Wo vnto you Pharises for ye loue to syt vppermost in the Sinagogges and to be saluted in the market Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrytes for ye are lyke couered sepulchres where ouer men walke and are not a ware of them Then answered one of the Scribes and sayde vnto him Master with these wordes thou puttest vs to rebuke also But he said And wo be to you Scribes and lawers also For ye lade meÌ„ with vntollerable burthens ye your selues touche theÌ„ not w t one of youre fyngers Math. Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which make clene y e vtter syde of y e cup and platter but w tin ye are full of robbery and vnclennesse Thou blynde Pharise clense fyrste the insyde of the cup platter that y e inside may be clene also Wo vnto you Scribes Pharises ye ypocrites whiche be lyke vnto paynted Sepulchres that appeare beautiful outward but w tin they are full of dead meÌ„s bones and al fylthynesse euen so are ye also Outewarde ye appeare righteous vnto meÌ„ but within ye are ful of ypocrisy and iniquite Wo be to you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which builde y e tombes of the Prophetes Luk But your fathers put theÌ„ to death Mat. and garnish y â— sepulchres of y e righteous and say yf we had bene in our fathers time we would not haue bene partakers w t theÌ„ in y e bloude of y e Prophetes Therfore ye be witnesses vnto your selues Luke and douteles ye beare wytnesse coÌ„sent vnto the dedes of your fathers mat that ye are the childreÌ„ of theÌ„ which slew y â— Prophetes Luke For ye build y â— sepulchres of y â— Prophetes but your fathers put theÌ„ to death mat Go to fulfyl ye also the measure of your fathers O ye serpentes O ye generacioÌ„ of vipers how wil ye escape the damnacion of hell Luke Therfore said y â— wysedeÌ„ of God mat Behold I sende vnto you Prophetes Luke Apostles Mat and wyse meÌ„ Scribes some of theÌ„ ye shal kil and crucifie some of theÌ„ shal ye scourge in your sinagoges persecute theÌ„ froÌ„ city to citie that vpon you may come Luk and be required mat all the righteous bloud Luk of al the Prophetes Mat which hath bene shed vpon the earthe Luk sence the foundacion of y e worlde of this generacion Mat. from y e bloud of righteous Abell vnto the bloude of Zachari the sonne of Barachias whoÌ„e ye slewe Luk whyche peryshed Mat betwene the temple and the aultare Uerelye I saye vnto you all thâ— thynges shal lyght vpon this generacion Luke Wo vnto you lawers for ye haue receaued the keye of knowledge ye are not come in youre selues and haue forbydden them that would haue bene in whaÌ„ he spake thus vnto them the Scribes and Pharises beganne to preasse sore vpon hym and to stoppe hys mouthe wyth manye questions and layed wayte for hym and soughte to hunte oute some thynge oute of hys mouthe that they myghte accuse hym Mathevv O Ierusalem Ierusalem thou that slaiest the Prophetes and stonest them that are sent vnto thee How oft would I haue gathered thy children together euen as the henne gathereth her chekens vnder her wynges and ye would not Beholde youre habitacion shal be lefte vnto you desolate for I saye vnto you ye shal not se me hence forth tyl ye say Luke Blessed be he that commeth in the name of the Lord. Of the Iewes obstinacie of the wyddow which offred two mytes â—â—un 12. mar 12. luk 21. Cap. 132 ANd though he had done such sygnes before theÌ„ yet beleued they not on hym y â— the sayinge of Esay the Prophete might be fulfylled which he spake Lord who beleueth our preaching or to whoÌ„ is the arme of the Lorde oâ—ened Therfore could thei not beleue for Esay said againe He hathe blinded their eyes and hardened their heart that they shuld not se wyth eyes nor vnderstande with their heart and shuld be conuerted and he should heale them This said Esay whan he sawe his glory and spake of him Neuerthelesse many of the chiefe rulers beleued on him but because of the Pharises they would not be aknowen of it leste they shoulde be excommunicate for they loued more the prayse of men theÌ„ of god Iesus cried said He that beleueth on me beleueth not on me but on him that sent me And he that seeth me seeth him that sente me I am come a lyght into the worlde that who so euer beleueth in me should not byde in darkenes and he that heareth my wordes and beleueth not I iudge hym not for I am not come to iudge the world but to saue the worlde He that refuseth me and receaueth not my wordes hath one alreadye that iudgeth hym The woorde that I haue spoken that shall iudge hym at the laste day For I haue not spoken of my selfe but the father that sent me hath geueÌ„ me a coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t what I shuld do say And I know y â— his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t is lyfe euerlasting Therfore loke what I speake y â— speake I eueÌ„ so as my father hath sayde vnto me Marke And Iesus sat ouer agaiÌ„st gods chest and behelde Luke theÌ„ that caste in their offeringes into the cheste Mar and how y â— people cast in monye and many that were riche put in much And there came a poore wedow put in two mites which make a farthinge Luke He sawe also a poore wedowe which put in two mytes Mat. And he called vnto hym his dyscyples and said vnto theÌ„ Uerely I saye vnto you this poore wedow hathe put more into the chest then al they y â— haue put in they all haue put in of their superfluitie Luke vnto y â— offering of God But she of her pouertie hath put in Marke al that she had euen her whole lyuynge Of the building of y â— teÌ„ple and of the threatening of y â— destruccioÌ„ of the same Mat. 24. Marke xiii Luke xxi Capi. Cxxxiii ANd Iesus went out and departed froÌ„ y â— teÌ„ple and his disciples came vnto hym to shew him y â— buildiÌ„g of the temple Luke And whan some spake of the temple that it was garnyshed wyth goodly stones Iewels Mat. Iesus answered said vnto them Sâ— ye not all these thynges Mark And what a buyldynge is this Math. Uerely I say vnto you Luke the time shal come wherein of all thys y â— ye see there shal not be left one stone vpon another which shal not be brokeÌ„ downe Math. And as he sat vpon the mounte Oliuet Marke ouer agaynst the temple Math. hys discyples came vnto him secretlye Mar. namely Peter Iames Iohn and Andrew asking him Mat. and sayinge Te â—vs whan shal these thinges come to passe what sygne shal there be of thy cominge and of the ende of the worlde Iesus answered sayde vnto them Take hede that
Luke and came into Simons house Mar and Andrewe with Iames Iohn Luk And Simons mother in law was takeÌ„ w t a great feuer and they prayed him for her he staÌ„ding ouer her coÌ„maunded the feuer Mar toke her by y â— haÌ„d the feuer lefte her and she arose and ministred vnto them Marke And euen when the Sâ—nne was gone downe Math. they brought hym many that were possessed with Deuels Luke And he layed his handes vpon euery one of theÌ„ mat and caste out y â— spirites with a worde and healed all that were sycke that the thyng myght be fulfylled whych was spoken by Esai the prophet saying * He toke on him our infirmities bare our sycknesses Luke The deuels also departed out of many cryeng and saying thou arte Christ the sonne of God And he rebukynge them suffred not them to speake for they knâ—we that he was Christ. Marke And in the mornyng before daye he arose and went out in to a deserte place and prayed there Luke and the people sought hym Marke Peter also they that were wyth hym folowed after hym And when they had fouÌ„de hym they sayd vnto hym Euery man seketh thee And he sayd vnto them Let vs go in to the nexte townes y â— I may preache there also for therto am I come Luk And the people came to Christe and kept hym that he shoulde not departe from them vnto whome he sayde I muste peache the Gospel of the kingdome of God to other cities also for therfore am I sent And he preached in the sinagoges of Galile ☞ Of the callyng of Mathew Luc. v. Mat. ix Mar. ii ca. xvii ANd afterwarde he went oute from the sinagogo Math And as Iesus passed â—orth fro theÌ„ce Mar he went forth agayne vnto the sea of Galile and al the people came to him and he taught theym And as Iesus passed by he saw Luke a publicane Mar Leui y â— sonne of Alpheus Mat named Mathewe syt reâ—eauyng y â— custome sayd vnto him folow me Luk he lette al rose vp and folowed hym ☞ Of the election of y â— xii disciples vnto the apostleship done in mouÌ„te Thabor and of y â— fyrst part of Christes sermone made there contaynynge eyght Beatitudes certen maledictioÌ„s Mat. v. Mar. iii. Luc. vi ca. 18. ANd it fortuned in the same time after that Christ had called moe disciples that he went outâ— into a mountayne to praye and continued all nyght in prayer to God And when it was day he called his disciples mar whome he woulde and they came to him And he ordened the twelue that they shulde be with him and that he myghte sende theym to preache and he gaue theym power to heale sickenesses and to cast out Deuels Luke whome he called also Apostles Simon whome he named Peter Marke and Iames the sonne of Zehede and Iohn the brother of Iames and gaue theym the name of Bonarges that is to saye the Chyldren of Thonder Philippe and Bartholomewe Mathewe and Thomas Iames the sonne of Alphe us Simon of Cana Luke whiche was called Zelotes Iudas y e sonne of Iames mar Teddeus and Iudas Iscarioth Lu which was a traitour mar betrayed hi. mat and wheÌ„ he was set his disciples caÌ„ to hi he opened his mouthe taught theÌ„ saying Blessed are the poore in spirite for theirs is y â— kyngdoÌ„ of heauen Blessed are the meke for they shal inherit the earth Blessed are they y â— mourne for they shal be comforted and blessed be they that hunger and thyrste for righteousnes for they shal be fyiled Blessed are the mercyfull for they shall obtayne mercy Blessed are the pure in heart for they shalse God Blessed are the peace makers for they shal be called the chyldren of God Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousnes sake for theirs is the kyngedome of heauen Blessed are ye when men reuyle you and persecute you and falsely say al maner of euel sayinges againste you for my sake Reioyce and be glade for greate is your rewarde in heuen for so persecuted they the Prophetes which wer before youre dayes Luke their fathers And comming downe w t them from the mounte he srode vpon a playne in the felde and the company of his disciples and a great multitude of people froÌ„ al Iewry and IerusaleÌ„ from Tyre and Sidon by the sea coast which were come to heare him and to be healed of their diseases and they that were vexed with foule spirites were healed And al the people sought to touche him for there went vertue froÌ„ him healedtheÌ„ al. And he life vp his eyes vpon hys discyples said Blessed are y â— poore for youres is the kyngedom of God Blessed are ye y â— hunger here for ye shal be satisfyed Blessed are ye that wepe here for ye shal laugh Blessed are ye wheÌ„ meÌ„ hate you and put you out of their coÌ„panies and reuyle you caste out your name as an euyl thynge for the sonne of mans sake reioyse ye then and be glade for behold your reward is great in heauen But wo vnto you riche for ye haue your consolacion al ready Wo vnto you that are full for ye shal hunger Wo vnto you y â— laugh here for ye shal wepe and waile Wo vnto you whan euery man prayseth you euen so dyd their fathers vnto the false Prophetes also What prelates ought to do in worde and dede and that Christ came not to breake but to fulfyl the lawe Math. v. Capi. xix YE are the salt of y â— erth butand yf y â— salt haue loste hys saltnes what can be salted there w t It is theÌ„ce forth good for nothiÌ„g but to be cast out to be trodeÌ„ vnderfoote of men Ye are the lyght of the world A citye that is set on an hyil cannot be hyd neither do men light a candel and put it vnder a bushel but on a candelsticke and it lyghteth all that are in y â— house But let your light so shyne before menne that they may se your good woorkes and gloryfye your father whiche is in heauen Thincke not that I am come to destroye the law or y â— Prophetes no I am not come to destroy theÌ„ but to fulfyl theÌ„ For truly I saye vnto you tyl heauen earth perysh one â—oâ—e or one tytle of y â— law shall not escape tyl al be fulfylled Whosoeuer breaketh one of the least commaundementes and teacheth men so he shal be called the leest in the kyngedom of heauen But whosoeuer obserueth teacheth the same shal be called greate in the kyngedome of heauen For I say vnto you excepte youre ryghteousnesse exceade the ryghteousnesse of the Scrybes and Pharises ye can not enter into the kyngedome of heauen Ye haue hearde howe it was sayde to them of the olde tyme. * Thou shalt not kyll for whosoeuer kylleth shal be in daunger of iudgement But I say
