal be sorowe without hope of comfort 12 Wo shal be to the multitude of much people which shall make a sounde lyke to the noyse of the sea and the violence of the nations which shall rage lyke the russhyng in of many waters 13 Euen lyke many waters shal the people rage God shall rebuke hym and he shal flee farre of he shal be chased away lyke as drye strawe vpon the mountaynes before the wynde and lyke a thyng that turneth before the storme 14 At euen beholde there is trouble and or euer it be mornyng lo it is gone This is the portion of them that oppresse vs and the lot of them that robbe vs. The .xviij. Chapter 1 An exhortation to the Ethiopians and the countreys nygh adioynyng to them 7 The vocation of the Gentiles 1 O That lande that trusteth vnder the shadow of wynges that lande which is beyonde the waters of Ethiopia 2 Sendyng messengers by the sea euen in vessels of reedes ouer the water Get you hence ye speedy messengers to a nation that is scattered abrode and robbed of that they had a fearefull people from their begynnyng hytherto a nation troden downe by litle and litle whose lande the fluddes haue spoyled 3 All the inhabitours of the worlde and indwellers of the earth loke vp whē he setteth vp a token in the mountaynes and hearken when he bloweth with the trumpe 4 For so the Lorde sayde vnto me as for me I wyll take my rest and loke vpon the matter in my habitation lyke a faire heate after the rayne and lyke a cloude of deawe in the heate of haruest 5 For afore the haruest whē the braunch is growen there shall come ripe fruite of the floure and he shal cut downe the increase with sithes and the braunches shall he take away with hookes 6 Thus shall they be left together vnto the foules of the mountaines and to the beastes of the earth for in sommer the birdes shall remayne vpon it and euery beast of the lande shal be vpon it in wynter 7 In that tyme shall there a present be brought vnto the Lord of hoastes euen a people that is scattered abrode and robbed of that they had that same people which haue ben fearfull from their begynnyng hytherto a nation troden downe by litle and litle whose lande the fluddes haue spoyled to the place of the name of the Lorde of hoastes euen to the mount Sion The .xix. Chapter 1 He prophecieth agaynst Egypt 18 and the vocation of the Gentiles to Christe 1 THe burthen of Egypt Beholde the Lorde rideth vpon a swift cloude and shall come into Egypt and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at the presence of hym and the heart of Egypt shall quake in the middest of her 2 And I wyll set the Egyptians one agaynst another so that one brother shall fyght agaynst another and one neighbour against another citie against citie and realme against realme 3 The mynde also of Egypt shal be cleane without counsayle within it selfe and the deuice that they take wil I destroy and they shall seke counsayle at idols and at sorcerers at workers with spirites and at soothsayers 4 And the Egyptians wyll I geue ouer into the hande of a maruaylous cruell lorde and a mightie kyng shall haue dominion ouer them saith the Lorde God of hoastes 5 The waters of the sea shall fayle and the riuer shall decrease and be dryed vp 6 The waters shal be drawen out the riuers of Egypt shal be emptied dryed vp the reedes and flagges shal be cut downe 7 The grasse in the riuer and by the riuers bancke and all that groweth by the riuer shall wither away and be brought to naught 8 The fisshers also shall mourne and all they that cast angle into the water shall make lamentation and they that lay foorth their net beside the waters shal be rooted out 9 Moreouer they that worke in flaxe and make fine workes shal be confounded and so shall they that weaue open workes 10 For their open workes shal euen be destroyed and all they that make pondes and slues for fishe shall come to naught 11 But you foolishe princes of Zoan ye wise counsaylers of Pharao whose wit is turned to foolishnesse howe say ye vnto Pharao I am come of wise men and of auncient kinges 12 Where are thy wise men Let them tell thee yf they can what the Lorde of hoastes hath deuised vpon Egypt 13 The princes of Zoan are become fooles the princes of Noph are deceaued they haue deceaued Egypt euen they that were taken for the chiefe stay therof 14 In the middest of it hath the Lorde powred the spirite of wickednesse and they haue deceaued Egypt in euery worke therof even as a drunken man staggereth in his vomite 15 Neither shall the head or tayle the braunche or reede be able to do any worke in Egypt 16 In that day shall Egypt be lyke vnto women It shal be afrayde and stande in feare at the motion of the hande of the Lorde of hoastes which he shaketh ouer it 17 And Egypt shal be afraide of the lande of Iuda so that euery one that maketh mention of it shal be afraide therat because of the counsayle of the Lorde of hoastes which he deuised for it 18 In that day shall fiue cities in the lande of Egypt speake the language of Chanaan and sweare by the Lorde of hoastes the citie of desolation shal be called one of them 19 In that day shall the aulter of the Lorde be in the middest of the lande of Egypt and this title beside it vnto the Lorde 20 And it shal be a token and a witnesse vnto the Lorde of hostes in the lande of Egypt For they shal crie vnto the Lord because of such as trouble them and he shall sende them a sauiour and a great man to delyuer them 21 And the Lorde shal be knowen in Egypt and the Egyptians shall knowe the Lorde in that day and do sacrifice and oblation yea they shall vowe a vowe vnto the Lord and perfourme it 22 The Lorde also shall smite Egypt sore and heale them agayne and they shal be conuerted vnto the Lorde and he shal be intreated of them and shall heale them 23 In that day shall there be a common way out of Egypt into Assyria and Assyria shall come into Egypt Egypt into Assyria so that the Egyptians and the Assyrians shall serue the Lorde together 24 In that day shal the nation of Israel be the thirde with Egypt and Assyria and they shal be blessed in the middest of the lande 25 Which lande the Lorde of hoastes hath blessed saying blessed is my people of Egypt Assur also is the worke of my handes and Israel is mine inheritaunce The .xx. Chapter Agaynst Egypt and Ethiopia 1 IN the yere that Tharthan came vnto Asdod when Sargon the kyng of Assyria had sent hym and
and play the hypocrite and imagine abhominations against God to make the hungry leane and to withholde drinke from the thirstie 7 The weapons of the churlishe are euyll he deuiseth noysome deuises that he may beguyle the poore with deceiptfull wordes yea euen there as he should geue sentence with the poore 8 But the liberall person imagineth honest thynges and commeth vp for liberalitie vnto promotion 9 Vp ye riche and idle women hearken vnto my voyce ye carelesse daughters marke my wordes 10 Many yeres and dayes shall ye be brought in feare O ye carelesse women for the vintage shall fayle and the haruest shall not come 11 Be abashed you that lyue in aboundaunce tremble you that lyue carelesse cast of your rayment make your selues bare and put sackcloth about you 12 For as the infantes weepe when their mothers teates are dryed vp so shall you weepe for your faire fieldes and fruitfull vineyardes 13 My peoples fielde shall bryng thornes and thistles and so shall it be in euery house of voluptuousnesse and in euery citie that reioyceth 14 The palaces also shal be brokē and the greatly occupied cities desolate The towres and bulwarkes shall become dennes for euermore where wylde asses take their pleasure and sheepe their pasture 15 Vnto the tyme that the spirite be powred vpon vs from aboue and that the wildernesse be a fruitfull fielde and the plenteous fielde be reckened for a wood 16 Then shall equitie dwell in the desert and righteousnesse in a fruitfull lande 17 And the worke of righteousnesse shal be peace and her fruite rest and quietnesse for euer 18 And my people shall dwell in the innes of peace and in sure dwellynges in safe places of comfort 19 And when the hayle falleth it shall fall in the wood and the citie shal be set lowe in the valley 20 O howe happy shall ye be when ye shall safely sowe your seede beside all waters and dryue thyther the feete of your oxen and asses The .xxxiij. Chapter 1 Threatnyng agaynst the Assyrians 20 A destruction of them that shall see the Lorde 1 WO to thee that destroyest when thou wast not destroyed thou breakest y e league where as none hath broken it with thee for when thou shalt leaue destroying thou thy selfe shalt be destroyed and when thou ceassest from breakyng the league then shall they breake it to thee 2 O Lorde haue mercie vpon vs we haue put our whole trust in thee be an arme to such early and our health in the tyme of trouble 3 At that confuse noyse the people fled and at thine exaltyng the heathen were scattered 4 And the spoyles shal be gathered which shal be yours as are the gathetheryng of Bruchus and the multitude goyng to it shal be as Locustes running to and fro 5 The Lorde is exalted for it is he that dwelleth on hye he hath fylled Sion with iudgement and rygteousnesse 6 And a sure stablishyng of thy tymes shal be strength health wisdome and knowledge and the very feare of the Lorde shal be the treasure of it 7 Beholde the messengers shall crye without and the embassadours of peace shall weepe bitterly 8 Their streetes are waste there walketh no man therin God hath broken the appoyntment the cities are cast away and men are nothyng regarded 9 The desolate earth is in heauinesse Libanus is shamed and hewen downe Saron is like a wildernesse Basan and Charmel are spoyled of their fruites 10 And therfore saith the Lorde I wyll vp nowe nowe wyll I be aduaunces nowe wyll I be exalted 11 Ye shall conceaue stubble and beare strawe and your spirite shal be the fire that it may consume you 12 And the people shal be burnt like lime and as thornes burnt that are hewen of and cast in the fire 13 Nowe hearken to ye that are farre of howe I haue done and consider my power ye that are at hande 14 The sinners at Sion are afrayde a sodayne fearefulnesse is come vpon the hypocrites What is he among vs say they that shall dwell by the consumyng fire Which of vs may abyde the euerlasting heate 15 He that leadeth a godly life and speaketh the trueth he that abhorreth gaynes by violence and deceipt he that kepeth his hande that he touche no rewarde which stoppeth his eares that he heare no counsayle agaynst the innocent blood which holdeth downe his eyes that he see no euyll 16 He it is that shall dwell on hye whose safegarde shal be in a bulwarke of rockes to hym shal be geuen meate and his waters shall not fayle 17 Thine eyes shall see the kyng in his glorie euen the kyng of the farre countreys shall they see 18 Thine heart studied for feare thinking thus What shall then become of the scribe of the receauer of our money what of hym that taxed our fairest houses 19 There shalt thou not see a cruel people of a straunge tongue to haue so diffused a language that it may not be vnderstanded neither so straunge a speache but it shal be perceaued 20 Loke vpon Sion the head citie of our solempne feastes thyne eyes shall see Hierusalem that glorious habitation the tabernacle that neuer shall remoue whose nayles shal neuer be taken out worlde without ende whose cordes euery one shall neuer corrupt 21 For the glorious maiestie of the Lorde shall there be present among vs as a place where faire brode riuers and streames are through the which shall neither galley rowe nor great ship sayle 22 For the Lorde is our iudge the Lord is our lawe geuer the Lord is our king and he hym selfe shal be our sauiour 23 Thy tacklyng is loosed therfore it can not make fast the mast nor spread the sayle then there is dealed great spoyle yea lame men runne after the pray 24 There lyeth no man that saith I am sicke but all euyll is taken away from the people that dwell there The .xxxiiij. Chapter 1 The last destruction of the sinagoge in which the kingdome and priesthood of the people was translated to the Church and congregation of Christe 1 COme ye heathen and heare take heede you people hearken thou earth and all that is therin thou rounde compasse and all that dwelleth thervpon 2 For the Lorde is angry with all people his displeasure is kindled agaynst all the multitude of them he hath destroyed them and delyuered them to the slaughter 3 So that their slayne shal be cast out and their bodyes stincke that euen the very hylles shal be wet with the blood of them 4 All the starres of heauen shall waste and the heauens shall folde together lyke a roll and all the starres therof shall fall lyke as the leaues fall from the vines and figge trees 5 For my sworde shal be bathed in heauen and shall immediatly come downe to iudgement vpon Idumea and vpon the people which I haue cursed 6 And the Lordes sworde shal be full of blood and be
repentaunce and turne from his fierce wrath that we perishe not 10 And God sawe their workes that they turned from their euil wayes and he repented of the euill that he saide he woulde do vnto them and did it not ¶ The .iiij. Chapter The great goodnesse of God toward his creatures 1 AND this displeased Ionas greatly and he was angrye within him selfe 2 And he prayed vnto the Lorde and saide I pray thee O Lorde was not this my saying when I was yet in my countrey therfore I hasted to flee into Tharsis For I knewe that thou art a gratious God and mercifull long suffering and of great kindnesse and repentest thee of euill 3 And nowe O Lorde take I beseche thee my lyfe from me for it is better for me to dye then to lyue 4 Then saide the Lord Doest thou wel to be angry 5 And Ionas went out of the citie and sate him downe on the east side thereof and there made him a boothe and sate vnder it in the shadowe till he might see what should be done in the citie 6 And the Lord God prepared a gourd and made it spring vp ouer Ionas that it might be a shadowe ouer his head to deliuer him from his griefe So Ionas was exceeding glad of the gourde 7 But God prepared a worme when the morning rose the next day which smote the gourde that it withered 8 And when the sunne rose God prepared a feruent east winde and the sunne beat vpon the head of Ionas that he fainted and wished vnto his soule that he might dye and saide It is better for me to dye then to lyue 9 And the Lord saide vnto Ionas Doest thou well to be so angry within thy selfe for the gourde And he saide I do well to be angry euen vnto death 10 Then saide the Lorde Thou hast had compassion on the gourde about the which thou bestowedst no labour neither madest it growe which came vp in a night and perished in a night 11 And shall not I spare Niniue that great citie in the which are more then sixscore thousand persons that knowe not their right hand and their left and also much cattaile ⧠The booke of the prophete Micheas The first Chapter Of the destruction of Samaria because of their idolatrie 1 THE worde of the Lorde came vnto Micheas the Morasthite in the dayes of Iotham Ahas Hezekiah kinges of Iuda which he sawe concerning Samaria and Hierusalem 2 Heare all ye people marke this well O earth and all that therein is yea let the Lorde God him selfe be witnesse against you euen the Lorde from his holy temple 3 For beholde the Lorde shall come out of his holy place and come downe and treade vpon the hie thinges of y e earth 4 The mountaines shal melt vnder him and the valleyes shall cleaue a sunder lyke as wax melteth before the fire and as the waters runne downeward 5 And all this shal be for the wickednes of Iacob and the sinnes of the house of Israel but what is the wickednesse of Iacob is not Samaria which are the hie places of Iuda is not * Hierusalem 6 Therefore I wyll make Samaria an heape of the fielde meete for the planting of a vineyarde her stones wyll I tumble downe into the valley and discouer her foundations 7 All her images shal be broken downe and all her garmentes shal be brent in the fire yea al her idols wyl I destroy for they are gathered out of the hyre of an harlot and into an harlots hyre shall they be turned againe 8 Wherefore I wyll mourne and make lamentation bare and naked wyl I go I wyll mourne lyke the Dragons and take sorowe as the Ostriches 9 For their wounde is past remedie it is come into Iuda and hath touched the gate of my people at Hierusalem alredie 10 Declare it not at Gath neither weepe ye for the house of Aphra roule thy selfe in the dust 11 Thou that dwellest at Saphir gette thee hence naked with shame she that dwelleth at Zaanan shall not come foorth in the mourning of Bethezel the enemie shal receaue of you for his standing 12 For the inhabitauÌ„tes of Maroth wayled for good but the plague shall come from the Lorde euen vnto the gates of Hierusalem 13 O thou inhabitaunt of Lachis binde the charette to the swiftest beast she is the beginning of the sinne of the daughter of Sion for the transgressions of Israel were founde in thee 14 Therfore shalt thou bring presentes to Moresheth Gath y e houses of Achzib shal be as a lye to the kinges of Israel 15 And as for thee O thou that dwellest at Maresa I shall bring a possessioner vpon thee he shal come to Adullam the glory of Israel 16 Make thee baulde and shaue thee because of thy tender children make thee cleane baulde as an Egle for they shal be caried away captiue from thee The .ii. Chapter Threatninges against the sinfull people 6 They would teache the prophetes to preache 1 WO vnto them that imagine iniquitie and worke wickednesse vpon their beddes when the morning is light they practise it because their hande hath power 2 And they couet fieldes and take them by violence and houses and take them away so they oppresse a man and his house euen man and his heritage 3 Therefore thus saith the Lorde Beholde against this housholde haue I deuised a plague whereout ye shall not plucke your neckes ye shall no more go so proudly for it wyl be a perilous time 4 In that day shal this parable be vsed and a mourning shal be made ouer you on this maner We be vtterly desolate the portion of my people is translated how wyll he parte vnto vs the lande that he hath taken from vs 5 Therefore there shal be no man to deuide thee thy portion in the congregation of the Lorde 6 Ye shal not prophecie say they to them that prophecie they shal not prophecie to them neither shall they take shame 7 O thou that art named the house of Iacob is the spirite of the Lorde shortened are these his workes are not my words good vnto him that walketh vprightly 8 But he that was yesterday my people is rysen vp on the other side as against an enemie they spoyle the beawtifull garment from them that passe by peaceably as though they returned from the warre 9 The women of my people haue ye shut out from their pleasaunt houses and taken away myne excellent giftes from their children 10 Vp get you hence for here shall ye haue no rest because the lande is defiled it shall destroy you which vtter destruction 11 If a man walke in the spirite and would lye falsely saying I wyl propâ—cie to thee of wine and strong drinke that were a prophete for this people 12 I wyll surely gather thee wholly O Iacob I wyll surely gather the remnaunt of Israel
hoastes Consider your owne wayes in your heartes 8 Get you vp to the mountayne and fetche wood and buyld this house I wil take pleasure in it and I wil be glorified sayth the Lorde 9 Ye loked for much and lo it came to litle and when ye brought it home I dyd blowe vpon it and why sayth the Lord of hoastes because of my house that is waste and you run euery man into his his owne house 10 Therfore vpon you the heauen is stayed from deawe the earth is stayed from yeelding her increase 11 And I haue called for a drought vpon the land and vpon the mountaynes and vpon the corne vpon the wine and vpon the oyle and vpon al that the ground bringeth foorth vpon men vpon cattel and vpon all the labour of the handes 12 When Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel and Iosua the sonne of Iosedech the hye priest with all the remnaunt of the people hearde the voyce of the Lorde their God and the wordes of the prophete Haggeus as the Lorde their God had sent him then the people dyd feare before the Lorde 13 Then Haggeus the Lordes messenger sayd in the Lordes message vnto the people saying I am with you saith the Lorde 14 And the Lorde stirred vp the spirite of Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel a prince of Iuda and the spirite of Iosua the sonne of Iosedech the hie priest and the spirite of all the people they came and dyd the worke in the house of the Lorde of hoastes their God The .ii. Chapter 1 He sheweth that the glorie of the seconde temple shall exceede the first 1 IN the twentie and fourth day of the sixt moneth in the seconde yere of king Darius 2 In the seuenth moneth in the twentie and one day of the moneth came the worde of the Lord by the ministerie of the prophete Haggeus saying 3 Say nowe to Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel prince of Iuda and to Iosua the sonne of Iosedech the hie priest and to rest of the people saying 4 Who is among you left whiche sawe this house in her first glorie and howe do you see it now Is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing 5 Yet nowe be of good cheare O Zorobabel sayth the Lord and be of good comfort O Iosua thou hye priest sonne of Iosedech and be strong all ye people of the lande sayth the Lorde and worke for I am with you sayth the Lorde of hoastes 6 According to the worde that I couenaunted with you when ye came out of Egypt and my spirite shall remayne with you feare ye not 7 For thus sayth the Lorde of hoastes Yet a litle whyle and I will shake the heauens and the earth and the sea and the drie lande 8 And I will moue all nations and the desire of all nations shall come and I will fill this house with glorie sayth the Lorde of hoastes 9 The siluer is myne and the golde is myne sayth the Lorde of hoastes 10 The glorie of the seconde house shal be greater then the glorie of the first sayth the Lorde of hoastes and in this place will I geue peace sayth the Lorde of hoastes 11 In the twentie and fourth day of the nynth moneth in the second yere of king Darius came the word of the Lord vnto the prophete Haggeus saying 12 Thus sayth the Lord God of hoastes Aske nowe ye priestes concernyng the lawe saying 13 If one beare holy fleshe in the skirt of his coate with his skirt do touche the bread potage wine oyle or any other meate shall it be holy And the priestes aunswered and sayde No. 14 And Haggeus sayd If a polluted person touche any of these shall he not be polluted And the priestes aunswered and saide He shal be polluted 15 Then Haggeus aunswered and sayde So is this people and so is this nation before me sayth the Lord and so is al the worke of their handes that which they offer there is vncleane 16 And nowe consider I pray you in your mindes from this day and vpward before there was layed one stone vpon an other in the house of the Lorde 17 Before these thinges were done when one came to a heape of twentie measures there were but ten so who came to the wyne presse for to drawe out fiftie vessels of wyne out of the presse there were but twentie 18 I smote you with blasting and with mildeawe and with hayle in all the worke of your handes and you turned not vnto me sayth the Lorde 19 Consider nowe in your mindes from this day and afore from the foure and twentie day of the nynth moneth vnto the day that the foundation of the lordes temple was layde consider it in your mindes 20 Is the seede yet in the barne as yet the vines and the figge tree and the pomegranate the oliue tree hath not brought foorth from this day will I blesse you 21 And againe the worde of the Lorde came vnto Haggei in the foure twentie day of the moneth saying 22 Speake to Zorobabel the prince of Iuda and say I will shake the heauens and the earth 23 And I will ouerthrow the throne of kingdomes I wil destroy the strength of the kingdomes of the heathen and I will ouerthrowe the charettes and the sitters thereon and the horse and the riders shall fall downe euery one by the sworde of his brother 24 In that day saith the Lord of hoastes will I take thee Zorobabel my seruaunt sonne of Salathiel sayth the Lord will make thee as a signet for I haue chosen thee sayth the Lorde of hoastes ⧠The booke of the prophete Zacharias The first Chapter 1 He moueth the people to returne to the Lord and eschewe the wickednesse of their fathers 36 He prefigureth Christe and his Apostles 1 IN the eyght moneth of the seconde yere of king Darius came the worde of the Lord vnto Zacharias the sonne of Barachias the sonne of Addo the prophete saying 2 The Lorde hath ben sore displeased with your forefathers 3 And say thou vnto them thus sayth the Lorde of hoastes Turne you vnto me saith the Lord of hoastes I wil turne vnto you sayth the Lord of hoastes 4 Be ye not like your forefathers vnto whom prophetes cryed saying thus sayth the Lorde of hoastes Turne you from your euyl wayes and from your wicked imaginations But they woulde not heare nor regarde me sayth the Lorde 5 What is nowe become of your forefathers do the prophetes liue for euer 6 But did not my wordes and statutes whiche I commaunded by my seruauntes the prophetes take hold of your forefathers and they returned sayde Like as the Lorde of hoastes determined to do vnto vs according to our owne wayes and imaginations euen so hath he dealt with vs. 7 Vpon
