same spirit To another is geuen fayth by the same spirit To another the gyftes of healynge by the same spirit To another power to do myracles To another prophesye To another iudgemeÌ„t to â—â—cerue spyrites To another diuers tonges To another the interpretacyon of tonges But these all worketh euen the selfe same spirit diuydynge to euery man a seuerall gyfte euen as he wyll ⊢ For as the body is one and hath many membres and all the membres of one body though they be many yet are but one body euen so is Christe For by one spirit are we all baptysed to make one body whether we be Iewes or Gentyls whether we be bonde or fre and haue all droncke of one spyrit For the body is not one member but many If the foâ—e saye I am not the hande I am not of y â— body is he therfore not of the body And yf the eare saye I am not the eye I am not of the body is he therfore not of the body If all the body were an eye where were then the herynge If all were heryng where were the smellynge But nowe hathe God set the meÌ„bers euery one seuerally in the body as it hathe pleased hym If they were all one meÌ„ber where were the bodye Nowe are there many meÌ„bers yet but one bodye And theeye can not saye vnto the hande I haue no nede of the. Agayne the heed cannot saye to the fete I haue no nede of you Yee rather agreat deale those meÌ„bres of the body which seme to be more feble are necessary And vpon those membres of the body whiche we thynke least honest put we more honestye on And oure vngoodly partes haue more beauty on For oure honest membres nede it not But God hath so disposed the body and hathe geuen the more honoure to that parte whiche lacked leste there shulde be any stryfe in the bodye but that the membres shulde indifferently care one for another And yf one member suffer all suffer with hym yf one member be had in honoure all members be glade also Ye are the body of Chryste meÌ„bres one of another And God hath also ordeyned in the coÌ„gregacyon fyrst Apostles secondarely prophetes thridly teachers then them that do myracles after y â— the gyftes of healing helpers gouerners diuersite of â—â—ges Are all Apostles Are all Prophets Are al teachers Are al doars of miracles Haue all the gyftes of healynge Do all speake with tonges Do all interprete Couet after the best gyftes And yet shewe I vnto you â— more excellent waye ¶ The natures and condicyons of loue CAPI XIII THough I speake with the tonges of men and of angels and haue no loue I am as soundynge brasse or as a tyncklynge cymball And though I coulde prophesy and vnderstande all secretes and all knowledge yee ☞ yf I haue all fayth â–ª so y â— I could moue mouÌ„taynes out of their places and yet haue no loue I am nothyng And though I bestowe al my goodes to fede the poore and though I giue my body euen that I burne and yet haue no loue it profyteth me nothynge Loue suffreth long and is curteous Loue enuyeth not Loue doth not frowardly swelleth not dealeth not dishonestly seketh not her owne is not prouoked to anger thiÌ„keth no euyl reioyseth not in iniquitie but reioyseth in the trueth suffreth all thynges beleueth all thynges hopeth all thynges endureth al thynges Though that prophesyinges fayle other tonges cease or knowledge vanysshe awaye yet loue falleth neuer awaye For ☞ our knowledge is vnperfect and our prophesyinge is vnperfecte But when that which is ê‘fect is come then that which is vnperfecte shal be done awaye When I was a chylde I spake as a chylde I vnderstode as a chylde I ymagyned as a chylde But assone as I was a man I put awaye chyldishnes Nowe we se in a glasse euen in a darcke speakyng but then shall we se face to face Nowe I know vnperfectly but then shal I knowe euen as I am knowen Now abydeth fayth hope and loue eueÌ„ these thre but the ☞ chefe of these is loue ⊢ ¶ Paule sheweth that the gyft of prophecye interpreting or prâ—achyng excelleth the gyfte of tonges and howe they both ought to be vsed CAPI XIIII LAboure for loue and couet spiritual giftes but most chefely that ye maye prophesy For he that ☞ speketh with the tong speaketh not vnto men but vnto God For no man heareth him Howbeit in the spyrite he speaketh mysteries But he that prophesieth speaketh vnto men for their edyfying for their exhortacion and for their comforte He that speaketh with the tonge profyteth hym selfe he that prophesyeth edifyeth the congregacion I wolde that ye all spake w t tonges but rather that ye prophesyed For greater is he that prophesyeth then he that speaketh with tonges excepte he expounde it that the congregacion may haue edifying Nowe brethren yf I come vnto you speakyng with tonges what shal I profyte you excepte I speake to you eyther by reuelacyon or by knoweledge or by prophesyinge or by doctryne Moreouer when thynges without lyfe gyue souÌ„de whether it be a pipe or an â—arpe except they make a distinccion in the souÌ„des howe shall it be knowen what is pyped or harped For yf the troÌ„pe giue an vncertayne voyce who shall prepare hym selfe to the warre Euen so lykewyse when ye speake w t tonges excepte ye speake wordes that haue signyficacion howe shall it be vnderstande what is spoken For ye shal but speake in the ayre Many kyndes of voices are in the world none of them are without significacioÌ„ If I knowe not what the voyce meaneth I shal be vnto him that speaketh an aleant he that speaketh shal be an aleaunt vnto me Euen so ye for as muche as yâ— couâ—â— spirituall gyftes seke that ye may excell vnto the edyfyinge of the congregacyon Wherfore let him that speaketh w t tong praye that he may interprete also For yf I pray with tonge my spiryt prayeth but my ☞ vnderstandyng doth no good What is it then I wyl pray with the spyrit and wyl pray with the vnderstandyng I wyll synge â—â—th the spiryte â–ª and wyll synge ☞ with the vnderstandyng For els when thou blessest with the spiryt howe shal he that occupyeth the rowme of the vnlearned saye Amen at the giuynge of thankes seyng he vnderstandeth not what thou sayest Thou verely gyuest thankes well but the other is not edyfied I thanke my God that I speake wyth tonges more then ye all Yet had I leuer in the congregacyon to speake fyue wordes w t my vnderstandynge to the infourmacion of other rather then ten thousaÌ„de wordes with the tonge Brethren be not ye chyldren in wytte Howebeit as concernynge maâ—â—ciousnes be chyldren but in wyt be perfecte In the lawe it is wrytten with sondrye tonges with sondry lyppes wyll I speake vnto this people and yet for all that wyll they not heare me
in temptacyon and offente Take no heuynes to herte dryue it awaye and remember the last thynges Forget it not for there is no turning agayne Thou shalte do hym no good but hurt thy selfe RemeÌ„ber his iudgment thine also shal be lyke wyse vnto me yester daye vnto the to daye Let the remeÌ„braunce of y â— deed ceasse in hys rest and comforte thy selfe agayne ouer hym seing his spiryte is departed from hym The wysdome of the scrybe is at conuenyent tyme of rest he that ceasseth from exercyse and laboure shall be wyse He that holdeth the plough and hath plesure in proddyng and driuyng the oxen and goeth aboute with suche workes he can speake of oxen He setteth his hert to make forowes is dilygent to geue the kyne foder So is euery carpenter also workmaster that laboureth styl nyght and daye he carueth graueth cutteth out and his desyre is in sondry connynge thynges his hert ymagineth howe he maye cuÌ„nyngly cast an ymage his dilygence also and watchyng perfourmeth the worke The yronsmyth in lyke maner hydeth by his stythye and doth his dilygence to labour the yron The vapoure of the fyre brenneth his fleshe and he must fyght with the heaâ— of the fornace The noyse of the hammer soundeth euer in his eares and his eyes loke styll vpoÌ„ the thynge that he maketh He hath set hys mynde therupon that he wyll make out his worke and therfore he watcheth howe he maye set it out and bryngeth it to an ende So doth the potter syt by his worke he turneth the whele aboute with his fete he is dilygent and careful in all doynges and his laboure and worke is without nomber He fashioneth the claye with his arme and with his fete he temporeth it His herte ymagyneth howe he maye make it pleasaunte and his dilygence is to clense the ouen All these hope in theyr handes and euery one thyncketh to be cunnynge in his worke Without these maye not the cyties be maynteyned inhabited nor occupied and come not hâ—e in the congregacyon in the councell of the people they be not requyred they vnderstande not the couenaunte of the lawe they cannot declare equyte and iudgemeÌ„t they caÌ„not fynd out the darke sentences but thorowe them shall the creature of the worlde be maynteyned theyr prayer concerneth only the worke and labour of connynge ¶ A wyse man The workes of God Unto the good good thynges do profet but vnto the euell euen good thynges are euell CAPI XXXIX HE that applyeth hys mynde to vnderstande the law of God doth diligently seke out the wysdome of them of the old tyme and exerciseth him selfe in the Prophetes He kepeth the saynges of famous men and preseth to the to vnderstandynge of darcke sentences of wysdome He seketh out y â— mystery of secrete sayinges exerciseth him self ther in continually He doth seruice amoÌ„ge great men appeareth before the prince He goeth into a strauÌ„ge countre trauayleth thorowe it loke what good or euyll is among men he proueth it seketh it out He purposeth in his herte to resorte early vnto the Lord y â— made him to pray before the Hyest God He openeth his mouth in prayer prayeth for hys sinnes WheÌ„ the great Lorde wyll he shal be fylled with y â— sprete of vnderstandyng that he may then poure out wyse sentences geue thanckes vnto the Lorde in hys prayer He shall ordre his deuice and lede his knowledge a ryght and geue him vnderstanding of secrete thynges He shall shewe forth the science of his lernynge and reioyse in the couenaunt of the lawe of the Lord. The whole congregacyon shall commende his wysdome and it shall neuer be put out The remeÌ„braunce of him shal neuer be forgotten and his name shall continue from one generacioÌ„ to another Hys wysdome shal be spoken of amonge the people and the whole congregacyoÌ„ shal openly declare his prayse Whyle he lyueth he hath a greater name then a thousaÌ„de besyde after his death the same name remayneth vnto hym Yet wyll I speake of mo men of vnderstandynge for I am ful as the Moone Herken vnto me ye holy vertuous chyldren brynge forth frute as the rose y t is plaÌ„ted by the brokes of the felde and geue ye a swete smell as Libanus Florysh as the rose garden synge a songe of prayse O geue thaÌ„kes vnto God ouer all his worckes Geue glory and honoure vnto the Lorde shew his prayse with youre lyppes Yee euen with the â—onge of your lippes with harpes playing and in geuynge thanckes vnto hym saye after this maner All the worckes of the Lorde are exceadynge good and all his coÌ„ maundementes are mete and conueniente in due season A maÌ„ nede not to saye what is that what is that for at tyme conuenient they shall all be sought At his commaundemeÌ„t the water was as a wal and at the word of his mouth the water