ye not come But in the laste daye whyche was the mooste solempne daye of the feaste Iesus stode vp cryed and sayd Who so thyrsteth lette hym come to me and dryncke He that beleueth on me as the scripture sayeth oute of hys bodye shall flowe ryuers of the water of lyfe But thus spake he of the spirite whyche they that beleue on hym shoulde receaue For the holye ghoste was not yet there because Iesus was not glorifyed Manye of the people nowe when they hearde thys sayinge sayde Thys is a verye Prophete Other sayde he is Christe But some sayde shall Christe come out of Galile Sayâ—thnot the Scripture that Christ shal come of the sede of Dauid and out of the towne of Bethleem where Dauid was Thys was the diffention amonge the people for hys sake Some of theym woulde haue taken hym but no manne layed handes on hym The seruauntes came to the hye Priestes and Pharises and they sayde vnto theym Why haue ye not brought hym The seruauntes aunswered Neuer maÌ„ spake as this man doethâ— Then aunswered theym the Pharises are ye also deceaued Doeth any of the rulers or Pharises beleue on hym But the common people whiche knowe not the lawe are cursed Nicodemus sayde vnto theym he that came vnto him by nyght whiche was one of them Doth our law iudge any man before it heare hym and knowe what hath he done they answered and sayd vnto hym Art y â— a Galilean also search loke out of Galile ariseth no prophet And so euery maÌ„ went home ¶ Of the woman deprehended in Aduoutry Iohn viii Ca. lxxiiii IEsus went vnto moâ—t Oliuete and early in y e morning came agayne into y e temple all y e people came vnto him And he satte downe taught theÌ„ And y e scribes and the pharises brought vnto him a womaÌ„ taken in Aduoutrye and sette her there openlye and sayde vnto hym Mayster thys woman was taken in Aduoutrye euen as the dede was a doynge * Moses in the lawe commaunded vs to stone suche What sayest thou Thys they sayed to tempte hym that they myghte haue wherof to accuse hym But Iesus stouped downe and wrote wyth hys fynger vppon the grounde Nowe whyle they contynued askynge hym he lyft hym selfe vp and sayde vnto theym He that is amonge you wythoute synne lette hym cast the fyrst stone at her And he stouped downe agayne and wrote vppon the grounde But when they hearde that they wente oute one after another the eldest fyrste and leafte Iesus alone and the woman standynge before hym Iesus lyfte hym selfe vp and when he sawe no manne but the woman he sayde vnto her Woman where are thyne accusers Hathe no manne condempned thee She sayde Lorde no manne Iesus sayde Nother doe I condempne thee Goe thy waye and fynne no moore Of Christes wordes in the treasurie Ioan. viii Capit. 75. THen spake Iesus agayne vnto them and said I am the lyghte of the worlde He that foloweth me shalnot walke in darknesse but shal haue the lyghte of lyfe Then sayde the Pharises vnto hym Thou bearest recorde of thy selfe thy recorde is not true Iesus aunswered and said vnto them Thoughe I beare recorde of my selfe yet is my recorde true for I knowe whence I came and whether I go but ye cannot tel wheÌ„ce I come nor whither I go ye iudge after the fleshe I iudge no man but yf I iudge my iudgement is true For I am not alone but I and the father that hathe sente me * It is wrytten also in youre lawe that the testimony of two menne is true I am one that beare wytnesse of my selfe and the father that sent me beareth wytnesse of me also Then said they vnto hym where is thy father Iesus answered ye nother knâ—w me nor yet my father Yf ye knewe me ye shoulde know my father also These wordes spake Iesus in the Treasurie as he taught in the temple And no maÌ„ toke hym for hys houre was not yet come ¶ Of another communicacion of Christe for the which they would haue slayue hym Ioan. viii Capitulo lxxvi THen sayde Iesus agayne vnto them I go my way and ye shal seke me and shall dye in youre synnes whither I go thyther cannot ye come Then sayd the Iewes wyll he kyll hym selfe then that he saieth whither I go thither cannot ye come And he said vnto theÌ„ ye are froÌ„ beneth I am froÌ„ aboue ye are of this world I am not of this worlde Therfore I haue said vnto you that ye shall dye in youre synnes for yf ye beleue not that I am he ye shall dye in youre synnes Then sayde they vnto hym who arte thou then And Iesus sayde vnto them euen the very same thynge that I say vnto you I haue many thinges to say and to iudge of you but he that sent me is true and loke what I haue hearde of hym that speake I before y e world how be it they vnderstode not y â— he spake of y e father Then sayde Iesus vnto theÌ„ WhaÌ„ ye haue lift vp an hye y e sonne of maÌ„ theÌ„ shal ye know y â— I am â—e y â— I do nothing of my selfe but as my father hath taught me eueÌ„ so I speake and he y â— sent me is w t me The father leaueth not me alone for I do al way that pleaseth him Whan he thus spake many beleued on him TheÌ„ said Iesus vnto y â— Iewes that beleued on him yf ye coÌ„tinue in my worde theÌ„ are ye my verye dysciples and ye shall knowe the trueth and the trueth shall make you free Then aunswered they him we are Abrahams feede we were neuer bonde to any manne how sayest thou then ye shal be free Iesus answered them and sayde Uerely verely I say vnto you who so euer doth sinne is y e seruaunt of sinne As for the seruaunt he abydeth not in the house for euer but the sonne abydeth euer Yf the tonne therefore shall make you free then are ye free in dede I knowe that ye are Abrahams seede but ye seke meanes to kyll me for my worde taketh not amâ—nge you I speake that which I haue sene of my father and ye do that ye haue sene of your father They aunswered and sayd vnto hym Abraham is our father Iesus sayde vnto them yf ye were Abrahams children ye woulde do the dedes of Abraham But nowe ye go about to kyl me a man that haue colde you the trueth whyche I haue hearde of God thys dyd not Abraham ye do the dedes of youre father Then sayde they vnto hym we are not borne of fornication we haue one father euen God Iesus sayde vnto them yf God were your father then would ye loue me for I am proceaded foorthe and come froÌ„ God for I am not come of my selfe but he hath sent me Why knowe ye not then my speache euen because ye cannot abyde the hearynge of my worde ye are of the father the deuyl
y â— first last For many are called but fewe chosen ¶ Of the vnryghteous 〈…〉 warde Luke xvi Capitulo Ciiii. HE sayde also vnto his disciples There was a certayne ryche man which had a stewarde that was accused vnto hym that he had wasted his goddes And he called hym and sayde vnto hym what is it that I heare this of theeâ— geue accomptes of thy stewardeship for thou maist be no longer stewarde The stewarde sayde wythin hym selfe What shall I do My Lorde wyl take awaye the stewardship fro me I cannot dygge and to begge I am ashamed I wote what I wyll do that whan I am put oute of the stewardeshyppe they maye receaue me into their houses And he called vnto hym all his lordes detters and sayd vnto the fyrste How much owest thou vnto my Lorde He sayde an hundreth â—onne of oyle And he sayd take thy bil syt downe quickly and wryte fyftye Then sayde he vnto anotherâ— Howe muche owest thouâ— he sayd an huÌ„dreth quarters of wheate He sayd vnto him take thy bil and wryte foure score and the Lorde commaunded the vnryghteous steward because he had done wysely For the chyldren of this worlde are in their kynde wyser then the children of lyghte And I saye vnto you make you frendes wyth the vnryghteous Mammon that whan ye haue nede they may receaue you into euerlasting tabernacles He that is faythful in the leaste is faythfull also in muche and he that is vnryghteous in the leaste is vnrighteous also in the muche Yf ye then haue not bene faythfull in the vnryghteous Mammon who wil beleue you in that whiche is trueâ— And yf ye haue not bene faithful in an other maÌ„s busynesse Who wyl geue you y â— which is your owne No seruaunte can serue two masters for either he shal hate the one and loue the other or els he shall leaue to the one and despyse the other ye cannot serue God and Mammon All these thynges hearde the Pharyses whyche were couetouse and they moâ—ked hym And he sayde vnto them ye are they that iustyfye youre selues before menne but GOD knoweth youre heartes For that whiche is hye amonge menne is an abhominacion before God The lawe and the Prophetes propheryed vnto Iohn and from that tyme forthe is the kyngdome of God preached thorowe the gospel and euery man preasseth into it by vyolence But easyer is it for heauen and yearthe to peryshe then one tytle of the lawe to fall Who soeuer putteth awaye hys wyfe and maryeth another breaketh wedlocke and he that maryeth her whyche is deuorced from her husbande breaketh matrimonye ☞ Of the ryche glotten Luke xvi Capitulo cv THere was a certayne ryche maÌ„ whyche clothed hym selfe wyth purple and costly lynnen and fared deliciously euery daye And there was a poore manne named Lazarus whyche laye at hys gate full of sores and desyred to be fylled wyth the crommes that fell from the ryche mans table and no manne gaue hym them yet came the dogges and lyâ—ked hys soores But it fortuned that the poore manne dyed and was caryed of the aungels into Abrahams bosome The ryche manne dyed also and was buryed in hell Nowe whan he was in hell he lyfte vp hys eyes in the payne and sawe Abraham a farre of and Lazarus in hys bosome and he cryed and sayde Father Abraham haue mercye vpon me and sende Lazarus that he maye dyppe the typpe of hys fynger in water and coule my tounge for I am tormented in thys flame But Abraham sayde remember sonne that thou haste receaued good in thy lyfe and contrarye wyse Lazarus receaued euell But nowe is he comforted and thou arte tormented And besyde all this there is a greate space set betwene vs and you so that they whyche woulde go downe from hence vnto you cannot nother maye they passe ouer from thence vnto vs. Then sayde he I praye thee then father that thou wylte sende hym vnto my fathers house for I haue yet fyue brethren that he maye warne them leste they also come into thys place of tormente Abraham sayde vnto hym They haue Moses and the Prophetes let theÌ„ heare them But he said nay father AbrahaÌ„ but if one weÌ„t unto them from the deade they woulde do penaunce But he sayde unto them yf they heare not Moses and the Prophetes then shall they not beleue also thoughe one rose againe froÌ„ the deade After these thynges Iesus vvente vvyth hys dysciples ouer Iordane vvhere Iohn baptysed fyrste ¶ Of the reuyuynge of Lazarus Ioan. xi Capitu. Cvi THere laye one sycke named Lazarus of Bethania in the towne of Marie and her syster Martha It was that Mary whyche annoynted the Lorde wyth â—yntemente