and fasted seuen dayes in lyke maner that I myght fulfyll the three weekes which he tolde me 36 And in the eyght nyght was my heart vexed within me agayne and I began to speake before the hyest 37 For my spirite was greatly set on fire and my soule was in distresse 38 And I sayde O Lorde thou spakest vnto thy creature from the begynnyng euen the first day and saydest Let heauen earth be made And thy worde was a 〈◊〉 worke 39 And 〈…〉 there the spirite and the darkne◠〈◊〉 â—ere yet on euery syde and scilence 〈◊〉 was no mans voyce as yet from thee 40 Then commaundedst thou a fayre lyght to come foorth out of thy treasures that thy worke myght appeare and be seene 41 Vpon the seconde day thou madest the spirite of the firmament and commaundedst it to part asunder and to make a deuision betwixt the waters that the one part myght remayne aboue and the other beneath 42 Vpon the thirde day thou broughtest to passe that the waters were gathered in the seuenth part of the earth Sixe partes hast thou dryed vp kept them to the intent that men myght sowe and occupie husbandry therin 43 Assoone as thy worde went foorth the worke was made 44 For immediatly there was great and innumerable fruite and many diuers pleasures for the taste and floures of vnchaungeable colour and odours of wonderfull smell and this was done the thirde day 45 Vpon the fourth day thou commaundedst that the sunne shoulde geue his shyne and the moone her lyght the starres dydst thou set in order 46 And gauest them a charge to do seruice euen vnto man that was for to be made 47 Vpon the fyft day thou saydest vnto the seuenth part where the waters were gathered that it shoulde bryng foorth diuers beastes foules and fishes and so it came to passe 48 For the dumbe water and without soule brought foorth lyuyng thynges at the commaundement of God that all people myght prayse thy wonderous workes 49 Then dydst thou ordeyne two soules the one thou calledst Enoch and the other Leuiathan 50 And dydst separate the one from the other for the seuenth part namely where the water was gathered together myght not holde them both 51 Vnto Enoch thou gauest one part which was dryed vp the third day that he shoulde dwel in the same part wherin are a thousande hylles 52 But vnto Leuiathan thou gauest the seuenth part namely the moyst hast kept hym to deuour what thou wylt and when 53 Vpon the sixt day thou gauest commaundement vnto the earth that before thee it shoulde bryng foorth beastes cattell and all that creepe 54 And besydes this Adam also whom thou madest lorde of all thy creatures of hym come we all and the people also whom thou hast chosen specially vnto thy selfe 55 All this haue I sayd nowe and spoken before thee that I myght shewe howe that the worlde is made for our sakes 56 As for the other people which also come of Adam thou hast sayde that they are nothyng but be lyke vnto spittle hast lykened the aboundaunce of them vnto a droppe that falleth from a vessell 57 And nowe O Lorde beholde the heathen which haue euer ben reputed as nothyng haue begunne to be lordes ouer vs and to deuour vs 58 But we thy people whom thou hast called thy first borne thy only begotten and thy feruent louer are geuen into their handes and power 59 If the worlde nowe be made for our sakes why haue we not the inheritauÌ„ce of the worlde in possession Howe long shall this endure The .vij. Chapter 5 Without tribulation none can come to felicitie 12 God aduertiseth all in tyme. 28 The commyng and death of Christe 32 The resurrection last iudgement 43 After the which all corruption shall ceasse 48 All fell in Adam 19 The true lyfe 59 The mercies and goodnesse of God 1 AND when I had made an ende of speakyng these wordes there was sent vnto me an angell whiche had ben sent vnto me also the nyghtes afore 2 And he sayde vnto me Vp Esdras and heare the wordes that I am come to tell thee 3 And I sayde Speake on Lorde my God Then sayde he vnto me The sea is set in a wyde place that it myght be deepe and great 4 But put case the entraunce is narowe and small lyke a ryuer 5 Who then coulde go into the sea to loke vpon it and to rule it If he went not through the narowe howe myght he come into the broade 6 Item another A citie is builded and set vpon a broade fielde and is full of all good thynges 7 The entraunce therof is narowe and is set in a daungerous place to fall lyke as yf there were a fire at the ryght hande and a deepe water at the left 8 And as it were only one strayte path betwixt them both euen betweene the fire and the water so small that there coulde but one man go there at once 9 If this citie nowe were geuen to a man for an inheritaunce and he neuer went through the perilous way before howe woulde he receaue his inheritaunce 10 And I sayde It is so Lorde Then sayd he Euen so also is Israels portion 11 And why for their sakes haue I made the worlde and when Adam transgressed my statutes then was the thyng so appoynted as nowe is done 12 Then were the entraunces of the worlde made narowe full of sorowe and trauayle they are but fewe and euyll full of perils and labour 13 For the entraunces of the fore worlde were wyde and sure and brought immortall fruite 14 If then they which are lyuyng enter not diligently through these strayte and brittle thynges they can not receaue the thynges so layde vp in secrete 15 Why disquietest thou thy selfe then seyng thou art but a corruptible man And why art thou moued whereas thou art but mortall 16 And why hast thou not receaued into thyne heart the thinges that are to come rather theÌ„ them that are present 17 Then sayd I O Lorde Lord * thou hast ordayned in thy law that the righteous shoulde inherite these thinges but that the vngodly shoulde perishe 18 Neuerthelesse the righteous shall suffer straite thinges hope for wyde for they that haue liued vngodly suffred strayte thinges shall not see the wyde 19 And he sayde vnto me There is no iudge aboue God and none that hath vnderstanding aboue the hyest 20 For there be many that perishe in this life because they despise the law of God that is set before them 21 For God hath geuen strayte commaundement to such as came so oft as they came what they should do to haue life and what they shoulde kepe to auoyde punishment 22 Neuerthelesse they were not obedient vnto him but spake against hym and imagined vayne thinges 23 And deceaued them selues by wicked deedes and denied the power of the most high regarded
earth shal be left waste and the fieldes thereof shall waxe olde and her wayes and all her pathes shall growe full of thornes because no man shall trauayle there through 34 The virgins shall mourne hauing no bridegromes the women shall make lamentation hauing no husbandes their daughters shal mourne hauing no helpers 35 In the warres shall their bridegromes be destroyed their husbandes shall perish of hunger 36 But ye seruauntes of the Lord heare these thinges and marke them 37 Behold the worde of the Lorde O receaue it beleue not the gods of whom the Lorde spake 38 Behold the plagues drawe nie and are not slacke in tarying 39 Like as a trauayling woman whiche in the nynth moneth bringeth foorth a sonne when the houre of the byrth is come an houre two or three afore that the paynes come vpon her body when the childe commeth to the byrth they tary not the twinckling of an eye 40 Euen so shall not the plagues be slacke to come vpon the earth and the worlde shall mourne and sorowes shall come vpon it on euery side 41 O my people heare my worde make you redy to the battayl and in al euill be euen as pilgrimes vpon earth 42 He that selleth let him be as he that fleeth his way and he that biâ—th as one that will leese 43 Who so occupieth marchaundise as he that winneth not and he that buyldeth as he that shall not dwell therin 44 He that soweth as one that shall not reape he that cutteth the vineyarde as he that shall not gather the grapes 45 They that mary as they that shall get no children and they that mary not as the widdowes 46 And therfore they that labour labour in vayne 47 For straungers shall reape their fruites and spoyle their goodes ouerthrough their houses and take their children captiue for in captiuitie and hunger shall they get children 48 And they that occupie their marchaundise with robberie the more they decke their cities their houses their possessions and their owne persons 49 The more will I punishe them for their sinnes sayth the Lorde 50 Like as an whore enuieth an honest and vertuous woman 51 So shal righteousnesse hate iniquitie when she decketh her selfe and shall accuse her to her face when he commeth that shall bridle the auctour of all sinne vpon earth 52 And therfore be not ye like therevnto nor to the workes therof 53 For or euer it be long iniquite shal be taken away out of the earth and righteousnesse shall raigne among you 54 Let not the sinner say that he hath not sinned for coles of fire shall burne vpon his head which sayth Before the Lord God and his glorie I haue not sinned 55 Beholde the Lorde knoweth all the workes of men their imaginations their thoughtes and their heartes 56 For he spake but the worde Let the earth be made and it was made Let the heauen be made and it was created 57 In his worde were the starres made and he knoweth the number of them 58 He searcheth the grounde of the deepe and the treasures therof he hath measured the sea and what it conteyneth 59 He hath shut the sea in the middest of the waters and with his worde hath he hanged the earth vpon the waters 60 He spreadeth out the heauen like a vaut vpon the waters hath he founded it 61 In the desert and drye wildernesse hath he made springes of water and pooles vpon the top of the mountaynes that the fluddes might poure downe from the stony rockes to water the earth 62 He made man and put his heart in the middes of the body gaue him breath life and vnderstanding 63 Yea and the spirite of the almightie God which made all thinges and hath searched the ground of al the secretes of the earth 64 He knoweth your imaginations and inuentions and what ye thincke when ye sinne and woulde hyde your sinnes 65 Therfore hath the Lorde searched and sought out all your workes and he shall bewray you all 66 And when your sinnes are brought foorth ye shal be ashamed before men and your owne sinne shal be your accusers in that day 67 What will ye do Or how will ye hyde your sinnes before God and his angels 68 Behold God him selfe is y e iudge feare him leaue of from your sinnes and forget your vnrighteousnesses and meddle no more with them so shall God leade you foorth and deliuer you from al trouble 69 For beholde the heate of a great multitude is kindled ouer you and they shal take away certayne of you and shal slay for meate to the idols 70 And they that consent vnto them shal be had in derision laughed to scorne and troden vnder foote 71 For there shal be in euery place and in the next cities a great insurrection vpon those that feare the Lorde 72 They shall be like mad men they shal spare no man they shall spoyle and wast such as yet feare the Lorde 73 For their goods shall they take from them and shut them out of their houses 74 Then shall it be knowen who are my chosen and they shal be tryed as the golde in the fire 75 Heare O ye my beloued sayth the Lorde behold the dayes of trouble are at hande but I will deliuer you from the same 76 Be not ye afrayde dispaire not for God is your captayne 77 Who so kepeth my commaundementes and preceptes sayth the Lorde God let not your sinnes waygh you downe and let not your vnrighteousnesse be lift vp 78 Wo be vnto them that are bound with their sinnes and couered with their wickednesse lyke as a fielde is hedged in with bushes and the path therof couered with thornes that no man may trauayle through it is shut vp and is cast into the fire for euer to be consumed therewith The ende of the fourth booke of Esdras The booke of Tobias The firste Chapter 1 Tobias parentage 3 His golines 6 His equitie 8 His charitie and prosperitie 23 He fleeth and his goodes are confiscate 25 and after restored 1 TObias was of the tribe citie of Nepthali which lyeth in the hye countreys of Galilee aboue Naasson beside y e way that leadeth to the west hauyng the citie of Sephet vpon the left side 2 Though he was taken prisoner in the dayes of Salmanasar king of the Assyrians neuerthelesse beyng in captiuitie he forsoke not the way of trueth 3 In so much that whatsoeuer he might get he parted it dayly with his felowe prisoners and brethren that were of his kinred 4 And though he were younger then al in the tribe of Nephthali yet did not he behaue him selfe childyshly in his workes 5 And when all the other went to the golden calues whiche Ieroboam the king of Israel had made he alone fled al their companies 6 And gat him to Hierusalem vnto the temple of the Lorde and there worshipped the Lord God of Israel faythfully offering of al his first
that his workes might be knowen vpon the earth vnder the heauen 16 His mercie is knowen to all creatures he hath seperated his light from the darkenesse with an adamant 17 Say not thou I wyll hide my selfe from God for who wyll thinke vpon me from aboue I shall not be knowen in so great an heape of people for what is my soule among so many creatures 18 Beholde the heauen yea the heauen of heauens of God the deepe the earth and all that therein is shal be moued at his presence 19 The mountaynes the hilles and the foundations of the earth shall shake for feare when God visiteth them 20 These thinges doth no heart vnderstand worthyly but he vnderstandeth euery heart 21 And who vnderstandeth his wayes No man seeth his stormes and the most part of his workes are secrete 22 Who wyll declare the workes of his righteousnesse or who shal be able to abide them For the couenaunt is farre from some and trying out of men is in the ende 23 He that is humble of heart thinketh vpon such thinges but an vnwyse and erronious man casteth his minde vnto foolishe thinges 24 My sonne hearken thou vnto me and learne vnderstanding and marke my wordes with thyne heart I wyll geue thee a sure doctrine and plainely shall I instruct thee 25 Marke my wordes then in thyne heart for in righteousnesse of the spirite do I speake of the wonders that God hath shewed among his workes from the beginning in the trueth do I shew the knowledge of him 26 God hath set his workes in good order from the beginning part of them hath he sundred from the other 27 He hath garnished his workes from euerlasting and their beginninges according to their generations they are not hungrie nor weeried in their labours nor ceasse from their offices 28 None of them hindred another neitheir was any of them disobedient vnto his wordes 29 After this God loked vpon the earth and filled it with his goodnesse 30 With all maner of liuing beastes hath he couered the grounde and they all shal be turned vnto earth againe ¶ The .xvii. Chapter 1 The creation of man and the goodnesse that God hath done vnto him 20 Of almes 26 and repentaunce 1 GOd shaped man of the earth made him after his owne image and turned him vnto earth againe and cloathed him with his owne strength 2 He gaue him the number of dayes and certaine time yea and gaue him power of the thinges that are vpon earth 3 He made all fleshe to stand in awe of him so that he had the dominion of all beastes and foules 4 He made out of him an helper lyke vnto to him selfe gaue them discretion and tongue eyes and eares and a heart to vnderstande 5 He gaue them a spirite and a speache to declare his workes filled them with instruction and vnderstanding 6 He created for them also the knowledge of the spirite filled their heartes with vnderstanding and shewed them good and euill 7 He set his eye vpon their heartes declaring vnto them his great and noble workes 8 That they should prayse his holy name together reioyce of his wonders and be telling of his noble actes 9 Beside this he gaue them instruction and the lawe of life for an heritage that they might now know that they were mortall 10 He made an euerlasting couenaunt with them and shewed them his righteousnesse and iudgementes 11 They sawe the maiestie of his glorie with their eyes and their eares heard the maiestie of his voyce and he saide vnto them beware of all vnrighteous thinges 12 He gaue euery man also a cōmaundement concerning his neighbour 13 Their wayes are euer before him and are not hid from his eyes 14 Euery man from his youth is geuen to euill and their stony heartes can not become fleshe 15 He hath set a ruler vpon euery people but Israel is the Lordes portion 16 Whom he nourisheth with discipline as his first borne and geueth him most louing light and doth not forsake him 17 All their workes are as the sunne in the sight of God his eyes are alway looking vpon their wayes 18 All their vnrighteousnesses are manifest vnto him and al their wickednesses are open in his sight 19 And as he is mercifull and knoweth his worke he doth not leaue them nor forsake them but spareth them 20 The mercie that a man sheweth is as a seale with him and the grace that is geuen to man preserueth him as the apple of an eye and geueth repentaunce to their sonnes and daughters 21 At the last shall he awake and reward euery man vpon his head shall turne them together into the neathermost partes of the earth 22 But vnto them that wyll repent he hath geuen the way of righteousnesse As for such as be weake he comforteth them suffereth them and sendeth them the portion of the veritie 23 O turne then vnto the Lorde forsake thy sinnes make thy prayer before the Lorde do the lesse offence 24 Turne againe vnto the Lorde for he wyll bring thee from darkenesse vnto holsome light forsake thyne vnrighteousnesse be an vtter enemie to abhomination 25 Learne to know the righteousnesse and iudgementes of God stand in the portion that is set foorth for thee and in the prayer of the most hye God 26 Go in the portion of the holy worlde with such as be lyuing geue thankes vnto God 27 Who wil prayse the Lorde in the hel abide not thou in y e errour of the vngodlie but geue him thankes before death 28 As for the dead thankfulnes perisheth from him as nothing Geue thou thankes in thy lyfe yea whyle thou art lyuing and whole shalt thou geue thankes and prayse God and reioyce in his mercie 29 O how great is the louing kindnesse of the Lorde and his mercifull goodnes vnto such as turne vnto him 30 For all thinges may not be in man and why the sonne of man is not immortal and he hath pleasure in the vanitie of wickednesse 31 What is more cleare then the sonne yet shall it fayle 32 Or what is more wicked then the thyng that fleshe and blood hath imagined and that same shal be reproued 33 The Lorde seeth the power of the hye heauen and al are but earth and asshes The .xviii. Chapter 1 The marueylous workes of God 6 The miserie and wretchednes of man 9 Against God ought we not to complaine 21 The perfourming of vowes 1 HE that lyueth for euermore made al thinges together God onely is righteous and there is none other but he and remaineth a victorious king for euer 2 He ordereth the worlde with the power of his hande and all thinges obey his wyl for he gouerneth all thinges by his power and deuideth the holy thinges from the prophane 3 Who shal be able to expresse the workes of him who wyll seeke out the grounde of his
