with her heare and the house was fylled of the sauer of the oyntment Then sayde one of his disciples named Iudas Iscatioth Simons sonne whiche afterwarde betraied him why was not this oyntmente sold for thre huÌ„dred pence and geueÌ„ to the poore This sayde he not that he cared for the poore but because he was a thefe and kepte the bagge and bare that whiche was geuen Then sayde Iesus let her alone agaynst the daye of my burying she kept it The poore alwayes shal ye haue with you but me shall ye not alwayes haue Verely verely I saye vnto you excepte the wheate corne fall into the grounde and dye it bydeth alone Yf it dye it bringeth forth much fruit He that loueth his lyfe shall destroye it and he that hateth his life in this world shal kepe it vnto life eternall Yf eny man minister vnto me let him folowe me and where I am there shall my minister be And yf any man minister vnto me hym my father will honoure Walke whyle ye haue lyght lest the darkenes come on you He that walketh in the darke wotteth not whither he goeth while ye haue lighte beleue on the lyght that ye maye be the chyldren of lyght And Iesus cryed and sayde he that beleueth on me beleueth not on me but on hym the sente me And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me I am come a light into the worlde that whosoeuer beleueth on me shoulde not byde in darkenesse And yf any man heare my wordes and beleue not I iudge hym not For I came not to iudge the worlde but to saue the worlde He that refuseth me and receiueth not my wordes hathe one that iudgeth hym The wordes that I haue spoken shall iudge hym in the laste daye for I haue not spoken of my selfe but the father whiche sâ—nte me he gaue me a commaundement what I shoulde saye and what I shulde speake And I knowe that this commaundemente is lyfe euerlastyng Whatsoeuer I speake therfore euen as the father bad me so I speake The .xiii. Chapter PEter sayde to hym thou shalt not washe my feete while the worlde standeth Iesus answered hym yf I washe thee not thou shalt haue no parte with me He that is washed nedeth not saue to washe his feete and is cleane euery whyt Wote ye what I haue done to you Ye cal me master and lorde and ye saye well for so I am Yf I then youre Lorde and master haue washed youre feete ye also ought to washe our anothers feete For I haue geuen you an ensample that ye shoulde do as I haue done to you Verely verely I saye vnto you the seruaunt is not greater then his master neither the messenger greater then he that sent hym He that receyueth whomesoeuer I sende receyueth me and he that receyueth me receyuethe hym that sent me A newe commaundement geue I vnto you that ye loue together as I haue loued you that euen so ye loue another By this shall all menns knowe that ye are my disciples if ye shall loue one to another The .xiiii. Chapter IN my fathers house are many mansions I am the waye the truthe and the lyfe and no man commeth vnto the father but by me Yf ye had knowen me ye had knowen the father â–ª And nowe ye knowe hym and haue sene him The wordes that I speake vnto you I speke not of my selfe but the father that dwelleth in me is he that dothe the workes Beleue me that I am in the father and the father in me At the leest beleue we for the very workes sake Verely verely I say vnto you he that beleueth on me the workes that I do the same shal he do and greater workes then these shal he do He that hathe my commaundementes and kepeth them the same is he that loueth me And he that loueth me shal be loued of my father and I wyll loue him and wyll shewe myne owne selfe to hym Yf a man loue me and wyl kepe my sayinges my father also wyll loue hym and he wylcome vnto hym and wyll dwell with him He that loueth me not kepeth not my sayinges That comforter whiche is the holye ghoste whome my father wyll sende in my name he shall teache you all thinges and brynge all thynges to youre remembraunce whatsoeuer I haue told you The .xv. Chapter I Am the true â—yne and my father is an husband man Euery braunche that beareth noâ— fruite in me he wyll take awaye And euery braunche that beareth fruite will he pourge that it may bringe more fruite Nowe are ye cleane thorowe the wordes whiche I haue spoken vnto you Byde in me and let me byde in you As the braunche cannot beare fruite of it felse excepte it byde in the vyne no more canne ye excepte ye byde in me I am the vyne and ye are the braunches he that abydeth in me and I in hym the same bringeth forth moche fruite For without me ye canne do nothynge Yf a man byde not in me he is caste for t he as a braunche and is withered and menne gather it and cast it in to the fyre and it burnethe Yf ye bide in me and my wordes also bide in you are what ye wyll and it shal be done to you Here in is my father glorified that ye beare much fruite and be made my disciples Greater louetheÌ„ this hath no man then that a man bestowe his lyfe for his