and dryed hys fete wyth her heere whose brother Lazarus laye sycke Then sente hys systers vnto hym and sayde Lorde beholde He whome thou loueste lyeth sycke Whan Iesus hearde that he sayde This sycknesse is not vnto deathe but for the prayse of GOD that the sonne of GOD maye be praised there thorow Iesus loued Martha and her syster and Lazarus Nowe whan he hearde that he was sycke he aboâ—e two dayes in y â— place where he was vvhere Iohn had baptysed Afterwarde sayd he vnto hys dyscyples let vs go againe into Iewrye His dysciples sayde vnto hym Master lately would the Iewes haue stoned thee and wylte thou go thyther agayne Iesus aunswered Are there not twelue hours in the dayâ— He that walketh in the daye stombleth not for he seeth the lyghte of thys worlde But he that walketh in the nyght stombleth for there is no lyghte in him This he spake and afterwarde sayde he vnto them Lazarus our freÌ„de slepeth but I go to wake hym oute of slepe Then sayde hys dyscyples Lord yf he slepe he shall do well ynoughe Howe be it Iesus spake of hys deathe but they thoughte that he had spoken of the bodely slepe Then sayde Iesus unto them playnly Lazarus is deade and I am glade for youre sakes that I was not there that ye maye beleue Neuerthelesse let vs go vnto hym Then sayde Thomas whiche is called Didimus vnto the dyscyples Let vs go also that we maye dye wyth hym Then came Iesus and founde that he had lyen in the graue foure dayes alreadye Bethany was nye vnto Ierusalem aboute syxtene furlonges And manye of the Iewes were come to Martha and Mary to comforte them ouer their brother Nowe when Martha hearde that Iesus came she wente to mete him but Mary sat stil at home Then said Martha vnto Iesus Lord yf thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene deade But neuerthelesse I knowe also that what soeuer thou askest of God that God wyll geue it thee Iesus sayde vnto her Thy brother shall ryse agayne Martha sayde vnto him I knowe that he shall ryse agayne in the resurreccion at the laste daye Iesus sayde vnto her I am the resurreccion and the lyfe He that beleueth on me shall lyue thoughe he were deade alreadye and who so euer
the wyfe of Ury Salomon begat Roboam Roboam begat Abia. Abia begat Asa. Asa begat Iosaphat Iosaphat begat Ioram Ioram begat Osias * Osias begat Ioatham Ioathan begat Achas Achas begat Ezechias Ezechias begat Manasses Manasses begat Amon. Amon begat Iosias Iosias begat Iechonias and his brethren about the tyme of the captiuitie oâ— Babilon And after the captiuitie of Babilon Iechonias begat Salathiel Salathiel begat Zorobabel Zorobabel begat Abiud Abiud begat Eliachim Eliachim begat Azor. Azor begat Sadoch Sadoch begat Achim Achim begat Eliud Eliud begat Eleazar Eleazar begat Matthan Matthan begat Iacob Iacob begat Ioseph the husbande of Mary of whome was borne Iesus whiche is called Christ. All the generations from Abraham to Dauid are fourtene generations From Dauid vnto the captiuitie of Babilon are fourtene generations From the captiuitie of Babilon vnto Christ are also fourtene generations The byrth of Christ was on thys wyse When hys mother Mary was maried to Ioseph before they came together she was fouÌ„de w t childe by y e holy gost But Ioseph her husbande was a perfyte man and woulde not brynge her to shame but was mynded to put her awaye secretlye Neuertheles whyle he thus thoughte Beholde the aungell of the Lorde appeared vnto him in a dreame sayinge Ioseph thou sonne of Dauid feare not to take vnto thee Mary thy wyfe for that whiche is conceaued in her is of the holy ghost She shal bring forth a sonne and thou shalte call hys name Iesus for he shall saue hys people from their synnes All thys was done that the thynge myghte be fulfylled whiche was spoken of the Lord by the Prophete sayinge * Behold a mayde shall be wyth chylde and shall brynge forth a sonne and they shal cal hys name Emanuell whiche is by interpretacion God wyth vs. Nowe when Ioseph awoke oute of slepe he dyd as the aungell of the Lorde badde hym and he toke hys wyfe vnto hym and knew her not tyl she had brought forth her firste borne sonne and called hys name Iesus ☞ Of the Natiuite of Christe Luc. ii Cap. vii IT fortuned at the same tyme that there weÌ„t out a commaundemeÌ„t from Augustus the Emperoure that the whole worlde shoulde be taxed And thys taxing was the fyrst that was executed when Syreneus was Lefetenant in Siria And they went al euerye one to his owne citie to be taxed Then Ioseph gat him vp also from Galile out of the citye of Nazareth into Iewry to the cytye of Dauid which is called Bethleem because he was of the house and linage of Dauid that he myght be taxed with Mary his spoused wyfe whyche was with chyld And it fortuned while they were there the time was come that she shoulde be delyuered Also she brought forthe her fyrste begotten sonne and wrapped hym in swadlynge clothes and layed hym in a manger for they had els no rowme in the Inne And there were in the same region shepherdes in the feldes watchynge theyr flocke by night And beholde y â— angel of the Lord stode by theÌ„ the bryghtnes of the Lord shone rounde about them and they were sore afrayed And the Aungel sayde vnto them be not afrayed Beholde I brynge you tydynges of great ioye whiche shall happen vnto all people For vnto you thys daye is borne the Sauiour euen Christ the Lorde in the citye of Dauid And take thys for a token ye shall fynde the babe swadled and layed in a manger And strayghte waye there was by the Aungel a multitude of heauenly hoostes whiche praysed God and sayde Glorye be vnto God on hyghe and peace vpon earth and vnto meÌ„ a good wyll And it fortuned when the aungels were gone from theym into heauen the shepherdes sayde one to another Let vs go nowe euen vnto Bethleem and see thys thynge that is happened whiche the Lorde hathe shewed vnto vs. And they came with hast and founde bothe Mary and Ioseph and the Babe layed in a manger And wheÌ„ they had sene it they published abrode the sayinge that was tolde theym of thys chylde and all they that heard it wondred at the wordes whiche the shepherdes had tolde them But Mary kept all these sayinges and pondred them in her heart And the shepherdes retourned praysynge and laudynge God for all that they had heard and sene euen as it was tolde theym ☞ Of Christes Circumcision Luc. ii Cap. viii ANd when eyght dayes were ended that the chylde shoulde be circumcised hys name was called Iesus whiche was named of the aungell before he was conceaued in hys mothers wombe ☞ Of the commynge of the wyse men Math. ii Cap. ix WHeÌ„ Iesus was borne at Bethleem in Iewrye in the tyme of Herode the Kynge Bheolde there came wyse men frome the East to Ierusalem sayinge Where is the newe borne kynge of the Iewes We haue sene hys starre in the East are come to worshyppe hym When Herode the kynge had heard thys he was troubled and all Ierusalem with him And he gathered the hye Priestes and Scribes of the people and axed of theÌ„ where Christe shoulde be borne And they sayde vnto him at BethleeÌ„ in Iewrye for thus it is wrytten by the prophete * And thou Bethleem in the land of Iewry art not the least amonge the Prynces of Iuda for out of thee shall come vnto me the captayne that shall gouerne my people Israell Then Herode priuelye called the wyse men and dilygentlye enquired of theym what tyme the starre appeared and sente theym to Bethleem sayinge Goe and searche diligentlye for the chylde and when ye haue founde hym brynge me worde agayne that I maye come and worshyppe hym also When they had heard the Kynge they departed and â—oe the starre whiche they sawe in the East wente before theym tyll it came and stode ouer the place where the childe was When they saw the starre they were meruelously glad and went into the house and founde the chylde wyth Mary hys mother and * kneled downe and worshipped hym And opened their treasures and offered vnto hym gyftes Golde Frankynâ—ense Myrce And after they were warned of God in a Dreame that they should not goe again to Herode they returned into their owne countrey another way ☞ Of y e presentacion of Christ in the temple Luc. ii Capi. x. ANd when the dayes of their purification after the law of Moses were come they broughte him to IerusaleÌ„ y â— they myghte present hym vnto the Lorde as it is wrytten in the lawe of the Lorde euerye manchylde that fyrste openeth y â— matrix shal be called holy vnto the Lorde and that they myghte geue the offerynge as it is wrytten in the lawe of the Lorde namelye a payre of turtle Doues or two yonge Pygeons And beholde at Ierusalem there was a manne whose name was Simeon and the same manne was iust and feared God and longed for the consolation of Israell and the
Elaichim Which was the sonne of Melcha Which was the sonne of Menna Which was the sonne of Mathata Which was the sonne of Nathan Which was the sonne of Dauid Which was the sonne of Iesse Which was the sonne of Obed. Which was the sonne of Booz Which was the sonne of Salmon Which was the sonne of Naazon Which was the sonne of Aminadab Which was the sonne of Aram. Which was the sonne of Esrom Which was the sonne of Phares Which was the sonne of Iuda Which was the sonne of Iacob Which was the sonne of Isaar Which was the sonne of Abraham Which was the sonne of Thare Which was the sonne of Nacher Which was the sonne of Saruch Which was the sonne of Ragan Which was the sonne of Phalech Which was the sonne of Heber Which was the sonne of Sala Whiche was the sonne of Cainan Whiche was the sonne of Arfaxat Whiche was the sonne of Sem. Whiche was the sonne of Noe. Whiche was the sonne of Lameth Which was the sonne of MathusaleÌ„ Whiche was the sonne of Enoch Whiche was the sonne of Iareth Whiche was the sonne of Malalehel Whiche was the sonne of Cainam Whiche was the sonne of Enos Whiche was the sonne of Seth. Whiche was the sonne of Adam Whiche was the sonne of God Iesus full of the holye ghost came agayne from Iordane ☞ Of Christes fasting temptacion Mathew iiii Marke i. Luke iiii Ca. iii. ANd immediatlye Mathevve was Iesus ledde awaye of the spirite into the Wyldernesse to be tempted of the Deuyll Marke and was wyth the wylde beastes Mathevve And when he hadde fasted fourtye dayes and fourtye nyghtes Luke In those dayes dyd he eate nothyng and when they were ended Math. he was afterwarde an hongred and the tempter came to him Luke the Deuel Mat and sayde vnto him Yf thou be the sonne of God commaunde that these stones be made bread Luk And Iesê° aunswered hym * It is written that Mat manne shall not lyue by bread onelye but by euery worde that proceadeth oute of the mouthe of God Then the Deuell toke hym vp into the holye citye Luke Ierusalem Math and sette hym on a pinacle of the temple and sayde vnto hym Yf thou be the sonne of God caste thy selfe Luke from hence Math downe For it is wrytten * He shall geue hys aungels charge ouer thee Luke to kepe thee Math and with their handes they shal holde thee vp that thou dashe not thy foote agaynste a stone Then sayde Iesus vnto hym It is wrytten also * Thou shalt not tempt thy Lorde God Agayne the Deuell toke hym vp Luke and ledde hym Mathe into an exceadynge hyghe mountayne and shewed hym all the kingdomes of the world Luke in the twincklyng of an eye Mat and al the â—glory of them And sayd vnto him all these Luk and al this power Math wyll I geue thee Luke for it is geuen vnto me and I geue it vnto whoÌ„ I wyl Therfore yf thou nowe wylt worshyppe me they shal all be thyne Math Then sayd Iesus vnto hym Auoyde Sathan for it is wrytten * Thou shalte worshyppe the Lorde thy God and him onelye shalte thou serue Luk And when the Deuel had ended all the temptacions he departed from him Math and lefte hym Luk for a season Mat And