of vngodlines 24 Insomuch that their sinnes and misdeedes had the vpper hande so sore that at the last they were driuen out of the lande for the same 25 Yea he sought out and brought vp all wickednes tyll the vengeaunce came vpon them ¶ The .xlviij. Chapter The prayse of Elias Elizeus Ezechias and Esaias 1 THen stoode vp Elias the prophete as a fyre and his worde brent lyke a cresset 2 He brought an hunger vpon them and in his zeale he made theÌ„ fewe in number for they might not away with the commaundementes of the Lorde 3 Through the worde of the Lorde he shut the heauen three times brought he the fire downe 4 O Elias howe honorable art thou in thy wonderous deedes who may make his hoast to be lyke thee 5 One that was dead thou raysedst vp from death and in the worde of the hyest thou broughtest him out of the graue againe 6 Thou hast cast downe kinges and destroyed them and the honorable from their seate 7 Vpon the mount Sâ—na thou heardest the iudgement vpon horeb the iudgement of the vengeaunce 8 Which diddest annoynt kinges to recompence and ordaynedst prophetes after thee 9 Thou wast taken vp in the storme of fire in a charet of fixie horses 10 Thou wast ordayned in the reproouinges in time to pacifie the wrath of the Lorde before it raged to turne the heartes of the fathers vnto the children to set vp the tribes of Iacob againe 11 Blessed were they that sawe thee and were garnished in loue for we lyue in lyfe but after death we shall haue no such name 12 Elias was couered in the storme but Elizeus was filled with his spirite while he lyued he was afrayde of no prince and no man might ouercome him 13 There coulde no worde deceaue him and after his death his body prophecied 14 He did wonders in his lyfe in death were his workes maruaylous 15 For all this the people amended not neither departed they from their sinnes tyll they were caryed away prisoners out of the lande and were scattered abrode in all countries so that of them there remayned but a very litle people and a prince vnto the house of Dauid 16 Howbeit some of them did right and some heaped vp vngodlynes 17 Ezechias made his citie strong conueyed water into it digged through the stony rocke with iron and made vp a wall by the water side 18 In his time came Sennacherib vp and sent Rabsakes lyft vp his hande against Sion defied them with great pride 19 Then trembled their heartes and handes so that they sorowed lyke a woman trauayling with childe 20 So they called vpon the Lord which is mercifull and lyft vp their handes before him immediately the Lorde heard them out of heauen 21 He thought no more vpon their sinnes nor gaue them ouer to their enemies but deliuered them by the hande of Esaias 22 He smote the hoast of the Assyrians and his angel destroyed them 23 For Ezechias had done the thing that pleased the Lorde and remayned stedfastly in the way of Dauid his father as Esaias the great faithfull prophete in the sight of God had commaunded him 24 In his time the sunne went backward and he lengthened the kinges lyfe 25 With a right spirite prophecied he what shoulde come to passe at the last and to such as were sorowfull in Sion he gaue consolation wherewith they might comfort them selues for euermore 26 He shewed thinges that were for to come and secrete or euer they come to passe ¶ The .xlix. Chapter â–ª Of Iosias Ezechias Dauid Ieremie Ezechiel Zorobabel Iesus Nehemias Enoch and Ioseph 1 THe remembraunce of Iosias is lyke as wheÌ„ the apothecarie maketh many precious sweete smelling thinges together his remembraunce shal be sweete as hony in all mouthes and as the playing of musicke at a banket of wine 2 He was appoynted to turne the people againe and to take away all abhominations of the vngodlie 3 He directed his heart vnto the Lorde and in the time of the vngodlie he set vp the worship of God againe 4 All kinges except Dauid Ezechias and Iosias committed wickednes for euen the kinges of Iuda also forsoke the lawe of God 5 For they gaue their horne vnto other their honour worship also to a strauÌ„ge people 6 Therefore was the elect citie of the sanctuarie brent with fire and the streetes therof layd desolate and waste in the hande of Ieremie 7 For they entreated him euill which neuerthelesse was a prophete ordayned from his mothers wombe that he might roote out breake of and destroy and that he might builde vp and plant againe 8 Ezechiel sawe the glorie of the Lorde in a vision which was shewed him vpon the charet of the Cherubims 9 For he thought vpon the enemies in the rayne to do good vnto such as had ordered their wayes aright 10 And the bones of the twelue prophetes florished from out of their place for they gaue comfort and consolation vnto Iacob and deliuered them faithfully 11 How shal we prayse Zorobabel which was as a ring on the right hande 12 So was Iesus also the sonne of Iosedec these men in their times builded the house set vp the sanctuarie of the Lorde againe which was prepared for an euerlasting worship 13 And among the elect was Nehemias whose renowme was great which set vp for vs the walles that were broken downe made the portes and barres againe and builded our houses a new 14 But vpon the earth is there no man created lyke Enoch for he was taken vp from the earth 15 Neither was there a lyke man vnto Ioseph which was lord of his brethren and the vpholder of his people his bones were couered and kept 16 Seth and Sem were in great honour among the people and so was Adam aboue all the beastes when he was created The .l. Chapter 1 Of Simon the sonne of Onias 22 An exhortation to prayse the Lorde 1 SImon the sonne of Onias the hye priest which in his lyfe set vp the house againe and in his dayes made fast the temple 2 The height of the temple also was founded of him the double building and the hye walles of the temple 3 In his dayes the welles of water flowed out and were exceeding full as the sea 4 He toke care for his people and deliuered them from destruction he kept his citie made it strong that it shoulde not be besieged 5 How honorable was his conuersation among the people and when he came out of the house couered with the vaile 6 He gaue lyght as the morning starre in the middest of the cloudes and as the moone when it is full 7 He shined as the sunne in the temple of God he is as bright as the raynebowe in the faire cloudes 8 And florisheth as the floures and roses in the spring of the
seede whiche when it is sowen in the earth is lesse then all seedes that be in the earth 32 When it is sowen it groweth vp and is greater then all hearbes and beareth great braunches so that the fowles of the ayre may make their nestes vnder the shadowe of it 33 And with many such parables preached he the worde vnto them as they were able to heare it 34 But without parable spake he nothing vnto them But when they were alone he expounded all thynges to his disciples 35 And the same day when euen was come he saide vnto them Let vs passe ouer vnto the other syde 36 And they left the people and toke him euen as he was in the shippe And there were also with him other litle shippes 37 And there arose a great storme of wynde and the waues dasshed into the shippe so that it was nowe full 38 And he was in the sterne a slepe on a pelowe And they awaked hym and sayde vnto hym Maister carest thou not that we peryshe 39 And he arose and rebuked the wynde and saide vnto the sea peace and be styll And the wynde ceassed there folowed a great calme 40 And he sayde vnto them why are ye so fearefull Howe is it that ye haue no fayth 41 And they feared exceadyngly and sayde one to another Who is this For both wynde and sea obey hym ⧠The .v. Chapter ¶ 8 Christe delyuereth the possessed from the vncleane spirite 25 the woman from the blooddy issue 41 and rayseth the captaynes daughter 1 AND they came ouer to the other syde of the sea into the countrey of the Gadarenites 2 And when he was come out of the shippe immediatly there met hym from among the tombes a man possessed of an vncleane spirite 3 Which had his abidyng among the tombes And no man coulde bynde him no not with cheynes 4 Because that when he was often bounde with fetters and cheynes he plucked the cheynes a sunder and brake the fetters in peeces Neither coulde any man tame hym 5 And alwayes nyght and day he was in the mountaynes and in the tombes crying and beatyng hym selfe with stones 6 But when he had spied Iesus a farre of he ranne and worshypped hym 7 And cried with a loude voyce sayde what haue I to do with thee Iesus thou sonne of the most hyest God I require thee in the name of God that thou torment me not 8 For he sayde vnto hym come out of the man thou foule spirite 9 And he asked hym what is thy name And he aunswered and sayd vnto hym my name is legion for we are many 10 And he prayed hym instantly that he woulde not sende them away out of the countrey 11 But there was there nye vnto the mountaynes a great hearde of swyne feedyng 12 And all the deuyls besought hym saying sende vs into the swyne that we may enter into them 13 And anone Iesus gaue them leaue And the vncleane spirites went out and entred into the swyne And the hearde ran headlong into the sea they were about two thousande were drowned in the sea 14 And the swyneheardes fled and tolde it in the citie and in the countrey And they went out for to see what was done 15 And came to Iesus and sawe hym that was vexed with the fiende and had the legion syt both clothed and in his right mynde they were afraide 16 And they that sawe it tolde them howe it came to passe to hym that was possessed with the deuyll and also of the swyne 17 And they beganne to pray hym that he woulde depart out of their coastes ☜ 18 And when he was come into the shippe he that had ben possessed with the deuyll prayed hym that he myght be with hym 19 Howebeit Iesus woulde not suffer hym but sayde vnto hym go home to thy frendes and shewe them howe great thynges the Lorde hath done for thee and howe he had compassion on thee 20 And he departed and beganne to publyshe in the ten cities howe great thynges Iesus had done for hym and all men dyd maruayle 21 And when Iesus was come ouer agayne by shippe vnto the other syde much people gathered vnto hym and he was nye vnto the sea 22 And beholde there came one of the rulers of the synagogue whose name was Iairus and when he sawe hym he fell downe at his feete 23 And besought hym greatly saying my young daughter lieth at poynt of death I pray thee come and lay thy hande on her that she may be safe and lyue 24 And he went with hym and much people folowed him and thronged him 25 And there was a certayne woman which had ben diseased of an issue of blood twelue yeres 26 And had suffred many thynges of many phisitions and had spent all that she had and felt none amendemet at all but rather the worse 27 When she had hearde of Iesus she came in the prease behynde hym and touched his garment 28 For she sayde yf I may but touche his clothes I shal be whole 29 And strayghtway the fountayne of her blood was dryed vp she felt in her body that she was healed of y e plague 30 And Iesus immediatly knowyng in hym selfe that vertue proceaded from hym turned hym about in the prease and sayde who touched my clothes 31 And his disciples sayde vnto hym thou seest the people thrust thee askest thou who dyd touche me 32 And he loked rounde about for to see her that had done this thyng 33 But the woman fearyng tremblyng knowyng what was done within her came and fell downe before hym and tolde hym all the trueth 34 And he sayde vnto her Daughter thy fayth hath saued thee go in peace and be whole of thy plague 35 Whyle he yet spake there came from the ruler of the synagogues house certayne which sayde thy daughter is dead why diseasest thou the maister any further 36 Assoone as Iesus hearde the worde that was spoken he sayde vnto the ruler of the synagogue be not afrayde only beleue 37 And he suffred no man to folowe him saue Peter and Iames and Iohn the brother of Iames. 38 And he came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue and sawe the tumult and them that wept wayled greatly 39 And went in and sayde vnto them why make ye this a doe and wepe the damsell is not dead but slepeth 40 And they laught hym to scorne But he put them all out and taketh the father and the mother of the damsell and them that were with hym and entreth in where the damsell laye 41 And taketh the damsell by the hande and sayth vnto her Talitha cumi which is yf one do interprete it damsell I say vnto thee aryse 42 And strayghtway the damsell arose and walked For she was of the age of twelue yeres And they were astonyed out of measure 43 And he charged them straytly
be circumcised after the maner of Moyses ye can not be saued 2 So when there was rysen discention and disputyng not a litle vnto Paul and Barnabas agaynst them they determyned that Paul and Barnabas and certayne other of them shoulde go vp to Hierusalem vnto the Apostles and elders about this question 3 And after they were brought on their way by y e Churche they passed through Phenices and Samaria declaryng the conuersation of the gentiles and they brought great ioy vnto all the brethen 4 And when they were come to Hierusalem they were receaued of y e Church and of the Apostles and elders And they declared all thynges that God had done with them 5 Then rose vp certayne of the sect of the pharisees which dyd beleue saying that it was needefull to circumcise thē and to commaunde to kepe the lawe of Moyses 6 And the Apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter 7 And when there had ben much disputyng Peter rose vp and sayde vnto thē Ye men brethren ye knowe how that a good while ago God did chose among vs that the gentiles by my mouth shoulde heare the worde of the Gospel and beleue 8 And God whiche knoweth the heartes bare them witnesse and gaue vnto them the holy ghost euen as he dyd vnto vs 9 And put no difference betwene vs and them purifiyng their heartes by fayth 10 Nowe therfore why tempt ye God to put on the disciples neckes the yoke * which neither our fathers nor we were able to beare 11 But we beleue that through the grace of the Lorde Iesu Christe we shal be saued euen as they 12 Then all the multitude was scilent and gaue audience to Barnabas and Paul which tolde what signes and wonders God had shewed among the gentiles by them 13 And when they helde their peace Iames aunswered saying Men and brethren hearken vnto me 14 Simeon tolde howe God at the begynnyng dyd visite to receaue of the gentiles a people in his name 15 And to this agree the wordes of the prophetes as it is written 16 * After this I wyll returne and wyll buylde agayne the tabernacle of Dauid which is fallen downe and that which is fallen in decay of it wyll I buylde agayne and I wyll set it vp 17 That the residue of men myght seke after the Lorde and all the gentiles vpon whom my name is called sayth the Lorde which doth all these thynges 18 Knowen vnto God are all his workes from the begynnyng of the worlde 19 Wherfore my sentence is that we trouble not them which from among the gentiles are turned to God 20 But that we write vnto them that they absteyne themselues from fylthyneste of idols and frō fornication and from strangled and from blood 21 For Moyses of olde tyme hath in euery citie them that preache hym in the synagogues when he is read euery Sabboth day 22 Then pleased it the Apostles elders with the whole Church to sende chosen mē of their owne companie to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas That is Iudas whose sirname was Barsabas and Silas which were chiefe men among the brethren 23 And wrote letters by them after this maner 24 The Apostles and elders brethren sende greetinges vnto y e brethren which are of the gentiles in Antiochia Syria Cilicia Forasmuch as we haue heard that certayne which departed from vs haue troubled you with wordes cumbred your myndes saying ye must be circumcised and kepe the lawe to whō we gaue no such commaundent 25 It seemed therfore to vs a good thing when we were come together with one accorde to sende chosen men vnto you with our beloued Barnabas and Paul 26 Men that haue ieoparded their lyues for y e name of our Lorde Iesus Christe 27 We haue sent therefore Iudas and Silas which shall also tell you y e same thynges by mouth 28 For it seemed good to the holy ghost and to vs to charge you with no more then these necessarie thynges That is to say 29 That ye abstayne from thynges offered to idols and from blood and from strangled and from fornication From which yf ye kepe your selues ye shall do well So fare ye well 30 Nowe therfore when they were departed they came to Antioche and gathered the multitude together and delyuered the epistle 31 Which when they had read they reioyced of the consolation 32 And Iudas and Silas beyng prophetes exhorted y e brethren with many wordes and strengthed them 33 And after they had taryed there a space they were let go in peace of the brethren vnto the Apostles 34 Notwithstandyng it pleased Silas to abyde there styll 35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioche teachyng and preachyng the worde of the Lorde with other many 36 But after a certayne space Paul sayde vnto Barnabas Let vs go agayne and visite our brethren in euery citie where we haue shewed y e worde of the Lorde and see howe they do 37 And Barnabas gaue counsell to take with them Iohn whose sirname was Marke 38 But Paul woulde not take hym vnto their companie which departed from them from Pamphylia and went not with them to the worke 39 And the contention was so sharpe betwene thē that they departed a sunder one from the other and so Barnabas toke Marke sayled vnto Cypers 40 And Paul chose Silas and departed beyng committed of the brethren vnto the grace of God 41 And he went through Cyria Cilicia stablisshyng the Churches ¶ The .xvj. Chapter 1 Paul circumciseth Timothie 7 The spirite calleth them from one countrey to another 24 Lydia is conuerted 28 Paul and Silas imprisoned conuert the iaylour 37 and are delyuered because they be Romanes 1 THen came he to Derbe and to Lystra And beholde a certayne disciple was there named Timotheus a womans sonne which was a Iewesse and beleued but his father was a Greke 2 Of whom the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium reported well 3 Paul woulde that he should go foorth with hym and toke circumcised hym because of the Iewes which were in those quarters for they knewe all that his father was a Greke 4 And as they went through the cities they delyuered them the decrees for to kepe that were ordayned of y e Apostles and elders which were at Hierusalem 5 And so were the Churches stablisshed in the fayth and encreased in number dayly 6 Nowe when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia and were forbidden of the holy ghost to preache the worde in Asia 7 They commyng to Mysia sought to go into Bithynia but the spirite suffred them not 8 And they passyng through Mysia came downe to Troada 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the nyght There stoode a man of Macedonia and prayed hym saying Come into Macedonia and helpe vs. 10 And after he had seene y e visiō immediatly we
vnto thē to Troas in fiue dayes where we abode seuen dayes 7 And vpon one of the Sabboth dayes when the disciples came together for to breake bread Paul reasoned with thē redy to depart on the morowe and continued the worde vnto mydnyght 8 And there were many lyghtes in an vpper chamber where they were gathered together 9 And there sate in a window a certaine young man named Eutychus being fallen into a deepe sleepe And as Paul was long reasonyng he was the more ouercome with sleepe and fell downe from the thirde loft and was taken vp dead 10 But whē Paul went downe he fell on hym and imbraced hym saide make nothyng a do for his lyfe is in hym 11 And so when he was come vp againe and had broken bread and eaten talked a long while euen tyll the morning and so he departed 12 And they brought the young man alyue and were not a litle comforted 13 And we went afore to shippe loosed vnto Asson there to receaue Paul For so had he appoynted and woulde hym selfe go a foote 14 And when he was come to vs to Assō we toke hym in and came to Mytilene 15 And we sayled thence and came the next day ouer agaynst Chios and the next daye we arryued at Samos and taryed at Trogylliū The next day we came to Miletum 16 For Paul had determined to sayle ouer by Ephesus because he would not spend the tyme in Asia For he hasted yf it were possible for hym to kepe at Hierusalem the day of Pentecost 17 And from Miletum he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the Church 18 Which when they were come to hym he saide vnto them Ye knowe from the first daye that I came into Asia after what maner I haue ben with you at all seasons 19 Seruyng the Lorde with all humblenesse of mynde and with many teares and temptations whiche came vnto me by the layinges awayte of the Iewes 20 And howe I kept backe nothing that was profitable vnto you but haue shewed you and haue taught you openly and throughout euery house 21 Witnessyng both to the Iewes also to the Grekes the repentaunce that is towarde God and the fayth whiche is towarde our Lorde Iesus 22 And nowe beholde I go bounde in the spirite vnto Hierusalē not knowyng the thynges that shall come vnto me 23 But that the holy ghost witnesseth in euery citie saying that bondes trouble abyde me 24 But none of these thynges moue me neither is my lyfe deare vnto my selfe so that I myght fulfyll my course with ioy and the ministerie whiche I haue receaued of the Lorde Iesu to testifie the Gospell of the grace of God 25 And nowe beholde I am sure that hencefoorth ye al through whō I haue gone preachyng the kyngdome of God shall see my face no more 26 Wherefore I take you to recorde this day that I am pure from the blood of all men 27 For I haue kept nothyng backe but haue shewed you all y e counsell of God 28 Take heede therfore vnto your selues and to all the flocke ouer the which the holy ghost hath made you ouerseers to rule the Church of God which he hath purchased with his owne blood 29 For I knowe this that after my departyng shall greeuous wolfes enter in among you not sparyng the flocke 30 Also of your owne selues shall men aryse speakyng peruerse thynges to drawe disciples after them 31 Therfore watch and remember that by the space of three yeres I ceassed not to warne euery one night and day with teares 32 And nowe brethren I commende you to God and to the worde of his grace which is able to buylde further and to geue you an inheritaunce among all thē which are sanctified 33 I haue desired no mans syluer golde or vesture 34 Yea ye your selues knowe that these handes haue ministred vnto my necessities and to them that were with me 35 I haue shewed you all thinges howe that so labouryng ye ought to receaue the weake and to remember y e wordes of the Lorde Iesu howe that he said it is more blessed to geue then to receaue 36 And when he hadde thus spoken he kneled downe prayed with them all 37 And they all wepte sore and fell on Paules necke and kyssed hym 38 Sorowyng most of all for the wordes whiche he spake that they shoulde see his face no more And they accompanied hym vnto the shippe ¶ The .xxj. Chapter 1 Paules iourney by shippe 8 Of Philip the Euangelist 10 and Agabus the prophete which warneth Paule not to go to Hierusalem 13 He remayned stedfast in his purpose and is taken 1 ANd when it came to passe that we had laūched forth and were departed from them we came with a straight course vnto Choos and the day folowyng vnto the Rhodes and from thence vnto Patara 2 And when we had gotten a shippe that woulde sayle vnto Phenice we went aboorde and set foorth 3 Nowe when Cyprus began to appeare vnto vs we left it on the left hande and sayled into Syria and came vnto Tyre For there the shippe vnladed the burthen 4 And when we had founde disciples we taryed there seuen dayes who said to Paule through the spirite that he shoulde not go vp to Hierusalem 5 And when the dayes were ended we departed and went our way and they all brought vs on our way with wyues and chyldren tyll we were come out of the citie And we kneeled downe in the shore and prayed 6 And whē we had taken our leaue one of another we toke shippe and they returned home agayne 7 When we had full ended the course from Tyre we went downe to Ptolomaida and saluted the brethren and abode with them one day 8 And the next daye they that were of Paules companie departed and came vnto Cesarea And we entred into the house of Philip the Euangelist which was one of the seuen and abode with hym 9 And the same man had foure daughters virgins which dyd prophesie 10 And as we taryed there a good many of dayes there came a certaine prophete from Iurie named Agabus 11 And when he was come vnto vs he toke Paules girdle bounde his owne handes and feete sayde Thus sayth the holy ghost so shall the Iewes at Hierusalem bynde the man that oweth this girdle and shall delyuer hym into the handes of the gentiles 12 And when we hearde these thynges both we and other whiche were of the same place besought him that he would not go vp to Hierusalem 13 Then Paule aunswered What do ye weepyng and vexyng myne heart For I am redy not to be bounde only but also to dye at Hierusalem for the name of the Lorde Iesu 14 And when we coulde not turne his mynde we ceassed saying the wyll of the Lorde be fulfylled 15 And after those dayes we toke vp our burthens and went
