The Piththy and moost notable sayinges of al Scripture gathered by Thomas Paynell after the manner of common places very necessary for al those that delite in the consolacions of the Scriptures 1550. ¶ To the right excellent and moste gracious Lady my Ladye Maryes good grace Thomas Paynell sendeth gretynge NOtwithstaÌ„ding that this my collection of Scripture moste excellente and vertuous Ladye hathe no nede of any mans tuition or defense forasmuche as it contayneth onelye the simple and very true worde and sayinges of god yet after I had finished and ended the thyng and purposed by the counsell of a lerned man to publyshe it for mans consolacioÌ„ and learning youre graces fyery and â—eâ—ueÌ„t mynde to vertuous and godly liuing youre true intente and naturall inclinacion to the same your liberal hand and fauour to those whiche diligently do exercyse themselues in the spirituall and morall study of the sincere worde of god and agayne youre Graces benignitie and gentilnes of long tyme bounte fully to me declared enforced me to publishe it in your graces name Accept therfore this my labour moste excellant Lady as sente of your daylye Orator and moste humble seruaunt to your grace Rede the fruiteful lessons therof and digest them thorowly practyse and proue in very dede howe swete the Lordes wordes be vse the profitable doctrines of this litle boke for so doynge youre grace shall learne dayly more and more truly to know the Lord to tast releafe and to ensewe his holye and swete worde to loue and feare him to be his faithfull and obsequines handmaydeÌ„ â–ª and a diligent ensuer of his wil and sâ—eppes moste pleasaunt and voluntariously to beare the yoke of his most comfortable and swete commaundementes Thinke nor esteme not I moste humblye beseche youre grace this my gifte to be sleÌ„der in valure although of it selfe it be but litle for precious stones are of themselues in quantitie but lytle and yet for theyr naturall operacions and proprieties of greate estates moste hyely estemed Esteme the content of my boke and gifte that is the worde of God and not the slendernesse thereof esteme my faythful and true heart vnto your grace and not my simple and slender gyfte And yet yf this my poore and slender gyfte maye be wel and exactly wayd and pendred what thyng although it comprehende not al the fruiteful lessons of Scripture maye be compared vnto it For what is more exceleÌ„t or more precious then the word of god what thyng maye be estemed equall vnto it what ought to be more embraced of a christian theÌ„ Christes woâ—de then a pure and a christian lyfe then chastitie then humâ—â—…e then godly wisedome and pure doctrine the which with other vertuous and heauenly lessons are in this my briefe collection compendiously and fruitfully comprised Wherfore I euen humbly desire youre noble grace to accepte this my labour and small gift in good parte Accept I saye and embrace the worde of God for that truly vnderstanded and seriously ensued and folowed shal be to your graces spirituall encrease mooste comfortable comforte ¶ The fyrste Chapter of Genesis IN the begynning God created heauen and earth The earth was voyde and empty and darckenes was vpoÌ„ the face of the depe and the spirite of god moued vpon the face of the waters God called the drie land erthe and the gatheringe together of waters called he the sees God made two greate lightes a greater lighte to rule the daye and a lesse lyghte to rule the nyght God created man in his owne ymage in the ymage of God created he him male and female created he them And god blessed them and sayd vnto them Growe and increase and replenishe the earth and subdue it and haue dominion of the fyshe of the see and foule of the ayre and of euery lyuinge thinge that moueth vpon the earth ¶ The seconde Chapter AND in the seuenth daye God endued his worke whiche he had made In the .vii. daye also he rested from all his workes which he had made and God blessed the .vij. daye sanctified it because that in it he had rested frome all his worke which God ordeyned to make The Lord god also shope man euen dust froÌ„ the grounde and breathed in to his nostrelles the breath of lyfe and Adam was made a lyuing soule And the Lorde God plaÌ„ted a garden caste warde from eden and there he put man whome he had made The tree of lyfe and the tree of knowledge of good euil was in the widdes of the garden The Lorde god also tooke Adam and put him into the garden of eden that he might dresse and kepe it And the Lorde God commaunded Adam sayinge eatinge thou shalt eate of euery tree of the garden But as touching the tree of knowledge of good and euill thou shalt not eate of it Ele in what daye soeuer thou eatest there of thou shalt dye the death It is not good that Adam shulde be alone I will make hym an helpe whiche may be present with hym And so oute of the grounde shope the Lorde god euery beste of the felde and euery foule of the ayre and brought it vnto man that he might se how he wolde cal it For lyke wyse as man hym selfe named euery liuinge thinge euen so was the name thereof Man himselfe therfore named the names vnto all catel and foule of the ayre and to euery beast of the felde And for man founde he not an helpe that mighte be present with hym The Lorde god also caused a slombre to fall vpon AdaÌ„ and he stepte And he toke one of his ribbes and closed vp the fleshe in steade thereof And the ribbe which the Lorde God had taken from man made he a woman and brought her vnto man And man sayde This is now bone of my bones and fleshe of my fleshe she shall be called womaÌ„ by cause she was taken out of man For this cause shall man leue his father and his mother shal be ioyned with his wife and they shal become one fleshe and they were both naked the man and his wyfe and were not ashamed ¶ The .iij. Chapter THe serpent was subtiller then euery beast of the felde whiche the lorde god made The serpent sayde vnto the woman ye shall not dye the death but god dothe knowe that the same daye that ye eate there of your eyes shall be opened and ye shall be euen as goddes knowynge good and euill And the Lorde god called Adam and sayde vnto him where art thou whiche sayde I herde thy voyce in the Garden and was afrayde bycause I was naked and hyd my selfe Adam sayde The woman whome thou gauest to be with me gaue me of the tree and I dyd eate And the woman sayde yonder serpent begylyd me and I dyd eate The Lorde sayde vnto the serpent because thou hast done this thou art cursed aboue all cattell and aboue euery beast of the felde Vpon thy bellye shalt thou go and dust
shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy lyfe I will also put enimitie bytwene the and the woman bytwene thy seed and her seed the same shalt treade downe thy head and thou shalt treade vpon his heele Vnto the woman he sayde In multiplyinge wyl I multiply thy sorowe and thy conceyuing In sorowe shalt thou bringe forth the children and thy lust shall pertayne to thy husband and he shall haue the rule of the. To Adam he sayde cursed be the grounde for thy sake In sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe Thorne also and thystie shall it cause to growe vnto the and thou shalte eate the hearbe of the felde In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate breade tyll thou be turned agayne in to the grouÌ„de for out of it was thou taken in asmuch as thou art dust and in to dust shalt thou be turned againe ¶ The fourth Chapter ANd in processe of daies it came to passe that Cain brought of the frute of the grounde an oblation vnto the Lorde Habell also brought of the firstlinges of his shepe and of the fat thereof And the Lord had respecte vnto Habel and to his oblation But vnto Cain and to his offering he had no respect for the which cause Cain was excedinge wrath and his countenaunce abated And the Lorde sayde vnto Cain Why art thou wroth and why is thy countenaunce abated if thou do well shall there not be a promotion And if thou dost not wel lyeth not thy sinnes in the dores Vnto the also pertayneth the lust thereof and thou shal thaue dominion euer it AND it fortuned when they were in the felde Cain tose vp againste Habell his brother and slue him And the Lorde sayde vnto Cain where is Habell thy brother Whiche sayde I wote not am I my brothers keper And he sayde what hast thou done The voyce of thy brothers bloude trieth vnto me out of the grounde and now art thou cursed from the earth which hathe opened her mouthe to receaue thy brothers bloude from thy hande Yf thou tyll the grounde she shall not procede to yeld vnto the her strength Fugitiue and avagabende shall thou be in the earth And Cain sayde vnto the Lorde My iniquite is more then that it may be forgeuen Lameth toke vnto hym two wyues the name of the one was Ada and the name of the other was Zylla Iabell was the father of suche as dwell in tentes and of suche as haue cattell Thuball was the father of suche as handle harpe or organe Thubalchain wrought cunningly euery crafte of brasse and of yron ¶ The fyft Chapter ALl the dayes that Adam lyued were nine hundreth and thyrthye yeres Henoche walked with God and he was nomore sene for God toke hym awaye ¶ The syxt Chapter THE sonnes of God saw the doughters of men that they were fayre and they toke them wyues from amonge all that they had chosen The Lord sayde my spryte shall not alwaye stryue in man because he is fleshe and his dayes shal be an huÌ„dred and twenty yeres But God sawe that the malice of man was greate in the earthe and all the imagination of the thoughtes of his hert was onely euill euery daye And it repented the Lorde that he had made man in the earth he was touched with sorowe in his hert and the Lorde sayde I wyll from the vpper parte of the earth destroy man whom I haue created bothe man catel worme and foule of the ayre for it repenteth me that I haue made them Noah was iuste and perfecte in his generations walked with god and begat .iii. sonnes Sem Ham and Iapheth The earth was corrupt before God and the same earth was fylled with crueltye and God loked Apon the earth beholde it was corrupt for all fleshe had corrupte his waye vpon earth The length of the arke shal be thre hundreth cubites the bredth of it .l. cubytes the height of it thyrty cubytes The .vij. Chapter THe rayne was vpon the earth fortye dayes and fortye nyghtes And the waters preuayled exceadingly vpon the earth and all the hye hylles that are vnder whole heauen were couered Fyftene cubites vpwarde did the waters preuayle so that the mountaynes were couered The waters preuayled vpon the earth an hundreth and fyftie dayes ¶ The .viij. Chapter AND he sent forth a rauen whiche went out goinge forth and returninge agayne vntyll the waters were dried vp vpon the earth He sente forth the doue out of the arke and the doue came to him in the euen tyde and Loin her mouthe was an oliue leafe that she had plucte wherby Noah did knowe that the waters were abated vpon the earth And that Lord sayde in his herte I wyl not proceade to curse the grounde any more for mannes sake for the ymagination of mans herte is euell euen from his youth Neyther wyll I adde to smite any more euery thing lyuing as I haue done ¶ The .ix. Chapter EUery thinge that moueth it selfe and that lyueth shall be meate for you euen as the grene heat be haue I geuen you all thynges But fleshe in the life therof and in the bloude therof shall ye not eate Elles your bloude of your liues will I require from