behold y e angels came ministred vnto hym Of other testimonies of Iohn of Christ. Iohn i. Cap. iiii THe next day after that he came oute of the deserte after Iohn saw Iesus coÌ„miÌ„g vnto him sayde behold y e lambe of God which taketh away the sinne of the worlde This is he of whoÌ„ I sayde vnto you After me coÌ„meth a maÌ„ which was before me for he was or euer I and I knew him not so fully as novv But y â— he shuld be declared in Israel Therfore am I come to baptise w t water And Iohn bare recorde and saydeâ— I saw the spirite descende from heauen lyke a Doue and abode vpon him and I knewe hym not But he that sent me to baptise with water sayde vnto me Uppon whome thou shalte see the spirite descende and tarye styll on hym the same is he that baptiseth with the holy ghost And I sawe it and bare recorde that this is the sonne of God ☞ Of the firste vocation callynge of the disciples by the whiche they were called to the symple knowledge of Christe Iohn i. Luke iiii Cap. v. THe next day after Iohn stode agayne and two of hys disciples and when he sawe Iesus walkynge he sayde Beholde the lambe of God And two of his disciples heard hym speake folowed Iesus And Iesus turned hym about and sawe them folowynge and sayd vnto them whom seke ye They sayd vnto hym Rabi which is to saye by interpretacion maister where arte thou at lodgynge He sayde vnto them Come and see They came and sawe it and abode with him the same daye It was aboute the tenth houre One of the two whiche heard Iohn speake and folowed Iesus was Andrewe the brother of Simon Peter The other vvas Iohn the Euangelist by vvhome his brother Iames vvas called The same founde fyrst hys brother Simon and sayde vnto him we haue founde Messyas which is by interpretacion the anoynted and he broughte hym to Iesus when Iesus behelde hym he sayde Thou art Simon the sonne of Ioanna thou shalte be called Cephas whiche is by interpretacion Peter The nexte daye after woulde Iesus goe into Galile Luke And Iesus came agayne in the power of the spirite into Galile Iohn and founde Philippe and Iesus sayde vnto him folowe me Philippe was of Bethsayda the citye of Andrewe and Peter Philippe founde Nathanael sayde vnto him we haue fouÌ„de him of whoÌ„ * Moses in the lawe the prophetes haue written euen Iesus the sonne of Ioseph of Nazareth and Nathanael sayde vnto him What good can come out of Nazareth Philip sayde vnto him Come and see Iesus sawe Nathanael commyng to him sayd of hym Beholde a right Israelite in whome is no gyle Nathanael sayde vnto him from wheÌ„ce knowest thou me Iesus aunswered and sayd vnto him Before that Philip called thee when thou wast vnder the figge tree I sawe thee Nathanael aunswered and sayd vnto him Rabbi thou arte the sonne of God thou arte the kyng of Israel Iesus aunswered and said vnto him Because I sayd vnto thee I sawe the vnder the figge tree thou beleuest thou shalte see yet greater thinges then these And he sayde vnto him Uerely verely I say vnto you from thys tyme forth shal ye see the heauen open and the aungels of God goinge vp and downe ouer the sonne of man ¶ The seconde parte of the seconde boke contaynynge what Iesus dyd and sayde in the one and thyrtye yeare of hys age ☞ Of the mutacion and chaungynge of water into wyne Iohn ii Cap. vi ANd vpon the thyrde daye there was a mariage at Cana in Galile and the mother of Iesus was there
whyche whan it was sowen vppon the lande Mathe it is the leaste amonge all seedes Mark of the earthe and when it is sowen math and growen it is the greatest amonge Herbes Luke and it grewe and wared a great tree Mar gitteth great brauÌ„ches Mathe so that the Byrdes vnder the Heauen come and dwell in y â— Braunches thereof Marke So that the foules may dwel vnder y e shadowe therof Math Another Parable spake he vnto theym Luke And agayne he sayde Where vnto shall I lyken the kyngdome of God Math The kyngdome of God is lyke vnto Leuen whiche a woman toke mixte it amoÌ„g iii. peckes of meele til al was leuened Al suche thinges spake Iesus vnto the people by Parables Mark And by many suche parables he spake the worde vnto theÌ„ therafter as they might heare it and without parables spake he nothynge vnto them math that the thing might be fulfylled whiche was spoken by the Prophete sayinge * I wil open my mouthe in parables and wyll speake oute the secretes froÌ„ the beginning of the world maâ— but vnto hys disciples he expounded al thynges priuatelye Math Then sent Iesus the people awaye and came home And his disciples came vnto him and sayde declare vnto vs the parable of the tares of the felde Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto theym He that soweth the good seede is the sonne of manne the felde is the worlde the good seede are the Chyldren of the kyngdome The tares are the chyldren of wyckednesse the enemye that soweth them is the deuell The Haruest is the ende of the worlde The reapers are the Aungels For lyke as the tares are weded out and brente in the fyre euen so shall it goe in the ende of thys world The sonne of man shall sende forth his aungels and they shal gather out of his kyngdoÌ„ al thynges that offende and them that doe iniquitie and shall caste theym into a Fornace of fyre there shall be waylynge and gnashynge of teeth * Then shall the righteous shyne as the sunne in the kyngdome of their father whoso hath eares to heare let hym heare ☞ Of thre Parables in the house Mathewe xiii Capitulo li. THe kyngdome of heauen is like vnto a treasure hidde in y â— felde which a maÌ„ founde hid it and for ioy therof he went sold all that he hadde and boughte that felde Agayne the kyngdome of Heauen is lyke vnto a Marchaunt that sought good Pearles and when he hadde fouÌ„de a precious pearle he went and solde all that he hadde and boughte it Agayne the kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a nette caste into the Sea wherwith are taken all maner of fyshes and when it is full men drawe it out vnto the shoore and syt and gather the good into the vessels but caste the badde awaye So shall it be in the ende of the worlde The Aungels shal goe oute and seuer the badde frome the ryghteous and shall caste them into a fornace of fyre There shall be waylynge and gnashynge of teethe Haue ye vnderstande all these thynges They saye Yea Lorde Then sayde he vnto theym Therfore euerye Scribe taughte vnto the kyngdome of Heauen is lyke an housholder whiche bryngeth out of hys treasure thinges newe and olde And it came to passe when Iesus hadde ended these parables he departed thence Frome the house vvhere he vvas and came into his owne countreye Nazareth and taught them in their Sinagoges Of the Lordes comming to Nazareth where he rode and y t the Nazarites wolde haue cast hym doune headling Mat. xiii Mar. vi Luke iiii Capit. lii ANd the fame of hym was noised thorow out all the region rounde about And he taught in their synagoges and was commended of euerye man And he came to Nazareth where he was noursed And as his custome was he weÌ„t into y e Sinagoge vpon the Sabboth and stode vp for to read Then was there delyuered hym the booke of the Prophete Esay And when he hadde tourned ouer the booke he founde the place where it is written * The spirite of the Lorde is with me because he hathe anoynted me to preache the Gospell vnto the poore hath he sent me to heale the broken hearted to preache delyueraunce to the captiue and syght to the blinde and frely to set at lybertye theym that are brused and to preache the acceptable yere of the Lord. And when he had closed the booke he gaue it agayne to the minister and sat him downe And the eyes of al that were in y e sinagoge were fastened on him And he began to say vnto theÌ„ This dai is this scripture fulfilled iÌ„ your eares And they al gaue hym witnes wondred at y â— gratious wordes whiche proceaded oute of his mouth And they sayd mar froÌ„ wheÌ„ce hath he these thinges And what wisdom is this y â— is geuen him suche as are done by his handes Math Is not Mar this the carpenter Luke Ioseph Mat the carpenters son Is not hys mother called Maryâ—and his brethren Iames Iohn SimoÌ„ Iude And are not all hys systers here wyth vs Whence hathe he then all these thynges And they were offended at hym Luke and he sayde vnto theym doutles ye wil say vnto me this prouerbe PhisitioÌ„ heale thy selfe for how great thinges haue we heard done at Capernaum Do the same here also in thine owne coâ—Ì„trey Math But Iesus said vnto theÌ„ A prophet is no wher lesse set by theÌ„ at home and amonge his owne mar And he could not shew any miracle there but laied his handes vpon a few sicke healed them he marueyled at their vnbelefe therfore he healed fevv lest they shoulde say he despiseth his countrey men Luk Uerely I say vnto you * there were many widowes in Israel in the time of Elias when heauen was shut iii. yeres vi monethes and wheÌ„ ther was a great dearth in al the land and to none of theÌ„ was Elias sent but only vnto Sarepâ—a of y e Sidonians to a widowe * And many lepers wer in Israel in the time of Eliseus y e prophet none of theÌ„ was cleÌ„sed saue only Naaman of Siria And as many as wer in y â— sinagoge wheÌ„ thei heard y â— wer filled w t wrath And they rose vp thrust him out of y â— citie led him vp to the edge of y e hyl wher vpon their citie was buylded y â— they myghte cast hym downe headling But he weÌ„t his way thorowe the myddest of theym ¶ Of Iohn y â— Baptistes death Math. xiiii Mar. vi Cap. liii ANd there came a conuenient day that Herode on hys byrth daye made a supper to the lordes captaynes and chiefe Estates of Galile Then the doughter of Herodias came in and dauÌ„sed and pleased Herode and that them sat at the table Then sayd y â— king vnto y e damselâ—â— aske of me what y â— wilt I wyll geue it
thee and he sware vnto her what soeuer y â— shalte aske of me I wyll geue it vnto the eueÌ„ vnto y e one halfe of my kingdoÌ„ WheÌ„ he had said she went forth said vnto her mother what shal I aske she said Iohn Baptistes head And immediatly she went in vnto y â— kyng w t hast and said Mat being instructed of her mother mark I wyll y â— thou geue me strayght waye in a platter the head of Iohn y e Baptist. Then y e king was sorie yet for y â— othes sake them y â— sat at the table he wold not say her nay and immediatly he sent y â— hangman commauÌ„ded his head to be brought iÌ„ so he weÌ„t beheaded Iohn in y â— prison and brought his head in a platter gaue it vnto y e daÌ„sel the damsel gaue it vnto her mother And wheÌ„ his disciples herd that they came toke his body laied it mat and buried it mat in a graue mat went tolde Iesus When Iesus heard y â— he departed thence by ship in to a desert place alone Of y â— refectioÌ„ of v. M. mâ— Mat. 14. Ioh. 6. Luc. 9. Mar. 6 ca. 54. ANd departing by ship they weÌ„t away Ioan ouer y â— sea vnto y â— citye Tiberias in Galyle Marke into a desert place alone Mat And whan the people hearde thereof they folowed him mar And the people saw them departynge awaye and manye knew of it and ranne thether together on foote out of all cyties and came before them And Iesus went out sawe muche people and had compassion on them for they were as the shepe y â— haue no shepherde Luk. and he receaued them and spake vnto them of the kingdome of God and taught them manye thynges Math and healed their sicke Ioan And much people folowed him because they sawe the tokens that he dyd vpon them whiche were dyseased But Iesus went vp into a mountaine and there he sat wyth his dysciples And Easter the feaste of y â— Iewes was nye mathe But at euen came his dysciples vnto hym and sayde This is a desert place and the nyghte falleth on let the people departe from thee that they maye go into the townes Luk. and vyllages rouÌ„de about where they maye