elder beheaded of Herode Agrippa and Peter was caste in pryson and was deliuered by the angell of the Lorde This kyng also dyed in his seuenth yere iiii Fadus dearth xlvi xiii Paul and Barnabas after their preachyng returned vnto Antioch where they continued many dayes with the congregation v. ii Felix about this xlvii xiiii vi iii. time came into xlviii xv   Syria   About the begynnyng of this yere Paul and Barnabas toke their iourney through Phenitia and Samaria vnto Hierusalem to the sinode or counsell After that they returned vnto Antioche where they remayned a yere whyther commeth Peter whom Paul rebuketh Galath ii Then Paul goeth vnto Cilicia and Licaonia vii Tiberius Alex.  xlix xvi viii ii  l. xvii In these yeres were conuerted the countreys of Phrigia Galatia Misia Frō Troade he went by water into Macedonia and conuerted the cities namely Philippos Appolonia Amphipolis Thessalonia Athens ix iii.  li. xviii x. Cumanus Agrippa y e yonger lii xix Paul goeth by sea vnto Hierusalem from thence he commeth agayne vnto Antioche from Antioche he visiteth the congregations of him in time past constituted in Galacia and Phrigia xi Eelix ii liii xx xii ii iii. liiii xxi xiii iii. iiii lv xxii xiiii iiii v. lvi xxiii Paul ferieth ouer into Grecia From thence about Easter in his .xii. yere he goeth by sea into Syria not a strayght course because of the Iewes but firste vnto Phylippa a citie of Macedonia and commeth about Pentecost vnto Hierusalem there he is imprisoned of the Iewes set at libertie immediatly of Claudius Lisia tribunus and is sent vnto Cesarea to Felix is kept in custodie of Felix two yeres Nero v. vi lvii xxiiii Festus commeth about May into Iudea before whom he pleadeth his matter After that before Festus and Agrippa the kyng He is sent vnto Rome in Italie the seconde yere of Nero. ii Festus Portius vii lviii xxv iii. ii viii lix xxvi iiii iii. ix lx xxvii v. iiii x. lxi xxviii vi Albinus xi lxii xxix vii ii xii lxiii xxx viii iii. xiii lxiiii xxxi ix iiii xiiii lxv xxxii x. Florus xv lxvi xxxiii xi ii xvi lxvii xxiiii xii iii. xvii lxviii xxxv xiii iiii xviii lxix xxxvi xiiii Vaspasianus dux xix lxx xxxvii After that Saint Paul had preached the Gospell of Christe both in the east and west about xxxvii yeres he was in the last yere of Nero the Emperour beheaded at Rome with the sworde ¶ The Epistle of the Apostle Saint Paul to the Romanes ¶ The first Chapter 1 Paul sheweth by whom and to what purpose he is called 16 What the Gospell is 18 The vengeaunce of God vpon the wicked 20 The vse of the creatures 24 The ingratitude and punishement of the wicked 1 PAul the seruaunt of Iesus Christe called to be an Apostle seuered into the Gospel of God 2 Which he had promised afore by his prophetes in y e holy scriptures 3 Of his sonne which was made of the seede of Dauid after the fleshe 4 And hath ben declared to be the sonne of God with power after the spirite that sanctifieth by the resurrectiō from the dead of Iesus Christe our Lorde 5 * By whom we haue receaued grace and apostleship that obedience myght be geuen vnto the fayth in his name among all heathen 6 Among whom ye are also the called of Iesus Christe ☜ 7 To all that be in Rome beloued of God saintes by callyng grace to you and peace from God our father and the Lorde Iesus Christe 8 First verily I thanke my God through Iesus Christe for you all that your fayth is publisshed throughout all the worlde 9 For God is my witnesse whom I serue with my spirite in the Gospell of his sonne that without ceassyng I make mention of you 10 Praying alwayes in my prayers that by some meane at the last one tyme or other I myght take a prosperous iourney by the wyll of God to come vnto you 11 For I long to see you that I myght bestowe among you some spirituall gift that ye myght be stablisshed 12 That is that I might haue consolation together with you eche with others fayth yours and mine 13 I woulde that ye should knowe brethren howe that I haue oftentymes purposed to come vnto you and haue ben let hytherto that I myght haue some fruite also among you as among other of the gentiles 14 I am debter both to the grekes and to the barbarous both to the wyse and to the vnwise 15 So that as much as in me is I am redy to preache the Gospell to you that are at Rome also 16 For I am not ashamed of the Gospell of Christ because it is the power of God vnto saluation to all that beleue to the Iewe first and also to the Greke 17 For by it is the ryghteousnes of God opened frō fayth to fayth As it is written the iuste shall lyue by fayth 18 For the wrath of God appeareth from heauen against all vngodlynesse vnrighteousnes of men which withholde the trueth in vnrighteousnes 19 For that that may be knowen of God is manifest among them because God hath shewed it vnto them 20 For his inuisible thinges being vnderstanded by his workes through the creation of the worlde are seene that is both his eternall power and godhead So that they are without excuse 21 Because that when they knewe God they glorified hym not as God neither were thankefull but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations * and their foolishe heart was blynded 22 When they counted them selues wyse they became fooles 23 And turned the glorie of the immortall God vnto an image made not only after the similitude of a mortal man but also of birdes and foure footed beastes and of crepyng beastes 24 Wherefore God gaue them vp to vncleanenesse through the lustes of their owne heartes to defyle their owne bodies among them selues 25 Whiche chaunged his trueth for a lye and worshipped and serued the creature more then the creator which is to be praysed for euer Amen 26 Wherefore God gaue them vp vnto shamefull lustes * For euen their women dyd chaunge the naturall vse into that which is agaynst nature 27 And likewise also the men left the naturall vse of the woman and brent in their lustes one with another * and men with men wrought fylthynesse and receaued to them selues the rewarde of their errour as it was accordyng 28 And as they regarded not to knowe God euen so God deliuered them vp vnto a leude mynde that they should do those thinges which were not comely 29 Beyng full of all vnrighteousnes fornication craftynesse couetousnes maliciousnes full of enuie murther debate deceite euyll conditioned whysperers 30 Backbyters haters of God dispiteful proude boasters bryngers vp of euyll thinges disobedient to father mother 31 Without
vnderstandyng couenaunt breakers without naturall affection truice breakers vnmercyfull 32 The whiche knowyng the righteousnes of God howe that they which commit such thynges are worthy of death not only do the same but also haue pleasure in them that do them ¶ The .ij. Chapter 1 Gods iudgement vpon the hypocrites 12 Ignoraunce excuseth not 13 All men are sinners 15 The Gentiles by their conscience 17 the Iewes by their lawe 1 THerefore art thou inexcusable O mā whosoeuer thou be that iudgest For in that same wherin thou iudgest another thou condempnest thy self For thou that iudgest doest euen y e selfe same thynges 2 But we are sure that the iudgement of god is according to the trueth against them which commit such thynges 3 Thinkest thou this O thou man that iudgest them whiche do such thynges and doest the same thy selfe that thou shalt escape the iudgement of God 4 Eyther despisest thou the rychesse of his goodnes pacience and long sufferaunce not knowyng that the kyndnesse of god leadeth thee to repentaūce 5 But thou after thy stubbernnesse and heart that can not repent heapest vnto thy selfe wrath agaynst the daye of wrath and declaration of the righteous iudgement of God 6 Which wyl rewarde euery man accordyng to his deedes 7 To them whiche by continuyng in well doyng seke for glorie and honour and immortalitie eternall lyfe 8 But vnto them that are contentious that do not obey the trueth but obey vnrighteousnes shall come indignation and wrath 9 Tribulation and anguishe vpon euery soule of man that doeth euyll of the Iewe first and also of the Greke 10 But glorie and honour and peace to euery man that doeth good to y e Iewe first and also to the Greke 11 For there is no respect of persōs with God 12 For whosoeuer hath sinned without lawe shall also perishe without lawe And as many as haue sinned in y e lawe shal be iudged by the lawe 13 For in the sight of God they are not righteous whiche heare the lawe but the doers of the lawe shal be iustified 14 For when the Gentiles which haue not the lawe do of nature the thynges conteyned in the lawe they hauing not the lawe are a lawe vnto them selues 15 Which shewe the workes of the lawe written in their heartes their conscience bearing them witnesse their thoughtes accusyng one another or excusyng 16 At the day when God shall iudge the secretes of men by Iesus Christe accordyng to my Gospell 17 Behold * thou art called a Iewe and restest in the lawe and makest thy boast of God 18 And knowest his wyll and alowest the thinges that be excellent infourmed by the lawe 19 And beleuest that thou thy selfe art a guyde of the blynde a lyght of them which are in darknesse 20 An infourmer of them whiche lacke discretion a teacher of the vnlearned which hast the fourme of knowledge of the trueth in the lawe 21 Thou therefore which teachest another teachest not thy selfe Thou preachest a man shoulde not steale yet thou stealest 22 Thou that sayest a man shoulde not commit adulterie breakest wedlocke Thou abhorrest idoles and yet robbest God of his honour 23 Thou that makest thy boast of y e lawe through breakyng the lawe dishonorest God 24 For the name of God is euyll spoken of among the Gentiles through you As it is written 25 For circumcision veryly auayleth yf thou kepe the lawe But yf thou be a breaker of the lawe thy circumcision is made vncircumcision 26 Therefore if the vncircumcisiō kepe the ordinaunces of the law shall not his vncircumcisiō be counted for circumcisiō 27 And shall not vncircumcision which is by nature if it kepe the law iudge thee which beyng vnder the letter circumcision doest transgresse the lawe 28 For he is not a Iewe whiche is a Iewe outwarde Neither is that circūcision which is outwarde in the fleshe 29 But he is a Iewe whiche is one inwardly and the circumcisiō of y e heart which consisteth in the spirite and not in the letter is circumcision whose prayse is not of men but of God ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 The Iewes haue a prerogatiue 10 The Iewes and Gentiles be both sinners 21 All are iustified by grace through fayth and not through workes 1 WHAT preferment then hath y e Iew or what auauntageth circumcision 2 Much euery way First for because y t vnto them were committed y e wordes of God 3 What then though some of them dyd not beleue * Shal their vnbeliefe make the fayth of God without effect 4 God forbyd Yea let God be true and euery man a lyer as it is writtē That thou myghtest be iustified in thy sayinges and ouercome when thou art iudged 5 But yf our vnrighteousnes setteth foorth the righteousnes of God what shall we saye Is God vnryghteous which taketh vengeaunce I speake after the maner of men 6 God forbyd For howe then shall God iudge the worlde 7 For yf the trueth of God hath more abounded through my lye vnto his glory why am I as yet iudged as a sinner 8 And not rather as men speake euyll of vs and as some affirme that we say let vs do euyll that good may come therof Whose dampnation is iuste 9 What then Are we better then they No in no wise For we haue alredy proued howe that both Iewes and Gentiles are all vnder sinne 10 As it is written There is none righteous no not one 11 There is none that vnderstandeth there is none that seketh after God 12 They are all gone out of the waye they are all vnprofitable there is none that doth good no not one 13 Their throte is an open sepulchre with their tongues they haue deceaued the poysō of aspes is vnder their lippes 14 Whose mouth is full of cursyng and bytternesse 15 Their feete are swyft to shed blood 16 Heartes griefe miserie are in their wayes 17 And the◠way of peace haue they not knowen 18 There is no feare of God before their eyes 19 ☞ Nowe we knowe that what thynges so euer the lawe saith it saith it to them which are vnder the lawe That all mouthes maye be stopped and that al y e world may be indaungered to God 20 Because that by the deedes of the lawe there shall no flesshe be iustified in his syght For by the lawe commeth the knowledge of sinne 21 But nowe is the righteousnes of God declared without the lawe beyng witnessed by the testimonie of the lawe and of the prophetes 22 The ryghteousnes of God commeth by the fayth of Iesus Christe vnto all and vpon all them that beleue There is no difference 23 For all haue synned and are destitute of the glorie of God 24 Iustified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christe Iesu 25 Whom God hath set foorth to
in the Lorde 12 For as the woman is of the man euen so is the man by the woman but all of God 13 Iudge in your selues whether it be comely that a woman pray vnto God bare headed 14 Doth not nature it selfe teache you that it is a shame for a man yf he haue long heere 15 But yf a woman haue long heere it is a prayse for her For her heere is geuen her to couer her withall 16 If any man lust to striue we haue no such custome neither the Churches of God 17 This I warne you of and commende not that ye come together not after a better maner but after a worse 18 For first of all when ye come together in the Churche I heare that there is dissention among you and I partly beleue it 19 For there must be sectes among you that they which are approued among you myght be knowen ☜ 20 When ye come together therfore into one place you can not eate the Lordes supper 21 For euery one preuenteth other in eatyng his owne supper And one is hungry and another is drunken 22 Haue ye not houses to eate to drynke in Despise ye the Churche of God and shame them that haue not What shall I say vnto you shall I prayse you in this I prayse you not ☜ 23 ☞ That which I deliuered vnto you I receaued of the Lorde For the Lord Iesus the same nyght in the which he was betrayed toke bread 24 And when he had geuen thankes he brake it and sayde Take ye and eate this is my body which is brokē for you This do ye in the remembraunce of me 25 After the same maner also he toke the cup when he had supped saying This cup is the newe testament in my blood This do as oft as ye drynke it in remembraunce of me 26 For as often as ye shal eate this bread and drynke this cup ye shall shewe the Lordes death tyll he come 27 Wherfore whosoeuer shall eate this bread and drynke this cup of the Lorde vnworthyly shal be gyltie of the body and blood of the Lorde 28 But let a man examine hym selfe and so let hym eate of this bread and drinke of this cuppe 29 For he that eateth and drynketh vnworthyly eateth and drynketh his owne dampnation because he maketh no difference of the Lordes body 30 For this cause many are weake and sicke among you and many slepe 31 For yf we woulde iudge our selues we shoulde not be iudged 32 But when we are iudged we are chastened of the Lorde that we shoulde not be dampned with the worlde 33 Wherfore my brethren when ye come together to eate tary one for another 34 If any man hunger let hym eate at home that ye come not together vnto condempnation ☜ Other thynges wyll I set in order when I come ¶ The .xij. Chapter 1 The diuersitie of the giftes of the holy ghost ought to be vsed to the edifiyng of Christes Church 12 as the members of mans body serue to the vse one of another 1 COncernyng spirituall gyftes brethren I woulde not haue you ignoraunt ☜ 2 Ye knowe y t ye were gentiles and caryed away vnto dumbe idols as ye were led 3 Wherfore I declare vnto you that no man speakyng by the spirite of God defieth Iesus Also no man can say that Iesus is y e Lord but by the holy ghost 4 There are diuersities of gyftes but the spirite is one 5 And there are differences of administrations but the Lorde is one 6 And there are diuers maners of operations but God is one which worketh all in all 7 The manifestation of the spirite is geuen to euery man to profite withall 8 For to one is geuen by the spirite the worde of wisdome to another the word of knowledge by the same spirite 9 To another is geuen fayth by the same spirite to another the giftes of healyng by the same spirite 10 To another power to do miracles to another prophesie to another iudgement to discerne spirites to another diuers kyndes of tongues to another the interpretation of tongues 11 But these all worketh euen one and the selfe same spirite deuidyng to euery man a seuerall gyft as he wyll ☜ 12 For as the body is one hath many members and all the members of one body though they be many yet are but one body euen so is Christe 13 For by one spirite are we all baptized into one body whether we be Iewes or gentiles whether we be bonde or free and haue all drunke of one spirite 14 For the body is not one member but many 15 If the foote woulde say because I am not the hande I am not of the body is it therfore not of the body 16 And yf the eare woulde say because I am not the eye I am not of the body is it therfore not of the body 17 If all the body were an eye where were then the hearyng If all were hearyng where were the smellyng 18 But nowe hath God set y e members euery one seuerally in the body as it hath pleased hym 19 For yf they were all one member where were the body 20 Nowe are there many members yet but one body 21 And the eye can not say vnto y e hande I haue no neede of thee Nor the head agayne to the feete I haue no neede of you 22 Yea rather a great deale those members of the body which seeme to be more feeble are necessary 23 And vpon those members of the body which we thynke least honest put we more honestie on And our vncomely partes haue more comelynesse on 24 For our comely members neede it not But God hath tempered the body together and hath geuen the more honour to that part which lacked 25 Lest there shoulde be any stryfe in the body but that the members shoulde haue the same care one for another 26 And yf one member suffer all suffer with it If one member be had in honour all the members reioyce with it 27 Ye are the body of Christe and members one of another 28 And God hath ordayned some in the Churche first Apostles secondarely prophetes thirdely teachers then them that do miracles after that the giftes of healyng helpers gouernours diuersitie of tongues 29 Are all Apostles are all prophetes are all teachers 30 Are all doers of miracles Haue all the giftes of healyng Do all speake with tongues Do all interprete 31 Couet after the best giftes And yet shew I vnto you a more excellent way ⧠The .xiij. Chapter 1 Because loue is the fountayne and rule of edifiyng the Churche he setteth foorth the nature office and prayse therof 1 THough I speake with the tongues of men and of Angels and haue not loue I am as soundyng brasse or as a tincklyng Cimball 2 And though I coulde prophesie and vnderstoode all secretes and all knowledge
deedes of the lawe but by the fayth of Iesus Christe And we haue beleued on Iesus Christ that we might be iustified by the fayth of Christe and not by the deedes of the lawe because by the deedes of the lawe no fleshe shal be iustified 17 If then whyle we seke to be made ryghteous by Christe we our selues are founde sinners is therfore Christe the minister of sinne God forbyd 18 For yf I builde agayne the thynges which I destroyed then make I my selfe a trespasser 19 For I through the lawe am dead to the lawe that I myght lyue vnto God I am crucified with Christe 20 Neuerthelesse I lyue yet nowe not I but Christe lyueth in me And y e lyfe which I nowe liue in the fleshe I lyue by the faith of the sonne of God which loued me and gaue hym selfe for me 21 I reiect not the grace of God ▪ For yf ryghteousnesse come of the lawe then Christe is dead in vayne ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 He rebuketh them sharply 2 and proueth by dyuers reasons that iustification is by fayth 6 as appeareth by the example of Abraham 10.19.24 and by the office and the ende both of the lawe 11.25 and of fayth 1 O Foolishe Galathians who hath bewitched you that ye shoulde not obey y e trueth To whom Iesus Christe was described before the eyes among you crucified 2 This only woulde I learne of you whether ye receaued the spirite by the deedes of the lawe or by the hearyng of the fayth 3 Are ye such fooles that after ye haue begun in the spirite ye woulde nowe ende in the fleshe 4 Haue ye suffered so great thynges in vayne Yf it be yet in vayne 5 He therfore that ministreth to you the spirite and worketh miracles among you doth he it through the deedes of the lawe or by hearyng of the fayth 6 Euen as Abraham beleued God it was ascribed to hym for righteousnesse 7 Knowe ye therfore that they which are of fayth the same are the chyldren of Abraham 8 For the scripture seyng aforehande that God woulde iustifie the Heathen through fayth shewed beforehand glad tydynges vnto Abraham saying In thee shall all nations be blessed 9 So then they which be of fayth are blessed with the faythfull Abraham 10 For as many as are of the deedes of the lawe are vnder the curse For it is writtē Cursed is euery one that continueth not in all thinges which are written in the booke of the lawe to do them 11 But that no man is iustified by y e lawe in the sight of God it is euident For the iust shall lyue by fayth 12 And the lawe is not of fayth but the man that doth them shall lyue in them 13 Christe hath redeemed vs from the curse of the lawe beyng made a curse for vs. For it is written Cursed is euery one that hangeth on tree 14 That the blessyng of Abraham might come on the gentiles through Iesus Christe that we myght receaue the promise of the spirite through fayth 15 Brethren I speake after y e maner of men Though it be but a mans testamēt yet if it be alowed no man reiecteth it or addeth therto 16 ☞ To Abraham and his seede were the promises made He sayth not to the seedes as of many but to thy seede as of one which is Christe 17 This I say that the lawe which began afterwarde beyonde foure hundred and thirtie yeres doth not disanull the testament that was confirmed afore of God vnto Christewarde to make the promise of none effect 18 For yf the inheritaūce be of the lawe then not nowe of promise But God gaue it vnto Abraham by promise 19 Wherfore then serueth the lawe It was added because of transgressions tyl the seede came to whom the promise was made and it was ordayned by Angels in the hande of a mediatour 20 A mediatour is not a mediatour of one but God is one 21 Is the lawe then against the promise of God God forbyd For yf there had ben a lawe geuen which coulde haue geuen life then no doubt righteousnesse shoulde haue ben by the lawe 22 But the scripture hath concluded all vnder sinne that the promise by y e fayth of Iesus Christe shoulde be geuen vnto them that beleue ☜ 23 But before fayth came we were kept vnder the lawe and were shut vp vnto the fayth which shoulde afterwarde be reuealed 24 Wherfore the lawe was our scholemaister vnto Christe that we shoulde be iustified by fayth 25 But after that fayth is come we are no longer vnder a scholemaister 26 For ye are all the chyldren of God by fayth in Christe Iesu 27 For all ye that are baptized haue put on Christe 28 There is no Iewe neither Greke there is neither bonde nor free there is neither male nor female For ye are all * one in Christe Iesu 29 If ye be Christes then are ye Abrahams seede and heyres accordyng to the promise ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 2 He sheweth wherfore the ceremonies were ordayned which beyng shadowes must ende when Christe the trueth commeth 9 He moueth them by certayne exhortations 22 and confirmeth his argument with a strong example or allegorie 1 AND I say that the heyre as long as he is a chylde differeth nothyng from a seruaūt though he be Lorde of all 2 But is vnder tuters and gouernours vntyll the tyme appoynted of the father 3 Euen so we when we were chyldren were in bondage vnder y e rudimentes of the worlde 4 But when the fulnesse of the tyme was come God sent his sonne made of a woman and made vnder the lawe 5 To redeeme them that were vnder the lawe that we myght receaue the adoption of chyldren 6 Because ye are sonnes God hath sent the spirite of his sonne into your heartes crying Abba father 7 Wherfore thou art no more a seruaunt but a sonne If thou be a sonne thou art also an heire of God through Christ 8 Notwithstandyng when ye knewe not God ye dyd seruice vnto thē * which by nature are no Gods 9 But nowe after that ye haue knowen God yea rather are knowen of God howe turne ye agayne vnto the weake and beggarly rudimentes whervnto againe ye desire a freshe to be in bondage 10 Ye obserue dayes and monethes and tymes and yeres 11 I am in feare of you lest I haue bestowed on you labour in vayne 12 Brethren I besech you be as I am for I am as ye are Ye haue not iniured me at all 13 Ye knowe howe through infirmitie of the fleshe I preached the Gospell vnto you at the first 14 And my temptation which was in my fleshe ye dispised not neither abhorred but receaued me as an Angel of God euen as Christe Iesus 15 What is then your felicitie For I beare you recorde that yf it had ben possible ye
