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
repentaunce to the which he doth inuite and stirre vs at the very beginning of his preaching and with sure trust to the throne of his grace with this beliefe that we shall obtayne mercie For therefore came he into the worlde that he mought saue sinners by his grace This is veryly Christe Iesus which shall come at a certaine time appoynted by his father and shall sit in great maiestie to iudge all men and to render to euery man the workes of his body according to that he hath done whether it be good or euill And he shall say to them which shal be on the right side which in this worlde did loke for the good thinges to come that is to say lyfe euerlasting Come ye blessed of my father enioy the kingdome that hath ben prepared for you from the beginning of the worlde But to them which shal be on the left side he shal say Depart from me ye cursed into euerlasting fire prepared for the deuill and his angels And then shall the ende be when Christe hauing vtterly vanquished all maner of enemies shall delyuer vp the kingdome to God the father To the intent that we mought vnderstand these thinges the sacred bookes of the Bible were delyuered to vs by the goodnesse of God through his holy spirite with the preaching of that doctrine which is contayned in them and with his Sacramentes by which the trueth of this doctrine is sealed vp to vs that we mought vnderstand I say and beleue that there is one onely true God and one sauiour Iesus Christe whom as he had promysed he hath sent and that we beleuing mought haue in his name lyfe euerlasting Beside this foundation no man can lay any other in the Churche of Christe and vpon this foundation the Churche doth stand sure and stedfast And Paul wylleth him to be accursed which shall preache any other faith and saluation then by Iesus Christe yea although he were an angel from heauen For of him through him and for him are all thinges To whom with the father and the holy ghost be all honour and glory worlde without ende Amen THis Table setteth out to the eye the genealogie of Adam so passing by the Patriarches Iudges Kinges Prophtees and Priestes and the fathers of their tyme continuyng in lineal dissent to Christe our Sauiour A ADAM the first man was fourmed by God of the duste of the grounde and translated into Paradise out of the which do spryng the foure notable floodes And Adam gaue name to the woman which was made of his ribbe while he was a sleepe and called her EVA as he gaue name to al other creatures And after he had consented vnto her for eatyng of the Apple which was forbidden them their eyes were opened and they knewe they were naked and therefore they made them selues aprons of fygge leaues And God droue them out of Paradice and set Cherubims and a fierie two edged sworde to kepe the way of the tree of lyfe And after he had rebuked hym his wyfe and the serpent he cursed the earth with thorne and thystle and he was enioyned to gette his bread in the sweat of his face Who begat thirtie sonnes and thirtie daughters besyde Cain and Abel as foloweth He lyued yeres 930. Gen. 31. B Cain was a husband man and beyng displeased that his offrynges were reproued and not his brother Abels although he was rebuked of God for his enuie slue his brother and offended seuen folde therby After that he was made a fugitiue and a vagabonde vpon the earth for he was accursed of God and was seuen folde punyshed vnto the seuenth generation His sinne was seuen folde For first he dyd not ryghtly deuide 2 he enuied his brother 3 he dealt subtillye 4 he kylled hym 5 he stubbernly denied it 6 he dispayred 7 beyng condempned he repented not Gen. 28. This Cain was the first builder of the earthly citie in the whiche he bestowed his children for feare because he vsed violence rauyne and spoyle Gen. 29. Lamech first brought in Bigamie after he had slayne a man to the woundyng of hymselfe and a young man to his owne punishment He shewed his wiues that for this deede there was seuen folde punyshment due for hym C Iabel dyd first deuise the shepheards cabornes to be redylye caried about He was the first which made distinction betwixt the flockes of sheepe and the flockes of kyddes accordyng to their age and qualitie and dyd deuide them a sunder Gen. 4. D Iubal was the father of them which song in Hary Organs not synder of the instrumentes but inuentour of the art of musicke to the intent that the shepheardes labours myght be somewhat recreated and lest that the art of musicke shoulde decay he graued the whole science in two pyllers the one of marble agaynst the floodes the other of bricke agaynst the fire Gen. 4. E Tubalcain was the first inuentour of Smythes art and of grauyng worke in metall by whose doyng Iubal his brother hauyng delectation in the sounde of his hambers was the first that deuised proportions and harmonies spryngyng out of them Genesis 4. F Heber gaue the name of the Hebrues or els they were called Abrahey of Abraham Genesis 11. G Phalec lyued when the deuision of the tongues was made at the buyldyng of the towre of Babel in the lande Sennaar in whose familie the most auncient tongue of the Hebrues dyd remayne He was called Phalech that is deuided from other For God deuided all the chyldren of men into 72. tongues of the which only 18. hath their letters In his tyme Idols were worshipped in Babylon Gen. 11. H Nachor after he was come out of Chaldee he toke to wife Melcha the daughter of his brother Aram he dwelt in Charran of Mesopotamia he had three sonnes Huz Buz Batuel with other fiue Of Buz sprang Balaam who is called in Iob Eliud Buzites Gen. 11. I Thare maketh the end of the second generation hauyng 1222. yeres accordyng to the Hebrues but accordyng to the Septuaginta 1072. This Thare the father of Abraham not able to beâ—â—e the iniuries that were done vnto hym of worshyppyng the fire in Chaldee where the Chaldees destroyed his first begotten sonne Aram he soiourned as pilgrime with Abraham and 〈◊〉 and the familie of Aram in Aram Mesopotamia where after two hundred and fiue yeres of his age he dyed Gen. 12. ADAM EVA Cain B Salmana Abel M Delbora Enoch Yrach Maniael Matusael Lamech wyfe Ada. Iabel C Iubal D wyfe Sella Thubalcaim E Neoma Seth. K 912. Enos 905. Chainan 910. Malaleel 895. Iareth 962. Enoch L 365. Mathusal 969. Lamech 777. NoeN 950. Sem. 692. Ariaxath 338. Bale or CainaÌ„ 933. Heber F 474. Phalech G 239. Reu or Ragau 239. Saruch 230. Nachor H 152. Thare I 205. Christes line Cham. Iapheth Chus Nemroth K Seth was begotten by Adam in the .230 yere of his lyfe where
see the sepulchre 2 And behold there was a great earthquake for the Angell of the Lorde descended from heauen and came roulled backe the stone from the doore and sate vpon it 3 His countenaunce was lyke lyghtnyng and his rayment white as snowe 4 And for feare of him the kepers were astonyed and became as dead men 5 The Angell aunswered and sayde vnto the women feare ye not For I knowe that ye seke Iesus whiche was crucified 6 He is not here he is rysen as he saide Come se the place where that the Lord was layde 7 And go quickly tell his disciples that he is rysen agayne from the dead And beholde he goeth before you into Galilee there shall ye see hym Loe I haue tolde you ☜ 8 ☞ And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with feare and great ioy and dyd runne to bryng his disciples worde 9 And as they went to tell his disciples beholde Iesus met them saying All hayle And they came and helde him by the feete and worshypped hym 10 Then sayde Iesus vnto them be not afrayde Go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee there shal they see me 11 When they were gone beholde some of the watche came into the citie and shewed vnto the hye priestes all the thynges that were done 12 And they gathered theÌ„ together with the elders and toke councell and gaue large money vnto the souldiers 13 Saying Saye ye that his disciples came by nyght stole hym away while ye slept 14 And yf this come to the deputies eares we wyll perswade hym and saue you harmelesse 15 So they toke the money dyd as they were taught And this saying is noysed among the Iewes vntyl this day ☜ 16 ☞ Then the eleuen disciples went awaye into Galilee into a mountayne where Iesus had appoynted them 17 And when they sawe hym they worshypped hym But some doubted 18 And Iesus came and spake vnto theÌ„ saying All power is geuen vnto me in heauen and in earth 19 Go ye therfore teache all nations baptizing them in the name of the father and of the sonne and of the holye ghost 20 Teachyng theÌ„ to obserue all thynges whatsoeuer I haue commaunded you And loe I am with you alway euen vnto the ende of the worlde ☜ ¶ Here endeth the Gospell by Saint Matthaewe ⧠The Gospell by Saint Marke ¶ The first Chapter ¶ 2 The office of Iohn the Baptist 9 The baptisme of Christe 13 his fastyng 14 his preachyng 17 and the callyng of Peter Andrewe Iames Iohn 23 Christe healeth the man with the vncleane spirite 29 helpeth Peters mother in lawe 41 and clenseth the leper 1 THE begynnyng of the Gospel of Iesu Christ the sonne of God 2 As it hath ben written in the prophetes Beholde I sende my messenger before thy face whiche shall prepare thy waye before thee 3 A voyce of hym that crieth in the wyldernesse Prepare ye the waye of the Lorde and make his pathes strayght 4 Iohn did baptize in the wyldernesse and preached the baptisme of repentaunce for the remission of sinnes 5 And all the land of Iurie and they of Hierusalâ— went out vnto hym and were all â—â—ptized of hym in the ryuer of Iordanâ—â—onfessyng their synnes 6 Iohn â—s clothed with Camelles heere aâ—â— with a girdle of a skynne about his loynes and he did eate locustes and wylde hony 7 And preached saying He that is stronger then I commeth after me whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to stowpe downe and vnloose 8 I haue baptized you with water but he shal baptize you with the holy ghost 9 And it came to passe in those dayes that Iesus came froÌ„ Nazareth of Galilee was baptized of Iohn in Iordane 10 And assone as he was come vp out of the water he sawe heauen open the spirite descending vpon him like a doue 11 And there came a voyce from heauen Thou art my deare sonne in whom I am well pleased 12 And immediatly the spirite driueth hym into wyldernesse 13 And he was there in the wyldernesse fourtie dayes and was tempted of Satan was with wylde beastes And the Angels ministred vnto hym 14 After that Iohn was deliuered to prison Iesus came into Galilee preachyng the Gospell of the kyngdome of God 15 And saying The tyme is come and the kyngdome of God is at hande repent and beleue the Gospell 16 As he walked by the sea of Galilee he sawe Simon and Andrewe his brother castyng nettes into the sea for they were fysshers 17 And Iesus saide vnto them Folowe me and I wyll make you to become fysshers of men 18 And strayghtway they forsoke their nettes and folowed hym 19 And when he had gone a litle further thence he saw Iames the sonne of Zebedee and Iohn his brother which also were in the shippe mendyng their nettes 20 And anone he called them And they lefte their father Zebedee in the shippe with the hired seruauntes and folowed hym 21 And they came into Capernaum strayghtway on the Sabboth dayes he entred into the synagogue taught 22 And they were astonyed at his learnyng For he taught them as one that had aucthoritie not as the Scribes 23 And there was in their synagogue a man vexed with an vncleane spirite he cried 24 Saying Alas what haue we to do with thee thou Iesus of Nazareth Art thou come to destroy vs I knowe thee what thou art euen that holy one of God 25 And Iesus rebuked hym saying holde thy peace and come out of hym 26 And when the vncleane spirite hadde torne hym cryed with a loude voyce he came out of hym 27 And they were all amased insomuch that they demaunded one of another among them selues saying What thing is this What newe doctrine is this For with aucthoritie commaunded he the fowle spirites and they obeyed him 28 And immediatly his fame spread abrode throughout all the region borderyng on Galilee 29 And foorthwith when they were come out of the synagogue they entred into the house of Simon and Andrewe with Iames and Iohn 30 But Simons wyues mother lay sicke of a feuer anone they tell hym of her 31 And he came toke her by the hande and lyft her vp and immediatly the feuer forsoke her and she ministred vnto them 32 And at euen when the sonne was downe they brought vnto hym all that were diseased and them that were vexed with deuyls 33 And all the citie was gathered together at the dore 34 And he healed many that were sicke of diuers diseases and caste out many deuyls and suffred not the deuyls to speake because they knewe hym 35 And in the mornyng before day Iesus when he was rysen vp departed and went out into a solitarie place and there prayed 36 And Simon they that were with hym folowed after hym 37
thy name 18 And he said vnto them I sawe Satan as it had ben lyghtnyng fallyng downe from heauen 19 Beholde I geue vnto you power to treade on serpentes and scorpions and ouer all maner power of the enemie nothyng shall hurt you 20 Neuerthelesse in this reioyce not that the spirites are subdued vnto you but rather reioyce because your names are written in heauen 21 That same houre reioyced Iesus in the spirite and sayde I confesse vnto thee father Lorde of heauen earth that thou hast hyd these thynges from the wise and prudent and hast opened them vnto babes Euen so father for so it pleased thee 22 All thynges are geuen me of my father No man knoweth who the sonne is but the father and who the father is but the sonne and he to whom the sonne wyll shewe hym 23 And he turned to his disciples sayde secretely ☞ Happy are the eyes which see the thynges that ye see 24 For I tell you that many prophetes and kynges haue desired to see those thynges whiche ye see haue not seene them and to heare those thinges which ye heare and haue not hearde them 25 And beholde a certaine lawyer stoode vp and tempted him saying Maister what shall I do to inherite eternal lyfe He sayde vnto hym 26 What is written in the lawe howe readest thou 27 And he aunswered and saide Thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soule with all thy strength and with al thy mynd◠and thy neyghbour as thy selfe 28 And he sayde vnto hym Thou 〈◊〉 aunswered ryght this do and thou shalt lyue 29 But he wyllyng to iustifie hym selfe said vnto Iesus and who is my neighbour 30 And Iesus aunswered and sayde A certaine man descended from Hierusalem to Hierico and fell among thieues which robbed hym of his rayment and wounded hym and departed leauyng hym halfe dead 31 And it befell that there came downe a certayne priest that same way and whē he sawe hym he passed by on the other syde 32 And likewise a Leuite when he went nye to the place came and loked on him and passed by the other syde 33 But a certayne Samaritane as he iourneyed came vnto hym and when he saw him he had compassion on him 34 And went to hym and bounde vp his woundes and powred in oyle and wine and set hym on his owne beast and brought hym to a common Inne and made prouision for hym 35 And on the morowe when he departed he toke out two pence and gaue them to the hoste and sayde vnto hym take cure of hym and whatsoeuer thou spendest more when I come agayne I wyll recompence thee 36 Which nowe of these three thinkest thou was neyghbour vnto hym that fell among the thieues 37 And he sayde He that shewed mercy on hym Then sayde Iesus vnto hym Go and do thou lykewyse ☜ 38 ☞ Nowe it came to passe that as they went he entred into a certayne towne And a certayne womā named Martha receaued hym into her house 39 And this woman had a sister called Marie whiche also sate at Iesus feete and hearde his worde 40 But Martha was cumbred about much seruing and came to hym saide Lorde doest thou not care that my sister hath lefte me to serue alone Byd her therfore that she helpe me 41 And Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto her Martha Martha thou art carefull and troubled about many thynges 42 Veryly one is needefull Mary hath chosen the good part which shall not be taken away from her ☜ ¶ The .xj. Chapter 2 Christe teacheth his disciples to pray and to continue in prayer 14 he dryueth out a dumbe deuyll 15 and rebuketh the blasphemous pharisees 28 Who are blessed 29 The Iewes aske a signe 37 Christe vnwasshed eateth with the pharisee 39 and reproueth the outwarde shewe of holynesse in the pharisees scribes and hypocrites 1 AND so it was that as he was praying in a certaine place when he ceassed one of his disciples sayde vnto hym Lord teache vs to pray as Iohn also taught his disciples 2 And he said vnto them When ye pray say O our father which art in heauen halowed be thy name thy kyngdome come thy wyll be fulfylled euen in earth also as it is in heauen 3 Our dayly breade geue vs this day 4 And forgeue vs our synnes For euen we forgeue euery man that trespasseth vs. And leade vs not into temptation but delyuer vs from euyll 5 And he sayde vnto them ☞ Whiche of you shall haue a friende and shall go vnto hym at mydnyght and saye vnto hym friende lende me three loaues 6 For a friende of mine is come out of the way to me and I haue nothyng to set before hym 7 And he within aunswere say trouble me not the doore is nowe shut and my children are with me in bedde I can not ryse and geue thee 8 I saye vnto you though he wyll not ryse and geue hym because he is his friende yet because of his importunitie he wyll ryse and geue hym as many as he needeth 9 And I say vnto you aske and it shal be geuen you seke and ye shall fynde knocke and it shal be opened vnto you 10 For euery one that asketh receaueth and he that seketh fyndeth and vnto hym that knocketh shall it be opened 11 If the sonne shall aske breade of any of you that is a father wyll he geue him a stone Or yf he aske fisshe wyll he for fisshe geue hym a serpent 12 Or yf he aske an egge wyll he offer hym a scorpion 1◠If ye then being euyll can geue good gyftes vnto your chyldren howe muche more shall your father of heauen geue the holy spirite to them that desire it of hym ☜ 14 ☞ And he was castyng out a deuyll and the same was dumbe And it came to passe when the deuyll was gone out the dumbe spake the people wondred 15 But some of thē sayde he casteth out deuils through Beelzebub the chiefe of the deuils 16 And other tempted him and required of hym a signe from heauen 17 But he knowyng their thoughtes sayde vnto them Euery kyngdome deuided agaynst it selfe is desolate and a housed deuided agaynst a house falleth 18 If Satan also be deuided against him selfe howe shall his kyngdome endure Because ye saye that I cast out deuils through Beelzebub 19 If I by the helpe of Beelzebub cast out deuils by whose helpe do your chyldren cast them out Therfore shall they be your iudges 20 But yf I with the fynger of God cast our deuyls no doubt the kyngdome of God is come vpon you 21 When a strong man armed kepeth his palace y e thynges that he possesseth are in peace 22 But whē a stronger then he commeth vpon hym and ouercommeth hym he taketh from him all his harnesse wherin he trusted and deuideth
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
who coulde inuent that we shoulde bâ—th pleaâ—â—untly â—â—ng and therewith profitably learne whereby wholsome doctrine might be the deeper printed in vs for that which with violence and fâ—rce is learne 〈…〉 wâ—nt to abide long but that which entrâ—th into vs with pleasure and by louing grace it continueth the longer in our heartes it sticketh the fastâ—r in our memories Now as for the matter and content of the psalme what is there but that a man may learne it there Is not there to be learned the valiaâ— â—rtitude the righteousnes of iustice the soâ—ernes of temperaunce the perfection of prudence the fourme of penaunce the measure of 〈…〉 to vertue or perfection is it not there taught In the psalme is contayned absolute diuinitie both prophecie of Christes comming 〈…〉 threatfull warninges of the iudgement the hâ—pe of our rysing againe the feare of Gods punishmentes the promyses of euerlasting ioy the reâ—e◠〈…〉 all thesâ— be layd and couchâ—d vp in the psalter boâ—ke as in a great treasure house common to all mâ—n Which booke the prophete Dauid from 〈…〉 among many instrumentes of musicke to agree with the instrument called the Psalterie signifying thereby as I can iudge the grace 〈…〉 aboue by the inspiration of the holy ghost For this only instrument of all other haue the cause of his sounde from his vpper part where the 〈…〉 by their wrâ—stes haue their sounde comming foorth out of the lower part of them but the Psalterie put foorth the sweetenes of his harmonious melodie from the vpper part teaching vs thereby that we should set our whole studie and meditation in heauenly thinges aboue and not by the sweetenesse of the tunes to be borne downe to the sensuall affections and delectations of the fleshe ¶ Saint Austen THe sweete tunes O Lord wherto thy holy scriptures geue so liuely a grace when they be song with the moderate voyce of expert men I do confesse that they do somwhat delectably stirre me but yet not for that I would dwell and abide still there but for that my minde might ryse vpward to godly affection and heauenly deuotion Notwithstanding when I feele this in my selfe that the melodie moueth me more then the matter of the dittie which is song I confesse then that I offend mortally therein NOW let the gentle reader haue this christian consideration within him selfe that though he findeth the psalmes of this translation folowing not so to sounde agreeably to his eares in his wonted wordes and phrases as he is accustomed with yet let him not be to much offended with the worke which was wrought for his owne commoditie and comfort And if he be learned let him correct the worde or sentence which may dislike him with the better and whether his note râ—eth either of good wyll and charitie either of enuie and contention not purely yet his reprehension if it may turne to the finding out of the trueth shall not be repelled with griefe but applauded to in gladnesse that Christe may euer haue the prayse To whom with the father and the holy spirite be all glory and prayse for euer Amen ¶ The argument of the first psalme ¶ The first psalme seemeth to be a preface vnto the residue It declareth that the iust man only hath the true felicitie in this worlde whose delight is wholly in practising the lawe of God As for the vngodly man although he seeme for a tyme to prosper and to florishe yet his ende is very miserable and wretched 1 BLessed is the man that walketh not in the counsell of the vngodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seate of the scornefull 2 But his delight is in the lawe of God and in God his lawe exerciseth him selfe day and night 3 And he shal be lyke a tree planted by the waters syde that bryngeth foorth her fruite in due season and whose leafe wythereth not for whatsoeuer he doth it shall prosper 4 As for the vngodly it is not so with them but they are like the chaffe which the winde scattereth abrode 5 Therefore the vngodly shall not be able to stande in the iudgement neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous 6 For God knoweth the way of the righteous and the way of the vngodly shall perishe ¶ The argument of the .ij. psalme ¶ All conspiracies of the Gentiles Iewes Princes Magistrates and Kinges against Christe be but altogether vayne for God hath marueylously appointed hym Lorde and king ouer al people to the vtter confusion of his aduersaries An exhortation to Kinges and Iudges for to be learned for to serue God and for to receaue his sonne Christe For happy are they that trust in hym 1 WHy do the Heathen so furiously rage together and why do the people imagine a vayne thing 2 The kynges of the earth stande vp and the rulers take counsell together against god and against his annointed 3 Let vs breake say they their bondes a sunder and cast away their cordes from vs. 4 He that dwelleth in heauen wyll laugh them to scorne the Lorde wyll haue them in derision 5 Then wyll he speake vnto them in his wrath and he wyll astonie them with feare in his sore displeasure 6 Saying euen I haue annointed him my kyng vpon my holy hyll of Sion 7 I wyll declare the decree God sayde vnto me thou art my sonne this day I haue begotten thee 8 Desire of me and I wyll geue thee the heathen for thyne inheritaunce and the vttermost partes of the earth for thy possession 9 Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron and breake them in peeces like a potters vessell 10 Wherfore be you nowe wel aduised O ye kinges be you learned ye that are iudges of the earth 11 Serue ye God in feare and reioyce ye with a trembling 12 Kisse ye the sonne lest that he be angrye and so ye perishe from the way if his wrath be neuer so litle kindled blessed are all they that put their trust in hym ¶ The argument of the .iij. psalme ¶ Dauid maruayling at the great number of his enemies calleth vpon God for helpe He putteth his trust in God and therfore he feareth not his aduersaries but he reioyceth at the successe that God geueth vnto hym ¶ A psalme of Dauid when he fled from the face of Absalom his sonne 2. Samu. cap. 15. 16. 1 O God howe are myne enemies increased many do ryse vp against me 2 Many say of my soule there is no saluation for it in God Selah 3 But thou O God art a buckler for me thou art my worship and the lifter vp of my head 4 I dyd call vpon God with my voyce and he hearde me out of his holy hyll Selah 5 I layde me downe and slept and I rose vp agayne for God sustayned me 6 I wyll not be afrayde of ten thousandes of the people that haue set
diuers of them came frō farre 4 And his disciples aunswered hym From whence can a man satisfie these men with bread here in the wildernesse 5 And he asked thē Howe many loaues haue ye They sayde seuen 6 And he commaunded the people to sit downe on the grounde And he toke the seuen loaues and when he had geuen thankes he brake and gaue to his disciples to set before them And they dyd set them before the people 7 And they hadde a fewe small fysshes And when he had blessed he commaunded them also to be set before them 8 So they dyd eate and were suffised And they toke vp of the broken meate that was left seuen baskettes full 9 And they that had eaten were about foure thousand And he sent thē away 10 And anone he entred into a shippe with his disciples and came into the parties of Dalmanutha 11 And the Pharisees came foorth and began to dispute with hym sekyng of him a signe from heauen tempting him 12 And when he had sighed depely in his spirite he sayth Why doth this generatiō seke a signe Veryly I say vnto you there shall no signe be geuē vnto this generation 13 And he lefte them and went into the ship agayne departed ouer the water 14 And they had forgotten to take bread with them neither had they in the ship with them more then one loafe 15 And he charged thē saying ☞ Take heede beware of the leuen of the pharisees and of the leuen of Herode 16 And they reasoned among them selues saying We haue no bread 17 And Iesus knewe it and sayth vnto them Why reason ye because ye haue no bread Perceaue ye not yet neither vnderstande Haue ye your heart yet hardened 18 Haue ye eyes and see not and haue ye eares heare not Do ye not remember 19 When I brake fyue loaues among fyue thousande men howe many baskettes full of broken meate toke ye vp They say vnto hym twelue 20 When I brake seuen among foure thousande howe many baskettes of the leauynges of the broken meate toke ye vp They sayde seuen 21 And he sayde vnto them Howe happeneth it that ye do not vnderstande 22 ☞ And he came to Bethsaida they brought a blynde man vnto hym and desired hym to touche hym 23 And he caught the blinde by the hand and led him out of the towne and whē he had spyt in his eyes put his handes vpon him he asked him if he saw ought 24 And he loked vp saide I see men for I perceiue thē walke as they were trees 25 After that he put his handes agayne vpon his eyes made hym see And he was restored saw euery man clearely 26 And he sent hym home to his house saying neither go into the towne nor tell it to any in the towne ☜ 27 And Iesus went out his disciples into the townes that long to Cesarea Philippi And by the way he asked his disciples saying vnto them Whom do men say that I am 28 And they aunswered Some saye that thou art Iohn Baptist and some saye Elias Agayne some saye that thou art one of the prophetes 29 And he sayde vnto them But whom say ye that I am Peter aunswereth saith vnto him Thou art very Christe 30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of hym 31 And he began to teache them howe that the sonne of man must suffer many thynges be reproued of the elders and of the hie priestes scribes and be killed and after three dayes aryse agayne 32 And he spake that saying openly And Peter toke hym asyde and began to rebuke hym 33 But he turned about and loked on his disciples and rebuked Peter saying go after me Satā for thou sauerest not the thinges that be of God but the thinges that be of men 34 And when he had called the people vnto hym with his disciples also he said vnto them Whosoeuer wyll folow me let hym forsake hym selfe and take vp his crosse and folowe me 35 For whosoeuer wyll saue his life shall lose it But whosoeuer shall lose his life for my sake the Gospels the same shall saue it 36 For what shall it profite a man yf he wynne all the worlde and lose his owne soule 37 Or what shall a man geue for a raunsome of his soule 38 Whosoeuer therfore shal be ashamed of me and of my wordes in this adulterous and synnefull generation of hym also shall the sonne of man be ashamed when he commeth in the glorie of his father with the holy Angels ¶ The .ix. Chapter ¶ 2 The transfiguration of Christe 13 Elias is come 26 A dumbe spirite is cast out 29 Why the disciples coulde not cast it out 33 The disciples contende for superioritie 38 One casteth out deuyls that folowed not Christes disciples 43 Of the offences of hande foote or eye 49 Of seasonyng with salt 1 AND he saide vnto them Veryly I say vnto you ther be some of them that stande here whiche shall not taste of death tyll they haue seene y e kyngdome of God come with power 2 And after sixe dayes Iesus taketh Peter and Iames and Iohn and leadeth them vp into an hye mountayne out of the way alone and he was transfigured before them 3 And his rayment dyd shyne became very whyte euen as snowe so whyte as no fuller can make vpon the earth 4 And there appeared vnto them Elias with Moyses And they talked with Iesu 5 And Peter aunswered and sayth to Iesu Maister here is good beyng for vs let vs make also three tabernacles one for thee and one for Moyses and one for Elias 6 For he wist not what he saide for they were afrayde 7 And there was a cloude that shadowed them and a voyce came out of the cloude saying This is my beloued sonne heare hym 8 And sodenly when they had loked rounde about they sawe no man more then Iesus only with them 9 And as they came downe from the hyll he charged them that they should tell no man those thynges that they had seene tyll the sonne of man were rysen from the dead agayne 10 And they kept that saying with them and demaunded one of another what the rysing from the dead againe should meane 11 And they asked hym saying Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come 12 He aunswered and sayde vnto them Elias veryly when he commeth firste restoreth all thynges And the sonne of man as it is written of hym shall suffer many thynges be set at naught 13 But I saye vnto you that Elias is come they haue done vnto him whatsoeuer they would as it is writtē of him 14 And when he came to his disciples he sawe much people about them and the scribes disputyng with them 15 And strayghtway all the people whē they behelde hym were amased ran to hym
and saluted hym 16 And he asked the scribes what dispute ye with them 17 ☞ And one of the companie aunswered sayde Maister I haue brought vnto thee my sonne whiche hath a dumbe spirite 18 And whensoeuer he taketh hym he teareth hym he someth and gnasheth with his teeth pineth away and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast hym out and they coulde not 19 He aunswereth hym and sayth O faythlesse nation howe long shall I be wiâ—h you how long shall I suffer you Bryng hym vnto me 20 And they brought him vnto him And when he sawe hym strayghtway the spirite tare hym And he fell downe on the grounde wallowyng and fomyng 21 And he asketh his father howe longe it is a go sence this came vnto hym And he sayde of a chylde 22 And oft tymes it hath cast hym into the fire and into the water to destroye hym But yf thou canst do any thyng haue mercy on vs and helpe vs. 23 Iesus sayde vnto hym this thyng yf thou canst beleue all thynges are possible to hym that beleueth 24 And strayghtwaye the father of the childe cryed with teares saying Lorde I beleue helpe thou mine vnbeliefe 25 When Iesus sawe that the people came runnyng together he rebuked the foule spirite saying vnto hym Thou dumbe and deafe spirite I charge thee come out of hym and enter no more into hym 26 And the spirite when he had cryed and rent him sore came out of hym and he was as one that had ben dead insomuch that many sayde he is dead 27 But Iesus caught hym by the hande and lyft hym vp and he rose 28 And wheÌ„ he was come into the house his disciples asked hym secretely Why coulde not we cast hym out 29 And he saide vnto them This kynde can come foorth by nothing but by prayer and fastyng ☜ 30 ☞ And they departed thence and toke their iorney thorowe Galilee and he would not y t any man should knowe it 31 For he taught his disciples and sayde vnto them The sonne of man shal be deliuered into the handes of men they shall kyll him and after that he is kylled he shall ryse agayne the thirde day 32 But they vnderstoode not that saying and were afrayde to aske hym 33 And he came to Capernaum And when he was come into the house he asked them What was it that ye disputed among your selues by the way 34 And they helde their peace For by the way they had reasoned among them selues who shoulde be the chiefest 35 And when he was set downe he called the twelue to hym and sayde vnto them If any man desire to be first the same shal be last of al seruauÌ„t vnto al. 36 And he toke a young childe set him in the myddes of them and when he had taken hym in his armes he sayde vnto them 37 Whosoeuer receaueth any such a young chylde in my name receaueth me And whosoeuer receaueth me receaueth not me but hym that sent me ☜ 38 ☞ Iohn aunswered him saying Maister we sawe one caste out deuylles in thy name he foloweth not vs and we forbad him because he foloweth vs not 39 But Iesus sayde forbyd hym not For there is no man whiche yf he do a miracle in my name can lyghtly speake euyll of me 40 For he that is not against vs is on our part 41 Whosoeuer shall in my name geue you a cup of colde water to drynke because ye belong to Christe veryly I say vnto you he shall not lose his rewarde 42 And whosoeuer shall offende one of these litle ones that beleue in me it were better for him if a mylstone were hanged about his necke and he were cast into the sea 43 And yf thy hande offende thee cut it of It is better for thee to enter into lyfe maymed then hauyng two handes to go into hell into fire that neuer shal be quenched 44 Where their worme dyeth not the fire goeth not out 45 And yf thy foote offende thee cut it of It is better for thee to go halt into lyfe then hauyng two feete to be cast into hell into fire that neuer shal be queÌ„ched 46 Where their worme dyeth not and the fire goeth not out 47 And if thine eye offend thee plucke it out It is better for thee to go into the kyngdome of God with one eye then hauing two eyes to be cast into hell fire 48 Where their worme dyeth not and the fire goeth not out ☜ 49 Euery man shal be salted with fire and euery sacrifice shal be seasoned with salt 50 Salt is good But if the salt be vnsauerie with what thyng shall you season it Haue salt in your selues and haue peace among your selues one with an other ¶ The .x. Chapter ¶ 2 Of diuorcement 1â— chyldren are brought to Christe and blessed 1â— A riche man questioneth howe he shoulde inherite eternall lyfe 30 the rewarde of them that forsake all thynges for the Gospel 33 Christe telleth before of his passion 35 the request of the sonnes of Zebedeus 52 blynde Bartimeus receaueth his syght 1 AND when he rose from thence he went into the coastes of Iurie through the region that is beyonde Iordane And the people resorted vnto hym a freshe and as he was wont he taught them agayne 2 And the pharisees came and asked hym Is it lawfull for a man to put away his wyfe temptyng hym 3 And he aunswered and sayde vnto them What did Moyses commaunde you to do 4 And they sayde Moyses suffred to write a booke of diuorcement and to put her away 5 And Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto theÌ„ For the hardnesse of your heart he wrote this precept vnto you 6 But from the begynnyng of the creation God made them male female 7 And sayde for this cause shall a man leaue his father and mother and byde by his wyfe 8 And they twayne shal be one fleshe So then are they no more twayne but one fleshe 9 Therfore what God hath coupled together let not man seperate 10 And in the house his disciples asked hym agayne of the same matter 11 And he sayth vnto them Whosoeuer putteth away his wyfe maryeth another committeth adulterie agaynst her 12 And yf a woman put away her husbande and be maryed to another she committeth adulterie ☜ 13 And they brought young chyldren to hym that he shoulde touche them And his disciples rebuked those that brought them 14 But when Iesus sawe it he was sore displeased and sayde vnto them Suffer the young children to come vnto me forbyd them not For of such is the kyngdome of God 15 Veryly I say vnto you whosoeuer doth not receaue y e kingdome of God as a young childe he shall not enter therin 16 And when he had taken them vp in his armes he put his handes vpon theÌ„ and blessed them ☜ 17
whiche was the sonne of Asaac which was the sonne of Abraham whiche was y e sonne of Thara which was the sonne of Nachor 35 Which was y e sonne of Saruch which was the sonne of Ragau whiche was the sonne of Phaleg which was y e sonne of Heber which was the sonne of Sala 36 whiche was the sonne of Arphaxad whiche was the sonne of Sem whiche was the sonne of Noe whiche was the sonne of Lamech 37 Whiche was the sonne of Mathusala whiche was the sonne of Enoch which was the sonne of Jared whiche was the sonne of Maleleel whiche was the sonne of Cainan 38 Which was the sonne of Henos which was y e sonne of Seth which was y e sonne of Adam which was the sonne of God ¶ The .iiij. Chapter ¶ 1 The temptation and fastyng of Christe 13 he ouercommeth the deuyll 16 he teacheth at Nazareth with great admiration of the people 24 A prophete is despysed teaching in his owne countrey 33 He healeth the man possessed with a deuill 34 the deuill confesseth him to be Christe 38 he healeth Peters wyues mother 40 he healed many of diuers diseases 41 the deuyls confesse Christe and are of hym reproued 43 and he preacheth through the cities 1 IEsus being full of the holy ghost returned from Iordane was ledde by the spirite into wyldernesse 2 And was fourtie dayes tempted of the deuyll and in those dayes dyd he eate nothyng And when they were ended he afterwarde hungred 3 And the deuyll sayde vnto hym If thou be the sonne of God commaunde this stone that it be made bread 4 And Iesus aunswered hym saying It is written that man shall not lyue by bread only but by euery word of god 5 And the deuyll toke hym into an hye mountayne shewed hym all the kingdomes of y e worlde in a moment of time 6 And the deuyl saide vnto hym all this power wyll I geue thee euerywhyt the glory of them for that is deliuered vnto me and to whomsoeuer I wyll I geue it 7 If thou therfore wilt fall downe before me worship me they shal be all thine 8 Iesus aunswered sayde vnto hym Hence from me Satan For it is writtē Thou shalt worship the Lorde thy God and hym only shalt thou serue 9 And he caryed hym to Hierusalem set hym on a pinacle of the temple and sayde vnto him If thou be the sonne of God cast thy selfe downe from hence 10 For it is written that he shall geue his Angels charge ouer thee to kepe thee 11 And in their handes they shall beare thee vp that thou dasshe not thy foote at any tyme agaynst a stone 12 And Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto hym It is sayde Thou shalt not tempt the Lorde thy God 13 And assoone as all the temptatiō was ended the deuyll departed from hym for a season 14 ☞ And Iesus returned by the power of the spirite into Galilee there went a fame of hym throughout all the region rounde about 15 And he taught in their synagogues was commended of all men 16 And he came to Nazareth where he was nursed and as his custome was he wēt into the synagogue on the Sabboth day and stoode vp for to reade 17 And there was deliuered vnto hym the booke of the prophete Esaias And whē he had opened the booke he founde the place where it was written 18 The spirite of the Lord vpon me because he hath annoynted me to preache the Gospel to the poore he hath sent me to heale the broken hearted to preache deliueraunce to the captiue recouering of syght to the blynde freely to set at libertie them that are bruised 19 And to preache the acceptable yere of the Lorde 20 And he closed the booke and gaue it agayne to the minister and sate downe And the eyes of all them that were in y e synagogue were fastened on hym 21 And he began to say vnto thē this day is this scripture fulfilled in your eares 22 And all bare him witnesse wondred at y e gratious wordes whiche proceaded out of his mouth ☜ And they sayde is not this Iosephes sonne 23 And he saide vnto them Ye wyll vtterly say vnto me this prouerbe phisition heale thy selfe ☞ Whatsoeuer we haue heard done in Capernaū do y e same here lykewyse in thine owne countrey 24 And he saide Veryly I say vnto you no prophete is accepted in his owne countrey 25 But I tell you of a trueth many wydowes were in Israel in the dayes of Elias when heauen was shutte three yeres sixe monethes when great famishment was throughout all y e lande 26 And vnto none of thē was Elias sent saue vnto Sarepta a citie of Sidon vnto a woman that was a wydowe 27 And many lepers were in Israel in the tyme of Elizeus the prophete and none of them was clensed sauyng Naaman the Syrian 28 And all they in the synagogue when they hearde these thynges were fylled with wrath 29 And rose vp and thrust hym out of the citie and led hym euen vnto the edge of the hyll wheron their citie was built y e they might cast him downe headlong 30 But he passyng through the myddes of them went his way ☜ 31 ☞ And came downe to Capernaum a citie of Galilee and there taught them on the Sabboth dayes 32 And they were astonyed at his doctrine For his preachyng was with power 33 And in the synagogue there was a man which had an vncleane spirite of a deuyll and cryed with a loude voyce 34 Saying Oh what haue we to do with thee thou Iesus of Nazareth Art thou come to destroy vs I knowe who thou art euen the holy one of God 35 And Iesus rebuked hym saying Holde thy peace and come out of hym And when the deuyll had throwen him in the middes he came out of hym and hurt hym not 36 And feare came on them all and they spake among them selues saying What maner a thyng is this For with auctoritie and power he commaundeth the foule spirites and they come out 37 And the fame of hym spread abrode throughout euery place of the countrey rounde about ☜ 38 ☞ And when he was risen vp and come out of the synagogue he entred into Simons house And Simons wiues mother was taken with a great feuer they made intercession to hym for her 39 And he stoode ouer her and rebuked the feuer and the feuer left her And immediatly she arose and ministred vnto them 40 When the Sunne was downe all they that had sicke taken with diuers diseases brought them vnto hym And he layde his handes on euery one of them and healed them 41 And deuyls also came out of many crying saying Thou art that Christe the sonne of God And he rebuked thē and suffred them not to speake For they knewe that he was Christe 42 As soone as it was