stode styll In his commaundement is euery thynge acceptable and reconcyled and his health can not be mynisshed The worckes of al flessh are before him and there is nothyng hyd from his eies He seyth from euerlastyng to euerlastynge and there is nothynge to wonderfull or hye vnto hym A man nede not to saye then what is thys or that For he hathe made all thynges to do good vnto man His blessynge shall renne ouer as the streame and moysture the earth lyke a floud of water Lyke as he maketh the water for drouth so shal his wrath fal vpon the Heathen His wayes are playne and ryght vnto the iust but the vngodly stomble at them For the good are good thinges created from the begynnyng euyl thynges for the vngodly Al thynges necessary for y â— lyfe of man are created froÌ„ the begynnyng water fyre yron salt meel wheat and hony mylke wyne oyle clothyng All these thynges are created for the best to the faythful But to the vn godly shal al these thinges be turned to the hurt harme There be spretes y t are created for vengeaunce in their rigorusnes haue they fastened theyr tormeÌ„tes In the tyme of the ende they shal poure out their strength pacifie the wrath of hiÌ„ that made theÌ„ Fire hayle hoÌ„gre deth al these thinges are created for vengeaunce The teeth of wylde noysome beastes the scorpions serpeÌ„tes and the swerde are created also for vengeauÌ„ce to the destruccyon of the vngodly They shal be glad to do his coÌ„maundementes and when nede is they shal be ready vpon earthe and when theyr houre is come they shall not ouerpasse the coÌ„maundement of the Lorde Thefore haue I taken a good corage vnto me from the begynnynge and thought to put these thinges in wrytinge to leaue theÌ„ behynde me All the workes of the Lord are good he geueth euery one in due season whan nede is so that a man nede not to say this is worse then that For
entryng in of the tabernacle the aulter of burntsacrifice with his brasen gredyren his staues and all his vessels the lauer his fote the hangynges of the courte with his pyllers theyr sockettes the hangynge in the dore of the courte the pynnes of the habitacyon the pynnes of the courte w t theyr cordes the ministrynge garmentes to minystre in the holy place the holy vestimentes for Aaron the preest the vestimentes of his sonnes that they maye ministre in And all the companye of the chyldren of Israel departed from the presence of Moses And euery one came as many as theyr hertê couraged them as many as theyr spirites made them wyllyng brought a present for the Lorde to the makynge of the tabernacle of wytnesse for al his vses and for the holy vestimentes And they came bothe men and women euen as many as were wyllyng herted and brought bracelettes earynges cheynes whiche Iewels were all of golde â–ª al the men brought a waueofferyng of golde vnto the Lorde And euery man with whom was fouÌ„de yelow sylke purple scarlet whyte sylke gootes heere red skynnes of rammes tarus skynnes brought them Al that dyd heaue vp an oblacyon of golde brasse brought an heaueofferynge vnto the lorde And al men with whom was found Sethim wod for any maner worke of the ministracyoÌ„ brought it And al the women that were wyse herted dyd spyn with theyr handê brought the spon worke bothe the yelow sylke purple scarlet and whyte sylke And all the women whom theyr owne herte moued span gootes heete wysely And the Lordes brought Onix stones stones to be set in the Ephod and in the brestlap and spyce oyle for lyght for the anoyntyng oyle and for the swete sence And the chyldreÌ„ of Israel brought a wyllyng offeryng vnto the lorde both men women as many as had wyllyng hertes to bryng for all maner workes whiche the Lorde had coÌ„maunded to be made by the hande of Moses And Moses sayd vnto the chyldren of Israel beholde the lorde hath called by name Bezaleel the sonne of Ury the son of Hur of the trybe of Iuda hath fylled hym with the spirite of god in wysdome vnderstandyng in knowledge in all maner worke to fynde out curyous workes which are made in gold syluer and brasse In the crafte of stones to set them in caruyng of wood to make any maner of subtyll worke And he hath put in his herte ☞ that he may teache both he and Ahaliab the son of Ahisamach of the trybe of Dan. Them hath he fylled with wysdome of herte to worke all maner of grauen subtyl and nedle worke in yelowe sylke purple in scarlet and whyte sylke and in weuyng And to do all maner of worke subtyll feates ¶ The thynges that Bezaleel and Ahaliab made CAPI XXXVI ANd Bezaleel wrought and Ahaliab and all wyse herted men to whome the lorde gaue wysdome vnderstandyng to knowe howe to worke all maner worke for the seruyce of the Sanctuarye and all that the Lorde had commaunded And Moses called Bezaleel Ahaliab and al the wyse herted men and suche as the Lorde had gyuen wysdome vnto and as many as theyr hertes couraged to come vnto that worke to worke it And they receyued of Moses al the present whiche the chyldren of Israel had broughte for the worke of the seruyce of the Sanctuarye to make it â–ª And besyde that they brought gyftes vnto it euery day in the mornynge And all the wyse men that wrought all the holy worke came euery man froÌ„ his worke whiche they made and spake vnto Moses saynge The people brynge to moche and more then ynough for the seruyce and worke whiche the Lorde hath commaunded to be made And then Moses gaue a coÌ„maundement and they caused it to be proclaymed thorowout the hoost saynge Se that neyther man nor woman prepare any more worke for the present of the sanctuary so the people were forbydden to bryng for the stuffe they had was suffycyent for all the worke to make it and to moche All the wyse harted men therfore and they that wrought for the habitacyon made x. curteynes of whyte twyned sylke yelowe sylke purple and scarlet †with pyctures of brodered worke made he them The lengthe of one curteyne was xxviii â–ª cubytes and the bredth iiii and the curteynes were all of one syse And he coupled fyue curteynes by themselues and other fyue by themselues And he made lowpes of yelow sylke along by the edge of one curteyne euen in the seluege of the couplyng curteyu And likewyse he made on the syde of the couplynge curteyne on the other syde Fyftye lowpes made he in the one curteyne and fyftye in the edge of the couplynge curteyne on the other syde the lowpes helde one curteyne to an other And he made fyftie rynges of golde coupled the curteynes one to an other with the rynges so was it made one dwellyng place And he made eleuen curteynes of gootes heere to be a tente ouer the tabernacle The length of a curteyne had thyrty cubytes and was foure cubytes brode and they all eleuen of one syse And he coupled fyue curteynes by themselues syx by themselues he made l. loupes alonge by the bordre of the vtmost couplynge curteyne and fyftie in the edge of the other couplynge curteyne †That they myght be ioyned togyther And he made l. rynges of brasse to couple the tent togyther that it myght be one And he made a couerynge vpon the tent of rammes skynnes red and yet another of taxus skynnes aboue that And he made standynge bordes for the Tabernacle of Sethym wood The length of a boorde was ten cubytes the bredth one cubyte and an halfe One borde had two fete wherby they were ioyned one to an other And thus made he for all the bordes of the Tabernacle And he made twenty bordes for the south syde of the habitacyon and fortye sockettes of syluer vnder the. xx bordes â–ª two sockettes vnder one borde for his two feete and two sockettes vnder an other boorde for his two feete †vvhere the sockettes of the sydes ende in the corner And for the other syde of the dwellynge whiche is towarde the north he made twentye boordes and theyr fourtye sockettes of syluer two sockettê vnder one boorde and two sockettes vnder the other And towarde the west ende of the tabernacle †That is to saye at the ende of the Tabernacle vvhich enclyneth tovvarde the see He made vi boordes and two other boordes made he in the corners of the habitacyon for eyther syde they were ioyned close benethe and aboue with a clampe and thus they dyd to both the corners And there were viii bordes and. xvi sockettes of syluer vnder euery boorde two sockettes And he made barres of Sethim wood v. for the boordes
came fyre of God downe from heuen consumed hym his fyftie And the kynge went agayne and sent the thyrde captayne ouer fyftie with his fiftie men And the thyrde captayne ouer fyftie went vp and came fell on his knees before Elia and besought hym and sayde vnto hym O man of god let my lyfe and the lyfe of these fyfiye thy seruauntes be precyous in thy syght Beholde there came fyre downe from heuen burnt vp the two fore captaynes ouer fyftie with theyr fyfties therfore let my lyfe nowe be precyous in thy syght And the angell of the Lorde sayde vnto Elia Go downe w t hym be not afrayde of hym And he arose and went downe with hym vnto the kyng And he sayd vnto hym thus sayth the lorde for as moche as thou hast sent messengers to aske counsayle at Beelzebub the god of Ekrom as though there had bene no god in Israell whose worde thou myghtest like after Therfore thou shalte not come downe of the bed on whiche thou arte gone vp but shalt dye the death And so he dyed accordyng to the worde of the lorde which Elia had spoken And Iehoram †his brother began to reygne in his steade in the seconde yeare of Iehoram the son of Iehosaphat kyng of Iuda bycause he had no sonne The rest of the wordes that concerne Ahazia what thynges he dyd are they not wrytten in the boke of the cronicles of the kynges of Israel ¶ Elia deuydeth the waters with his maritell He â—s taken vp in to heuen The bâ—tter and venemous watâ—rs are healed The chyldren that mocke Hesâ—â—â—us otherwyse câ—llâ—d Elisa are rent in peces CAPI II. ANd it chaunced that when the Lorde wolde take vp Elia in to heuen ☞ by a whyrlewynde Elia went with Elisa froÌ„ Gilgal And Elia sayde vnto Elisa tary here I pray the for the Lorde hath sent me to Bethel Elisa sayd vnto hym as surely as the lorde lyueth and as thy soule lyueth I wyll not leaue the. And they came downe to Bethel And the chyldren of the Prophets that were at Bethell came out to Elisa and sayde vnto hym knowest thou not howe that the Lorde wyll take away thy mayster ☞ froÌ„ thy heade this day He sayde I know it also holde ye youre peace And Elia sayde vnto hym Elisa tary here I praye the for the lorde hath sent me to Iericho He sayd as surely as the lord lyueth and as surely as thy soule lyueth I wyll not leaue the and so they came to Iericho And the chyldren of the Prophettes that were at Iericho came to Elisa and sayde vnto hym Knowest thou not that the Lorde wyll take awaye thy mayster from thy heade this day He answered I knowe it also holde ye youre peace And Elia sayd vnto hym tary I pray the here for the lorde hath sent me to IordaÌ„ He sayd as surely as the Lorde lyueth as thy soule lyueth I wyll not leaue the. And so they two went togyther And fyftye meÌ„ of the sonnes of the prophets came stode on the other syde a far of they two stode by Iordan And Elia toke his mantell and wrapte it togyther smote the waters and they