frendes Ye are my frendes yf ye do whatsoeuer I commaunde you Yf the worlde hate you ye knowe that he hated me before he hated you Yf ye were of the worlde the worlde wolde loue his owne Howbeit because ye are not of the worlde but I haue chosen you out of the worlde therfore hateth you the worlde Remembre the saying that I haue sayed vnto you the seruaunte is not greater then the lorde yf they haue persecuted me so wyll they persecute you yf they haue kepte my sayinges so wyll they kepe yours Yf I hadde not come and spoken vnto them they shoulde not haue had synne But nowe haue they nothing to cloke their synne withall He that hateth me hateth my father Yf I had not done amonge theÌ„ the workes whiche none other man dyd they shuld haue had no synne but nowe haue they sene yet haue hated both me my father euen the the sayinge mighte be fulfylled that is written in their lawe they haue hated me withoute a cause The .xvi. Chapter IT is expedient for you that I go awaye for yf I go not awaye that comforter wyll not come vnto you But yf I departe I wyll sende hym vnto you And when he is come he wil rebuke the world of synne and of righteousne and of iudgement of sinne because they beleue not on me of rightwisenes because I go to my father and ye shall see me no more and of iudgemente because the chiefe ruler of this worlde is iudged all ready Verely verely I saye vnto you ye shall wepe and
not to stande in youre owne conceytes Whatsoeuer thinges are written afore time are written for our owne learnynge that we thorowe pacience and conforte of the scripture might haue hope Yf the gentyles be made partakers of theyr spirituall thynges theyr duetye is to minister vnto them in carnall thinges The .xvi. Chapter I Beseche you brethren marke them whyche cause diuisyon and geue occasyons of euyll contrary to the doctrine whyche ye haue learned and auoyde them For they that are suche serue not the lorde Iesus christ but their owne bellies and with swere preachyng and flatteryng wordes â—eceaue the hartes of the innocentes I wolde haue you wyse vnto that whyche is good and to be innocent as concernyng euyll ¶ The first Epistle to the Corintians the fyrst Chapter I Beseche you brethren in the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christ that ye all speake one thinge and that there be no dissention amonge you but be ye knytte together in one mynde and in one meaning The preaching of the crosse is to theÌ„ that perishe folishnes but vnto vs which are saued it is the power of god The folyshnes of god is wyser then menne and the weakenes of god is stronger then menne God hathe chosen the folyshe thynges of the worlde to confounde the wyse And god hath chosen the weake thinges of the world to confounde thinges whiche are myghty And vyle thynges of the worlde and thinges whiche are despised hath god chosen ye and thynges of no reputation for to brynge to nought thynges of reputation that no fleshe shulde reioyse in his presence The .ii. Chapte THe eye hathe not sent and the eare hath not hearde nether hath entred into the care of man the thynges whiche god hathe prepared for them that loue him The sprete searcheth all thinges yethe bottom of goddes secretes For what man knowethe the thinges of a man saue the sprete of a man whiche is within him eueÌ„ so the thinges of god knoweth no manne but the sprete of god The .iii. Chapter AS long verely as there is among you enuyynge stryfe and dissention are ye not carnall and walke after the maner of menne I haue planted Apollo waired but god gaue the increace So then nether is he that planteth any thinge nether he that watreth but god that gaue the increace Euerye manne shall receaue his rewarde accordynge to his laboure Other foundation can no manne laye then that whiche is laide whiche is Iesus christ Yf any maÌ„buylde on this foundation golde siluer precious stones timber haye or stoble euery mans worke shall appeare For the daye shall declare it and it shal be shewed in fyre And the fyre shal trye euery mannes worcke what it is Yf anye mans worcke that he hathe bylt vpon byde he shall receaue a rewarde Yf any mans worke burne he shal suffer losse but he shal be safe hym selfe Neuer thelesse yet as it were thorowe fyre Are ye not ware that ye are the temple of god and howe that the sorete of god dwelleth in you Yf any manne defyle the temple of god hym shall god destroy For the temple of god is holy which temple ye are Yf any manseme wyse among you let hym be a foole in this worlde that he may be wyse For the wysdome of this worlde is folyshnes with god The .iiii. Chapter WIth me it is but a very small thinge that I shoulde be iudged of you ether of mannes iugemeÌ„t No I iuge not myne own self I know nought by my selfe yet am I not therby iustified It is the lorde that iudgeth me Therfore iudge nothynge before the time vntyll the Lorde come whiche will lighten thinges that