with God 3 All thynges were made by it and without it was made nothyng that was made 4 In it was lyfe and the lyfe was the lyght of men 5 And the lyght shyneth in darkenesse and the darknesse comprehended it not 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was Iohn 7 The same came for a witnesse to beare witnesse of the lyght that all men through hym myght beleue 8 He was not that lyght but was sent to beare witnesse of the lyght 9 That lyght was the true lyght which lyghteth euery man that commeth into the worlde 10 He was in the worlde and the worlde was made by hym and the worlde knewe hym not 11 He came among his owne and his owne receaued hym not 12 But as many as receaued hym to them gaue he power to be the sonnes of God euen them that beleued on his name 13 Which were borne not of blood nor of the wyll of the fleshe nor yet of the wyll of man but of God 14 * And the same word became fleshe and dwelt among vs and we sawe the glory of it as the glory of the only begotten sonne of the father full of grace and trueth ☜ 15 ☞ * Iohn beareth witnesse of hym and cryeth saying This was he of whom I spake he that commeth after me is preferred before me for he was before me 16 And of his fulnesse haue all we receaued and grace for grace 17 For the lawe was geuen by Moyses but grace and trueth came by Iesus Christe 18 * No man hath seene God at any tyme The onely begotten sonne which is in the bosome of the father he hath declared hym ☜ 19 ☞ And this is the recorde of Iohn When the Iewes sent priestes and leuites from Hierusalem to aske hym What art thou 2◠And he confessed and denyed not and sayde playnely I am not that Christe 21 And they asked hym What then art thou Elias And he sayth I am not Art thou that prophete And he aunswered no. 22 Then sayde they vnto hym What art thou that we may geue an aunswere to them that sent vs What sayest thou of thy selfe 23 He sayde I am the voyce of a cryer in the wildernesse make strayght the way of the Lorde as sayde the prophete Esaias 24 And they which were sent were of the pharisees 25 And they asked hym and sayde vnto hym Why baptizest thou then yf thou be not Christe nor Elias neither that prophete 26 Iohn aunswered them saying I baptize with water but there standeth one among you whom ye knowe not 27 He it is which though he came after me was before me whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to vnloose 28 These thynges were done in Bethabara beyonde Iordane where Iohn dyd baptize ☜ 29 ☞ The next day Iohn seeth Iesus comming vnto hym and saith beholde the lambe of God which taketh away the sinne of the worlde 30 This is he of whom I sayde After me commeth a man which is preferred before me for he was before me 31 And I knewe hym not but that he shoulde be declared to Israel therfore am I come baptizing with water 32 And Iohn bare recorde saying I sawe the spirite descende from heauen lyke vnto a doue and abode vpon hym 33 And knewe hym not But he that sent me to baptize with water the same saide vnto me vpon whom thou shalt see the spirite descende and tary styll on hym the same is he which baptizeth with the holy ghost 34 And I sawe and bare recorde that he is the sonne of God ☜ 35 The next day after Iohn stoode agayne and two of his disciples 36 And he behelde Iesus as he walked by sayth beholde the lambe of God 37 And the two disciples hearde hym speake and they folowed Iesus 38 And Iesus turned about and sawe them folowe hym sayth vnto them What seeke ye They sayde vnto hym Rabbi which is to say yf one interprete it Maister where dwellest thou 39 He sayeth vnto them come and see They came and sawe where he dwelt and abode with hym that day For it was about the tenth houre 40 One of the two which hearde Iohn speake folowed hym was Andrewe Simon Peters brother 41 The same founde his brother Simon first and sayth vnto hym We haue founde Messias which is by interpretation the annoynted 42 And brought hym to Iesus And Iesus behelde hym and sayde Thou art Simon the sonne of Iona thou shalt be called Cephas which is by interpretation a stone 43 The day folowyng Iesus woulde go into Galilee founde Philip and sayth vnto hym folowe me 44 Philip was of Bethsaida the citie of Andrewe and Peter 45 Philip founde Nathanael and sayth vnto hym We haue founde hym of whom Moyses in the lawe and the prophetes dyd write Iesus of Nazareth the sonne of Ioseph 46 And Nathanael sayde vnto hym * Can there any good thyng come out of Nazareth Philip sayth vnto him come and see 47 Iesus sawe Nathanael commyng to hym sayeth of hym Beholde a ryght Israelite in whom is no guile 48 Nathanael sayth vnto hym Whence knewest thou me Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto hym Before that Philip called thee when thou wast vnder the fygge tree I sawe thee 49 Nathanael aunswered and sayde vnto hym Rabbi thou art euen the very sonne of God thou art y e kyng of Israel 50 Iesus aunswered sayde vnto hym Because I sayde vnto thee I saw thee vnder the fygge tree thou beleuest Thou shalt see greater thynges then these 51 And he sayth vnto hym Veryly veryly I say vnto you hereafter shall ye see heauen open and the Angels of God ascendyng descendyng vpon the sonne of man ☜ ¶ The .ij. Chapter ¶ 7 Christe begynneth to worke miracles and turned water into wyne 12 he goeth to Capernaum and so ascendeth to Hierusalem 14 he casteth buyers and sellers out of the temple 19 he forewarneth his death and resurrection 23 and many beleue in hym when they see his miracles 1 AND the thirde day was there a mariage in Cana a citie of Galilee and the mother of Iesus was there 2 And Iesus was called and his disciples vnto the mariage 3 And whē the wyne fayled the mother of Iesus sayth vnto hym they haue no wyne 4 Iesus saith vnto her Woman what haue I to do with thee myne houre is not yet come 5 His mother sayth vnto the ministers Whatsoeuer he sayth vnto you do it 6 And there were set there sixe water pottes of stone after the maner of the purifiyng of the Iewes conteynyng two or three firkins a peece 7 Iesus sayth vnto them fyll the water pottes with water And they fylled them vp to the brym 8 And he sayth vnto them drawe out nowe and beare vnto the gouernour of feast And they bare it 9
He confesseth hym selfe to be Messias 29 The woman sheweth the citizens that Christe is come 32 Christes meate 39 The Samaritanes beleue Christe 45 Christe is receaued of the Galileans 50 He healeth y e rulers sonne 1 ASsoone as the Lord knew how the pharisees had heard that Iesus made and baptized mo disciples then Iohn 2 Though that Iesus hym selfe baptized not but his disciples 3 He left Iurie and departed agayne into Galilee 4 For it was so that he must needes go through Samaria 5 Then came he to a citie of Samaria which is called Sichar besydes the possession that Iacob gaue to his sonne Ioseph 6 And there was Iacobs well Iesus then beyng wery of his iourney sate thus on the well And it was about the sixt houre 7 And there came a woman of Samaria to drawe water Iesus sayth vnto her geue me drynke 8 For his disciples were gone away vnto the towne to bye meate 9 Then sayth the woman of Samaria vnto hym Howe is it that thou beyng a Iewe askest drynke of me which am a Samaritane For the Iewes meddle not with the Samaritanes 10 Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto her yf thou knewest the gyft of God who it is that sayeth to thee geue me drynke thou wouldest haue asked of hym and he woulde haue geuen thee water of lyfe 11 The woman sayth vnto hym Syr thou hast nothyng to drawe with and the well is deepe from whence then hast thou that water of lyfe 12 Art thou greater then our father Iacob which gaue vs the well and he hym selfe dranke therof and his chyldren and his cattell 13 Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto her Whosoeuer drynketh of this water shal thyrst agayne 14 But whosoeuer drynketh of the water that I shall geue hym shall neuer be more a thyrst but the water that I shall geue him shal be in him a well of water spryngyng vp into euerlastyng lyfe 15 The woman sayth vnto hym Syr geue me of that water that I thyrst not neither come hyther to drawe 16 Iesus sayth vnto her Go call thy husbande and come hyther 17 The woman aunswered and sayde vnto hym I haue no husbande Iesus sayde vnto her Thou hast well sayde I haue no husbande 18 For thou hast had fyue husbandes and he whom thou now hast is not thy husbande In that saydest thou truely 19 The woman sayth vnto hym Syr I perceaue that thou art a prophete 20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountayne and ye say that in Hierusalem is the place where men ought to worshippe 21 Iesus sayth vnto her woman beleue me the houre commeth when ye shall neither in this mountayne nor yet at Hierusalem worshippe the father 22 Ye worshippe ye wote not what We knowe what we worshippe For saluation commeth of the Iewes 23 But the houre commeth and nowe is when the true worshippers shall worshippe the father in spirite and in the trueth For such the father also requireth to worshippe hym 24 God is a spirite and they that worshippe hym ▪ must worshippe hym in spirite and in the trueth 25 The woman sayth vnto hym I wote that Messias shal come which is called Christe When he is come he wyll tell vs all thynges 26 Iesus sayth vnto her I that speake vnto thee am he 27 And immediatly came his disciples and marueyled that he talked with the woman Yet no man saide what seekest thou or why talkest thou with her 28 The woman then left her water pot and went her way into the citie sayth to the men 29 Come see a man which tolde me all thynges that euer I dyd Is not he Christe 30 Then they went out of the citie and came vnto hym 31 In the meane whyle his disciples prayed hym saying Maister eate 32 He sayde vnto them I haue meate to eate that ye wote not of 33 Therfore sayde the disciples among them selues Hath any man brought hym ought to eate 34 Iesus sayth vnto them my meate is to do the wyll of hym that sent me and to finishe his worke 35 Say not ye there are yet foure monethes and then commeth haruest Beholde I say vnto you lyft vp your eyes and loke on the regions for they are whyte alredy vnto haruest 36 And he that reapeth receaueth wages and gathereth fruite vnto lyfe eternall that both he that soweth he that reapeth myght reioyce together 37 And herein is the saying true that one soweth and another reapeth 38 I sent you to reape that wheron ye bestowed no labour Other men laboured and ye are entred into their labours 39 Many of the Samaritanes of that citie beleued on hym for the saying of the woman which testified that he tolde her all that euer she dyd 40 So when the Samaritanes were come vnto hym they besought hym that he would tary with them And he abode there two dayes 41 And many mo beleued because of his owne worde 42 And sayde vnto the woman Nowe we beleue not because of thy saying for we haue heard him our selues know that this is euen Christe the sauiour of the worlde ☜ 43 After two dayes he departed thence and went away into Galilee 44 For Iesus hym selfe testified that a prophete hath none honour in his owne countrey 45 Then assoone as he was come into Galilee the Galileans receaued hym when they had seene all the thynges that he dyd at Hierusalem at the day of the feast For they went also vnto the feast day 46 So Iesus came agayne into Cana of Galilee where he turned the water into wyne ☞ And there was a certayne ruler whose sonne was sicke at Capernaum 47 Assoone as the same hearde that Iesus was come out of Iurie into Galilee he went vnto hym and besought hym that he woulde come downe and heale his sonne For he was euen at the poynt of death 48 Then sayde Iesus vnto hym except ye see signes and wonders ye wyll not beleue 49 The ruler sayth vnto hym Syr come downe or euer that my sonne dye 50 Iesus sayth vnto hym Go thy way thy sonne lyueth The man beleued the worde that Iesus had spoken vnto hym and he went his way 51 And as he was nowe goyng downe the seruauntes met hym and tolde him saying thy sonne lyueth 52 Then enquired he of them the houre when he began to amende And they sayde vnto hym Yesterday at the seuenth houre the feuer left hym 53 So the father knewe that it was the same houre in the which Iesus sayde vnto hym thy sonne lyueth And he beleued and all his householde ☜ 54 This is agayne the seconde miracle that Iesus dyd when he was come out of Iurie into Galilee ¶ The .v. Chapter 5 Christe healed on the Sabboth the man that was sicke thirtie and eyght yeres 10 the pharisees accuse hym 1◠Christe aunswereth for hym selfe reproueth them 32 shewyng by the testimonie of his father 33 of Iohn
that eateth of this bread shall lyue euer ☜ 59 These thynges sayde he in the synagogue as he taught in Capernaum 60 Many therfore of his disciples when they had hearde this saide This is an harde saying who can abyde the hearyng of it 61 Iesus knewe in hym selfe that his disciples murmured at it and he sayde vnto them doth this offende you 62 What and yf ye shall see the sonne of man ascende vp thyther where he was before 63 It is the spirite that quickeneth the fleshe profiteth nothyng The wordes that I speake vnto you are spirite and lyfe 64 But there are some of you that beleue not For Iesus knewe from the begynning which they were that beleued not and who shoulde betray hym 65 And he sayde Therfore saide I vnto you that no man can come vnto me except it were geuē vnto him of my father 66 From that time many of his disciples wēt backe walked no more with him 67 Then sayde Iesus vnto the twelue Wyll ye also go away 68 Then Simon Peter aunswered him Lorde to whō shall we go Thou hast the wordes of eternall lyfe 69 And we beleue and are sure that thou art Christe the sonne of y e lyuyng God 70 Iesus aunswereth them Haue not I chosen you twelue and one of you is a deuyll 71 He spake of Iudas Iscariot the sonne of Simon For he it was that shoulde betray hym beyng one of the twelue ¶ The .vij. Chapter 1 Iesus fled the murmuryng Iewes 5 Christes kynsemen beleued not in hym 7 Why the worlde hateth Christe 12 Diuers opinions of Christe 14 Christ teacheth geuing all to his father 20 The blasphemie of the Iewes 23 Of the Sabboth worke 31 Manie of the people beleue on hym 32 The pharisees priestes sende to take hym 39 The holye ghost 4 Discention among the people for Christ 47 The pharisees chyde with the seruaūtes because they haue not brought hym 52 They chyde with Nicodemus 1 AFter these thynges Iesus went about in Galilee For he would no◠go about in Iurie because that the Iewes sought to kyll hym 2 The Iewes feaste of tabernacles was at hande 3 His brethren therfore sayde vnto him Get thee hence and go into Iurie that thy disciples also may see thy workes that thou doest 4 For there is no man that doeth any thyng in secrete and he hym selfe seketh to be knowen openly Yf thou do suche thynges shewe thy selfe to the worlde 5 For his brethren beleued not in hym 6 Then Iesus sayde vnto them My tyme is not yet come but your tyme is alway redy 7 The worlde can not hate you but me it hateth because I testifie of it that the workes therof are euyll 8 Go ye vp vnto this feast I wyll not go vp yet vnto this feast for my tyme is not yet full come 9 When he had saide these wordes vnto them he abode styll in Galilee 10 But assoone as his brethrē were gone vp then went he also vp vnto the feaste not openly but as it were priuilie 11 Then sought hym the Iewes at the feaste and sayde where is he 12 And much murmuryng of hym was there among the people For some said he is good other sayde nay but he deceaueth the people 13 Howebeit no man spake openlye of hym for feare of the Iewes ☜ 14 ☞ Nowe when halfe of the feast was done Iesus went vp into the temple and taught 15 And the Iewes marueyled saying howe knoweth he the scriptures seyng that he neuer learned 16 Iesus aunswered them sayde My doctrine is not myne but his y t sent me 17 Yf any man wyll do his wyll he shall knowe of the doctrine whether it be of God or whether I speake of my selfe 18 He that speaketh of hym selfe seketh his owne praise But he that seketh his praise that sent hym the same is true no vnryghteousnes is in hym 19 Dyd not Moyses geue you a lawe yet none of you kepeth the lawe Why go ye about to kyll me 20 The people aunswered and sayde Thou hast the deuyll who goeth about to kyll thee 21 Iesus aunswered said vnto thē I haue done one worke ye al marueyle 22 Moyses therefore gaue vnto you the circumcisiō not because it is of Moyses but of the fathers And yet ye on the Sabboth day circumcise a man 23 Yf a man on the Sabboth day receaue circumcision without breakyng of the lawe of Moyses disdayne ye at me because I haue made a man euerywhyt whole on the Sabboth day 24 Iudge not after the vtter appearaunce but iudge with a ryghteous iudgement 25 Thē sayde some of them of Hierusalē Is not this he whom they go about to kyll 26 But loe he speaketh boldly they saye nothyng to hym Do the rulers knowe in deede that this is very Christ 27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is but when Christe cōmeth no man knoweth whence he is 28 Then cryed Iesus in the temple as he taught saying Ye both knowe me and whence I am ye knowe And I am not come of my selfe but he that sēt me is true whom ye knowe not 29 But I knowe him for I am of him and he hath sent me 30 Then they sought to take hym but no man layde handes on hym because his houre was not yet come 31 Many of the people beleued on hym and saide When Christe commeth wyl he do mo miracles then these that this man hath done 32 The pharisees hearde that the people murmured such thinges concerning hym ☞ And the pharisees and the hye priestes sent seruauntes to take hym 33 Then sayde Iesus vnto them yet am I a litle whyle with you and then go I vnto hym that sent me 34 Ye shall seke me shall not fynde me where I am thither can ye not come 35 Then sayde the Iewes among them selues Whyther wyll he go that we shall not fynde hym Wyll he go vnto the dispearsed among the Gretians teache the gentiles 36 What maner of saying is this that he sayde ye shall seke me and shall not fynde me and where I am thyther can ye not come 37 In the last day that great day of the feast Iesus stoode and cryed saying Yf any man thirste let him come vnto me and drynke 38 He that beleueth on me as saith the scripture out of his belly shall flowe ryuers of water of lyfe 39 But this spake he of the spirite which they y t beleue o◠hym should receaue 〈◊〉 For the holy ghost was not yet there because Iesus was not yet glorified 40 ☞ Many of the people therfore when they hearde this saying sayde Of a trueth this is the prophete 41 But other sayde this is Christe But some saide shall Christe come out of Galilee 42 Sayth not the scripture that Christe shall come of the seede of Dauid and out of
hereafter 8 Peter sayth vnto hym Thou shalt neuer wasshe my feete Iesus aunswered hym If I wasshe thee not thou hast no part with me 9 Simon Peter sayth vnto him Lorde not my feete only but also the handes and the head 10 Iesus sayth to hym He that is wasshed nedeth not saue to washe his feete but is cleane euery whit And ye are cleane but not all 11 For he knewe who it was that should betray hym Therfore sayde he ye are not all cleane 12 So after he had wasshed their feete and receaued his clothes and was set downe agayne he sayde vnto them Wote ye what I haue done to you 13 Ye call me Maister and Lorde and ye say well for so am I. 14 If I then your Lorde and Maister haue wasshed your feete ye also ought to wasshe one anothers feete 15 For I haue geuen you an ensample that ye shoulde do as I haue done to you ☜ 16 Veryly veryly I say vnto you The seruaunt is not greater thē his maister neither the messenger greater then he that sent hym 17 Yf ye knowe these thynges happy are ye yf ye do them 18 I speake not of you all I knowe whom I haue chosen But that the scripture may be fulfylled He that eateth bread with me hath lyft vp his heele agaynst me 19 Nowe tell I you before it come that when it is come to passe ye myght beleue that I am he 20 Veryly veryly I say vnto you he that receaueth whomsoeuer I sende receaueth me And he that receaueth me receaueth hym that sent me 21 When Iesus had thus sayde he was troubled in spirite and testified saide Veryly veryly I say vnto you that one of you shall betray me 22 Then the disciples loked one on another doubtyng of whom he spake 23 There was one of Iesus disciples leanyng on Iesus bosome euen he whom Iesus loued 24 To hym beckened Simon Peter therfore that he shoulde aske who it was of whom he spake 25 He then when he leaned on Iesus brest sayde vnto hym Lorde who is it 26 Iesus aunswered He it is to whom I geue a sop when I haue dipped it And he wet the sop and gaue it to Iudas Iscariot Simons sonne 27 And after the sop Satan entred into hym Then sayde Iesus vnto hym That thou doest do quickly 28 That wiste no man at the table for what intent he spake vnto hym 29 Some of thē thought because Iudas had the bagge that Iesus had sayde vnto hym bye those thynges that we haue neede of agaynst the feast or that he shoulde geue somethyng to y e poore 30 Assoone then as he had receaued the sop he went immediatly out and it was nyght 31 Therfore when he was gone out Iesus sayd Nowe is the sonne of man glorified And God is glorified in hym 32 Yf God be glorified in hym God shall also glorifie hym in hym selfe and shall strayghtway glorifie hym 33 ☞ Litle children yet a litle whyle am I with you Ye shall seeke me and as I sayde vnto the Iewes whither I go thither can ye not come Also to you say I nowe 34 A newe commaundement geue I vnto you that ye loue together as I haue loued you that euen so ye loue one another 35 By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples yf ye haue loue one to another 36 Simon Peter saide vnto him Lorde whither goest thou Iesus aunswered hym Whither I go thou canst not folowe me nowe but thou shalt folowe me afterwardes ☜ 37 Peter sayde vnto hym Lorde why can not I folowe thee nowe I wyll ieoparde my lyfe for thy sake 38 Iesus aunswered hym Wylt thou ieoparde thy lyfe for my sake Veryly veryly I saye vnto thee the Cocke shall not crowe tyll thou haue denyed me thryse ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter 〈◊〉 armeth his disciples with consolation agaynst trouble Christes diuinitie 6 Christe the way the trueth and the lyfe 9 Christe and the father one 13 To aske of God in the name of Christe 26 He promiseth the spirite to comfort them of loue and keping Christes commaundement the spirite is our teacher 27 He promiseth his peace 1 ANd he sayde vnto his disciples Let not your hearte be troubled Ye beleue in god beleue also in me 2 In my fathers house are many dwellyng places If it were not so I woulde haue tolde you I go to prepare a place for you 3 And yf I go to prepare a place for you I wyll come agayne and receaue you euen vnto my selfe that where I am there may ye be also 4 And whither I go ye knowe and the way ye knowe 5 Thomas sayth vnto hym Lorde we knowe not whither thou goest And howe is it possible for vs to knowe the waye 6 Iesus sayth vnto hym I am the way and the trueth and the lyfe No man cōmeth vnto the father but by me 7 If ye had knowen me ye had knowen my father also And nowe ye knowe hym and haue seene hym 8 Philip sayth vnto hym Lorde shewe vs the father and it suffiseth vs. 9 Iesus sayth vnto hym Haue I ben so long tyme with you yet hast thou not knowen me Philip he that hath seene me hath seene the father And howe sayest thou then shewe vs the father 10 Beleuest thou not that I am in the father the father in me The wordes that I speake vnto you I speake not of my selfe but the father that dwelleth in me is he that doth the workes 11 Beleue me that I am in the father and the father in me Or els beleue me for the workes sake 12 Veryly veryly I say vnto you he that beleueth on me the workes that I do the same shal he do also and greater workes then these shall he do because I go vnto the father 13 And whatsoeuer ye aske in my name that wyll I do that the father may be glorified in the sonne 14 If ye shall aske any thing in my name I wyll do it ☜ 15 ☞ If ye loue me kepe my commaundementes 16 And I wyll pray the father and he shall geue you another comforter that he may byde with you for euer 17 Euen the spirite of trueth whom the worlde can not receaue because the worlde seeth hym not neither knoweth hym But ye knowe hym For he dwelleth with you and shal be in you 18 I wyll not leaue you comfortlesse but wyll come to you 19 Yet a litle whyle and the worlde shall see me no more but ye shall see me because I lyue and ye shall lyue also 20 That day shall ye knowe that I am in my father and you in me I in you 21 He that hath my commaundementes and kepeth them the same is he that loueth me And he that loueth me shal be loued of my father and I wyll loue him and wyll shew myne owne selfe
nowe 13 Howebeit when he is come whiche is the spirite of trueth he wyl leade you into all trueth He shall not speake of himselfe but whatsoeuer he shal heare that shall he speake and he wyll shewe you thynges to come 14 He shall glorifie me For he shall receaue of mine and shal shewe vnto you 15 All thynges that the father hath are mine Therfore sayde I vnto you that he shall take of mine shew vnto you 16 ☞ After a whyle and ye shall not see me and agayne after a whyle ye shall see me for I go to the father 17 Then sayde some of his disciples betwene them selues What is this that he saith vnto vs after a whyle ye shâ—l not see me and againe after a whyle ye shal see me and that I go to the father 18 They sayde therefore What is this that he saith after a whyle we can not tell what he saith 19 Iesus perceaued that they would aske hym and sayde vnto them Do ye enquire among your selues of that I said after a whyle and ye shall not see me againe after a while ye shall see me 20 Veryly veryly I say vnto you ye shall wepe and lament the worlde shall reioyce ye shall sorowe but your sorowe shal be turned to ioy 21 A woman when she trauayleth hath sorowe because her houre is come but assoone as she is deliuered of the childe she remembreth no more the anguishe for ioy that a man is borne into y e world 22 And ye nowe therefore haue sorowe but I wyll see you agayne and your heartes shall reioyce and your ioy shall no man take from you ☜ 23 And in that day shall ye aske me no question ☞ Veryly veryly I say vnto you * whatsoeuer ye shal aske the father in my name he wyll geue it you 24 Hytherto haue ye asked nothyng in my name Aske ye shall receaue that your ioy may be full 25 These thynges haue I spoken vnto you by prouerbes The tyme wyl come when I shall no more speake vnto you by * prouerbes but I shall shewe you playnely of my father 26 At that day shall ye aske in my name And I say not vnto you that I wyll pray vnto my father for you 27 For the father hym selfe loueth you because ye haue loued me and haue beleued that I came out from God 28 I went out from the father and came into the worlde Agayne I leaue the worlde and go to the father 29 His disciples sayde vnto hym Lo nowe talkest thou plainely and speakest no prouerbe 30 Nowe are we sure that thou knowest all thynges nedest not that any man shoulde aske thee any question Therfore beleue we that thou camest from God ☜ 31 Iesus aunswered them Do ye nowe beleue 32 Beholde the houre draweth nye and is alredy come that ye shal be scattered euery man to his owne and shall leaue me alone And yet am I not alone For the father is with me 33 These wordes haue I spoken vnto you that in me ye myght haue peace For in the worlde shall ye haue tribulation but be of good cheare I haue ouercome the worlde ¶ The .xvij. Chapter 1 Christe prayeth to his father that their glory myght be made manifest 9 he prayeth for his Apostles 12 Iudas lost 14 The Apostles hated of the worlde 20 Christ prayeth for all those that receaue the trueth 1 THese wordes spake Iesus and lift vp his eyes to heauen and sayde Father the houre is come glorifie thy sonne that thy sonne also may glorifie thee 2 As thou hast geuen hym power ouer all fleshe that he shoulde geue eternall life to as many as thou hast geuen him 3 This is lyfe eternall that they myght knowe thee the only true God Iesus Christe whom thou hast sent 4 I haue glorified thee on the earth I haue finished y e worke which thou gauest me to do 5 And nowe glorifie thou me O father with thine owne selfe with the glory which I had with thee yer the worlde was 6 I haue declared thy name vnto y e men which thou gauest me out of y e world Thyne they were and thou gauest theÌ„ me and they haue kepte thy worde 7 Nowe they haue knowen y t al thinges whatsoeuer y u hast geuen me are of thee 8 For I haue geuen vnto them y e wordes which thou gauest me and they haue receaued them and haue knoweÌ„ surely that I came out from thee they haue beleued that thou dyddest sende me 9 I pray for them I pray not for * the worlde but for them * which thou hast geuen me for they are thyne 10 And all myne are thyne and thyne are myne and I am glorified in them 11 And nowe am I not in the worlde and they are in the worlde and I come to thee ☜ ☞ Holy father kepe through thine owne name theÌ„ which thou hast geuen me that they may also be one as we are 12 Whyle I was with them in y e worlde I kept them in thy name Those that thou gauest me haue I kept and none of them is lost but that lost chylde that the scripture myght be fulfylled 13 Nowe come I to thee and these wordes speake I in the worlde that they myght haue my ioy fulfylled in themseues 14 I haue geuen them thy worde and the worlde hath hated them because they are not of the worlde euen as I also am not of the worlde 15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the worlde but that thou kepe them from euyll 16 They are not of the worlde as I also am not of the worlde 17 Sanctifie them through thy trueth Thy worde is the trueth 18 As thou diddest sende me into y e world eueÌ„ so haue I also sent theÌ„ into y e world 19 And for their sakes sanctifie I my selfe that they also myght be sanctified through the trueth 20 Neuerthelesse I pray not for them alone but for theÌ„ also which shall beleue on me through their preachyng 21 That they all may be one as thou father art in me and I in thee and that they also may be one in vs that y e world may beleue that thou hast sent me 22 And the glorie which thou gauest me I haue geuen them that they may be one as we also are one 23 I in them and thou in me that they may be made perfecte in one and that the worlde may knowe that thou hast sent me and hast loued them as thou hast loued me 24 Father I wyll that they which thou hast geuen me be with me where I am that they may see my glorie which thou hast geuen me For thou louedst me before the foundation of the world 25 O ryghteous father the worlde also hath not knowen thee But I haue knowen thee and these haue knowen
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
but with the fleshe the lawe of sinne ⧠The .viij. Chapter 1 The assuraunce of the faythfull 6 The fruites of the holy ghost 3 The weakenesse of the lawe 17 Of hope 18 Of patience vnder the crosse 29 Of the foreknowledge of God 1 THere is then no dampnation to them which are in Christe Iesu which walke not after the fleshe but after the spirite 2 For the lawe of the spirite of lyfe through Iesus Christe hath made me * free from the lawe of sinne and death 3 * For what the lawe coulde not do in as much as it was weake through the fleshe God sendyng his owne sonne in the similitude of sinfull fleshe euen by sinne condempned sinne in the fleshe 4 That the ryghteousnesse of the lawe myght be fulfylled in vs which walke not after the fleshe but after the spirite 5 For they that are carnall are carnally mynded But they that are spirituall are spiritually mynded 6 To be carnally mynded is death But to be spiritually mynded is lyfe peace 7 Because that the fleshly mynde is enmitie agaynst God For it is not obedient to the lawe of God neither can be 8 So then they that are in the fleshe can not please God 9 But ye are not in the fleshe but in the spirite yf so be that the spirite of God dwell in you If any man haue not the spirite of Christe the same is none of his 10 And yf Christe be in you the body is dead because of sinne but the spirite is lyfe for ryghteousnesse sake 11 But yf y e spirite of hym that raysed vp Iesus from the dead dwell in you euen he that raised vp Christe from the dead shall also quicken your mortall bodyes because that his spirite dwelleth in you 12 ☞ Therfore brethren we are detters not to the fleshe to lyue after the fleshe 13 For if ye liue after y e fleshe ye shall dye But if ye through the spirite do mortifie the deedes of the body ye shall lyue 14 For as many as are lēd by the spirite of God they are the sonnes of God 15 For ye haue not receaued the spirite of bondage agayne to feare but ye haue receaued the spirite of adoption wherby we cry Abba father 16 The same spirite beareth witnesse to our spirite that we are y e sonnes of God 17 If we be sonnes then are we also heyres the heyres of God and ioynt-heyres with Christe So that we suffer together that we may be also glorified together 18 ☞ For I am certaynely perswaded that the afflictions of this tyme are not worthy of the glory which shal be shewed vpon vs. 19 * For the feruent desire of the creature abydeth lokyng whē the sonnes of God shall appeare 20 Because the creature is subiect to vanitie not wyllyng but for hym which hath subdued the same in hope 21 For the same creature shal be made free from the bondage of corruptiō into the glorious libertie of y e sonnes of God 22 For we knowe that euery creature groneth with vs also and trauayleth in payne euen vnto this tyme. 23 Not only they but we also which haue the first fruites of the spirite and we our selues mourne in our selues and wayte for the adoption euen the deliueraunce of our body ☜ 24 For we are saued by hope But hope that is seene is no hope For howe can a man hope for that which he seeth 25 But and yf we hope for that we see not thē do we with pacience abide for it 26 Lykewyse the spirite also helpeth our infirmities For we knowe not what to desire as we ought but y e spirite maketh great intercession for vs with gronynges which can not be expressed 27 And * he that searcheth the heartes * knoweth what is the meanyng of the spirite for he maketh intercession for the saintes accordyng to the pleasure of God ☜ 28 ☞ For we knowe y t all thinges worke for the best vnto them that loue God to them which also are called of purpose 29 For those which he knewe before he also dyd predestinate that they shoulde be lyke fashioned vnto the shape of his sonne that he myght be y e first begotten among many brethren 30 Moreouer whom he dyd predestinate thē also he called And whom he called them also he iustified And whom he iustified them he also glorified 31 What shall we then say to these thynges If God be on our syde who can be agaynst vs 32 Which spared not his owne sonne but gaue hym for vs all Howe shall he not with hym also geue vs all thynges 33 Who shall lay any thyng to the charge of Gods chosen It is God that iustifieth 34 Who is he that can condempne It is Christe which dyed yea rather which is raysed agayne which is also on the ryght hande of God and maketh intercession for vs. 35 Who shall seperate vs from the loue of God Shall tribulation or anguishe or persecution either hunger either nakednesse either peryll either sworde 36 As it is written For thy sake are we kylled all daye long and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter 37 Neuerthelesse in all these thinges we ouercome through hym that loued vs. 38 For I am sure that neither death neither lyfe neither angels nor rule neither power neither thynges present neither thynges to come 39 Neither heygth nor deapth neither any other creature shal be able to seperate vs from the loue of God which is in Christe Iesu our Lorde ☜ ¶ The .ix. Chapter 1 Paul declareth his feruent loue towardes his nation 11 he treateth of election and reprobation 24 Also of the callyng of the gentiles 30 and of the castyng of of the Iewes 1 I Say y e trueth in Christ I lye not my conscience also bearyng me witnesse by the holy ghost 2 That I haue great heauinesse continuall sorowe in my heart 3 For * I haue wisshed my selfe to be cursed from Christe for my brethren my kynsmen as pertaynyng to y e fleshe 4 Which are the Israelites To whom pertayneth the adoption and the glory the couenauntes * and the lawe that was geuen and the seruice of God and the promises 5 Of whom are the fathers of whom as concernyng the fleshe Christe came which is God in all thynges to be praysed for euer Amen 6 And it can not be that the worde of God shoulde take none effect For they are not all Israelites which are of Israel 7 Neither are they all chyldren that are the seede of Abraham But in Isaac shall thy seede be called 8 That is to say They which are the chyldren of the fleshe are not the chyldren of God But they which be the childrē of promise are counted the seede 9 For this is a worde of promise About this tyme wyll I come and Sara shall haue a sonne 10 Not only this but also Rebecca was with chylde by