the hande of euery beast will I requyre it froÌ„ the hande of man from the hand of mans brother will I requyre the life of man who so shedeth mannes bloude by man shall his bloude be shedde for in the ymage of God did god make man My couenaunte wyll I make with you that from henseforth euery fleshe he not rooted oute with the waters of a floude neyther shall there be a floude to destroye the earth any more Noah also beganne to be an husband man and planted a vyneyarde â–ª and he drincking of the wyne was dronken and vncouered within his cente And Ham the father of Canaan seinge the nakednes of his father tolde his two bretherne without And Sem and Iaphet they two takynge a garment layde it vpon there shulders and coÌ„minge backwarde couered the naked priuities of theâ—re father namely their faces beinge turned awaye leyst they shulde se theyr fathers priuities ¶ The .x. Chapter NImrod began to be mightye in the earth for he was a mightye hunter before the Lorde A slut buylded Niniue the stretes of the citye ¶ The .xi. Chapter ALl the whole earth was of one language and lyke speche And they sayde Go to let vs buylde vs a cytie and a tower whose toppe may reach vnto heare and let vs make vs a name And therfore is the name of it called Babel because the Lorde did there confounde the language of al the earth ¶ The .xii. Chapter THE Lord sayde vnto Abram Gette the out of thy countrey and out of thy natioÌ„ and from thy fathers house vnto a lande that I will shewe the and I will make of the a greate people and will blesse the and make thy name greate that thou mayst
shall haue the shynne of the burnt offeringe whiche he hath offered Yf any soule eate of the fleshe of the peace offerynge that pertayneth vnto the Lorde hauing his vncleanesse vpon him or that doeth touche anye vncleane thing that is of the vnclennesse of man or of any vncleane beaste or anye abhominacion that is vncleane and then eate of the fleshe of the peace offeringe whiche pertayneth vnto the Lord that soule shal peryshe frome hys people Ye shall not eate no maner of bloude whether it be of foule or of beaste whatsoeuer soule it be that eateth anye maner of bloude the same soule shall perishe from his people ¶ The .ix. Chapter MOses saide vnto Aaron go vnto the anltar and offer thy secrifice for synne and make an attonement for the and the people and thou shalt offer the offeringe of the people to reconcile them as the Lorde commaunded ¶ The .x. Chapter NAdab and Abihu the sonnes of Aaron toke eyther of them his censor and put fyre therin and putte cens therupon and offered straūge fyre before the Lorde whiche he commaunded them not and there went a fyre out from the lord and consumed them they dyed before the lorde And the lorde spake vnto Aaron saying Thou shalt not drincke wyne and stronge drincke thou and thy sonnes that are with the when ye go into the tabernacle of wytnesse lest ye dye Let it be a lawe for euer thorowout youre generatiōs and that ye may haue knowlege to put difference betwene holy and vnholy betwene cleane and vncleane and that ye maye teache the children of Israell all the statutes whiche the Lorde hath spoken vnto them by the hande of Moses ¶ The .xi. Chapter WHese are the beastes whiche ye shall eate Amonge all the catell that are on the earth whatsoeuer parteth the hose and deuideth it into two clawes chaweth cud amonge the beastes that shall ye eate These shal ye eate of al that are in the waters whatsoeuer hath synnes and skales in the waters sees and ryuers that shall ye eate let all other be abhomination vnto you Let euery crepinge thinge that crepeth vpon the earth be an abhomination vnto you The .xij. Chapter IF a woman hathe conceaued and borne a man chylde she shalt be vncleane .vij. dayes euen in lyke maner as when she his put a part in tyme of her naturall disease And in the .viij. daye the fleshe of the childes foreskynne shall be cut awaye and she shall then continue in the bloude of her purifyinge .xxxiij. dayes She shall touche no halowed thinge nor come into the sanctuary vntyl the tyme of her purifyinge be out Yf she beare a mayde childe she shal be vncleane two weakes as when she hath her naturall disease and she shal continue in the bloud of her purifyinge lxvj dayes ¶ The .xiij. Chapter WHen there appeareth a rysing in any mans fleshe eyther a scabbe or a glistering white and the plage of leprosye be in the skynne of his fleshe he shal be brought vnto Aaron the priest or vnto one of his sonnes the priestes the priest shall loke on the sore in the skynne of his fleshe And as longe as the disease lasteth vpon hym he shal be defyled and vncleane he shall dwell alone euen without the hoost shalt his habitation be ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter ANd if I put the plage of the leprosie in a house of the lande of your possessiō he that oweth the house shall come and tell the preast sayinge my thinke that there is as it were ▪ a leprosye in the house And the preast shall commaunde them to emptie the house before the preast go into it to se the plage that all that is in the house be not made vncleane and then must the priest go in to se the house Yf the preast also se that the plage is in the walles of the house and that theyr be holowe strakes pale or red whiche seme to be lower then the wall it selfe the preast shall go out at the house doores and shut vp the house seuen dayes And the preast shall come agayne the seuenth daye and yf he se that the plage be increased in the walles of the house the priest shall commaunde them to take away the stones in whiche the plage is and let them cast them into a foule place without the citie and he shall commaunde the house to be scraped within rounde aboute powre