woulde haue plucked out your owne eyes and haue geuen them to me 16 Am I therfore become your enemie because I tell you the trueth 17 They are gelouse ouer you amisse Yea they intende to exclude you that ye shoulde be feruent to them warde 18 It is good alwayes to be zelous in a good thyng and not only when I am present with you 19 My litle chyldren of whom I trauayle in birth agayne vntyll Christe be fashioned in you 20 But I desire to be present with you nowe and to chaunge my voyce for I stande in doubt of you 21 Tell me ye that desire to be vnder the lawe do ye not heare the lawe 22 ☞ For it is written that Abraham had two sonnes the one by a bonde mayde the other by a free woman 23 But he which was of the bonde woman was borne after the fleshe but he which was of the free woman was borne by promise 24 Which thynges are spoken by an allegorie For these are two testamentes the one from the mount Sina which gendreth vnto bondage which is Agar 25 For Agar is the mount Sina in Arabia and bordreth vpon the citie which is nowe called Hierusalem and is in bondage with her chyldren 26 But Hierusalem which is aboue is free which is the mother of vs all 27 For it is written Reioyce thou baren that bearest no chyldren breake foorth and crye thou that trauaylest not For the desolate hath many mo chyldren then she which hath an husbande 28 But brethren we are after Isaac the chyldren of promise 29 But as then he that was borne after the flesshe persecuted hym that was borne after the spirite euen so is it now 30 Neuerthelesse what saith the scripture put away the bondwoman and her sonne For the sonne of the bond-woman shall not be heire with the sonne of the free woman 31 So then brethren we are not chyldren of the bonde woman but of the free ☜ ⧠The .v. Chapter 2 He laboureth to drawe them away from circumcision 17 and sheweth them the battell betwixt the spirite and the flesshe and the fruites of them both 1 STande fast therfore in the libertie wherwith Christe hath made vs free and be not intangled agayne with y e yoke of bondage 2 Beholde I Paul saye vnto you that yf ye be circumcised Christe shall profite you nothyng 3 For I testifie agayne to euery man which is circumcised that he is a detter to do the whole lawe 4 Christe is become but vayne to you as many of you as are iustified by the lawe are fallen from grace 5 For we through the spirite wayte for the hope of ryghteousnes by fayth 6 For in Iesus Christe neither is circumcision any thing woorth neither yet vncircumcision but fayth which worketh by loue 7 Ye dyd runne well who was a let vnto you that ye should not obey y e trueth 8 Not the perfection of hym that called you 9 A litle leauen doth leauen the whole lumpe of dowe 10 ☞ I haue truste towarde you in the Lorde that ye wyll be none otherwyse mynded But he that troubleth you shall beare iudgement whatsoeuer he be 11 And brethren if I yet preache circumcision why do I yet suffer persecution Then is the slaunder of the crosse ceassed 12 I woulde to God they were cut of which trouble you 13 For brethren ye haue ben called into libertie Only let not libertie be an occasiō to the flesshe but by loue serue one another 14 For all the lawe is fulfylled in one worde which is this Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe 15 Yf ye byte and deuoure one another take heede lest ye be consumed one of another ☜ 16 ☞ Then I say walke in the spirite and ye shall not fulfyll the lust of the flesshe 17 For the flesshe lusteth contrary to the spirite and the spirite contrary to the flesshe These are contrary one to the other so that ye can not do what ye woulde 18 But and yf ye be ledde of the spirite then are ye not vnder the lawe 19 The deedes of the flesshe are manifest which are these adulterie fornication vncleannesse wantonnesse 20 Worshippyng of images witchcrafte hatred variaunce zeale wrath strife seditions sectes 21 Enuyinges murthers drunkennesse gluttonies and such lyke of the whiche I tell you before as I haue tolde you in tyme past that they which do suche thinges shall not inherite the kingdome of God 22 But the fruite of the spirite is loue ioye peace long sufferyng gentlenesse goodnesse fayth 23 Mekenesse temperauncie agaynst such there is no lawe 24 They truely that are Christes haue crucified the flesshe with the affections and lustes ☜ 25 ☞ Yf we lyue in y e spirite let vs walke in the spirite 26 Let vs not be desirous of vayne glorie prouoking one another enuying one another ¶ The .vj. Chapter 1 He exhorteth them to vse gentlenesse towarde the weake 2 and to shewe their brotherly loue and modestie ◠also to prouide for their ministers 9 to perseuer 14 to reioyce in the crosse of Christe 15 to newnesse of lyfe 1◠and last of all wysheth to them with the rest of the faythfull all prosperitie 1 BRethren yf a man be taken in any fault ye which are spiritual restore such a one in the spirite of mekenes consideryng thy selfe lest thou also be tempted 2 Beare ye one anothers burthen and so fulfyll the lawe of Christe 3 For if any man seeme to him selfe that he is somewhat when he is nothyng the same deceaueth hymselfe in his owne fansie 4 But let euery man proue his owne worke then shall he haue reioyceyng only in his owne selfe and not in another 5 For euery man shall beare his owne burthen 6 Let hym that is taught in the word minister vnto hym that teacheth hym in all good thynges 7 Be not deceaued God is not mocked For whatsoeuer a man soweth that shall he also reape 8 For he that soweth into his flesshe shal of the flesshe reape corruption But he that soweth into the spirite shall of the spirite reape lyfe euerlastyng 9 Let vs not be weery in well doyng for in due season we shall reape yf we faynt not 10 Whyle we haue therefore tyme let vs do good vnto all men specially vnto thē which are of the housholde of fayth ☜ 11 Ye see how large a letter I haue written vnto you with myne owne hande 12 As many as desire with outwarde appearaunce to please carnally the same constrayne you to be circumcised onlye lest they shoulde suffer persecution for the crosse of Christe 13 For they thēselues which are circumcised kepe not the lawe but desire to haue you circumcised that they myght reioyce in your flesshe 14 God forbyd that I shoulde reioyce but in the crosse of our Lorde Iesus Christe wherby the world is crucified vnto
me and I vnto the worlde 15 For in Christe Iesu neither circumcision auayleth any thing nor vncircumcision but a newe creature 16 And as many as walke accordyng to this rule peace be on them and mercie and vpon the Israel that is of God 17 From hencefoorth let no man put me to busynesse For I beare in my body the markes of the Lorde Iesus 18 Brethren the grace of our Lorde Iesus Christe be with your spirite Amen The Epistle vnto the Galathians was sent from Rome ¶ The Epistle of the Apostle S. Paul vnto the Ephesians ¶ The first Chapter After his salutation 4 he sheweth that the chiefe cause of their saluation standeth in the free election of God through Christe 16 he declareth his good wyll towarde them geuyng thankes praying God for their fayth 21 The maiestie of Christe 1 PAul an apostle of Iesus Christe by the wyll of God To the saintes which are at Ephesus and to the faythfull in Christe Iesus 2 Grace be with you and peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christe 3 Blessed be God the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe whiche hath blessed vs in all spirituall blessyng in heauenly thynges by Christe 4 According as he had chosen vs in hym before the foundation of the world that we shoulde be holy and without blame before hym through loue 5 Who hath predestinate vs into the adoption of childrē by Iesus Christ vnto hym selfe according to the good pleasure of his wyll 6 To the prayse of the glorie of his grace wherein he hath made vs accepted in the beloued 7 In whom we haue redemption through his blood the forgeuenesse of sinnes accordyng to the rychesse of his grace 8 Wherein he hath abounded towarde vs in all wysedome and prudence 9 And hath opened vnto vs the misterie of his wyll accordyng to his good pleasure which he had purposed in himselfe 10 That in the dispensation of the fulnesse of the tymes he myght gather together in one all thinges in Christe both which are in heauen and which are in earth in hym 11 In whom also we are chosen beyng predestinate accordyng to the purpose of hym who worketh all thynges after the councell of his owne wyll 12 That we shoulde be vnto the prayse of his glorie whiche before beleued in Christe 13 In whom also ye after that ye heard the worde of trueth the Gospell of your saluation wherin also after that ye beleued were sealed with the holy spirite of promyse 14 Whiche is the earnest of our inheritaunce vnto y e redemption of the purchased possession vnto the prayse of his glorie 15 Wherfore I also after that I hearde of the fayth which ye haue in the Lorde Iesus and loue vnto all the saintes 16 Ceasse not to geue thankes for you makyng mention of you in my prayers 17 That the God of our Lorde Iesus Christe the father of glorie may geue vnto you the spirite of wisdome and reuelation in the knowledge of hym 18 The eyes of your myndes beyng lightened that ye maye knowe what the hope is of his callyng and what the richesse of the glorie of his inheritaunce is in the saintes 19 And what is the exceedyng greatnesse of his power to vswarde which beleue accordyng to the workyng of his myghtie power 20 Which he wrought in Christe when he raysed hym from the dead and set him on his ryght hande in heauenly places 21 Farre aboue all rule and power and myght and dominion and euery name that is named not in this worlde only but also in the worlde to come 22 And hath put all thynges vnder his feete and gaue him to be the head ouer all thynges to the Churche 23 Which is his body the fulnesse of him that fylleth all in all ¶ The .ij. Chapter 5 To magnifie the grace of Christe which is the only cause of saluation 11 he sheweth them what maner of people they were before their conuertiō 18 and what they are nowe in Christe 1 AND you that were dead in trespasses and sinnes 2 In the which in time passed ye walked according to the course of this worlde after the gouernour that ruleth in the ayre the spirite that nowe worketh in the chyldren of disobedience 3 Among whom we all had our conuersation also in tyme past in the lustes of our flesshe fulfyllyng the wyll of the flesshe and of the mynde were by nature the chyldren of wrath euen as other 4 But God which is ryche in mercie for his great loue wherwith he loued vs 5 Euen when we were dead by sinnes hath quickned vs together with Christ by grace are ye saued 6 And hath raysed vs vp together and made vs syt together in the heauenly in Christe Iesus 7 That in ages to come he might shew the exceedyng ryches of his grace in kyndnesse to vswarde through Christe Iesus 8 For by grace are ye made safe through fayth and that not of your selues it is the gyft of God 9 Not of workes lest any man shoulde boast hym selfe 10 For we are his workmanship created in Christe Iesus vnto good workes whiche God hath ordeyned that we shoulde walke in them 11 Wherfore remember that ye being in tyme passed gentiles in the flesshe called vncircumcision of that which is called circumcision in the flesshe made by handes 12 That at that tyme ye were without Christe beyng aliauntes from the common wealth of Israel and straungers frō the testamentes of promise hauyng no hope without God in this worlde 13 But nowe in Christe Iesus ye which sometyme were farre of are made nye by the blood of Christe 14 For he is our peace which hath made both one and hath broken downe the wall that was a stoppe betwene vs 15 Taking away in his flesshe the hatred euen the lawe of commaundementes conteyned in ordinaunces for to make of twayne one newe man in hym selfe so makyng peace 16 And that he myght reconcile both vnto God in one body through his crosse and slewe hatred thereby 17 And came and preached peace to you which were a farre of and to them that were nye 18 For through hym we both haue an entraunce in one spirite vnto the father 19 ☞ Nowe therefore ye are no more straungers and foreyners but citezins with the saintes and of the housholde of God 20 And are built vpon the foundation of the apostles and prophetes Iesus Christe hym selfe beyng the head corner stone 21 In whom all the buyldyng coupled together groweth vnto an holy temple in the Lorde 22 In whom ye also are buylded together for an habitation of God through the spirite ☜ ⧠The .iij. Chapter 1 He sheweth the cause of his imprisonment 13 desireth them not to faynt because of his trouble 14 and prayeth God to make them stedfast in his spirite 1 FOr this cause I Paul am a prisoner of Iesus
Christe for you heathen 2 Yf ye haue hearde of the dispensatioÌ„ of the grace of God which is geuen me to you warde 3 For by reuelation shewed he the misterie vnto me as I wrote afore in fewe wordes 4 Whereby when ye reade ye may vnderstande my knowledge in the misterie of Christe 5 Which misterie in other ages was not opened vnto the sonnes of men as it is nowe reuealed vnto his holy apostles and prophetes by the spirite 6 That the gentiles shoulde be inheritours also and of the same body and partakers of his promise in Christe by the Gospell 7 Wherof I am made a minister accordyng to the gyfte of the grace of God which is geuen vnto me after the workyng of his power 8 Vnto me the least of all saintes is this grace geuen that I shoulde preache among the gentiles the vnsearchable ryches of Christe 9 And to bring to lyght to all men what the felowship of the misterie is whiche from the begynnyng of the world hath ben hid in god which made all thinges through Iesus Christe 10 To thintent that nowe vnto the rulers and power in heauenly thynges myght be knowen by y e Church the very manyfolde wysedome of God 11 According to y e eternall purpose which he wrought in Christe Iesus our Lord 12 By whoÌ„ we haue boldnesse entraunce in y e confidence which is by faith of him 13 ☞ Wherfore I desire that ye faynt not in my tribulations for you whiche is your glorie 14 For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe 15 Of whoÌ„ all the famyly in heauen and earth is named 16 That he would graunt you according to the rychesse of his glorie to be strengthed with myght by his spirite in the inner man 17 That Christe may dwell in your heartes by fayth that ye beyng rooted and grounded in loue 18 Myght be able to comprehende with al saintes what is the breadth length and deapth and heygth 19 And to knowe the loue of Christe whiche excelleth knowledge that ye might be fylled with all fulnesse of God 20 Vnto him that is able to do exceeding aboundauntly aboue all that we aske or thynke accordyng to the power that worketh in vs 21 Be prayse in the Churche by Christe Iesus throughout all ages worlde without ende Amen ☜ ¶ The .iiij. Chapter He exhorteth them vnto mekenesse long sufferyng and vnto loue and peace 3 euery one to serue and edifie another with the gyft that God hath geuen hym 14 to beware of strange doctrine 22 To lay asyde the olde conuersation of greedy lustes to walke in a newe lyfe 1 I Therfore a prisoner in the Lorde exhorte you that ye walke worthy of the vocatioÌ„ wherewith ye are called 2 With all lowlynesse mekenesse with long sufferyng forbearyng one another in loue 3 Endeuoryng to kepe the vnitie of the spirite in the bonde of peace 4 One body and one spirite euen as ye are called in one hope of your calling 5 One Lorde one fayth one baptisme 6 One God and father of all whiche is aboue all and through all and in you all ☜ 7 ☞ But vnto euery one of vs is geuen grace accordyng to the measure of the gyft of Christe 8 Wherfore he saith * When he went vp an hye he ledde captiuitie captiue and gaue gyftes vnto men 9 But that he ascended what is it but that he also descended first into the lower partes of the earth 10 He that descended is euen the same also that ascended vp farre aboue all heauens to fulfyll all thynges 11 And he gaue some apostles and some prophetes and some euangelistes and some shepheardes and teachers 12 To the gatheryng together of the saintes into the worke of ministration into the edifiyng of the body of Christe 13 Tyll we all meete together into the vnitie of fayth and knowledge of the sonne of God vnto a perfect man vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christe ☜ 14 That we hencefoorth be no more children wauering and caryed about with euery wynde of doctrine in the wylynesse of men in craftynesse to the laying wayte of deceyte 15 But folowyng trueth in loue let vs growe vp into him in all thynges whiche is the head Christ 16 In whom all the body beyng coupled and knit together by euery ioynt of subministration accordyng to the effectuall power in y e measure of euery part maketh increase of the body vnto the edifiyng of it selfe in loue 17 ☞ This I say therfore and testifie in the Lorde that ye hencefoorth walke not as other gentiles walke in vanitie of their mynde 18 Darkened in cogitation being alienated from the lyfe of God by the ignoraunce that is in them by the blindnesse of their heartes 19 Whiche beyng past feelyng haue geuen theÌ„ selues ouer vnto wantonnesse to worke al vncleanenesse with greedynesse 20 But ye haue not so learned Christe 21 Yf so be that ye haue hearde hym and haue ben taught in hym as the trueth is in Iesus 22 To â—ay downe accordyng to the former conuersation y e olde man which is corrupt accordyng to the lustes of error ☜ 23 ☞ To be renued in the spirite of your mynde 24 And to put on that newe man which after God is shapen in righteousnesse holynesse of trueth 25 Wherfore puttyng away lying speake euery man trueth vnto his neyghbour forasmuch as we are members one of another 26 Be ye angry and sinne not let not the sunne go downe vpon your wrath 27 Neither geue place to the deuyll 28 * Let hym that stole steale no more but let hym rather labour workyng with his handes the thyng whiche is good that he may geue vnto hym that needeth ☜ 29 Let no fylthy communication procede out of your mouth but that whiche is good to edifie withal as oft as neede is that it may minister grace vnto the hearers 30 And greeue not the holy spirite of God by whom ye are sealed vnto the day of redemption 31 Let all bytternesse and fiercenesse wrath and crying and euyll speakyng be put away from you with all maliciousnesse 32 Be ye curteous one to another merciful forgeuing one another euen as God for Christes sake hath forgeuen you ⧠The .v. Chapter 2 He exhorteth them vnto loue 3 warneth them to beware of vncleannesse couetousnesse foolyshe talkyng and false doctrine 17 to be circumspect 18 to auoyde dronkennesse 19 to reioyce and to be thankefull towarde God 21 to submit them selues one to another 22 He entreateth of corporall mariage of the spirituall betwixt Christe and his Churche 1 BE ye therefore folowers of God as deare chyldren 2 And walke ye in loue euen as Christe hath loued vs and hath geuen hym selfe for vs an offering and a sacrifice of a sweete smellyng sauour to
wyll God bryng with hym 15 For this say we vnto you in the worde of the Lorde that we whiche lyue remayning vnto the cōmyng of the Lord shall not preuent them which sleepe 16 For the Lorde hym selfe shal descende from heauen in a shoute and in the voyce of the Archangell and in the trumpe of God And the dead in Christ shall aryse first 17 Than we which lyue which remaine shal be caught vp together with them in the cloudes to meete the Lorde in the ayre And so shall we euer be with the Lorde 18 Wherfore comfort your selues one another in these wordes ☜ The .v. Chapter 1 He infourmeth them of the day of iudgement and commyng of the Lorde 6 Exhortyng them to watche 12 and to regarde such as preache Gods word among them 1 BVt of the tymes seasons brethrē ye haue no neede that I write vnto you 2 For ye your selues knowe perfectlye that the day of the Lord shall so come euen as a theefe in the nyght 3 For when they shal say peace safetie then shall sodeyne destruction come vppon them as sorowe vpon a woman with chylde and they shall not escape 4 But ye brethren are not in darknesse that that day shoulde ouertake you as a theefe 5 ☞ Ye are all the chyldren of lyght and the chyldren of the daye We are not of the nyght neither of darkenesse 6 Therefore let vs not sleepe as do other but let vs watche and be sober 7 For they that sleepe sleepe in the night and they that be druncken are druncken in the nyght 8 But let vs which are of the day be sober puttyng on the brest plate of fayth and loue and a helmet the hope of saluation 9 For God hath not appoynted vs to wrath but to obtayne saluation by our Lorde Iesus Christe 10 Whiche dyed for vs that whether we wake or sleepe we shoulde lyue together with hym 11 Wherefore comfort your selues together and edifie euery one another euen as ye do ☜ 12 And we beseche you brethren to know them whiche labour among you and haue the ouersight of you in the Lorde and admonishe you 13 That ye haue them in hye reputation in loue for their worke and be at peace among your selues 14 ☞ We exhort you brethren warne them that are vnruly comfort the feeble mynded lyft vp the weake be pacient towarde all men 15 See that none recompence euyll for euyll vnto any man but euer folowe that whiche is good both among your selues and to all men 16 Reioyce euer 17 Pray continually 18 In all thinges geue thankes For this is the wyl of God in Christe Iesus towarde you 19 Quenche not the spirite 20 Despise not prophesiynges 21 Examine all thynges holde fast that which is good 22 Abstayne from all appearaunce of euyll 23 And the very God of peace santifie you throughout And I pray God that your whole spirite and soule and body may be preserued blamelesse in the comming of our Lorde Iesus Christe 24 Faythfull is he whiche called you whiche wyll also do it 25 Brethren pray for vs. 26 Greete all the brethren in an holy kysse 27 I charge you in the Lorde that this epistle be read vnto al the holy brethren 28 The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you Amen ⧠The first epistle vnto the Thessalonians written from Athens The seconde Epistle of the Apostle Saint Paul to the Thessalonians ⧠The first Chapter 3 He thanketh God for their fayth loue and pacience 11 He prayeth for the encrease of the same 12 And sheweth what fruite shall come therof 1 PAul and Siluanus and Timotheus vnto the Church of the Thessalonians in God our father and the Lord Iesus Christe 2 Grace vnto you and peace from God our father the Lorde Iesus Christe 3 We are bound to thanke God alwayes for you brethren as it is meete because that your fayth groweth exceedyngly and the loue of euery one of you toward another aboundeth 4 So that we our selues reioyce in you in the Churches of God ouer your pacience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye suffer 5 Which is a token of the ryghteous iudgment of God that ye may be counted woorthy of the kyngdome of God for which ye also suffer 6 For it is a ryghteous thing with God to recompence tribulation to them that trouble you 7 And to you whiche are troubled reste with vs in the reuelation of the Lorde Iesus from heauen with the Angels of his power 8 In flamyng fire rendryng vengeance vnto them that knowe not God and that obey not the Gospell of our Lorde Iesus Christe 9 Which shal be punisshed with euerlastyng dampnation from the presence of the Lorde frō the glorie of his power 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saintes and to be made marueylous in all them that beleue because our testimonie toward you was beleued in that day 11 Wherfore also we praye alwayes for you that our God woulde make you worthy of the callyng fulfyll all good pleasure of goodnesse in the worke of fayth in power 12 That the name of our Lorde Iesus Christe may be glorified in you and ye in hym accordyng to the grace of our God and the Lorde Iesus Christe ¶ The .ij. Chapter 3 He sheweth them that the day of the Lorde shall not come tyll the departyng of the fayth come first 9 and the kyngdome of Antichriste 15 And therfore he exhorteth them not to be deceaued but to stande stedfast in the thinges that he hath taught them 1 WE besech you brethren by the comming of our Lorde Iesus Christe and by our assembling vnto hym 2 That ye be not sodenlye moued from your minde nor be troubled neither by spirite nor by worde nor yet by letter as from vs as though the daye of Christe were at hande 3 Let no man deceaue you by any meanes for the Lorde shall not come excepte there come a fallyng away first that that man of sinne be reuealed the sonne of perdition 4 Whiche is an aduersarie and is exalted aboue all that is called God or that is worshipped so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God shewing hym selfe that he is God 5 Remember ye not that when I was yet with you I tolde you these thynges 6 And nowe ye knowe what withholdeth that he myght be reuealed in his tyme. 7 For the misterie of iniquitie doth alredie worke tyll he whiche nowe onlye letteth be taken out of the way 8 And then shall that wicked be reuealed whom the Lorde shall consume with the spirite of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightnesse of his commyng ☜ 9 Euen hym whose commyng is after the workyng of Satan in all power signes and wonders of lying 10