finde meate Marke and bye theÌ„ selues meate to eate Luke for we are here in the wyldernesse Math But Iesus sayd vnto them They nede not go away geue ye them to eate Ioan Then Iesus lyfte vp his eyes sawe that there came much people vnto him and he sayde vnto Phylyppe whence shal we bye bread that these may eate But this he said to proue hym for he hym selfe knewe what he woulde do Philippe answered him two hundreth penyworth of breade is not ynoughe amonge them that euery one may take a lytle Mark He sayde vnto theÌ„ How many loaues haue ye go and se. Ioan Then sayde vnto hym one of hys dysciples Andrew the brother of Simon Peter There is a lad here that hathe fyâ—e barley loaues and two fyshes but what is that amoÌ„ge so many Luke except we should go and bye meate for so muche people Ioan Iesus sayde make the people syt downe Luke by fyftyes in a company Ioan there was muche grasse in the place Then they sat them downe Marke vpon y â— grene grasse Ioan aboute a fyue thousande men Marke here a rowe and there a rowe by hundredes and by fyftyes Ioan Iesus toke the loaues Mark. and loked vp to heauen and gaue thankes and brake the loaues Ioan and whan he had geuen thankes Luke he gaue them to hys disciples to set them before the people Math and the dysciples gaue them to the people Ioan Lykewyse also of the fyshes as muche as they would when they were filled Luke and were all satysfyed Ioan He said vnto his dysciples gather vp the broken meate that remayneth that nothing be loste Then they gathered and fylled twelue baskettes wyth the broken meate that remayned or y e fyue barlye loaues Marke and of the fyue fyshes Ioan vnto them which had eaten Mat. and they that did eate were about fiue thousaÌ„de meÌ„ besides wemeÌ„ and chyldreÌ„ Marke anon he caused hys disciples to go into y â— ship to passe ouer before him vnto Bethsaida while he seÌ„t away y â— people Ioan Now wheÌ„ y â— meÌ„ saw y â— tokeÌ„ y â— Iesus dyd they sayde This is of a trueth y â— Prophet y â— shuld come into y â— world When Iesus nowe perceaued that they woulde come and take hym vp to make hym kynge he gat him away agayne into a mouÌ„taine hym selfe alone Math to make hys prayer And at euen he was there hym selfe alone ¶ Of Christes deambulation vpon the sea Math. xiiii Mark vi Ioan. vi Capi. â—v AT eueÌ„ hys dysciples went downe to y â— sea and entred into the ship and came to the other syde of the sea vnto CapernauÌ„ and it was darke alreadye and Iesus was not come to them And the sea rose thorow a greate wynde Mat And the shyppe was already in the myddest of the sea and was toste with waues for the wynde was contrary Mark and he â—aw them in parell wyth rowynge Ioan Nowe when they had rowed vpon a fyue and twentye or thirtye furlonge Marke aboute the fourthe watche of y â— nyghte he came vnto them and walked vpon the sea and woulde haue gone ouer by them And whan they sawe hym walkynge vpon the sea they thought it had bene a spirite and cryed oute Math. for feare Mark. for they sawe hym all and were troubled mat but strayte waye spake Iesus vnto them and said be of good chere Mar be of good comforte It is I be not afrayed Mat. Peter answered hym and sayde Lord yf it be thou hyd me come vnto thee vpon the water And he sayde come on thy waye And Peter stepce oute of the shyppe and wente vpon the water to come vnto Iesus but whan he sawe a myghtye wynde he was afrayed and beganne to synke and cryed sayinge Lorde helpe me And immediatlye Iesus stretched foorthe hys hande and caughte hym and sayde vnto hym O thou of lytle faythe wherefore doutest thou Ioan. Then they woulde haue receaued hym into the shyppe Mar and he wente into the shyppe to them and the wynde ceased And they were astonyed and maruayled exceadyngelye for they had forgotten the loaues and theyr hearte was blynded math Then they that were in the shyp came and fell downe before hym and sayde Of a truth thou art the sonne of God Ioan and immediatlye the shyp was at the laÌ„d whether they went Math. and they shypped ouer and came into the lande of Genazareth marke and drue vp into the hauen And when they were come oute of the shyppe immediatly they knew hym and ranne about thorow out al the region and beganne on euery syde to brynge vnto hym in beddes suche as were sycke where they hearde
that he was And whether so euer he entred into townes cytyes or vyllages there layde they the sycke in the stretes and praide him that they myghte but touche the hemme of hys garmente and as manye as touched hym were made whole ☞ Of the Predicacion of Eucharistia for the whyche certen went backe and departed Ioan. vi Capi. lvi THe nexte daye after the people whyche stode on the other syde of the sea sawe that there was none other shippe there but that one And that Iesus wente not in wyth hys dyscyples into the shyppe but that hys dyscyples were gone awaye alone Howe be it there came othere shyppes froÌ„ Tiberias nye vnto the place where they had eaten the breade after that the Lorde had geuen thankes Nowe whan the people sawe that Iesus was not there neyther hys dyscyples they tooke shyppe also and came to Caparnaum and soughte Iesus And whan they founde hym on the other syde of the sea they sayde vnto hym Master whan camste thou hether Iesus aunswered them and sayde verely verely I saye vnto you ye seke me not because ye sawe the tokens but because ye dyd eate of the loaues and were fylled Laboure not for the meate that dothe peryshe but that endureth vnto euerlastynge lyfe whyche the sonne of manne shall geue you for hym hathe God the father sealed Then sayde they vnto hym what shall we do that we maye woorke the woorkes of GOD Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto them This is the woorke of GOD that ye beleue in hym whom he hath sent Then saye they vnto hym what token doest thou then that we may see and beleue thee What workest thou Our fathers dyd eat * Manna in the wyldernes as it is written he gaue them bread from heauen to eate Then sayde Iesus vnto them Uerely verely I saye vnto you Moses gaue you not breade from heauen but my father geueth you the true breade from heauen for thys is that breade of God whiche commeth from heauen and geueth lyfe vnto the worlde Then sayde they vnto hym Syr geue vs alway suche breade But Iesus sayde vnto them I am y â— breade of lyfe he that commeth vnto me shall not hunger and he that beleueth on me shal neuer thyrste But I haue said vnto you that ye haue sene me and yet ye beleue not Al that my father geueth me commeth vnto me and who so coÌ„meth vnto me him wyl not I cast out For I am come downe from heauen not to do myne owne wyll but the wil of hym that hath sente me This is the wyl of the father whiche hath sent me that of all that he hathe geuen me I shoulde lose nothynge but shoulde aryse it vp agayne at the laste daye This is the wyll of hym whyche hathe sent me that who soeuer seeth y e sonne and beleueth on hym shoulde haue euerlastynge lyfe and I shal rayse hym vp at the laste daye Then murmured the Iewes thereon that he sayde I am that bread whyche is come downe from heauen And they sayde Is not thys Iesus Iosephs sonne Whose father and mother we knowe Howe sayeth he then I am come downe froÌ„ heauen Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto theym Mark Murmure not amonge your selues No man can come vnto me except my father which hath sent me drawe hym And I shall raise hym vp at the laste daye It is wrytten in the Prophetes * Thei shal al be taughte of God whosoeuer nowe heareth it of the father and learneth it commeth vnto me Not that anye manne hathe sene the father saue he whyche is of the father the same hathe sene the father Uerely verely I saye vnto you he that beleueth on me hath euerlastynge lyfe I am that bread of lyfe Your fathers dyd eate Manna in the Wyldernesse and are deade This is that breade whiche commeth from heauen That whoso eateth thereof should not die I am that liuing bread which came downe froÌ„ heauen whoso eateth of this bread shal lyue for euer And the bread that I wyll geue is my fleash which I wyl geue for the lyfe of the worlde Then stroue the Iewes amonge them selues and sayd how can thys felowe geue vs hys fleash to eate Iesus sayde vnto theÌ„ Uerely verely I say vnto you except ye eate y â— fleash of the sonne of man and dryncke hys bloude ye haue no lyfe in you Whoso eateth my fleash drinketh my bloud hath euerlastyng lyfe and I shal raise hym vp at the last day For my fleashe is the verye meate and my bloude is the verye drincke Whoso eateth my fleashe and dryncketh my bloude abydeth in me and I in him As the liuing father hath sent me And I lyue for the fathers sake euen so he that eateth me shall lyue for my sake Thys is youre bread whiche is comme from heauen Not as your fathers did eate Manna and are deade he that eateth of thys bread shall lyue for euer These thynges sayde he in the synagoge when he â—aughte in Capernaum Many nowe of his disciples that heard this sayde this is an harde sayinge who maye aâ—ide y e hearinge therof But when Iesus perceaued in him selfe y â— his disciples murmured thereat he sayde vnto them Doeth this offende you What yf ye shal see the sonne of man ascende vp thyther where he was afore It is the spirite that quickeneth the fleashe profyteth nothynge The wordes that I speake are spirite and are lyfe But there are some amonge you that beleue not For Iesus knewe well frome the beginninge whiche they were that beleued not and who shoulde betraye hym And he sayde Therefore haue I sayd vnto you No man can come vnto me except it be geueÌ„ him of my father From that tyme forth manye of hys disciples went backe and walcked no more with him Then sayd Iesus vnto the twelue Wyll ye also go awaye TheÌ„ answered Simon Peter Lord whyther shall we goe thou haste the wordes of euerlastynge lyfe And we haue beleued and knowen y t thou arte CHRISTE the Sonne of the lyuynge GOD. Iesus aunswered theym Haue I not chosen you twelue And one of you is the Deuyll But he spake of Iudas Simon Iscariote the same betrayed hym afterwarde and was one of the twelue ☞ Of the rubbynge of the eares of corne vpon the Sabboth Mathew xii Mar. ii Luke vi Capitulo lvii ANd it fortuned vppon an after principall Sabboth that Iesus wente thorowe the corne felde Math his disciples beynge hongrye mark beganne to make a waye thorowe and to plucke the eares of the corne Luke And dyd eate rubbynge them with their handes But certayne of y e Pharises sayd vnto them Wherfore do ye that whiche is not lawfull to doe on the Sabboth Math. when the Pharises sawe that Mark they sayde to Iesus Beholde what thy disciples do whiche is not lawfull vppon the Sabboth And he sayd vnto them haue ye neuer read what Dauid dyd when he hadde nede and was an bongred bothe he and they