out the duste that they scrape of without the cytie into a soule place And they shall take other stones and put they in the places of those stones and other morter to plaster the house withall The .xv. Chapter IF any mans sede departe from hym in his slepe he shall washe his fleshe in water and be vncleane vntill euen And all the clothes and all the furres wherin is suche sede of slepe shal be washed with water be vncleane vnto the euen And yf he that hath suche an yssue of sede do lye with a woman they shal bothe washe them selues with water and be vncleane vntil euen The .xvj. Chapter WHen Aaron hath made an ende of reconcilynge the holy pace and the tabernacle of wytnes and the aultar he shall bringe the lyue goate and Aaron shall put both his handes vpon the heade of the lyue goate and confesse ouer him all the misdedes of the children of Israel and all there trespaces in all theyr synnes putting them vpon the head of the goate and send hym awaye by the hande of a couenient man into the wyldernes And the goate shall beare vpon him all they re misdedes vnto the wildernes and he shall let the goate go free into the wyldernes ¶ The xvij Chapter AND whatsoeuer man it be of the house of Israel or of the straungers that soiourne amonge you that eateth any maner of bloude I will set my face against that soule that eateth bloude and will destroy hym from amonge his people for the lyfe of the fleshe is in the bloude I haue geuē it vnto you vpō the aultar to make an attonement for your soules for bloude shall make an attonement for the soule And therfore I sayde vnto the children of Israel let no soule of you eate bloude The .xviij. Chapteer HE shall kepe myne ordinaunces and my iudgementes whiche if a man do he shall lyue in them I am the Lorde Thou shalt not vnheale the secrettes of thy brothers wyfe for that is thy brothers priuite Thou shalt not lye with mankinde as with woman kynde for it is abhomination Thou shalt lye with nomaner of beaste to defylethy selfe therewith neither shal any womā stande before a beast to lye downe therto for it is abhomination ¶ The .xix. Chapter WHen ye reape downe the ripe corne of your lande ye shall not reape downe the vtmost border of your fylde neyther shalt thou gather that whiche is lefte behinde in thy haruest Thou shalt not plucke in all thy vyneyarde cleane neyther gather in the grapes whiche
the laste it byteth like a serpent and stingeth as an adder My sonne thou eatest hony and the swete honye combe because it is good and sweete in thy mouth euen so shall knowledge of wysdome be vnto thy soule assone as thou hast gotten it A iuste man falleth seuen tymes and ryseth vp agayne but the vngodly fall into wickednes Reioyse not thou at the fall of thyne enemye and let not thyne hearte be gladde when he stombleth leste the Lorde when he seeth it be angrye and turne his wrath from hym vnto the. The .xxv. Chapter PUt not forth thy selfe in the presence of the kynge and prese not into the places of great men Better it is that it be sayde vnto the come vp hether then thou to be put lower in the presence of the prince whome thou seest with thyne eyes Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighboures house lest he be wery of the and so abhorre thee Yf thyne enemy honger fede hym yf he thyrst gyue hym drynke for so shalt thou heape coales of fyrste vpon hys heade and the lord shal rewarde the. Lyke as it is not good to eate to moche hony euen so he that wyll searche out hye thynges it shal be to heuy for hym The .xxvi. Chapter Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes leaste thou become lyke vnto hym but make the foole an answere to his foolishnes lesse he be wyse in his owne conceyte The .xxvii. Chapter LEt a nother man prayse thee and not thyne owne mouth yes other mennes lippes and not thyne An open rebuke is better then a secrete loue Better is a frende at hande then a brother farre of The .xxviii. Chapter HE that by vsury and vniuste gaynes gathereth ryches he shall laye them in store for a man that wyll pitie the poore He that turneth awaye his eare from hearyng the lawe his prayer shall be abhominable He that hydeth his synnes shall not prosper but whoso knowlegeth them and forsaketh them shall haue mercye Lyke as a roarynge Lyon and an hungrye beare euen so is an vngodly prince ouer the poore people Where the prince is without vnderstanding there is greate oppression and wronge but yf he be suche a one as hateth couetousnesse he shall longe raygne He that maketh to muche haste to be ryche shall not be vngylty He that geueth vnto the poore shall not lacke but he that turneth away his eyes from suche as be in necessitie shal suffre great pouertie himself The .xxix. Chapter WYth true iudgement the kynge setteth vp the lande but yf he be a maÌ„ that oppresseth the people with gatheringes he turueth it vpside downe When the vngodly come vp wickednes encreaseth but the righteous shall se theyr fall When the worde of god is not preached the people perishe He that delicately bryngeth vp his seruaunt froÌ„ a chylde shall make hym his mayster at length The .xxx. Chapter AL the wordes of god be pure and cleane Put thou nothyng vnto hys wordes leaste he reproue thee and thou be founde a lyar Remoue fro me vanitie and lyes geue me neither pouertie nor ryches onelye graunte me a necessarye liuyng least yf I be full I denye the and saye who is the Lorde And leaste I beynge constrayned thorowe pouertie fall vnto stelynge and take the name of my Lorde god in vayne There be three thynges that are neuer satisfyed yea foure thynges sayeth neuer whoo The graue a womans wombe closed and the earthe that hath neuer water ynough As for fyre it sayth neuer whoo There be three thynges to hye