hathe made hys worde manifeste in due time through the preachyng which is* committed vnto me according to the commandement of God our 〈◊〉 4 To Titus my naturall sonne accordynge to the commune faith Grace 〈◊〉 and pea ce from God the Father and from the Lord Iesus Christ our Sauiour 5 For this cause left I thee in Creta that thou shuldest continue to redresse the things that remaine and shuldest ordeine Elders in eucrie citie as I appointed thee 6 * If anye be vnreproueable the housbande of one wife hauyng faithfull children whiche are not sclandered of riote nether are disobedient 7 For a byshop muste be vnreproueable as Gods stewarde not frowarde not angrie not giuen to wyne no striker not giuen to 〈◊〉 lucre 8 But harberous one that loueth goodnes wise righteous holie temperate 9 Holding fast the faithfull worde accordyng to doctrine that he also may be able to exhorte with wholsome doctrine and improue them that say against it 10 For there are manie disobedient and vayne talkers and deceiuers of mindes chiefly they of the Circumcision 11 Whose mouths 〈◊〉 be stopped which sub uert whole houses teachyng things whiche they ought not for filthie lucre sake 12 One of thē selues euen one of their owne prophetes said The Cretians are alwayes lyars euil beastes slowe belyes 13 This witnes is true wherfore rebuke them sharpely that they may be soūde in the faith 14 And not taking hede to * Iewish fables and commandements of men that turne from the trueth 15 Vnto the pure * are all things pure but vnto them that are defiled and vnbeleuing is nothing pure but euen their mindes and consciences are defiled 16 They professe that they knowe God but by workes they denie him and are abominable and disobedient and vnto euerie good worke reprobate CHAP. II. 1 He commendeth vnto him the wholsome doctrine and telleth him how he shall teache all degrees to be haue thē selues 11 Through the benefite of the grace of Christ. 1 BVt speake thou the things which become wholsome doctrine 2 That the Elder men be sobre honest discrete sounde in the faith in loue and in paciēce 3 The Elder women likewise that they be in suche behauiour as becometh holines not false accusers not giuen to much wine but teachers of honest things 4 That they may instruct the yong women to be sobre minded that they loue their housbands that they loue their children 5 That they be discrete chast kepyng at home good and * subiect vnto their housbands that the worde of God be not euill spoken of 6 Exhorte yong men likewise that they be sobreminded 7 Aboue althings shewe thy self an ensample of good workes with vncorrupt doctrine with grauitie integritie 8 And with the wholsome worde whiche can not be reproued that he whiche withstandeth may be ashamed hauing nothyng concerning you to speake euill of 9 * Let seruants be subiect to their masters and please thē in al things not answering again 10 Nether pykers but that they shewe al good faithfulnes that they may adorne the doctrine of God our Sauiour in all things 11 * For the grace of God that bringeth saluacion vnto all men hathe appeared 12 And teacheth vs that we shulde denie vngodlines and worldlie lustes and that we shulde liue sobrely and righteously godly in this present worlde 13 Loking for the blessed hope ād appearyng of the glorie of the mightie God and of our Sauiour Iesus Christ. 14 Who gaue him self for vs that he might redeme vs from all iniquitie and purge vs to be a peculiar people vnto him self zealous of good workes 15 These things speake and 〈◊〉 and rebuke with all autoritie 〈◊〉 that no man despice thee CHAP. III. 1 Of obedience to suche as be in autoritie 9 He warneth Titus to be ware of foolish and vnprofitable questions 12 Concluding with certeine 〈◊〉 matters 15 And salutacions 1 PVt them in remembrance that they * be subiect to the Principalities and Powers and that they be obedient and readie to euerie good worke 2 That they speake euil of no man that they be no fighters but softe shewing all mekenes vnto all men 3 * For we our selues also were in times past vnwise disobedient deceiued seruing the lustes and diuers pleasures 〈◊〉 in maliciousnes and enuie hatefull and hatyng one another 4 But when the bountifulnes and loue of God our Sauiour to warde man appeared 5 * Not by the workes of righteousnes which we had done but accordyng to his mercie he saued vs by the washing of the new birth and the renuyng of the holie Gost. 6 Whiche he shed on vs abundantly through Iesus Christ our Sauiour 7 That we being iustified by his