gaue him selfe a raunsome for all a testimonie in due tymes 7 Wherevnto I am ordeined a preacher and an apostle I tell the trueth in Christe and lye not a teacher of the gentiles in fayth and veritie ☜ 8 I wyll therefore that the men praye euerywhere lyftyng vp holy handes without wrath and reasonyng 9 Lykewyse also the women that they araye them selues in comely apparell with shamefastnesse and discrete behauiour not in brayded heere either golde or pearles or costly aray 10 But that becommeth women professyng godlynesse through good workes 11 Let the woman learne in scilence in all subiection 12 But I suffer not a woman to teache neither to vsurpe auctoritie ouer y e man but to be in scilence 13 For Adam was first fourmed then Eue. 14 And Adam was not deceaued but the woman beyng deceaued was in the transgression 15 Notwithstandyng through bearyng of chyldren she shal be saued yf they continue in fayth and loue and holynesse with modestie ¶ The .iij. Chapter 2 He declareth what is the office of ministers 11 and as touchyng their families 15 the dignitie of the Churche 16 the principall poynt of the heauenly doctrine 1 THis is a faithful saying Yf a man desire y e office of a bishop he desireth a good worke 2 A bishop therfore must be blamelesse the husband of one wyfe watchyng sober comely apparelled a louer of hospitalitie apt to teache 3 Not geuen to ouermuch wine no striker not greedy of fylthy lucre but gentle abhorryng fyghtyng abhorryng couetousnesse 4 One that ruleth well his owne house hauyng chyldren in subiection with all grauitie 5 For yf a man knowe not to rule his owne house howe shall he care for the Churche of God 6 Not a young scoler lest he beyng puffed vp fall into the condempnation of the deuyll 7 He must also haue a good report of thē which are without lest he fall into the rebuke and snare of the deuyll 8 Likewise must y e ministers be graue not double tongued not geuen to much wine neither greedy of fylthy lucre 9 Holdyng the misterie of the fayth in a pure conscience 10 And let them first be proued then let them minister beyng blamelesse 11 Euen so must their wyues be graue not euyll speakers sober faythfull in all thynges 12 Let the deacons be the husbandes of one wife and such as can rule their children well and their owne housholdes 13 For they that haue ministred well get them selues a good degree and great libertie in the fayth whiche is in Christe Iesus 14 These thynges write I vnto thee hopyng to come shortly vnto thee 15 But yf I tary long that thou mayest knowe howe thou oughtest to behaue thy selfe in the house of God whiche is the Church of the lyuyng God the pyller and grounde of trueth 16 And without doubt great is that misterie of godlynesse God was shewed in the flesshe was iustified in the spirite was scene among the angels was preached vnto the gentiles was beleued on in the worlde and was receaued vp in glorie ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 2 He teacheth hym what doctrine he ought to flee 6.8.11 and what to folowe 15 and wherin he ought to exercise hym selfe continually 1 NOwe the spirite speaketh euidently that in the latter tymes some shall depart from the fayth geuing heede vnto spirites of errour doctrines of deuyls 2 Which speake false in hypocrisie hauyng their conscience seared with an hotte iron 3 Forbidding to marrie commaunding to abstayne from meates whiche God hath created to be receaued with geuing thankes of them whiche beleue and knowe the trueth 4 For euery creature of God is good and nothyng to be refused yf it be receaued with thankes geuyng 5 For it is sanctified by the worde of God and prayer 6 Yf thou put the brethren in remembraunce of these thynges thou shalt be a good minister of Iesus Christ which hast ben norysshed vp in the wordes of fayth and of good doctrine which thou hast continually folowed 7 But cast away prophane old wiues fables Exercise thy selfe rather vnto godlynesse 8 For bodyly exercise profiteth litle but godlinesse is profitable vnto all thinges hauing promise of the lyfe that is nowe and of that which is to come 9 This is a sure saying by all meanes worthy to be receaued 10 For therfore we both labour and suffer rebuke because we haue hoped in the lyuyng God whiche is the sauiour of all men specially of those that beleue 11 These thynges commaunde teache 12 Let no man despise thy youth but be thou a paterne of the beleuers in worde in conuersation in loue in spirite in fayth in chastitie 13 Tyll I come geue attendaunce to readyng to exhortation to doctrine 14 Despise not the gyfte that is in thee which was geuen thee through prophesie with the laying on of handes by the auctoritie of the eldership 15 Haue a care of these thinges and geue thy selfe vnto them that it may be seene howe thou profitest in all thynges 16 Take heede vnto thy selfe and vnto doctrine and continue therein For in doying this thou shalt both saue thy selfe and them that heare thee ⧠The .v. Chapter 1 He teacheth hym howe he shall behaue hym selfe in rebukyng all degrees 3 an order concernyng wyddowes 17 The establyshyng of ministers 23 the gouernaunce of his body 24 and the iudgement of sinnes 1 REbuke not an elder but exhort him as a father the younger men as brethren 2 The elder women as mothers the younger as sisters in all chastitie 3 Honour wydowes whiche are wydowes in deede 4 But yf any wydowe haue chyldren or nephewes let them learne first to rule their owne houses godly and to recompence also their elder kynsefolkes for that is good and acceptable before God 5 And she that is a wydowe in deede and left alone hopeth in God and continueth in supplications and prayers nyght and day 6 But she that liueth in pleasure is dead beyng alyue 7 And these thynges commaunde that they may be blamelesse 8 But if any prouide not for his owne and specially for them of his housholde he hath denyed the fayth and is worse then an infidell 9 Let not a wydowe be chosen vnder three score yeres olde hauyng ben the wyfe of one man 10 And well reported of in good workes yf she haue brought vp chyldren yf she haue lodged straungers yf she haue wasshed the saintes feete yf she haue ministred vnto them that were in aduersitie yf she haue ben continually geuen to euery good worke 11 But the yonger wydowes refuse For whē they haue begun to waxe wanton agaynst Christe they wyll marrie 12 Hauyng dampnation because they haue cast away their first fayth 13 They learne to wander about from house to house idle yea not idle only but also tatlers and busybodies speakyng thynges which
spoken parteyneth vnto another tribe of which no man stoode at the aulter 14 For it is euident that our Lord sprong out of Iuda of which tribe spake Moyses nothyng concernyng priesthood 15 And it is yet a farre more euidēt thing yf after the similitude of Melchisedech there aryse another priest 16 Which is not made after the lawe of the carnall commaundement but after the power of the endlesse lyfe 17 For he testifieth that thou art a priest for euer after the order of Melchisedech 18 For there is truely a disanulling of the commaundement goyng before for the weakenesse and vnprofitablenesse therof 19 For the lawe made nothyng perfect but was the bryngyng in of a better hope by the whiche we drawe nygh vnto God 20 And in as much as that was not without an oth For those priestes were made without an oth 21 But this priest with an oth by hym that saide vnto him The Lord sware and wyll not repent thou art a priest for euer after the order of Melchisedech 22 By so much was Iesus made a suertie of a better testament 23 And among them many were made priestes because they were forbidden by death to endure 24 But this man because he endureth euer hath an vnchaungeable priesthood 25 Wherefore he is able also euer to saue them to the vttermost that come vnto God by hym seyng he euer lyueth to make intercession for them 26 For such an hye priest became vs whiche is holy harmelesse vndefyled seperate from sinners and made hygher then heauens 27 Whiche nedeth not dayly as those hie priestes to offer vp sacrifice first for his owne sinnes and then for the peoples for that dyd he once when he offered vp hym selfe 28 For the lawe maketh men hye priestes which haue infirmitie but the word of the oth which was after the lawe maketh the sonne whiche is perfecte for euermore ⧠The .viij. Chapter 6 He proueth the abolisshyng aswell of the Leuiticall priesthood as of the olde couenaunt by the spirituall and euerlastyng priesthood of Christe 8 and by the newe couenaunt 1 BVt of the thinges whiche we haue spoken this is y e summe We haue such an hye priest that sitteth on y e ryght hand of y e throne of the maiestie in the heauēs 2 A minister of holy thynges and of the true tabernacle which the Lord pight and not man 3 For euery hye priest is ordeyned to offer gyftes and sacrifices Wherefore it is of necessitie that this man haue somewhat also to offer 4 For he were not a priest yf he were on the earth seyng there are priestes that accordyng to the lawe offer gyftes 5 Who serue vnto the example and shadowe of heauenly thinges as Moyses was admonished of God when he was about to finishe the tabernacle For see saith he that thou make all thynges accordyng to the patterne shewed to thee in the mount 6 But nowe hath he obteyned a more excellent office by howe much also he is the mediatour of a better couenaunt whiche was confirmed in better promises 7 For yf that first couenaunt had ben founde fautlesse then shoulde no place haue ben sought for the seconde 8 For in rebukyng them he saith Beholde the dayes come saith the Lord and I wyll finishe vppon the house of Israel and vppon the house of Iuda a newe couenaunt 9 Not lyke that that I made with their fathers in the day when I toke them by the hande to leade them out of the lande of Egypt because they continued not in my couenaunt and I regarded them not saith the Lorde 10 For this is the couenaunt that I wyll make with the house of Israel after those dayes saith the Lord geuyng my lawes into their mynde and in their heart I wyl write them and I wyll be to them a God and they shal be to me a people 11 And they shall not teach euery man his neyghbour and euery man his brother saying knowe the Lorde for all shall knowe me from the litle of them to the great of them 12 For I wyll be mercyfull to their vnrighteousnes and their sinnes and their iniquities wyll I thynke vpon no more 13 In that he sayth a newe couenaunt he hath worne out the first For that which is worne out and waxed olde is redie to vanishe away The .ix. Chapter 1 Howe that the ceremonies and sacrifices of the lawe are abolisshed 11 by the eternitie and perfection of Christes sacrifice 1 THe first couenaunt then had verylye iustifiyng ordinaunces seruinges of God and worldlye holynesse 2 ☞ For there was a fore tabernacle made wherein was the lyght and the table and the shewe bread whiche is called holy 3 But after the seconde vayle was a tabernacle which is called holyest of al 4 Which had the golden senser and the arke of the couenaunt ouerlaide rounde about with golde wherin was the golden pot hauyng Manna and Aarons rodde that had budded and the tables of the couenaunt 5 And ouer it the Cherubins of glorie shadowyng the mercie seate Of which thynges we can not nowe speake particulerlie 6 When these thynges were thus ordeyned the priestes went alwayes into the first tabernacle accomplishyng the seruice of God 7 But into y e seconde went the hye priest alone once euery yere not without blood which he offered for hym selfe for the ignorauncies of the people 8 The holy ghost this signifiyng that the waye of holy thinges was not yet opened whyle as yet the first tabernacle was standyng 9 Whiche was a similitude for the tyme then presēt in which were offred giftes and sacrifices that coulde not make the worshipper perfect as parteining to the conscience 10 With only meates and drynkes and diuers wasshynges and iustifiynges of the flesshe which were layde vp vntyll the tyme of reformation 11 ☞ But Christe beyng come an hye priest of good thynges that shoulde be by a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with handes that is to say not of this buyldyng 12 Neither by the blood of Goates and Calues but by his owne blood he entred in once into the holy place founde eternall redemption ☜ 13 For if the blood of Oxen of Goates and the asshes of a young Cowe sprinklyng the vncleane sanctifieth to the purifiyng of the flesshe 14 Howe much more the blood of Christe which through the eternall spirite offered hym selfe without spot to God shall purge your conscience frō dead workes to serue the lyuyng God 15 And for this cause is he the mediatour of the newe couenaunt that through death which was for the redemption of the transgressions that were vnder the first couenaunt they whiche are called myght receaue the promise of eternall inheritaunce ☜ 16 For where as is a testament there must also of necessitie be the death of him that maketh it 17 For a
prayed in his prayer that it myght not rayne and it rayned not on the earth by the space of three yeres and sixe monethes 18 And he prayed againe and the heauen gaue rayne the earth brought foorth her fruite 19 Brethren yf any of you do erre from the trueth and another conuert hym 20 Let the same knowe that he which conuerteth the sinner from going astray out of his way shall saue a soule from death and shall hyde the multitude of sinnes ¶ The ende of the epistle of Saint Iames. ⧠The first epistle of Saint Peter the Apostle ¶ The first Chapter 2 He sheweth that through the aboundaunt mercie of God we are elect and regenerate to a lyuely hope 7 and howe fayth must be tried 10 that the saluation in Christe is no newes but a thyng prophecied of olde 13 he exhorteth them to a godly conuersation forasmuch as they are nowe borne a newe by the worde of God 1 PEter an Apostle of Iesus Christ to them that dwell here and there as straungers throughout Pontus Galatia Cappadocia Asia and Bithynia 2 Elect accordyng to the foreknoweledge of God the father vnto the sanctifiyng of the spirite through obedience sprinklyng of y e blood of Iesus Christ Grace peace be multiplied vnto you 3 Blessed be God the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe which accordyng to his aboundaunt mercie begat vs agayne vnto a lyuely hope by that that Iesus Christe rose agayne from death 4 To and inheritaunce immortall and vndefiled and that fadeth not away reserued in heauen for you 5 Which are kept by the power of God through fayth vnto saluation which is prepared alredie to be shewed in the last tyme. 6 In the which ye reioyce though nowe for a season â—yf nede require ye are in heauinesse through manifolde temptations 7 That the triall of your fayth beyng much more precious then golde that perisheth though it be tried with fyre myght be founde vnto laude glorie and honour at the appearyng of Iesus Christe 8 Whom ye haue not seene and yet loue hym in whom euen nowe though ye see hym not yet do you beleue reioyce with ioy vnspeakeable and glorious 9 Receauyng the ende of your fayth euen the saluation of your soules 10 Of which saluation haue y e prophetes enquired searched which prophesied of the grace that should come vnto you 11 Searchyng when or at what tyme the spirite of Christ which was in them shoulde signifie which spirite testified before the passions that should happen vnto Christe and the glorie that shoulde folowe after 12 Vnto which prophetes it was also declared that not vnto them selues but vnto vs they shoulde minister y e thinges which are nowe shewed vnto you of them which by the holy ghost sent downe from heauen haue in the Gospell preached vnto you the thynges which the Angels desire to beholde 13 Wherfore girde vp the loynes of your mynde be sober and trust perfectly on the grace that is brought vnto you by the reuelation of Iesus Christe 14 As obedient chyldren not fashionyng your selues vnto the former lustes of your ignoraunce 15 But as he which called you is holy euen so be ye holy also in all maner of conuersation 16 Because it is written be ye holy for I am holy 17 And yf so be that ye call on the father which without respect of person iudgeeth accordyng to euery mans worke see that ye passe the tyme of your dwellyng here in feare 18 ☞ Forasmuch as ye knowe howe that ye were not redeemed with corruptible thynges as siluer and golde from your vayne conuersation which ye receaued by the tradition of the fathers 19 But with the precious blood of Christ as of a lambe vndefiled without spot 20 Which was ordeyned beforehande euen before the worlde was made but was declared in the last tymes * for your sakes 21 Which by his meanes do beleue on God that raysed hym vp from death and glorified hym that ye might haue fayth and hope towarde God 22 Euen ye which haue purified your soules through the spirite in obeying the trueth with brotherly loue vnfayned see that ye loue one another with a pure heart feruentlye 23 For ye are borne a newe not of mortal seede but of immortal by the worde of God which lyueth and lasteth for euer 24 For all fleshe is as grasse and all the glorie of man is as the flowre of grasse The grasse withereth and the flowre falleth away 25 But the worde of the Lorde endureth euer ☜ And this is the worde which by the Gospell was preached vnto you The .ij. Chapter 1 He exhorteth them to lay aside all vice 4 shewyng that Christe is the foundation whervpon they builde 9 The excellent estate of the Christians 11 he prayeth them to abstayne from fleshlie lustes 13 to obey the rulers 18 howe seruauntes shoulde behaue them selues towarde their maisters 20 he exhorteth to suffer after the ensample of Christe 1 WHerefore lay asyde all maliciousnesse and all guile and faynednesse and enuie and all backbityng 2 And as newe borne babes desire ye y e milke of the worde which is without deceipt that ye may growe therby vnto saluatioÌ„ 3 If so be that ye haue tasted howe gratious the Lorde is 4 To whom ye come as vnto a lyuyng stone disalowed of men but chosen of God and precious 5 And ye as lyuely stones be you made a spirituall house an holy priesthood for to offer vp spirituall sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christe â— Wherefore it is conteyned also in the scripture beholde I put in Sion a stone to be laide in the chiefe corner elect and precious and he that beleueth on hym shall not be confounded 7 Vnto you therfore which beleue he is precious but vnto them whiche beleue not the stone which the buylders refused the same is made the head of the corner 8 And a stone that men stumble at and a rocke wherat they be offended whiche stumble at the worde and beyng disobedient vnto the whiche thing they were euen ordeyned 9 But ye are a chosen generation a royall priesthood an holy nation a peculier people that ye should shewe foorth the vertues of hym that called you out of darknesse into his marueylous lyght 10 Which in time past were not a people but are nowe the people of God which sometime had not obteyned mercy but nowe haue obteyned mercy ☜ 11 ☞ Dearely beloued I beseche you as strauÌ„gers and pilgrimes abstaine from fleshly lustes whiche fight agaynst the soule 12 And see that ye haue honest conuersation among the gentiles that where as they backbite you as euyll doers they may by your good workes whiche they shall see prayse God in the day of visitation 13 Submit your selues therfore vnto al maner ordinaunce of maÌ„ for the Lordes sake whether it be vnto