together are Gods labourers ye are Gods husbandrie ye are God 's buyldyng 10 Accordyng to the grace of God geuen vnto me as a wise maister builder haue I layde the foundation and another buyldeth theron But let euery man take heede howe he buyldeth vpon 11 For other foundation can no man lay then that that is layde which is Iesus Christe 12 If any man buylde on this foundation golde syluer precious stones tymber haye or stubble 13 Euery mans worke shal appeare The day shall declare it because it shal be reuealed by the fire And the fire shall trie euery mans worke what it is 14 If any mans worke that he hath built vpon abyde he shall receaue a reward 15 If any mans worke burne he shall suffer losse but he shal be safe hym selfe neuertheles yet as it were through fire 16 ☞ Knowe ye not that ye are the temple of God and that the spirite of God dwelleth in you 17 If any man defyle the temple of God hym shall God destroy For the temple of God is holy which temple ye are 18 Let no man deceaue him selfe Yf any man among you seeme to be wise in this worlde let hym be a foole that he may be wyse 19 For the wisedome of this worlde is foolishnesse with God For it is writteÌ„ He compasseth the wise in their own craftynesse 20 And agayne The Lorde knoweth the thoughtes of the wyse that they be vayne 21 Therfore let no man reioyce in men For all thynges are yâ—urs 22 Whether it be Paul or Apollo or Cephas either the worlde either lyfe or death whether they be present thinges or thynges to come all are yours 23 And ye are Christes and Christe is Gods ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 After that he had described the office of a true apostle 3 seyng they dyd not acknowledge hym such one 4 he appealeth to gods iudgement 7 beatyng downe their glorie which hyndered them to prayse that which they dispraysed in hym 16 He sheweth what he requireth on their part and what they ought to loke for of hym at his returne 1 LEt a man so esteeme of vs as the ministers of Christe and disposers of the secretes of God 2 Furthermore it is required of the disposers that a man be founde faythfull 3 With me it is but a very small thyng that I shoulde be iudged of you either of mans iudgement No I iudge not mine owne selfe 4 For I knowe nothing by my selfe yet am I not thereby iustified but he that iudgeth me is the Lorde 5 Therefore iudge nothyng before the tyme vntyll the Lorde come who wyl lyghten thynges that are hyd in darkenesse open the counsels of the heartes and then shall euery man haue prayse of God ☜ 6 And these thynges brethren I haue figuratiuely applied vnto my selfe and to Apollos for your sakes that ye might learne by vs that no man conceaue in mynde aboue that whiche is written that one swell not agaynst another for any mans cause 7 For who seperateth thee And what hast thou that thou hast not receaued If thou haue receaued it why reioycest thou as though thou haddest not receaued it 8 Nowe ye are full nowe ye are made ryche ye raigne as kynges without vs and I woulde to God ye dyd raigne that we also myght raigne with you 9 For me thynketh that God hath set foorth vs whiche are the last apostles as it were men appoynted to death For we are made a gasyng stocke vnto the worlde and to the angels and to men 10 We are fooles for Christes sake but ye are wyse in Christe We are weake but ye are stronge Ye are honorable but we are despised 11 Euen vnto this time we both hunger and thirste and are naked and are buffeted and haue no certaine dwellyng place 12 And labour working with our owne handes We are reuyled and we blesse We are persecuted and suffer it 13 We are euyll spoken of and we praye we are made as the fylthynesse of the worlde the ofscowryng of all thynges vnto this day 14 I write not these thynges to shame you but as my beloued sonnes I warne you 15 For though ye haue ten thousande instructours in Christ yet haue ye not many fathers For in Christe Iesu I haue begotten you through the Gospell 16 Wherfore I desire you be ye folowers of me 17 For this cause haue I sent vnto you Timotheus whiche is my beloued sonne faythfull in the Lorde which shall put you in remembraunce of my wayes which be in Christe as I teache euery where in all Churches 18 Some swel as though I would come no more at you 19 But I wyll come to you shortly if the Lorde wyll wyll knowe not the wordes of theÌ„ which swell but the power 20 For the kyngdome of God is not in worde but in power 21 What wyl ye Shal I come vnto you with a rodde or in loue and in the spirite of mekenesse ⧠The .v. Chapter 1 He reproueth sharpely their negligence in punyshyng him that had committed incest 3 wyllyng them to excommunicate hym 7 to imbrace puritie 9 and flee wickednesse 1 THere goeth a common saying that there is fornication among you suche fornication as is not named among the gentiles that one shoulde haue his fathers wyfe 2 And ye swell and haue not rather sorowed that he that hath so done this deede myght be put from among you 3 For I veryly as absent in body but present in spirite haue determined alredie as though I were present concernyng hym that hath done this deede 4 In the name of our Lorde Iesus Christe when ye are gathered together and my spirite with the power of the Lorde Iesus Christe 5 To delyuer suche a one vnto Satan for the destruction of the flesshe that the spirite may be saued in the daye of the Lorde Iesus 6 Your reioycing is not good Knowe ye not that a litle leauen leaueneth the whole lumpe 7 ☞ Purge out therfore the olde leauen that ye maye be newe dowe as ye are vnleauened bread For Christe our Pasouer is offred vp for vs. 8 Therefore let vs kepe holy day not with old leauen neither with the leauen of maliciousnes and wickednesse but with the vnleauened bread of purenesse and trueth ☜ 9 I wrote vnto you in an epistle that ye should not companie with fornicatours 10 And I meant not at all with the fornicatours of this worlde or with the couetous or extortioners or with idolaters for then must ye needes haue gone out of the world 11 But nowe I haue written vnto you that ye companie not together if any that is called a brother be a fornicatour or couetous or a worshipper of idols or a rayler or a drunkarde or an extortioner with him that is such see that ye eate not 12 For what haue I to do to iudge them
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
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
praying 4 Sence we hearde of your fayth in Christe Iesus and of the loue which is to all saintes 5 For the hopes sake which is layde vp for you in heauen of which hope ye hearde before in the worde of trueth of the Gospell 6 Which is come vnto you euen as it is into all the worlde is fruitfull as it is also in you from the day ye hearde of it and knewe the grace of God in trueth 7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our deare felowe seruaunt which is for you a faythfull minister of Christe 8 Who also declared vnto vs your loue in the spirite 9 ☞ For this cause we also sence y e day we hearde haue not ceassed to pray for you and to desire that ye myght be fulfylled with knowledge of his wyll in all wisdome spiritual vnderstandyng 10 That ye myght walke worthie of the Lorde in all pleasyng beyng fruitefull in all good workes and encreasyng in the knowledge of God 11 Strenthened with all might through his glorious power vnto all patience and long sufferyng with ioyfulnesse ☜ 12 Geuyng thankes vnto y e father which hath made vs meete to be partakers of the inheritaunce of the saintes in lyght 13 Who hath delyuered vs from the power of darcknesse and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare sonne 14 In whō we haue redemptiō through his blood the forgeuenesse of sinnes 15 Who is the image of the inuisible God the first borne of all creatures 16 For by him were all thinges created that are in heauē and that are in earth visible and inuisible whether they be maiestie or lordeshippe either rule or power All thynges were created by hym and for hym 17 And he is before all thynges and in hym all thynges consist 18 And he is the head of the body of the Churche he is the begynnyng the first borne of the dead that in all thynges he myght haue the preeminence 19 For it pleased the father that in hym shoulde all fulnesse dwell 20 And by hym to * reconcile all thynges vnto hym selfe to set at peace through the blood of his crosse by hym both the thynges in earth and thynges in heauen 21 And you which were sometyme straungers and enemies by cogitation in euyll workes hath he nowe yet reconciled 22 In the body of his fleshe through death to present you holye and vnblameable without fault in his syght 23 If ye continue grounded stablisshed in the fayth and be not moued away from the hope of the Gospell which ye haue hearde howe it is preached to euery creature which is vnder heauen wherof I Paul am made a minister 24 Nowe iowe I in my sufferynges for you and fulfyll that which is behynde of the passions of Christe in my fleshe for his bodyes sake which is y e Church 25 Wherof I am made a minister accordyng to the dispensation of God which is geuen to me to you warde to fulfyll the worde of God 26 The misterie hyd sence the worlde began and sence the begynnyng of generations but nowe is opened to his saintes 27 To whom God woulde make knowē what is the riches of the glorie of this misterie among the gentiles which is Christe in you the hope of glorie 28 Whom we preache warnyng euery man and teachyng euery man in all wisdome to present all men perfect in Christe Iesus 29 Wherunto I also labour striuyng according to his workyng which worketh in me mightylie ¶ The .ij. Chapter 1 Hauyng protected his good wyll towarde them 4 he admonisheth them not to turne backe from Christe 8 to the seruice of Angels or any other inuention or els ceremonies of the lawe 17 which haue finished their office and are ended in Christe 1 FOr I woulde that ye knew what great fight I haue for you and for them that are at Laodicea and for as many as haue not seene my face in the fleshe 2 That their heartes myght be comforted beyng knyt together in loue and in al riches of certaintie of vnderstanding to knowe the misterie of God and of the father and of Christe 3 In whom are hyd all the treasures of wisdome and knowledge 4 This I say lest any man shoulde begyle you with perswasion of wordes 5 For though I be absent in the fleshe yet am I with you in the spirite ioying and beholdyng your order and your stedfast fayth in Christe 6 As ye haue therfore receaued Christe Iesus the Lorde so walke ye in hym 7 Rooted and built in hym stablished in the fayth as ye haue ben taught aboundyng therin with thankes geuing 8 ☞ * Beware lest any man spoyle you through philosophie vayne deceipt after the tradition of men and after the rudimentes of the worlde and not after Christe 9 For in hym dwelleth all the fulnesse of the Godhead bodyly 10 And ye are complete in him which is the head of all principalitie and power 11 In whom also ye are circumcised with circumcisiō made without handes by puttyng of the body of sinnes of the fleshe in the circumcision of Christe 12 Buried with him in baptisme in whō ye are also risen agayne through y e fayth of the operation of God who hath raysed hym from the dead 13 * And ye beyng dead to sinne and to the vncircumcision of your fleshe hath he quickened with him forgeuyng all your trepasses ☜ 14 And puttyng out the hande writing of ordinaunces that was agaynst vs and that hath he taken out of the way fastenyng it to his crosse 15 Spoylyng all principalities powers hath made a shewe of them openly triumphyng ouer them in it 16 Let no man therfore iudge you in meate or in drinke or in part of an holy-day or of the newe moone or of the Sabboth dayes 17 Which are shadowes of thynges to come but the body is of Christe 18 Let no man begile you of victorie in the humblenesse and worshippyng of Angels intrudyng hym selfe into those thinges which he hath not seene causelesse puft vp with his fleshly mynde 19 And holdeth not the head wherof all the body by ioyntes bandes supported and knit together encreaseth with the encrease of God 20 Wherefore yf ye be dead with Christe from y e rudimentes of the world why as though lyuyng in the worlde are ye led with traditions 21 Touche not taste not handle not 22 Which all be in corruption in abusyng after the commaundementes and doctrines of men 23 Which thynges haue a shewe of wisdome in superstition humblenesse of mynde and in hurtyng of the body not in any honour to the satisfiyng of y e flesh ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 He sheweth where we shoulde seke Christe 5 he exhorteth to mortification 10 to put of the olde man and to put on Christe 12 to the which he addeth exhortation both generall and
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
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
also which kept not their first estate but left their owne habitation he hath reserued in euerlastyng chaynes vnder darkenesse vnto the iudgement of the great day 7 Euen as Sodome and Gomorrhe and the cities about them which in lyke maner defiled them selues with fornication and folowed straunge fleshe are set foorth for an ensample and suffer the payne of eternall fyre 8 Lykewyse these beyng deceaued by dreames defyle the flesh despise rulers and speake euyll of them that are in aucthoritie 9 Yet Michael the Archangel when he stroue agaynst the deuyll and disputed about the body of Moyses durst not geue raylyng sentence but sayde the Lorde rebuke thee 10 But these speake euyl of those thinges which they knowe not what thinges they know naturally as beastes which are without reason in those thynges they corrupt them selues 11 Wo be vnto thē for they haue folowed the way of Cain and are vtterly geuen to the errour of Balaam for lucres sake and perishe in the gaynsaying of Core 12 These are spottes in your feastes of charitie whē they feast with you without al feare feedyng thēselues cloudes they are without water caryed about of windes corrupt trees and without fruite twise dead and plucked vp by the rootes 13 They are the ragyng waues of the sea fomyng out their owne shame They are wandryng starres to whom is reserued the mist of darknes for euer 14 Enoch the seuenth from Adam prophesied before of such saying Beholde the Lorde shall come with thousandes of saintes 15 To geue iudgement agaynst all men and to rebuke all that are vngodly among them of all their vngodly deedes which they haue vngodly committed and of all their cruel speakynges which vngodly sinners haue spoken agaynst hym 16 These are murmurers complayners walkyng after their owne lustes whose mouthes speake proude thynges They haue men in great reuerence because of aduantage 17 But ye beloued remember the wordes which were spoken before of the Apostles of our Lorde Iesus Christe 18 Howe that they tolde you that there shoulde be begilers in y e last tyme which should walke after their owne vngodly lustes 19 These are makers of sectes fleshlie hauyng not the spirite 20 But ye dearely beloued edifie your selues in your most holy fayth praying in the holy ghost 21 And kepe your selues in the loue of God lokyng for the mercie of our Lord Iesus Christe vnto eternall lyfe 22 And haue compassion of some seperatyng them 23 And other saue with feare pullyng them out of the fyre and haue compassion on the other and hate euen the garment spotted by the fleshe 24 Vnto him that is able to kepe you free from sinne and to present you faultlesse before the presence of his glory with ioy 25 To God our sauiour which only is wyse be glorie maiestie dominion and power nowe and euer Amen ⧠The reuelation of Saint Iohn the diuine ¶ The first Chapter 1 The cause of this reuelation 3 Of them that reade it 4 Iohn writeth to the seuen Churches 5 The maiestie and office of the sonne of God 20 The vision of the candlestickes and starres 1 THE reuelation of Iesus Christ which God gaue vnto hym for to shewe vnto his seruaūtes thyngs which must shortlye come to passe ☞ And when he had sent he shewed by his Angel vnto his seruaunt Iohn 2 Which bare recorde of the worde of God and of the testimonie of Iesus Christe and of all thinges that he sawe 3 Happy is he that readeth and they that heare the wordes of this prophesie and kepe those thynges which are written therin for the tyme is at hande 4 Iohn to the seuen Churches in Asia Grace be vnto you and peace from him which is and which was and which is to come and from the seuen spirites which are before his throne 5 And from Iesus Christe which is a faythfull witnesse and first begotten of the dead and Lorde ouer the kynges of the earth Vnto hym that loued vs and wasshed vs from our sinnes in his owne blood ☜ 6 And made vs kynges and priestes vnto God his father be glorie and dominion for euermore Amen 7 Beholde he commeth with cloudes and all eyes shall see hym and they also which pearsed hym And all kinredes of the earth shall wayle before hym Euen so Amen 8 I am Alpha and Omega the begynnyng and the endyng sayth the Lorde almyghtie which is and which was and which is to come 9 I Iohn your brother and companion in tribulation and in the kingdome and patience of Iesus Christe was in the I le that is called Pathmos for y e worde of God and for the witnessyng of Iesus Christe 10 I was in the spirite on the Lordes day and hearde behynde me a great voyce as it had ben of a trumpe 11 Saying I am Alpha and Omega the first and the last That thou seest write in a booke and sende it vnto the seuen Churches which are in Asia vnto Ephesus and vnto Smyrna and vnto Pergamos and vnto Thyatira and vnto Sardis and vnto Philadelphia and vnto Laodicea 12 And I turned backe to see the voyce that spake to me And whē I was turned I sawe seuen golden candlestickes 13 And in y e middes of the candlestickes one lyke vnto the sonne of man clothed with a garment downe to the feete and girde about the pappes with a golden girdle 14 His head and his heere 's were whyte as whyte wooll and as snowe and his eyes were as a flambe of fyre 15 And his feete lyke vnto fine brasse as though they brent in a furnace and his voyce as the sounde of many waters 16 And he had in his ryght hande seuen starres And out of his mouth went a sharpe two edged sworde And his face shone euen as the sunne in his strength 17 And when I sawe hym I fell at his feete euen as dead And he layde his ryght hande vpon me saying vnto me feare not I am the first and the last 18 And am alyue and was dead And beholde I am alyue for euermore Amen and haue the keyes of hell and of death 19 Write therfore the thinges which thou hast seene and the thynges which are and the thinges which must be fulfilled hereafter 20 The misterie of the seuen starres which thou sawest in my ryght hande and the seuen goldē candlestickes The seuen starres are the Angels of the seuē Churches And the seuen candlestickes whiche thou sawest are the seuen Churches The .ij. Chapter 1 He exhorteth foure Churches 5 to repentaunce 10 to perseueraunce patience and amendement 14.20.23 aswel by threatninges 7.10.17.26 as promises of rewarde 1 VNto the Angel of the Churche at Ephesus write these thynges sayth he that holdeth the seuen starres in his ryght hande and that walketh in the middes of the seuen golden candlestickes 2 I knowe thy workes and thy labour and thy patience and howe thou canst not forbeare
So be they pronounced both reader and hearer by the holy prophete Ieremie accursed which do the worke of God fraudulently and negligently From the which he defende vs who bought vs with his most precious blood To whom with the father and the holy ghost be all honour and glorie Amen ¶ A Preface into the Byble folowyng OF all the sentences pronounced by our sauiour Christe in his whole doctrine none is more serious or more worthy to be borne in remembraunce then that which he spake openly in his Gospell saying Scrutamini scripturas quia vos putatis in ipsis vitam eternam â—abere et ille sunt quae testimonium perbibent de me Search ye the scriptures for in them ye thinke to haue eternall lyfe and those they be which beare witnes of me These wordes were first spoken vnto the Iewes by our sauiour but by hym in his doctrine ment to all for they concerne all of what nation of what tongue of what profession soeuer any man be For to all belongeth it to be called vnto eternall life so many as by the witnes of the scriptures desire to finde eternall life No man woman or chylde is excluded from this saluation and therfore to euery of them is this spokeÌ„ proportionally yet and in their degrees and ages and as the reason and congruitie of their vocation may aske For not so lyeth it in charge to the worldly artificer to searche or to any other priuate man so exquisitely to studie as it lyeth to the charge of the publike teacher to searche in the scriptures to be the more able to walke in the house of God which is the Church of the lyuyng God the pyller and ground of trueth to the establishing of the true doctrine of the same and to the impugnyng of the false And though whatsoeuer difference there may be betwixt the preacher in office and the auditor in his vocation yet to both it is said Search ye the scriptures whereby ye may fynde eternall lyfe and gather witnesses of that saluation which is in Christe Iesus our Lorde For although the prophete of God Moyses byddeth the kyng when he is once set in the throne of his kingdome to describe before his eyes the volume of Gods lawe according to the example whiche he shoulde receaue of the priestes of the leuiticall tribe to haue it with him and to reade in it all the dayes of his life to th ende that he might learne to feare the Lorde his God and to obserue his lawes that his heart be not aduaunced in pryde ouer his brethren not to swarue eyther on the ryght hande or on the left yet the reason of this precept for that it concerneth all men may reasonably be thought to be commaunded to all men and all men may take it to be spoken to them selfe in their degree Though almightie God him selfe spake to his captayne Iosue in precise wordes Non recedat volumen legis huius ab ore tuo sed meditaberis in eo diebus ac noctibus c. Let not the volume of this booke depart from thy mouth but muse therin both dayes and nyghtes that thou mayest kepe and perfourme all thinges which be written in it that thou mayest direct well thy way and vnderstande the same yet aswell spake almightie God this precept to all his people in the directions of their wayes to himwarde as he ment it to Iosue For that he hath care of all he accepteth no mans person his wyll is that all men shoulde be saued his wyll is that all men shoulde come to the way of trueth Howe coulde this be more conueniently declared by God to man then when Christe his welbeloued sonne our most louing sauiour the way the trueth and the lyfe of vs all dyd byd vs openly Searche the scriptures assuring vs herein to finde eternall life to finde full testification of all his graces and benefites towardes vs in the treasure thereof Therefore it is most conuenient that we shoulde all suppose that Christe spake to vs all in this his precept of searching the scriptures If this celestiall doctour so aucthorised by the father of heauen and commaunded as his only sonne to be hearde of vs all biddeth vs busily to Search the scriptures of what spirite can it proceede to forbid the reading and studiyng of the scriptures If the grosse Iewes vsed to reade them as some men thinke that our sauiour Christ dyd shew by such kynd of speaking their vsage with their opinion they had therin to finde eternall lyfe and were not of Christe rebuked or disproued either for their searching or for the opinion they had howe superstitiously or superficially soeuer some of them vsed to expende the scriptures Howe muche more vnaduisedly do suche as bost them selfe to be either Christes vicars or be of his garde to lothe christen men from reading by their couert slaunderous reproches of the scriptures or in their aucthoritie by lawe or statute to contract this libertie of studiyng the worde of eternall saluation Christe calleth them not onlye to the single readyng of scriptures saith Chrisostome but sendeth them to the exquisite searching of them for in them is eternall lyfe to be founde and they be saith hym selfe the witnesse of me for they declare out his office they commende his beneuolence towardes vs they recorde his whole workes wrought for vs to our saluation Antechriste therefore he must be that vnder whatsoeuer colour woulde geue contrary precept or counsayle to that whiche Christe dyd geue vnto vs. Very litle do they resemble Christes louing spirite mouing vs to searche for our comfort that wyll discourage vs from suche searching or that woulde wishe ignoraunce and forgetfulnesse of his benefite to raigne in vs so that they might by our ignoraunce raigne the more frankly in our consciences to the daunger of our saluation VVho can take the light from vs in this miserable vale of blindnesse and meane not to haue vs stumble in the pathes of perdition to the ruine of our soules who wyll enuie vs this bread of lyfe prepared and set on the table for our eternall sustenaunce and meane not to famishe vs or in steede thereof with their corrupt traditions and doctrines of man to infect vs All the whole scripture saith the holy apostle Saint Paul inspired from God aboue is profitable to teache to reproue to refourme to instruct in righteousnesse that the man of God may be sounde and perfect instructed to euery good worke Searche therefore good reader on Gods name as Christe byddeth thee the holy scripture wherein thou mayest finde thy saluation Let not the volume of this booke by Gods owne warrant depart from thee but occupie thy selfe therein in the whole iourney of this thy worldly pilgrimage to vnderstande thy way howe to walke ryghtly before hym all the dayes of thy lyfe Remember that the prophete Dauid pronounceth hym the blessed man whiche wyll muse in
Chapter 2 The people murmure agaynst God 10 And woulde haue stoned Caleb and Iosuah 37 The searchers of the lande dye 45 Amalech kylleth the Israelites 1 AND all the multitude of the people cried out and wept throughout that nyght 2 And all the chyldren of Israel murmured agaynst Moyses and Aaron and the whole congregation sayde vnto them Woulde God that we had dyed in the lande of Egypt either that we had dyed in this wyldernesse 3 Wherfore hath the Lorde brought vs vnto this lande to fall vpon the sworde and that our wyues and our chyldren should be a pray Were it not better that we returne vnto Egypt agayne 4 And they sayd one to another Let vs make a captayne and returne vnto Egypt agayne 5 Then Moyses Aaron fell on their faces before all the assemblie of the congregation of the chyldren of Israel 6 And Iosuah the sonne of Nun and Caleb the sonne of Iephune whiche were of them that searched the lande rent their clothes 7 And spake vnto al the companie of the chyldren of Israel saying The lande whiche we walked through to searche it is a very good lande 8 If the Lord haue a loue to vs he will bryng vs into this lande and geue it vs whiche is such a lande as floweth with mylke and hony 9 But in any wyse rebell not ye agaynst the Lorde neither feare the people of the lande for they are but bread for vs Their shielde is departed from them and the Lorde is with vs feare them not therfore 10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones And the glory of the Lorde appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the chyldren of Israel 11 And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses Howe long do this people prouoke me and how long wyll it be yer they beleue me for all the signes which I haue shewed among them 12 I will smyte them with the pestilence and destroy them and wyll make of thee a greater nation and mightier then they 13 And Moyses sayde vnto the Lorde Then the Egyptians shall heare it for thou broughtest this people in thy might from among them 14 And it wylbe tolde to the inhabiters of this lande also for they haue hearde lykewyse that thou Lorde art among this people and that thou Lorde art seene face to face and that thy cloude standeth ouer them that thou goest before them by day tyme in a pyller of a cloude and in a pyller of fire by nyght 15 If thou shalt kyll all this people as they were but one man then the nations whiche haue hearde the fame of thee wyll say 16 Because the Lord is not able to bryng in this people into the lande whiche he sware vnto them therefore he hath slaine them in the wyldernesse 17 And nowe I beseche thee let the power of my Lord be great accordyng as thou hast spoken saying 18 The Lorde is long yer he be angrie and of great mercy and suffreth iniquitie and sinne and leaueth no man innocent and visiteth the vnrighteousnesse of the fathers vpon the chyldren in the thirde and fourth generations 19 Be mercyfull I beseche thee vnto the sinne of this people accordyng vnto thy great mercy as thou hast forgeuen this people from Egypt euen vntyll nowe 20 And the Lorde sayde I haue forgeuen it according to thy request 21 But as truely as I liue all the earth shal be filled with the glory of the Lord. 22 But all those men whiche haue seene my glory and my miracles whiche I did in Egypt and in the wildernesse and haue tempted me nowe this ten tymes and haue not hearkened vnto my voyce 23 Shall not see the lande whiche I sware vnto their fathers neither shall any of them that prouoked me see it 24 But my seruaunt Caleb because he had another maner of spirite and because he hath folowed me vnto the vtmost hym wyll I bryng into the lande which he hath walked in and his seede shall inherite it 25 And also the Amalechites and Chanaanites remayne in the valley To morowe turne you and get you into the wyldernesse euen by the way of the red sea 26 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses and Aaron saying 27 Howe long doth this euyll multitude murmure agaynst me I haue hearde the murmuringes of the children of Israel with the whiche they murmure agaynst me 28 Tell them therefore As truely as I liue sayeth the Lorde I wyll do vnto you euen as ye haue spoken in myne eares 29 Your carkasses shall fall in the wyldernesse And all you that were tolde throughout your numbers from twentie yeres and aboue whiche haue murmured against me 30 Shall not come into the lande ouer which I lifted vp myne hand to make you dwell therin saue Caleb the sonne of Iephune and Iosuah the sonne of Nun. 31 But your chyldren whiche ye sayde shoulde be a pray them I wyll bryng in and they shall knowe the lande whiche ye haue refused 32 And your carkasses shall fall in this wyldernesse 33 And your chyldren shall wander in the wildernesse fourtie yeres and suffer for your whordome vntyll your carkasses be wasted in the wyldernesse 34 After the number of the dayes in whiche ye searched out the lande euen fourtie dayes euery day for a yere shal ye beare your vnrighteousnesse euen fourtie yeres and ye shall knowe my breache of promise 35 I the Lorde haue sayde that I wyll do it vnto all this euyll congregation that are gathered together against me For in this wildernesse they shal be consumed and there they shall dye 36 And the men whiche Moyses sent to searche the lande and whiche when they came agayne made all the people to murmure against hym and brought vp a sclaunder vpon the lande 37 Euen those men that dyd bryng vp that sclaunder vpon it as though it had ben euill dyed in a great plague before the Lorde 38 But Iosuah the sonne of Nun and Caleb the sonne of Iephune whiche were of the men that went to searche the lande liued styll 39 And Moyses tolde these sayinges vnto all the chyldren of Israel and the people toke great sorowe 40 And they rose vp early in the morning and gate them vp into the toppe of the mountayne saying lo we be here and wyll go vp vnto the place of which the Lorde sayde For we haue sinned 41 And Moyses sayde Wherfore transgresse ye thus the worde of the Lorde it wyll not come well to passe 42 Go not vp therefore for the Loâ—e is not among you that ye be not slayne before your enemies 43 For the Amalechites and the Chanaanites are there before you ye wyll fall vpon the sworde because ye are turned away from the Lorde the Lorde wyll not be with you 44 But they presumed â—â—stinatly to go vp into the hyll top Neuer the later the arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde and Moyses departed not
sunne whan he ryseth in his myght And the lande had rest fourtie yeres The .vj. Chapter 1 Israel is oppressed of the Madianites for their wickednes 14. Gedeon is sent to be their deliuerer 37. He asked a signe 1 ANd the children of Israel committed wickednesse in the syght of the Lorde And the Lorde deliuered them into the handes of Madian seuen yeres 2 And the hand of Madian preuayled against Israel because of the Madianites y e children of Israel made them dennes in the mountaynes and caues and strong holdes 3 And when Israel had sowen then came vp the Madianites the Amalechites and they of the east and came vp agaynst them 4 And pitched their tentes against them and destroyed the encrease of the earth euen tyll thou come vnto Azah left no sustenaunce for Israel neither sheepe oxe nor asse 5 For they went vp they and their cattel and came with their tentes as a multitude of grasshopers so that both they and also their camels were without number And they entred into the land to destroy it 6 And so was Israel exceedingly impoueryshed in the sight of the Madianites and cried vnto the Lorde 7 And when the children of Israel cried vnto the Lord because of the Madianites 8 The Lorde sent vnto them a prophet which sayd vnto them Thus sayth the Lorde God of Israel I fet you from Egypt brought you out of the house of bondage 9 And I ryd you out of the hande of the Egyptians out of the hand of all that oppressed you and cast them out before you and gaue you their land 10 And I sayd vnto you I am the Lord your God feare not the goddes of the Amorites in whose lande you dwell But you haue not obeyed my voyce 11 And the angel of the Lorde came and sate vnder an Oke which was in Ephrah that parteyned vnto Ioas the father of the Esrites And his sonne Gedeon threshed wheat by the wyne presse to hyde it from the Madianites 12 And the angel of the Lorde appeared vnto him and said vnto him The Lord is with thee thou mightie man 13 And Gedeon aunswered him Oh my Lord if the Lorde be with vs why is all this come vpon vs Yea where be all his miracles which our fathers tolde vs of and sayd Dyd not the Lord bryng vs out of Egypt But nowe the Lord hath forsaken vs and deliuered vs into the handes of the Madianites 14 And the Lord loked vpon him and sayde Go hence in this thy might and thou shalt deliuer Israel out of the handes of the Madianites Haue not I sent thee 15 And he aunswered him Oh Lorde wherwith shall I saue Israel Behold my kinred is poore in Manasses and I am litle in my fathers house 16 The Lord sayd vnto him I will be with thee thou shalt smyte the Madianites as they were but one man 17 And he aunswered him Oh yf I haue founde grace in thy syght than shew me a a signe that it is thou that talkest with me 18 Departe not hence I pray thee vntyll I come vnto thee tyll I bryng myne offring and haue set it before thee And he sayd I will tary vntyll thou come againe 19 And Gedeon went in and made redy a kyd and sweete cakes of an Epha of floure and put it with the fleshe in a basket and put the broth in a pot and brought it out vnto him vnder the Oke and presented it 20 And the angel of God sayd vnto him Take the flesh and the sweete cakes lay them vpon this rocke and powre out the broth And he dyd so 21 Then the angel of the Lord put foorth the end of the staffe that he helde in his hande and touched the fleshe and the sweete cakes and there arose vp fire out of the rocke and consumed the flesh and the sweete cakes But the angel of the Lord departed out of his sight 22 And when Gedeon perceaued that it was an angel of the Lorde he sayde Alas O Lorde God haue I therfore seene an angel of the Lorde face to face that I should dye 23 And the Lorde sayd vnto him Peace be vnto thee feare not thou shalt not dye 24 Then Gedeon made an aulter there vnto the Lord and called it The Lord of peace And vnto this day it is yet in Ephrath that parteyneth vnto the father of the Esrites 25 And the same nyght the Lorde sayde vnto him Take thy fathers young bullocke an other bullocke of .vii. yeres olde and destroy the aulter of Baal that thy father hath and cut downe the groue that is by it 26 And make an aulter vnto the Lord thy God vpon the top of this rocke in a conuenient place and take the second bullocke and offer burnt sacrifice vpō the wood of the groue which thou shalt cut downe 27 Then Gedeon toke ten men of his seruauntes did as the Lord bad him But because he feared to do it by daye for his fathers housholde and the men of the citie he dyd it by nyght 28 And when the men of the citie arose early in the mornyng beholde the aulter of Baal was broken the groue cut downe that was by it and the seconde bullocke offered vpon the aulter that was made 29 And they sayde one to another who hath done this thing And whan they enquered and asked they sayd Gedeon y e sonne of Ioas hath done this thing 30 Then the men of the citie sayde vnto Ioas Bring out thy sonne that he may dye because he hath destroyed the aulter of Baal and cut downe the groue that was by it 31 And Ioas sayd vnto al that stoode by him Will ye pleade Baals cause or will ye saue him He that will contende for him let him dye or the morning If he be a God let him pleade for himselfe agaynst him that hath caste downe his aulter 32 And from that day was Gedeon called Ierobaal because his father had sayd Let Baal pleade for himselfe because he hath broken downe his aulter 33 All the Madianites therfore and the Amalekites and they of the east were gathered together went and pytched in the valley of Iesrael 34 But the spirite of the Lorde came vppon Gedeon * and he blewe a trumpet and Abiezer was ioyned with him 35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasses which also was ioyned with him and he sent messengers vnto Azar Zabulon and Nephthalim and they came to meete them 36 And Gedeon sayd vnto God Yf thou wilt saue Israel by myne hand as thou hast sayd 37 Beholde I wil put a fleece of wool in the treashing place And if the dewe come on the fleece onely and it be drye vpon all the earth besyde then shall I be sure that thou wilt saue Israel by my hand as thou saydest 38 And it came so
God heard the voyce of Manoah and the angel of God came agayne vnto the wife as she sate in the felde but Manoah her husbād was not with her 10 And the wife made haste and ranne shewed her husbande sayde vnto him behold the man appeared vnto me that came vnto me to day 11 And Manoah arose went after his wife and came to the man and sayde vnto him Art thou the mā that spakest vnto the woman And he sayde I am 12 Manoah sayde Nowe let thy saying come to passe Howe shall we order the childe and do vnto him 13 And the angell of the Lord sayd vnto Manoah The woman must absteyne from all that I sayde vnto her 14 She may eate of nothing that cōmeth of the vine tree nor drinke wine or strong drinke nor eate any vncleane thing but must obserue all that I bad her 15 Manoah sayde vnto the angell of the Lorde I pray thee let vs retayne thee vntill we haue made redy a kyd before thee 16 And the angel of the Lord sayde vnto Manoah Though thou make me abide I wil not eate of thy bread And if thou wilt offer a burnt offering thou must offer it vnto the Lorde For Manoah wist not that it was an angell of the Lorde 17 And Manoah sayde agayne vnto the angell of the Lord What is thy name that when thy saying is come to passe we may do thee worshippe 18 And the angel of the Lorde sayde vnto him * Why askest thou thus after my name which is secrete And so Manoah toke a kyd with a meat offring and offred it vpon a rocke vnto the Lorde And the angell did wonderously Manoah and his wife lokyng vpon 20 And whē the flambe came vp toward heauen from the aulter the angell of the Lorde ascended vp in the flambe of the aulter And Manoah and his wyfe loked vpon it and fell on their faces vnto the grounde 21 But the angel of the Lord did no more appeare vnto Manoah and his wyfe And then Manoah knewe that it was an angel of the Lorde 22 And sayd vnto his wyfe We shal surely dye because we haue seene God 23 But his wyfe sayde vnto him Yf the Lord would kyll vs he would not haue receaued a burnt offering and a meate offering of our handes neither woulde he haue shewed vs al these thinges nor woulde nowe haue tolde vs any suche 24 And the wyfe bare a sonne and called his name Samson And y e ladde grewe and the Lorde blessed him 25 And the spirite of the Lorde began to strengthen him in the hoast of Dan betweene Zaraah and Esthaol The .xiiii. Chapter 2 Samson desireth to haue a wyfe of the Philistines 6 He killeth a Lion 12 He propoundeth a riddle 19 He killeth thirtie 20 His wyfe forsaketh him and taketh another 1 SAmson went downe to Thamnath and sawe a womā in Thamnath of the daughters of the Philistines 2 And he came vp and told his father and his mother said I haue sene a woman in Thamnath of the daughters of the Philistines nowe geue me her to wyfe 3 Then his father and mother sayd vnto him Is there neuer a woman among the daughters of thy brethren among al my people but that thou must go and take a wyfe of the vncircumcised Philistines And Samson sayd vnto his father Geue me this woman for she pleaseth me well 4 But his father and mother wist not that it was the Lordes doyng and that he sought an occasion against the Philistines for at that time the Philistines raigned ouer Israel 5 Then went Samson and his father his mother downe to Thamnath and came to the vineyardes of Thamnath and beholde a young Lion roared vpon him 6 And the spirite of the Lord came vpō him and he tare him as he would haue rent a kydde and yet had nothing in his hande neither tolde his father and mother what he had done 7 And he went downe talked with the woman whiche seemed well fauoured in the sight of Samson 13 They aunswered him saying No but we will bynde thee delyuer thee vnto their handes but we wyll not kyll thee And they bounde hym with two new cordes and brought him from the rocke 14 And when he came to Lehi the Philistines showted agaynst him And the spirite of the Lord came vpon him and the cordes that were vpon his armes became as flaxe that was burnt with fire for the bandes loosed from of his handes 15 And he founde a newe iawe bone of an Asse put foorth his hande and caught it and slue a thousande men therwith 16 And Samson sayde With the iawe of an Asse heapes vpon heapes with the iawe of an Asse haue I slayne a thousande men 17 And when he had left speakyng he cast away the iawe bone out of his hande and called the place Ramath Lehi 18 And he was sore a thyrst and called on the Lord and sayde Thou hast geuen this great victory in the hande of thy seruaunt and nowe I must dye for thirst and fall into the handes of the vncircumcised 19 But God brake a great tooth that was in the iawe there came water therout and when he had drunke his spirite came agayne he was refreshed wherfore the name thereof was called vnto this day The well of the caller on which came of the iawe 20 And he iudged Israel in the dayes of the Philistines twentie yeres The .xvj. Chapter 1. Samson carieth away the gates of Azzah 18. He was deceaued by Delila 30. He pulleth downe the house vpon the Philistines and dyeth with them 1 THen went Samson to Azzah and sawe there an harlot and went in vnto her 2 And it was tolde the Azathites saying Samson is come hyther And they went about and layde a wayte for hym there all nyght in the gate of the citie and were styll all the nyght saying In the mornyng whan it is day we shall kyll hym 3 And Samson toke his rest tyll mydnyght and arose at mydnyght and toke the doores of the gate of the citie and the two postes and rent them of with the barre and all and put them vppon his shoulders and caryed them vp to the top of an hyll that is before Hebron 4 And after this he loued a woman by the ryuer of Sorek whose name was Dalila 5 Vnto whom came the lordes of the Philistines and sayde vnto her Perswade him and see wherin his great strenght lyeth and by what meanes we may ouercome him that we may bynde him and punishe hym and euery one of vs shall geue thee a leuen hundred siluer lynges 6 And Dalila sayde to Samson Oh tell me where thy great strength lyeth and how thou myghtest be bounde and brought vnder 7 Samson aunswered vnto her Yf they binde me with seuen greene wythes that were neuer dryed I