are all thynges readye And they beganne all together to excuse them selues one after another The fyrste sayde vnto hym I haue boughte a ferme I must nedes go foorthe and se it I praye thee haue me excused And the seconde sayde I haue boughte fyue yoke of oxen and nowe I go to proue them I pray the haue me excused And the thyrde sayde I haue maryed a wyfe therefore canne I not come And the seruaunte came and brought hys Lorde word againe there of Then was the good manne of the house dyspleased and sayde vnto hys seruaunte Go oute quickely in to the stretes and quarters of the cytye and bringe in hether the poore and creppel and lame and blynde And the seruauÌ„t said Lord it is done as thou hast commauÌ„ded and there is yet more rowme And the Lorde sayde vnto the seruauÌ„t Go oute into the hyghe wayes and to the hedges and compell them to come in that my house maye be fylled But I saye vnto you that none of those meÌ„ whiche were bydden shall caste of my supper That for Christes sake we muste hate our pareÌ„tes Luc. 14. cap. 72 THere wente muche people with hym and he turned hym about and sayde vnto them yf any maÌ„ come to me and hate not his father mother wyfe chyldren brethren systers yea and hys owne lyfe also he cannot be my disciple And who so euer beareth not hys crosse and foloweth me cannot be my disciple Whyche of you is it that wyll buylde a tower and sytteth not downe fyrste and counteth the coste whether he haue sufficient to performe it Leaste after he hath layed the foundacion and is not able to performe it all they that see it begynne to laughe hym to scorne and to saye Thys manne beganne to buylde and is not able to perfourme it Or what Kynge wyll goe make battell agaynste another Kynge and sytteth not downe fyrste and casteth in hys mynde whether he be able wyth ten thousande to meete hym that commeth agaynste hym wyth twentye thousande Or elles whyle the other is yet a greate waye of he sendeth Embassage and desyreth peace Sâ— lykewyse euerye one of you that forsaketh not all that he hath canne not be my Disciple Salte is a good thing but if the Salt be vnsauery what shal they season wyth all It is nother good vppon the Lande nor in donge hyll but shall be caste awaye He that hathe Eares to heare lette hym heare ☞ Of the feast of Tabernacles and predication of Christes Passion Mathe. xvii Mar. ix Luke ix Iohn vii Capitulo lxxiii ANd beynge departed frome thence Iohn Iesus after that went about Galile for he wolde not walke in Iewry because the Iewes foughte to kyll hym But the Iewes feast of Tabernacles was at hande Then sayde hys brethren vnto him Get thee hence and goe into Iewry that thy disciples also may see thy workes that thou doest He that seketh to be openlye knowen doeth nothynge in secrete yf thou doe suche thinges then shewe thy selfe before the worlde For hys brethren also beleued not in hym Then sayde Iesus my time is not yet come but your tyme is alway readye The worlde cannot hate you but me it hatâ—th because I testifie of it that the workes of it are euyl Go ye vp vnto the feast I wyll not goe vp yet vnto thys feaste for my tyme is not fulfyled When he hadde sayde vnto theym he abode styll in Galile Mathe While they wer occupied and conuersaunt in Galile Mar he taught hys disciples and sayde vnto theym The sonne of manne shall be delyuered into the handes of menne and thei shall putte hym to death and when he is putte to deathe he shall ryse agayne the thyrde daye But they vnderstode not that worde and it was hydden from theym that they perceyued it not and were afrayed to aske hym Mathe and they were verye sorye Iohn But assoone as hys brethren were gone vp then went he vp also vn to the feast not openlye but as it were secretely Then the Iewes sought him at the feast and sayde Where is he And there was a great rumour of him amonge the people Some sayde He is God But other sayde No he doeth but deceaue the people Howe be it no manne spake frelye of hym for feare of the Iewes But in the myddes of the feaste wente Iesus vp into the Temple and taughte And the Iewes maruayled and sayde Howe canne he the Scriptures seynge he hathe not learned it Iesus aunswered them and sayd My doctrine is not myne but his that hath sent me Yf any man wyl do hys wyll he shall knowe whether thys doctrine be of God or whether I speake of my selfe he that speaketh of hym selfe seketh hys owne prayse but he that seketh the prayse of hym that sent hym the same is true and there is no vnryghteousnesse in hym Hath not Moses geuen you the lawe and none of you kepeth the lawe Why goe ye abouâ—e to kyll me The people aunswered and sayde Thou hast the Deuyl who goeth aboute to kyll thee Iesus aunswered and sayd one worke haue I done and ye all maruayle Moses gaue you the circumeirioÌ„ not because it commeth of Moses but of the fathers yet do ye circumcise a maÌ„ vpon the Sabboth yf a man receaue circumcision vpon the Sabboth that the law of Moses shoulde not be broken disdayne ye then at me because I haue made a man euery whit whole on the Sabboth Iudge not after the vtter apperauÌ„ce but iudge righteous iudgement Then sayde some of them of Ierusalem Is not thys be whome they goâ— aboute to kyll And beholde he speaketh boldelye and they saye nothing vnto him Do our rulers knowe in dede that he is very Christ How be it we knowe whence thys is But when Christ commeth no man shall know whence he is Then cried Iesus in the temple as he taughte and sayde yea ye know me and whence I am ye know And of my selfe am I not come but he that sent me is true whome ye knowe not But I knowe him for I am of him and he hath sent me Then soughte they to take hâ—m but no man layed handes vpon hym for his houre was not yet come But manye of the people beleued on hym and sayde when Christ commeth shal be do moe tokens then this doeth And it came to the Pharises eares that the people murmured suche thynges of hym And the Pharises and hye Priestes sent out seruauntes to take hym TheÌ„ sayde Iesus vnto them I am yet a lytle whyle wyth you and then go I vnto hym that hath sent me and ye shall seke me and not fynde me and where I am thyther canne ye not comme Then sayde the Iewes amonge them selues Whither wyll he goe that we shal not fynde hymâ— Wyl he go among the Gentiles that are scattred abrode and teache the Gentyles What maner of sayinge is thys that he sayeth ye shall seeke me and not fynde me and where I am thyther canne
and after the lustes of youre father wyll ye do The same was a murtherer from the begynninge and abode not in the trueth for the trueth is not in hym whan he speaketh a lye then speaketh he of hys owne for he is a lyar and a father of the same but because I say the trueth ye beleue me not He that is of God heareth the worde of God ye therefore do not heare it because ye are not of God Whiche of you can rebuke me of any synne yf I saye the trueth why do ye not beleue me Then answered the Iewes and sayde vnto hym Saye we not right that thou art a Samaritane and haste the deuyl Iesus aunswered I haue no deuyll but I honoure my father and ye haue dyshonoured me I seke not mine owne praise but there is one that seketh it and iudgeth Uerely verely I say vnto you yf any man kepe my worde he shall neuer sedeath Then sayde the Iewes vnto him now knowe we that thou haste the deuell Abraham is dead and the Prophetes and thou sayest yf any man kepe my worde he shal neuer taste of death Art thou greater then our father Abraham whyche is deade◠and the Prophetes are deade whome makest thou thy selfe Iesus answered yf I prayse my selfe then is my prayse nothynge But it is my father that prayseth me which ye say is your God and ye know hym not but I know hym And yf I should say I knowe him not I should be a lyar lyke vnto you But I know hym and kepe his word Abraham youre father was glad that he shoulde see my daye and he saw it and reioyced Thē said y ◠Iewes vnto hym Thou art not yet fyftie yeare olde and hast thou sene Abraham Iesus said vnto them verely verely I say vnto you or euer Abraham was I am Then toke they vp stones to cast at him but Iesus hid him selfe and went out of the temple ¶ Of hym that was borne blinde Ioan. ix Capi. lxxvii ANd Iesus passed by and sawe a man that was borne blynde and his disciples asked him and sayd Master who hath sinned this or his elders that he was borne blynde◠Iesus answered nother hath this synned nor his elders but y ◠the workes of God shuld be shewed on him I muste worke the workes of him y ◠hath sente me while it is day y e night cōmeth whā no man can worke As lōge as I am in y e world I am y e light of y ◠world whan he had thus said he spat on y e grounde and made clay of y e spatle rubbed the claye on the eyes of the blynde sayde vnto him go thy waye to y e pole of Siloe which is interpreted sent wathe thee Then wenth◠his way washed him came seynge The neighbours and they y ◠had sene him before howe y ◠he was a begger sayde Is not this he that sat begged Some said it is he other sayde he is lyke him but he hym selfe said I am euē he Then said they vnto him How are thine eyes opened he said the man y ◠is called Iesus made clay annoynted myne eyes sayde go thy way to y ◠pole of Siloe washe thee I wēt my way washed me receaued my sight Thē said they vnto hī where is he he said I cannot tel Thē brought they him to y e Pharises y ◠was blinde It was y e Sabboth whā Iesus made y ◠clay opened his eyes Thē againe y e Pharises asked hym howe he had receaued his sight He sayde vnto thē he put clay vpō mine eyes I washed me now I see Thē said some of y e Pharises This man is not of God seynge he kepeth not y e Sabboth But y ◠other saied how cā a synful mā do such tokens and there was a strife amonge them They said agayne to the blynde what saiest thou of him y ◠hath opened thyne eyes he said he is a Prophete The Iewes beleued not hym that he was blinde and had receaued his sight tyll they called the elders of hym that had receaued hys syghte And they asked thē and sayd Is this your sonne whome ye say was borne blynde how doth he now se thē hys father and mother answered thē sayd We knowe y ◠this is oure sonne that he was borne blynde but how he nowe seeth we can not tell or who hath opened his eyes can we not tel he is olde ynough aske him let hym speake for him selfe This sayde hys elders because they feared the Iewes for the Iewes had conspired already that yf any manne dyd cōfesse that he was Christ the same should be excommunicate therefore sayd hys elders he is olde ynoughe aske hym Then called they the manne agayne that was blynde and sayde vnto hym geue God the prayse we knowe that this manne is a synner He aunswered and sayd whether he be a sinner or no I can not tell one thyng am I sure of that I was blynde and now I se. Then sayde they vnto hym agayne what did he vnto thee Howe opened he thyne eyes he aunswered them I tolde you ryght now hearde ye it not what wyl ye heare it agayne wyll ye also be his dyscyples Then rated they hym and sayd be thou his disciple we are Moses disciples we are sure y ◠God spake with Moses As for this felowe we know not whence he is The man answered and sayd vnto them This is a merueylous thynge that ye wotte not whence he is and he hath opened mine eyes For we knowe that God heareth no sinners but yf a man be a worshipper of God and doeth hys wyll hym heareth he Sence the worlde beganne was it not heard that any manne opened the eyes of one y ◠was borne blind Yf thys mā were not of God he could haue done nothynge They answered and sayd vnto him Thou arte al together borne in synne teachest thou vs And they thrust him out Iesus heard that they had thrust him out and whē he had founde hym he sayde vnto him Beleuest thou on the sonne of God He answered and sayd Lorde who is he that I might beleue on him Iesus sayd vnto him Thou haste sene him he it is that talketh with thee he sayd Lord I beleue he worshypped hym And Iesus sayd I am come to iudgement into thys worlde y ◠they whiche see not might see And that they which see myghte be made blynde And some of the Pharises that were with hym heard this and sayd vnto him Are we then blynde also Iesus sayd vnto thē If ye were blynde ye shoulde haue no synne but nowe that ye saye we see therfore your synne remayneth ¶ Of Christes Sermone I am the good shepherd Ioh. x. ca. 87. UErely verelye I say vnto you he y ◠entreth not in at the doore into y e shepefold but climmeth vp some other way y e