grace shulde be made heires accordyng to the hope of eternall life 8 This is a true saying and these things I will thou shuldest affirme that they whiche haue beleued in God might be carefull to shewe forthe good workes These thyngs are good and profitable vnto men 9 * But stay foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and brawlings about the Law for they are vnprofitable and vaine 10 〈◊〉 him that is an heretike after once or twise admonicion 11 Knowing that he that is suche is peruerted and sinneth being damned of his owne self 12 When I shall send Artemas vnto thee or Tychicus be diligent to come to me vnto Nicopolis for I haue determined there to winter 13 Bring Zenas the expounder of the Law and Apollos on their iourney diligently that they lacke nothyng 14 And let ours also learne to shewe for the good workes for necessarie vses that they be not vnfruteful 15 Al that are with me salute thee 〈◊〉 them that loue vs in the faith Grace be with you all Amen To Titus elect the first bishope of the Church of the Cretians written from Nicopolis in Macedonia THE EPISTLE OF of Paul to Philemon THE ARGVMENT ALbeit the excellencie of Pauls spirit wonderfully appeareth in other his Epistles yet this Epistle is a greate witnes and a declaration of the same For farre passing the basenes of his matter he fleeth as it were vp to heauen and speaketh with a diuine grace and 〈◊〉 Onesimus seruant to Philemon bothe robbed his master and fled away whome Paul hauing wonne to Christ sent againe to his master earnestly begging his pardone with moste waightie arguments prouing the duetie of one Christian to another and so with salutacions endeth 5 He reioyceth to heare of the faith and loue of Philemon 9 whome he desireth to forgiue his seruant Onesimus and louingly to receiue him ag 〈◊〉 1 PAVL a prisoner of Iesus Christ our brother Timotheus vnto Philemon our dere friend and fellow helper 2 And to our dere sister Apphia and to Archippus our felowe souldier and to the Churche
might be with him but Iesus sent him away saying 39 Returne into thine owne house ād shewe what great things God hath done to thee So he went hys awaye and preached through out all the citie what greate thyngs Iesus had done vnto him 40 ¶ And it came to passe whē Iesus was come againe that the people receiued him for they all waited for him 41 ¶ * And beholde there came a man named Iairus and he was the ruler of the Synagogue who fel downe at Iesus fete ād besoght him that he wolde come into his house 42 For he had but a daughter onelye aboute twelue yeres of age and she laye a dying ad as he went the people thronged him 43 And a woman hauyng an yssue of bloode twelue yeres long whiche had spent all her substance vpon physicions and colde not be healed of any 44 Whē she came behinde him she touched the hemme of his garment and immediatly her yssue of blood stanched 45 Then Iesus said Who is it that hathe touched me When euerie man denyed Peter said ād they that were with him Master the multitude thrust thee and tread on thee and sayest thou Who hathe touched me 46 And Iesus said Some one hath touched me for I perceiue that vertue is gone out of me 47 When the woman sawe that she was not hid she came trembling and fel downe before him ād tolde him before all the people for what cause she had touched him how she was healed immediatly 48 And he said vnto her Daughter be of good comfort thy faith hathe made thee whole go in peace 49 While he yet spake there came one from the ruler of the Synagogues house which said to him Thy daughter is dead disease not the Master 50 When Iesus heard it he answered him saying Feare not beleue onely and she shal be made whole 51 And when he went into the house he suffred no man to go in with him saue Peter and Iames and Iohn and the father and mother of the maide 52 And all wept and sorowed for her but he said Wepe not for she is not dead but slepeth 53 And they laught hym to skorne knowyng that she was dead 54 So he thrust them all out and toke her by the hand and cryed saying Maid arise 55 And her spirit came againe and she rose straight way and he commanded to giue her meat 56 Then her parents were astonied but he commanded them that they shulde tell no man what was done CHAP. IX 2 He sendeth out the twelue Apostles to preache 7 Herode heareth tel of him 12 He feedeth fiue thousand men with fiue loaues and two fishes 19 Diuerse opinions of Christ. 