sinneth hath not seene him neither knowen hym 7 Babes let no man deceaue you He that doeth righteousnes is ryghteous euen as he is righteous 8 He that committeth sinne is of the deuyll for the deuyll sinneth sence the beginning For this purpose appeared the sonne of God to loose the workes of the deuyll 9 Whosoeuer is borne of God sinneth not for his seede remayneth in him and he can not sinne because he is borne of God 10 In this are y e children of God knowē and the chyldren of the deuyll Whosoeuer doth not ryghteousnesse is not of God neither he that loueth not his brother 11 For this is the tidynges that ye heard from the begynnyng that ye shoulde loue one another 12 Not as Cain which was of that wicked and slewe his brother And wherfore slewe he hym Because his owne workes were euyll and his brothers good 13 ☞ Maruayle not my brethren though the worlde hate you 14 We knowe that we are translated from death vnto lyfe because we loue the brethren * He that loueth not his brother abideth in death 15 Whosoeuer hateth his brother is a manslear And ye knowe that no manslear hath eternall life abidyng in hym 16 Hereby perceaue we loue because he layde downe his lyfe for vs we ought to lay downe our lyues for the brethren 17 But who so hath this 〈◊〉 good and seeth his brother haue neede and shutteth vp his compassion from hym◠howe dwelleth the loue of God in hym 18 My babes let vs not loue in worde neither in tongue but in deede and in veritie 19 Hereby we knowe that we are of the trueth and shall assure our heartes before hym 20 For yf our heart condempne vs God is greater then our heart and knoweth all thynges 21 Dearely beloued yf our heart condempne vs not then haue we boldnesse towarde God 22 And whatsoeuer we aske we receaue of hym because we kepe his commaundementes and do those thynges which are pleasyng in his syght 23 And this is his cōmaundement that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe and loue one another as he gaue commaundement 24 And he that kepeth his commaundementes dwelleth in him and he in him and hereby we knowe that he abideth in vs euen by the spirite which he hath geuen vs. ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 Difference of spirites 2 howe the spirite of God may be knowen from the spirite of errour ◠of the loue of God and of our neyghbours 1 DEarly beloued beleue not euery spirite but proue the spirites whether they are of God or not for many false prophetes are gone out into the worlde 2 Hereby shall ye knowe the spirite of God Euery spirite that confesseth that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe is of God 3 And euery spirite which confesseth not that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe is not of God And this is that spirite of antichriste of whom ye haue hearde howe that he shoulde come and euen nowe alredy is he in the worlde 4 Litle chyldren ye are of God haue ouercome them for greater is he that is in you then he that is in the worlde 5 They are of the world therfore speake they of the worlde the world heareth them 6 We are of God He that knoweth God heareth vs he that is not of God heareth vs not Hereby knowe we the spirite of veritie and the spirite of errour 7 Dearely beloued let vs loue one another for loue commeth of God And euery one that loueth is borne of God and knoweth God 8 He that loueth not knoweth not God for ☞ God is loue 9 In this appeared the loue of God to vs warde because God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde that we myght lyue through hym 10 Herein is loue not that we loued God but that he loued vs and sent his sonne to be the agreement for our sinnes 11 Dearely beloued yf God so loued vs we ought also to loue one another 12 No man hath seene God at any time If we loue one another God dwelleth in vs and his loue is perfect in vs. 13 Hereby knowe we that we dwell in hym he in vs because he hath geuen vs of his spirite 14 And we haue seene and do testifie that the father sent the sonne to be the sauiour of the worlde 15 Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the sonne of God in him dwelleth God and he in God 16 And we haue knowen and beleued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue and he that dwelleth in loue dwelleth in God and God in hym 17 Herein is the loue perfect in vs that we shoulde haue boldnesse in the day of iudgement For as he is euen so are we in this worlde 18 There is no feare in loue but perfect loue casteth out feare for feare hath paynefulnesse He that feareth is not perfect in loue 19 We loue hym for he loued vs first 20 If a man say I loue God yet hate his brother he is a lyer For how can he y t loueth not his brother whom he hath seene loue God whō he hath not seene 21 And this commaundement haue we of hym that he which loueth God shoulde loue his brother also ☜ The .v. Chapter 1. Of the fruites of fayth 14.20 The office aucthoritie diuinitie of Christe 21 agaynst images 1 WHosoeuer beleueth that Iesus is Christe is borne of God And euerie one that loueth him which begat loueth hym also which is begotten H. L. of hym 2 By this we knowe that we loue the chyldren of God when we loue God and kepe his commaundementes 3 For this is the loue of God that we kepe his commaundementes and his commaundementes are not greeuous 4 ☞ For all that is borne of God ouercommeth the worlde And this is the victorie that ouercommeth y e worlde euen our fayth 5 Who is it that ouercommeth y e worlde but he which beleueth that Iesus is the sonne of God 6 This Iesus Christe is he that came by water and blood not by water only but by water and blood And it is the spirite that beareth witnesse because the spirite is trueth 7 For there are three which beare recorde in heauen the father the worde and the holy ghost and these three are one 8 And there are three which beare recorde in earth the spirite and water and blood and these three agree in one 9 If we receaue the witnesse of men the witnesse of God is greater For this is the witnesse of God that is greater which he testified of his sonne 10 He that beleueth on the sonne of God hath the witnesse in hym selfe ☞ He that beleueth not God hath made hym a lyer because he beleued not the recorde that God gaue of his sonne 11 And this is the recorde how that God hath geuen vnto vs eternall lyfe and this lyfe is in his sonne
This saith Amen the faythfull and true witnesse the begynnyng of the creatures of God 15 I knowe thy workes that thou arte neither colde nor hotte I woulde thou were colde or hotte 16 So thē because thou art luke warme and neither colde nor hotte I wyll spewe thee out of my mouth 17 Because thou sayest I am riche and increased with goodes and haue neede of nothyng knowest not howe that thou art wretched and miserable and poore and blynde and naked 18 I counsel thee to bye of me gold tryed in the fyre that thou mayest be riche and whyte rayment that thou mayest be clothed that thy fylthie nakednesse do not appeare and annoynt thyne eyes with eye salue that thou mayest see 19 As many as I loue I rebuke and chasten Be feruent therfore repent 20 Beholde I stande at the doore and knocke If any man heare my voyce and open the doore I wyll come in to hym and wyll suppe with hym and he with me 21 To hym that ouercommeth wyll I graunt to sitte with me in my throne euen as I ouercame and haue sitten with my father in his throne 22 Let hym y t hath an eare heare what the spirite sayth vnto the Churches ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 The vision of the maiestie of God 2 He seeth the throne and one syttyng vpon it 8 and .xxiiii. seates about it with .xxiiii. elders syttyng vppon them and foure beastes praysyng God day and nyght 1 AFter this I loked and beholde a doore was open in heauē and the first voyce which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me which saide Come vp hyther and I wyll shewethee thynges which must be fulfylled hereafter 2 And immediatly I was in the spirite and behold a throne was set in heauen and one sate on the throne 3 And he that sate was to loke vppon like vnto a Iasper stone and a Sardine stone and there was a raynebowe about the throne in sight like to an Emeralde 4 And about y e throne were .xxiiij. seates and vpon the seates .xxiiij. elders sitting clothed in whyte rayment and had on their heades crownes of golde 5 And out of the throne proceaded lightnynges and thundrynges and voyces and there were seuē lampes of fire burnyng before the throne whiche are the seuen spirites of God 6 And before the throne there was a sea of glasse lyke vnto cristall and in the myddest of the throne rounde about the throne were foure beastes full of eyes before and behynde 7 And the first beast was lyke a Lion and the seconde beast lyke a Calfe the thirde beast had a face as a Man and the fourth beast was like a fleyng Egle. 8 And the foure beastes had eche one of them sixe wynges about hym and they were full of eyes within and they had no rest day neither night saying Holy holy holy Lorde God almightie which was and is and is to come 9 And when those beastes gaue glorie and honour and thankes to hym that sate on the throne which lyueth for euer and euer 10 The xxiiij elders fell downe before him that sate on the throne and worshipped hym that lyueth for euer and cast their crownes before the throne saying 11 Thou art worthy O Lord to receaue glorie and honour and power for thou hast created all thynges and for thy pleasures sake they are were created ¶ The .v. Chapter 1 He seeth the lambe openyng the booke 8.14 and therfore the foure beastes the xxiiii elders and the angels prayse the lambe and do hym worship 9 for their redemption and other benefites 1 ANd I sawe in the right hande of hym that sate on the throne a booke written within and on the backe syde sealed with seuen seales 2 And I sawe a strong angell whiche preached with a loude voyce Who is worthy to open the booke and to loose the seales therof 3 And no man in heauen nor in earth neither vnder the earth was able to open the booke neither to loke theron 4 And I wept muche because no man was founde worthy to open to reade the booke neither to loke theron 5 And one of the elders sayde vnto me wepe not behold a Lion of the tribe of Iuda the roote of Dauid hath obteyned to open the booke and to loose the seuen seales therof 6 And I behelde and loe in the middes of the throne and of the foure beastes and in the middes of the elders stoode a lambe as though he had ben kylled hauyng seuen hornes seuen eyes whiche are the seuen spirites of God sent into all the worlde 7 And he came and toke the booke out of the right hande of him that sate vpon the throne 8 And when he had taken the booke the foure beastes and .xxiiij. elders fell downe before the lambe hauyng euery one of them harpes and golden vyals full of odours which are the prayers of saintes 9 And they song a newe song saying Thou art worthy to take the booke and to open the seales therof for thou wast kylled and hast redeemed vs to God by thy blood out of al kinrede and tongue and people and nation 10 And hast made vs vnto our God kinges and priestes and we shall raigne on the earth 11 And I beheld and I heard the voyce of many angels about the throne and about the beastes and the elders and hearde thousande thousandes 12 Saying with a loude voyce Worthy is the lambe that was kylled to receaue power and richesse and wisedome and strength and honor and glorie and blessyng 13 And all the creatures whiche are in heauen and on the earth and vnder the earth and in the sea and all that are in them hearde I saying Blessyng honour glorie and power be vnto hym that sitteth vpon the throne and vnto the lambe for euermore 14 And the foure beastes sayde Amen And the .xxiiij. elders fell vpon their faces and worshipped hym that lyueth for euermore ¶ The .vj. Chapter The lambe openeth the fire seales and many thynges folowe the openyng therof so that this conteyneth a generall prophesie to the ende of the worlde 1 AND I sawe when the lambe opened one of the seales and I heard one of the foure beastes say as it were the noyse of thunder come and see and I sawe 2 And behold there was a whyte horse and he that sate on hym had a bowe a crowne was geuen vnto hym and he went foorth conqueryng and for to ouercome 3 And when he had opened the seconde seale I hearde the seconde beast saye come and see 4 And there went out another horse that was redde and power was geuen to him that sate theron to take peace from the earth and that they should kyll one another and there was geuen vnto hym a great sworde 5 And when he had opened the thirde seale I hearde the third beast say come and see And I behelde and loe a blacke horse and he
saying Great and marueylous are thy workes Lorde God almightie iust and true are thy wayes thou kyng of saintes 4 Who shall not feare thee O Lorde and glorifie thy name for thou only art holy And all gentiles shal come and worship before thee for thy iudgemētes are made manifest 5 And after that I loked and beholde the temple of the tabernacle of testimonie was open in heauen 6 And the seuen angels came out of the temple which had the seuen plagues clothed in pure and bryght lynnen and hauing their brestes girded with golden girdels 7 And one of the foure beastes gaue vnto the seuen angels seuen golden vials full of the wrath of God which lyueth for euermore 8 And the temple was full of the smoke of the glorie of God and of his power and no man was able to enter into the temple tyll the seuen plagues of the seuen angels were fulfylled The .xvi. Chapter ◠The angels powre out their vials full of wrath 6 and what plagues folowe therof 15 Admonition to take heede and watche 1 AND I hearde a great voyce out of the temple saying to y e seuen angels Go your wayes powre out your vials of wrath vpon the earth 2 And the first angell went and powred out his vial vpon the earth and there fell a noysome and a sore botch vpon the men which had the marke of the beast and vpon them which worshipped his image 3 And the second angell shed out his vial vpon the sea and it turned as it were into the blood of a dead man and euery lyuyng thyng dyed in the sea 4 And the thirde angell shed out his viall vpon the ryuers and fountaynes of waters and they turned to blood 5 And I hearde the angell of the waters say Lorde which art and wast thou art ryghteous holy because thou hast geuen such iudgementes 6 For they shed out the blood of saintes and prophetes and therfore hast thou geuen them blood to drynke for they are worthie 7 And I heard another out of the aulter say euen so Lorde God almightie true and ryghteous are thy iudgementes 8 And the fourth angell powred out his viall on the sunne power was geuen vnto hym to vexe men with heate of fyre 9 And men boyled in great heate and blasphemed the name of God whiche hath power ouer these plagues they repented not to geue hym glorie 10 And the fifth angell powred out his viall vpon the seate of the beast and his kyngdome waxed darke they gnewe their tongues for sorowe 11 And blasphemed the God of heauen for their sorowe and for theirs sores and repented not of their deedes 12 And the sixt angell powred out his vial vpon the great riuer Euphrates and the water dryed vp that the wayes of the kynges of y e east should be prepared 13 And I sawe three vncleane spirites like frogges come out of the mouth of y e dragon out of the mouth of the beast out of the mouth of the false prophete 14 For they are the spirites of deuyls workyng miracles to go out vnto the kynges of the earth and of the whole worlde to gather them to the battayle of that great day of God almightie 15 Beholde I come as a theefe Happie is he that watcheth and kepeth his garmentes lest he walke naked and men see his fylthynesse 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrue tongue Armagedon 17 And the seuenth angell powred out his viall into the ayre And there came a great voyce out of the temple of heauen from the throne saying it is done 18 And there folowed voyces thundringes lyghtnynges and there was a great earthquake such as was not sence men were vpon the earth so mightie an earquake and so great 19 And the great citie was deuided into three partes and the cities of all nations fell And great Babylon came in remembraunce before God to geue vnto her the cup of the wyne of the fearcenesse of his wrath 20 Euery I le also fledde away and the mountaynes were not founde 21 And there fell a great hayle as it had ben talentes out of heauen vpon the men and the men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hayle for the plague therof was exceadyng great ⧠The .xvij. Chapter 3 The discription of the great whore 8 her sinnes and punishment 14 The victorie of the lambe 1 AND there came one of the seuē angels which had the seuen vials talked with me saying vnto me Come I wyll shewe vnto thee the iudgement of the great whore that sitteth vpon many waters 2 With whom haue committed fornication the kynges of the earth and the inhabiters of the earth are dronken with the wyne of her fornication 3 So he caryed me away in the spirite into the wildernesse And I sawe a woman sit vpon a scarlet coloured beast ful of names of blasphemie which had seuen heades and ten hornes 4 And the woman was arayed in purple and scarlet colour and decked with golde precious stone and pearles and had a cup of golde in her hande full of abhominations and fylthynesse of her fornication 5 And in her forehead was a name written a misterie great Babylon the mother of whoredome abhominations of the earth 6 And I sawe y e woman dronken with the blood of the martirs of Iesus And when I sawe her I wondred with great maruayle 7 And the angell sayde vnto me wherfore maruaylest thou I wyll shewe thee the misterie of the woman and of the beast that beareth her which hath seuen heades and ten hornes 8 The beast that thou seest was and is not and shall ascende out of the bottomlesse pyt and shall go into perdition and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder whose names are not written in the booke of lyfe from the begynnyng of the world when they beholde the beast that was and is not and yet is 9 And here is a mynde that hath wisdome The seuen heades are seuen mountaynes on whiche the woman sitteth They are also seuen kynges 10 Fyue are fallen one is and another is not yet come And whē he commeth he must continue a short space 11 And the beast that was and is not is euen the eyght and is one of the seuen and shall go into destruction 12 And the ten hornes which thou sawest are ten kynges which haue receaued no kyngdome as yet but shall receaue power as kynges at one houre with the beast 13 These haue one mynde and shal geue their power strength vnto the beast 14 These shall fyght with the lambe and the lambe shall ouercome them For he is Lorde of Lordes and Kyng of Kynges and they that are on his syde are called and chosen and faythfull 15 And he sayde vnto me The waters which thou sawest where the whore sitteth are people and folke nations and tongues 16 And the ten hornes which
sense but by the worde and spirite of God Or of the children of men 〈…〉 v. b. Or praised (a) He speaketh here accordyng to the iudgement of y e fleshe which can not well abyde persecution and trouble (b) The more perfect that y e worke is the more it is enuied of the wicked (c) For idlenesse destroyeth hym selfe (d) Mutuall societie is both comfortable necessarie for a mans lyfe “ Or and wyll not receaue admonition Gen. xii b. 1. Reg. 16. c. (e) Men seke rather to plese and to come in to fauour with hym that shall succeede into the place of honour then with him that doth occupie the present estate (f) The people wyll not be long pleased with hym that occupieth the place of honour (g) We must direct our fayth prayer and workes by the worde of God and not by a blinde or wicked intent (a) Be not rashe in speakyng of the maiestie of God or in vowyng and praying to God Deu. xx ii e Baruc. vi c. (b) We ought to vowe those thynges the which tendeth to the glory of God which are in our power to perfourme (c) In promising that which thou 〈◊〉 not able to perfourme Or by inteâ—rate eatyng drynkyng â–ª or by saying that you sinned not voluntarily but of necessitie makyng God the aucthour of sinne (d) Dreames are not to be credited but God is to be feared (e) Meanyng that God will redresse these thynges and therfore we must depende vpon hym (f) The decay of husbandry is the decay of the prince (g) A plague of the coueâ—ous man Iob. i d. 1. 〈◊〉 vi b. (h) That is in vayne and without profite (i) Man by reason can comprehende nothyng better in this life then to vse the gyftes of God soberly and comfortably for to knowe farther is a speciall gyft of God reuealed by his spirite (a) The wicked couetous man by many kynde of offences wanteth y e honour of a christian mans buryal either by murtheryng hym selfe or by such other kynde of offence (b) That is to death meanyng that he is nothyng better then the vntimely fruite “ Or for his mouth (c) That is that he knoweth howe to vse his riches well in the iudgement of the wyse (d) It is better to be content with that God hath geuen thâ—â— to folowe 〈…〉 wyll beâ—fied (f) That is with God who wyll teache hym that he is mortall Prou. xxii a Canti i. a. (a) Because that this corporall death is the entring in to life euerlasting (b) The house of mourning put vs in mind of death and so to examine and amende our liues (c) The heart of a sinner is sooner refourmed by an angrie countenaunce then by a smiling Prou. xvii a (d) Thornes in the fire crackleth for a whyle but they are soone gone out (e) Good dayes are not to be esteemed by prosperitie but by vertue and true religion as the dayes of Christe are better then the former dayes of Moyses (f) No man can make him see or go whoÌ„ God hath appointed to be borne blinde or 〈◊〉 (g) That no man can finde fault with Gods doinges (h) Meaning that the cruel tirauntes put the innocent to death spare the wicked (i) Folow not thy good intent in those thinges which be contrary to Gods commaundement or punishe not euery light fault with extremitie (k) Be not wyse in thyne owne conceipt (l) Depart quickly from that that is wicked (m) Take heede of these admonitions iii. Re. viii c. ii Par. vi g. Prou. xx d. i. Iohn i. d. Iob. xxviii c Prou. vii d. (n) A shrewde woman is escaped only by the grace of God Or my soule seeketh (o) Solomon hauing a thousande wiues founde not one that was perfectly good (p) And so are cause of their owne destruction (a) That is getteth to him fauour “ Or strength (b) Withdraw not thy selfe lightly from the kynges obedience Iob. xi b. Leu. xviii a. (c) As commeth often tymes to tirauntes and wicked rulers d That is the vngodly hath ben praysed after their buriall (e) That is the holy men after their buriall grow out of memorie (f) Where â—uâ—tice is delayed there sinne raigneth (g) Thâ—s he speaketh in the person of a carnall man By 〈◊〉 outwarde thing in this life no man knoweth whether he is loued or hated of God (b) Prosperitie and aduersitie commeth in this life as well to the godly as to the wicked (c) This prouerbe is the saying of the Epicures the whiche beleueth not the immortalitie of the soule (d) Repentaunce after this life is to late and vnprofitable (e) The wicked flatter them selues to be in Gods fauour whatsoeuer they do for that they do abounde in prosperitie Math. vi b. Prou. v. c. (f) There is no tyme of working or repentaunce after this life (g) Thus the wicked worldlinges are deceaued attributing to fortune the which is ordered by the secrete prouidence of god for that the rewarde according to mens doinges is not in this life but chiefly in the life to come (h) A prayse of wyse men “ Or hearde Sâ—pi vi a. i. Reg xvii e ii Re. xxii c. (a) A wyse man doth thinges aptly and with good consideration but a foole doth contrary Or and beyng a foole hym self esteemeth all other men as â—ooles Rom. xii b. (b) Riche in wysdome and vertue “ Or the earth Pro. xxvi d. Eccl. xxvii d (c) Arte helpeth nature (d) The foolishe wyll discusse high mâ—ters and know not his owne duetie (e) A chylde in affection and maners and voyde of graue counselâ— Psal ciiii b. (f) Treason can not be wrought so secretly but it wil be knowen (a) Be liberall to the poore though it seeme to be cast into the sea yet it shall profite thee at the last (b) Distribute thy almes to any that haue neede without respect of persons In what state man dyeth in that shal he be iudged at the latter day of iudgement (c) So behaue thy selfe in all worldly affayres that thou remember alwayes the counte that thou must make to God for the same at the day of iudgement (a) The handes (b) The thighes (c) The teeth (d) The eyes (e) The mouth (f) The châ—wes (g) At the crowing of the â—ocke (h) The eares (i) When he shal be afraide to climbe (k) Of stumbling (l) The white head (m) When he shal be able to beare no burden n His graue (o) Lamenting the dead (p) The marowe in the backe bone (q) The yelowe skinne that couereth the brayne (r) The two great vaynes (Å¿) The liuer (t) The head (u) The heart Eccle. i. a. Hebr. iiii c. (x) Auctoures of gatheringes he calleth wise men because they gather the sayinges of the wiser â–ª sort of men in their booke (a) The Churche desireth y e peace of Christe (b) Christes mercy to set foorth by preaching The maydens that is they that are pure in heart (d) Priuie chaumber that is his secretes