same is a these a murtherer But he y e goeth in at the doore is the shepherd of y e shepeâ— To hym the Porter openeth and the shepe heare his voyce he called hys owne shepe by name and ledeth them out And when he hathe sent forth hys owne shepe he goeth before them and the shepe folow him for they know his voyce As for a straunger they folowe hym not but flye from hym For they knowe not the voyce of a straunger This prouerbe spake Iesus vnto theÌ„ but they vnderstod not what it is was that he sayde vnto theym Then sayde Iesus vnto theym agayne Uerelye verely I say vnto you I am the dore of the shepe All they that are comme before me are theues and murtherers But the shepe herkened not vnto theym I am the doore yf anye manne entâ—e in by me he shall be saued and shall go in and out and finde pasture A thefe commeth not but for to steale kyl and destroye I am come that they myghte haue lyfe and haue it moore abundauntlye * I am a good shepherde a good shepherde geueth his lyfe for the shepe But an hired seruaunt which is nor y e shepherd nother are the shepe hys owne seyth the Wolfe commynge and leaueth the shepe flieth and the Wolfe catcheth and scatereth the shepe but y â— hired seruaunt flieth because he is an hired seruaunt careth not for the shepe I am a good shepherd knowe myne am knowen of myne Euen as my father knoweth me I knowe y e father And I geue my life for my shepe I haue yet other shepe whiche are not of this these same must I bring also and they shall heare my voyce and there shal be one â—ocke and one shepherd Therfore doeth my father loue me because I leaue my lyfe that I maye take it agayne No man taketh it frome but I leaue it of my selfe I haue power to leaue it and haue power to take it againe This commaundement haue I receyued of my father TheÌ„ was there discention among the Iewes for these sayinges Many of them sayd he hath the deuyl and is madde why heare ye hym other sayd These be not wordes of one that is possessed can the deuyll open the eyes of the blynde ☞ Of the dedication Iohn x. Capitulo lxxix IT was the dedication of the temple at Ierusalem The fyftene daye of December and it was winter Iesus walcked in Salomons porche Then came y e Iewes rounde aboute hym and sayde vnto him howe longe doest thou make vs doubte If thou be Christe tell vs playnelye Iesus aunswered theym I tolde you and ye beleue not the workes y â— I do in my fathers name beare witnesse of me But ye beleue not because ye are not of my shepe as I said vnto you My shepe heare my voyce and I knowe theym and they knowe me and I geue them euerlastyng life and they shall neuer peryshe and no man shal plucke them out of my hand My father whyche gaue theym me is greater then all and no manne is able to plucke theym out of my fathers hande I and the father are one Then the Iewes tooke vp stones agayne to stoâ—e hym Iesus aunswered theym Manye good workes haue I shewed you frome my father for the whiche of theym stone ye me The Iewes aunswered hym and sayde For the good worke sake we stoâ—e thee not but for y e blasphemye and because that thou beinge a man makest thy selfe God Iesus aunswered them Is it not written in your law * I haue said ye are Goddes Yf he call them goddes vnto whoÌ„ the worde of God came and the scripture canne not be broken Saye ye then vnto hym whome the father hath sanctified and sent in the worlde thou blasphemest God because I sayde I am the sonne of God Yf I do not the workes of my father beleue me not but yf I do theÌ„ then yf ye beleue not me yet beleue the workes that ye may knowe and beleue that the father is in me and I in the father They went aboute agayne to take hym but he escaped oute of their handes and went awaye agayne beyonde Iordane into the place where Iohn hadde baptised before and there he abode And many â—ame to hym and sayde Iohn dyd no tokens but al that Iohn spake of thys maÌ„ is true And many beleued in him Of the reprehencion of the Iewes tradition Mathewe xv Mark vii Capitulo lxxx THen came vnto hym the Scribes and Pharises from Ierulem mark And when they saw certayne of hys disciples eate bread with commune that is with vnwashen handes they complayned For the Pharises and all the Iewes eate not excepte they washe their handes oftymes obseruynge the tradicions of the Elders And when they comme from the market they eate not except they washe And manye other thinges there be whiche they haue taken vpon them to obserue as the washynge of cuppes and cruses and brasen vessels and tables Then the Pharises and scribes asked him math sayinge why do thy disciples transgresse mar and walke not after the tradicions of y â— elders Math for they wash not their handes when they eate breade Mark but eate breade wyth vnwashen handes Mathe he aunswered and sayde vnto theym Why doe ye transgresse the commaundement of God because of youre owne tradicions Marke Leauynge the commaundement of God kepe the tradicions of menne as washynge of cruses and cuppes and manye suche thynges doe ye And he sayde vnto theym Howe goodlye haue ye cast asyde the coÌ„maundement of GOD to mayntayne youre owne tradicions Mat For God said Marke and Moses honour father and mother Who so cursed father and mother shal dye the death But ye say A man shal saye to father and mother Corban that is the thinge that I shoulde helpe thee withall Mathe is geuen to God Nor shall not honour hys father or mother mark and thus ye suffre hym no moore to doe oughte for hys father or hys mother and make Goddes worde of none effecte thorowe your owne tradicions that ye haue sette vp and many such thynges doe ye Math Ye Ypocrites ful well hath Esay prophecied of you sayinge * Thys people draweth nye vnto me with their mouthe and honoureth me wyth theyr lyppes howe be it theyr hearte is farre frome me Mar but in vayne math and with out a cause doe they serue me teachynge the doctrine and the coÌ„mauÌ„dementes of men And he called the people to hym and sayde Mar Herken to me ye all and vnderstande me Mathe That whyche goeth into the monthe defyleth not the man Mark there is nothinge with out a maime that entreth into him that canne defyle hym but that goeth cute of hymâ— that it is that maketh the manne vncleane Yf any manne haue eares to heare lette hym heare And whan he came from the people in to the house Mat. his disciples came vnto him Marke and
a certayne thinge of hym And he sayd vnto her what wylt thou She sayde vnto hym Lette these two sonnes of myne syt in thy kyngdome the one vpon thy right hande and the other vpon thy lefte hande Marke Then went vnto him Iames Iohn the sonnes of Zebede and sayde Master we desire that whatsoeuer we aske of thee thou wilt do it for vs. He sayde vnto them what desire you that I shal do to you They sayd vnto hym grauÌ„t vs that we may syt one at thy ryghte hande and one at thy left hande in thy glory Mat Iesus answered and said ye wot not what ye aske may ye drike the cuppe that I shall drynke Mark and to be Baptised with the baptyme that I shal be Baptised with all Mat They said vnto him yea that we may Math. Iesus sayde vnto them my cuppe truelye shall ye drynke marke and be baptysed with the baptime that I shal be baptised withall Math but to syt vpon my ryghte hande and on my lefte is not myne to geue but vnto them for whome it is prepared of my father When the ten hearde that they disdayned at the two brethre Iames and Iohn But Iesus called theÌ„ vnto him and sayde ye know that the Princes of the world Mar. and they that seme to haue dominacion of the people Mathe. the myghty exercyse authoritie among them It shal not be so amonge you but whosoeuer wyll be greate amonge you let him be your m 〈…〉 ter And whosoeuer wyll bee the châ—efe let him be youre seruaunt euen as the sonne of manne came not to be serued but to do seruice and to geue his lyâ—e to a redempcion for many ¶ Of the illuminacion of the blynde before his goinge into Hierico and of zacheus and the ten poundes Luke xviii xix Mar. x. Cap. cxii ANd it came to passe whan Iesus came nie vnto Hiericho there sat one blynde man by the waye and begged And when he hearde the people passe by he asked what it was Then sayd they vnto hym y â— Iesus of Nazareth passed by And he tried and sayde Iesu thou sonne of Dauyd haue merrye vpon me but the people that wente before rebuked hym that he shoulde holde hys tounge Neuerthelesse he cried much more thou sonne of Dauyd haue merry upon me Iesus stode styll and commaunded hym to bee broughte vnto hym And whan he was come nere he asked him and said what wylt thou that I do vnto theâ— He sayde Lorde that I maye receaue my syghte Iesus sayde vnto him receaue thy sight thy faith hath saued the. And immediatly he saw and folowed him and praysed God And all the people y â— sawe it gaue God the prayse Mark And they came to Hierico Luke and he entred in and wente thorowe Hierico And beholde there was a manne named Zacheus whiche was a ruler of the Publicans and was ryche and desired to se Iesus what he shoulde be and he coulde not for the people for he was lowe of stature And he ranne before and clymed vp into a wilde figge tre that he might â—â— him for he should come that wayâ— and whan Iesus came to the same place he loked vp and saw hym and sayde vnto him Zache come downe hastely for to day must I turne into thy house And he came downe hastelye and receaued hym with ioye Whan they sawe that they murmured all and sayde that he was gone in to a synner But Zacheus stode forthe and sayde vnto the Lorde beholde Lorde the halfe of my goodes I gyue to the poore and yf I haue defrauded anye man I restore him foure folde Iesus sayde vnto hym this daye is healthe happened vnto this house for so much as he also is Abrahams sonne for the sonne of manne is coine to seke and to saue that which was loste Now while they herkened he tolde a similitude also because he was nye vnto IerusaleÌ„ and because they thought that the kingdome of God shoulde appeare immediatelye And he sayde a certen noble man went into a farre countrey to receaue him a kingdome and then to come againe Thys man called ten of his seruauntes and deliuered them ten pounde and sayde vnto them Occupy tyll I come againe But his citesyns hated hym and sente a messenger after hym and sayde We wyll not haue this man to raigne ouer vs and it fortuned whan he came againe after that he had receaued the kingdome he bad call the seruauntes vnto whome he had geuen his money that he myghte knowe what euery one had done then came the fyrste and sayd syr thy pouÌ„de hath won ten pounde and he said vnto him Wel thou good seruaunte for somuch as y u hast ben faithful in y e leste y u shalte haue authorite ouer ten cities The seconde came also and sayd Syr thy pounde hathe wonne fyue pounde And to him I sayde and thou shalt bee ouer fyue cyties And the thyrde came and sayde loo syr here is the pounde which I haue kept in a napkyn I was afraied of thee for thou arte an harde man takynge vp that thou haste not sowne he sayd vnto him of thine owne mouth iuâ—ge I thee thou euel seruant knewest thou that I am an hard man takynge vp that I layde not downe and reapinge that I dyd not fowe Wherfore then haste thou not delyuered my money to the exchauÌ„ge bankeâ— and at my commynge myghte I haue required myne owne wyth vantage And he sayde vnto them that stode by Take the pounde from him and geue it vnto him that hathe ten pounde and they sayde vnto him Syr he hathe ten pounde â—lready but I saye vnto you Whosoeuer hath vnto hym shal be geuen but from hym that hath not shal be taken awaye euen that he hathe As for those myne enemyes which would not that I shoulde raygne ouer them brynge them hether and slaye them before me And whan he had thus sayde he wente on forwarde and toke hys iourney to Ierusalem ¶ Of two blynde men whiche receaued theyr syghte at his departynge from Hierico Mat. xx Capitu. C. xiii ANd whan they departed from Hierico muche people folowed hym and behold two blynde men sarte by the waye syde and whan they herde that Iesus passed by they iryed and sayde O Lorde thou sonne of Dauyd haue merrye vpon vs. But the people rebuked theym that they shoulde holde theyr peace Neuerthelesse they cryed the more and sayde O Lord thou sonne of Dauid haue mercye vpon vs. And Iesus stode styll and called them and sayde What wyll ye that I do vnto your They sayde vnto hym Lorde that oure eyes maye be opened And Iesus had compassion on them and touched theyr eyes and immidiately theyr eyes receaued syghte and they folowed hym ¶ Of blinde Bartimeus which receaued hys syghte betwyxte Hierico and Bethani Mack x. Capit. C. xiiii ANd whan he went out of Hierico and hys disciples and muche people there sat one blynde Bartimeus the sonne of