28 He trans figureth him self vpon the mount 42 He deliuereth the possessed 47 And teacheth his disciples to belowlie 54 They desire vengeance but he reproueth them 1 THen * called he the twelue disciples together and gaue them power and autori tie ouer all deuils and to heale diseases 2 * And he sent thē to preache the kyngdome of God and to cure the sicke 3 And he said to them Take nothing to your iourney nether staues nor scrip nether bread nor siluer nether haue two coates 4 And whatsoeuer house ye entre into there abide and thence departe 5 And whosoeuer will not receiue you when ye go out of that citie * shake of the verie dust from your fete for a testimonie agaynst them 6 And they went out and went through euerie towne preachyng the Gospell and healing euerie where 7 ¶ * Nowe Herode the tetrarche heard of all that was done by hym and he douted because that it was said of some that Iohn was risen againe from the dead 8 And of some that Elias had appeared and of some that one of the olde Prophetes was risen againe 9 Then Herode sayd Iohn haue I beheaded who then is thys of whome I heare suche things and he desired to se him 10 ¶ * And when the Apostles returned they tolde him what great things they had done * Then he toke them and went aside into a solitarie place nere to the citie called Bethsaida 11 But when the people knewe it they followed him and he receiued them and spake vnto them of the kingdome of God and hea led them that had nede to be healed 12 * And when the day began to we are away the twelue came and said vnto him Send the people away that they may go into the townes and villages rounde about lodge and get meat for we are here in a desert place 13 But he said vnto them Giue ye them to eat And they said We haue no mo but fiue loaues and two fishes except we shulde go and bye meat for all this people 14 For they were about fiue thousand mē Thē he said to his disciples Cause them to sit downe by fifties in a companie 15 And they did so and caused all to sit downe 16 Then he toke the fiue loaues and the two fishes and loked vp to heauen and blessed them and brake and gaue to the disciples to set before the people 17 So they did all eat and were satisfied there was takē vp of that remained to thē twelue baskets ful of broken meat 18 ¶ * And it came to passe as he was alone pray ing his disciples were with him and he asked them saying Whome say the people that I am 19 They answered and said Iohn Baptist and others say Elias some say that one of the olde Prophetes is risen againe 20 And he said vnto them But whome say ye that I am Peter answered said The Christ of God 21 And he warned and commaunded thē that they shulde tell that to no man 22 Saying * The Sonne of man must suffre many things and be reproued of the Elders of the hie Priests and Scribes and be slaine and the thirde day rise againe 23 ¶ * And he said to them all If any man wil come after me let him denye him self and take vp his crosse daily and folowe me 24 For whosoeuer wilsaue his life shal lose it and whosoeuer shal lose his life for my sake the same shal saue it 25 For what auantageth it a man if he winne the whole worlde and destroye him self or lose himself 26 * For whosoeuer shal be ashamed of me and of my wordes of him shal the Sonne of man be ashamed when he shal come in his glorie and in the glorie of the Father and of the holie Angels 27 * And I tell you of a suretie there be some standing here which shal not taste of death til they haue sene the kingdome of God 28 * And it came to passe about an eight dayes after those wordes that he toke
able to saue and to destroye * Who art thou that iud gest another man 13 Go to no we ye that saye To daye or to morowe we wyll go into suche a citie and continue there a yere and bye and sel and get gaine 14 And yet ye can not tell what shal be to moro we For what is your lyfe It is euen a vapour that appeareth for a litle time and af ter warde vanisheth away 15 For that ye ought to say * If the Lord wyll and If we liue we wil do this or that 16 But no we ye reioyce in your boastyngs all suche reioycing is euil 17 Therefore to him that knoweth howe to do wel and doeth it not to him it is sinne CHAP. V. 2 He threateneth the wicked riche men 7 Exhoiteth vnto pacience 12 To beware of swearyng 16 One to knowledge his fautes to another 20 And one to labour to bring another to the trueth 1 GO to nowe ye ryche men wepe and howle for your miseries that shall come vpon you 2 Your riches are corrupt and your garments are moth eaten 3 Your Golde and Siluer is cankred and the rust of them shal be a wytnes agaynste you and shall