are hyd in darcknes and open the councels of the hertes and then shall euery manne haue prayse of god What hast thou that thou hast not receaued yf thou haue receaued it why reioysest thou as thoughe thou haddest notreceaued it The kyngdome of god is not in wordes but in power The .v. Chapter DElyuer that fornicator to Saran for the destruction of the fleshe that the spryte may be saued in the daye of the lorde Iesus Yf any that is called a brother be a fornicator or couetous or a worshipper of ydoles eyther a raylet ether a dronckard or an extorcioÌ„ner with him that is suche se that ye eate not The .vi. Chapter IS there vtterly no wyse manne among you what not one at al that can iudge betwene brother and brother but one brother goeth to lawe with another and that vnder the vnbeleuers Do ye not remember howe that the vnrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of god Be not deceauers For nether fornicatoures nether worshyppers of ydoles nether whoremongers nether weaklynges neyther abusers of them selues with the maÌ„kynde nether theues nether the couetous nether dronckardes nether cursed speakers neyther pyllars shall inherit the kingdom of heauen All thinges are lawfull vnto me but all thinges are not profitable Remember ye not that youre bodyes are the membres of Christ Shall I nowe take the membres of Christ and make the the membres of an harlot God forbyd Do ye not know and vnderstand that he whiche coupleth himselfe w e an harlot is become one body For two saith he shal be one flesh But he that is ioyned vnto the lord is one sprite All fynnes that a manne dothe are without the body But he that is a fornicatour sinneth against his owne bodye Ether knowe ye not howe that youre bodyes are the temple of the holye ghoste whiche is in you whom ye haue of god and howe the ye are nor your own For ye are dearly bought Therfore glorifye ye god in youre bodyes and in your spretes for they are goddes The .vii. Chapter IT is good for a man not to touche a woman Neuerthelesse to auoyde fornicatioÌ„ let euery manne haue his wyfe and let euery woman haue her husbande Let the manne gene vnto the wyfe due beneuolence Likewise also the wife vnto the man The wyfe hath no powre ouer her owne body but the husband And likewyse the man hathe not powre ouer his owne bodye but the wyfe Withdrawe not youre selues one frome another excepte it be with consent for a tyme for to gyue your selues to fastynge prayer And afterwarde come againe to the same thing lest Satan tempte you for your incontinence It is better to mary then to burne Lette euerye manne wher in he is called therin abyde with god Arte thou bounde vnto a wyfe seke not to be lowsed Arte thou lowsed from a wyfe seke not a wyfe But and yf thou take a wyfe thou synnest not Lykewise yf a virginne Marye she synneth not Neuerthelesse such shal haue trouble in their fleshe but I fauer you The syngle manne careth for the thinges of the Lorde But he that hathe maryed careth for the thynges of the worlde howe kenispe please hys wyfe There is difference betwene a virgyn and a wife The single woman careth for the thinges of the lorde that the maye be pure
the promes by the faythe of Iesus Christe should be geuen vnto them that beleue The .iiii. Chapter IT is good alwayes to be feruent so it be in a good thynge The .v. Chapter IN Iesu Christ neither is circuÌ„cisioÌ„ anithing worth neither yet vncircumcision but faith which by loue is mighty in operacion All the law is fulfilled in one word which is this thou shalt loue thyne neighbour as thyselfe Yf pebyte and deuoure one another take hede least ye de consumed one of another The fleshe lusteth contrary to the spirite and the spirite contrary to the fleshe These are contrary one to the other so that ye cannot doe that whiche ye woulde But and yf ye be ledde of the spirite then are ye not vnder the lawe The dedes of the fleshs are manifest whiche are these aduoutry fornicacion vnclennes wantonnes ydolatrie witcheceafte hatred variaunce â—ele wrathe strife sedicion sectes enuyinge murther dronkennes glutteny and suche lyke of the whiche I tell you before as I haue tolde you in tyme past that they whiche commit suche thynges shal not inhertte the kyngdome of god The fruite of the spirite is loue ioye peace long suffering gentlenes goodnes faithefulnesse mekenes temperance Against suche thereis no lawe They that are Christes haue crucified the fleshe with the appetites and lustes Yf we lyue in the spirite let vs walke in the spirite Let vs not be vayne glorious prouokyng one another and enuying one another The .vi. Chapter BRethren yf any man be fallen by chaunce in to any faute ye whiche are spirituall helpe to amend hym in the spirite of mekenes considering thy selfe lest thou also be tempted Beare ye one anothers burthen and so fulfill the lawe of Christ Yf any man seme to himself that he is sumwhat when he is in dede