were deuided parte the one way and parte the other so that they two went ouer thorowe the drye lande And it fortuned that as soone as they were ouer Elia sayd vnto Elisa aske what I shall do for the or I be taken away from the. And Elisa sayd I praye the ☞ let thy spirite be double vpon me And he sayde thou hast asked an harde thyng Neuerthelesse yf thou se me when I am taken away from the thou shalte haue it so yf thou do not it shal not be And it fortuned that as they went walkyng and talkyng Beholde there appeared a charet of fyre and horses of fyre and parted them both a sonder And Elia wente vp thorowe the whyrle wynde in to heuen And Elisa sawe cryed O my father O my father the charet of Israel and the horsemen therof he sawe hym no more and he toke his owne clothes and rente them in two peces He toke vp also the mantell of Elia that fell from hym and went backe agayne and stode by Iordans syde toke the mantell of Elia that fell from hym and smote the waters †and they parted not a sonder and he sayd where is the lorde god of Elia and he hym selfe And when he had smytten the waters they parted this waye that way and Elisa went ouer And when the chyldren of the prophettes which were at Iericho sawe hym from a farre they sayde the spirite of Elia doth rest on Elisa they came to mete hym and fell to the grounde before hym and sayde vnto hym Se there be with thy seruauntes fyftie strong men ☞ let them go and seke thy mayster haply the spirite of the lorde hath taken hym vp cast him vpon some mountayne or in to some valley And he sayd Ye shall sende none And when they say vpon hym tyl he was ashamed he sayd send They sent therfore fyftie men whiche sought hym thre dayes but founde hym not And when they came agayne to hym whiche taried at Iericho he sayd vnto them dyd I not say vnto you that ye shulde not go And the men of the citye sayd vnto Elisa Beholde Syr the dwellynge of this citye is pleasaunt as thou my lorde seest but the waters is nought and the grounde bareyne He sayde brynge me a newe cruse and put salte therin And they brought it to hym And he went vnto the spryng of the waters and cast the salte in thyther and sayde thus sayth the Lorde I haue healed this water there shall not come henceforth eyther death or bareynnesse So the waters were healed vnto this daye accordynge to the sayenge of Heliseus which he spake And he went vp from thence vnto Bethel And as he was goynge vp the waye there came lytell chyldren out of the citye and mocked hym and sayd vnto hym go vp thou balde heade go vp thou balde heade And he turned backe and loked on them and cursed them in the name of the Lorde And there came two she Beares out of that wood and tare xlii chyldren of them And he went from thence to mount Carmel from thence he turned agayne to Samaria ¶ The kynges of Israell Iuda and Edom lacke water whiche they obteyne through the prayer of Heliseus The kynge of Moab fygh eth agaynst Israell CAPI III. I Ehoram the son of Ahab began to reygne vpon Israel in Samaria the. xviii yere of Iehosaphat kyng of Iuda and reygned twelue yeres And he wrought euyll in the syght of the Lorde but not lyke his father and lyke his mother for he put awaye the ymages of Baal that his father had made Neuerthelesse he ☞ cleaued vnto the synnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nabat whiche made Israel to synne and departed not therfrom And Mesa kyng of
my kyngdome agayne so that I had yet greater worshyppe Then dyd I Nabuchodonosor loue magnifye and prayse the kyng of heaueÌ„ for all his worckes are true and his wayes ryght As for those that go on proudly he is able to bryng them downe ¶ Balthazar Kynge of Babylon abusynge the vesselles of the Temple seyth an hande wrytynge in the wall The Sothe sayers called of the Kynge can not expounde the wrytynge Daniell is called whiche readeth it and interpreteth it also Balthasar beyng slayne Darius succedeth in his rowme CAPI V. KYNGE Balthazar made a greate Bancket to hys thousande Lordes wyth all these thousande he made greate chere and when he was droncken wyth wyne he commaunded to brynge hym the golden syluer vessels whiche his father Nabuchodonosor had takeÌ„ out of the teÌ„ple at Ierusalem that the kyng and his Lordes with his quene concubynes myght drinke therout So they brought the golden vessell that was taken out of the temple of the Lordes house at IerusaleÌ„ Then the Kynge and his Lordes with his quene concubines dronâ—k out of them They droncke wyne and praysed their Idoles of golde syluer copper yroÌ„ wodde and stone In the very same houre there appeared fyngers as it had bene of a mans haÌ„de writynge ryght ouer agaynste the candelstycke vpon the playne wall in the kynges palace the kyng sawe the palme of the hande thâ—â— wrote Then chauÌ„ged the kyng his countenauÌ„ce and his thoughtes troubled him so that the ioyntes of his body shoke and hys knees smote one agaynste the other Wherfore the Kyng cryed myghtelye that they shulde brynge hym the Charmers Caldees and Coniurers of Deuylles The Kynge spake also to the wyse men of Babylon and sayde Who so can rede this wrytyng and shewe me the playne meaning therof shal be clothed with purple haue a cheyne of golde about his necke and rule the thyrde parte of my kyngdome Upon this came al the kynges wyse meÌ„ but they coulde neyther rede y â— wrytyng nor shewe the kyng what it signifyed TheÌ„ was the kyng sore afrayed in so muche y â— hys coloure chauÌ„ged his Lordes were sore vexed So by reason of thys matter that had happened to the kyng and his Lordes y â— Quene went vp her self into the bancket house and spake vnto y â— kyng sayinge O Kyng God saue thy lyfe for euer Let not thy thoughtes trouble the and let not thy countenaunce be chaunged For why there is a man in thy kyngdome that hath the sprete of the holy goddes within hym as it was sene in thy fathers dayes He hath vnderstaÌ„ding wisdome lyke the goddê Ye the kyng Nabuchodonosor thy father made this man chefe of y â— sothsayers charmers Caldees and deuyl coÌ„iurers because that suche an aboundaunte sprete knowledge wysdome to expounde dreames to open secretes to declare harde dowtes was founde in him yee euen in Daniel whom the kyng named Balthazar Let this same Daniel be sente for and he shal tel what it meaneth Then was Daniell brought before the kyng So the kyng spake vnto Daniel and sayde Art thou that Daniel one of the prysoners of Iuda whom my father the Kyng brought out of Iewry I haue herde speake of the that thou hast the sprete of the holy goddes experience and vnderstandyng and that there hath bene great wysdome founde in y â— Now haue there bene brought me wyse connyng charmers to reade thys writyng and to shewe me the meanyng therof But they coulde not tel me what this matter signifyed Then hearde I say that thou canst expounde darcke thinges and declare harde doutes Well than yf thou canst reade thys wrytynge and shewe me the meaninge ther of thou shalt be clothed wyth purple haue a cheyne of golde about thy necke and rule the thyrd part of my kyngdome Daniell answered sayde before y e kyng As for thy rewardes kepe theÌ„ to thyself or gyue thy rych gyftes to another yet not thelesse I wyll rede y â— wrytyng vnto the kyng and shewe him y â— interpretacyon therof O kyng God the hyghest gaue vnto Nabuchodonosor thy father the dygnyte of a Kyng with worshyppe honour so that all people kynreddes tunges stode in awe feare of hym by reason of the hye estate that he had lent him For why he slew whom he wolde he smote whom it pleased him Againe whoÌ„ he wolde he set vp and whom he lyst he put downe But because his hert was so proude and his stomake set so fast vnto wylfulnes he was deposed froÌ„ his kyngely trone and his magesty was taken from him He was shut out from among meÌ„ his hert was lyke a beastes hert and his dwellyng was wyth the wylde Asses he was fayne to eate grasse lyke an oxe and his body was wet with the dewe of the heueÌ„ tyl he knewe that the hyest God had power vpon the kingdomes of meÌ„ and setteth ouer them whom he lyst And thou his soÌ„ne O Balthazar for all this hast not submytted thyne herte though thou knewest al these thinges but hast magnyfied thyselfe aboue the Lorde of heauen so that the vessels of his house were brought before the that thou thy Lordes with thy quene and concubynes myght drincke wine therout And hast praysed the Idoles of syluer and golde copper and yron of wod and stone which neyther se heare nor vnderstaÌ„d As for the God in whose hande consysteth the bredth and all thy wayes thou haste not loued hym Therfore is the palme of this hande sente hyther from him to token vp this wrytyng And this is the scrypture that is writen vp Mane Thetel Phares Now the interpretacyon of the thynge is this Mane God hath nombred the kyngdome and brought it to an ende Thetell thou art weyed in the balaunce and art founde to lyght Phares thy kyngdome is delt in partes and geuen to the Medes and Perses Then coÌ„mauÌ„ded Balthazar to cloth Daniell wyth purple to hange a cheyne of gold aboute his necke and to make a proclamacion concernyng hym that he shulde be the ruler of the thyrde parte of his kyngedome The very same nyght was Balthazar the kynge of the Caldees stayne and Darius out of Media toke in the kyngdome beyng lxij yeare of age ¶ Daniel is made ruler ouer the Lordes The ymaginacion of an arte agaynste Daniell The proclamacion of the arte wherof Daniel is accused vnto the kyng as a transgressour He is put into a denne of Lions by the coÌ„maundement of the kyng He is delyuered by fayth in god Daniels accusars are put vnto the Lyons to be corne in sonder Darius by the proclamacyon of a decree magnyfyeth the God of Daniel CAPI VI. IT pleased Darius so set ouer his kyngdome an C. xx Lordes which shulde be in al his kyngdome about Aboue these he set thre Prynces of whom Daniell was one y e the Lordes myght geue accomptes vnto theÌ„ the kyng