twentie and seuen thousande of the men that were left And Benhadad fled and came into the citie from chamber to chamber 31 And his seruauntes said vnto him Behold we haue heard say that the kinges of the house of Israel are mercyfull kinges We will therfore put sackcloth about our loynes and ropes about our heades and go out to the king of Israel if happyly he will saue thy lyfe 32 And so they girded sackcloth about their loynes put ropes about their heades and came to the king of Israel and said Thy seruaunt Benhadad sayth I pray thee let me lyue He sayde Is he yet alyue he is my brother 33 And y e men toke that word for good lucke and hastyly caught it out of his mouth and sayd Yea thy brother Benhadad He sayde Go bring him hyther And Benhadad came out vnto him and he caused him to come vp into the charet 34 And he said vnto him The cities which my father toke from thy father I will restore agayne and thou shalt make streates for thee in Damasco as my father dyd in Samaria And I wil make an appoyntment with thee send the away And so he made an appoyntment with him and sent him away 35 And there was a certayne man of the children of the prophetes whiche sayde vnto his neyghbour in the word of the Lord Smyte me I pray thee And the man woulde not smyte him 36 Then sayd he vnto him Because thou hast not hearkened vnto the voyce of the Lorde beholde assoone as thou art departed frō me a lion shal slay thee And it came to passe that assoone as he was departed from him a lion found him and slue him 37 Then he founde another man sayde Smyte me I pray thee And the man smote him so that in smyting he wounded him 38 So the prophete went foorth wayted for the king by the way and put him selfe out of knowledge with ashes whiche he layed vpon his face 39 And when the king came by he cryed vnto the king and sayde Thy seruaunt wēt out in the middes of the battel and behold there went away a man whom another man brought vnto me sayde Kepe this man and if he be myssed or lost thy lyfe shall go for his or els thou shalt pay a talent of siluer 40 And as thy seruaunt had here there to do he was gone And the king of Israel sayde vnto him Euen so shall thy iudgement be as thou hast defined it thy selfe 41 And he hasted toke the ashes away from his face and the king of Israel knewe him that he was of y e prophetes 42 And he sayde vnto him Thus sayth the Lorde Because thou hast let go out of thy hande a man that is in my curse thy lyfe shall go for his lyfe and thy people for his people 43 And the king of Israel went to his house wayward and in displeasure and came to Samaria The .xxi. Chapter 8 Iezabel commaundeth to kill Naboth for the vineyard that he refused to sell to Ahab 19 Elias reproueth Ahab and he repenteth 1 AFter these thinges it chaunced that Naboth the Iezraelite had a vineyard in Iezrahel hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria 2 And Ahab spake vnto Naboth saying Geue me thy vineyarde that I may make me a gardē of hearbes thereof because it lyeth so nye my house and I wil geue thee for it a better vineyarde then it is or rather if it please thee I will geue thee the worth of it in money 3 And Naboth sayd to Ahab The Lord forbid that from me that I should geue the inheritaūce of my fathers vnto thee 4 And Ahab came into the house heauy and euyll apayde because of the worde whiche Naboth the Iesraelite had spoken to him for he had sayde I will not geue thee the inheritaunce of my fathers And he layde him downe vpon his bed and turned away his face and woulde eate no bread 5 But Iezabel his wyfe came to him and sayde vnto him Why is thy spirite so wayward that thou eatest no bread 6 And he sayd vnto her For I spake vnto Naboth the Iezraelite and said vnto him Geue me thy vineyarde for money Or els if it please thee I will geue thee another vineyarde for it And he aunswered I will not geue thee my vineyarde 7 And Iezabel his wyfe sayde vnto him Doest thou nowe gouerne the kingdome of Israel vp and eate bread and set thyne heart at rest I wil geue thee y e vineyarde of Naboth the Iezraelite 8 And so she wrote a letter in Ahabs name and sealed it with his seale and sent the letter vnto the elders and to the nobles that were in his citie dwelling with Naboth 9 And she wrote in the letter saying Proclayme a fast and set Naboth on hye among the people 10 And set two vnthriftes before him to beare witnesse against him saying Thou dyddest blaspheme God and the king And then carie him out and stone him to death 11 And the men of his citie euen the elders and gouernours whiche dwelt in his citie dyd as Iezabel had sent vnto them and as it was written in the letter whiche she had sent vnto them 12 They proclaymed a fast and set Naboth among the chiefe of the people 13 And there came in two men the children of Belial and sate before him And the two vnthriftie persons witnessed against Naboth in the presence of the people saying Naboth dyd blaspheme God and the king And they caried him out of the citie stoned him with stones that he died 14 And then they sent to Iezabel saying Naboth is stoned to death 15 And it fortuned when Iezabel hearde that Naboth was stoned to death she sayde to Ahab Vp and take possession of the vineyarde of Naboth the Iezraelite whiche he denied to geue for money for Naboth is not alyue but dead 16 And when Ahab hearde that Naboth was dead he stoode vp to go downe to the vineyarde of Naboth the Iezraelite and to take possession of it 17 And the worde of the Lorde came vnto Elias the Thesbite saying 18 Vp and go downe to meete Ahab king of Israel whiche is in Samaria Beholde he is in the vineyarde of Naboth whyther he is gone downe to possesse it 19 And therfore shalt thou say vnto him thus sayth the Lorde Hast thou killed also gotten possession And thou shalt speake vnto him saying thus sayth the Lord In the place were dogges licked the blood of Naboth shall dogges licke euen thy blood also 20 And Ahab sayde to Elias Hast thou founde me O thou myne enemie He aunswered I haue founde thee for thou hast sold thy selfe to worke wickednesse in the sight of the Lorde 21 Behold I will bring euyll vpon thee wil make cleane riddaunce of thy posteritie and wil destroy frō Ahab euen him that maketh water against the wal and him that is
Asan fiue townes ' 33 And all their villages that were round about the same cities vnto Baal This is the habitation of them and their genealogie 34 Mosobab and Iamlech and Iosa the' sonne of Amasia ' 35 And Ioel and Iehu the sonne of Iosibi the sonne of Saraia the sonne of Asiel 36 And Elioenai and Iaakoba Isohaia ' and Asaiah Adiel Ismiel and Benaia ' 37 And Ziza the sonne of Siphi the sonne of Allon the sonne of Iedaia the sonne of Zimri the sonne of Semaia 38 These are famous captaynes in their kinredes setting vp greatly the house of their fathers 39 And they went to the entring in of Gedor euen vnto the eastsyde of the valley to seke pasture for their sheepe 40 And they founde fat pasture and good and a wide lande quiete and fruitefull for they of Ham had dwelt there before 41 And these now afore written by name came in the dayes of Hezekia king of Iuda and smote the tentes of them and the habitations that were found there and destroyed them vtterly vnto this day and dwelt in their roomes because ther was pasture there for their sheepe 42 And some of the children of Simeon went to mount Seir euen fiue hundred men hauing for their captaynes Phelathia Nearia Raphaia and Vzziel the sonnes of Isi 43 And smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped and they dwelt there vnto this day ' The .v. Chapter ' 1 The birth right taken from Ruben and geuen to the sonnes of Ioseph 3 The genealogie of Ruben 11 and Gad. 23 And of the halfe tribe of Manasse 1 THe sonnes of Ruben the eldest sonne of Israel forasmuch as he was the eldest had defiled his fathers bedde his birthright was geuen vnto the sonnes of Ioseph the sonne of Israel Howbeit the genealogie is not reckened after this birthright 2 For Iuda preuayled aboue his brethren of his tribe came the chiefe and the birthright was geuen to Ioseph 3 The sonnes then of Ruben the eldest sonne of Israel were Henoch Phalu Hezron and Charmi. 4 The sonnes of Ioel Samaiah his sonne Gog his sonne and Semhi his sonne ' 5 Micah his sonne Reaia his sonne and ' Baal his sonne 6 Beera his sonne whom Thiglath Pilneser king of Assyria caried away for he was a great lorde among the Rubenites 7 And when his brethren in their kinredes reckened the genealogie of their generations Ieiel and Zachariah were the chiefe 8 And Baal the sonne of Azan the sonne of Sema the sonne of Ioel dwelt in Aroer so foorth vnto Nebo and Baal-meon 9 And eastwarde he inhabited vnto the entring in of the wildernesse from the riuer Euphrates for they had much cattel in the land of Gilead 10 And in the dayes of Saul they warred with the Agarites whiche were ouerthrowen by their hand and they dwelt in their tentes throughout all the east land of Gilgal 11 And the children of Gad dwelt ouer against them in the land of Basan euen vnto Salcha 12 And in Basan Iohel was the chiefest and Sapham the next then Ianai and Saphat 13 And their brethren of the housholde of their fathers were Michael Mesullam Seba Iorai Iahcan Zia Eber seuen 14 These are the children of Abihail the sonne of Huri the sonne of Iaroah the sonne of Gilead the sonne of Michael the sonne of Iesisai the sonne of Iahdo the sonne of Buz 15 Ahi the sonne of Abdiel the sonne of Guni was a captayne of the housholde of their fathers 16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Basan and in her townes and in all the suburbes of Saron and in their borders 17 And these were reckened by kinredes in the dayes of Iotham king of Iuda and in the dayes of Ieroboam king of Israel 18 The sonnes of Ruben and of Gad and of halfe the tribe of Manasse were fighting men and hable to beare shielde and sworde and to shoote with bowe exercised in warre euen foure and fourtie thousand seuen hundred and threescore that went out to the warre 19 And they fought with the Hagarites ' with Ietur Nephis and Nodab ' 20 And they were helped of the Lorde against them and the Hagarites were deliuered into their hande and so were all that were with them For they cryed to God in the battayle and he heard them because they put their trust in him 21 And they toke of their cattell of their camels fiftie thousande and two hundred and fiftie thousande sheepe and two thousande asses and of the soules of men an hundred thousande 22 And there fell many wounded because the warre was of God And they dwelt in their steades vntil the time that they were caryed away 23 And the children of the halfe tribe of Manasse dwelt in the lande from Basan vnto Baal Hermon and Semir and vnto mount Hermon for they were growen to a great multitude 24 And these were the heades of the housholdes of their fathers Epher and Iesi Eliel and Azriel Ieremia and Hodauia and Iahdiel strong men and valiaunt famous men and heades of the housholdes of their fathers 25 And they transgressed against the God of their fathers and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the lande whom God destroyed before them 26 And the God of Israel stirred vp the spirite of Phul king of Assyria the spirite of Thiglath Pilneser king of Assyria and caried them away euen the Rubenites the Gadites and the halfe tribe of Manasse and brought them vnto Halah Habor Hara and to the riuer Gosan vnto this day ' The .vi. Chapter ' 10 The genealogie of the sonnes of Leui. 31 Their order in the ministerie of the tabernacle 4◠Aaron and his sonnes priestes 54.57 Their habitation 1 THe sonnes of Leui Gersom Caath and Merari 2 The sonnes of Caath Amram Izahar Hebron Vzziel 3 The childrē of Amram Aaron Moyses Miriam The sonnes also of Aaron Nadab Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar ' 4 Eleazar begat Phinehes Phinehes begat ' Abisua ' 5 Abisua begat Boki Boki begat Vzzi ' 6 Vzzi begat Zarahia Zarahia begat ' Meraioth ' 7 Meraioth begat Amaria and Amaria ' begat Ahitob ' 8 Ahitob begat Zadoc and Zadoc begat ' Ahimaaz ' 9 Ahimaaz begat Azaria and Azaria begat ' Iohonan 10 Iohonan begat Azaria whiche ministred in the temple that Solomon buylt in Hierusalem ' 11 Azaria begat Amaria Amaria begat ' Ahitob ' 12 Ahitob begat Zadoc and Zadoc begat ' Sallum ' 13 Sallum begat Helkia and Helkia begat ' Azaria ' 14 Azaria begat Saraia and Saraia begat ' Iehozedech 15 And Iehozedech departed when the Lorde caryed away Iuda and Hierusalem by the hand of Nabuchodonoser ' 16 The sonnes of Leui Gersom Caath ' and Merari ' 17 And these be the names of the sonnes ' of Gersom Libni and Simhi ' 18 And the sonnes of Caath were Amram ' Izahar Hebron and Vzziel 19 The sonnes of Merari Mahali and Musi and these are the kinredes of
Naari the sonne of Ezbai 38 Ioel the brother of Nathan Mibhar the sonne of Hagari 39 Zelec the Ammonite Naharai a Berothite the bearer of the harnesse of Ioab the sonne of Zaruia 40 Ira the Iethrite and Gareb a Iethrite 41 Vria the Hethite and Zahad the sonne of Ahlai 42 Adina the sonne of Sisa a Rubenite a captaine of the Rubenites and thirtie with him 43 Hanan the sonne of Maacah and Iosaphat a Mithanite 44 Vzzia an Astherathite Sama Iehiel the sonnes of Hothan an Aroerite 45 Iediel the sonne of Zimri and Ioha his brother a Thosaite 46 Eliel a Mahauite Ieribai and Iosaia the sonnes of Elnaam and Iithma a Moabite 47 Eliel and Obed and Iasiel a Mesobaite The .xii. Chapter 1 What they were that went with Dauid when he fled from Saul 1 THese are they that came to Dauid to Ziklag while he yet kept himselfe close because of Saul the sonne of Cis and they were very strong helpers in battaile 2 They were weaponed with bowes and could hurle stones with the right hand and with the left and shoote arrowes out of a bowe were of Sauls brethren euen of Beniamin 3 The chiefest were Ahiezer and Ioas the sonnes of Simaa a Gibeonite and Ieziel and Pelet the sonnes of Asmaueth Beracah and Iehu of Anathoth 4 And Ismaia a Gibeonite a mightie man among thirtie and more then the thirtie Ieremiah Iehaziel Iehonan and Iosabad of Gedor 5 Eleusai Ierimoth Bealia Semaria and Seaphatia the Haraphites 6 Elcana Iesia Azarael Ioezer Iosebeam Coranites 7 Ioela and Zebadiah the sonnes of Ieroam of Gedor 8 And of the Gadites there seperated themselues some vnto Dauid into the houlde of the wildernesse men of might and men apt for the warre that coulde handle shielde and speare whose faces were lyke the faces of lions and they were as swyft as the Roes in the mountaynes 9 Ezer the first Obdia the seconde and Eliab the third 10 Masmana the fourth Ieremia the fifth 11 Atthai the sixt Eliel the seuenth 12 Iohanan the eight Elsabad the ninth 13 Ieremia the tenth and Machbanai the eleuenth 14 These were of the sonnes of Gad and were captaines ouer the men of warre one of the least coulde resist an hundred and the greatest a thousand 15 These are they that went ouer Iordane in the first moneth when he had filled ouer all his banckes and they put to flight all them of the valley both toward the east and west 16 And there came of the children of Beniamin Iuda to the houlde vnto Dauid 17 And Dauid went out to meete them and aunswered and sayd vnto them If ye be come peaceably vnto me to helpe me myne heart shal be knit vnto you but and if you come to betraye me to myne aduersaries seeing there is no wickednes in myne handes the God of our fathers loke thereon and rebuke it 18 And the spirite came vpon Amasai which was the chiefe among thirtie saide Thyne are we Dauid and on thy side thou sonne of Isai Peace peace be vnto thee peace be to thy helpers for thy God is thyne helpe Then Dauid receaued them made them heades of companies of the men of warre 19 And there fell some of Manasse to Dauid when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battaile but they helped them not For the lordes of the Philistines toke aduisement and sent him away againe saying he will fall to his maister Saul to the ieoperdie of our heades 20 As he went to Ziklag there fel to him of Manasse Adna Iozadad Iediel Michael Iozabad Elihu and Zilthai heades of the thousandes that were of Manasse 21 And they holpe Dauid against the rouers For they were all mightie men of warre and captaynes in the hoast 22 For at that tyme there came one or other to Dauid day by day to helpe him vntil it was a great hoast like the hoast of God 23 And this is the number of the chiefe captaynes that were prepared to battaile and came to Dauid to Hebron to turne the kingdome of Saul to him according to the word of the Lorde 24 The children of Iuda that bare shield and speare were sixe thousand eight hundred redie prepared to the warre 25 Of the children of Simeon men of might to warre .vii. M. one hundred 26 Of the children of Leui foure thousand and sixe hundred 27 And Iehoiada was the chiefe of them of Aaron and with him three thousand and seuen hundred 28 And Zadoc a young man strong and valiaunt and of his fathers housholde twentie and two captaines 29 And of the children of Beniamin the brothren of Saul three thousand And a great part of them did vnto that tyme folowe the house of Saul 30 And of the children of Ephraim twentie thousand and eight hundred mightie men of warre and famous men in the houshoulde of their fathers 31 And of the halfe tribe of Manasse eyghteene thousand which were appointed by name to come and make Dauid king 32 And of the children of Isachar which were men that had vnderstanding of the tymes to knowe what Israel ought to do the heads of them were two hundred all their brethren were at their wyll 33 And of Zabulon which we◠out to battaile expert in warre and in all instrumentes of warre fiftie thousand which coulde set the battaile in arraye they were not of double heart 34 And of Nephthali a thousand captaines and with them with shielde and speare thirtie and seuen thousand 35 And of Dan expert in battayle twentie eyght thousand and sixe hundred 36 And of Aser that went out to the warre and kept the forefront of the battaile fourtie thousand 37 And of the othersyde of Iordane of the Rubenites and Gadites and of the halfe tribe of Manasse with all manner of instrumentes of warre an hundred and twentie thousand 38 All these were men of warre keping the forefront of the battel and with perfecte heart came to Hebron to make Dauid king ouer all Israel And all the rest of Israel was of one accorde to make Dauid king 39 And there they were with Dauid three dayes eating drinking for their brethren had prepared for them 40 Moreouer they that were nye them euen vnto Isachar Zabulon Nephthali brought bread on asses cammels mules oxen meate flowre figges reasinges wine oyle oxen and sheepe aboundantly For there was ioy in Israel ¶ The .xiij. Chapter 7 The arke is brought againe from Kariathiarim to Hierusalem 9 Vzza dyeth because he toucheth it 1 ANd Dauid counsailed with the captaynes of thousandes and hundredes and with al the Lordes 2 And sayde vnto all the congregation of Israel If it seeme you good to be of the Lord our God we will send abrode vnto our brethren that are left in all the lande of Israel and with them also to the priestes and Leuites which are in their suburbes to gather them together vnto
house of the Lorde and hired masons and carpenters to repaire the house of the Lorde and so dyd they artificers in iron and brasse to mende the house of the Lorde 13 And so the workmen wrought and the worke mended through their handes and they made the house of God as it ought to be and strengthed it 14 And when they had finished it they brought the rest of the money before the king and Iehoiada and therwith were made vessels for the house of the Lorde euen vessels to minister withall and to serue for burnt offringes chargers and spoones vessels of golde and siluer And they offered burnt offringes in the house of the Lord continually all the dayes of Iehoiada 15 But Iehoiada waxed olde and dyed full of dayes for an hundred and thirtie yeres olde was he when he died 16 And they buried him in the citie of Dauid among the kinges because he dealt well with Israel and with God and with his house 17 And after the death of Iehoiada came the lordes of Iuda and made obeysaunce to the king And the king hearkened vnto them 18 And so they left the house of the Lorde God of their fathers and serued groues and idoles and then came the wrath of God vpon Iuda and Hierusalem for this their trespaces sake 19 And he sent prophetes to them to bring thē againe vnto the Lord they testified vnto them but they woulde not heare 20 And the spirite of God came vpon Zacharia the sonne of Iehoiada the priest which stoode by the people and sayd vnto them thus sayth God Why transgresse ye the commaundementes of the Lorde that ye can not prosper For because ye haue forsaken the Lord he also hath forsaken you 21 And they conspired against him and stoned him with stones at the commaundement of the king euen in the court of the house of the Lorde 22 And so Ioas the king remembred not y e kindnesse whiche Iehoiada his father had done to him but slue his sonne And when he died he sayde The Lorde loke vpon it and require it 23 And when the yere was out it fortuned that the hoast of Syria came vp against him and they came against Iuda and Hierusalem and destroyed all the lordes of the people from among the people and sent all the spoyle of them vnto the king to Damascon 24 For the Syrians came with a small companie of men and the Lorde deliuered a verie great hoast into their hande because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers And they gaue sentence against Ioas. 25 And when they were departed from him they left him in great diseases and his owne seruauntes conspired against him for the blood of the children of Iehoiada the priest and slue hym on his bed and he died and they buried him in the citie of Dauid but not in the sepulchres of the kinges 26 And these are they that conspired against him Zabad the sonne of Simeath an Ammonite Iehosabad the sonne of Simrith a Moabite 27 And his sonnes the summe of the taxe that was raysed in his time and the repairing of the house of God beholde they are written in the storie of the booke of the kinges and Amaziahu his sonne raigned in his steade The .xxv. Chapter 3 Amazia putteth them to death which slue his father 10 He sendeth backe them of Israel 11 He ouercommeth the Edomites 14 He falleth to idolatrie 17 And Ioas king of Israel ouercommeth Amazia 27 He is slayne by a conspiracie 1 AMaziahu was twentie and fiue yeres olde when he began to raigne and he raigned twentie and nine yeres in Hierusalē His mothers name was Iehoadan of Hierusalem 2 And he dyd that which is right in the sight of the Lorde but not with a perfect heart 3 And assoone as he was setled in the kingdome he slue his seruauntes that had killed the king his father 4 But he slue not their children because it is written thus in the lawe and booke of Moyses where the Lorde commaunded saying The fathers shall not dye for the children neither shall the children dye for the fathers but euery man shall dye for his owne sinne 5 And Amaziahu gathered Iuda together and made them captaynes ouer thousandes and ouer hundredes according to the houses of their fathers throughout all Iuda and Beniamin And he numbred them from twentie yeres olde and aboue and found among them three hundred thousande chosen men able to go to battell and that could handle speare and shield 6 He hired also an hundred thousande strong fighting men out of Israel for an hundred talentes of siluer 7 And there came a man of God to him and sayde O king let not the armie of Israel come with thee for the Lorde is not with Israel to wit with al the children of Ephraim 8 But if thou wilt needes be faytlesse come on and take the battell in hande and God shall make thee fall before the enemie For God hath power to helpe and to cast downe 9 And Amaziahu saide to the man of God What shal we do then for the hundred talentes which I haue geuen for the hoast of Israel The man of God aunswered The Lorde is able to geue thee much more then they be 10 And Amaziahu separated them to wit the armie that was come to him out of Ephraim to go home againe Wherefore they were exceeding wroth with Iuda returned home in great anger 11 And Amaziahu toke heart and caried out his people and went to the salt valley and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand 12 And other ten thousand did the children of Iuda take alyue caried them vnto the top of a rocke and cast them downe from the top of the rocke that they all to burst 13 But the souldiers of the armie which Amaziahu sent away that they should not go with his people to battaile fell vpon the cities of Iuda from Samaria vnto Bethron and smote three thousand of them and toke much spoyle 14 And it chaunced after that Amaziahu was come from the slaughter of the Edomites he brought the gods of the children of Seir and set them vp to be his gods and bowed him selfe before them and burned incense vnto them 15 Wherfore the Lorde was wroth with Amaziahu sent vnto him a prophete which saide vnto him Why hast thou sought the gods of the people which were not able to delyuer their owne people out of thyne hande 16 And it chaunced that as y e prophete talked with him the king saide vnto him Haue men made thee of the kinges counsel Ceasse why wylt thou be beaten And the prophete ceassed and said I am sure that God is minded to destroy thee because thou hast done this and agreest not vnto my counsell 17 Then Amaziahu king of Iuda toke aduise and sent to Ioas the sonne of Iehoahaz the sonne of Iehu king of Israel and
them in his temple at Babylon 8 The rest of the actes of Iehoiacim and his abhominations which he did and that which was found vpon him behold they are written in the booke of the kinges of Israel and Iuda and Iehoiacin his sonne raigned in his steade 9 And Iehoiacin was eyght yeres olde when he began to raigne and he raigned three monethes and ten dayes in Hierusalem and dyd euyll in the sight of the Lorde 10 And when the yere was out king Nabuchodonosor sent and fet him to Babylon with the goodly vessels of the house of the Lorde and made Zedekia his fathers brother king ouer Iuda and Hierusalem 11 Zedekia was one and twentie yeres old when he began the raigne and raigned aleuen yeres in Hierusalem 12 And he dyd euyl in the sight of the Lord his God and humbled not him selfe before Ieremia the prophete at the mouth of the Lorde 13 And he rebelled against king Nabuchodonosor which had receaued an oth of him by God but he was stifnecked and to hard hearted to turne vnto the Lord God of Israel 14 Moreouer all the chiefe of the priestes and the people trespassed wonderfully after all maner of abominations of the heathen and polluted the house of the Lorde which he had halowed in Hierusalem 15 And the Lorde God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers rising vp betimes and sending for he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place 16 But they mocked the messengers of God and despised his wordes and misvsed his prophetes vntill the wrath of the Lorde arose against his people and till there was no remedie 17 And so he brought vpon them the king of Chaldee which slue their young men with the sword in their holy temple and spared neither young man mayden old man nor him that stowped for age He gaue them all into his hande 18 And all the vessels of the house of God both great and small and the treasures of the house of the Lorde and the treasures of the king and of his lordes all these caryed he to Babylon 19 And they burnt the house of God and brake downe the wal of Hierusalem and burnt all the pallaices thereof with fire and destroyed all the goodly iewels therof 20 And the rest that had escaped the sword caried he to Babylon where they were bondmen to him his children vntill the time that Persia had the Empire 21 To fulfill the worde of the Lord by the mouth of Ieremia vntill the lande had her pleasure of her Sabbathes for as long as she lay desolate she kept Sabbath vntil threescore and ten yeres were fulfilled 22 And the first yere of Cyrus king of Persia when the worde of the Lorde spoken by the mouth of Ieremia was finished the Lorde stirred vp the spirite of Cyrus king of Persia that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdome and that by wryting saying 23 Thus sayth Cyrus king of Persia All the kingdomes of the earth hath the Lorde God of heauen geuen me hath charged me to buylde hym an house in Hierusalem that is in Iuda Wherfore whosoeuer is among you of all his people the Lorde his God be with him and let hym go vp E. 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The ende of the seconde booke of the Chronicles ⧠The first booke of Esdras The first Chapter 1 Cyrus sendeth againe the people that was in captiuitie 8 and restoreth them their holy vessels 1 IN the first yere of Cyrus king of Persia that the worde of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Ieremia might be fulfilled the Lorde stirred vp the spirite of Cyrus king of Persia that he caused to be proclaymed throughout all his empyre and to be written saying 2 Thus saith Cyrus the king of Persia The Lorde God of heauen hath geuen me all the kingdomes of the earth * and hath commaunded me to build him an house at Hierusalem which is in Iuda 3 Whosoeuer nowe among you is of his people the Lord his God be with him and let him go vp to Hierusalem in Iuda and builde the house of the Lorde God of Israel he is the God that is at Hierusalem 4 And whosoeuer remayneth yet in any maner of place where he is a straunger let the men of that place helpe him with siluer and golde with good and cattaile beside that which they willingly offer for the house of God that is at Hierusalem 5 Then gat vp the principall fathers of Iuda and Beniamin and the priestes and Leuites and all they whose spirite God had raysed to go vp and to builde the house of the Lorde which is at Hierusalem 6 And all they that were about them strengthed their hande with vessels of siluer golde with goodes and cattaile and iewels besides all that was wyllingly offered 7 And king Cyrus brought foorth the vessels of the house of the Lord which Nabuchodonosor had taken out of Hierusalem and had put in the house of his God 8 Those did Cyrus the king of Persia bryng foorth by the hande of Mithridates the treasurer numbred them vnto Sesbazer the prince of Iuda 9 And this is the number of them thirtie chargers of golde a thousand chargers of siluer twentie and nine kniues 10 Thirtie basons of golde and of other siluer basons foure hundred ten and of other vessels a thousand 11 Al the vessels of golde and siluer were fiue thousand and foure hundred All these did Sesbazer cary away with them that came vp out of the captiuitie of Babylon vnto Hierusalem The .ij. Chapter The number of them that returned from the captiuitie 1 THese are the children of the prouince that went vp out of the captiuitie whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had caried away vnto Babylon came againe vnto Hierusalem and into Iuda euery one vnto his citie 2 They that came with Zorobabel are these Iesua Nehemiah Saraiah Rehelaia Mardochai Bilsan Mispar Biguai Behum Baana This is the number of the men of the people of Israel 3 The children of Pharos two thousand an hundred seuentie and two 4 The children of Sephatia three hundred seuentie and two 5 The children of Arath seuen hundred seuentie and fiue 6 The children of the captaine of Moab of the children of Iesua and Ioab two thousand eyght hundred and twelue 7 The children of Elam a thousand two hundred fiftie and foure 8 The children of Zathu nine hundred ' and fouretie and fiue ' 9 The children of Zaccai seuen hundred ' and threescore ' 10 The children of Bani sixe hundred ' fouretie and two ' 11 The children of Bebai sixe hundred ' twentie and three ' 12 The children of Asgad a thousand ' two hundred twentie and two ' 13 The children of Adonicam sixe hundred ' sixtie and sixe ' 14 The childrē of Beguai two thousand ' fiftie and sixe ' 15 The children of Adin foure hundred ' fiftie and foure ' 16 The
are his worke 12 Wicked doers are an abhomination to the kyng for a kynges seate shoulde be holden vp with ryghteousnesse 13 Ryghteous lippes are pleasaunt vnto kynges and them that speaketh the trueth shall he loue 14 The kinges displeasure is a messenger of death but a wise man wyll pacifie hym 15 The chearfull countenaunce of the kyng is life and his louyng fauour is as a cloude of the latter rayne 16 To haue wisdome in possession is better then to haue golde and to get vnderstandyng is rather to be chosen then to haue siluer 17 The path of the ryghteous is to eschewe euyll and who so loketh well to his wayes kepeth his owne soule 18 Pryde goeth before destruction and an hygh mynde before the fall 19 Better it is to be of humble mynde with the lowly thē to deuide the spoyles with the proude 20 He that handleth a matter wisely obteyneth good and blessed is he that putteth his trust in the Lorde 21 Who so is wyse in heart shal be called prudent and the sweetnesse of his lippes encreaseth learnyng 22 Vnderstandyng is a well of lyfe vnto hym that hath it as for the chastenyng of fooles it is but foolishnesse 23 A wyse heart ordereth his mouth wisely and ministreth learnyng vnto his lippes 24 Fayre wordes are an hony combe a refresshyng of the mynde and health of the bones 25 There is a way that men thynke to be ryght but the ende therof leadeth vnto death 26 A troublous soule disquieteth her selfe for her owne mouth hath brought her therto 27 An vngodly person stirreth vp euyll and in his lippes he is as an hotte burnyng fyre 28 A frowarde body causeth strife and he that is a blabbe of his tongue maketh deuision among princes 29 A wicked man beguyleth his neyghbour and leadeth hym into the way that is not good 30 He shutteth his eyes to deuise mischiefe and moueth his lippes to bryng euyll to passe 31 Age is a crowne of worshyp yf it be founde in the way of ryghteousnesse 32 A patient man is better thē one strong and he that can rule hym selfe is more worth then he that wynneth a citie 33 The lottes are cast into the lappe but the orderyng therof standeth all in the Lorde The .xvij. Chapter 1 BEtter is a drye morsell with quietnesse then a house full of fat offeryng with strife 2 A discrete seruaunt shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne and shal haue heritage with the brethren 3 As siluer is tryed in the fire and golde in the furnace so doth the Lorde proue the heartes 4 A wicked body geueth heede to false lippes and a lyer geueth eare to a deceiptfull tongue 5 Who so scorneth the poore blasphemeth his maker and he that is glad at another mans hurt shall not be vnpunished 6 Childers children are a crowne of the aged and the fathers are the honour of the children 7 Speache of aucthoritie becommeth not a foole much lesse a lying mouth then beseemeth a prince 8 A gyft is as a precious stone vnto hym that hath it but vnto whom soeuer it turneth it maketh hym vnwise 9 Who so couereth a fault procureth loue but he that discloseth it deuideth very frendes 10 One reproofe more feareth a wise man then an hundred stripes doth a foole 11 A seditious person seketh mischiefe and a cruell messenger shal be sent agaynst hym 12 It were better to meete a shee beare robbed of her whelpes then a foole trustyng in his foolishnesse 13 Who so rewardeth euill for good euill shall not depart from his house 14 The begynnyng of strife is as when a man maketh an issue for water therfore leaue of before the contention be medled with 15 The Lorde hateth as well hym that iustifieth the vngodly as hym that condempneth the innocent 16 Wherto hath a foole treasure in his hande to bye wisdome seyng he hath no mynde therto 17 He is a frende that alway loueth and in aduersitie a man shall knowe who is his brother 18 Who so promiseth by the hande and is suretie for his neighbour he is a foole 19 He that delighteth in sinne loueth strife and who so setteth his doore to hye seeketh destruction 20 Who so hath a frowarde heart obteyneth no good and he that hath a double tongue shall fall into mischiefe 21 He that begetteth a foole begetteth his sorowe and the father of a foole can haue no ioy 22 A mery heart make a lustie age ▪ but a sorowfull mynde dryeth vp the bones 23 The vngodly taketh gyftes out of the bosome to wrest the wayes of iudgement 24 Wisdome shyneth in the face of hym that hath vnderstandyng but the eyes of fooles wander throughout al landes 25 An vndiscrete sonne is a griefe vnto his father and an heauinesse vnto his mother 26 Certaynly to condempne the iust is not good nor to strike the gouernours which iudge ryghtly 27 A wyse man vseth fewe wordes and a man of vnderstandyng is of a patient spirite 28 Yea a very foole when he holdeth his tongue is counted wyse and he that stoppeth his lippes is esteemed prudent The .xviij. Chapter 1 WHo so hath an earnest desire to wisdome he will sequester him selfe to seke it and occupie him selfe in all stedfastnesse sounde doctrine 2 A foole hath no delyght in vnderstandyng but only to vtter the fansies of his owne heart 3 When the vngodly commeth then commeth also disdayne and with the dishonest person commeth shame and dishonour 4 The wordes of a wise mans mouth are lyke deepe waters and the well of wisdome is lyke a full streame 5 It is not good to regarde the person of the vngodly to ouerthrowe the righteous in iudgement 6 A fooles lippes come with brawlyng and his mouth prouoketh vnto stripes 7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruction and his lippes are the snare for his owne soule 8 The wordes of a slaunderer are very woundes and go through vnto the innermost partes of the body 9 Who so is slouthfull in his labour is the brother of hym that is a waster 10 The name of the Lorde is a strong castell the ryghteous runneth vnto it and is in safegarde 11 The riche mans goodes are his strong citie and as an hygh wall in his owne conceipt 12 Before destruction the heart of a man is proude and before honour goeth humilitie 13 He that geueth sentence in a matter before he heare it the same to hym is follie and shame 14 A good stomacke beareth out sicknesse but the mynde beyng sicke who shall heale it 15 A wyse heart possesseth knowledge a prudent eare seeketh vnderstanding 16 A mans gyft maketh an open way to bryng hym before great men 17 The ryghteous declareth his owne cause first hym selfe and his neyghbour commeth and tryeth hym 18 The lot causeth variaunce to ceasse and parteth the mightie a sunder 19