for me and as for the fourth that passeth my knowlege The waye of an Egle in the ayer the waye of a serpent ouer a stone the waye of a shippe in the sea and the waye of a man with a yonge woman Thorowe thre thynges the earthe is disquieeted and the fourth maye it not beare Thorowe a seruaunt that beareth rule Thorowe a foole that hath to muche breade Thorow a wyfe worthy hatred when she is maryed And thorowe an handemayden that is heyre to her maystres The .xxxi. Chapter O My beloued soÌ„ne geue not ouer thy streÌ„gth and wayes vnto women whiche are the desiruction euen of kynges O â—amuel it is not for kynges it is not I say for kynges to drinke wyne nor princes stronge drinke for there is no secrete where dronkennes raygneth leste they beyng dronken forgette the lawe and peruerte the iudgemente of all poore mennes chyldren Geue strong drinke vnto suche as are condempned to death and wine vnto those that mourne that they maye drynke it and forget their miserye and aduersitie as for fauoure it is discretefull and beautie is a vayne thynge ¶ The booke of the preacher the first Chapter AL floudes runne into the sea and yet is the sea it selfe not fylled for loke vnto what place the waters runne theÌ„ce then come the flowe agayne All thynges are so harde to be knowen that no man can expresse them There is no newe thynge vnder the sunne Where muche wysedome is there is also greate trauayle and disquietnes and the more knowlege a man hath the more is his care The .ii. Chapter The wyse manne dyeth as wel as the foole What gathereth a manne of all the laboure and trauayle of his mynde that he taketh vnder the sunne but heuinesse and sorowe and disquietnesse all the dayes of his lyfe The .iii. Chapter SO I yet ceyued that there is nothyng better for a man then to be merye and to do well as long as he lyueth The .iiii. Chapter I Iudged those that are deade more happye then those that be a lyue yea hym that is yet vnborne to be better at ease then they bothe because he seeth not the miserable workes that are done vnder the sunne Woo is hym that is a lone for yf he fal he hath not another to helpe hym vp The .v. Chapter IF thou make a vowe vnto god be not slacke to performe it Is for folyshe vowes he hathe no pleasure in them Yf thou promyse any thinge paye it for better it is that thou make no vowe then that thou shuldest promise and 〈◊〉 He that loueth money wyll neuer be satisfyed with moâ—â—… And who so delyteth in riches shall haue no profyte therof Like as he came naked out of his mothers woÌ„be so go the he thether againe and carieth nothynge awaye with him of all his laboure ¶ The .vii. Chapter A Good name is more worthe then precious oyntement It is better to go into an house of mournynge then into an banckettyng house Better it is to consydre the ende of a thyng then the begynning Vse well the tyme of prosperite and remember the tyme of mysfortune Be thou neither to righteous nor ouer wyse that thou perishe not be neither to vnrighteous also nor to foolishe least thou dye before thy time There is not one iust vpon earth that doeth good and synneth not The .viii. Chapter BEcause that euell worckes are not hastelye punished the hearte of manne
Nume .i. Number of the Leuites Nume .iii. i. Chro .xxiij. Number of the cities appertayinnge to the Leuites Nume .xxxv Number of the connyng musitions .i. Chro .xxv. O. Obedience is better then sacrifice .i. Reg .xv. Oblations with other sacrifices and woorkes of penaunce are not acceptable without good lyfe Esaye .i. Obstinate rebellions shal be deuoured Esay .i. Offringes must be without blemishe Leui .i. xxii Burnt offringes Leui .ii. Meat offringes Leui .ii. Peace offringes Leui .iiii. Synne offringes Leui .iiii. Trespas offeringes Leui .v. All offeringes must haue salt Leui .ii. Offeringes of other mens goodes syrach .xxxiiii. Offeryng of the righteous syrach .xxxv. Offer not the blynde nor the lame Mala .i. Offer for the deade .ii. Macha .xii. Olde men are to be honoured Leui .xix. Oyle of gladnesse psal .xxxv Onan dothe spyll his seede and why gen .xxxviii. One language vpon the earth gene .xi. Open a well and couer it a gayne Exo .xxi. Agaynst oppressours Miche .ii. Oseas the prophete maried an harlot Ose .i. Oure sinnes in the latter daye shall accuse vs .iiii. Esdras .xvi. Oxe that goreth a man shall dye Exo .xxi. P. Pacience shal be rewarded Tobi .iii. People murmer against Moses Exo .xv. Perbrakyng is holsome syrach .xxxi. Pharo is plaged gene .xii. Phynees and his godly dede Nume .xxv. Phisicions syrach .xxxviii. Piller of a cloude and another of fyer Exo .xiii. Place of the lateriudgemente Ose .iii. Place is partaker of the peoples trouble .ii. ma .ii Pledge and howe it must be restored Exo .xxii. Prayer with fasting is good Toby .xii. Prayse not thy selfe Prouer .xxvii. Prese not to hye prouer .xxv. Priestes liberties in Egipt gene xivii Priestes comming to god muste be sanctified Exod .xix. Priestes goynge into the tabernacle muste abstayne from wyne Leui .x. Priestes wyues and daughters Leui .xxi. Priestes duitie Deut .xviii. Priestes deale faythfully .iiii. Reg .xxii. Priestes shoulde not be taxed .i. Esdras .vii. iii. Esdras .viii. Priestes oughte to be honored syrach .vii. Priestes in the olde lawe were maried and with What wemē they might mary Eze. xliiii leui xxi Priestes might be roūded but not shauen eze 44. Priestes do all mischefe Ose vi Priestes wyll do nothyng for nought Mala. i. Priestes are goddes messengers Mala. ii Preache to the synfull and saue thy owne soule Ezech. iii. xxxiii Agaynst preachers Ezec. xxxiiii Preacher of lyes Miche ii Polluted persones Leui. xv Price of an asse head .iiii. reg vi Pryde of women is punished Esay iii. Prophete and a sear