eat your fleshe as it were fyre * Ye haue heaped vp treasure for the last dayes 4 Beholde the hyre of the laborers which haue reaped your fields whiche is of you kept backe by fraude cryeth and the cryes of them which haue reaped are entred into the eares of the Lord of hostes 5 Ye haue liued in pleasure on the earthe and in wantōnes Ye haue nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter 6 Ye haue condemned and haue killed the iuste and he hathe not resisted you 7 Be pacient therefore brethren vnto the commyng of the Lorde Beholde the housband man waiteth for the precious frute of the earth and hathe longe pacience for it vntill he receiue the former and the latter rayne 8 Be ye also pacient therefore and setle your hearts for the commyng of the Lord draweth nere 9 Grudge not one against another brethren lest ye be condemned beholde the iudge standeth before the dore 10 Take my brethren the Prophetes for an ensample of suffering aduersitie and of long pacience whiche haue spoken in the Name of the Lord. 11 Beholde we count them blessed whiche endure Ye haue heard of the pacience of Iob 〈◊〉 haue knowen what end the Lord made For the Lord is verie pitiful and mercifull 12 But before all thyngs my brethren * sweare not nether by heauen nor by earth nor by anie other othe but let your yea be yea and your naye naye lest ye fall into condemnation 13 Is anie among you afflicted Let him pray Is anie merie Let him sing 14 Is anie sicke among you Let hym call for the Elders of the Churche and let them praye for him and anoint hym with * oyle in the Name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of fayth shal saue the sicke and the LORDE shall rayse him vp and if he haue committed sinne it shal be forgiuen hym 16 Acknowledge your fautes one to another and pray one for another that ye may be hea led for the prayer of a ryghteous man auaileth muche if it be feruent 17 * Helias was a man subiect to lyke passions as we are and he prayed earnestlye that it myght not rayne and it rained not on the earth for thre yeres and six moneths 18 And he prayed agayne and the heauen gaue rayne and the earth broght forthe her frute 19 Brethren if anye of you hathe erred frome the trueth and some man hathe conuerted hym 20 Let him knowe that he whiche hathe conuerted the sinner from goyng astraye out of his way shal saue a soule from death ād shal hide a multitude of sinnes THE FIRST EPISTLE general of Peter THE ARGVMENT HE exhorteth the faithful to denie them selues and to contemne the worlde that being deliuered from all carnal affections and impediments they may more spedely atteine to the heauēlie kingdome of Christ whereunto we are called by the grace of God reueiled to vs in his Sonne and haue already receiued it by faith possessed it by hope and are therein confirmed by holines of life And to the intent this faith shulde not faint seing Christ contemned and reiected almost of the whole worlde he declareth that this is nothyng els but the accomplishyng of the Scriptures whiche testifie that he shulde be the stombling stone to the reprobate and the sure fundation of saluation to the faithfull therefore he exhorteth them courageously to go forwarde considering what they were and to what dignitie God hathe called them After he entreateth particular points teaching subiects how to obey their gouernours and seruants their masters how maried folkes ought to behaue them selues And because it is appointed for all that are godlie to suffre persecutions he sheweth them what good yssue their asflictions shal haue and contrariewise what punishment God reserueth for the wicked Last of all he teacheth how the ministers ought to behaue them selues forbidding them to vsurpe autoritie o 〈◊〉 the Churche also that yong men ought to be modest and apt to learne and so endeth with an exhortation CHAP. I. 2 He sheweth that through the abundant mercie of God we are elect and regenerate to a liuelie hope 7 And how faith must be tried 10 That the saluation in Christ is no newes but a thing prophecied of olde 13 He exhorteth them to a godlie conuersation forasmuche as they are now borne a newe by the worde of God 1 PETER an Apostle of Iesus Christ to the strangers that dwel here and there throughout Pontus Galacia Cappadocia Asia Bithynia 2 Elect according to the fore knowledge of God the Father vnto sanctificatió of the spirit through obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Iesus Christ Grace and peace be multiplied vnto you 3 * Blessed be God euen