hym 33 The very same houre was this matter fulfilled vpon Nabuchodonozor so that he was cast out of mens companie did eate grasse like oxen and his body was wet with the deawe of heauen till his heere 's were growen as Egles fethers and his nayles like byrdes clawes 34 When this time was past I Nabuchodonozor lift vp myne eyes vnto heauen and mine vnderstanding was restored vnto me then gaue I thankes vnto the highest I magnified praysed hym that liueth for euermore whose power is an euerlasting power and his kingdome is from one generatiō to another 35 And all they that dwel vpon the earth are to be reputed as nothing and according to his will he worketh in the armie of heauen among the inhabitours of the earth and there is none that may resist his hand or say vnto him what doest thou 36 At the same time was myne vnderstanding geuen me againe and I was restored to the honour of my kingdome my glorie and my beautie was restored vnto me my counsellers and princes sought vnto me and I was established in my kingdome my glorie was augmented towarde me 37 Now therfore I Nabuchodonozor prayse and extol magnifie the king of heauen whose workes are all trueth his wayes iudgement and those that walke in pryde he is able to abase The .v. Chapter 1 Balthasar king of Babylon abusing the vessels of the temple seeth an hande wryting in the wal 8 The soothsayers called of the king can not expounde the wryting 13 Daniel is called which readeth it and interpreteth also 30 Balthasar beyng slaine Darius succedeth in his roome 1 KIng Balthasar made a great feast to a thousand of his princes and dranke wine before the thousande 2 And Balthasar when he had tasted the wine commaunded to bring hym the golden and siluer vessels whiche his father Nabuchodonozor had brought from the temple in Hierusalem that the king and his princes and his wyues and his concubines might drinke therin 3 So were brought the goldē vessels that they had taken out of the temple of the Lordes house at Hierusalem and the king and his princes his wyues and his concubines drunke in them 4 They drunke wine praysed the gods of golde siluer brasse iron wood and stone 5 In the very same houre there appeared fingers of a mans hande wryting right ouer against the candlesticke vpon the plaster of the wall of the kinges palace and the king sawe the knockles of the hande that wrote 6 Then chaunged the king his countenaunce his thoughtes troubled hym so that the ioyntes of his loynes were loosed and his knees smote one against the other 7 Wherfore the king cryed mightyly that they should bring the soothsayers Chaldees wysardes the king spake also to the wise men of Babylon said Who so can reade this wryting shewe me the interpretation thereof shal be clothed with purple and haue a cheyne of golde about his necke and shal be the third ruler in the kingdome 8 Vpon this came al the kinges wise men but they coulde neither reade the wryting nor shewe the king the interpretation 9 Then was king Balthasar greatly troubled and his countenaunce was chaunged in him and his princes were astonied 10 Nowe the queene by reason of the talke of the king his princes came into the banket house and the queene spake and sayde O king lyue for euer let not thy thoughtes trouble thee and let not thy countenaunce be chaunged 11 There is a man in thy kingdome that hath the spirite of the holy Gods within him in the dayes of thy father light and vnderstanding wysdome like the wysedome of the gods was founde in hym whom the king Nabuchodonozor thy father the king I say thy father made chiefe of the wyse men soothsayers Chaldeans and wysardes 12 Because that such an aboundaunt spirite knowledge and vnderstanding to expound dreames to open secretes to declare harde doubtes was founde in him yea euen in Daniel whom the king named Baltassar let Daniel be called and he shal declare the interpretation 13 Then was Daniel brought before the king so the king spake vnto Daniel and sayde Art thou that Daniel whiche art of the children of the captiuitie of Iuda whom my father the king brought out of Iurie 14 I haue hearde of thee that thou hast the spirite of the holy gods that light and vnderstanding and excellent wysdome is founde in thee 15 Now haue there ben brought before me wyse men and soothsayers to reade this wryting and to shewe me the interpretation therof but they could not declare the interpretation of the thing 16 Then hearde I of thee that thou couldest shewe interpretations and dissolue doubtes nowe if thou canst reade his writing shew me the meaning therof thou shalt be clothed with purple and haue a cheyne of gold about thy necke be the thirde ruler in the kingdome 17 Then Daniel aunswered and sayd before the king As for thy rewardes kepe them to thy selfe and geue thy giftes to another yet I wil reade the writing vnto the king and shewe him the interpretation 18 O thou king the most high god gaue vnto Nabuchodonozor thy father a kingdome and maiestie and honour glorie 19 And for the maiestie that he gaue him al people nations and languages trembled and feared before him he slue whom he would he smote whom it pleased him againe whom he would he set vp and whom he list he put downe 20 But because his heart was loftie and his minde strengthened in pride he was deposed from his kingly throne and they toke his glory from him 21 He was driuen out from the sonnes of men his heart was made lyke the beastes and his dwelling was with the wilde Asses they fed him with grasse lyke Oxen and his body was wet with the deawe of the heauen till he knewe that the most hie God bare rule ouer the kingdome of men and that he appoynteth ouer it whom so euer he pleaseth 22 And thou his sonne O Balthasar hast not submitted thyne heart though thou knewest all these thinges 23 But hast lift vp thy selfe against the Lorde of heauen so that the vessels of his house were brought before thee that thou and thy princes with thy wyues and concubines might drinke wine thereout and thou hast praysed the gods of siluer and golde of brasse and iron of wood and stone which neither see heare nor vnderstand As for the God in whose hande consisteth thy breath and all thy wayes thou hast not glorified him 24 Then was the knockles of the hand sent from him and hath written this writing 25 And this the writing that he hath writtē MENE MENE THECEL VPHARSIN 26 Now the interpretation of the thing is this MENE God hath numbred thy kingdome and brought it to an ende 27 THECEL thou art wayed in the
2 Thinkest thou Gabelus is dead and no man wyll geue him the money 3 Thus began he to be very sorowfull he and Anna his wyfe with him and began to weepe both together because their sonne was not come againe vnto them at the day appoynted 4 As for his mother she wept with discomfortable teares and saide Wo is me my sonne Oh what ayled vs to send thee away into a straūge countrey thou light of our eyes thou staffe of our age thou comfort of our life thou hope of our generation 5 Seing all the thinges that we haue are onely in thee we shoulde not haue sent thee away from vs. 6 Then Tobias comforted her ▪ and saide Holde thy peace be not discomforted our sonne is whole and sounde the man that we sent him withall is faithfull inough 7 Neuerthelesse she might in no wyse be comforted but dayly went out loked about and went about all the streates whereby she thought he should come againe that if it were possible she might see him comming a farre of 8 But Raguel saide vnto his sonne in lawe O tary here and I shall send a messenger vnto thy father Tobias to tell him that thou art in good health 9 Tobias saide vnto him I am sure that my father and my mother count euery day and that their heartes are sorye 10 So when Raguel had prayed Tobias with many wordes and he woulde in no wyse heare him he deliuered Sara vnto hym the halfe part of all his good in seruauntes and handmaydens in sheepe in camels and in kyne much money and so sent him away from him with health and ioy 11 And said The holy angel of the Lord be with you in your iourney and bring you foorth safe and sounde that ye may finde all thinges in good case with your elders that myne eyes may see your children afore I dye 12 So the elders embraced their daughter kissed her and let her go 13 Exhorting her to honour her father mother in law to loue her husband to rule well her housholde to keepe her house in good order and to shewe her selfe faultlesse ¶ The .xj. Chapter 1 The returne of Tobias to his father 11 How he was receaued 15 His father hath his sight restored and prayseth the Lorde 1 AS they nowe were going homeward againe vpon the eleuenth day they came to Charran which lyeth in the halfe way towarde Niniue 2 And the angell saide Brother Tobias thou knowest how thou hast left thy father 3 Therfore if it please thee we two wyl go before and let the housholde with thy wyfe the cattaile come faire and softly after vs. 4 And when Tobias was content that they should go before Raphael said vnto him Take of the gal of the fishe with thee for it shall be necessary So Tobias toke of the gall and they went their way 5 But Anna the mother of Tobias sate dayly by the way side vpon the toppe of an hill from whence she might see farre about her 6 And whyle she was wayting there for his comming she loked a farre of and anone she perceaued her sonne comming and ranne and tolde her husband saying beholde thy sonne commeth 7 And Raphael saide vnto Tobias Assoone as thou commest into the house immediatly worship the lorde thy God and geue thankes vnto him then go to thy father and kisse hym 8 And straight wayes strike his eyes ouer with the gall of the fishe that thou hast brought with thee For be sure that his eyes shall straight way be opened and thy father shall see the light of heauen and shal reioyce at the sight of thee 9 Then the dogge that had ben with them in their iourney ranne before and came as a messenger and wagged his tayle for gladnesse 10 So the blynde father arose and began to runne and stumbled with his feete and gaue a seruaunt his hand ranne to meete his sonne 11 Receaued him and kissed him he and his wyfe and they both began to weepe for ioy 12 Now when they had worshipped and thanked God they sat downe 13 Then tooke Tobias of the fishes gall and annoynted his fathers eyes 14 And taryed halfe an houre and then began the blemishe to go out of his eyes lyke as it had ben the white skinne of an egge 15 Which Tobias tooke and drew from his eyes and immediatly he receaued his sight 16 Then they praysed God he and his wyfe and all they that knew him 17 And Tobias saide O Lorde God of Israel I geue thee prayse thankes for thou hast chastened me made me whole And lo nowe do I see my sonne Tobias 18 After seuen dayes came Sara his sonnes wyfe also whole and sound with all the housholde and cattaile with camels much money of his wyues and with the money that he had receaued of Gabelus 19 And he tolde his father and his mother all the benefites which God had done for him by the man that led him 20 Achior also and Nabath Tobias sister sonnes came and were glad and reioyced with him by reason of all the good thinges that God had shewed vnto him And so for the space of seuen dayes they made mery and were right ioyfull euery one ¶ The .xii. Chapter 2 Tobias declareth to his father the pleasures that Raguel had done him 5 the which he would recompence 11 Raphael declareth that he is an angell sent of God 1 THen Tobias called his sonne vnto him sayd What may we geue this holy man that went with thee 2 Tobias aunswered his father and sayde Father what rewarde shall we geue him or what thing can deserue his benefites 3 He hath ben my guyde and brought me safe againe He receaued the money from Gabelus he caused me to get my wyfe he droue the euill spirite from her he hath ben an occasion of gladnesse to her father and mother he delyuered me that I was not deuoured of the fishe he hath made thee to see the light of heauen yea we all haue receaued great good of him 4 Howe shoulde we worthyly deserue these thinges vnto him But I pray thee my father that thou wilt desire him if happyly he wil vouchsafe to take with him the halfe of all that we haue brought 5 So the father the sonne called him toke him asyde and began to pray him that he woulde be content to take in good worth the halfe part of all that they had brought 6 Then saide he secretly vnto them Prayse ye the God of heauen and geue thankes vnto him before al men lyuing for he hath shewed his mercy vnto you 7 It is good to hide the kinges secrete but to shewe and to prayse the workes of God it is an honorable thing 8 Prayer is good with fasting and mercie is better then to hoorde vp treasures of golde 9 For mercie delyuereth from death clenseth sinne causeth to finde mercie and lyfe euerlasting 10 But they
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
24 and wylleth the hearers of his worde to be doers of the same 1 IVdge not that ye be not iudged 2 For with what iudgement ye iudge ye shal be iudged And with what measure ye meate it shal be measured to you agayne 3 Why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye but perceiuest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye 4 Or howe sayest thou to thy brother suffer me I wyll plucke out a mote out of thyne eye and beholde a beame is in thyne owne eye 5 Thou hypocrite first caste out the beame out of thine owne eye and then shalt thou see clearely to plucke out the mote out of thy brothers eye 6 Geue not that which is holy vnto dogges neyther caste ye your pearles before swyne lest they treade them vnder their feete and turning agayne all to rent you 7 Aske and it shal be geuen you seke and ye shall fynde knocke and it shal be opened vnto you 8 For he that asketh receaueth and he that seketh fyndeth and to hym that knocketh it shal be opened 9 Is there any among you which yf his sonne aske hym bread wyll geue hym a stone 10 Or yf he aske fyshe wyll he geue hym a serpent 11 If ye then beyng euyll knowe to geue your chyldren good gyftes howe much more shall your father which is in heauen geue good thynges to them that aske hym 12 Therfore all thynges whatsoeuer ye woulde that men shoulde do to you do ye euen so to them For this is the lawe and the prophetes 13 Enter in at the strayte gate For wyde is the gate and brode is the way that leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in therat 14 Because strayte is the gate and narowe is the way which leadeth vnto lyfe and fewe there be that fynde it 15 ☞ Beware of false prophetes which come to you in sheepes clothyng but inwardly they are rauenyng woolfes 16 Ye shall knowe them by theyr fruites Do men gather grapes of thornes or fygges of thystles 17 Euen so euery good tree bryngeth foorth good fruite But a corrupt tree bryngeth foorth euyll fruite 18 A good tree can not bryng foorth bad fruite neither can a bad tree bryng foorth good fruite 19 Euery tree that bryngeth not foorth good fruite is hewen downe and cast into the fyre 20 Wherfore by theyr fruites ye shall knowe them 21 Not euery one that sayeth vnto me Lorde Lorde shall enter into the kyngdome of heauen but he that doeth the wyll of my father which is in heauen 22 Many wyll say to me in that day Lorde Lorde haue we not prophesied thorowe thy name and thorowe thy name haue cast out deuyls done many great workes thorowe thy name 23 And then wyll I confesse vnto them I neuer knewe you Depart from me ye that worke iniquitie 24 Therfore whosoeuer heareth of me these sayinges and doeth the same I wyll lyken hym vnto a wyse man which buylt his house vpon a rocke 25 And the rayne descended and the fluddes came and the wyndes blewe and beat vpon that house and it fell not because it was grounded on a rocke 26 And euery one that heareth of me these sayinges and doeth them not shal be lykened vnto a foolyshe man which buylt his house vpon the sande 27 And the rayne descended and the fluddes came and the wyndes blewe and beat vpon that house and it fell and great was the fall of it 28 And it came to passe that when Iesus had ended these sayinges the people were astonied at his doctrine 29 For he taught them as one hauyng power and not as the Scribes ⧠The .viij. Chapter ¶ 2 Christe clenseth the leper 5 healeth the captaynes seruaunt and many other diseases 14 helpeth Peters mother in lawe 24 stylleth the sea and the wynde 28 and dryueth the deuyls out of the possessed into the swyne 1 WHEN he was come downe frō the mountayne great multitudes folowed hym 2 And beholde there came a leper and worshipped hym saying Lorde yf thou wylt thou canst make me cleane 3 And Iesus put foorth his hande and touched hym saying I wyll be thou cleane And immediatlye his leprosie was clensed 4 And Iesus sayth vnto hym See thou tell no man but go and shewe thy selfe to the priest and offer the gift that Moyses commaunded for a witnes vnto them ☜ 5 ☞ And when Iesus was entred into Capernaum there came vnto hym a Centurion besechyng hym 6 And saying Lorde my seruaunt lyeth at home sicke of the paulsie greeuously payned 7 And Iesus sayth When I come I wyll heale hym 8 The Centurion aunswered sayde Lorde I am not worthy that thou shouldest come vnder my roofe but speake the worde only my seruaunt shal be healed 9 For I also my selfe am vnder aucthoritie and haue souldiers vnder me and I say to this man go and he goeth and to another come and he commeth and to my seruaunt do this and he doth it 10 When Iesus hearde him he marueyled sayde to them that folowed him Veryly I say vnto you I haue not founde so great fayth in Israel 11 I say vnto you that many shall come from the east and west and shall rest with Abraham and Isaac Iacob in the kyngdome of heauen 12 But the chyldren of the kyngdome shal be caste out into vtter darcknesse there shal be wepyng and gnashyng of teeth 13 And Iesus sayde vnto the Centurion Go thy way and as thou hast beleued so be it vnto thee And his seruaunt was healed in the selfe same houre 14 And when Iesus was come into Peters house he sawe his wyues mother layed and sicke of a feuer 15 And he touched her hande and the feuer left her and she arose and ministred vnto them 16 When the euen was come they brought vnto hym many that were possessed with deuyls and he cast out the spirites with a worde and healed all that were sicke 17 That it myght be fulfylled which was spoken by Esayas the prophete saying He toke on hym our infirmities and bare our sicknesses 18 When Iesus sawe great multitudes about hym he commaunded that they shoulde go ouer the water 19 And a certayne Scribe came sayde vnto hym Maister I wyll folowe thee whyther soeuer thou goest 20 And Iesus sayth vnto hym The foxes haue holes and the birdes of the ayre haue nestes but the sonne of man hath not where to rest his head 21 And another of the number of his disciples sayde vnto hym Lorde suffer me first to go and bury my father 22 But Iesus sayde vnto hym Folowe me and let the dead bury theyr dead 23 ☞ And when he entred into a shippe his disciples folowed hym 24 And beholde there arose a great tempest in the sea in so much that the shippe was couered with waues but he was a slepe 25
into a shippe and to go before hym vnto the other syde whyle he sent the people away 23 And when the people were sent away he went vp into a mountayne alone to pray And when nyght was come he was there hym selfe alone 24 But the shippe was nowe in the middes of the sea was tost with waues for it was a contrary wynde 25 And in the fourth watch of the nyght Iesus went vnto them walkyng on the sea 26 And when the disciples sawe hym walking on the sea they were troubled saying it is a spirite and they cryed out for feare 27 But strayght way Iesus spake vnto them saying be of good cheare it is I be not afrayde 28 Peter aunswered hym and sayde Lorde yf it be thou byd me come vnto thee on the water 29 And he sayde come And when Peter was come downe out of the shippe he walked on the water to go to Iesus 30 But when he sawe a myghty wynde he was afrayde And when he began to sincke he cryed saying Lorde saue me 31 And immediatly Iesus stretched foorth his hande and caught hym and sayde vnto hym O thou of litle fayth wherefore diddest thou doubt 32 And when they were come into the shippe the wynde ceassed 33 Then they that were in the shippe came and worshypped hym saying of a trueth thou art the sonne of God 34 And when they were gone ouer they came into the lande of Gennezaret 35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of hym they sent out into all that countrey rounde about and brought vnto hym all that were sicke 36 And besought hym that they myght touche the hemme of his garment only And as many as touched it were made whole ¶ The .xv. Chapter ¶ 3 Christe excuseth his disciples and rebuketh the Scribes and Pharisees for transgressyng Gods commaundement through their owne traditions is the thyng that goeth into the mouth defyleth not the man 22 he delyuereth the woman of Cananees daughter 30 healeth the multitude 36 and with seuen Ioaues and a fewe litle fisshes feedeth foure thousande men besyde women and chyldren 1 THen came to Iesus Scribes and Pharisees which were come from Hierusalem saying 2 Why do thy disciples transgresse the traditions of the elders for they washe not their handes when they eate bread 3 But he aunswered and sayde vnto them why do ye also transgresse the commaundement of God by your tradition 4 For God cōmaunded saying honour father and mother and he that curseth father or mother let hym dye the death 5 But ye say whosoeuer shall say to father or mother by the gyft that is offered of me thou shalt be helped 6 And so shall he not honour his father or his mother And thus haue ye made the commaundement of God of none effect by your tradition 7 Hypocrites full well dyd Esayas prophecie of you saying 8 This people draweth nye vnto me with their mouth and honoureth me with their lippes howbeit their hearts are farre from me 9 But in vayne do they worshippe me teachyng doctrine preceptes of men 10 And he called the people to hym and sayde vnto them heare vnderstande 11 That which goeth into the mouth defyleth not the man but that which commeth out of the mouth defyleth the man 12 Then came his disciples and sayde vnto hym knowest thou not that the Pharisees were offended after they hearde this saying 13 But he aunswered and sayde Euery plantyng which my heauenly father hath not planted shal be rooted vp 14 Let them alone they be the blynde leaders of the blynde If the blynde leade the blynde both shall fall into the dytche 15 Then aunswered Peter and sayde vnto hym Declare vnto vs this parable 16 Iesus sayde Are ye also without vnderstandyng 17 Do not ye yet vnderstande that whatsoeuer entreth in at the mouth goeth into the belly and is cast out into the draught 18 But those thynges which proceade out of the mouth come foorth from the heart and they defyle the man 19 For out of the heart proceade euyll thoughtes murders adulteries whordomes theftes false witnesse blasphemyes 20 These are the thynges which defyle a man But to eate with vnwasshen handes defyleth not a man ☜ 21 ☞ And Iesus went thence and departed into the coastes of Tyre and Sidon 22 And beholde a woman of the Chananites which came out of the same coastes cryed vnto hym saying Haue mercie on me O Lorde thou sonne of Dauid My daughter is greeuously vexed with a deuyll 23 But he aunswered her not a worde and his disciples came and besought hym saying sende her away for she cryeth after vs. 24 But he aunswered and sayde I am not sent but vnto the lost sheepe of the house of Israel 25 Then came she and worshipped him saying Lorde helpe me 26 He aunswered and sayde it is not meete to take the chyldrens bread and to cast it to litle dogges 27 She aunswered and sayde trueth Lorde and yet litle dogges eate of the crummes which fall frō their maisters table 28 Then Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto her O woman great is thy fayth be it vnto thee euen as thou wylt And her daughter was made whole euen from that same tyme. ☜ 29 And Iesus went from thence and came nye vnto the sea of Galilee and went vp into a mountayne and sate downe there 30 And great multitudes came vnto him hauyng with them those that were lame blynde dumbe maymed other many and cast them downe at Iesus feete And he healed them 31 In so much that the people wondred when they sawe the dumbe speake the maymed to be whole the lame to walke and the blynde to see And they glorified the God of Israel 32 Then Iesus called his disciples vnto hym and sayde I haue compassion on the people because they continue with me nowe three dayes and haue nothing to eate and I wyll not let them depart fastyng lest they faynt in the way 33 And his disciples say vnto hym whence shoulde we get so much bread in the wyldernesse as to suffise so great a multitude 34 And Iesus sayeth vnto them howe many loaues haue ye And they say seuen and a fewe litle fisshes 35 And he commaunded the people to sit downe on the grounde 36 And toke the seuen loaues and the fisshes and after that he had geuen thankes he brake them and gaue to his disciples and the disciples gaue them to the people 37 And they dyd all eate and were suffised And they toke vp of the broken meate that was left seuen baskets full 38 And yet they that did eate were foure thousande men besyde women and chyldren 39 And he sent away the people and toke shippe and came into the parties of Magdala ⧠The .xvj. Chapter ¶ 1 The Pharisees require a token 6 Iesus warneth his disciples of the Pharisees doctrine 16 The confession of Peter 19 the keyes of heauen 24 the faythfull must
he came vnto them walking vppon the sea and woulde haue passed by them 49 But when they sawe hym walkyng vpon the sea they supposed it had ben a spirite and cryed out 50 For they all sawe him were afraide And anone he talked with them saide vnto them Be of good cheare it is I be not afrayde 51 And he went vp vnto them into the shippe and the wynde ceassed and they were sore amased in themselues beyond measure and marueyled 52 For they vnderstoode not the miracle of the loaues because their heart was hardened 53 And when they had passed ouer they came into the lande of Genezareth and drewe vp into the hauen 54 And assoone as they were come out of the shippe straightway they knew him 55 And ranne foorth throughout all the region rounde about began to carry about in beddes those that were sicke thither where they heard that he was 56 And whethersoeuer he entred into townes cities or villages they layde the sicke folkes in the streates prayed him that they myght touche and it were but the hemme of his garment And as many as touched it were made whole ☜ ⧠The .vij. Chapter ¶ 2 The pharisees fynde fault at the disciples eatyng of meate with vnwasshen handes 8 The commaundement of God is transgressed by mans traditions 22 Meate defileth not a man but that which commeth from hym 24 Of the woman of Syrophenissa 32 The healyng of the deafe and dumbe 1 AND the pharisees came together vnto hym certayne of the scribes which came from Hierusalem 2 And whē they sawe some of his disciples eate bread with common that is to say with vnwasshen hands they founde fault 3 For the pharisees and all the Iewes except they wasshe their handes oft eate not obseruing the traditions of y e elders 4 And when they come from the market except they wasshe they eate not And many other things there be which they haue taken vpon them to obserue as the wasshyng of cuppes and pottes and brasen vessels and of tables 5 Then asked hym the pharisees and scribes Why walke not thy disciples accordyng to the traditiō of the elders but eate bread with vnwasshen handes 6 He aunswered and sayde vnto them that Esaias hath prophesied well of you hypocrites as it is written This people honoreth me with their lippes but their heart is farre from me 7 Howebeit in vayne do they worship me teachyng doctrines the commaundementes of men 8 For ye laye the commaundement of God apart and obserue the tradition of mē as the wasshing of pottes cuppes And many other such like thinges ye do 9 And he sayde vnto them Well ye cast asyde the commaundement of God to mayntayne your owne tradition 10 For Moyses sayde Honor thy father and thy mother and who so curseth father or mother let him dye the death 11 But ye say yf a man shall say to father or mother Corban that is by the gyft that is offred of me thou shalt be helped 12 And so ye suffer hym no more to do ought for his father or his mother 13 And make the worde of God of none effect through your tradition which ye haue ordeyned And many such thinges do ye 14 And when he had called all the people vnto hym he saide vnto them Hearken vnto me euery one of you and vnderstande 15 There is nothyng without a man that can defyle hym when it entreth into hym But the thynges whiche proceade out of a man those are they that defyle the man 16 If any man haue eares to heare let hym heare 17 And when he came into the house away from the people his disciples asked hym of the similitude 18 And he sayde vnto them Are ye also so without vnderstandyng Do ye not yet perceaue that whatsoeuer thing frō without entreth into a man it can not defyle hym 19 Because it entreth not into his heart but into the belly and goeth out into the draught purgyng all meates 20 And he sayde That which commeth out of a man defyleth the man 21 For from within euen out of the heart of men proceade euyll thoughtes adulterie fornication murther 22 Theft couetousnes wickednes deceit wantonnes a wicked eye blasphemies pride foolyshnes 23 All these euyll thynges come frō within and defyle a man 24 And from thence he rose and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon entred into an house and woulde that no man shoulde haue knowen but he coulde not be hyd 25 For a certayne woman whose young daughter hadde an vncleane spirite assoone as she hearde of hym came fell at his feete 26 The woman was a Greke out of the nation of Syrophenissa she besought hym that he woulde cast out the deuyll from her daughter 27 But Iesus saide vnto her let the children first be fedde For it is not meete to take the chyldrens bread and to caste it vnto litle dogges 28 She aunswered and saide vnto hym euen so Lorde neuerthelesse the litle dogges also eate vnder the table of the chyldrens crumbes 29 And he sayde vnto her For this saying go thy way the deuyll is gone out of thy daughter 30 And when she was come home to her house she founde that the deuyll was departed and her daughter lying on the bedde 31 ☞ And he departed agayne from the coastes of Tyre and Sidon came vnto the sea of Galilee through the middes of the coastes of the ten cities 32 And they brought vnto hym one that was deafe and had an impediment in his speache and they prayed him to put his hande vpon hym 33 And when he had taken hym asyde from the people he put his fyngers into his eares and dyd spyt and touched his tongue 34 And loked vp to heauen and syghed and sayde vnto him Ephphatha that is to say be opened 35 And straightway his eares were opened and the stryng of his tongue was loosed and he spake playne 36 And he commaunded them that they shoulde tell no man But the more he forbad them so much the more a great deale they published it 37 And were beyonde measure astonyed saying He hath done all thynges well he hath made both the deafe to heare and the dumbe to speake ☜ ⧠The .viij. Chapter ¶ 2 The miracle of the seuen loaues 11 The pharisees aske a signe 15 The leuen of the pharisees 22 The blinde receaueth his sight 29 Peter confesseth Christe 33 and is rebuked of Christe 34 Howe we should folowe Christe 35 lose our lyfe 38 and not be ashamed of the Gospell 1 IN those dayes when there was a very great company and had nothyng to eate Iesus called his disciples to him saide vnto them 2 I haue compassiō on the people because they haue nowe ben with me three dayes and haue nothyng to eate 3 And yf I sende them away fastyng to their owne houses they shall faynt by the way for
¶ 2 He healed the captaynes seruaunt 6 the fayth of the Centurion 11 he raysed vp the widdowes sonne 16 he is confessed to be a great prophete 19 Iohn Baptist sent his disciples to Christe 24 Christes testimonie of Iohn 31 he rebuketh the Iewes for their vnfaythfulnesse 36 he eateth with the pharisee 37 the woman wassheth his feete with her teares 1 WHen he had ended all his sayinges in the audience of the people he entred into Capernaum 2 And a certayne Centurions seruaunt which was deare vnto hym lay sicke and was in peryll of death 3 And when he hearde of Iesus he sent vnto hym the elders of the Iewes besechyng hym that he woulde come and heale his seruaunt 4 And when they came to Iesus they besought hym instantly saying he is worthy that thou shouldest do this for hym 5 For he loueth our nation and hath built vs a synagogue 6 Then Iesus went with them And when he was nowe not farre from the house the Centurion sent friendes to hym saying vnto hym Lorde trouble not thy selfe for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter vnder my roofe 7 Wherefore I thought not my selfe worthy to come vnto thee but say thou the worde my seruaunt shal be whole 8 For I also am a man set vnder power and haue vnder me souldiers and I say vnto one go and he goeth and to another come and he commeth and to my seruaunt do this and he doth it 9 When Iesus hearde these thynges he marueyled at hym and turned hym about and sayde to the people that folowed hym I say vnto you I haue not founde so great fayth no not in Israel 10 And they that were sent turned backe home agayne and founde the seruaunt whole that had ben sicke 11 ☞ And it came to passe the day after that he went into a citie which is called Naim and many of his disciples went with hym and much people 12 When he came nye to the gate of the citie beholde there was a dead man caryed out which was the only sonne of his mother and she was a widdowe And much people of the citie was with her 13 And when the Lorde sawe her he had compassion on her and sayde vnto her Weepe not 14 And he came nye touched the beere and they that bare hym stoode styll And he sayde Young man I say vnto thee aryse 15 And he that was dead sate vp and began to speake And he delyuered hym to his mother 16 And there came a feare on them all they gaue the glory vnto God saying Agreat prophete is risen vp among vs and veryly God hath visited his people 17 ☞ And this rumour of hym went foorth throughout all Iurie throughout all the regions which lye rounde about 18 And the disciples of Iohn shewed hym of all these thynges 19 And Iohn called vnto hym two of his disciples and sent them to Iesus saying Art thou he that shoulde come or shall we loke for another 20 When the men were come vnto hym they sayde Iohn Baptiste sent vs vnto thee saying Art thou he that shoulde come or shall we loke for another 21 And in that same houre he cured manye of their infirmities plagues and of euyll spirites and vnto many that were blynde he gaue sight 22 Then Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto them Go your way and bryng worde agayne to Iohn what thynges ye haue seene and hearde howe that the blynde see the halt go the lepers are clensed the deafe heare the dead ryse agayne to the poore is the Gospell preached 23 And happy is he that is not offended at me 24 And when the messengers of Iohn were departed he began to speake vnto the people concernyng Iohn What went ye out into the wildernesse for to see a reede shaken with the wynde 25 But what went ye out for to see A man clothed in soft rayment Beholde they which are gorgeously appareled lyue delicately are in kynges courtes 26 But what went ye foorth to see A prophete Yea I say to you and more then a prophete 27 This is he of whom it is written Beholde I sende my messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy way before thee 28 For I say vnto you among womens chyldren is there not a greater prophete then Iohn Baptist Neuerthesse he that is lesse in the kyngdome of God is greater then he ☜ 29 And all the people and the publicanes that hearde hym iustified God and were baptized with the baptisme of Iohn 30 But the pharisees and lawyers despised the councel of God agaynst them selues and were not baptized of hym 31 And the Lorde sayde Whervnto shall I lyken the men of this generation and what thyng are they lyke 32 They are lyke vnto chyldren sittyng in the market place and crying one to another and saying We haue pyped vnto you and ye haue not daunsed We haue mourned to you and ye haue not wept 33 For Iohn Baptist came neither eatyng bread nor drynkyng wyne and ye say he hath the deuyll 34 The sonne of man is come and eateth and drynketh and ye saye beholde a gluttonous man and an vnmeasurable drynker of wyne a frende of publicanes and sinners 35 And wisdome is iustified of all her chyldren 36 ☞ And one of the pharisees desired hym that he woulde eate with hym And he went into the pharisees house and sate downe to meate 37 * And beholde a woman in that citie which was a sinner assoone as she knewe that Iesus sate at meate in the pharisees house she brought an alabaster boxe of oyntment 38 And stoode at his feete behynde hym weepyng and began to washe his feete with teares dyd wype them with the heere 's of her head and kyssed his feete and anoynted them with the oyntment 39 When the pharisee which had bydden hym sawe he spake within hym selfe saying If this man were a prophete he woulde surely knowe who what maner of woman this is that touched hym for she is a sinner 40 And Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto hym Simon I haue somewhat to say vnto thee And he sayde Maister say on 41 There was a certayne lender which had two detters The one ought fyue hundred pence and the other fyftie 42 When they had nothyng to pay he forgaue them both Tell me therefore which of them wyll loue hym most 43 Simon aunswered and sayde I suppose that he to whom he forgaue most And he sayde vnto hym Thou haste truely iudged 44 And he turned to the woman sayde vnto Simon Seest thou this woman I entred into thyne house thou gauest me no water for my feete but she hath wasshed my feete with teares wyped them with the heere 's of her head 45 Thou gauest me no kysse but she sence the tyme I came in hath not ceassed to kysse my feete 46 Myne head with oyle thou dyddest not anoynt but she hath
anoynted my feete with oyntment 47 Wherfore I say vnto thee many sinnes are forgeuen her for she loued much To whom lesse is forgeuen the same doth lesse loue 48 And he sayde vnto her thy sinnes are forgeuen thee 49 And they that sate at meate with hym began to say within them selues Who is this that forgeueth sinnes also 50 And he sayde to the woman Thy fayth hath saued thee go in peace ☜ ¶ The .viij. Chapter ¶ 2 Christe and his Apostles go from towne to towne and preache 3 the women minister of their goodes to Christe 5 the parable of the seede 16 of the candle 21 who are his mother and brethren 24 Christe ceasseth the tempest 27 he casteth the legion out of the man possessed into the hearde of swyne 37 the Gadarenites pray hym to go out of the countrey 43 he healed the woman of her bloody issue 49 he raysed Iairus daughter from death 1 AND it came to passe afterwarde that he him selfe wēt throughout euery citie towne preachyng shewyng the kingdome of god the twelue with hym 2 And also certayne women which were healed of euyll spirites and infirmities Marie which is called Magdalene out of whom went seuen deuyls 3 And Ioanna the wyfe of Chusa Herodes stewarde and Susanna many other which ministred vnto hym of their substaunce 4 ☞ When much people were gathered together were come to hym out of all cities he spake by a similitude 5 The sower wēt out to sowe his seede and as he sowed some fell by the way syde and it was troden downe and the foules of the ayre deuoured it vp 6 And some fell on stones and assoone as it was sprong vp it withered away because it lacked moystnes 7 And some fell among thornes and the thornes sprang vp with it and choked it 8 And some fell on good grounde and sprang vp and bare fruite an hundred folde And as he sayde these thynges he cryed He that hath eares to heare let hym heare 9 And his disciples asked hym saying what maner of similitude is this 10 And he sayde Vnto you it is geuen to knowe the secretes of the kyngdome of God but to other by parables that when they see they shoulde not see and when they heare they shoulde not vnderstande 11 The parable is this The seede is the worde of God 12 Those that are besyde the way are they that heare then commeth the deuyll and taketh away the worde out of their heartes lest they shoulde beleue and be saued 13 They on the stones are they which when they heare receaue the worde with ioy these haue no rootes which for a whyle beleue and in tyme of temptation go away 14 And that which fell among thornes are they which whē they haue hearde go foorth and are choked with cares ryches and voluptuous lyuyng bring foorth no fruite 15 But that which fell on y e good groūde are they which with a pure and good hearte heare the worde and kepe it and bryng foorth fruite through pacience ☜ 16 No man when he lyghteth a candel couereth it with a vessell or putteth it vnder a table but setteth it on a candlesticke that they which enter in may see the lyght 17 For nothyng is secrete that shall not come abrode Neither any thyng hyd that shall not be knowen and come to lyght 18 Take heede therfore howe ye heare For whosoeuer hath to hym shal be geuen And whosoeuer hath not from hym shal be takē euen that same which he supposeth that he hath 19 Then came to hym his mother and his brethren and coulde not come at hym for prease 20 And it was tolde hym by certayne which sayde Thy mother and thy brethren stande without woulde see thee 21 He aunswered and sayde vnto them My mother my brethren are these which heare the worde of God do it 22 ☞ And it came to passe on a certayne day that he went into a shippe and his disciples also and he sayde vnto them Let vs go ouer vnto the other syde of the lake 23 And they laūched foorth But as they sayled he fell a slepe and there came downe a storme on the lake and they were fylled with water and were in ieoperdie 24 And they came to hym and awoke hym saying Maister Maister we are lost Then he arose and rebuked the wynde the tempest of water and they ceassed and it waxed calme 25 And he sayde vnto them Where is your fayth And they feared and wondred among them selues saying Who is this For he commaundeth both the wyndes water and they obey hym ☜ 26 And they sayled vnto the region of the Gadarenites which is ouer agaynst Galilee 27 And when he went out to lande there met hym out of the citie a certayne man which had deuyls long tyme and ware no clothes neither abode in any house but in graues 28 When he sawe Iesus and had cryed he fell downe before hym and with a loude voyce sayde What haue I to do with thee Iesus thou sonne of God most hyest I beseche thee torment me not 29 For he commaunded the foule spirite to come out of the man For oftentymes he had caught him and he was bounde with chaynes and kept with fetters he brake the bandes and was caryed of the fiende into wildernesse 30 And Iesus asked hym saying What is thy name And he sayde Legion because many deuyls were entred into hym 31 And they besought hym that he woulde not commaunde them to go out into the deepe 32 And there was there an hearde of many swyne feedyng on an hyll and they besought hym that he woulde suffer them to enter into them and he suffered them 33 Then went the deuyls out of the man and entred into the swyne And the heard ran headlong with violence into the lake and were choked 34 When the heardmen sawe what was done they fled and when they were departed they tolde it in the citie in the villages 35 Therfore they came out to see what was done and came to Iesus founde the man out of whom the deuyls were departed sittyng at the feete of Iesus clothed in his ryght mynde and they were afrayde 36 They also which sawe it tolde them by what meanes he that was possessed of the deuyls was healed 37 Then the whole multitude of the countrey about the Gadarenites besought hym that he woulde departe from them for they were taken with great feare And he gat hym vp into the shippe and returned backe agayne 38 Then the man out of whom the deuyls were departed besought hym that he myght be with hym But Iesus sent hym away saying 39 Go home agayne to thine owne house and shewe what thynges so euer God hath done for thee And he went his way and preached throughout all the citie what thynges so euer Iesus had