I said O Lord Lord now are we al ful of sine for our sake peraduenture it is not y t the barne of the ryghtuous shal not be fylled because of the sines of theÌ„ that dwel vpon the earth So he answered me sayd Go thy waye to a womaÌ„ with chylde and aske of her wheÌ„ she hath fulfylled her nyne monethes yf her chyldebed may kepe y â— birth any longer with in her Then sayd I No Lorde that can she not And he sayde vnto me In hell the secret places of soules are lyke the preuy chambre of a woman For lyke as a woman that trauayleth maketh haste when the tyme and necessyte of the byrthe is at hande Euen so doth she haste to delyuer it that is commytted vnto her Loke what thou desyrest to se it shall be shewed the from the begynnynge Then answered I sayde If I haue fouÌ„de fauoure in thy syght and yf it be possyble and yf it be mete therefore shewe me then whether there be more to come then is past or more paste then is for to come What is paste I knowe but what is for to come I knowe not And he sayde vnto me Stande vp vpon the ryght syde and I shall expounde the symylitude vnto the. So I stode and behold an whote burnynge ouen wente ouer before me and it happened that when the flamme was gone by the smoke had the vpper haÌ„dâ— After this there went ouer before me a watery cloude and sent downe much rayne with a storme when the stormy rayne was past the droppes remayned styll Then sayde he vnto me lyke as the rayne is more then the droppes and as the fyre exceadeth the smoke euen so the measure of the thynges that are past hath the vpperhande Then wente the droppes and the smoke aboue and I prayed and sayde May I lyue thynkest thou vntyll that tyme Or what shall happen in those dayes He answered me and sayde As for the tokeÌ„s wherof thou askest me I may tell the of them in a parte but as touchynge thy lyfe I may not shewe the for I am not sent therfore ¶ Esdras and the Angell comen together CAPI V. NEuerthelesse as concernynge the tokens marke this Beholde the dayes shall come that they whiche dwell vppon earth shal be taken in a greate nombre and the waye of the trueth shal be hyd the land shal be baren from fayth but iniquite shal haue the vpperhande lyke as thou hast sene nowe as thou hast herde longe ago And y â— lande that thou seyst now to haue rule shalt thou shortly se waste But yf God graunte the to lyue thou shalt se after the thyrde troÌ„pet that the suÌ„ne shal sodenly shyne againe in the night the mone thre times iÌ„ the day bloude shall droppe out of wodde and the stone shall geue his voyce the people shal be vnquyete and euen he shall rule whom they hope not that dwell vpon earthe the foules shall flyt the Sodomytshe see shall cast out his fysh make a noyse in the night which many shall not knowe but they shall all heare the voyce therof There shal be a coÌ„fusion also in many places and the fyre shal be oft sent agayne and the wylde beastes shall go theyr waye and menstruous wemen shall beare monstres salt waters shall be founde in the swâ—teâ—one frende shal fyght agaynst another then shal all wyt and vnderstandyng be hyd and put aside iÌ„to their secrete places shal be sought of many and yet not be fouÌ„deâ— then shal vnryghtuousnes and voluptuousnes haue the vpperhande vpon earth One laÌ„de also shal aske another and say Is ryghtuousnes gone thorowe the And it shall saye No. At the same tyme shall men hope but nothynge optayne they shall laboure but theyr wayes shall not prospere To shewe the suche tokens I haue leue and yf thou wylte praye agayne wepe as nowe and fast seuen dayes thou shalt heare yet greater thinges Then I awaked and a fearefulnes went thorowe all my body and my mynde was feble and carefull so that I almost sowned withall So the angell that was come to talke with me helde me coÌ„forted me and set me vpon my fete And in the seconde nyght it happened y e Salathiel the captayne of the people came vnto me saying Where hast thou bene and why is thy countenaunce so heuy Knowest thou not that Israel is coÌ„mitted vnto the in the lande of theyr captiuite Up then eate forsake vs not as y â— shepherde that leaueth his flocke in the handes of wycked wolues Then sayd I vnto hym Go thy way fro me come not nye me he herde it as I said so went he his way fro me And so I fasted seueÌ„ dayes mournyng wepyng lyke as Uriell the angel coÌ„maunded me And after seueÌ„ daies it happened y â— the thoughtes of my herte were very greuous vnto me agayne my soule receyued the sprete of vnderstandyng and I beganne to talke with the moste hyest agayne and sayde O Lorde Lord of euery wood of the earth and all the trees therof â— thou hast chosen the one onely vyneyarde and of all landes of the whole worlde thou hast chosen one pyt and of al floures of the grounde thou hast chosen the one lylye and of all the depthes of the see thou hast fylled the one ryuer and of all buylded cyties thou hast halowed Syon vnto thy selfe and of al the foules that are created thou hast named the one doue of all the catell that are made thou hast prouyded the one shepe and amoÌ„g all the multytudes of folckes thou hast gotten the one people vnto this people whom thou louedst thou gauest a law that is proued of all And nowe O Lorde why haste thou geuen this one people ouer vnto many and vpon the one rote thou hast prepared other why hast thou seatâ—ed thy one onely people among many whiche treade them downe yee whiche haue euer withstande thy promyses and neuer beleued thy couenauntes And thoughe thou werest enemye vnto thy people yet shuldest thou punysh them with thyne owne haÌ„des Nowe wheÌ„ I had spokeÌ„ these wordes y â— angell y â— came to me y â— nyght afore was sente vnto me snyde vnto me Heare me and herken to the thynge that I say I shal tel the more And I said Speke on my Lorde Then sayd he vnto me Thou arte sore vexed troubled for Israels sake Louest thou that people better theÌ„ hym that made them And I sayd to hym No Lorde but of very grefe coÌ„passion haue I spoken For my reines payne me euery hour because I wolde haue experieÌ„ce of the way of y e most hiest to seke out parte of his iudgmeÌ„t And he sayde vnto me y â— thou mayest not And I sayde Wherfore Lorde where vnto was I borne then Or why was not my mothers childbed then my graue So had I not sene
hys hande wryttynge haue I by me And therfore seke some meanes how y â— mayest come by hym receyue of him the sayde weyght of syluer geue him his handwrytyng agayne My sonne be not afraied trueth it is we leade here a poore lyfe but greate good shal we haue yt we feare God and departe from all synne and do well ¶ The obedyence of yonge Tobias to his father whiche is sent into Rages An Aungell accompanyeth with hym in his iourney CAPI V. THEN answered Tobias his father and sayde father all that thou hast coÌ„maunded me wyl I do and that diligently But howe I shall require this money I cannot tell Neyther bothe he knowe me nor I him What token shall I geue him And as for the way thyther I neuer knewe it Then his father answerd hym and sayde I haue his hande wrytyng by me which when thou shewest hym immediately he shall paye the But go thy way now and get the some faithful man to go with the for an hyre that thou mayest receyue the money whyle I am yet lyuynge Then went Tobias out and vpon the strete he founde a fayre yonge man standyng gyrded vp and as it were one readye to take his iourney And he knewe not that it was an Angell of God but saluted hym and sayde From wheÌ„ce art thou thou good yonge man He aunswered Of the chyldren of Israel And Tobias sayde vnto hym knowest y â— the waye that ledeth vnto the countre of the Medes He answered I knowe it well and all those stretes haue I gone oft tymes and haue lodged with our brother Gabelê° that dwelleth in Rages a citye of the Medes whiche lyeth vpon the mounte Egabthanis Tobias sayd vnto him I praye the tary for me tyl I haue tolde my father these thinges Then went Tobias in â–ª tolde his father al â–ª At the which his father maruelled prayed that he wolde come in vnto him Nowe wheÌ„ the Angel came in he saluted him and sayd Ioye be with y â— foreuer more And olde Tobias sayd what ioy can I haue that sit here in darkenes se not the light of heaueÌ„ The yonge man sayde vnto him Be of good cheare God shall helpe the shortly And Tobias sayd vnto him Canst y u bryng my sonne to Gabelus vnto the cytie of Rages in Medea And when y â— coÌ„mest agayne I shall paye the thy hyre And the Aungell sayde vnto him I shall leade thy sonne and brynge him to the agayne TheÌ„ Tobias answered him tell me I praye y â— of what house or of what trybe arte thou The Angell Raphael sayde vnto him Askest thou after the kynred of an hyrelyng or sekest thou a gyde for thy sonne to go with hym But that I make the not carefull I am Azarias y â— soÌ„ne of great Hananias And Tobias answered thou art come of a great kynred but I praye the be not displesed that I desyred to know thy kynred The Angel sayde vnto him thy sonne shall I leade forth safely bryng him whole to the agayne Then answered Tobias and sayde wel go on your way God be in your iourney his angel beare you company So wheÌ„ they had prepared all thynges y â— they wolde take w t them in theyr iourney Tobias bad his father his mother farewel and they weÌ„te on theyr way both together Nowe when they were gone his mother beganne to wepe sayde The staffe of our age hast thou taken away sent hym from vs. Wolde God that money had neuer bene for the whiche thou hast sent hym awaye If we had bene content with our pouerte thys had bene great ryches vnto vs that we saw our soÌ„ne here Then saide Tobias vnto her wepe not oure soÌ„ne shall come to vs agayne safe sounde thine eyes shal se him For I trust that the good Angel of God shal beare him coÌ„pany ordre wel all the thynges that he dothe so y t he shall come to vs agayne w t ioye At these wordes his mother left of from wepyng and helde her tonge ¶ Yonge Tobias is delyuered from the fyshe by the angell The Angell exhorteth Tobias to take â—arâ— to his wyfe CAPI VI. SO Tobias went on hys way a dogge folowed hym and the fyrste nyght they abode by the water of Tygris Then wente he out to wash his fete behold there came forth an horrible fyshe to deuoure hym Of whom Tobias was afrayed cryed with a loude voyce sayenge Lorde he commeth vpon me And the Angell sayde vnto him Take hym by the gyll and drawe hym to the. And he dyd so and drewe hym vpon the lande And the fyshe begane to leape at hys fete Then sayde the Aungell vnto hym take out the bowels of thys fyshe and as for the herte the gall the leuer kepe them by the. For these thiÌ„ges are necessary and good for medecyne Tobias dyd so and rosted the fysh and they toke hym with them in theyr iourney the resydue they salted as much as was suffycyent for them tyll they came to Rages a cytye of the Medes Then Tobias asked the aungell sayde vnto hym I praye the brother Azaria tell me wherto are these thinges good of the fysh that thou hast bydden me kepe The Aungell answered him and sayde If thou layeste a pece of the herte vpon the coales the smoke therof dryueth awaye all maner of euyll sprytes whether it be from man or from woman so that from thence forth the same shall come nomore vnto theÌ„ The gall is good to anointe or to stryke the eyes withall where as there is any blemith in then so that they shal be whole And Tobias sayde vnto hym where wylt thou that we remaine The Aungel answered sayde Here is a nye kynsman of thyne one Raguell by name which hath a daughter called Sara and hath nether sonne nor daughter but her All hys good belongeth vnto the and thou must mary her and therfore desyre her of her father he shall geue her the to wyfe Then answered Tobias and saide As I vnderstande she hath bene maryed vnto seuen husbandes and they al are deed and I haue herde saye that the deuell slewe them I am afrayed therfore leste suche thynges happen vnto me also whiche yf it came to paâ—se seynge I am the onely sonne of my father and my mother I shulde bryng them in theyr age with sorowe to theyr graues Then saide y e Aungel Raphael vnto him Heare me I wyll tell the what they be or whom the deuell hath power Namely they that receaue mariage of such a fashion that they shut God out from theÌ„ froÌ„ theyr hert geue theÌ„ selues to theyr owne lust euen as it were an horse Mule which haue no vnderstaÌ„ding vpoÌ„ such hath the deuel power But when thou takeste her and arte come into the chamber wytholde thy selfe from her thre dayes and geue thy diligence vnto nothyng but vnto prayer