the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ whiche accordyng to his abundant mercie hathe begotten vs againe vnto a liuelie hope by the resurrection of Iesus Christ from the dead 4 To an inheritance immortall and vndefiled and that fadeth not away reserued in heauen for you 5 Whiche are kept by the power of GOD through faith vnto saluation whiche is prepared to be shewed in the last time 6 Wherein ye reioyce thogh now for a ceason if nede require ye are in heauines through manifolde tentations 7 That the triall of your faith being muche more precious then golde that perisheth thogh it be tried with fyre might be foūde vnto your praise and honour and glorie at the appearing of Iesus Christ. 8 Whome ye haue not sene and yet loue him in whome now thogh ye se him not yet do you beleue and reioyce with ioye vnspeakeable and glorious 9 Receiuing the
to be an example for others t God Wil be reuenged of this hastie iudgement Where by you condemne me a He declareth that two things moued him to speake to Wit because Iob semed to touche him because he thoght he had knowled ge sufficient to confute him b His purpose is to proue Iob to be a Wicked man and an hypocrite because God punished him changed his 〈◊〉 into aduersitie c Where as the fa ther through am bition and tyran nie 〈◊〉 pressed the poore the children through pouertie and miserie shal 〈◊〉 fauour at the pore d So that the thing Which he hathe takē away by violence shal be 〈◊〉 againe by force e Meaning that he shal cary nothing a Way With him but his sinne f As poyson that is swere in the mouthe bringeth destruction Whē it cometh into the body so all vice at the first is pleasant but after Ward God turneth it to destruction g He compareth euil 〈◊〉 goods to the venim of aspes Which serpent is moste dā gerous nothing that Iobs great riches Were not truely come by and therefore God did plague him iustely for the same h Thogh God giue to all other 〈◊〉 of his blessings yet he shal haue no par te thereof i That is thesera neners and spoilers of the poore shal enioye their 〈◊〉 but for a 〈◊〉 after God Wil take it frome them cause thē to make restitutiō so that it is but an exchange k He shall leaue nothing to hys posteritie l The Wicked shal neuer be in rest for one Wicked man shall seke to destroy another m Some read vpō his flesh alluding to Iob whose flesh Was smiten with a scabbe n Some read of the quiuer o All feare sorow shall light vpon him Whē he thīketh to escape p That is fyre frō heauen or the fire of Gods Wrath. q Meaning the children of the Wicked shal flow awayelike riuers and be dispersed indiuers places r Thus God Wyll plague thewicked s Agaynste God thinking to excuse him self to es cape Gods hand a Your diligent marking of my wordess halbe to me a great consolation b As thogh he Woldesay I do not 〈◊〉 with mā 〈◊〉 with God Who will not answer me and ther fore my mynde 〈◊〉 be trou bled c He chargeth thē as thogh thei were not 〈◊〉 to cōprehend thys hys feling of Gods iud gement exhorteth them therfore to silence d Iob proueth against his aduersa ries that god puni sheth not straight Waies the wicked but oft times gyueth them lōg life prosperitie so that We must not iudge God iust or vniust by the thīg that appeare to our eye e Thei haue store of children Iustie and helthful in these pointes he answereth to that Which zophar alledged before f Not beynge tormented with long sickenes g Thei desire nothing more thē to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from all subiectiō hat 〈◊〉 shulde 〈◊〉 to God this Iob shew eth hys aduersaries that if they reason onely e by that which is sene by commune experience the wicked 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 God are better delt with all then thei that loue him h It is not theyr owne but GOD onelye lendeth it 〈◊〉 them i God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 theyr 〈◊〉 k When God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his wickednes he s hal know that his 〈◊〉 Was but 〈◊〉 l Who sendeth to the Wicked prospe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the godlie m 〈◊〉 the Wicked n To Wit the godlye o As concernyng their bodies and this he speaketh accordinge to the cōmune 〈◊〉 p Thus thei called Iobs house in 〈◊〉 concludyng that it was destroyed because he was Wicked q VVhich 〈◊〉 long trauailing haue experience and 〈◊〉 herof to Wit that the wicked do prosper the godlye liue in affliction r Thogh the Wicked florishe here yet God will punishe hym in the last day s Thogh men do 〈◊〉 him and none dare reproue him in 〈◊〉 Worlde yet death is a tokē that God will bring him to an account t He shall be glad to lie in a stimye pit Which before colde not be content With a royal palace u Saying that the iust in this world haue prosperitie the wicked aduer sitie a 〈◊〉 Were iust yet God colde haue no profite of this his iustice therfore when he punisheth him he hath no regard to his iustice but to his sinne b Lest thou 〈◊〉 dest reproue 〈◊〉 hurt him c Thou hast bene cruel and without charitie Woldest do nothing for the poore but 〈◊〉 thine owne a 〈◊〉 Chap. 35. 