Moyses Elias 31 That appeared in the maiestie spake of his departyng which he shoulde end at Hierusalem 32 But Peter and they that were with him were heauie with sleepe and wheÌ„ they awoke they sawe his maiestie and two men standyng with hym 33 And it came to passe as they departed froÌ„ him Peter said vnto Iesus Maister it is good beyng here for vs let vs make three tabernacles one for thee one for Moyses and one for Elias and wyst not what he sayde 34 Whyle he thus spake there came a cloude and ouershadowed them they feared wheÌ„ they wer come into y e cloude 35 And there came a voyce out of the cloude saying this is my deare sonne heare him â—6 And assoone as the voyce was paste Iesus was founde alone and they kept it close and tolde no man in those dayes any of those thynges which they hadde seene 37 And it came to passe that on the next day as they came downe from the hyll much people met hym 38 And beholde a man of the companie cried out saying Maister I besech thee behold my sonne for he is all y t I haue 39 And see a spirite taketh hym and sodenly he cryeth and teareth hym that he fometh agayne with much payne departeth from him when he hath rent hym 40 And I besought thy disciples to cast hym out and they coulde not 41 Iesus aunswered and saide O faithlesse and croked nation howe long shall I be with you and shall suffer you Bryng thy sonne hyther 42 As he was yet a commyng the fiende rent hym and tare hym And Iesus rebuked the vncleane spirite and healed the chylde and deliuered hym to his father 43 And they were all amased at the mightie power of God But whyle they wondred euery one at all thinges which he dyd he sayde vnto his disciples 44 Let these sayinges sincke downe into your eares For it wyll come to passe that the sonne of man shal be deliuered into the handes of men 45 But they wyst not what that worde meant and it was hydde from them that they vnderstoode it not And they feared to aske hym of that saying 46 Then there arose a disputatioÌ„ among them which of them should be the greatest 47 When Iesus perceaued the thought of their heartes he toke a chylde and set hym harde by hym 48 And sayde vnto them Whosoeuer receaueth this chylde in my name receaueth me And whosoeuer receaueth me receaueth him that sent me For he that is least among you all the same shal be great 49 And Iohn aunswered and sayde Maister we sawe one castyng out deuyls in thy name and we forbad hym because he foloweth not with vs. 50 And Iesus sayde vnto hym Forbyd ye â—hymâ— not For he that is not against vs is with vs. 51 And it came to passe when the tyme was come that he shoulde be receaued vp he set his face to go to Hierusalem 52 And sent messengers before him And they went entred into a towne of the Samaritanes to make redy for hym 53 And they woulde not receaue him because his face was as though he woulde go to Hierusalem 54 When his disciples Iames Iohn sawe this they sayde Lord wylt thou that we coÌ„maunde fire to come downe from heauen and consume them euen as Elias dyd 55 Iesus turned about rebuked them saying Ye wote not what maner spirite ye are of 56 For the sonne of man is not come to destroye mens lyues but to saue them And they went to another towne 57 ☞ And it came to passe that as they went walkyng in the way a certayne man sayde vnto hym I wyll folowe thee Lorde whyther so euer thou go 58 And Iesus sayde vnto hym Foxes haue holes and byrdes of the ayre haue nestes but the sonne of man hath not where to lay his head 59 And he sayde vnto another folowe me And the same sayde Lorde suffer me first to go and burie my father 60 Iesus sayde vnto hym Let the dead burie their dead but go thou preache the kyngdome of God 61 And another sayde Lorde I wyll folowe thee but let me first go byd them farewell which are at home at my house 62 Iesus sayde vnto hym No man that putteth his hande to the plowe and loketh backe is apt to the kyngdome of God ☜ ⧠The .x. Chapter 1 He sendeth seuentie disciples to preache geuyng them charge howe to behaue themselues 1â— He threatneth the obstinate and vnthankfull cities 1â— He admonisheth his disciples of humilitie 20 Wherof we shoulde reioyce 21 He geueth thankes to his father 26 He aunswered the lawyer that tempted hym 33 Who is our neyghbour 38 Of Martha and Marie 1 AFter these thynges the Lorde appoynted other seuentie also and sent them two and two before hym into euery citie and place whyther he hym selfe woulde come 2 Therefore sayde he vnto them The haruest is great but the labourers are fewe Pray ye therfore the Lorde of the haruest to sende foorth labourers into his haruest 3 Go your wayes beholde I sende you foorth as lambes among wolfes 4 Beare no wallet neither scrippe nor shoes salute no man by the way 5 * Into whatsoeuer house ye enter first say peace be to this house 6 And yf the sonne of peace be there your peace shall rest vpon hym yf not it shall turne to you agayne 7 And in the same house tary styll eatyng and drinking such thynges as they shall set before you For the labourer is worthy of his rewarde ☜ Go not from house to house 8 And into whatsoeuer citie ye enter and they receaue you eate such thynges as are set before you 9 And heale the sicke that are therin and say vnto them the kyngdome of God is come nye vpon you 10 But into whatsoeuer citie ye enter they receaue you not go your ways out into the streates of the same and saye 11 Euen the very dust of our citie which cleaueth on vs we do wype of agaynst you Notwithstandyng be ye sure of this that the kyngdome of God was come nye vpon you 12 I say vnto you that it shal be easyer in that day for Sodome then for that citie 13 Wo vnto thee Chorazin wo vnto thee Bethsaida For if the miracles had ben done in Tyre and Sidon whiche haue ben done in you they had a great whyle ago repented of their sinnes syttyng in sackecloth and asshes 14 Therfore it shal be easyer for Tyre and Sidon at the iudgement then for you 15 And thou Capernaum which art exalted to heauen shalt be thrust downe to hell 16 He that heareth you heareth me and he that despiseth you despiseth me and he that despiseth me despiseth hym that sent me 17 And the seuentie turned agayne with ioy saying Lord euen the very deuils are subdued to vs through
aunswered anâ—â—yde vnto them Suppose ye that these Galileans were greater sinners then all the others Galileans because they suffred such punishment 3 I tell you naye but except ye repent ye shall all lykewyse peryshe 4 Or those eyghteene vpon whiche the towre in Siloe fell and slewe them thynke ye that they were sinners aboue all men that dwelt in Hierusalem 5 I tell you naye but except ye repent ye shall all lykewyse peryshe 6 ☞ He tolde also this similitude A certaine man had a figge tree planted in his vineyarde and he came and sought fruite theron and founde none 7 Then sayde he to the dresser of his vineyarde Beholde this three yere I haue come sought fruite in this figge tree and finde none cut it downe why cumbreth it the grounde 8 And he aunswered sayde vnto him Lorde let it alone this yere also tyll I dygge rounde about it dongue it 9 And yf it beare fruite thou mayest let it alone and yf it beare not then after that shalt thou cut it downe 10 And he taught in one of their synagogues on the Sabboth dayes 11 And beholde there was a woman which had a spirite of infirmitie eyghteene yeres and was bowed together and coulde in no wyse lyft vp her head 12 When Iesus sawe her he called her to hym and sayde vnto her Woman thou art loosed from thy disease 13 And he layde his handes on her and immediatly she was made strayght and glorified God 14 And the ruler of the synagogue aunswered with indignation because that Iesus had healed on the Sabboth day sayde vnto the people There are sixe dayes in which men ought to worke in them therfore come that ye may be healed and not on the Sabboth day 15 But the Lorde aunswered hym and sayde Thou hypocrite doth not eche one of you on the Sabboth day loose his oxe or his asse from the staule and leade hym to the water 16 And ought not this daughter of Abraham whom Satan hath bounde lo eyghteene yeres be loosed from this bonde on the Sabboth day 17 And when he sayde these thynges all his aduersaries were ashamed and all the people reioyced on all the excellent deedes that were done by hym ☜ 18 Then sayde he What is the kyngdome of God lyke or whereto shall I compare it 19 It is like a grayne of mustarde seede whiche a man toke sowed in his garden and it grewe and waxed a great tree and the foules of the ayre made nestes in the braunches of it 20 And agayne he sayde Whervnto shall I lyken the kyngdome of God 21 It is lyke leuen which a woman toke and hyd in three peckes of meale tyll all was leuened 22 And he went through all cities and townes teachyng and iourneying towardes Hierusalem 23 Then sayde one vnto hym Lorde are there fewe that be saued And he sayde vnto them 24 Stryue to enter in at the strayte gate for many I say vnto you wyll seke to enter in and shall not be able 25 When the good man of the house is risen vp and hath shut to the doore and ye begyn to stande without to knocke at the doore saying Lorde Lorde open vnto vs and he shall aunswere and say vnto you I knowe you not whence ye are 26 Then shall ye begyn to say We haue eaten and dronken in thy presence and thou hast taught in our streates 27 And he shall say I tell you I knowe you not whence ye are depart from me all ye that worke iniquitie 28 There shal be weepyng gnasshyng of teeth when ye shall see Abraham and Isaac and Iacob and all the prophetes in the kyngdome of God and ye your selues thrust out 29 And they shall come from the east and from the west and from the north and from the south and shall syt downe in the kyngdome of God 30 And beholde there are last which shal be first And there are first which shal be last 31 The same day came there certaine of the pharisees and sayde vnto hym Get thee out and depart hence for Herode wyll kyll thee 32 And he sayde vnto them Go ye and tell that foxe beholde I cast out deuyls heale the people to day to morowe and the thirde day I shal be perfected 33 Neuerthelesse I must walke to day and to morowe and the day folowyng For it can not be that a prophete perishe any other where saue at Hierusalem 34 O Hierusalem Hierusalem which kyllest prophetes and stonest them that are sent vnto thee howe often woulde I haue gathered thy children together as a henne doth gather her young vnder her wynges and ye woulde not 35 Beholde your house is left vnto you desolate Veryly I say to you ye shall not see me vntyll the tyme come that ye shall say Blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lorde ⧠The .xiiij. Chapter ¶ 1 Christe eateth with the pharisee 4 Healeth the dropsie on the Sabboth 8 Teacheth humilitie 12 To feast the poore 15 Of the great Supper 28 He warneth those that wyll folowe hym to make their accomptes before by the parable of the sower 34 The salt of the earth 1 AND it came to passe that he went into the house of one of y e chiefe pharisees to eate bread on the Sabboth day they watched hym 2 And beholde there was a certayne man before hym which had the dropsie 3 And Iesus aunswered and spake vnto the lawyers pharisees saying Is it lawful to heale on the Sabboth day 4 And they helde their peace And he toke hym healed him and let him go 5 And aunswered them saying Which of you shal haue an asse or an oxe fallen into a pyt and wyll not strayghtway pull hym out on the Sabboth day 6 And they coulde not aunswere hym agayne to these thynges 7 He put foorth also a similitude to the ghestes when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe rowmes and sayde vnto them 8 When thou art bydden of any man to a weddyng syt not downe in the hyest rowme lest a more honourable man then thou be bydden of hym 9 And he that bad hym and thee come and say to thee geue this man rowme thou then begyn with shame to take the lowest rowme 10 But when thou art bydden go and syt in the lowest rowme that when he that bad thee coÌ„meth he may say vnto thee friende syt vp hyer Then shalt thou haue worshyppe in the presence of them that syt at meate with thee 11 For whosoeuer exalteth hym selfe shal be brought lowe And he that humbleth hym selfe shal be exalted ☜ 12 Then sayde he also to hym that bad hym to meate ☞ When thou makest a dinner or a supper call not thy friendes nor thy brethren neither thy kynsemen nor thy ryche neyghbours lest they also byd thee agayne and a recompence
witnesse For we our selues haue hearde of his owne mouth ⧠The .xxiij. Chapter 1 Iesus is accused before Pilate and is sent to Herode 8 Herode mocketh hym 25 Barabbas set at libertie Iesus geuen to be crucified â—â— Simon of Cyrene 27 The women lament Christe crucified â—â— he prayeth for his enemies 40 One of the thieues rayleth on hym 4â— and the other is saued by fayth 46 He geueth vp the ghost and is buryed 1 AND the whole multitude of them arose ledde him vnto Pilate 2 And they began to accuse him saying We founde this felow peruerting the people and forbyddyng to paye tribute to Caesar saying that he is Christe a kyng 3 And Pilate apposed hym saying Art thou the kyng of the Iewes He aunswered hym and saide Thou sayest it 4 Then sayde Pilate to the hye priestes and to the people I fynde no fault in this man 5 And they were the more fierce saying He moueth y e people teachyng throughout al Iurie and began at Galilee euen to this place 6 When Pilate hearde mention of Galilee he asked whether the man were of Galilee 7 And assoone as he knewe that he belonged vnto Herodes iurisdiction he sent hym to Herode whiche was also at Hierusalem at that tyme. 8 And wheÌ„ Herode sawe Iesus he was exceeding glad For he was desirous to see hym of a long season because he had hearde many thynges of hym and he trusted to haue seene some miracle done by hym 9 Then he questioned with hym many wordes But he aunswered hym nothyng 10 The hye priestes and scribes stoode foorth and accused hym straytely 11 And Herode with his men of warre despised him â–ª and when he had mocked hym he arayed him in whyte clothyng and sent hym agayne to Pilate 12 And the same day Pilate and Herode were made friendes together For before they were at variaunce 13 And Pilate called together the hye priestes and the rulers and the people 14 And sayde vnto theÌ„ Ye haue brought this man vnto me as one y t peruerteth the people and behold I examine him before you fynde no fault in this man of those thinges wherof ye accuse hym 15 No nor yet Herode For I sent you to hym and loe nothyng worthy of death is done to hym 16 I wyll therfore chasten hym and let hym loose 17 For of necessitie he must haue let one loose vnto them at the feast 18 And all the people cryed at once saying Away with him and deliuer to vs Barabbas 19 Which for a certaine insurrection made in the citie and for murther was cast in pryson 20 Pilate spake agayne to them wyllyng to let Iesus loose 21 But they cryed saying Crucifie hym crucifie hym 22 He sayde vnto them the thirde tyme What euyll hath he done I fynde no cause of death in hym I wyll therefore chasten hym and let hym go 23 And they were instant with loude voyces requiryng that he might be crucified And the voyces of them and of the hye priestes preuayled 24 And Pilate gaue senteÌ„ce that it should be as they required 2â— And he let loose vnto them him that for insurrection and murther was caste into prison whom they had desired he deliuered vnto them Iesus to do with hym what they woulde 26 And as they ledde hym awaye they caught one SimoÌ„ of Cyrene comming out of the fielde and on hym layde they the crosse that he myght beare it after Iesus 27 And there folowed hym a great companie of people and of women which bewayled and lamented hym 28 But Iesus turned backe vnto them and sayde Ye daughters of Hierusalem wepe not for me but wepe for your selues and for your chyldren 29 For beholde the dayes wyll come in the which they shall say happy are the barren the wombes that neuer bare the pappes which neuer gaue sucke 30 Then shall they begyn to saye to the mountaynes fall on vs to the hylles couer vs. 31 For if they do these thinges in a greene tree what shal be done in the drye 32 And there were two euyll doers ledde with hym to be slayne 33 And after that they were come to the place whiche is called Caluarie there they crucified hym and the euyll doers one on the right hande and the other on the lefte 34 Then saide Iesus father forgeue theÌ„ for they wote not what they do And they parted his rayment cast lottes 35 And the people stoode and behelde and the rulers mocked hym with them saying He saued other men let hym saue hym selfe yf he be very Christe the chosen of God 36 The souldiours also mocked him and came and offred hym vineger 37 And sayde If thou be the kyng of the Iewes saue thy selfe 38 And a superscriptioÌ„ was written ouer hym with letters of greke and latine hebrue This is the kyng of the Iewes 39 And one of the euyll doers whiche were hanged rayled on hym saying yf thou be Christe saue thy selfe vs. 40 But the other aunswered and rebuked him saying Fearest thou not God seing thou art in the same dampnation 41 We are righteously punyshed for we receaue accordyng to our deedes But this man hath done nothyng amisse 42 And he sayde vnto Iesus Lorde remember me when thou commest into thy kyngdome 43 And Iesus sayde vnto hym Verylye I saye vnto thee to daye shalt thou be with me in paradise 44 And it was about the sixte houre and there was a darknesse ouer al the earth vntyll the ninth houre 45 And the sunne was darkned and the vayle of the temple dyd rent euen thorowe the myddes 46 And when Iesus had cryed with a loude voyce he sayde Father into thy handes I commende my spirite And when he thus had saide he gaue vp the ghost 47 When the Centurion saw what was done he glorified God saying Veryly this was a ryghteous man 48 And all the people that came together to that syght sawe the thinges which were done smote their brestes and returned 49 And all his acquaintaunce and the women that folowed him from Galilee stode a farre of beholding these thinges 50 And beholde there was a man named Ioseph a councellour and he was a good man and a iuste 51 The same hadde not consented to the councell and deede of them which was of Aramathia a citie of the Iewes which same also wayted for the kyngdome of God 52 He went vnto Pilate and begged the body of Iesus 53 And toke it downe and wrapped it in a linnen cloth and layde it in a sepulchre that was hewen in stone wherin neuer man before was layde ☜ 54 And that day was the preparyng of the Sabboth the Sabboth drew on 55 The womeÌ„ that folowed after which had come with hym from Galilee behelde the sepulchre and howe his body was layde 56 And they returned prepared sweete odours and oyntmentes but
When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wyne and knewe not whence it was but the ministers which drewe the water knewe the gouernour of the feast calleth the brydegrome 10 And sayth vnto hym Euery man at the begynnyng doth set foorth good wine and when men haue well dronke then that which is worse But thou hast kept the good wyne vntyll nowe 11 This begynnyng of miracles dyd Iesus in Cana of Galilee and shewed his glory his disciples beleued on hym ☜ 12 After this he went downe to Capernaum he and his mother and his brethren and his disciples and there continued not many dayes 13 ☞ And the Iewes Passouer was at hande Iesus went vp to Hierusalem 14 And founde sittyng in the temple those that solde oxen and sheepe and doues and chaungers of money 15 And when he had made as it were a scourge of small cordes he droue them all out of the temple with the sheepe oxen and powred out the chaungers money and ouerthrewe the tables 16 And saide vnto them that solde doues Haue these thinges hence and make not my fathers house an house of marchaundize 17 And his disciples remembred that it was written The zeale of thine house hath euen eaten me 18 Then aunswered the Iewes sayde vnto hym What token shewest thou vnto vs seeyng that thou doest these thynges 19 Iesus aunswered sayde vnto them Destroy this temple in three dayes I wyll reare it vp 20 Then sayde the Iewes fourtie and sixe yeres was this temple a buildyng and wilt thou reare it vp in three dayes 21 But he spake of the temple of his body 22 Assoone therfore as he was rysen from death agayne his disciples remembred that he thus had sayde And they beleued the scripture the wordes which Iesus had sayde 23 When he was in Hierusalem at the Passouer in the feast day many beleued on his name when they sawe his miracles which he dyd 24 But Iesus dyd not commit hym selfe vnto them because he knewe all men 25 And neded not that any shoulde testifie of man For he knewe what was in man ☜ ¶ The .iij. Chapter ¶ Christe teacheth Nicodemus 15 Of fayth 16 The loue of God towarde the worlde â—â— Condemnation 25 Iohn baptizeth 27 Iohn teacheth his disciples 1 THere was a man of the pharisees named Nicodemus a ruler of the Iewes 2 The same came to Iesus by night said vnto him Rabbi we knowe that thou art a teacher come from God for no man coulde do these miracles that thou doest except God were with him 3 Iesus aunswered sayde vnto hym Veryly veryly I say vnto thee except a man be borne agayne he can not see the kyngdome of God 4 Nicodemus sayth vnto hym Howe can a man be borne when he is olde can he enter into his mothers wombe and be borne agayne 5 Iesus aunswered Veryly veryly I say vnto thee except a man be borne of water and of the spirite he can not enter into the kyngdome of God 6 That which is borne of the fleshe is fleshe and that which is borne of the spirite is spirite 7 Maruayle not thou that I sayde to thee ye must be borne agayne 8 The wynde bloweth where it listeth and thou hearest the sounde therof but canst not tell whence it commeth and whither it goeth So is euery one that is borne of the spirite 9 Nicodemus aunswered and sayde vnto hym howe can these thynges be 10 Iesus aunswered sayde vnto hym Art thou a maister in Israel and knowest not these thynges 11 Veryly veryly I say vnto thee we speake that we do knowe testifie that we haue seene and ye receaue not our witnesse 12 If I haue tolde you earthly thynges and ye beleue not howe shall ye beleue yf I tell you of heauenly thynges 13 * And no man ascendeth vp to heauen but he that came downe from heauen euen the sonne of man which is in heauen 14 * And as Moyses lyft vp the serpent in the wyldernesse euen so must the sonne of man be lyft vp 15 That whosoeuer beleueth in hym perishe not but haue eternall lyfe ☜ 16 ☞ * For God so loued the worlde that he gaue his only begotten sonne that whosoeuer beleueth in hym shoulde not perishe but haue euerlastyng lyfe 17 For God sent not his sonne into the worlde to condempne the worlde but that the worlde through hym myght be saued He that beleueth on hym is not condempned 18 But he that beleueth not is condempned alredy because he hath not beleued in the name of the only begotteÌ„ sonne of God 19 And this is the condempnation that lyght is come into the worlde and men loued darknesse rather then lyght because their deedes were euyll 20 For euery one that euyll doeth hateth the lyght neither commeth to the light lest his deedes shoulde be reproued 21 But he that doeth trueth coÌ„meth to the lyght y t his deedes may be knowen howe that they are wrought in God ☜ 22 After these thynges came Iesus and his disciples into the lande of Iurie and there he taryed with theÌ„ * baptized 23 And Iohn also baptized in Enon besides Salim because there was much water there and they came and were baptized 24 For Iohn was not yet cast into prison 25 ☞ And there arose a question betwene Iohns disciples and the Iewes about purifiyng 26 And they came vnto Iohn and sayde vnto hym Rabbi he that was with thee beyonde Iordane to whom thou barest witnesse beholde the same baptizeth and all men come to hym 27 Iohn aunswered and sayde A man can receaue nothyng except it be geuen hym from heauen 28 Ye your selues are witnesses howe that I sayde I am not Christe but am sent before hym 29 He that hath y e bride is the bridegrome But the friende of the brydegrome which standeth heareth him reioyceth greatly because of y e brydegromes voyce This my ioy therfore is fulfylled 30 He must increace but I must decreace 31 He that commeth from an hye is aboue all He that is of the earth is earthlye and speaketh of the earth He that commeth from heauen is aboue all 32 And what he hath seene and hearde that he testifieth and no man receaueth his testimonie 33 He that hath receaued his testimonie hath set to his seale that God is true 34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the wordes of God For God geueth not the spirite by measure vnto hym 35 The father loueth the sonne and hath geuen all thynges into his hande 36 He that beleueth on the sonne hath euerlastyng lyfe He that beleueth not the sonne shall not see life but the wrath of God abydeth on hym ☜ ⧠The .iiij. Chapter ¶ 7 Christe weryed asketh water of the woman of Samaria 10 The liuely water 24 He teacheth true worshippe 26
not because he seeth the lyght of this worlde 10 But yf a man walke in the nyght he stumbleth because there is no lyght in hym 11 These thynges sayde he and after that he sayde vnto them Our friende Lazarus slepeth but I go to wake hym out of slepe 12 Then sayde his disciples Lorde yf he slepe he shall do well inough 13 Howbeit Iesus spake of his death but they thought that he had spoken of the naturall slepe 14 Then sayde Iesus vnto theÌ„ playnely Lazarus is dead 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there because ye may beleue Neuerthelesse let vs go vnto hym 16 Then sayde Thomas which is called Didimus vnto his felowe disciples let vs also go that we may dye with hym 17 Then went Iesus and founde that he had lyen in his graue foure dayes alredy 18 Bethanie was nye vnto Hierusalem about fifteene furlonges of 19 And many of the Iewes came to Martha and Marie to comfort them ouer their brother 20 Martha assoone as she hearde that Iesus was commyng went and met hym but Marie sate styll in the house 21 ☞ Then sayde Martha vnto Iesus Lorde yf thou haddest ben here my brother had not dyed 22 Neuerthelesse nowe I knowe that whatsoeuer thou askest of God God wyll geue it thee 23 Iesus sayth vnto her Thy brother shall ryse agayne 24 Martha sayth vnto hym I knowe that he shall ryse agayne in the resurrection at the last day 25 Iesus sayth vnto her I am the resurrection and the lyfe He that beleueth on me yea though he were dead yet shall he lyue 26 And whosoeuer lyueth and beleueth on me shall neuer dye Beleuest thou this 27 She sayde vnto hym Yea Lorde I beleue that thou art Christe the sonne of God which shoulde come into the worlde ☜ 28 And assoone as she had so sayde she went her way and called Marie her sister secretely saying The Maister is come and calleth for thee 29 Assoone as she hearde that she arose quickly and came vnto hym 30 Iesus was not yet come into the towne but was in that place where Martha met hym 31 The Iewes then which were with her in the house comforted her when they sawe Marie that she rose vp hastelye and went out folowed her saying She goeth vnto the graue to weepe there 32 Then when Marie was come where Iesus was and sawe hym she fell downe at his feete and sayth vnto him Lorde yf thou haddest ben here my brother had not ben dead 33 WheÌ„ Iesus therfore sawe her weepe and the Iewes also weepyng which came with her he groned in the spirite and was troubled in hym selfe 34 And sayde Where haue ye layde him They sayde vnto hym Lorde come and see 35 And Iesus wept 36 Then sayde the Iewes Beholde howe he loued hym 37 And some of them sayde Coulde not he which opened the eyes of the blinde haue made also that this man shoulde not haue dyed 38 Iesus therfore agayne groned in him selfe and came to the graue It was a caue and a stone layde on it 39 Iesus sayde Take ye away the stone Martha the sister of hym that was dead sayde vnto hym Lorde by this tyme he stinketh For he hath ben dead foure dayes 40 Iesus sayde vnto her Sayde I not vnto thee that yf thou dyddest beleue thou shouldest see the glory of God 41 Then they toke away the stone from the place where the dead was layde And Iesus lyft vp his eyes and sayde Father I thanke thee that thou hast hearde me 42 Howbeit I knowe that thou hearest me alwayes but because of the people which stande by I sayde it that they maye beleue that thou hast sent me 43 And when he thus had spoken he cryed with a loude voyce Lazarus come foorth 44 And he that was dead came foorth bounde hande and foote with graue clothes and his face was bounde with a napkyn Iesus sayde vnto them loose hym and let hym go 45 Then many of the Iewes which came to Marie and had seene y e thynges which Iesus dyd beleued on hym ☜ 46 But some of them went their wayes to the pharisees and tolde them what Iesus had done 47 ☞ Then gathered the hye priestes and the pharisees a councell and sayde What do we For this man doth many miracles 48 If we let hym scape thus all men wyll beleue on him and the Romaynes shall come and take away both our rowme and the people 49 And one of them named Caiaphas beyng the hye priest that same yere sayde vnto them Ye perceaue nothyng at all 50 Nor consider that it is expedient for vs that one man dye for the people and not that all the people perishe 51 This spake he not of hym selfe but beyng hye priest that same yere he prophesied that Iesus shoulde dye for the people 52 And not for the people only but that he shoulde gather together in one the chyldren of God that were scattered abrode 53 Then from that day foorth they toke councell together for to put hym to death 54 Iesus therfore walked no more openlye among the Iewes but went his way thence vnto a countrey nye to a wildernesse into a citie which is called Ephraim and there continued with his disciples 55 And the Iewes Easter was nye at hande and many went out of the countrey vp to HierusaleÌ„ before the Easter to purifie them selues 56 Then sought they for Iesus spake among them selues as they stoode in the temple What thynke ye seeyng he commeth not to the feast day 57 The hye priestes and pharisees had geuen a commaundement that yf any man knewe where he were he shoulde shewe it that they myght take hym ☜ ⧠The .xij Chapter 2 Christe suppeth with Martha Lazarus 3 Marie annoynteth Iesus feete â— Couetous Iudas murmureth 7 Christe excuseth Maries fact 1â— The chiefe priestes take councell to kyll Lazarus 14 Iesus sittyng on an Asse rideth into Hierusalem 20 The Gretians desyre to see Christe 25 The fruites of persecution â—â— The prayer of Christe 28 A voyce from heauen 3â— Christe hydeth hym selfe from the Iewes 37 Wherfore the Iewes beleue not 4â— Diuers rulers that beleued in him feared to be excoÌ„municated 48 Gods worde is iudge 1 THen Iesus sixe dayes before the Passouer came to Bethanie where Lazarus had ben dead whom he raysed from death 2 There they made hym a supper and Martha serued but Lazarus was one of them that sate at the table with hym 3 Then toke Marie a pounde of oyntment of Spike narde very costly and annoynted Iesus feete and wyped his feete with her heere and the house was fylled with the odoure of the oyntment 4 Then sayde one of his disciples euen Iudas Iscariot Simons sonne which shoulde betraye hym 5 Why was not this oyntment solde for three hundred pence and geuen to the
to hym 22 Iudas sayth vnto hym not Iudas Iscariot Lorde what is done that thou wylt shewe thy selfe vnto vs and not vnto the worlde 23 Iesus aunswered sayde vnto hym If a man loue me he wyll kepe my sayinges and my father wyll loue hym and we wyll come vnto hym and dwell with hym 24 He that loueth me not kepeth not my sayinges And the word which ye heare is not myne but the fathers which sent me 25 These thynges haue I spoken vnto you beyng yet present with you 26 But the comforter which is the holy ghost whom the father wyll sende in my name he shal teach you all thinges bryng all thynges to your remēbraunce whatsoeuer I haue sayde vnto you 27 Peace I leaue with you my peace I geue vnto you Not as the worlde geueth geue I vnto you Let not your heartes be greeued neither feare 28 Ye haue hearde howe I sayde vnto you I go away and come agayne vnto you Yf ye loued me ye woulde veryly reioyce because I sayde I go vnto the father for the father is greater then I. 29 And nowe haue I shewed you before it come that when it is come to passe ye myght beleue 30 Hereafter wyll I not talke many wordes vnto you For the prince of this worlde cōmeth and * hath nought in me 31 But that the worlde may knowe that I loue the father And as the father gaue me commaundement euen so do I. ☜ Ryse let vs go hence ¶ The .xv. Chapter 5 The consolation betweene Christe and his members vnder the parable of the vyne 716 We must pray in the name of Christe 9 Christes loue towarde vs. 12 He exhorteth to mutuall loue 20 Of afflictions for Christes sake 26 The office of the holy ghoste when he commeth 1 I Am the true vine and my father is the husbandman 2 Euery braunche that beareth not fruite in me he will take away And euery braunche that beareth fruite wyll he pourge that it may bryng foorth more fruite 3 Nowe are ye cleane through the worde which I haue spoken vnto you 4 Byde in me and I in you As the braunche can not beare fruite of it selfe except it byde in the vine no more can ye except ye abyde in me 5 I am the vine ye are the braunches He that abydeth in me and I in hym the same bryngeth foorth much fruite For without me can ye do nothyng 6 Yf a man byde not in me he is cast foorth as a braunch and withereth and men gather them and cast them into the fyre and they burne 7 Yf ye byde in me and my wordes abyde in you aske what ye wyll and it shal be done for you ☜ 8 Herein is my father glorified that ye beare much fruite and become my disciples 9 As the father hath loued me euen so haue I loued you Continue ye in my loue 10 Yf ye kepe my commaundementes ye shall abyde in my loue euen as I haue kept my fathers commaundementes and abyde in his loue 11 These thynges haue I spoken vnto you that my ioy might remayne in you and that your ioy myght be full 12 ☞ This is my commaundement that ye loue together as I haue loued you 13 Greater loue hath no man then this y t a man bestowe his life for his frendes 14 Ye are my frendes yf ye do whatsoeuer I commaunde you 15 Hencefoorth call I you not seruaūtes for the seruaunt knoweth not what his Lorde doeth But you haue I called frendes for all thynges that I haue hearde of my father haue I made knowen to you 16 Ye haue not chosen me but I haue chosen you and ordayned you to go and bryng foorth fruite and that your fruite shoulde remayne that whatsoeuer ye aske of the father in my name he may geue it you ☜ 17 ☞ This commaunde I you that ye loue together 18 Yf the worlde hate you ye knowe that it hated me before it hated you 19 If ye were of the worlde the worlde would loue his owne Howbeit because ye are not of the worlde but I haue chosen you out of the worlde therfore the worlde hateth you 20 Remember the worde that I sayde vnto you the seruaunt is not greater then the Lorde If they haue persecuted me they wyll also persecute you If they haue kept my saying they wyll kepe yours also 21 * But all these thynges wyll they do vnto you for my names sake because they haue not knowē hym that sent me 22 Yf I had not come and spoken vnto them they shoulde haue had no sinne but nowe haue they nothyng to cloke their sinne withall 23 He that hateth me hateth my father also 24 Yf I had not done among them the workes which none other man dyd they shoulde haue had no sinne But nowe haue they both seene and hated not only me but also my father 25 But this commeth to passe that the worde myght be fulfylled that is written in their lawe They hated me without a cause ☜ 26 ☞ But when the comforter is come whom I wyl sende vnto you from the father euen the spirite of trueth which proceadeth of the father he shall testifie of me 27 And ye shall beare witnesse also because ye haue ben with me from the begynnyng ¶ The .xvj. Chapter 1 Christe comforteth the disciples puttyng them in remembraunce of affliction and trouble 7 Of the holy ghost and his office 1◠Of Christes ascension 23 To aske in the name of Christe 33 Peace in Christe afflictions in the worlde 1 THese thynges haue I sayde vnto you because ye shoulde not be offended 2 They shall excōmunitate you yea the time shall come that who so euer kylleth you wyll thynke that he doth God seruice 3 * And such thynges wyll they do vnto you because they haue not knowen the father neither yet me 4 But these thynges haue I tolde you that when the tyme is come ye may remēber then that I tolde you ☜ These thynges sayde I not vnto you at the begynnyng because I was present with you 5 ☞ But nowe I go my waye to hym that sent me none of you asketh me whyther goest thou 6 But because I haue saide such thinges vnto you your heartes are ful of sorow 7 Neuerthelesse I tell you the trueth it is expedient for you that I go away For yf I go not away that comforter wyll not come vnto you But yf I depart I wyll sende hym vnto you 8 And whē he is come he wyll rebuke the world of sinne and of righteousnes and of iudgement 9 Of sinne because they beleue not on me 10 Of righteousnes because I go to my father and ye shall see me no more 11 Of iudgement because * the prince of this worlde is iudged alredy 12 I haue yet many thynges to say vnto you but ye can not beare them away