mayster sayeth My tyme is at hande I wyll kepe myne Easter by the with my disciples And the disciples dyd as Iesus had appoynted them and they made redy the Passecuer When the euen was come he sat downe with the twelue And as they dyd eate he sayd Uerely I say vnto you that one of you shall betraye me And they were excedyng forowfull began euery one of them to say vnto him Lorde is it I He an swered sayd he that dyppeth his hand with me in the dysshe the same shall betray me The sonne of man truely gothe as it is wrytten of hym but wo vnto that man by whom the sonne of man is betrayed It had bene good for that man yf he had not bene borne Then Iudas whiche betrayed hym answered and sayde Mayster is it I He sayde vnto hym thou hast sayde When they were eatyng Iesus toke brende when he had gyuen thankê he brake it gaue it to the disciples sayd Take eate this is my body And he toke the cup and thanked and gaue it them sayenge drynke ye all of this For this is my bloode whiche is of the newe testament that is shed for many for the remyssyon of synnes But I saye vnto you I wyll not drynke hence forth of this fruyte of the vyne tree vntyll that daye when I shall drinke it newe with you in my fathers kyngdome And when they had sayd grace they went out vnto mount Oliuete Then sayeth Iesus vnto them all ye shall be offended bycause of me this nyght For it is wrytten I wyl smyte the shepeheerde and the shepe of the flocke shal be scattered abrode But after I am rysen agayne I wyll go before you in to Galile Peter answered and sayde vnto hym Though all men be offended bycause of the yet wyll I not be offended Iesus sayd vnto hym Uerely I say vnto the that in this same nyght before the cocke crowe y u shalte denye me thryse Peter sayde vnto hym Yea though I shulde dye with the yet wyl I not deny the. Likewyse also sayd al the disciples Then came Iesus with them vnto a farme place whiche is called Gethsemane sayde vnto the disciples syt ye here whyle I go and praye yonder And he toke with hym Peter the two sonnes of Zebede and began to waxe sorowfull and heuye Then sayde Iesus vnto them My soule is heuye euen vnto the death Tary ye here and watche with me And he went a lytell further and fell flat on his face and prayed sayenge O my father yf it be possyble let this cup passe from me neuerthelesse not as I wyl but as thou wylt And he came vnto the disciples and founde them a slepe and sayeth vnto Peter What coulde ye not watche w t me one houre watch and pray that ye enter not into temptacyon The spirite is wyllynge but the flesshe is weyke He went away once agayn prayed sayenge O my father yf this cup maye not passe away from me excepte I drynke of it thy wyll be fulfylled And he came and found them a slepe agayn for theyr eyes were heuy And he left them and went agayne prayed the thyrde tyme sayenge the same wordes Then cometh he to his disciples and sayeth vnto them Slepe on nowe take your rest Beholde the houre is at hande and the son of man is betrayed in to the handes of synners Ryse let vs be goynge Behold he is at hande that dothe betray me Whyle he yet spake lo Iudas one of the nombre of the twelue came and with hym a great multitude with swerdes and staues sent from the cheyfe Preestes elders of the peple But he that betrayed hym gaue them a token sayenge Whom so euer I kysse that same is he holde hym fast And forthwith he came to Iesus and sayde hayle mayster and kyssed him And Iesus sayd vnto him frende wherfore arte thou come Then came they and layde handes on Iesus and toke hym And beholde one of them whiche were with Iesus stretched out his hande and drewe his swerde and stroke a seruaunte of the hyghe preest smote of his eare Then sayde Iesus vnto him put vp thy swerde into his sheeth For ☞ all they that take the swerde shall peryshe with the swerde Thynkest thou that I can not now pray to my father and he shal gyue me †euen novve more then xii ☞ lâ—gions of angels But howe then shall the scriptures be fulfylled for this must it be In that same houre sayd Iesus to the multitude ye be come out as it were vnto a there with swerdê and staues for to take me I sat dayly with you teachynge in the temple and ye toke me not But all this is done that the scriptures of the prophettes myght be ful fylled Then all the disciples forsoke hym and fled And they toke Iesus led hym to Cayphas the hygh preest where the Scribes and the elders were assembled But Peter folowed hym a farre of vnto the hygh preestes palace and went 〈◊〉 and sat w t the seruauntes to se the ende The theyf preestes and the elders and all the counsell sought false wytnesse agaynst Iesus for to put hym to death but founde none yea wheÌ„ many false wytnesses came yet founde they none At the last came two false wytnesses sayde This felowe sayde I am able to destroy the temple of God to buylde it agayn in thre dayes And the cheyfe preest arose sayde vnto hym answerest thou nothynge Why do these beare wytnesse agaynst the But Iesus helde his peace And the cheyfe preest answered sayde vnto hym I charge the by the lyuyng God that thou tel vs whyther thou be Chryst the sonne of God Iesus sayeth vnto hym thou hast sayde Neuerthelesse I saye vnto you here after shall ye se the sonne of man syttyng on the ryght hande of power comyng in the cloudê of the skye Then the hygh preest rent his clothes say enge he hath spoken blasphemye what nede we of any mo wytnesses Beholde nowe ye haue herde his blasphemye what thynke ye They answered sayde he is worthy to dye Then dyd they spyt in his face bufferted him with fystes And other smote hym on his face with the palme of theyr handê sayenge tell vs thou Christ who is he that smote the Peter sat without in the palace And a damsel came to hym sayeng Thou also wast with Iesus of Galile but he denyed before them al sayeng I wote not what thou sayest When he was gone out in to the porche an other wenche sawe hym and sayd vnto them that were there This felowe was also with Iesus of Nazareth And agayne he denyed with an othe sayenge I do not knowe the man And after a whyle came vnto hym they that stode by and sayd vnto Peter surely thou arte euen
be in an agonye and sayeth vnto them My soule is heuy euen vnto the death tary ye here and watche And he went forth a lytel and fel downe flat on the grounde prayed that yf it were possyble the houre myghte passe from hym And he sayd Abba father all thynges are possyble vnto the take away this cup from me Neuerthelesse not that I wyll but that thou wylte be done And he came and founde them slepynge and sayeth to Peter Simon slepest thou Couldest not thou watche one houre Watche ye praye lest ye entre in to temptacyon the spirite trulye is redy but the flesshe is weyke And agayne he went asyde and prayed and spake the same wordes And he returned and founde them a slepe agayne For theyr eyes were heuye neyther wyst they what to answere hym And he came the thirde tyme sayde vnto them slepe henceforth and take your ease it is ynough The houre is come beholde the sonne of maÌ„ is betrayed in to the handes of synners Ryse vp let vs go Lo he that betrayeth me is at hande And immediatly whyle he yet spake cometh Iudas whiche was one of the twelue and with him a great nombre of people with swerdes and staues from the hygh preestes and Scribes and elders And he that betrayed hym had gyuen them a general token sayenge Who soeuer I do kysse that same is he Take hym and leade hym awaye warely And as soone as he was come he goeth streyghte waye to hym and sayeth vnto him Mayster mayster and kyssed hym And they layde theyr handê on hym and toke hym And one of them that stode by drue out a swerde and smote a seruaunt of the hygh preest and cur of his care And Iesus answered sayd vnto them ye be come out as vnto a thefe with swerdê with staues for to take me I was dayly w t you in the Temple teachynge ye toke me not but these thynges come to passe that the scriptures shulde be fulfylled And they al forsoke hym ran away And there folowed hym a certayne yong man clothed in lynnen vpon the bare and the yonge men caughte hym he lefte his lynnen garment and fled from them naked And they lâ—d Iesus away to the hyghest preest of all with hym came all the hygh preestes the elders and the Scribes And Peter folowed hym a greate way of euen tyl he was come in to the palace of the hyghe preest and he sat with the 〈…〉 and warmed hym selfe at the fyre And the hygh preestes and all the counsell sought for wytnes agaynst Iesus to put hym to death founde none for many bare false wytnesse agaynst him but theyr wytnesses agreed not togyther And there arose cerâ—ayn brought false wytnes agaynst hym sayeng We herâ—e hym saye I wyll destroy this temple that is made with handes and within thre dayes I wyl buylde an other made without handê but yet theyr wytnesses agreed not togyther And the hygh Preest stode vp amongest them and asked Iesus sayenge Answerest thou nothynge Howe is it that these beare wytnesse agaynst the But he helde his peace answered nothynge Agayne the hyghest preest asked hym and sayde vnto hym Arte thou Christ the son of the blessed And Iesus sayde I am And ye shal se the sonne of man syttyng on the ryght hande of power comynge in the cloudes of heuen Then the hygh Preest rent his clothes sayde What nede we any further of wytnesses Ye haue herde blasphemye what thynke ye and they al condemned hym to be worthy of death And some began to spyt at hym to couer his face to beate him with fystes and to say vnto hym Arede And the seruauntê buffetted hym on the face And as Peter was byneth in the palace there came one of the wenches of the hyghest preest and when she sawe Peter warmyng hym selfe she loketh on hym and sayeth Wast not thou also with Iesus of Nazareth And he denyed sayenge I knowe hym not neyther wote I what thou sayest And he went out in to the porche and the cocke crewe And a damsel when she sawe hym began agayne to say to them that stode by this is one of them And he denyed it agayn And anone after they that stode by sayde agayne to Peter surely thou arte one of them for thou art of Galile and thy speache agreeth therto But he began to curse and to swere sayenge I know not this maÌ„ of whom ye speake And agayne the cocke crewe and Peter remembred the worde that Iesus sayd vnto hym before the cocke crowe twyse thou shalte denye me thre tymes And he began to wepe ¶ Of the Passyon death and buryall of Chryst. CAPI XV. ANd anone in the downyng the hygh Preestes helde a counsell with the elders and the Scribes and the hole congregacion and bounde Iesus and led hym away and delyuered hym to Pilate And Pilate asked hym Arte thou the kynge of the Iues And he answered and sayd vnto him thou sayest it And the hygh preestes accused hym of many thyngê So Pilate asked hym agayne sayeng Answerest thou nothyng Beholde howe many thynges they lay vnto thy charge Iesus yet answered nothynge so that Pilate meruayled At that feast Pilate dyd delyuer vnto them a prysoner whom soeuer they wolde desyre And there was one that was named Barrabas which lay bounde with them that made insurreccyon he had coÌ„mytted murther And the people called vnto hym and began to desyre hym that he wolde do accordynge as he had euer done vnto them Pilate answered them sayenge Wyll ye that I let loose vnto you the kyng of the Iues For he knew that the hygh preestes had deliuered him of enuy But the high preestê moued the people that he shulde rather delyuer Barrabas vnto them Pilate answered agayne sayde vnto them What wyll ye then that I do vnto hym whom ye call the kyng of the Iues And they cryed agayne crucifie hym Pilate sayd vnto them what euyll hath he done And they cryed the more feruently Crucifie hym And so Pilate wyllyng to content the people let loose Barrabas vnto them and delyuered vp Iesus when he had scourged hym for to be crucified And the souldioures led hym away into the comen hall and called togyther the hole multitude they clothed hym with purple and they platted a crowne of thornes and crowned hym withall and began to salute hym Hayle kyng of the Iues. And they smote hym on the head with a reede and dyd spyt vpon hym and bowed theyr knees and worshypped hym And wheÌ„ they had mocked hym they toke the purple of him and put his owne clothes on hym and led hym out to crucifie hym And they compelled one that passed by called Simon of Cyrene the father of Alexander and Rufus whiche came out of the felde to beare his crosse And they broughte