is all one .i. of the kynges .ix. Properties of a good woman Tob. x. Prosperitie of the commons is the kynges honor prouer .xiiii. Pouertie is euermore kepte vnder syrach .xiii. Powre ouergoeth right Abac. i. Q. Quayles Exo. xvi Num. xi Qualities of Iudges Exo. xviii R. Rayne and the continuance therof Gen. vii Rauen. gene viii Rauens brought Elias bread .iii. of the kyng xvii Rakynges are forbodden Leui. xxiii Rahab the harlot was saued Iosue vi Rachell mourneth Iere. xxxi Repynge of corne Leui. xix Rebecca conceaued two twynnes gene xxv Resurrection at the later daye Iob .xix. Reioyse not at the fall of thine enemie prou xxiiii Rewarde all giftes syrac .xx. Rewarde and fruite of righteousnes Esay .xxxii. Reioyce to knowe god Iere. ix Ryche men spurne agaynste god Deut. xxxii Ryches haue wynges pro. xxiii Regarde no dremes syrach .xxxiiii. Righteouse men are in great troubles psa xxxiiii Righteouse men are neuer forsaken psal xxxvii Righteouse men shall reioyce at the punishement of the wicked Psal lviii Righteous man Eze. xviii Riche men cary nothyng with them psal xlix Ryoters shall come to pouertie pro. xxiii Roboams croked aunswere .iii. Reg. xii Rulers muste not be blasphemed Exod. xxii Rulers and officers waxe proude Esther .xvi. Rulers with disceitfull wordes deceyue princes Esther .xvi. Suche rulers suche subiectes syrach .x. Agaynst rulers Miche iii. Ruben gene .xlix. S. Salamons petition .iii. Reg. iii. prouer .xxx. Salamons prouision for his house holde .iii. of the kynges .iiii. Salamons horse .iii. of the kyng .iiii. Salamons offeringe .iii. of the kyng .xii. Salamons Quenes and Concubines .iii. Reg. xi Salamons temple shal be destroyed and why .ii. of the Chroni vii Sampson slew a lyon Iudg. xiiii Sampson with a iawe bone c. Iudg. xv Samaria is besieged .iiii. Reg. vi Samuel is geuen vnto god i. Reg. i. Samuels sonnnes .i. of the kyng .viii. Samuel to the people .i. of the kyng xii Sanctificacion of the seuenth daye gene ii Sanger with an Oxe goade Iudge iii. Shadow of the sunne goeth backeward .iiii. re xx Shame is double Syrach .iiii. Sara saye thou arte my sister gene xiii Sara willeth Abram to mary her maide gene xvi Sara laughed gene xviii Sara in very dede is Abrams sister gene .xx. Saul a goodly man .l. Reg .ix. Saule dyed for counselyng with a wise woman .l. Chroni .x. Sawe and the axe Esaye .x. Seke for the olde waye Iere .vi. Serpentes curse gene .iii. Serpent of brasse nume .xxi. Sees gaue place to the chyldren of Israell Exod .xiiii. Sycle Leui. xxvii Sycles how many make a pounde Ezech .xiv. Syluer as plenty as stones .iii. Reg .viii Synnes of Sodome Ezech .xvi. Syxe thinges that god hateth prouer .vi. Slaunderers shal be destroyed psal .cx. Sychem dyd rauishe Dyna gene .xxxviii. Sloggyshe persones prouer .x. Soth sayers are not to be regarded Leui .xix. xx Deut .xviii. syrach .xxxiiii. Sodoma howe the crye of it ascended gene .xvi Soure grapes Eze .xviii. Sowe wretchednesse and reape the same Iob .iiii. Sowe teares and reape ioye psal .cxxvi. Sowe pyllowes and bolsters Ezeche .xiii. Sowe righteousnesse and repe the fruites of wel doynge Ose .x. Spare not the rod. proue .xiii. Speake fayre wordes vnto vs. Esay .xxx. Spirite of wysedome Esay .xi. Starre of Iacob Nume xxiiii Stolen water prouer .ix. Stony and fleshely hartes Eze .xi. xxxvi Stoppe not thy eates from the poore prouer .xxi. Straungers maye not be troubled Exo .xxii. Straungers are to be made of Leui .xix. Straungers offer incense before the Lorde Num .xvi. Stone corner stone Esai .xxviii. Straunge raiment Sopha .i. Subtilitie of the serpent Gene .iii. Suretishippe is hurtful Prouer .xi. xvii Sirach .viii. xxix Sweringe Sirach .xxiii. T Tabernacle by day was couered with a clowde and by night with fire Num .ix. Tables two written with the fynger of God Exod .xxxi. Thamar and hir two twinnes Gene .xxxviii. The time and yeres that the Israelites dwelt in Egipte Exod .xii. The tyme of deckinge beautifiyng the women Esther .ii. The ende of fowlines Pro .xxii. There is none that doeth good Psal .xiiii. The dead knowe nothinge Preach .ix. Thre thinges that are alowed Sirach .xxv Thre thinges belonge to an asse and thre to a seruaunte Sirach .xxxiii Thre thinges that are abhorred Sirach .xxv. Thre greuouse thinges Sirach .xxvi. There is no truth Osee .iiii. They that putte their trust in god shall not be ouercome Macha .ii. The thinges that god
toke and so was also Iames and Iohn the sonnes of Zebede whyche were parteners with Simon And Iesus saide vnto Simon Feare not frome hence forthe thou shalte catche menne And they brought the shyppes to lande and forsoke all and folowed him He warâ—ed the leper that he shoulde go and shewe him selfe to the preste and offer for his clensyng accordinge as Moses commaundement was for a witnes vnto them When he sawe theyr faythe he sayde vnto hym man thy synnes are forgeuen the. Who can forgeue synnes but god onely He went forth sawe a publicane named Leui sittynge at the recâ—pte of cullome and saide vniâ— him folowe me and he lefâ—e all rose vy and folowed him They that are whole nede not of the phisicion but they that are sicke I â—am not to call the righteous but sinners to repentaunce No man putteh a pece of a newe garment into an olde vesture for yf he do then breaketh he the newe the pece that was taken out of the newe agreeth not with the olde Also no man powreth newe wyne into olde vessels for yf he do the new wine breaketh the vessels runneth out it selfe and the vessels perishe But newe wyne muste be powred into newe vessels and bothe are preserued Also no man that dryncketh olde wyne straight waye can awaye with newe for he saithe the olde is pleasaunter The .vi. Chapter WHether is it laufull on