7. d 〈◊〉 wast in power and autoritie thou didst no iustice but wrong e Thou haste not onely notshewed 〈◊〉 but oppressed them f That is manifold 〈◊〉 g He accuseth Iob of impietie con tempt of God as thoght he wolde say If thou passe not for men yet cōsider the height of Gods maiestie h That so muche themore by that excellent worke thou maiest 〈◊〉 God and 〈◊〉 him i He reproueth Iob as 〈◊〉 he denied Gods prouidence and that he 〈◊〉 not 〈◊〉 things that were done in thys worlde k How God hath punished thē from the beginning l He proueth gods 〈◊〉 by the punishement of the wicked whome he taketh away before they can brynge 〈◊〉 wicked purposes to passe m He answereth to that which Iob had said Chap. 21. 7. that the wicked haue prosperitie in this world desitynge that he might not be partaker of the sike n The iuste reioyce at the destruction of the wicked for two 〈◊〉 ses firste because God sheweth him selfe iudge of the 〈◊〉 by this meanes 〈◊〉 his honour glorie secondlye because God sheweth that he hathe care ouer hys in that he punisheth their enemies o That is the state and preseruation of the godly is hid vnder gods wings p Meaning of the wicked q He exhorteth Iob to repentance and to returne to God r God wil restore vnto thee all thy substāce s VVhich 〈◊〉 in abundance like dust t That is the fauour of God u God 〈◊〉 deliuer his when the wicked are destroyed rounde about them as in the flood and in Sodome x God will deliuer a whole countreye frome perill euen for the iuste manssake a He sheweth the iuste cause 〈◊〉 hys complaining and as touching that Elphaz had exhor ted him to returne to God cha 22. 21. he declareth that he 〈◊〉 nothyng more but it semed that God wold not be founde of him b Vsing his 〈◊〉 power 〈◊〉 saying Because I am God I maye do what I wil. c Of his me cie he wolde giue me power to answer him d VVhen he of his mercie hathe giuē strength to mainteine their cause e Meaning that if he consider Gods iustice he is not able to 〈◊〉 his iudgemēts on what side or part so euer he 〈◊〉 him self f God hathe thys 〈◊〉 aboue me that he know eth my waye to wit that I am innocent and I am not able to iudge of his workes he sheweth
necessarie affaires were called by this name as Isa. 39. 7. Isa. 53. 7. p Albeit Christ was in graue and in deathes baÌ„des feling also his Fa ther 's angre against sinne yet he brake the ban des of death and was exalted q The 〈◊〉 which he suffred was the beginning of his glorie Act. 2. 24. r That is how long his age shal endure for being risen froÌ„ death death shal no more reigne nether shal his king dome euer haue end or els we may take generatioÌ„ for his Church which neuer shal haue ende for now they sit in the heauenlie pla ces with Christ their head as s And he now reigneth in heauen t He declared at length this matter of so great im portance u With a pure perfect heart Ephes 2. 6. x This was to the intent that he might knowe so muche the bet ter that Philip was sent to him by God “ Or perceiued him self to be y Some thinke this citie was also called Asdod Ios. 15. 47. a He persecuted with a great rage and crueltie the innocent blood which he thirsted for 〈◊〉 which declareth wherunto man is led by his rash zeale before he haue the true knowledge of God Rom. 9. 〈◊〉 Gal. 1. 13. b That is of that secte or sorte Chap. 22. 6. 1. Cor. 15. 8. c That is to resist God when he pricketh and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 our consciences d Meaning Sauls voice as e For onely Saul knewe that Iesus spake vnto him Chap. 22. 9. f For he was blinde g He was so rauished with the vision that he did meditate nothing but heauenlie things and there with was satisfied h A worthie seruant of God and endued with excellent graces aboue others i To beare me witnes and set for the my glorie k Prouing by the conference of the Scriptures l That was after thre 〈◊〉 that he had remained at 〈◊〉 and in the countrey about m The Gouernour at their request appointed a watche as he de clareth to the Co 〈◊〉 Gal 1. 