nothing the same deceaueth himselfe in his ymaginacion Let euery man proue his owne worde and then shall he haue reioysyng in his owne selfe and not in another For euery man shall beare his owne burthen Whatsoeuer a man soweth that shal he repe he that soweth in his fleshe shall or that fleshe repe corruption But he that soweth in the spryte shall of the spryte repe lyfe euerlastyng Lette vs not be wery of well doynge For when the time is come we shall reape without weatines Whyll we haue therfore tyme lette vs do good vnto all men and speciallye vnto them whiche are of the housholde of faythe God forbydde that I shulde reioyce but in the crosse of oure lorde Iesu christ wherby the world is crucified as touchyng me and I as concerning the worlde ¶ The Epistle of S. Paule to the Ephesians the fyrste Chapter BLessed be god the father of our lord Iesus Christ whiche hathe blessed vs with all maner of spirituall blessynges in heauenlye thynges by Christ accordyng as he had chosen vs in him before the foundation of the world was layde that we shuld be saynctes without blame before him throughe loue And ordeyned vs before throughe Iesus Christe to be heyres vnto hym selfe accordynge to the pleasure of hys grace wherwith he hathe made vs accepted in the beloued The .ii. Chapter BY grace are ye made safe through fayth and that not of your selues for it is the gyfte of god and commeth not of workes lest anye manne shulde boste him selfe For we are his worckemanshyp created in Christ Iesu vnto good worckes vnto the whiche god ordeined vs before that we shulde walke in them But nowe in christ Iesu ye whiche a while ago were farre of are made nye by the bloude of christ Nowe ye are no more straungers and foreners but citesyns with the sainctes of the housholde of god and are bylte vpon the foundation of the Apostles and prophetes Iesus Christ beynge the head corner stone in whom euery bilding coupled together groweth vnto an holy temple in the lord in whome ye also are bylt together and made an habitation for god in the sprete The .iiii. Chapter I Exhorte you that ye walke worthye of the vocation wherwith ye are called in all humblends of mynde meakenes and long sufferyng forhearing one another through loue and that ye be diligent to kepe the vnitie of the sprete in the bonde of peace beying one body one sprete euen as ye are called in one hope of your callynge To euery one of vs is geuen grace accordyng to the measure of the gyfte of Christ Hence forthe be no more chyldren wauerynge and caryed with euerye wynde of doctrine by the wylynes of menne and craftines wherby they lay awayte for vs to deceyue vs. But lette vs folowe the truth in loue and in all thinges growe in him whiche is the head that is to saye christ As concernynge the conuersation in time paste laye froÌ„ you that olde man which is corrupt thorow the deceuable lustes and be ye renued in the spret of youre myndes put on that newe man whiche after the ymage of god is shapen in righteousnes and true holynes Be angrye but synne not lette not the sunne go downe vpon your wrathe Let no fylthy coÌ„municatioÌ„ procede out of your mouthes but that whiche is good to edify with al wheÌ„ nede is that it maye haue fauour with the hearers The .v. Chapter THis ye knowe that no whoremonger ether vnclene person or couetous person whiche is the worshypper of ydolles hathe any inheritaunce in the kyngdome of christ and of god Take hede that ye walke circumspectly not as fooles but as wyse redemynge the tyme for the dayes are euyll Be not droncke with wyne wherin is excesse Wemen submytte your selues vnto youre owne husbandes as vnto the lorde For the husband is the wyues head euen as christe is the heade of the congregation Husbandes loue your wyues euen as christ loued the congregatyon and gaue him selfe for it to sanctifye it c. Let the wyfe se that she feare her husbande The .vi. Chapter FAthers moue not youre chyldren to wrathe but brynge them vp with the nourtour and information of the lorde Remember that whatsoeuer good thynge anye man doeth that shall he receaue againe of the lord whether he be bounde or fre Put on the armour of god that ye maye stande stedfast againste the crafty assautes of the deuyll For we wrestle not against fleshe and bloude but against rule against power and againste worldely rulers of the darcknes of this worlde against spirituall wyckednes for heauenly thinges ¶ The Epistell to the Philippians the fyrste Chapter SO that christ be preached all manner waies whether it be by occasioÌ„ or of true meaning I therin ioye ye and wyllioye Christ is to me life death is to me auauntage I desire to be lowsed to be with christ whiche thinge is best of all The .ii. Chapter LOke ye drawe one waye hauynge one loue beynge of one accorde of one mynde that nothynge be done thorowe strese or vayne glorye but that in mekenes of mynde euerye man esteme other better them