the sabothe dayes to do good or to do euill to saue ones life or for to destroye it And he beheld theÌ„ all in coÌ„passe and said vnto the man Stretche forth thy hande and he dyd so and his hande was restored made as whole as the other And it fortuned in those dayes that he went out into a mountayne for to praye and continued all nyght in prayer to god Blessed be ye poore for yours is the kyngdome of god Blessed are ye that honger nowe for ye shal be satiffyed Blessed are ye that wepe nowe for ye shall laughe Blessed are ye when menâ— hate you and thruste you oute of theyr companye and rayle and abhorte your name as an euyll thynge for the son of mannes sake Reioyse ye then and be glad for behold your rewarde is great in heauen Wo be to you that are riche for you haue therin your consolation Wo be to you that are ful for ye shall honger wo be to you that nowe laugh for ye shal waste wepe Wo be to you wheÌ„ al men praise you for so did their fathers to that false prophetes Loue your enemyes do good to them that hate you Blesse them that curse you And pray for theÌ„ whiche wrongfully trouble you And vnto hym that smytteth the on the one cheke offer also the other And him that taketh awaye thy gowne forbyd not to take thy cote also Geue to euery man that axeth of the. And of him that taketh awaye thy goodes axe theÌ„ not againe And as ye wolde that men shulde do to you so do you to them likewise Yf ye loue them whiche loue you what thanke are ye worthy of For the very synners loue theyr louers And yf you do for theÌ„ whyche do for you what thanke are you worthy of for the very synners doo euen the same Yf ye lende to them of whome ye hope to receaue what thanke shall ye haue For the verye synners lende to synners to receaue as muche againe Wherfore loue ye your enemyes do good and lende lokyng for nothynge againe and youre rewarde shal be greate and ye shal be the children of the hiest for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde and to the euyll Be ye therfore mercifull as your father is merciful Iudge not and ye shall not be iudged Condemne not ye shall not be condemned Forgeue ye shal be forgeuen Geue it shal be geuen vnto you good measure pressed downe Geue together running ouer shal men geue into your bosomes For with what measure ye mete with the same shall menne mete to you againe Canne the blynde leade the blynde do they not bothe then fall into the dyche The disciple ys not aboue his master Euerye manner shal be perfecte euen as his master is Why seest thou a more in thy brothers eye and consyderest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Eyther howe canste thou saye to thy brother Brother â—ette me pull out the moote that is in thine eye when thou perceauest not the beame that is in thine owne eye Ypocrite cast out the beame out of thine owne eye fyrste and then shalte thou see perfectly to pull out the moote oute of thy brothers eye It is not a good tree that bryngeth forth euyll frute neyter is that an euyll tree that bryngeth forthe good frute For euerye tree is knowen by his frute Nether of thornes gader menne fygges nor of busshes gader menne grapes A good manne oute of the good treasure of his herte bryngeth forth that whiche is good And an euyll man oute of the euyll treasure of his herte bryngeth forthe that whiche is euyll For of the aboundaunce of the hert his mouth speaketh Why call you me Master Master and do not as I byd you whosoeuer coÌ„meth to me and heareth my sayinges and doth the same I wyll shewe you to whome he is lyke He is lyke a manne whiche bylte an housse and dyggyd depe and layde the foundation on a rocke when the waters arose the flud bet vpon the house and coulde not moue it for it was grounded vpon a rocke But he that heareth doth not is lyke a man that without foundation by it an housse vpoÌ„ the earth against which the fludde dyd beate and it fell by and by and the fall of the house was greate The .vii. Chapter LOrde trouble not thy selfe for I am not worthy that thou shouldest entre vnder my rofe Wherfore I thought not myselfe worthye to come vnto thee But saye the worde and my seruaunt shal be hole I saye vnto you I haue not founde so great fayth no not in Israel Beholde they whiche are gorgeouslye apparelled and lyue delycately are in kynges courtes But what went ye forth to se a prophete ye I saye to you and more then a prophete This is he of whome it is written Beholde I sende my messenger before thy face to prepare thy waye before the. For I saye vnto you a greater prophete then Iohn among wemens chyldren is there none Neuerthelesse one that is lesse in the kyngdome of god is greater then he Iohn Baptist came neither eatyng bread nor drynkyng wyne and ye saye he hathe the deuyll The sonne of maÌ„ is come and eateth and drinketh and ye saye beholde a man which is a glotten and a drinker of wyne a seende of Publicanes and synners Symon seest thou this woman I entred in to thy house and thou gauest me no water to my feete but she hath washed my feete with teares and wyped them with the heares of her heade Thou gauest me