shall streyghte waye glorifie hym ✚ Lytell chyldren yet a lytell whyle am I with you Ye shall seke me and as I sayde vnto the Iues whyther I go thyther can ye not come Also to you saye I nowe A newe coÌ„mauÌ„dement gyue I vnto you that ye loue togyther as I haue loued you that euen so ye loue one another By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples if ye haue loue one to an other Symon Peter sayde vnto hym Lorde whyther goest thou Iesus answered hym whyther I go thou canst not folowe me nowe but thou shalte folowe me afterwardes ⊢ Peter sayd vnto him Lorde why can not I folow the now I wyll ieoperde my lyfe for thy sake Iesus answered hym wylte thou ieoperde thy lyfe for my sake Uerely verely I say vnto the the cocke shall not crow tyll thou haue denyed me thryse ¶ He armeth his disciples with consolacyon agaynst trouble and promyseth them the holy goost CAPI XIIII ✚ ANd he sayde vnto his disciples let not your hert be troubled Ye byleue in god byleue also in me In my fathers house are many mancions If it were not so I wold haue tolde you I go to prepare a place for you And if ☞ I go to prepare a place for you I wyl come agayne receyue you euen vnto my selfe that where I am there may ye be also And whyther I go ye knowe the way ye knowe Thomas sayeth vnto hym Lorde we knowe not whyther thou goest And howe is it possyble for vs to know the way Iesus sayeth vnto hym I am the way the trueth and the lyfe No man cometh vnto the father but by me If ye had knowen me ye had knowen my father also And nowe ye knowe hym and haue sene hym Philip sayeth vnto hym Lorde shew vs the father it suffyseth vs. Iesus sayeth vnto hym haue I bene so long tyme with you yet hast thou not knowen me Philip he that hath sene me hath sene the father And howe sayest thou then shewe vs the father Byleuest thou not that I am in the father and 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 doeth the workes Byleue me that I am in the father and the father in me Or els byleue me for the workes sake Uerely verely I say vnto you he that byleueth on me the workes that I do the same shall he do also and greater workes then these shal he do bycause I go vnto my father And what soeuer ye aske in my name that wyll I do that the father maye be gloryfyed by the sonne If ye shall aske any thynge in my name I wyll do it ⊢ ✚ If ye loue me kepe my coÌ„maundementes and I wyll praye the father and he shall gyue you an other comforter that he maye abyde w t you for euer euen the spirite of truth whom the world can not receyue bycause the worlde seeth him not neyther knoweth hym But ye knowe hym for he dwelleth with you and shal be in you I wyl not leaue you comfortles but wyl come to you Yet a lytel while and the world seeth me no more but ye seme For I lyue and ye shall lyue That day shall ye knowe that I am in my father and you in me and I in you He that hath my coÌ„maundementes and kepeth them the same is he that loueth me And he that loueth me shall be loued of my father and I wyll loue hym and wyll shewe myne owne selfe to hym Iudas sayeth vn to hym not Iudas Iscarioth Lorde what is done that thou wylte shewe thy selfe vnto vs and not vnto the worlde Iesus answered and sayd vnto hym yf a man loue me he wyll kepe my sayenges and my father wyll loue hym and we wyll come vnto hym and dwell with hym He that loueth me not kepeth not my sayenges And the worde which ye heare â–ª is not myne but the fathers which sent me These thynges haue I spoken vnto you beynge yet present with you But the comforter which is the holy goost whom my father wyl sende in my name he shall teache you all thynges and brynge all thynges to your remembraunce what soeuer I haue sayde vnto you Peace I leaue with you my peace I gyue vnto you Not as the worlde gyueth gyue I vnto you Let not your hertes be greued neyther feare Ye haue herde howe I sayde vnto you I go and come agayne vnto you If ye loued me ye wolde verely reioyce bycause I sayde I go vnto the father For the father is greater then I. And nowe haue I shewed you before it come that when it is come to passe ye myght bileue Hereafter wyl I not talke many wordes vnto you For the prynce of this worlde cometh hath nought in me But that the worlde may knowe that I loue the father And as the father gaue me commaundement euen so do I. ⊢ Aryse let vs go hence ¶ The true vyne the husbande man and the braunches A doctryne of loue a swete coÌ„fort agaynst persecucyon CAPI XV. ✚ I Am the true vyne and my father is the husbande man Euery braunche that beareth not fruyte in me he wyll take awaye And euery braunche that beareth fruyte wyl he pourge that it maye brynge forthe more fruyte Nowe are ye cleane thorow the wordes whiche I haue spoken vnto you Abyde in me and I in you As the braunche can not beare fruyte of it selfe excepte it abyde in the vyne no more can ye excepte ye abyde in me I am the vyne ye are the braunches He that abydeth in me and I in hym the same bryngeth forth moche fruyte For without me can ye do nothynge If a man abyde not in me he is cast forth as a braunche and is wethered and men gather them and cast them into the fyre and they burne If ye abide in me my wordes abyde in you aske what ye wyll and it shall be done for you ⊢ Herein is my father glorified that ye beare moche fruyte and become my disciples As the father hath loued me euen so haue I also loued you CoÌ„tinue ye in my loue If ye kepe my coÌ„maundementes ye shall abyde in my loue euen as I haue kepte my fathers commaundementes abyde in his leue These thyngê haue I spoken vnto you that my ioy myght remayne in you and that youre ioye myght be full ✚ This is my coÌ„maundement that ye loue togyther as I haue loued you Greater loue hath no man then this that a man bestowe his lyfe for his frendes Ye are my frendes yf ye do what soeuer I coÌ„maunde you Henceforth call I you not seruauntes for the seruaunt knoweth not what his lorde doeth but you haue I called frendes for all thynges that I haue herde of my father haue I opened to
trouble and prayeth God to make them stedfast in his spirits CAPI III. FOr thys â—ause I Paule am a prysoner of Iesus Christ for you Heythen If ye haue hearde of the ministracyon of the grace of God which is gyuen me to you ward for by reuelacyon shewed he the mystery vnto me as I wrote afore in fewe wordes wherby when ye reade ye may vnderstande my knowledge in the mystery of Christ whiche mistery in tymes passed was not opened vnto the soÌ„nes of men as it is nowe declared vnto his holy Apostles and Prophetes by the spyrit that the Gentyls shulde be inheritours also of the same body partakers of his promes in Christ by the meanes of the Gospell wherof I am made a mynyster accordynge to the gyfte of the grace of God whiche is gyuen vnto me after the workyng of his power Unto me the least of al saynctes is this grace gyuen that I shulde preache amonge the Gentylles the vnsearcheable ryches of Chryste and to make al men se what felowshyppe of the mysterye is * whyche frome the begynnyng of the worlde hath bene hyd in God whych made al thynges thorow Iesus Chryste to the intente that nowe vnto the rulers and powers in heauenly thynges might be knowen by the congregacion the manyfold wysdome of God accordyng to the eternall purpose whiche he wrought in Christ Iesu our Lord by whom we haue boldnesse and entrauÌ„ce with the confydence whiche is by the fayth of him ✚ Wherfore I desyre that ye faynt not because of my trybulacioÌ„s that I suffre for your sakes whiche is youre prayse For this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of our Lorde Iesus Christ whiche is father ouer all that is called father in Heauen and in earth that he wolde graunt you accordynge to the ryches of hys glorye that ye may be strengthed with myght by his spirite in the inner man that Christ may dwell in your hertes by fayth that ye beyng roted and grouÌ„ded in loue myght be able to comprehende wyth all Saynctes what is that bredth and length deepth and heyth and to knowe the excellente loue of the knowledge of Christ that ye myght be fulfylled with al fulnes whiche commeth of God Unto hym that is able to do excedynge abouÌ„dantly aboue al that we aske or thinke accordyng to the power that worketh in vs be prayse in the coÌ„gregacyon by Iesê° Christ thoroweout all generacyons from tyme to tyme. Amen ¶ He exhorteth them vnto mekenes to laye asyde the olde conuersacyon of gredy lustes and to walcke in a newe lyfe CAPI IIII. I Therfore whyche am a prysonner of the Lordes exhorte you that ye walke worthy of the vocacyon wherwith ye are called with all lowlynes and mekenes wyth humblenes of mynde forbearynge one another thorowe loue and be diligent to kepe the vnite of the spirite thorow the bonde of peace beynge one body and one spirite euen as ye are called in one hope of your callynge Let there be but one Lorde one fayth one baptyme one God and father of all whyche is aboue al thorow al and in you all ⊢ ✚ Unto euery one of vs is gyuen grace accordynge to the measure of the gyfte of Christ. Wherfore he sayeth whan he went vp an hye he ledde captiuitye captyue and gaue gyftes vnto men That he ascended what meaneth it but that he also descended fyrste into the lowest partes of the earth He that desceÌ„ded is euen the same also that ascended vp aboue all heauens to fulfyl al thynges And the very same made some Apostles some Prophetes some Euangelystes some Shepherdes and Teachers to the edifying of the saynctes to the worke and ministracyon euen to the edifying of the body of Chryst tyll we al come to the vnyte of fayth and knowledge of the sonne of God vnto a perfecte man vnto the measure of the full perfecte age of Chryste ⊢ That we hence forth shulde be no more