and in the market dayly with them that came vnto hym by chaunce 18 Then certaine philosophers of the Epicures and of the Stoickes disputed with hym And some saide What wyll this babler say Other some he seemeth to be a setter foorth of newe gods because he preached vnto them Iesus and the resurrection 19 And they toke hym and brought him into Marce streate saying Maye we not knowe what this newe doctrine wherof thou speakest is 20 For thou bryngest certaine straunge thinges to our eares We would knowe therfore what these thynges meane 21 For all the Athenians and straungers which were there gaue them selues to nothing els but either to tell or to heare some newe thyng 22 Then Paul stoode in the myddes of Marce streate and sayde ye men of Athens I perceaue that in all thynges ye are to superstitious 23 For as I passed by and behelde the maner howe ye worship your gods I founde an aulter wherin was written vnto the vnknowē god Whom ye then ignorauntly worship him shewe I vnto you 24 God that made the worlde all that are in it seing that he is Lorde of heauē and earth dwelleth not in temples made with handes 25 Neither is worshipped with mens handes as though he needed of any thing seing he him selfe geueth life and breath to all euery where 26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all y e face of the earth hath determined the tymes before appoynted and also the boundes of their habitation 27 That they shoulde seke the Lorde yf perhappes they myght haue felt and founde hym though he be not farre frō euery one of vs. 28 For in hym we liue and moue haue our beyng as certaine of your owne poetes sayde for we are also his ofspryng 29 Forasmuch then as we are the ofspring of God we ought not to thynke that the Godhead is lyke vnto golde siluer or stone grauen by art and mans deuice 30 And the tyme of this ignoraunce God wyncked at but nowe byddeth all men euery where to repent 31 Because he hath appoynted a day in the which he wyll iudge the worlde in ryghteousnesse by that man by whom he hath appoynted and hath offered fayth to all men in that he hath raysed hym from the dead 32 And when they hearde of the resurrection from the dead some mocked and other sayde we wyll heare thee agayne of this matter 33 So Paul departed from among them 34 Howe be it certaine men claue vnto hym and beleued among the whiche was Denys Areopagita and a woman named Damaris other with them ¶ The .xviij. Chapter 3 Paul preacheth at Corinth 19 Paul goeth agayne into Syria and commeth to Ephesus and Antioche 24 Of Apollos 26 Aquila and Priscilla 1 AFter these thynges Paul departed frō Athens came to Corinth 2 And found a certaine Iewe named Aquila borne in Ponthus lately come frō Italie with his wyfe Priscilla because that Claudius had commaunded all Iewes to depart from Rome and he came vnto them 3 And because he was of the same craft he abode with them and wrought for their craft was to make tentes 4 And he disputed in the synagogue euery Sabboth and exhorted the Iewes and the Grekes 5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come frō Macedonia Paul was constrayned by the spirite to testifie to the Iewes that Iesus was Christe 6 And when they sayde contrary and blasphemed he shoke his rayment said vnto them Your blood be vpon your owne heades From hencefoorth wyll I go blamelesse vnto the gentiles 7 And he departed thence and entred into a certaine mans house named Iustus a worshipper of God whose house ioyned harde to the synagogue 8 And one Crispus the chiefe ruler of the synagogue beleued on the Lorde with all his housholde and many of the Corinthians hearyng beleued and were baptized 9 Then spake the Lorde to Paul in the nyght by a vision Be not afrayde but speake and holde not thy peace 10 For I am with thee and no man shal inuade thee to hurt thee For I haue much people in this citie 11 And he continued there a yere and sixe monethes and taught the word of God among them 12 And when Gallio was the deputie of Achaia the Iewes made insurrection with one accord against Paul brought hym to the iudgement seate 13 Saying This felow counselleth men to worship God contrary to the lawe 14 And when Paul nowe was about to open his mouth Gallio sayde vnto the Iewes Yf it were a matter of wrong or an euyll deede O ye Iewes reason woulde that I shoulde beare with you 15 But yf it be a question of wordes and names or of your lawe loke ye to it your selues for I wyll be no iudge of such matters 16 And he braue them frō the iudgement seate 17 Then all the Grekes toke Sostenes the chiefe ruler of y e synagogue smote hym before the iudgement seate And Gallio cared for none of those thinges 18 And Paul after this taried there yet a good whyle and then toke his leaue of the brethren sayled thence into Syria Aquila Priscilla accompanying him And he shore his head in Cenchrea for he had a vowe 19 And he came to Ephesus and left thē there but he hym selfe entred into the synagogue reasoned with y e Iewes 20 When they desired him to tary longer tyme with them he consented not 21 But bade them farewell saying I must needes at this feast that commeth be in Hierusalem but I wyll returne agayne vnto you yf God wyll And he sayled from Ephesus 22 And whē he was come vnto Cesarea and ascended vp saluted the Churche he went to Antioche 23 And whē he had taried there a while he departed and went ouer al the countrey of Galatia and Phrygia by order strengthyng all the disciples 24 And a certaine Iewe named Apollos borne at Alexandria came to Ephesus an eloquent man and myghtie in the scriptures 25 The same was infourmed in the way of the Lorde and spake feruently in the spirite taught diligently the thynges of the Lorde and knewe but the baptisme of Iohn only 26 And the same began to speake boldly in the synagogue Whom when Aquila and Priscilla had hearde they toke him vnto them and expounded vnto him the way of God more perfectly 27 And when he was disposed to go into Achaia the brethrē wrote exhorting the disciples to receaue hym Which when he was come helped them much which had beleued through grace 28 For he ouercame the Iewes myghtilye and that openly shewyng by the scriptures that Iesus was Christe ¶ The .xix. Chapter 3 Of baptisme 6 Of the holy ghost geuen by Paules handes 9 The Iewes blaspheme the doctrine of Paul 13 The punyshment of the coniurers 24 Demetrius rayseth sedition 41 God delyuereth his and appeaseth the sedition
1 AND it came to passe y t whyle Apollo was at Corinth Paul passed through the vpper coastes and came to Ephesus and founde certaine disciples 2 And sayde vnto them Haue ye receaued the holy ghost sence ye beleued And they saide vnto hym We haue not hearde whether there be any holy ghost or no. 3 And he sayde vnto them Vnto what then were ye baptized And they sayde vnto Iohns baptisme 4 Then sayde Paul Iohn veryly baptized with the baptisme of repentaunce saying vnto the people that they should beleue on hym which shoulde come after hym that is on Christe Iesus 5 When they heard this they were baptized in the name of the Lorde Iesu 6 And whē Paul had layde his handes vpon them the holy ghost came on thē and they spake with tongues and prophesied 7 And all the men were about twelue 8 And he went into the synagogue and spake boldlye for the space of three monethes disputyng perswadyng those thynges that appertayne to the kyngdome of God ☜ 9 But when diuers waxed harde hearted and beleued not but spake euyll of the way of the Lorde and that before the multitude he departed from them seperated y e disciples And he disputed dayly in the scoole of one called Tyrannus 10 And this continued by the space of two yeres so that all they whiche dwelt in Asia hearde the worde of the Lord Iesu both Iewes and Grekes 11 And God wrought speciall miracles by the handes of Paul 12 So that from his body were brought vnto the sicke napkins and partlettes and the diseases departed from them the euyll spirites went out of them 13 Then certaine of the vagabounde Iewes exorcistes toke vpon them to call ouer them which had euyll spirites the name of the Lorde Iesus saying We adiure you by Iesus whom Paul preacheth 14 And there were seuen sonnes of one Sceua a Iewe and chiefe of y e priestes which dyd so 15 And the euyll spirite aunswered and sayde Iesus I knowe and Paul I knowe but who are ye 16 And the man in whom the euyll spirite was ran on them ouercame thē preuayled agaynst them so that they fled out of that house naked woūded 17 And this was knowen to all y e Iewes Grekes also which dwelt at Ephesus and feare came on them all the name of the Lorde Iesus was magnified 18 And many that beleued came confessed and shewed their workes 19 Many also of thē whiche vsed curious craftes brought their bookes burned them before all men and they counted the price of them founde it fiftie thousande peeces of syluer 20 So myghtyly grew the word of God and preuayled 21 After these thinges were ended Paul purposed in the spirite when he had passed ouer Macedonia and Achaia to go to Hierusalem saying After I haue ben there I must also see Rome 22 So sent he into Macedonia two of them that ministred vnto hym Timotheus and Erastus but he hym selfe remayned in Asia for a season 23 And the same time there arose no litle a do about that way 24 For a certaine man named Demetrius a syluer smyth which made shrines for Diana was not a litle beneficiall vnto the craftes men 25 Whom he called together with the workemen of like occupation and sayde Sirs ye knowe that by this craft we haue aduauntage 26 Moreouer ye see and heare that not alone at Ephesus but almost throughout all Asia this Paul hath perswaded and turned away much people saying that they be not gods which are made with handes 27 So that not only this our craft commeth into peryll to be set at naught but also that the temple of y e great goddesse Diana should be despised and her magnificence should be destroyed whom all Asia and the worlde worshippeth 28 And when they hearde these sayinges they were full of wrath and cryed out saying great is Diana of y e Ephesians 29 And all the citie was on a rore they russhed into the common hall with one assent and caught Gaius Aristarcus men of Macedonia Paules companious 30 When Paule woulde haue entred in vnto y e people the disciples suffred hym not 31 But certaine of y e chiefe of Asia which were his friendes sent vnto hym desiryng hym that he would not preasse into the common hall 32 Some therfore cryed one thyng and some another and the assemblie was all out of quiet and the more part knew not wherfore they were come together 33 And they drewe Alexander out of the multitude the Iewes thrustyng hym forwardes And Alexander beckened with the hande and would haue geuen the people an aunswere 34 But when they knewe that he was a Iewe there arose a shoute almost for the space of two houres of all men crying great is Diana of the Ephesians 35 And when the towne clarke had pacified the people he sayde Ye men of Ephesus what man is it that knoweth not how that the citie of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddesse Diana and of the image whiche came downe from Iupiter 36 Seing then that these thinges can not be spoken against ye ought to be contēt and to do nothyng rasshely 37 For ye haue brought hyther these men which are neither robbers of Churches nor yet despisers of your goddesse 38 Wherfore yf Demetrius the craftes men which are with hym haue a matter agaynst any man the lawe is open and there are deputies let them accuse one another 39 But yf ye inquire any thyng concernyng other matters it shal be determined in a lawfull assemblie 40 For we are in ieopardie to be accused of this dayes vprore forasmuch as there is no cause wherby we may geue a reckenyng of this concourse of people 41 And when he had thus spoken he let the assemblie depart ¶ The .xx. Chapter 1 Paul goeth into Macedonia and Grecia 7 he celebrateth the Lordes supper and preacheth 9 At Troas he rayseth vp Eutichus from the dead 17 At Ephesus he calleth the elders of the Church together and committeth the keping of Gods flocke to them 29 warneth them of false teachers 36 maketh his prayer with them 38 and departeth by shippe towardes Hierusalem 1 AND after the vprore was ceassed Paul called the disciples toke his leaue of them and departed for to go into Macedonia 2 And whē he had gone ouer those parties and had geuen them a long exhortation he came into Grece 3 And there abode three monethes And when the Iewes layde wayte for hym as he was about to sayle into Syria he purposed to returne through Macedonia 4 And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berrea and of the Thessalonians Aristarcus and Secundus and Gaius of Derbe and Timotheus and out of Asia Tychicus and Trophimus 5 These going before taried vs at Troas 6 And we sayled away frō Philippos after the dayes of sweete bread came
our mortall flesshe 12 So then death worketh in vs but life in you ☜ 13 ☞ Seing then that we haue the same spirite of fayth accordyng as it is written I beleued and therefore haue I spoken We also beleue and therefore speake 14 For we knowe that he which raysed vp the Lorde Iesus shall rayse vp vs also by the meanes of Iesus and shall set vs with you 15 For all thynges do I for your sakes that the plenteous grace by thankes geuyng of many may redounde to the prayse of God 16 Wherefore we are not weryed But though our outwarde man perishe yet the inwarde man is renued day by day 17 For our exceedyng tribulation which is momentanie lyght prepareth an exceedyng and an eternall wayght of glorie vnto vs. 18 Whyle we loke not on the thynges whiche are seene but on the thynges which are not seene For the thynges which are seene are temporall but the things which are not seene are eternal ¶ The .v. Chapter 1 Paul proceedeth to declare the vtilitie that commeth by the crosse 4 howe we ought to prepare our selues vnto it 5 by whom 9 and for what ende 14 19 He setteth foorth the grace of Christ 20 and the office of ministers all the faithful 1 FOr we knowe that yf our earthly house of this tabernacle were destroyed we haue a building of God an habitation not made with handes but eternall in heauen 2 For therfore sygh we desiryng to be clothed with our house whiche is from heauen 3 So yet yf that we be founde clothed and not naked 4 For we that are in this tabernacle sigh being burdened because we would not be vnclothed but would be clothed vpō that mortalitie might be swalowed vp of lyfe 5 He that hath ordeyned vs for this thyng is God which hath also geuen vnto vs the earnest of the spirite 6 Therfore we are alway of good cheare and knowe that as long as we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lorde 7 For we walke by fayth not after outwarde appearaunce 8 Neuerthelesse we are of good comfort and had rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lorde 9 Wherfore whether we be at home or from home we endeuour our selues to be accepted vnto hym 10 For we must all appeare before the iudgement seate of Christe that euery man may receaue the workes of his bodie according to that he hath done whether it be good or bad 11 ☞ Seing then that we knowe the feare of the Lorde we fare fayre with men For we are knowen well enough vnto God I trust also that we are knowen in your consciences 12 For we prayse not our selues agayne vnto you but geue you an occasion to reioyce of vs that ye may haue somwhat agaynst them which reioyce in the face and not in the heart 13 For yf we be to feruent to God are we to feruent Or yf we kepe measure for your cause kepe we measure 14 For the loue of Christe constrayneth vs because we thus iudge that yf one dyed for all then were all dead 15 And he dyed for all that they which lyue shoulde not hencefoorth lyue vnto them selues but vnto hym which dyed for them and rose agayne ☜ 16 Wherefore hencefoorth knowe we no man after the flesshe Insomuche though we haue knowen Christe after the flesshe nowe yet hencefoorth knowe we hym so no more 17 Therfore yf any man be in Christe he is a newe creature Olde thynges are passed awaye beholde all thynges are become newe 18 And all thynges are of God whiche hath reconciled vs vnto hym selfe by Iesus Christe and hath geuen to vs the ministerie of reconciliation 19 For God was in Christe reconciling the worlde to hym selfe not imputyng their sinnes vnto them and hath committed to vs the preachyng of the atonement 20 Nowe then are we messengers in the rowme of Christe euen as though God dyd beseche you through vs. So praye we you in Christes steade that ye be reconciled vnto God 21 For he hath made him to be sinne for vs whiche knewe no sinne that we shoulde be made the ryghteousnesse of God in hym The .vj. Chapter 1 An exhortation to christian lyfe 11 and to beare him like affection as he doeth them Also to kepe them selues from pollution of idolatrie both in body and soule and to haue none acquayntaunce with the heathen 1 WE also as helpers exhorte you that ye receaue not the grace of God in vayne 2 For he saith I haue heard thee in a tyme accepted and in the day of saluation haue I suckoured thee Beholde nowe is that accepted tyme beholde nowe is that day of saluation 3 Let vs geue none occasion of euyll in any thyng that the ministerie be not blamed 4 But in all thynges let vs behaue our selues as y e ministers of God in much pacience in afflictions in necessities in anguisshes 5 In stripes in prisonmentes in strifes in labours 6 In watchynges in fastinges in purenesse in knowledge in long suffryng in kyndnesse in the holy ghost in loue vnfaigned 7 In the worde of trueth in the power of God by the armour of righteousnes of the ryght hande and on the lefte 8 By honour and dishonour by euyll report and good report as deceauers and yet true 9 As vnknowen and yet knowen as dying and beholde we lyue as chastened and not kylled 10 As sorowyng and yet alway merie as poore and yet make many riche as hauyng nothyng and yet possessyng all thynges ☜ 11 O ye Corinthians our mouth is open vnto you our heart is made large 12 Ye are in no strayte in vs but are in a straite in your owne bowels 13 I promise you lyke rewarde as vnto children Set your selues at large 14 ☞ And beare not ye a straunge yoke with the vnbeleuers For what felowship hath righteousnesse with vnrighteousnesse Or what communion hath lyght with darkenesse 15 Or what concorde hath Christe with belyall Eyther what part hath he that beleueth with an infidell 16 Or howe agreeth the temple of God with images For ye are the temple of the lyuing God as saide God I wyll dwell in them walke in them wyll be their God they shal be my people 17 Wherfore come out frō among them and seperate your selues from them saith the Lorde and touche none vncleane thyng and I wyll receaue you 18 And wyll be a father vnto you and ye shal be my sonnes and daughters saith the Lorde almightie ⧠The .vij. Chapter 1 He exhorteth them by the promise of God to kepe them selues pure 3.7 Assuryng them of his loue 8.13 and doeth not excuse his seueritie towarde them but reioyceth therof consideryng what profite came therby 10 Of two sortes of sorowe 1 SEyng that we haue these promises dearely beloued let vs
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
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
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
gladnesse 5 For your felowship in the Gospell frō the first day vntyll nowe 6 And beyng perswaded of this same thyng that he which hath begun good worke in you wyll perfourme it vntyll the day of Iesus Christe 7 As it becommeth me to iudge this of you al because I haue you in my heart and in my bondes in the defence and confirmation of the Gospell you all beyng partakers of my grace 8 For God is my recorde howe greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Iesus Christe 9 * And this I pray that your loue may abounde yet more and more in knowledge and in all vnderstandyng 10 That ye maye discerne thynges that differ that ye maye be pure and without offence tyll the day of Christe 11 Beyng fylled with the fruites of righteousnesse which are by Iesus Christ vnto the glorie and prayse of God ☜ 12 But I woulde ye should vnderstande brethren that the thinges which came vnto me hath come rather vnto the furtheraunce of the Gospell 13 So that my bondes in Christe are manifest throughout all the iudgement hall and in all other places 14 And many of the brethren of the Lord beyng incouraged through my bondes dare more plentifully speake the word without feare 15 Some preache Christe of enuie strife and some of good wyll 16 The one preache Christe of strife not sincerely supposyng to adde more affliction to my bondes 17 But the others of loue knowing that I am set to the defence of the Gospell 18 What then So that Christe be preached any maner of way whether it be by pretence or by trueth I ioy therein and wyll ioy 19 For I knowe that this shall turne to my saluation * through your prayer and ministryng of the spirite of Iesus Christe 20 Accordyng to my expectation and my hope y t in nothyng I shal be ashamed but y t with all boldnesse as alwayes so now also Christ shal be magnified in my body whether it be by life or by death 21 For Christe is to me lyfe and death is to me aduantage 22 But if I lyue in the fleshe this is the fruite of my labour and what I shall chose I wote not 23 For I am in a strayte betwixt two hauyng a desire to be loosed and to be with Christ which is much farre better 24 Neuerthelesse to abyde in y e fleshe is more needefull for you 25 And this am I sure of that I shall abyde continue with you all for your furtheraunce and ioy of fayth 26 That your reioysyng may be y e more aboundaunt in Iesus Christe for me by my commyng to you agayne 27 Only let your conuersation be as it becommeth the Gospell of Christe that whether I come and see you or els be absent I may yet heare of your matters that ye continue in one spirite in one soule fyghtyng together for y e fayth of the Gospell 28 And in nothyng fearyng your aduersaries which is to them a token of perdition but to you of saluatiō and that of God 29 For vnto you it is geuen for Christe not only this to beleue on hym but also this to suffer for his sake 30 Hauing the same fight which ye sawe in me and nowe heare in me ¶ The .ij. Chapter 3 He exhorteth them aboue all thynges to humilitie wherby pure doctrine is chiefly mayntayned 16 promisyng that he and Timotheus wyll spedyly come vnto them 27 and excuseth the long tariyng of Epaphroditus 1 IF there be therefore any consolation in Christe yf any comfort of loue if any felowship of y e spirite yf any compassion and mercie 2 Fulfyl ye my ioy that ye be lyke mynded hauyng the same loue being of one accorde of one mynde 3 Let nothyng be done through stryfe or vayne glorie but in mekenesse of mynde euery man esteeme one y e other better then hym selfe 4 Loke not euery man on his owne thynges but euery man also on the thynges of others 5 ☞ Let y e same mynde be in you which was in Christe Iesus 6 Who beyng in the fourme of God thought it not robbery to be equall with God 7 But made hym selfe of no reputation takyng on him the fourme of a seruaūt and * made in the lykenesse of men and founde in figure as a man 8 He humbled hym selfe made obedient vnto death euen the death of the crosse 9 Wherfore God also hath highly exalted hym and geuen hym a name which is aboue euery name 10 That in the name of Iesus euery knee should bowe of thynges in heauen and thynges in earth and thinges vnder the earth 11 And that euery tongue should confesse that the Lorde Iesus Christe is to the glorie of God the father ☜ 12 Wherfore my dearely beloued as ye haue alwayes obeyed not as in my presence only but nowe much more in my absence worke out your owne saluation with feare and tremblyng 13 * For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of good wyll 14 * Do all thyng without murmuryng and disputyng 15 That*ye may be blamelesse and pure the sonnes of God without rebuke in the myddes of a croked and peruerse nation among whō shyne ye as lightes in the worlde 16 Holdyng fast the worde of lyfe to my reioycyng in the day of Christe that I haue not runne in vayne neither haue laboured in vayne 17 Yea and though I be offered vp vpō the offeryng and seruice of your fayth I reioyce and reioyce with you all 18 For the same cause also do ye reioyce and reioyce with me 19 But I trust in the Lorde Iesus to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you that I also may be of good comfort when I knowe your state 20 For I haue no man lyke mynded who wyll naturally care for your state 21 For all seeke their owne not the thynges which are Iesus Christes 22 Ye knowe the profe of hym that as a sonne with the father he hath serued with me in the Gospell 23 Hym therfore I hope to sende assoone as I knowe my state 24 But I trust in the Lorde that I also my selfe shall come shortly 25 But I supposed it necessarie to sende to you Epaphroditus my brother and companion in labour felowe souldier but your Apostle and the minister of my neede 26 For he longed after you all and was full of heauinesse because that ye had hearde that he had ben sicke 27 And no doubt he was sicke nye vnto death but God had mercie on hym and not on hym only but on me also lest I shoulde haue sorowe vpon sorowe 28 I sent him therfore the more diligentlie that when ye see him againe ye may reioyce and that I may be the lesse sorowfull 29 Receaue hym therfore in the Lorde with all gladnes make much of such 30 Because for the worke of Christe he was nye vnto
death not regardyng his lyfe to fulfyll your lacke of seruice towarde me ¶ The .iij. Chapter 2 He warneth them to be ware of false teachers 3 agaynst whom he setteth Christe 4 Likewise himselfe 9 and his doctrine 12 and reproueth mans owne righteousnes 1 MOreouer my brethren reioyce ye in the Lord. It greeueth me not to write the same thyng often to you for to you it is a sure thyng 2 Beware of dogges beware of euyll workers beware of concision 3 * For we are the circumcision which worship God * in the spirite and reioyce in Christ Iesus and haue no confidence in the fleshe 4 Though I might also haue confidence in the fleshe If any other man thinketh that he hath wherof he myght trust in the fleshe more I 5 Circumcised the eyght day of the kinred of Israel of the tribe of Beniamin an Ebrue of the Ebrues after the lawe a pharisee 6 Concernyng feruentnesse persecutyng the Churche touchyng y e righteousnesse which is in y e lawe I was blamelesse 7 But the thynges that were vauntage vnto me those I counted losse for Christes sake 8 Yea I thynke all thynges but losse for the excellencie of the knowledge of Christe Iesus my Lorde For whom I haue counted all thyng losse do iudge theÌ„ but vile that I may winne Christe 9 And be founde in hym not hauyng myne owne ryghteousnesse which is of the lawe but that which is through the fayth of Christ the ryghteousnes which commeth of God through fayth 10 That I may knowe hym and the power of his resurrection and the felowshippe of his passions confirmable vnto his death 11 If by any meanes I myght attayne vnto the resurrection of the dead 12 Not as though I had alredy attayned either were alredy perfect but I folowe yf that I may comprehende wherein also I am comprehended of Christe Iesus 13 Brethren I count not my selfe as yet that I haue attained but this one thing I say I forget those thinges which are behynde and endeuour my selfe vnto those thynges which are before 14 And I prease towarde the marke for the price of the hye callyng of God in Christe Iesus 15 Let vs therfore as many as be perfect be thus mynded and if ye be otherwyse mynded God shall reueale the same also vnto you 16 Neuerthelesse vnto that which we haue attayned vnto let vs proceade by one rule that we may be of one accorde 17 ☞ Brethren be folowers together of me and loke on them which walke so as ye haue vs for an ensample 18 For many walke of whom I haue tolde you often nowe tel you wepyng that they are the enemies of the crosse of Christe 19 Whos 's ende â—is dampnation whose God is theirâ— belly and glorie to their shame which mynde earthly thynges 20 But our conuersation is in heauen from whence also we loke for the sauiour the Lorde Iesus Christe 21 Who shall chaunge our vyle body that it may be fashioned lyke vnto his glorious body according to the working wherby he is able to subdue all thynges vnto hym selfe ☜ ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 He exhorteth them to be of honest conuersation 15 and thanketh them because of the prouision that they made for hym beyng in pryson 21 and so concludeth with salutations 1 THerfore my brethren beloued longed for my ioy and crowne so continue in the Lorde ye beloued 2 I pray Euodias and beseche Syntyches y t they be of one accorde in the Lorde 3 Yea and I beseche thee also faythfull yockefelowe helpe those women which laboured with me in the Gospell and with Clement also and with other my labour felowes whose names are in the booke of lyfe 4 ☞ * Reioyce in the Lorde alway and agayne I say reioyce 5 Let your pacient mynde be knowen vnto all men The Lorde is at hande 6 Be carefull for nothyng but in all thynges let your petition be manifest vnto God in prayer and supplication with geuyng of thankes 7 And the peace of God which passeth all vnderstandyng shall kepe your heartes and myndes through Christe Iesus ☜ 8 Furthermore brethren whatsoeuer thynges are true whatsoeuer thynges are honest whatsoeuer thynges are iuste whatsoeuer thynges are pure whatsoeuer thynges pertayne to loue whatsoeuer thynges are of honest report If there be any vertue yf there be any prayse thynke on these thynges 9 Which ye haue both learned and receaued and hearde and seene in me Those thinges do and the God of peace shal be with you 10 But I reioyce in the Lorde greatly that nowe at the last you are reuiued againe to care for me in y t wherin ye were also carefull but ye lacked oportunitie 11 I speake not because of necessitie For I haue learned in whatsoeuer estate I am therwith to be content 12 I knowe howe to be lowe and I knowe howe to exceade Euery where in all thynges I am instructed both to be ful and to be hungry both to haue plentie and to suffer neede 13 I can do all thynges through Christe which strengtheneth me 14 Notwithstandyng ye haue well done y t ye dyd communicate to my afflictions 15 Ye Philippians knowe also that in the begynnyng of the Gospell when I departed froÌ„ Macedonia no Church communicated to me as concernyng geuyng and receauyng but ye only 16 For euen in Thessalonica ye sent once afterward agayne vnto my necessitie 17 Not that I desire a gyft but I desire fruite aboundyng to your accompt 18 But I haue receaued al haue plentie I was euen fylled after that I had receaued of Epaphroditus the thynges which were sent from you an odoure of a sweete smel a sacrifice acceptable pleasaunt to God 19 My God shall supplie all your neede through his riches in glorie in Christe Iesus 20 Vnto God and our father be prayse for euermore Amen 21 Salute all the saintes in Christe Iesus The brethren which are with me greete you 22 All the saintes salute you most of all they that are of Caesars housholde 23 The grace of our Lorde Iesu Christe be with you all Amen ¶ This Epistle was written from Rome by Epaphroditus ⧠The Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Colossians ¶ The first Chapter 3 He geueth thankes vnto God for their faith 7 Confirming the doctrine of Epaphras 9 prayeth for the increase of their fayth 13 He sheweth vnto them the true Christe and discouereth the counterfayte Christe of the false Apostles 25 He approueth his auctoritie and charge 28 and of his faythfull executyng of the same 1 PAul an Apostle of Iesus Christe by the wyll of God and Timotheus the brother 2 To them which are in Colossa saintes and faythfull brethren in Christe Grace vnto you peace from God our father and the Lorde Iesus Christe 3 We geue thankes to God and father of our Lorde Iesus Christe alwayes for you
And in all deceauablenesse of vnryghteousnesse in them that peryshe because they receaued not the loue of the trueth that they myght be saued 11 And therefore God shall sende them strong delusion that they should beleue lyes 12 That all they myght be dampned whiche beleued not the trueth but had pleasure in vnryghteousnes 13 But we are bounde to geue thankes alway to God for you brethren beloued of the Lorde because that God hath frō the begynnyng chosen you to saluation in sanctifiyng of the spirite in fayth of the trueth 14 Wherevnto he called you by our Gospell to the obteyning of the glorie of our Lorde Iesus Christe 15 ☞ Therfore brethren stande fast and holde the ordinaunces whiche ye haue ben taught whether it were by our preachyng or by our epistle 16 Our Lorde Iesus Christe and God and our father whiche hath loued vs and hath geuen vs euerlastyng consolation and good hope in grace 17 Comfort your heartes and stablysshe you in all good saying and doyng ¶ The .iij. Chapter 1 He desireth them to pray for hym that the Gospell may prosper 6 and geueth them warnyng to reproue the idle 16 and so wyssheth them all wealth 1 FVrthermore brethren praye ye for vs that the worde of the Lord may haue free passage and be glorified euen as with you 2 And that we may be delyuered from disordered and euyll men For all men haue not fayth 3 But the Lorde is faythfull whiche shall stablyshe you and kepe you from euyll 4 And we haue confidence in the Lorde to youwarde that ye both do and wyll do the thynges whiche we commaunde you 5 And the Lorde guyde your heartes to the loue of God and to the pacient waytyng for Christe ☜ 6 ☞ We commaunde you brethren in the name of our Lorde Iesus Christe that ye withdrawe your selues from euery brother that walketh inordinately and not after the institution whiche he receaued of vs. 7 For ye your selues knowe howe ye ought to folowe vs For we behaued not our selues inordinately among you 8 Neither toke we breade of any man for nought but wrought with labour and sweat nyght and daye because we woulde not be chargeable to any of you 9 Not but that we had auctoritie but to make our selues an ensample vnto you to folowe vs. 10 For when we were with you this we warned you of that yf any woulde not worke the same shoulde not eate 11 For we haue heard that there are some which walke among you inordinately workyng not at all but be busy bodies 12 Them that are such we commaunde and exhort by our Lorde Iesus Christ that they workyng in quietnesse eate their owne breade 13 And ye brethren be not weery in well doyng 14 Yf any man obey not our doctrine signifie hym by an epistle and haue no companie with hym that he maye be ashamed 15 Yet count him not as an enemie but warne hym as a brother 16 Nowe the very Lorde of peace geue you peace alwayes by all meanes The Lorde be with you all 17 The salutation of me Paul with mine owne hande This is the token in euery epistle So I write 18 The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all Amen ¶ Sent from Athens ¶ The first Epistle of the Aposile Saint Paul vnto Timothie The first Chapter ◠He exhorteth Timothie to wayte vpon his office namely to see that nothyng be taught but gods worde c. 5 Declaryng that fayth with a good conscience charitie and edification are the ende therof 20 and admonisheth of Hymeneus and Alexander 1 PAul an Apostle of Iesus Christ by the commission of God our sauiour and Lorde Iesus Christe whiche is our hope 2 Vnto Timothie a natural sonne in the faith Grace mercie and peace from God our father and Iesus Christe our Lorde 3 As I besought thee to abyde styll in Ephesus when I departed into Macedonia so do that thou cōmaunde some that they teache no other doctrine 4 Neither geue heede to fables and endlesse genealogies whiche breede questions more then godly edifying which is in fayth 5 But the ende of the commaundement is loue out of a pure heart and of a good conscience of fayth vnfaigned 6 From the whiche thynges some hauyng erred haue tourned vnto vayne ianglyng 7 Couetyng to be doctours of the lawe not vnderstandyng what they speake neither wherof they affirme 8 ☞ But we knowe that the lawe is good yf a man vse it lawfully 9 Knowyng this * that the lawe is not geuen vnto a ryghteous man but vnto the lawlesse and disobedient to the vngodly and to sinners to vnholy and vncleane to murtherers of fathers murtherers of mothers to manslears 10 To whoremongers to them that defyle them selues with mankynde to manstealers to lyers to periured and yf there be any other thyng that is contrarie to wholsome doctrine 11 Accordyng to the Gospell of glorie of the blessed God whiche is committed vnto me 12 And I thanke Christ Iesus our Lord whiche hath made me strong For he counted me faythfull puttyng me into the ministerie 13 Beyng a blasphemer and a persecuter and an oppressour But yet I obtayned mercie because I dyd it ignorauntly in vnbeliefe 14 Neuerthelesse the grace of our Lorde was exceedyng aboundaunt with faith and loue which is in Christe Iesus 15 ☞ This is a faythfull saying and by all meanes worthy to be receaued that Christe Iesus came into the worlde to saue synners of whom I am chiefe 16 Notwithstandyng for this cause was mercie shewed vnto me that in me the first Iesus Christe myght shewe all long sufferyng to the example of them which shoulde beleue on hym to lyfe euerlastyng 17 Nowe vnto the kyng euerlastyng immortall inuisible vnto God onlye wise be honour and glorie for euer and euer Amen 18 This commaundement commit I vnto thee sonne Timotheus accordyng to the prophesies which went before vpon thee that thou in them shouldest fyght a good fyght 19 Hauyng fayth and good conscience which some hauyng put awaye as concernyng fayth haue made shipwracke 20 Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander whom I haue delyuered vnto Satan that they maye learne not to blaspheme ¶ The .ij Chapter 1 He exhorteth to pray for all men 4 wherfore 8 and howe 9 As touchyng the apparell and modestie of women 1 I Exhort therefore that firste of all prayers supplications intercessiōs and geuynge of thankes be made for all men 2 For kynges and for all that are in auctoritie that we maye leade a quiete and peaceable lyfe in all godlynesse and honestie 3 For that is good and accepted in the syght of God our sauiour 4 Who wyll haue all men to be saued and to come vnto the knowledge of the trueth 5 For there is one God and one mediatour of God and men the man Christe Iesus 6 Who
should be made heyres accordyng to the hope of eternall lyfe 8 ☞ This is a faythfull saying And of these thynges I wyll that thou confirme that they which haue beleued in God myght be carefull to shewe foorth good workes These thynges are good and profitable vnto men 9 But foolishe questions and genealogies and contentions and striuinges about the lawe auoyde for they are vnprofitable and vayne 10 A man that is an aucthour of sectes after the first and the seconde admonition auoyde 11 Knowyng that he that is such is subuerted and sinneth beyng dampned of hym selfe 12 When I shall sende Artemas vnto thee or Tychicus be diligent to come vnto me vnto Nicopolis For I haue determined there to wynter 13 Bryng Zenas the lawyer Apollos on their iourney diligently that nothing be lackyng vnto them 14 And let ours also learne to excell in good workes to necessarie vses that they be not vnfruitefull 15 All that are with me salute thee Greete them that loue vs in the fayth Grace be with you all Amen ¶ Written from Nicopolis a citie of Macedonia ¶ The epistle of Saint Paul vnto Philemon ¶ 5 He reioyceth to heare of the fayth and loue of Philemon 9 whom he desireth to forgeue his seruaunt Onesimus and louyngly to receaue hym agayne 1 PAul a prisoner of Iesus Christ and brother Timotheus Vnto Philemō the beloued and our felowe labourer 2 And to the beloued Apphia and to Archippus our felowe souldier and to the Churche in thy house 3 Grace to you and peace from God our father and the Lorde Iesus Christ 4 I thanke my God makyng mention alwayes of thee in my prayers 5 Hearyng of thy loue and fayth which thou hast towarde the Lorde Iesus and towarde all saintes 6 That the felowshippe of thy fayth may be effectuall in the knowledge of euery good worke which is in you towarde Christe Iesus 7 For we haue great ioy consolation in thy loue because the bowels of the saintes are refresshed by thee brother 8 Wherfore though I myght be much bolde in Christe to inioyne thee that which is conuenient 9 Yet for loues sake I rather beseche thee beyng such a one as Paul the aged nowe also a prisoner of Iesus Christe 10 I beseche thee for my sonne Onesimus whom I haue begotten in my bondes 11 Which in tyme passed was to thee vnprofitable but nowe profitable to thee and to me 12 Whom I haue sent agayne Thou therefore receaue hym that is myne owne bowels 13 Whom I woulde haue retayned with me that in thy steade he myght haue ministred vnto me in the bondes of the Gospell 14 But without thy mynde woulde I do nothyng that thy benefite shoulde not be as it were of necessitie but willingly 15 For happyly he therfore departed for a season that thou shouldest receaue hym for euer 16 Not nowe as a seruaunt but aboue a seruaunt a brother beloued specially to me but howe much more vnto thee both in the fleshe and in the Lorde 17 If thou count me therfore a felowe receaue hym as my selfe 18 If he haue iniuried or oweth thee ought that lay to my charge 19 I Paul haue written it with myne owne hande I wyll recompence it Albeit I do not say to thee howe that thou owest vnto me euen thyne owne selfe 20 Yea brother let me enioy this pleasure of thee in the Lorde Comfort my bowels in the Lorde 21 Trustyng in thine obedience I wrote vnto thee knowyng that thou wilt also do more then I say 22 Moreouer prepare me also a lodgyng for I trust that through your prayers I shal be geuen vnto you 23 There salute thee Epaphras my felowe prisoner in Christe Iesus 24 Marcus Aristarcus Demas Lucas my felowe labourers 25 The grace of our Lorde Iesus Christ be with your spirite Amen ¶ Written from Rome by Onesimus a seruaunt ¶ The Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle vnto the Hebrewes ⧠The first Chapter ¶ 1 He sheweth the excellencie of Christe 4 aboue the Angels 7 and of their office 1 GOd which in time past at sundrie tymes and in diuers maners spake vnto the fathers in the prophetes 2 Hath in these last dayes spoken vnto vs in the sonne whom he hath appoynted heyre of all thynges by whom also he made the worldes 3 Who beyng the bryghtnesse of the glorie and the very image of his substaunce vpholdyng all thynges with the worde of his power hauing by him selfe pourged our sinnes hath syt on the ryght hande of the maiestie on hye 4 Beyng so much more excellent then the Angels as he hath by inheritaunce obtayned a more excellent name then they 5 For vnto which of the Angels sayde he at any tyme Thou art my sonne this day haue I begotten thee 6 And agayne I wyll be to hym a father and he shal be to me a sonne And agayne when he bryngeth in the first begotten sonne into the worlde he saith And let all the Angels of God worship hym 7 And vnto the Angels he sayth He maketh his Angels spirites and his ministers a flambe of fyre 8 But vnto the sonne he sayth * Thy seate O God shal be for euer and euer The scepter of thy kyngdome is a scepter of ryghteousnesse 9 Thou hast loued ryghteousnesse and hated iniquitie Therfore God euen thy God hath annoynted thee with the oyle of gladnesse aboue thy felowes 10 And thou Lorde in the begynnyng hast layde the foundation of the earth And the heauens are the workes of thy handes 11 They shall perishe but thou endurest and they shall waxe olde as doth a garment 12 And as a vesture shalt thou folde thē vp and they shal be chaunged but thou art the same thy yeres shall not fayle 13 But vnto which of y e Angels sayde he at any tyme Sitte on my right hande tyll I make thyne enemies thy foote stoole 14 Are they not all ministring spirites sent foorth into ministerie for their sakes which shal be heyres of saluation ⧠The .ij. Chapter 1 He exhorteth vs to be obedient vnto the newe lawe which Christe hath geuen vs 9 and not to be offended at the infirmitie lowe degree of Christe 10 because it was necessarie that for our sakes he shoulde take such an humble state vpon hym that he myght be lyke vnto his brethren 1 WHerfore we ought to geue the more earnest heede to the thynges which we haue heard lest at any tyme we should let them slippe 2 For yf the worde spoken by Angels was stedfast And euery transgression and disobedience receaued a iust recompense of rewarde 3 Howe shall we escape yf we neglect so great saluation which at the first began to be preached of the Lorde and was confirmed vnto vswarde by them that hearde it 4 God bearyng witnesse therto both with signes wonders also and with diuers powers and