ix a. Ioh. xv d. Iohn xiiii d and xv d. Actes ii a. () Or coÌ„uince (a) That when the world shal se after his asceÌ„sâ—on the power of his spirite shewed vpon the apostles by hym 〈◊〉 shal be coÌ„peâ—ed in consâ—e â—o confesse thâ—t he was iust and that he was 〈…〉 â–ª Math. xi d. xxviii d. Luk. x. d. Iohn iii. d. Iohn â–ª vii d. Math. xi d. xxviii d. Luk. x. d. Iohn iii. d. Iohn â–ª vii d. Iohn xx â— (b) By the power of the holy spirite which I wyl sende to you wherby your heartes shal be comforted â–ª (c) They weâ— not yet induced to the certayne knowledge that â—e was the only mediatour â— therfore that whiche they asked before was nothing â–ª in respecte of that whiche they shoulde aske obtaine by fayth wheÌ„ their knowledge was grounded â–ª that he was â—scended Zaâ— xiii c. Math. xvi c Mar. xiiii c. Iohn xiiii b ☞ Iohn xiii d. i Iohn i. a. Iohn xix f. () That is to the Apostles (a) That is the reprobate that seke the worlde 〈◊〉 not Chriâ—te (b) That theâ— may be ioyned together in loue vnitie of loue fayth and spirite Ioh. xviii b. (c) That is Iudas Iscariot Psal cix a. Iohn xv c. Sapien. ii d. Math. vi b. Luk. xi a. Galath iii. d Iohn xii d. (d) That is after they haue fulfylled their course in this lyfe they may enioy eternall lyfe Mâ—â—â—â— Lukâ— xâ—â— â–ª Math. 26. d. Mar. xiii d. Luk. xxii d. (a) The apoâ—â—les and disciples that are with me Ioh. xvii b. Mat xxvi â— Gene. ix â— Iohn xi f. Mat. xxvi f (b) Thhat is Iohn Mar. xiiii â— Luk. xxii g. 〈◊〉 xxiii â— Iohn xiiâ— d. Math. 27. â— Mark· xv a. Luk. xxiii a (c) Because the Romanes had takeÌ„ that auctoritie froÌ„ them Math. xx a. Math. 27 b. Mark xv a. Luk. xxiii b Iohn vi b. Math. 27. c. Mark xv a. Luk. xxiii c Actes iii. c. Math 2â— c. Mark xv b Math. 27 c. Mark xv a. Luk xxiii d â—eui xxiii c Iohn v. b. Sapien. vi a. â—ohn iii. d. Rom. xiii a. Math. 27. d. Mark xv c. Luk. xxiii e Act. xvii b. Act. xvii b. Math. 27. d. Mark xv c. Luk. xxiii c Hebr. xiii c. Math 27 d. Mâ—rk xv c. Luk. xxiii â— Math. 27. d. Mark xv c. Luk. xxiii â— Psal xxii a. Iohn xiii a. (a) That is Iohn Psal lxix e. Math. 27. f. Mark xv d. Iohn xvii a (b) The misterie of mans redemption saluation is perfected by the only sacrâ—fice of Christâ— the promise to the fathers fulfylled the ceremonies of the law endeâ— (c) Because they were not yet dead for that was their custome 〈◊〉 xâ— g. â—â—m ix b. Zach. xii c. Math. 27. g. Mark xv d. Luk. xxâ—â—◠☞ () That is of the weeke Math. 27. a. Lu. xxiiii a. Mark xvi a Iohn xiii c. Luke 24. a. Psal xvi b. Actes ii b. Luke 24. 〈…〉 to much to his 〈◊〉 presence â— therfore he puâ—led â—er from outward and eâ—terne officers towarde his bodylye presense a wylled her to be myndfull of his ascenâ—ion Lu. xxiiii d () Or weeke (b) He came in miraculously to geâ—e the Apostles comfort as also an outward taste and sure argumeÌ„t of his diuinitie â–ª that by his notable miracle he might coÌ„firme the Apostles in the fayth of his resurrection Iohn xi b. Iohn xxi g (c) The scripture written is sufficient to confirme our faith vnto saluation by Christe ☞ Iohn â— f () Or. Siteâ— Luk. â— â— Iohn xiiâ—â— Luk xxâ—â—â— () Or sonne of Ioanna Iohn xvi g. Iohn xiii d. Actes xii a. Ioh. xiii c. and .xix. c. Iohn xx g. ☞ Iohn xx a. and xxi c. Lu. xxiiii g Iohn iiii d. xv d. xvi b. Iohn i. â— Math. â—4 c. Lu. xxiii â— â–ª Acte â— a. Acte â—â— Iohn xv â— Mark xvi â— Luâ— xx◠〈◊〉 vii d. Math 24. ◠〈◊〉 xxv c. Mark xiii c Luk. xvii ◠〈◊〉 xxi c. Apoc. i. b. Math. x. a. Mark iii. c. Luk. vi e. (a) That is of men for men are wont namely to be counted when they are numbred Math. 26. b. Mar. xiiii e. Luk. xxii e. Math. x. a. Mark i. c. Luk. iii. c. Math. 26. b. Mar. xiiii e. Luk. xxii e. Math. x. a. Mark i. c. Luk. iii. c. (b) It is called y e rewarde or iniquitie because the wicked Iewes gaue the rewarde and the wicked Iudas receaued y e reward to shedde the blood of christ that innocent lambe Psal lxix f. Psal â—ix a. (c) That is to say after the language of the Hebrewes he had his conuersation and lyued with vs 1 Par. 28. b. Psal vii c. (d) Lottes for chosing of officers or deuidyng of inheritaunce grounde or goodes are alowed of god as appeareth in the holye scriptures lottes stay strife sayth SolomoÌ„ But lottes of diuinatioÌ„ to know supersticiously of thynges to come are disalowed of god and vtterly forbidden ☞ Deut. xvi b. Leu. xxiii e. Actes iiii f. and .xi. b 〈…〉 that the 〈…〉 and also in y e heareâ—s In the speakers for that they speaking the Hebrue tongue â–ª dyd well perceaue y e straungers of diuers nations and languages dyd vnderstande them And in the bearers for that euery man hearde sensibly his owne countrâ—y language out of the Apostles speakyng in their mother toÌ„gue (b) That is such as were conuerted to the Iewes religion and whose auncetours were no Iewes (c) The Iewes count the houre of the day from sixe of the clocke in y e mornyng to six at night â–ª Therfore the thirde houre after y e Iewes computation is our nyne of the clocke Ioel. ii g. Math. 27. e. Luk. xxiii f Rom. x. c. Psal xv â— iii Reg. ii b. Actes i. a. Psal cx a. Mat. xxii d Luk. iii. b. (d) By felowship â–ª is meant 〈◊〉 companying together in practising y e workes of charitie in tendering helâ—ing one an other is disposyng by aimes their goodes to shewn by neyghbour By breakyng of bread is meÌ„t y e misterie wherein our sauiour Christ doth communicate and distribute vnto vs his body blood by his blessed Sacrament of bread and wyne where is represented to y e eyes of our fayth the breakyng of Christes bodye and the sheadyng of his blood Math. ix a. iii. Reg. vi a. Iohn ii c. Actes v â— (a) He correcteth the abâ—se of man which attribute to mans holynesse which only appertayneth to God Math. 27. a. Mark xv a. Luk. xxiii a Math. 27. e. Ioh. xviii g. Math. iiii c. 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 when y e godly which in this worlde are tuâ—moyled and troubled shoulde fynde rest and quietnesse Deu. xviii c Actes vii e. (c) So they are called because they came of the same stoâ—keâ— and therfore were heyâ—es of the same promise which appertayneth to the whole body of the people Gen. xii a. Exod. ii c. Mat. xxi â— Actes vii d. Math. i. e. Philip ii b. (a) Christe is called y e chiefe
corner or corner stone because the Iewes and the Gentiles are ioyned together and builded vpon hym by fayth and made one Churche (b) Neither Saint nor Angel nor workes nor ought els can saue but Christ alone Iohn xi f. Actes v. g. Psal ii a Actes xvi f. Actes ii a. and .xix. b. Actes ii g. and .v. b. Actes i. d. Math. xvi d iii Reg. vi a. Iohn x. e. Actes iii. b. (a) God at the first publishyng of his Gospell wrought wonders by these thynges that seemed trifles to the worlde which thyngs as they were done for a time so nowe the lyke must not be loked for Actes iiii a. Actes xii a and .xvi. f. Actes iiii d. (b) By this speache they meane y t they would charge them as gâ—â—ty of Christes blood that was shed Math. 27. â— Actes iiii d. Act. xxii â— Luk. xiâ—â— Act. iiii d. Math. v. b. i. Tim. iii. c. Apoca. ii b. Nu. xxvii d i. Tim. iiii d ii Tim. i. b. (a) Or â—ledge 〈◊〉 in y e citie 〈…〉 were erect many honor scooles wherein the youth of the Iewes and straungers were instructed as nowe adayes are vsed in our vniuersities (b) The wicked setteth foorth false witnesses when they by reasâ—nyng caÌ„not preuayle agaynst the trueth And thus malice seketh false Christes when the trueth fayleth her Gen. xii d. Gene. xii b. Gene. xv c. Exod. xii f. (a) This is not to be vnderstand that they should be euyl intreated y e whole foure hundred yere but by excesse of speach called hyperbole is signified y t they should be euyl intreated within y e space of foure hundred yeres Ge. xxxvii f Sapi. x. c. Gen. xi c. Gen. xl g. Gene. xlv a. Gene. xlvi a Gen. xlix d Gen. xxiii d (b) Here appeareth an errour For AbrahaÌ„ seemeth to be put in yeâ—â—rt in y e stede of Iacob For Iacob bought the sepulchre of Emor and not Abraham who boughte before a fielde of Ephron Gene. xix b Exod. ii c. Math. xxi c Actes iii. b. Exod. ii c. Exod. iii. a. () Moyses Exod. iii. d. Mat. xxii c Mark xii c. Luke xx c. Iosue â— d. Exod. ii â— Deu xviii c Actes iii. d. Exod. xix Gâ—â—â— iii c. Exod. 32 a. Rom. i. c. Amos. v. d. Iere. vii c (c) God toke their offerynges to be abhominable vtterly none at all partlye for that they offred with a dissemblynge heart and a wicked lyfe and partlye because they mingled together the seruice deuysed by man with y e true seruice of God Exo. xxv d Actes viii Iosue iii. a. Psalm 89. c 3. Reg vi â— Act. xvii f. (d) Here is reproued the grosse dulnes of the people who vaynely fantasied that Gods power was conteyned within the temple â–ª which is the place of my rest not the house built with mennes handes but an humble a quiet spirite whiche trembleth at my holye worde Deut. ix d. Iohn vii b. Actes xv b. Iohn vii b. Actes xv b. Psa 3. Reg. xxi d Psalm 31. a. (e) He prayed for himselfe standyng but prayinge for his enemies he kneeled downe meanyng therby first that their great iniquitie required a greater a more feruent prayer secondly he declareth his myghtie charitie praying so earnestly for his enemies Act. xxii d. Math. x. c. Actes xi g. Actes ix a. i Cor. xv b. Galath i. c. Math. xvi d (a) 〈…〉 ghost sufficientlye tâ—â—ching their saluatation but for further coÌ„firmation of Christes reâ—gion nowe newely seâ—te foorth the manifest and â—â—wont 〈◊〉 of the holye ghost appeared among the Christians by laying on of y e handes of the apostles Math. x b (b) Thou art fulfylled with melancoly and enuie Thou woldest haue doynges with the hyghest other wise thou canst not be quiet (c) Through the desire of money and colourable couetousnes Take heede ye symoniaks that onlye for lyuyng enter into the unmisierie 3 Reg. 〈…〉 Iohn xii c. Acteâ— x g. (a) Saul breathed and blusâ—red with rage and crueltie agaynst Christes Church whiche declareth wherevnto man is led by his rash zeale â–ª before he hath the true knowledge of God Act. xxi b. 〈…〉 Actes ii f. (b) 〈…〉 though 〈◊〉 for â—tible fleshe was amased 〈◊〉 heauenlye thynges and 〈…〉 written in the .xxij. Chapter For they hearde a voyce 〈…〉 Act. xxi g. Act. viii a. i. Cor. vv b. Galath i. c. Act. xxi c. ii Cor. xi c f Act. xxii c. Act. xxi c. ii Cor. xi c f Act. xxii c. i. Cor. xii a. i. Reg. xix f Actes xxi â— Math. ix b. Mark ii b. Luk. v. c. Iohn v. b. Actes iii. b. (c) Tabitha is called Dorcas Dorcas signifieth a roâ— Buck a beast of sharp syght Such an one was Tabitha to this effect that she being on earth farre from heauen dyd beholde heauenly thinges drewe neare vnto heauen with godly workes 3. Reg. xvi d 4. Reg. iiii f Luk. vii c. (a) The 〈…〉 but 〈◊〉 faith 〈…〉 not 〈…〉 9 therâ— as Bedetâ— noteth 〈◊〉 fayth whereby 〈…〉 and almes pleased GOD. For saith he he came not to â—rth through workes but to workes thorough fayth 〈…〉 4 〈…〉 f (b) This visioÌ„ doth teach manyfold misteries First y t the restraint of meates made vnto the Iewes â—s taken awaye byndeth not y e Christians For nowe to the cleane all meates are 〈◊〉 Secondly the graces and gyftes of God 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 who before this 〈…〉 is open to all that is inclosed in the sheete which is the 〈…〉 of God Gen. xix a. Actes xi b. (c) Cornelius dyd reuerence Peter more then he ought to haue done supposyng him eyther to be a God eyther to be endued with such power vertue for the which he shoulde be honoured as God Deut. viii a. ii Par. xix c Rom. ii b. Ephe. vi b. Math. iiii b. Esai lxi a. Luk. iiii c. Luk. xxiii d Iohn xxii b Math. 28. d â–ª Esaias liii d. Actes ii a. Actes viii f. Deut. vii a. Actes x. b. Leuit. xi a. Deut. xiiii â— (a) What meates soeuer y e Iews vsed contrary to y e lawe of Gods lawe they called it commâ—â— or vncleane Actes x. d. Actes ii a. Iohn i. d. Actes i. a. (b) To be baptized with y e holy ghost is to receaue the visible graces and gyftes of the holy ghost Actes viii a. Actes xiii â— (c) Not for that they were the first Christians but for that y e people both of the Iewes and Gentiles grewe into one body and were more bolde freely to confesse the fayth of Christe (d) By these wordes saint Luke doth signifie that the spirite of God was the aucthour of this prophesie that therby we myght vnderstande y e knowledge not to be gathered either of the course of the starres or any other natural causes ☞ Math. iiii e. Actes v. d. Actes v. d. Actes i. b. (a) For theâ— did knowe by Gods worde that Angels were appoynted to defende the faythfull also in those dayes they were accustomed to see such
strong â–ª we mayâ— knowe what 〈◊〉 our libertie 〈◊〉 we be weake we may â—eâ—ne to 〈◊〉 dayly Actes 〈…〉 Esai lxv e. Philip. ii b. Math. xv b. Actes x. b. i Tim. iiii a. Mark vii d. Tituâ— i d. Fayth â–ª is here taken for a 〈◊〉 perswasion of the christian libertie in thinges indifferenâ— (d) This sentence both Augustine and Origen do take to be generally meant of all mens workes whatsoeuer they be whiche proceade not of a ryght conscience and an vndoubted fayth grounded vpon the worde of God Galath vi a (a) To edifie signifieth to do 〈◊〉 maner of â—â—â—es to our neâ—ghbour eyther to bryng hym to christ or yf he be â—â—â—ne that he may go forwarde in vertue â–ª Leuit. xix d Deut. xx f. 2 Reg. 22. d. Psal xviii g Deut. xx f. 2 Reg. 22. d. Psal xviii g Deut. 32. f. Psal cxvii a Esaias xi a. (b) He calleth here the offeryng of the gentiles the people of the gentiles whoÌ„ he won to god by the preachyng of y e Gospell (c) In other mans foundation he calleth here the churches that wer taught and instructed of other apostles Act. xi d. (d) That is â–ª to carry to the poore saintes that lyued at Hierusalem â–ª the almes that he gathered for theÌ„ among the gentiles wheâ—e he preached (e) That is when I shall faythfully delyuer it to theÌ„ â–ª as it were sealed most surely By fruite he meaneth almes whiche is the fruite of the fayth of those that had receaued the Gospell i. Coâ— xiiâ— â— (a) In y t primatiue church auncient widdowes and other vertuous women were chosen appoynted to minister vnto the nedy and therfore called ministers not because they had any publique auctoritie to teach in the congregation â–ª ii Cor. xii â— (b) This was a signe of amitie among the Iewes whiche S. Paul wylleth to be holy that is â–ª that it come from a mynde full of godly charitie (c) Ther are two markes to knowe the false apostles bye The one is when they leaue Christe serue theiâ— belly The other â–ª when they regarde not the holye scripture but preache lyes their owne fantasies Act xâ—x â— (a) Made holy by thee free mercy and callyng of God Rom. i. a. Galath i. a. () Or. conâ—â—â—e (b) For there is no condemâ—â—tion to theÌ„ 〈…〉 Christ 〈◊〉 Nu. xxiii e. i. Cor. x. c. Act. xviii d i. Cor. iii a. and .xvi. c. (c) When meÌ„ shoulde â—teribâ—te that vnto eloqueÌ„ce whiche onlye belongeth to the power of God Rom. i. b. Esai xxix d Esaias 33. c. Math. viii d Luke xi d. Iohn vi d. (a) That is the Gospell wherby God doth manifest hym selfe to the worlde or whereof God is the aucthor and witnesse Actes xiii d Esai lxiii â— Rom. viii a. (b) Mannes mynde â–ª which vnderstaÌ„deth and iudgeth Esaias xl c. Rom. xi c. (c) That is Christes spirite (a) Beyng ingraffed in Christe by fayth we begyn to moue by his spirite and as we profite in fayth we growe vp to a ripe age And here â—et him take hede that teacheth lest for mylke he geue poâ—soÌ„ For mylke strong meate in 〈◊〉 are one but only 〈◊〉 in maner â—ourme Ephe. ii d. (b) He reproueth the miniâ—ters of Corinth â–ª as teachers of curious doctrines questions Mat. xvi c. 1. Cor. vi d. Iob. v. b. (c) WheÌ„ they them selues are entangled in the same snares whiche they layde for others (d) But in God who worketh by his ministers to his owne glorie and the comfort of his Churche Deu. xxix d (a) Whether I haue great giftes or litle sewe or many â–ª (b) To wyt froÌ„ other meÌ„ preferreth thee Psa lxiiii d. Rom. viii f. (c) By this bytter tauntyng in abâ—ectyng hymselfe and exaltyng the Corinthians he maketh them ashamed of their vayne glorie () Or houre Actes xx â— i Theâ—â— ii Theâ—â— Act. xviii c. Heb. vi a. (d) Of the holy ghost (a) Who wold thynke that you wold suffer y e mischiefe vnpunyshed which y e most barbarous nations abhorre to speake of Leui. xviii d Math. 18. d. (b) Seyng you suffer such monstruous vices vnpunysshed â— Thes iii b Deut. xiii b “ Or against (a) He calleth them vniust whosoeuer are not sanctified in Christ Mat. vii d. Gal. v d. Eph. v. a Or extoâ—â—rs Eccle. 37· d. i. Cor. x. c. (b) For we are suâ—iect to those thinges which we can not want (c) They abused meates both in y t they offended other therby also prouoked their owne lustes to vnclearesse i. Cor. iii c. Gene. ii d. Matth xix Mark x. a. Eph. v. g. (a) Or expedient because mariage thorow mans corruptioÌ„ â–ª and not by gods institution â–ª bringeth â—aâ—es and troubles Tob. vi d. Ioel. ii d. (b) He sheweth that he coÌ„maundeth not precisely all meÌ„ to marrie but that God hath graunted this remedie vnto them which can not liue chast i. Tim. v. c. Mat. v. e. and xix a. (c) They that are borne of either of the pareÌ„tes faithfull are also counted members of Christes church because of the promise Eph. iiii a. i. Tim. vi â— (d) Or sincerely as in the presence of God Esâ— lx b. i Iohn ii c. Mat. vi d. Luk. vi c. (e) That is that she should mary to auoyde fornication Rom. vii a. () Or by the lawe of maryage Actes v. c. () Or taught i. Cor. x c. (a) which being idols yet are esteemed of men as Lordes and Seigneours i. Cor. viii g. (b) By thyne example with out any grossd of doctrine (c) which eateth against his conscieÌ„ce Rom. 14 d. Act. xi a. (a) I neede to further declaration but the workes that I haue wrought among you (b) Or a sister a wife Sainte Paule vseth none other worde to expresse a wyfe then 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vallâ— what needeth it to adde a woman where was promised a sister wherfore I thâ—nke sayth he it ought to be translated a wyfe specially because it is expressed in the singuler number 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The olde translation printed transposeth the wordes saying Mulierem sotorem where the most old written copies constantly haue Sotorem mulierem as all the Greke copies 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Deu. xxv b i. Timo. v c. Roma xv f. Gal. vi b. Act. xx g. Mat. x. b. Actes xx g (c) The Greke worde 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth a guidaunce bestowing or distribution of thinges as it were to the profite of an housholde Act. xvi â— Gal. ii a. i. Cor. x. â— 2. Tim. 4. b. i. Pet. v. b. (d) Lest 〈◊〉 shoulde be reproued of men when they should see him do contrarie or contempâ—e that thinâ— which he taught others to do () That is into Moyses sawe as some reade Or as S. Augustine readeth by Moyses (a) That is Manna whiche was the outwarde signe or Sacrament of the spiritual grace () Or the same Mat. xvi c. (b) That is signified Christe as all Sacramentes do
after and the people which shal be borne shall prayse the Lorde 17 For he hath loked downe from his high sanctuarie out of heauen did God beholde the earth 18 That he might heare the mourninges of such as be in captiuitie and delyuer the children of death 19 That they may declare y e name of God in Sion and his prayse at Hierusalem 20 When people were gathered together kyngdomes to serue God he afflicted my strength in the way he shortened my dayes 21 But I say O my God take me not away in the middest of myne age as for thy yeres they endure throughout all generations 22 Thou hast before tyme layde the foundation of the earth and the heauens are the worke of thy handes 23 They shall perishe but thou wylt remayne styll they all shall waxe olde as doth a garment and as a vesture thou wylt chaunge them and they shal be chaunged 24 But thou art and thy yeres can not fayle the children of thy seruauntes shal dwell and their seede shal be maynteyned in thy syght ¶ The argument of the .ciii. psalme ¶ The prophete stirreth vp hym selfe and all that is within hym to blesse God for such benefites as both he hym selfe and all the Israelites haue at his handes receaued in that he pardoneth their sinne redeemeth them from death and maketh his holy wyll knowen vnto them beyng men miserable and of a short lyfe Finally he calleth vpon angels and all sortes of men with all their power to blesse God who is kyng of heauen and earth 1 BLesse God O my soule and all that is within me prayse his holy name 2 Blesse God O my soule and forget not all his benefites 3 Who forgeueth all thy wickednesse and healeth all thine infirmities 4 Who redeemeth thy lyfe from destruction and crowneth thee with mercie and louyng kyndnesse 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good thynges causyng thy youth lyke an Egles to be renued 6 God executeth iustice and iudgement for all them that are oppressed with wrong 7 He made his wayes knowen vnto Moyses his workes vnto the children of Israel 8 God is full of compassion and pitie loth to be angry and exceedyng great in mercie 9 He vseth not to continue in chydyng neither reserueth he his anger for euer 10 He dealeth not with vs accordyng to our sinnes nor rewardeth vs according to our wickednesse 11 For accordyng to the hyghnesse of heauen aboue the earth his mercie preuayleth to them that feare hym 12 Loke howe farre distaunt the east is from the west so farre a sunder setteth he our sinnes from vs. 13 Yea lyke as a father pitieth his owne children euen so is God mercifull vnto them that feare hym 14 For he knoweth wherof we be made he remembreth that we are but dust 15 The dayes of man are as the dayes of an hearbe he florisheth as a flowre in the fielde 16 For the winde passeth ouer it and it is no more seene and the place therof knoweth it no more 17 But the mercifull goodnesse of God endureth for euer and euer vpon them that feare hym and his righteousnesse vpon childers children 18 Euen vpon such as kepe his couenaunt and thinke vpon his commaundementes to do them 19 God hath prepared his seate in heauen and his kyngdome ruleth ouer all 20 Blesse God O ye his angels mightie in operation who fulfyll his worde in hearkening vnto the voyce of his word 21 Blesse God all ye his hoastes you his ministers that do his pleasure 22 Blesse God all you his workes in all places of his dominion O my soule blesse thou God The argument of the .ciiij. psalme ¶ The prophete blesseth God the creatour and gouernour of all thinges by whose prouidence man beast hath the vse of the ayre cloudes angels earth hilles valleys bread drinke trees sunne moone day nyght and sea 1 MY soule blesse thou God O God my Lord thou art become exceeding great thou hast put on glory and maiestie 2 Who is decked with light as it were with a garment spreadyng out the heauens like a curtayne 3 Who seeleth his vpper chaumbers with waters and maketh the cloudes his charriot and walketh vpon the wynges of the wynde 4 He maketh his angels spirites and his ministers a flaming fire 5 He hath layde the earth sure vpon her foundations that it can neuer moue at any tyme. 6 Thou coueredst it with the deepe lyke as with a garment the waters stande vpon the hilles 7 At thy rebuke they flee at the noyse of thy thunder they bluster downe apace 8 The hilles mount aloft and the valleys settle downe beneath vnto the place where thou hast layde a foundation for them 9 Thou hast set them their boundes which they shall not passe neither shall they returne agayne to couer the earth 10 Who also causeth the springes which runne betweene the hilles to flowe into the riuers 11 All beastes of the fielde drinke therof and the wylde asses quench their thirst 12 The foules of the ayre haue their habitation nigh vnto them singing out of the midst of the bowes of trees 13 He watereth the hilles from aboue the earth is replenished with the fruite of thy workes 14 He causeth grasse to growe for cattell * and hearbes for the vse of man 15 That he may bryng foorth foode out * of the earth both wine that maketh glad the heart of man and oyle to make hym haue a chearefull countenaunce also bread to strengthen mans heart 16 The trees of God be satisfied euen the Cedars of Libanus which he hath planted 17 Wherin the birdes make their nestes in the fyrre trees the storke buyldeth 18 The high hilles are a refuge for goates and so are the stonie rockes for comes 19 He hath made the moone for certayne seasons and the sunne knoweth his goyng downe 20 Thou makest darknes and it is night wherein all the beastes of the forrest do go abrode 21 The Lions do roare after a pray and in seeking their meate of God 22 When the sunne ariseth they recoyle backe and lay them downe to rest in their dennes 23 Man goeth foorth to his worke and to do his seruice vntyll the euening 24 O God howe manyfolde are thy workes thou hast made them al in wisdome the earth is ful of thy ryches 25 So is the sea it selfe large and wyde in compasse wherein are thinges creeping innumerable both small and great beastes 26 There go the shippes and there is that Leuiathan whom thou hast made to take his pastime therin 27 These wayte all vpon thee that thou mayest geue them meate in due season 28 When thou geuest it them they gather it and when thou openest thyne hand they are filled with that which is good 29 When thou hydest thy face they are troubled when thou takest away their spirite they dye and are turned agayne to their dust 30 When thou sendest