18. Cor. 11. 32. Gal. 1. 19. †Greke went in and out n VVith 〈◊〉 Iames. o Making open profession of the Gospel p VVhich were Iewes but so cal led because they were dispersed through Grecia and other countreis q Because it was his owne countrey and there he might haue some autoritie †Or 〈◊〉 thy 〈◊〉 together r Meaning the greatest parte s A place so called not a citie t That is a 〈◊〉 or rebucke †Or riche u To the 〈◊〉 they might burie her 〈◊〉 for this was their custome x For she was restored to life rather that others might 〈◊〉 occasion to beleue and glorifie God then for her owne sake †Or 〈◊〉 a Who had for sa ken all superstitions and gaue him self to the true seruice of God b That is God did accept 〈◊〉 whereof it followeth that he had faith for 〈◊〉 it is impossible to please God () He shal speake wordes vnto thee whereby thou shal be saued all thine house c VVhich was midday d As camels hordogs oxen shepe swine and suche like which man nourisheth for his vse †Or commune e In taking away the difference 〈◊〉 vncleane bestes and cleane he sheweth there is no difference betwixt the Iewes 〈◊〉 f Take it not for polluted 〈◊〉 impure g TheÌ„ 〈◊〉 obedience which 〈◊〉 of faith ought to bewith out dout or questioning †Or Peter h Shewed to muche reuereÌ„ce and farre passing decent ordre as thogh Peter had bene God †Or 〈◊〉 Deu. 10. 17. 2. Chro. 19. 17. Iob. 34. 19. Wisd. 6. 8. 〈◊〉 35. 16. Rom. 2. 11. Gal 2. 6. Ephe. 6. 9. Col. 3. 25. 1. pet 1. 17. i By this speache the Ebrewes meane 〈◊〉 whole religioÌ„ of God which without faith profiteth 〈◊〉 nothing k That is he that is vpright and doeth 〈◊〉 to no man but doeth good to all l Meaning the re conciliation betwene God and man through Christ Iesus Luk 4. 14. m That is endued him with graces giftes aboue all others Luk. 2. 14. 〈◊〉 31. 34. Micah 7. 11. Chap. 15. 9. n We oght not to debatre them of baptisme whom God testifieth to be hist for seing they haue the principal that is lesse ought not to be denied theÌ„ () Iesus Christ. a For they colde not yet comprehende this secret which was hid from the Angels them selues euen from the creatioÌ„ of the worlde b He purgeth his fact before the Church Eph. 3. 8. Col. 1. 26. Chap. 2. 4. 3. 6. Chap. 1. 5. 19. 4. c That is 〈◊〉 with the 〈◊〉 of the holie Gost Mat. 3. 11. Mar. 1. 8. Luk. 3. 16. Iohn 1. 17. () Not to giue theÌ„ the holie Gost d Their modestie declareth that they were not ashamed to vnsay that where of they had vniustly blamed Peter e This 〈◊〉 dependeth vpon faith “ Or trouble Chap. 8. 1. f He meaneth not the Iewes which being scatered abroad in diuers countreis were called by this name but the Grecians which were Gentiles g The power vertue h This was the moste famous citie of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 vpon 〈◊〉 “ Or continue with the Lord. i VVhere as before they were called disciples now they are named ChristiaÌ„s k This prophecie was an occasion to the Antiochians to relieue the necessitie of their brethren in Ierusalem l To signifie that it came of a chari table minde towardes them a VVho was called Agrippa the soÌ„ne of Aristobu lus he was nephe we vnto Herode the Great bro ther of Herodias b There was another so named whiche was the sonne of Alpheê° c It came them of no zeale 〈◊〉 religion but one ly to flatter the people d The nomber beyng sixtene was deuided by 〈◊〉 to kepe diuers wardes Chap. 5. 19. e Read Mark 6 9 f For thei thoght that Herode wolde haue put him to death as he had purposed g For they dyd knowe by Gods worde that An gels were appoin ted to defeÌ„de the faithful and also in those dayes they were accustomed to se suche sights h VVhiche was lesse suspect by reason of the brethren i Bothe by flatte ring wordes aÌ„d also by 〈◊〉 k VVhiche he 〈◊〉 haue done if he had punished the flatterers of whose vanitie he complained when he was a dying as Iosephê° ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ l The 〈◊〉 of the punishment declareth howe GOD detesteth pride and tyran nie his grande fa ther also was eaten of 〈◊〉 m The more that tyrants go about to supresse Gods worde the more doeth it increase n VVhiche was to distribute the almes sent from Antiochia Chap. 11. 29. a This declareth that God calleth of all 〈◊〉 both hie and lowe b The worde signifieth to execute a publicke charge as the Apostleship was so that here is shewed that 〈◊〉 preached aÌ„d pro phecied Chap. 14. 26. c VVhich are the doctrine of the the Apostles that onelie leadeath vs to God d This was another