ordeined by the word of God and that thynges whiche are seene were made of thynges * whiche were not seene 4 By fayth Abel offered vnto God a more excellent sacrifice then Cain by whiche he was witnessed to be ryghteous God testifiyng of his gyftes by which also he beyng dead yet speaketh 5 By fayth was Enoch translated that he shoulde not see death neither was he founde for God had taken hym away For afore he was taken away he was reported of to haue pleased God 6 But without fayth it is vnpossible to please hym For he that cōmeth to God must beleue that God is and that he is a rewarder of them that seeke him 7 By fayth Noe beyng warned of God of thinges not seene as yet moued with reuerence prepared the arke to the sauyng of his house through the whiche arke he condempned the worlde and became heire of the righteousnes which is by fayth 8 By fayth Abraham when he was called obeyed to go out into a place whiche he shoulde afterwarde receaue to inheritaunce and he went out not knowyng whyther he shoulde go 9 By fayth he remoued into the lande of promise as into a straunge countrey whē he had dwelt in tabernacles with Isaac and Iacob heires with hym of the same promise 10 For he loked for a citie hauyng a foundation whose buylder and maker is God 11 Through fayth also Sara her selfe receaued strength to conceaue seede and was delyuered of a chylde whē she was past age because she iudged hym faythfull which had promised 12 And therfore sprang there of one euen of one whiche was as good as dead so many in multitude as are the starres in the skye and as the sande the whiche is by the sea shore innumerable 13 These all dyed according to fayth not hauing receaued the promises but seing them a farre of and beleuyng and salutyng and confessyng that they were straungers and pilgrimes on the earth 14 For they that saye suche thynges declare that they seke a countrey 15 Also yf they had ben myndfull of that countrey from whence they came out they had leasure to haue returned 16 But nowe they desire a better that is a heauenly Wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God for he hath prepared for them a citie 17 By fayth Abraham offered vp Isaac when he was proued and he that had receaued the promises offered vp his only begotten sonne 18 To whom it was saide that in Isaac shall thy seede be called 19 For he considered that God was able to rayse the dead vp agayne frō whence also he receaued hym in a similitude of the resurrection 20 By fayth did Isaac blesse Iacob and Esau concernyng thynges to come 21 By fayth Iacob when he was a dying blessed both the sonnes of Ioseph and worshypped towarde the toppe of his scepter 22 By fayth Ioseph when he dyed remembred the departyng of the chyldren of Israel and gaue commaundement of his bones 23 By fayth Moyses whē he was borne was hyd three monethes of his father and mother because they sawe he was a proper chylde neither feared they the kynges commaundement 24 By fayth Moyses when he was great refused to be called the sonne of Pharaos daughter 25 Chosyng rather to suffer aduersitie with the people of God then to enioye the pleasures of sinne for a season 26 Esteemyng the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt For he had respect vnto the recompence of the rewarde 27 By fayth he forsoke Egypt fearyng not the wrath of the kyng For he endured euen as though he had seene him which is inuisible 28 Through fayth he ordeyned the Passouer and the effusion of blood lest he that destroyed the first borne shoulde touche them 29 By fayth they passed through the redde sea as by drye lande which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned 30 By fayth the walles of Iericho fell downe after they were compassed about seuen dayes 31 By fayth the harlot Rahab perished not with them that were disobedient when she had receaued the spyes with peace 32 And what shall I more say for the tyme woulde fayle me to rehearse of Gedeon of Barac and of Sampson and of Iephte of Dauid also and Samuel and of the prophetes 33 ☞ Which through faith subdued kingdomes wrought righteousnesse obteyned the promises stopped the mouthes of the Lions 34 Quenched the violence of fyre escaped the edge of the sworde out of weakenesse were made strong waxed valiant in fyght turned to flyght the armies of the aliantes 35 The women receaued their dead raysed to lyfe agayne Other were racked not lokyng for deliueraunce that they might receaue a better resurrectiō 36 And others were tryed with mockynges and scourgynges Yea moreouer with bondes and prisonment 37 They were stoned were hewen asunder were tempted were slaine with sword wandred about in sheepskinnes and goates skinnes beyng destitute afflicted and tormented 38 Of whō the worlde was not worthie They wandred in wildernesse and in mountaynes and in dennes and caues of the earth 39 And these all through fayth obteyned good report and receaued not the promise 40 God prouidyng a better thyng for vs that they without vs shoulde not be made perfect ¶ The .xij Chapter 1 An exhortation to be patient and stedfast in trouble and aduersitie vpon hope of euerlastyng rewarde 25 A commendation of the newe Testament aboue the olde 1 WHerfore seyng that we are compassed with so great a cloude of witnesses lay away all that presseth downe the sinne that hangeth so fast on let vs run with patience vnto the battayle that is set before vs 2 Lokyng vnto Iesus the captayne and finissher of our fayth which for the ioy that was set before hym endured the crosse hauyng dispised the shame and is set downe on the ryght hande of the throne of God 3 Consider therfore hym that endured such speakyng agaynst hym of sinners lest you shoulde be weryed fayntyng in your myndes 4 Ye haue not yet resisted vnto blood stryuyng agaynst sinne 5 And ye haue forgotten the exhortatiō which speaketh vnto you as vnto chyldren My sonne despise not thou the chastenyng of the Lorde neither faynt when thou art rebuked of hym 6 For whom the Lord loueth he chasteneth and scourgeth euery sonne that he receaueth 7 If ye endure chastenyng God offereth him selfe as vnto sonnes For what sonne is he whom the father chasteneth not 8 But yf ye be without chastisment wherof all are partakers then are ye bastardes and not sonnes 9 Furthermore we haue had fathers of our fleshe which corrected vs and we gaue them reuerence Shall we not then much rather be in subiection vnto the father of spirites and lyue 10 For they veryly for a fewe dayes chastened vs after their owne pleasure
but he for our profite that we myght be partakers of his holynesse 11 No chastisyng for the present seemeth to be ioyous but greeuous Neuerthelesse afterwarde it bryngeth the quiet fruite of ryghteousnesse vnto thē which are exercised therby 12 Strayghten vp therfore the handes which were let downe and the weake knees 13 And make ryght steppes vnto your feete lest that which is haltyng turne you out of the way but let it rather be healed 14 Folowe peace with all men and holynesse without the which no man shall see the Lorde 15 Takyng heede that no man fall away from the grace of God lest any roote of bitternesse spryngyng vp trouble you and therby many be defyled 16 Let there be no fornicator or vncleane person as Esau which for one morsell of meate solde his birthryght 17 For ye knowe howe that afterwarde when he woulde haue inherited the blessyng he was reprobated For he founde no place of repentaunce though he sought it with teares 18 For ye are not come vnto the mount that is touched vnto burnyng fyre and vnto storme and darkenesse and tempestes of weather 19 And sounde of a trompe the voyce of wordes which voyce they that heard it wisshed away that the worde should not be spoken to them 20 For they dyd not abyde that which was commaunded If a beast touche the mountaine it shal be stoned or thrust through with a darte 21 And so terrible was the syght which appeared that Moyses sayde I feare and quake 22 But ye are come vnto y e mount Sion and to the citie of the lyuyng God the celestiall Hierusalem and to an innumerable companie of Angels 23 And vnto the congregation of the first borne written in heauen and to God the iudge of all and to the spirites of iust and perfect men 24 And to Iesus the mediatour of the newe couenaunt and to the blood of sprinklyng that speaketh better then that of Abel 25 See that ye despise not hym that speaketh For yf they escaped not which refused hym that spake on earth much more shall we not escape yf we turne away from hym that speaketh from heauen 26 Whos 's voyce then shoke the earth nowe hath declared saying Yet once more wyll I shake not the earth only but also heauen 27 And this yet once more signifieth remouyng of those thynges which are shaken as of thynges which are made that the thynges which are not shaken may remayne 28 Wherfore we receauyng a kingdome which can not be moued let vs haue grace wherby we may so serue God acceptablie with reuerence godly feare 29 For our God is a consumyng fyre ¶ The .xiij. Chapter 1 He maketh vs vnto loue 2 to hospitalitie 3 to thynke vpō such as be in aduersitie 4 to mayntayne wedlocke 5 to auoyde couetousnesse 7 to make much of them that preache Gods worde 9 to be ware of straunge learnyng 13 to be content to suffer rebuke with Christ 15 to be thankful vnto god 17 obedient vnto our gouernours 1 LEt brotherly loue continue 2 Be not forgetfull to lodge straungers For therby some hauyng lodged Angels were vnawares therof 3 Remember them that are in bondes as bounde with them And them which suffer aduersitie as also ye your selues beyng in the body suffered aduersitie 4 Wedlocke is honorable among all men and the bed vndefiled But whoremongers and adulterers God wyll iudge 5 Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse beyng content with such thynges as ye haue For he hath sayde I wyll not fayle thee neither forsake thee 6 So that we may boldely saye the Lorde is my helper and I wyll not feare what man may do vnto me 7 Remember them which haue the ouersyght of you which haue spoken vnto you the worde of God Whose ende of conuersation ye consideryng folowe their fayth 8 Iesus Christe yesterday and to day and the same for euer ☜ 9 ☞ Be not caryed about with diuers strange doctrines For it is a good thing that the heart be stablisshed with grace not with meates which haue not profited thē that haue ben occupied therin 10 We haue an aulter wherof they haue no ryght to eate which serue in the tabernacle 11 * For the bodyes of those beastes whose blood is brought into the holy place by the hie priest for sinne are burnt without the tentes 12 Therfore Iesus also that he myght sanctifie y e people with his owne blood suffered without the gate 13 Let vs go foorth therfore vnto hym out of the tentes bearyng his reproche 14 For here haue we no continuyng citie but we seke one to come 15 By hym therfore do we offer sacrifice of laude alwayes to God that is the fruite of lippes confessyng his name 16 To do good to distribute forget not for with such sacrifices God is pleased 17 ☞ Obey them that haue the ouersight of you and submit your selues for they watche for your soules as they that must geue accomptes that they may do it with ioy and not with griefe for that is vnprofitable for you 18 Pray for vs For we trust we haue a good conscience in all thynges wyllyng to lyue honestlie 19 But I desire you the more earnestlie that ye so do that I may be restored to you the sooner 20 The God of peace that brought agayne from the dead our Lorde Iesus the great sheephearde of the sheepe through the blood of the euerlastyng couenaunt 21 Make you perfect in all good workes to do his wyll workyng in you that which is pleasaunt in his sight through Iesus Christe to whom be prayse for euer and euer Amen ☜ 22 And I beseche you brethren suffer the worde of exhortation for I haue written vnto you in fewe wordes 23 Knowe ye that brother Timothe is delyuered With whom yf he come shortly I wyll see you 24 Salute all them that haue the ouersight of you and all the saintes They of Italie salute you 25 Grace be with you all Amen ¶ Written from Italie by Timotheus ⧠The Epistle of Saint James ¶ The first Chapter ¶ 2 He exhorteth to reioyce in trouble 6 to be feruent in prayer with stedfast beliefe 17 to loke for all good thynges from aboue 21 to forsake all vice and thankfully to receaue the worde of God 22 not only hearyng it speakyng of it but to do therafter in dede 27 What true religion is 1 IAmes a seruaunt of God and of the lorde Iesus Christ to y e twelue tribes which are scattred abroade greetyng 2 ☞ My brethren count it all ioy whē ye fall into diuers temptations 3 Knowyng this that the trying of your fayth worketh patience 4 And let patience haue her perfect worke that ye may be perfect sounde lackyng nothyng 5 If any of you lacke wisdome let him aske of God that geueth to all men indifferentlie
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
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
Peter Iohn xxi f. ¶ On Innocentes day I loked and lo a lambe Apoc. xiiii a. The angell of the Lorde Math. ii c. ¶ On the Sunday after Christmas And I say that the heyre Gala. iiii a. This is the booke of the. Math. i. a. ¶ On Neweyeres day Blessed is that man Rom. iiii a. And it fortuned assoone Luke ii c. ¶ On the Epiphanie For this cause I Paul Ephe. iii. a. When Iesus was borne Math. ii a. ¶ On the first Sunday after the Epiphanie I beseche you therfore Rom. xii a. The father and mother Luk. ii a. ¶ On the seconde Sunday Seyng that we haue Rom. xii b. And the thirde day was Iohn ii a. ¶ On the thâ—rde Sunday Be not wyse in your owne Rom. xii d. When he was come downe Math. viii a. ¶ On the fourth Sunday Let euery soule submit Rom. xiii a. And when he entred into Math. viii c. ¶ On the fifth Sunday Put vpon you as the. Coloss iii. c. The kyngdome of heauen Math. xiii d. ¶ On the sixth Sunday If there be so many shall haue the same Epistle and Gospell that was appoynted for the fifth Sunday ¶ On Septuagesima Sunday Perceaue ye not howe i Cor. ix d. The kyngdome of heauen Math. xx a. ¶ On sexagesima Sunday Ye suffer fooles gladly ii Cor. xi a. When much people were Luk. viii a. ¶ On Quinquagesima Sunday Though I speake with i Cor. xiii a. Iesus toke vnto hym Luk. xviii d. ¶ On the first day of Lent Turne you vnto me Ioel. ii c. When ye fast be not sad Math. vi c. ¶ On the first Sunday in Lent We as helpers exhort you ii Cor. vi a. Then was Iesus led away Math. iiii a. ¶ On the seconde Sunday in Lent We beseche you brethren i Thess iiii a. Iesus went thence and. Math. xv c. ¶ On the thirde Sunday in Lent Be you the folowers of Ephe. v. a. Iesus was castyng out Luk. xi b. ¶ On the fourth Sunday in Lent Tell me ye that desire Gala. iiii c. Iesus departed ouer the Iohn vi a. ¶ On the fifth Sunday in Lent Christe beyng an hye priest Heb. ix c. Which of you can rebuke me Iohn viii f. ¶ On the Sunday next before Easter Let the same mynde be in you Phil. ii a. And it came to passe when Math. xxvi a. ¶ On the Munday next before Easter What is he this that Esai lxiii a. After two dayes was Mark xiiii a. ¶ On the Tuesday next before Easter The Lorde God hath Esai l. b. And anone in the dawnyng Mark xv a. ¶ On the Wednesday next before Easter Where as is a Testament Hebr. ix d. The feast of sweete bread Luk. xxii a. ¶ On the Thursday next before Easter This I warne you of i Cor. xi d. The whole multitude of Luk. xxiii a. ¶ On good Fryday The lawe which hath Hebr. x. a. When Iesus had spoken Iohn xviii a. ¶ On Easter euen It is better yf the wyll of i Pet. iii. d. When the euen was come Math. xxvii g. ¶ On Easter day If ye be risen agayne Coloss iii. a. The first day of the. Iohn xx a. ¶ On the Munday in Easter weeke Peter opened his mouth Actes x. d. Beholde two of the. Luk. xxiiii b. ¶ On the Tuesday in Easter weeke Ye men and brethren Act. xiii d. Iesus stoode in the middest Luk. xxiiii d. ¶ On the first Sunday after Easter All that is borne of God i Iohn v. a. The same day at nyght Iohn xx d. ¶ On the seconde Sunday after Easter This is thank worthie i Peter ii d. Christe sayde to his disciples Iohn x. b. ¶ On the thirde Sunday after Easter Dearely beloued I beseche i Peter ii c. Iesus sayde to his disciples Iohn xvi d. ¶ On the fourth Sunday in Aduent Euery good gyft and euery Iames. i. c. Iesus sayd vnto his disciples Iohn xvi b. ¶ On the fifth Sunday See that ye be doers of the. Iames. i. d. Veryly veryly I say vnto you Iohn xvi f. ¶ On Assention day In the former treatise Actes i. a. Iesus appeared vnto the. Mark xv c. ¶ On the Sunday after the Assention The ende of all thynges is i Pet. iiii b. When the comforter is come Iohn xv d. ¶ On Whitsunday When the fiftie dayes Actes ii a. Iesus sayd vnto his dâ—sciples Ioh. xiiii c. ¶ On the Munday in Whitson weeke Then Peter opened his Actes x. f. So God loued the worlde Iohn iii. c. ¶ On the Tuesday in Whitson weeke When the Apostles Actes viii a. Veryly veryly I say vnto you Iohn x. a. ¶ On Trinitie Sunday After this I loked and beholde Apoc. iiii a. There was a man of the. Iohn iii. a. ¶ On the first Sunday after Trinitie Dearely beloued let vs. i Iohn iiii b. There was a certayne riche Luk. xvi e. ¶ On the seconde Sunday Maruayle not my brethren i Iohn iii. c. A certayne man ordeyned Luk. xiiii d. ¶ On the thirde Sunday Submit your selues euery i Peter v. b. Then resorted vnto hym Luk. xv a. ¶ On the fourth Sunday I suppose that the afflictions Rom. viii a. Be ye mercifull as your Luk. vi f. ¶ On the fifth Sunday Be you all of one mynde i Pet. iii. b. It came to passe that when Luk. v. a. ¶ On the sixth Sunday Knowe ye not that Rom. vi a. Iesus sayde vnto his Math. v. c. ¶ On the seuenth Sunday I speake groslie because Rom. vi d. In those dayes when Mark viii a. ¶ On the eyght Sunday Brethren we are detâ—ers Rom. viii c. Beware of false prophetes Math. vii b. ¶ On the ninth Sunday Brethren I woulde not i Cor. x. b. Iesus sayde to his Luk. xvi a. ¶ On the â— Sunday after Trinitie Concernyng spirituall i. Cor. xii a. And when he was come neare Luk. xix f. ¶ On the .xi. Sunday Brethren as parteynyng i. Cor. xv a. Christe tolde this parable Luk. xviii b. ¶ On the .xii. Sunday Such trust haue we ii Cor. iii. a. Iesus departed from the. Mark vii d. ¶ On the .xiii. Sunday To Abraham and his seede Gala. iii. c. Happy are the eyes which Luk. x. d. ¶ On the .xiiii. Sunday I say walke in the spirite Gala. v. c. And it chaunced as Iesus Luk. xvii c. ¶ On the .xv. Sunday Ye see howe large a letter Gala. vi d. No man can serue two Math. vi d. ¶ On the .xvi. Sunday I desire that you faint not Ephe. iiii a. And it fortuned that Iesus Luk. vii b. ¶ On the .xvii. Sunday I Which am a prisoner of Ephe. iii. b. It chaunced that Iesus Luk. xiiii a. ¶ On the .xviii Sunday I thanke my God alwayes i Cor. i. a. When the pharisees had heard Mat. xxii d. ¶ On the .xix. Sunday This I say and testifie Ephe. iiii a. Iesus entred into a shippe Math. ix a. ¶ On the .xx. Sunday Take heede therfore howe Ephe. v. d. Iesus sayde to his
treasures Psal cxxxiii (c) The water increased fourtie dayes and were at one stay â–ª 150. dayes that is somwhat with sixe monethes “ Heb. Ararat (d) God gaue a token to Noah that y e fruitful lands were ridde of the water () Of the lyfe of Noah (e) Noah was in the arke one yere and ten dayes (f) Noah goeth neyther in nor out without gods commaundement (g) Reparation of y e worlde is promised to Noah Gen. i. d. ix a. (h) So by the great prouidence of God nothing peryshed in y e arke (i) Noahs thankfulnesse towarde God for his benefites (k) The outwarde smell pleased not God but the inwarde godlines of Noah (l) That is certaynely determined Gen. vi a. Mat. xv b. (m) We are borne the children of Gods wrath (n) Gods decree for the reparyng of the world which perished 2. Peter 2. (o) The worlde at his time shal haue an ende (a) The lawful vse of mariage repared (b) The dominion ouer other beastes restored to maÌ„ (c) Let vs be thankfull and modestly vse Gods creatures Gen. i. d. Leui. xvii d (d) By this prohibition God woulde teache his people to abhorre all crueltie (e) Punyshment for murther Mat. xxvi c Apoc xiii c (f) The magistrate may punyshe with death (g) The troubled mynde of Noah was to be comforted (h) Gods couenaunt with all people and all ages Esai liiii â— (i) God sealeth vp the worde of his promyse with an outwarde signe (k) The raynebowe is nowe made a signe of Gods grace and not first created Eccl. xl iii b God â—d take all â—ng out â—ns heart â—ing his â—yses â—ebre â—aan The ef◠〈◊〉 Gods â—ng â—ebre A 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 How filâ— sinne â—kennes â—nd howe â—ously god â—punishe (o) The godlynes of children towarde their father (p) He whom the father loued best became a mocker of his father (q) Greeuous punishement for the contempt of parentes vpon Adam his posteritie (r) He vnderstoode in spirite the graces that God woulde bestowe vpon Sem and his posteritie “ Or perswade (Å¿) The vocation of the gentiles is here witnessed by the Patriarche (t) Noah lyued vntyll AbrahaÌ„ was fourtie yeres olde and vpwarde ☞ Those â—renacâ—â—arâ—ed of â—yses â—ch were â—ces of naâ—s Al landes â—nd the â—hey call â—ndes as â—câ—a and â—lâ—a This â—iâ— waxed â—tie with â—ing and â—essing his â—hbours (d) Cruel princes are called in scripture hunters (e) God made the first aucthour of tirannie odious to the worlde by a common prouerbe “ Or the streetes of the citie (f) Names of the prouinces and people that came of Mizraim (g) The ende of this temporall felicitie was Gods curse (h) The seuen nations that came of these were destroyed afterwarde by the people of God (i) For y e blessing promised to Sem rested but in the familie of Heber i. Chro. i. c. (k) The seuentie interpreters adde here Cainam (l) Heber a preacher gaue his sonne his name of the deuision of tongues ☜ Or Phaleg (a) This vnitie continued a hundred yeres VVisd x. a. “ Or words (b) Nimrod and his posteritie inuading other mens possessions “ Hebre man said to his neighbour (c) Though they wanted necessarie stuffe yet they would go forwarde with great paynes (d) Here appeareth their wilfull pride ambition and contempt of God (e) They leauing heauen seeke immortalitie vpon earth (f) God seemed slowe in taking vengeaunce vpon the wicked (g) The deuises of the wicked seeme very harde to be ouerthrowen (h) An argument of the three persons in one Godhead (i) God most â—asely ouerthroweth the practises of the wicked (k) The diuersitie of language brought in also diuersitie of mindes and manours many other mischiefes (l) They loke ambiciously for glory but thâ— get perpetualâ— shame ☜ (m) Though men were â—nished for thâ— pride yet Goâ— dealt mercifullye with his Churche i. Chro. i. c. (n) Many of the posteritiâ— of godly Sem fell from the true religion (o) This Heber kept in his familie y e auncient tongue of the Iewes i Chro. i. d. i Chro. i. d. Jos xxiiii a. (p) Abraham was not the first borne though he be first placed (q) Abraham was borne when his father was .130 yere olde (r) The godlye shunned y e mariages of straungers ☞ (Å¿) It was a temptation to Abram to see the wicked blessed with chyldren and his wyfe barren (t) God was the aucthour of this departure and Tarah is named the chiefe instrument for his auctorities sake Iosue 24. a. Nehe. ix b. Iudith v. a. Act. vii a. “ Charran (v) The time is not expressed it seemeth they dwelt not long theâ—â— () Because the Churche was nowe sore decayed Moyses setteth foorth howe God repayred it agayne (a) Abram left not his owne couÌ„trey but at Gods commaundement before he dwelt in Charran Actes vii a. (b) The enemies of the Church God wyll ouerthrowe (c) Christe the seede of Abraham blessed all the cursed kynredes of the worlde (d) After his father was dead and he chiefe of the familie (e) The fayth full obedience of Abram (f) He meaneth bought seruauntes and such other of Abrams house (g) Abrams fayth is tried by hauyng no restyng place wanderyng among the wicked “ Hebre. Schichem “ Hebr. Kenaanite (h) Abram is thankefull to God for his comfort and professeth outwardly his religion (i) Moyses nameth places so as they were called when he writ (k) There Abram professed the true worshippe of God though the countrey was idolatrous (l An other triall o◠〈…〉 fayth (m) It is daungerous kepyng that which lyketh the worlde (n) Abram shoulde in so doubtfull a matter committed all to y e prouidence of God (o) The corruption of Pharaos court (p) Princes are liberall to them that satisfie their affections (q) God defended the chastitie of Sarai and restrayned the libertie of the Prince (r) Though Pharao was innocent touching Abram yet he and his court wanted not sinne (Å¿) Thus god maruelouslye bryngeth his seruauntes out of temptation (a) Neither riches nor other impedimentes of Egypt hindered Abram from folowing gods callyng “ Hebre. Heauy or loden (b) Men are delited with those places where they haue tasted of Gods graces Gen. xii c. (c) Abram continued all one man in his religion (d) Riches oftymes breaketh frendship betwixt great men Gen. 36. b. (e) Lest wealth should hurt Abram thus God prouided (f) Other mens strife shoulde not make the godly fallout (g) Though they dwelt among their enemies yet the stryfe was not abated (h) An example howe to pacifie them that are fallen out (i) To yelde part of mans ryght it is a remedie agaynst strife “ or playne (k) Lot dealeth very inconsideratly (l Lots choyse was not very luckye who had nowe such neighbours (m) God comforteth Abraham in his griefe for the departure of Lot Gen xii b. Deut. 34. a. (n) Though Abraham had no quietnes in this lande yet he satisfied
familie (b) An olde maner of takyng an othe whereby the inferiour dyd testifie his subiection (c) Abraham taketh it to be his duetie to prouide his sonne a wyfe (d) He perswadeth by Gods former benefites that God wyll prosper his iourney (e) For that seemed to be agaynst Gods promise made vnto hym “ Aram Naharaiiim That is Syria of the two fluddes (f) Because the thyng he asked pertayned to the promise made to Abraham “ Make to meete before me to day (g) A wyse wyfe is properly the gyft of God Prou. xix (h) Gods gyftes commeÌ„ded in Rebecca which may be looked for in a wyfe “ Or ceasse to drinke (i) A iewell which is vsed about the face aboue the nose thrilles (k) Suche thynges as happeÌ„ in mens iourneys are gouerned by the prouidence of God (l) Whom the Lorde fauoured and by whose good wyll he had come thyther (m) In Abrahams seruaunt is set foorth y e conditions of faithful seruaunts (n) Wealth had by Gods gyft is sure maryage goodes (o) They myght thinke that he was borne for some notable matter (p) Though he was perswaded that an angell of God was a guide to hym in his iourney yet he prayeth not to hym “ Aboue her nosethrils (q) Mariages woulde be made faythfully and of good will and also openly (r) We should simply obey Gods wyll knowen (Å¿) The asseÌ„t of Rebeccaes parentes in her mariage “ Vessels “ Precious fruites (t) The fathers auctoritie ought not to take away the consent of the chylde in mariage “ Or Her consent (v) To possesse the gate signifieth to beare rule and ouercome (p) He sought some solitarines that he myght more freely lyft vp his mynde to god in prayer (q) The chiefest part of the husbands dutie consisteth therin Ephe. v. (a) Names of people y t came of the children of Dedan (b) They coulde not be partakers of that lande or the spirituall couenaunt with Isahac (c) Another state of lyfe to remayne after this is signified hereby (d) God is true in his promise who blessed the banished boy so meruelously (e) He lyued about .48 after his father “ Or he dwelt or fell “ Padan Aram. “ In the presence of his wyfe (f) God wold teach that the increase of the godly seede the Churche commeth only from hym “ Aâ—iue or with childe (g) She went to some secrete place to pray that she might haue some reuelation from heauen (h) The crueltie of his mind aunswered to the roughnes of his body (i) So Isahac was tempted twentie yeres with y e want of chyldren “ A man of the filed “ or simple “ Veneson in his mouth (k) The byrthryght was the sucsession unto the dignitie auctoritie of the father ouer his other brethren (l) Esaus earthy mind careth but for to satisfie his carnall desire (a) All the kinges of Gerar were called Abimelech as the kinges of Egypt Pharaos (b) Christe promised (c) Abrahams obedience caused not goodes promyse to be sure but gods free mercy See the .22 Chapter (d) He should haue shunned not folowed his fathers fault (e) Thinges can not long be kept close by dissimulation (f) A heathenishe king reproueth Isahac of his foolishe dissimulation (g) The breakinge of wedlocke amonge all nations was compted a great fault “ Found â—n hundreth measures “ Or Inâ—iâ—â—ed (h) Some greeues and troubles folowe wealth and riches (i) The enuious hurt other and pleasure not them selues “ Or pitched his tentes (k) Thus it wyll prosper that the godly take in hande “ Lyuyng “ Esek “ Sitnah “ Rehoboth (l) The comfort by Gods word is greater then by his external benefites (m) True religion must be proâ—sed before men (n) Esaus patience made his enemies his frendes “ In seyng we sawe (o) The godly declare them selues not to beare reuengyng myndes (p) He restoreth the name which his father gaue the place before Gen. xxi (q) The affinitie of the vngodly is daungerous troublesome “ A bitternesse of spirite The blessyng spokeÌ„ of here was not a coÌ„mon prayer but lawfull aucthoritie whereby the grace of Gods election was testified and Isahac put in possession of Gods promise (a) The knowledge of our mortalitie shoulde cause vs to see all thynges in order (b) Though Isahac dyd somethyng of affection yet he faythfully thought to resigne ouer to his sonne the ryght of the promised inheritaunce (c) Such peculier examples are not to be folowed of vs. (d) She settelled her selfe vppon Gods promise and not weyed the daungers that myght folowe (c) Iacob was not with out fault who myght haue taried vntyll god had chauÌ„ged his fathers mynde “ Or costly (f) One fault bryngeth another when Gods worde is once forsaken (g) His ignoraunce hyndered not Gods decree (h) That is he concluded with hymselfe that y e blessing was sure to Iacob (i) We must not so much beholde the outwarde doynges here as the prouision of God who would by such weakenesse haue his election declared (k) Isahac reioysed that he hath nowe a successour in Gods promises (l) Vnder these worldly blessinges the godly fathers embraced the heauenly promises (m) Esaus workes seme to be better then Iacobs were So the blessyng came of the meere gyft of God (n) What Gods ministers promise by his worde it shal be sure Hebre. xii (o) He dyd not truely repent him who forgettyng hym selfe accuseth another (p) The wicked lament their losses yet they amende not their wickednesse (q) The spiritual blessing only remayned in Iacob this was but a temporall blessyng (r) The wicked thinke by their power to ouerthrowe Gods iudgementes (Å¿) Trouble folowyng the hope of a better lyfe is patiently to be borne (t) The one by death and the other by y e iudgement of God agaynst murtheres (v) Which were Esaus wyues whose euyll maners she vseth as an argument to send Iacob away (a) Gods promises may be often repeated to the confirmation of the godlyes fayth “ Padan Aram. (b) He hath respect to the number of gentiles which should be ioyned to y e faithfull of Iacobs house (c) An example of hypocrites is here set foorth who seke no true meanes of repentaunce or amendement (d) He careth more to please his father theÌ„ God he thinketh of no fault but one yet he doth not correct y e throughly (e) It may signifie christ by whose meditation all graces come downe to vs and all helpe (f) Isahacs ministerie in blessyng his sonne is confirmed by god who geueth hym this land for a pledge of the spirituall inheritaunce (g) Christe promised (h) God taketh all the charge of his elect and neuer forsaketh them (i) Where God appeareth by the ministerie of angels or men accordyng to his worde there he is sayd to dwel (k) For a testimonie of the heauenly vision â–ª and of his thankes geuyng (l) Which was here builded afterwarde was first called Luz
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.
Cor. i. a. Ephe. i. a. Iob. xxiii b. Sâ—pi ii a. Iames. i. a. Rom. v. a. Iohn x. g. Actes x. g. Esai ix a. Daniel ii g. Agge ii b. Actes ii a. Luk. xii c. Ephe. vi c. Mat. xvi d. Psal xviii â— Rom ii b. Hebâ—e ix â— i Iohn i. b Apoca â— b. (c) Wheâ— Christ appeared vnto the worlde and when the Gospel was preached Philip. â—â— Esai xl b. Eccle. xiiii b Iacob i. b. Mat xviii a Exod. xix a Deut. vii â— â—â—th v. e. 〈…〉 d. Math. v. b. Rom. xiii a. Tâ—tus iii. a. Rom. xii c. Ephe. vi a. Coloss iii. d. i. Tim. vi a. Titus ii b. Math. v. a. Iohn xiii b. Ephe. v. a. Math. viii c. Esai liii b. Ephe. v. c. Coloss iii. c. () meke (a) God hath made vs wheÌ„ we were his enimes heires of his kyngdome shall not we forgeue our brethren a small â—ault Psal 34. c. (b) To take vengeaunce on hym Math. v. b. Esai viii c. Math. x. d. i. Pet. 〈…〉 Tituâ—â—â— i. Pet. ii b Math. v. a. Rom. v a. Gene. vi a. Gene. vii â— Rom. vi a. Heb. i. b. ii b Rom i. d. Ephe. iiii d. (a) Although the wicked thynke this Gospel newe and vexe you that imbrace it yet hath it ben preached to theÌ„ of tyme past whiche now are deade to the intent y t they myght haue ben condempned of dead to sinne in the flesshe also myght haue lyued to God in the spirite â–ª which two are the effect of the Gospell Prou. xi d. (a) By elders he vnderstandeth all them which preach teach or minister in the Church Actes xxi f ii Cor. i. e. i. Tim. iiii b. Titus ii d. ii Tim. i. c. ii Cor. i. e. i. Tim. iiii b. Titus ii d. ii Tim. i. c. i Cor. ix d. ii Tim. iiii b Math. vi d. Luk. xii c. Iohn i. b. Iacob iiii b. i. Pet. i. a. (a) The sum of our saluation and religioÌ„ is to be ledde by Christe to y e father who calleth vs in the sonne Iohn i c. Coloss ii b. i. Cor. viii a. (b) 〈…〉 be sure in it self forasmuch as god cannot chaunge yet we must confirme it in our selues by the fruites of the spirite knowyng that the purpose of god electeth â–ª calleth sanctifieth and iustifieth vs. ii Cor. v. â— Iohn xxi d i. Iohn i. a. Mat. xvii d. Mark i. b Luk. iii. d. Acteâ— xx â— i. Tâ—m iii. a. ii Tim. iii. a. i Pet. iii. a. Iudâ— i. â— (a) That is euidently sene in the Pope his priestes which by lyes and flatteries sell mens soules so that it is certayne y t he is not the successour of SimoÌ„ Peter but of Simon Magus Genes vii a. Gene. xii d. Iob. xv b. i. Cor. x. c. (b) For in your holy feastes they syt as members of the church where as in deede they be but spottes so deceaue you reade Luk. 1â— Num. xxii b Iudic. i. d. Iohn viii d. Rom. vi c. Hebr. vi a. and .x. c. Math. xii d. Pâ—o xv â— Actes xx f. ii Pet. ii a. Iudi. i. e. i. Tim. iiii e. ii Tim. ii a. (a) He meaneth theÌ„ whiche had once professed christian religion but became afterward contemners and mockers as Epicurians Atheistes Iohn xiiii b Esaâ—s â—i b. Psal xâ— a. i Cor. vii c. Math 14 d. i. Thess v. a Apoc iii â— Apoc. xx â— Mat. xvii a. (a) The effect of y e Gospell is that we all beyng ioyned together in Christ by faith shuld be the sonnes of God (b) That is Christe with vs and we with our selues 3. Reg. viii e. ii Par. vi g. Ioh. xiii c. Psal 32. d. Luk. xv d. (a) That is by fayth and so obey hym for knowlege can not be without obedience Iohn xiii d. Leuit. xix d Ioh. xvii b. Actes xx f. (b) the grace of the holy ghost Esaâ—â—iiii d. (c) Christ coÌ„municateth hym selfe vnto you teacheth you by the holy ghost and his ministers d By this name â–ª â—e meâ—neth y e wholâ— Churche of Christe in generall â–ª â—uk xx ◠〈◊〉 â— b Geâ—e 〈…〉 Iohn 〈…〉 (a) This loue is the speciall fruite of our fayth and a certayne signe of our regeneration Math. vâ—â— Iohn xv b. Iacob i. a. i Iohn v. c. Ioh. xiii d. Math. vii c. â— Deut. xiâ—i a. Ma. xxiiii a. Mar. xiii a. Luk. xxi d. (a) Who beyng very god came from his father toke vpon hym our fleshe He that confesseth oâ— preacheth this truely â–ª hath the spirite of God els not Iohn xiii d i Thess i. b. Iohn iii. c. Rom. v. b. Exod â— d. 〈◊〉 v. â— Iohn xiii c. Math. xii d. i Cor. xv g. (a) The water blood that came out of his syde declare that we haue our sinnes washed by hym â–ª and he hath made ful satisfaction for the same (b) Whiche testifieth to our heartes that we be the childreÌ„ of god Mat. vii a. Mark xi d. Luk. xi b. Iohn xiiii â— (a) According to godlynesse and not with any worldly affections (b) We can not receaue the grace of God except we haue the true knowledge of hym of the whiche knowledge loue proceadeth (c) According to Gods worde Iohn xiiii c i. Iohn v. a. (a) That is in godly conuersation as they whiche haue both the knowledge and feare of God (a) Agaynst assaultes of Satan and heretiques Gen. xix f. Gen. iiii b. Num. xvi f. Gen. iiii b. Num. xvi f. Apoc. i. â— Esai iii â— Actes xx f. â— Timâ— iiii a â— Tim iii. a. â— Peter ii a. (a) Of things which were hyd before (b) Christe receaued this reuelation out of his fathers bosome as his owne doctrine but it was hid in respect of vs so that Christe as Lorde God reuealed it to Iohn his seruaunt by the ministerie of his Angel to the edification of his Church Math 24. c. Dani. vii d. Mat. xvii a. Esai xliiii b Rom. vi b. Gene. â—â— b. (a) The eternall diuinitie of Iesus Christe is here moste playnely declared with his manhood and victorie ouer death to aâ—re his 〈…〉 shall not 〈◊〉 â—uercome â—y death (b) In spiritual treasures (c) The word of God is the sworde with two edges Nu. xxxi c. 3. Reg. xvi g iiii Reg. x. d Ier. xxvii b. Psal ii b. i Thess v. a. ii Pet. iii. c. Esai xxii f Iob. xii c. ii Cor. v. a. Prou. ii b. Heb. xii b. Esai vi b. Esa â–ª xxvii â— Iob. xxii b. Ose â— b. Luk. â—xâ— â— Esaias ii d. Osee x. e. Luk. xxiii d Ezech. ii c. Ezech. iii. c. Gene ix b. Math. 26 c. Act. xiiii c Esai xxi c. Ieremi li. a. Ioel. iii. e. â—sai xxi c. Iere. li. a. Math. â—â— d. ii Peter iii â— i Thess â—â— i Tim. vi â— Esa xlvii d. Ierem. li. a Ierem. li. b. Ierem 〈…〉 () That is prayse ye god because y e antichrist and all wickednes is taken out of the worlde Mâ— xxâ— a. 〈…〉 Esai liii b. Esaias â— Esai xlv c. ii Pet. iii. a. Esai xxv d. Esai lx â— Esai lx c Esaias lx d. Apoc. i. a Apoc. xi b. Esai xliiii b Apoc. i. b. Esai lv a. Iohn vii f. Deut. iiii a. Pro. xxx a.