chyldren waueryng and caried about with euery wynde of doctryne by the wylynes of men thorowe craftynes wherby they laye a wayte for vs to deceyue vs. But let vs folowe the trueth in loue and in all thynges growe in hym whiche is the heade euen Christ in whom yf all the body be coupled knet togyther thorowe out euery ioynt wherwith one mynistreth to another accordynge to the operacyon as euery parte hath his measure he increseth the body vnto the edifying of it self thorowe loue ✚ This I say therfore and testyfye thorow the Lord that ye hence forth walke not as other Gentylles walcke in vanyte of their mynde while they are blynded in their vnderstandyng beyng farre from a godly lyfe by the meanes of the ignorancy that is in them because of the blyndnes of theyr hertes whiche beyng past repentaunce haue gyuen them selues ouer vnto wantoÌ„nes to worke all maner of vnclennes euen with gredines But ye haue not so learned Christ If so be that ye haue hearde of him haue bene taught in him as the truth is in Iesu as concernynge the conuersacyon in tyme past to laye from you that olde man whych is corrupte accordynge to the deceauable lustes ⊢ ✚ To be renued also in the spirite of your mynde to put on that new man which after God is shapen in rightuousnes and true holynes Wherefore put awaye lyinge and speake euery man trueth vnto hys neyghboure for as muche as we are members one of another ☞ Be angrye and synne not let not the soÌ„ne go downe vpon your wrath neyther giue place vnto the backbiter Let hym that stole steale nomore but let him rather labour with his handes the thyng whiche is good that he may giue vnto him that nedeth ⊢ Let no fylthy communicacion procede out of your mouth but that whiche is good to edyfy withal as oft as nede is that it may mynyster grace vnto the hearers And greue not ye the holy spiryte of God by whom ye are sealed vnto the daye of redempcyon Let all bytternes and fearsnesse and wrath and rorynge and cursed speakyng be put awaye from you with all malycyousnes Be ye curteous one to another mercyful forgeuyng one another euen as God for Christes sake hath forgeuen you ¶ He exhorteth them vnto loue warneth them to be ware of al vnclennesse He teacheth howe women shuld obey their husbandes and howe louyngly men ought to intreate theyâ— wyues CAPI V. BE ye therfore folowers of God as dere chyldren and walke in loue euen as Christe loued vs and gaue hym selfe for vs an offerynge and a sacrycye of a swete sauer to God As for fornicacyon and al vncleÌ„nes or couetousnes let it not be once named amonge you as it becommeth sanctes or fylthynes or folyshe talkynge or testyng which are not comly but rather gyuynge of thankes For this ye know that no whoremonger ether vncleane person or couetous person which is
a worshypper of ymages hath any enherytaunce in the kyngdome of Christ and of God Let no man deceyue you w t vayne wordes For because of suche thynges commeth the wrath of God vpon the chyldren of dysobedyencâ— Be not ye therfore companyons of theÌ„ Ye were somtime darckenes but now are ye lyght in the Lorde Walcke as chyldren of lyght For the fruyte of the spyryte consysteth in all goodnes and ryghtuousnes and trueth ⊢ Accepte that whyche is pleasynge vnto the Lorde and haue no felowshyppe wyth the vnfruytefull workes of darckenes but rather rebuke them For it is shame euen to name those thynges whiche are done of theÌ„ in secret but al thinges when they are rebuked of the lyghte are manyfest For whatsoeuer is manifest that same is light Wherfore he sayeth awake thou that slepest and stande vp from death and Christ shal gyue the lyght ✚ Take hede therefore howe ye walcke â—ircâ—â—spectly not as vnwise but as wyse meÌ„ auoydynge occasyon because the dayes are euyll Wherfore be ye not vnwyse but vnderstande what the wyl of the Lorde is and be not droncke with wyne wherin is excesse but be fylled with the spirite speakyng vnto youre selues in Psalmes and Hymnes and spiritual songes syngyng and making melodie to the Lord in your hertes gyuyng thankes alwayes for al thynges vnto God the father in the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christ submyttyng your selues one to another in the feare of God ⊢ Ye wemeÌ„ submyt your selues vnto your owne husbandes as vnto the Lorde For the husbaÌ„de is the wiues head eueÌ„ as Christ is the head of the congregacion the same is he that ministreth saluacion vnto the body Therfore as the congregacion is in subieccyon to Christ lyke wyse let the wemeÌ„ also be in subieccion to their husbandes in all thynges Ye husbaÌ„des loue your wyues eueÌ„ as Christ also loued the coÌ„gregacion gaue him selfe for it to sanctyfye it clensed it in the fountayne of water thorowe the worde to make it vnto him selfe a gloryous congregacioÌ„ without spot or wrynckle or any such thyng but that it shulde be holy without blame So ought men to loue their wyues as their owne bodyes He that loueth his wyfe loueth himself For no maÌ„ euer yet hated his owne flesshe but norysheth cheryssheth it eueÌ„ as the Lorde doth the congregacion For we are meÌ„bers of his body of hys flesshe of his bones For this cause shall a man leue father mother shal be ioyned vnto his wyfe and of two shal be made one flesshe This is a great secrete but I speake of Christ of the congregacion Neuerthelesse do ye so that euery one loue his wyfe euen as hym selfe And let the wyfe fere her husbande ¶ Howe chyldren shulde be haue them selues toward theiâ—â—â—rtutes Seruauntes towarde their maystees An exhorâ—â—â—yon to thâ— spiritâ—â—l baâ—â—aylâ— CAPI VI. C HyldreÌ„ obey your fathers mothers in the Lord for that is ryght Honour thy father mother the same is the fyrst coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t in the promes that y â— mayest prospere lyue longe on the earth Ye fathers moue not your childreÌ„ to wrath but ye shal bring them vp thorow the nurtur informacion of the Lorde Ye seruauÌ„tes be obedyent vnto theÌ„ that are your bodely maisters with feare tremblyng euen with the synglenes of youre herte as vnto Christe not doynge seruyce vnto the eye â–ª as they that go about to please men but as the seruauntes of Christ doyng the wyl of god from the herte w t good wyl seruyng the Lorde not men Knowyng this that what soeuer good thiÌ„g any man doth the same shall he receyue agayne of god whether he be boÌ„de or fre And ye maisters do euen the same thynges vnto theÌ„ puttyng away threatninges Knowyng that your master also is in heauen nether is there any respecte of person with him ✚ Finally my brethren be stronge thorowe the Lord and thorow the power of his myght Put on all the armour of God that ye may stande agaynst the assautes of the deuyl For we wrestle not agaynst bloude and fleshe but agaynst rule agaynst power agaynst worldly rulers eueÌ„ gouerners of the derckenes of this worlde agaynst spiritual craftynes in heauenly thynges Wherfore take vnto you the whole armour of God that ye maye be able to resyst in the euyl day and stande perfect in all thinges Stande therfore your loynes gyrde with the trueth hauyng on the brest plate of ryghtuousnes hauyng shoes on your fete that ye maye be prepared for the Gospell of peace Aboue al take to you the shâ—ld of faith wherwith ye may quenche al the fyrie dartê of the wycked And take the helmet of saluacion the sweard of the spirite which is the worde of God ⊢ And pray alwayes w t al maner of prayer supplicacion in the spirite watche therunto with all instaunce supplicacion for al sanctes for me that vtteraunce may be gyuen vnto me that I maye open my mouth frely to vtter the secretes of my Gospel wherof I am messenger in bondes that therin I maye speake frely as I ought to speake But that ye may also knowe what condycyon I am in and what I do Tichicus the deare brother and faythfull mynyster in the Lorde shall shewe you of al thynges whom I haue sent vnto you for the same purpose that ye myght knowe what case we stande in and that ye myght comforte your hertes Peace be vnto the brethren and loue wyth fayth from God the Father and from the Lord Iesus Christ. Grace be with all them whiche loue our Lorde Iesus Christ vnfaynedly Amen ¶ Sente from Rome vnto the Ephesyans by Tichicus ⧠The Epystle of Saynte Paule the Apostle to the Phyllippians ¶ He exhorteth them to increase in loue in knowledge and experyence of Godly thynges CAPI I. PAule and Timothe the seruauÌ„tê of Iesu Christ. To al the saynctes in Christ Iesu whiche are at Philippos with the Byshops and Deacons Grace be vnto you and peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christ. ✚ I thancke my God wyth all remembraunce of you all wayes in al my prayers for all you and pray with gladnes because ye are come into the fellowshyppe of the Gospel from the fyrst daye vnto nowe ✚ and am surely certyfyed of this that he whiche hath begoÌ„ne a good worke in you shall perfourme it vntyll the day of Iesus Christ as it becommeth me so iudge I of you all because I haue you in my herte forasmuch as ye all are coÌ„panyons of grace with me euen in my bondes and in the defendyng and stably shynge of the Gospell For God is my recorde howe greately I longe after you all from the very herte rote in Iesus Christe And thys I praye that your loue maye increace yet more and more in knowledge and in all vnderstandynge that ye may
though I myght also reioyce in the fleshe Yf any other man thinketh that he hath wherof he myght trust in the flesheâ— I haue more being circuÌ„cised the eyght day of the kynred of Israel of the trybe of Beniamin an Ebrue borne of the Ebrues as coÌ„cernynge the lawe a Pharisaye as concernyng feruentnes I persecuted the coÌ„gregacyon as touchyng the ryghtuousnes which is in the lawe I was vnrebukable But the thynges that were vauntage vnto me those I counted losse for Chrystes sake Yee I thynke all thynges but losse for the excellencye of the knowledge of Christe Iesu my Lorde For whom I haue counted al thyng loste and do iudge them but vyle that I may wynne Christ and be founde in hym not hauynge myne owne ryghtuousnes of the lawe but that whiche is thorowe the fayth of Christe euen the ryghtuousnes whiche coÌ„meth of God thorow fayth that I may knowe him the vertue of his resurreccion the fellowshyp of his passions while I am coÌ„formable vnto his death yf by any meanes I myght attayne vnto the resurreccyon of the deade Not that I haue attayned vnto it al redy or that I am all redy perfecte but I folowe yf that I may coÌ„prehende that wherin I am comprehended of Christ Iesu. Brethren I couÌ„te not my selfe that I haue gotten it as yet but this one thing I say I forget those thinges whiche are behynde endeuoure my selfe vnto those thynges which are before and accordyng to the marke appoynted I preace to the rewarde of the hye callyng of God thorow Christ Iesu. Let vs therfore as many as be perfect be thus wyse mynded and yf ye be other wyse mynded God shall open the same also vnto you Neuerthelesse vnto that which we haue attayned vnto let vs procede by one rule that we may be of one accorde ✚ Brethren be folowers togither of me loke on them whiche walcke euen so as ye haue vs for an ensaÌ„ple For many