bothe in body and also in sprete But she that is maryed careth for the thynges of the world how she may please her husband The wyfe is bound to the law assong as her husband lyueth yf her husband slepe she is at libettr to mary which whou◠she will onely in the lord But she is happiar if she do abide in my iugemēt The .viii. Chapter MEat maketh not vs acceptable to god Nether ther yf we eate are we the better Neither yf we eate not are we the worsse But take hede that your liberte cause not the weake to fall Yf meat hur emy brother I wyll eare no fleshe whyll the worlde standeth because I wyll not hurte my brother The .ix. Chapter WHo goeth a warfarre any tyme at his owne coste Who planteth a vineyarde and eateth not of the frute who fedeth a flocke and eateth not of the mylke Yf we sowe vnto you spirituall thinges is it a greate thing yf we reape your carnall thinges Do ye not vnderstande howe that they whyche minister in the temple haue theyr fyndynge of the temple And they whyche wayte as the aulter are partakers withe the aultar Guen so also dyd the lorde ordayne that they whyche preache the gospell shulde lyue of the gospell Wo is to me yf I preache not the gospell They whiche run in a course run all yet one receaueth the reward So run the ye may obtaine I came my body and brynge it into subiection leaste after that I haue preached to other I my selft shulde be caste awaye The .x. Chapter FEtte hym that thynketh he standeth take hede least he tall But god is faithfull whiche shall not suffre you to be tempted adoue your strength but shall in the myddes of temptation make awaye to escape our Is not the cuppe of blessynge whiche we blesse partakyng of the oloude of christe is not the breade which we breake partakyng of the body of christe because that we though we be many yet are one breade one bodye in asmuche as we all are parts takers of one breade Ye can not dryncke of the cup of the Lorde and of the cup of the deuyls Ye can not be partakers of the lordes table and of the table of deuyls All thinges are lawfull vnto me but all thynges are not expedient All thynges are laufull to me but al thinges ediffy not Let no man seke his owne proffyt but let euery manne seke anothers welthe Whether ye eate or dryncke or whatsoeuerye do do all to the praise of god The .xi. Chapter I Wolde ye knewe that Christe is the heads of euery manne And the manne is the womans head And god is christes head A manne ought not to couer his heade for asmocke as he is the ymage and glorye of god The womanne is the glory of the manne for the manne is not of the woman but the woman of the man Nether was the man created for the womās sake but the womā for the mās sake For this cause ought the womā to haue power in her head for the angels sakes Yf there be anye among you that lusteth to striue lette him knowe that we no suche custome nether the congregacions of god There muste be sectes amonge you that they whiche are perfecte among you might be knowen The Lorde Iesus the same nyght in whiche he was betrayed toke bread and thanked and brake and sayde Lake ye and eate ye this is my bodye whiche is broken for you This do ye in the remēbraunce of me After the same maner he toke the cuppe when supper was done sayenge This do as ofte as ye dryncke it in the remembraunce of me For as often as ye shall eate this breade and dryncke this cuppe ye shall shewe the Lordes deathe tyll he come Wherefore whosoeuer shall eate of this breade or drinke of the cuppe vnworthely shall be giltie of the bodye and bloude of the LORDE Let a man therfore examine himselfe and so let him eate of the breade and drinke of the cup. For he that eateth or drinketh vnworthelye eateth and drinketh his owne damnacion because he maketh no difference of the lordes body For this cause many are weake and sycke amonge you and many stepe Yf we had truly iudged our selues we shuld not haue bene iudged The .xii. Chapter I Declare vnto you that no man speakinge in the spirite of god defieth Iesus Also no man can saye that Iesus is the lorde but by the holy ghost And yf one member suffer all suffer with him yf one member be had in honour all members be glad also The .xiii. Chapter THough I had al faith so that I could moue mountaynes out of there places and yet had no loue I were nothinge When that whiche is perfect is come then that whiche is vnperfect shal be done awaye Now we se in a glasse euen in a darke speaking but then shal wese face to face Now I know vnperfectfy but then shall I knowe euen as I am knowen Now abydeth fayth hope and loue euen these thre but the chiefe of these is loue The .xiiii. Chapter BRethren be not chyldren in wit Howe be it as concernyng maliciousnes be chyldren But in witte be perfect Let your wiues kepe silence in the congregations For it is not permitted vnto the to speake but let thē be vnder obedience Yf they wil learn◠any thyng let them are there husbandes at home For it is a shame for wemen to speake in the congregacion The .xv. Chapter BY the grace of god I am that I am and his grace whiche is in me was not in vayne but I laboured more abundantly then they al yet not I but the grace of god which is with me By a man came death and by a man came the resurrection of the dead For as by Adam al dye euen so by Christ shall all be made alyue and euery man in his owne order Malicious speakinges corrupt good maners The body is sowen in corrupcion and ryseth in incorruption It is sowen in dishonour and ryseth in honour It is sowen in weaknes and riseth in power It is sowen a naturall body and ryseth a spirituall bodye Fleshe and bloude cannot inherite the kyngdome of god Neither dothe corruption inherite vncorruption Beholde I shewe you a mistery We shall not all slepe but we shall al be chaunged and that in a moment and in the twinklynge of an eye at the sounde of the last trompe For the trōpe shall blowe and the deade shall ryse incorruptible and we shall be chaunged For this corruptible must put on inc rruptibilite and this mortal must put on immortalitie The .xvi. Chapter WAtche ye sionde fast in the fayth quyte you lyke men and be stronge Let all your busynes be done in loue ¶ The .ii. Epistle to the Corinthians the first Chap. FOr as the afflicciōs of Christ are plenteous in vs euē so is our consolacion plenteous by Christe Oure reioysinge is this the testimony of our consciēce that in singlenes and