walke of whom I haue tolde you often now tel you wepynge that they are the enemyes of the crosse of Christ whose ende is damnacion whose bely is their God glory to their shame whiche are worldly mynded But our coÌ„uersacion is in heaueÌ„ from whence we loke for the sauiour euen the Lord Iesus Christ whiche shal chaunge our vyle bodye that he may make it like vnto his glorious body accordig to the workyng wherby he is able also to subdue al thynges vnto him selfe ⊢ He saluteth certayne of them exhorteth them to be of honest conuersacyon and thanketh them because of the prouisyon that they made for him beynge in pryson CAPI IIII. THerfore my brethren derely beloued longed for my ioy crowne so coÌ„tinu in the Lord ye beloued I praye Euodias besech Smtiches that they be of one accord in the Lord. Yee I besech the faithful yock felowe helpe the wemen which laboured w t me in the Gospell with Element also and with other my laboure felowes whose names are in the boke of life ✚ Reioyse in the Lorde alwaye agayne I saye reioyce Let your softenes be knowen vnto al men The Lord is euen at haÌ„de Be careful for nothing but in all prayer supplicacion let your peticions be manifest vnto God wyth geuyng of thankes And the peace of God whiche passeth all vnderstandyng kepe youre hertes and myndes thorowe Christ Iesu. Furthermore brethren whatsoeuer thyn ges are true whatsoeuer thyngê are honest whatsoeuer thynges are iuste whatsoeuer thynges are pare whatsoeuer thynges are conuenyent whatsoeuer thynges are of honest reporte yf there be any vertue yf there be any prayse of lernyng those same haue ye in your minde which ye haue both lerned and receyued herde also sene in me those thynges do the God of peace shal be wyth you I reioyse in the Lord greatly that now at the last youre care is reuyued agayne for me in that wherin ye were also carefull but ye lacked oportunite I speake not because of necessite For I haue lerned in whatsoeuer estate I am therwith to be content I can both be lowe I can be hye Euery where in al thynges I am instructed both to be ful to be hongry both to haue plenty to suffre nebe I can do al thynges thorow Christ which strengneth me Notwithstandyng ye haue wel done that ye bare part with me in my tribulacyon Ye of Philippos knowe also that in the be gynnynge of the Gospell when I departed from Macedonia no coÌ„gregacion bare part with me as concernynge geuynge and receyuynge but ye onely For when I was in Thessalonica ye sente once and afterwarde agayne vnto my necessyte not that I desyre gyftes but I desyre abouÌ„dant frute on your parte Neuertheles I receyued al and haue plentye I was eueÌ„ fylled after that I recey ned of Epaphrodytus the thynges whyche were sent froÌ„ you an odoure of a swete smell a sacrifice accepted and pleasaunt to God My God shall supplye all youre nede thorowe hys gloryous ryches by Iesu Chryst. Unto God oure father be prayse for euermore AmeÌ„ Salute al the saynctes in Christ Iesu. The brethren which are with me grete you Al the saynctes salute you moste of all they whiche are of the emperours housholde The grace of our Lord Iesu Chryst be with you all Amen ¶ This Epystle was wrytten from Rome by Epaphrodytus ⧠The Epystle of Saynte Paule the Apostle to the Collossyans ¶ He gyueth thancked vnto God for theyr sayth loue and hope prayeth for theyr increase and sheweth howe we are the kyngedome of God optayned by Christe whiche to the heade of the Congregacyon CAPI I. PAul an Apostle of Iesu Christe by the wyl of God and brother Tymotheus To the Saynctes whych are at Collossa and brethreÌ„ that beleue in Christ. Grace be wyth you and peace frome God our father and from the Lorde Iesus Christe ⧠☜ â— We gyue thankes to God the father of our Lorde Iesus Christe alwayes for you in our prayers For we haue hearde of your fayth in Christ Iesu and of the loue whiche ye beare to al sanctes for the hopes sake whiche is layed vp in store for you in heauen of which hope ye herd before by the true worde of the Gospell which is come vnto you eueÌ„ as it is into al the world is frutefull âšœ and groweth as it is also among you froÌ„ the day in the which ye herde of it had experyence in the grace of God thorowe the trueth as ye learned of Epaphra our dere felowe seruasit whiche is for you a faythfull minyster of Christ which also declared vnto vs your loue which ye haue in the spirite ✚ For this cause we also seÌ„se the daye we herde of it haue not ceasyd to praye for you and to desyre that ye myght be fulfylled wyth the knowledge of hys wyll in all wysdome and spiritual vnderstaÌ„dyng that ye
you for ye youre selues knowe perfectly that the daye of the Lorde shal come euen as a thefe in the nyght For when they shal saye peace and all thynges are safe then shall soden destruccion come vpon them as sorowe coÌ„meth vpon a woman traualynge wyth chylde and they shall not scape But ye brethren are not in darcknes that that day shulde come on you as a thefe ✚ Ye are al the children of lyght and the chyldren of the daye We are not of the night nether of darcknes Therfore let vs not slepe as do other â–ª but let vs watch and be sober For they that slepe in that nyght and they that be droncken are droncken in the nyght But let vs which are of the day be sober armed with the brest plate of faith and loueâ— and wyth hope of saluacyon for an helmet For God hathe not apoynted vs to prouoke wrathe vnto oure selues but to obtayne saluacyon by the meanes of oure Lorde Iesu Christ which dyed for vsâ—tuâ—t whether we wake or slepe we shuld lyue together with hym Wherfore comforte youre selues together edify euery one another euen as ye do ⊢ We besech you brethrâ— that ye knowe them which labour among you and haue the ouer syght of you in the Lord and geue you exhortacyon that ye haue them in hye reputacyon thorowe loue for theyr worckes sake and be at peace wyth them ✚ We desyre you brethren warne them that are vnruly comforte the feble minded lyft vp the weake be pacyente towarde all men Se that none recompence euyll for euyll vnto any man but euer folowe that whiche is good both amonge youre selues and to all men Reioyce euer ☞ Praye contynually In all thinges geue thankes For thys is the wyll of God thorowe Christ Iesu towarde you Quenche not the spyrite Despyse not prophesyinges Examen all thynges kepe that which is good Abstayne front all cuyl appearaunce The very God of peace sanctyfye you thorowe out And I praye God that your whole spirite and soule and body may be preserued so that in nothing ye may be blamed in the commynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ. Faythfull is he which called you which wyll also do it Brethren praye for vs. Grete all the bethren wyth an holy kysse I charge you in the Lord that this Epistle he red vnto all the holy brethren The grace of the Lorde Iesus Chryste be wyth you Amen ¶ The fyrste Epystle vnto the Thessalonyans was written from Athens ⧠The seconde Epistle of Sainct Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonyans ¶ He thanketh God for theyr fayth and 〈◊〉 and prayeth for the encrease of the same CAPI I. PAule and Syluanus and Tymotheus Unto the congregacyon of the Thessalonyans in God our father and in the Lord Iesus Chryst. Grace be vnto you and peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesus Chryste We are bounde to thanke god alwayes for you brethren as it is mete because that youre faythe groweth exceadyngly and euery one of you swymmeth in loue towarde another betwene your selues so that we our selues boaste of you in the congregacyons of God ouer your pacyence and fayth in all youre persecucyons and tribulacyons that ye suffre whiche is a token of the rightwes iudgement of God that ye are counted worthy of the kyngdome of God for whiche ye also suffre It is veryly a ryghtewes thyng with God to recompence trybulacyon to them that trouble you and to you whiche are troubled reste with vs when the Lorde Iesus shall shewe hym selfe from heauen wyth the Aungels of hys power wyth flamynge fyre which shall rendre vengeaunce vnto them that knowe not God and that obeye not the Gospell of oure Lorde Iesus Chryste whiche shall be punysshed wyth tuerlastynge damnacyon from the presence of the LORDE and from the glorye of his power when he shall come to be glorifyed in hys saynctes and to become maruelous in all them that beleue because oure testymony that we had to you was belieued euen the same daye Wherfore we praye alwayes for you that oure God wyll make you worthy of thys callynge and fulfyll all delectacyon of goodnes and the worcke of faythe wyth power that the name of oure Lorde Iesus Chryste maye be gloryfyed by you and ye by hym accordynge to the grace of oure God and of the Lorde Iesus Chryst. ¶ He sheweth them that the daye of the Lorde shall not come tyl the depuâ—ting from the cayâ—h come fyrst and therfore he exhorteth them not to be disâ—â—â—ued but to sta 〈…〉 in the thynges that he hath taught them CAPI II. WE beseche you brethren by the commynge of oure Lorde Iesu Christ and in that we shal assemble vnto hym that ye be not sodenly moued from youre mynde nor be troubled neyther by spyryte neyther by wordes nor yet by letter whiche shulde seme to come from vs as though the daye of Chryst were at hande Let no man deceaue you by any meanes for the Lorde shall not come excepte there come a departynge fyrste and that that synfull man be opened the sonne of perdicion whiche is an aduersary and is exalted aboue al that is called god or that is worshypped so that he dothe syt in the temple of god boastynge hymselfe to be god Remember ye not that when I was yet with you I tolde you these thynges And nowe ye knowe what withholdeth euen that he myght be vttered at hys tyme. For the mysterye of the inyquyte doeth all readye worcke tyll he whiche nowe onelye letteth be taken out of the waye And then shall that wycked be vttered whome the Lorde shal consume wyth the spyryte of his mouthe and shall destroye with the appearaunce of hys commyng ⊢ euen him whose comming is after the workynge of Satan with all lyinge power sygnes and wonders and with all deceuablenes of vnâ—ightwesnes among them that peryshe â–ª because they receaued not the loue of the truth that they myght be saued And therfore God shal sende them stronge delusyon that they shulde beleue lyes that all they myghte be damned which beleued not the trueth but had pleasure in vnryghtwesues But we are bounde to geue thanckes alwaye to god for you brethren beloued of the Lorde for because that god hathe from the begynnynge chosen you to saluacyon thorowe sanctyfyinge of the spyryte and thorowe beleuynge of the trueth wher vnto be called you by oure Gospell to obtayne the glorye of oure Lorde Iesu Christe ✚ Therfore brethren staÌ„de fast kepe the ordinauÌ„ces which ye haue learned whether it were by our preachiÌ„ge or by Epystle Our Lorde Iesu Christ hym selfe and God oure father whiche hathe loued vs hath geuen vs euerlastynge coÌ„solacyon and good hope thorowe grace comforte youre hertes stablysshe you in al good sayenge and doynge ¶ He desyreth them to praye for hym that the Gospel maye prospere and geueth them