Andrew tolde Iesus Iesus aunswered them and said The houre is come that she sonne of manne muste be gloryfyed Uerely Uerely I saye vnto you excepte the wheate corne fal into the grounde and dye it abydeth alone but yf it die it brigeth forth much â—â—uyte He that loueth hys lyfe shall lose it he that hateth hys lyfe in thys world shall kepe it vnto lyfe euerlastynge He that wyll serue me let him folow me And where I am there shal my seruaunte be also and he that serueth me hym shall my father honoure Nowe is my â—oule heuy and what shal I saye Father helpe me oute of thys houre But therefore am I come into this houre Father gloryfye thy name Then came there a voyce from heauen I haue gloryfyed it and gloryfye it agayne Then sayde the people that stode by and hearde It thondreth Other said An angel spake vnto him Iesus answered and said This came not because of me but for your sakes Now is the iudgement of the worlde Nowe shal the prince of this worlde be thrust out And I whan I am lyfte vp from the earth wyll drawe all vnto me But this he sayde to sygnifye what deathe he should dye Then answered him the people We haue hearde in the lawe that Christ endureth for euer and how sayest thou then that the sonne of man must be lyfte vp Who is this sonne of man Then sayde Iesus vnto them The lighte is yet a lytle whyle w t you walke while ye haue the light that the darkenesse fal not vpon you He y â— walketh in the darkenesse woteth not whyther he goeth Beleue ye on the lyghte whyle ye haue it that ye maye be the chyldren of lyghte These thynges spake Iesus and departed away and hyd hym selfe from themâ— Mathe. And he lefte them there Marke and loked vpon all and at euen Math. he wente out of the cytye vnto Bethany Mar. with the twelue math and abode â—here Luke And an the daye tyme he taught in the temple but in the nyghte season he went oute and abode vpon mount Dliuete And all the people gat them vp early vnto hym in the temple for to heare hym Of the cursynge of the fygge tre and of the thirde election of those that solde And of y â— Pharise and the Publicane Mat. xxi Mar. xi Luke xviii Capi. Cxx. ANd on the morow the thyrde day whan he departed from Bethany Math. and in the mornynge as he returned into the citie he hungred And in the way a farre of he sawe a fygge tre chaunginge leaues and he came vnto it founde nothing thereon but leaues onely for y â— tyme of fygges was not yet And he said vnto it Neuer fruite grow on thee froÌ„ heÌ„ne forth And immediatly y e fyg tree withered away Marke And they came again to Ierusalem and whaÌ„ she went into y e temple and began to driue out y e sellers biers in y e teÌ„ple ouerthrew the tables of the mony chaungers y â— stooles of doue sellers and suffered not any manne to carye a vessell thorowe the temple And he taughte and sayde vnto them Is it not wrytten My house shal be called a house of prayer for all peopleâ— But ye haue made it a denne of theues And the Scrybes and hye Priestes hearde of it and sought howe they myght destroye hym but they were afrayed of hym For all the people maruayled of hys doctryne Luk. Aâ—d vnto certayne whyche trusted in thâ—m selues that they were perfecte and dâ—spised other he spake this parable There went vp two menne into the temple to praye The one a Pharise the other a Publicane The Pharise stode praied by hym selfe after this maner I thanke God that I am not as other menne robbers vnryghteous aduouterours or as this Publicane I faste twyce in the weke I geue the tythes of all y â— I haue And the Publicane stode a farre of and woulde not lyfte vp his eyes to heauen but smote vpon hys breste and sayde God be thou mercyfull vnto me synner I tell you This man went downe into hys house iustifyed more then the other For who so eralteth him self shal be brought lowe and he that humbleth hym selfe shal be â—ralted Marke And at euen he wente out of the cytye ¶ Of the disciples admiracion vpon the wythering of the fygge tree mat 21. mar 11. Capit. Cxxi ANd on the morow they passed by and sawe the fygge tree y â— it was withered vnto the rote and Mat they maruayled and said Howe is it wythered away so sone Marke And Peter thought thereon and sayde vnto hym Master beholde the fyg tree that thou coursedest is withered away Iesus aunswered and said vnto them Haue fayth in God Math Uerelye I say vnto you yf ye haue faythe doute not ye shall not onely do this with the fygge tree but yf ye shall say vnto thys mountayne auoyde and caste thy selfe into the sea it shal be done And therfore I say vnto you that what soeuer ye axe in prayer yf ye beleue ye shall receaue it Mark And whan ye staÌ„de and pray forgeue yf ye haue oughte against any man that your father also in heauen maye forgeue you youre trespasses ¶ Of the question of Iohns baptime Mat. xxi Marke xi Luke xx Capi. Cxxii ANd they came againe to IerusaleÌ„ Luke And it forâ—uned one of those dayes whaÌ„ he taught y â— people in the â—emple and preached the ghospel mathe The chiefe priestes came vnto hym as he was teachynge Luke and the Scribes with the elders Mat of the people and sayd by what authoritie doest thou these thingesâ— and who gaue the this authoritie marke to do suche Luke tel vs. Math. Iesus answered and said vnto theÌ„ I wyll axe a worde of you also which yf ye tell me I in lykewyse wyl tel you by what authoritie I do these thinges The baptime of Iohn whence was it froÌ„ heauen or of menne Mar Aunswere me Math. then thought they Luke in theÌ„ selues and sayde marke Yf we saye it was from heaueÌ„ then shal he say why dyd ye not then beleue hym but yf we saye it was of menne then feare we Math. the people For euery maÌ„ helde Iohn for a prophete And they aunswered Iesus and said we can not tel Then said he vnto them nether tell I you by what authoritie I do these thynges ☞ Of two sonnes of the whiche the one accomplyshed his fathers wil. Mat. xxi Capi. Cxxiii But what thinke ye A certayne man had two sonnes and came to the fyrst and said Go thy way my sonne worke to day in my vynâ—yarde He aunswered and said I wil not but afterwarde he repeÌ„ted and weÌ„t He came also vnto the secoÌ„de and said lykewyse And he answered said I wil syr and weÌ„t not Whether of the twayne dyd y â— wil of your father They said vnto him the fyrst Iesus said vnto theÌ„ Uerely I say
Neuerthelesse I tel you the truethe it is better for you that I go awaye for yf I go not awaye that comforter commeth not vnto you but yf I depart I wyl send him vnto you And whan he commeth he shall rebuke the worlde of synne and of ryghteousnesse and of iudgemente Of synne because they beleue not on me Of ryghteousnesse because I goo to the father and ye shall se me no more Of Iudgemente because the â—rince of this world is iudged already I haue yet muche to saye vnto you but ye cannot nowe beare it awaye how be it Whan the spirite of truthe commeth he shall leade you in to all trueth For he shall not speake of hym selfe but whatsoeuer he shall heare that shall he speake and he shall shewe you what is to come he shall gloryfe me for he shall receaue of myne and shall shewe vnto you All that the father hath is myne therefore haue I sayde he shall receaue of myne and shewe vnto you After a lyttel whyle and ye shall not se me and agayne after a lytle while and ye shall se me for I goo to the father Then sayde some of hys disciples amonge them selues What is thys that he sayeth vnto vs after a lytle while and ye shall not se me and agayne after a lytle whyle and ye shall se me For I goo to the father Then sayde they What is this that he sayth after a lytle whyle We canne not tell what he sayeth Then perceaued Iesus that they wold aske him and he sayde vnto them Ye enquire of this amonge youre selues that I sayde After a lytle while and ye shall not se me and againe after a lytle while and ye shall se me Uerely verely I saye vnto you ye shall wepe lament but the world shall reioyce ye shal be sory but your sorowe shal be turned into ioye A woman whan she traueleth hathe sorow for her houre is come but whan she is delyuered of her childe she thinketh nomore of the anguyshe for ioye that a man is borne in the worlde And nowe haue ye sorowe also but I wyl se you againe and your hearte shall reioyce and your ioye shal noman take from you And in that day shall ye aske me no question verelye verelye I saye vnto you yf ye aske the father ought in my name he shall geue it you Hetherto haue ye asked nothing in myne name aske and ye shall receaue that youre ioye may be perfect these thinges haue I spoken vnto you by prouerbes neuerthelesse the tyme commeth that I shall speake nomore by prouerbes but I shall shewe you plainlye of my father In that daye shall ye aske in my name and I saye not vnto you that I wyll praye vnto the father for you for the father hym selfe loueth you because ye haue loued me and beleued that I am come oute from God I wente oute from the father and came into the worlde againe I leue the world and go to the father His disciples sayde vnto him beholde nowe talkest thou playnelye and speakest no prouerbe now are we sure that thou knowest all thinges and nedest not that any man should aske the therfore beleue we that thou camst out froÌ„ God Iesus answered them Nowe ye do beleue beholde the houre draweth nye and is come already that ye shal be scattered euery man vnto his owne and shall leaue me alone and yet am I not alone for the father is with me These thinges haue I spoken vnto you that in me ye myghte haue peace in the worlde ye haue trouble but be of good comforte I haue ouercome the worlde These thinges sayde Iesus lyfte vp his eyes towarde heauen and said father the houre is come that â—hou glorify thy sonne y â— thy sonne also may gloryfie the. Lyke as thou haste geuen him power ouer all flesh that he should geue euerlastinge lyfe to as many as thou hast geuen him But this is the lyfe euerlastinge that they know thee that thou onely arte the true God and whome thou hast sent Iesus Christ. I haue gloryfied the vpon earth and fynished the worke that â—hou gauest me to do And now glorifie thou me father by thy owne selfe with the glory which I had or euer the worlde was I haue declared thy name vnto y â— men whome thou gauest me from the world They were thine and thou gauest them vnto me and they haue kepte thy worde Now know they y t al thinges whatsoeuer thou hast geuen me are of the for the wordes whiche thou gauest me haue I geueÌ„ vnto them and they haue receaued them and knowen of a truth that I am come forth from thee and haue beleued that thou haste sent me I pray for them and not for the worldâ— but for them whome thou haste geuen me for they are thine and all that is myne is thine and what thine is that is mâ—ne and I am glorified in the and now I am no more in y e worlde they are in the world and I come the holy father kepe iÌ„ thy name those whome thou hast geuen me y t they may be one lyke as we are While I was with theÌ„ in the world I kept them in thy name Those y t thou gauest me haue I kepte and none of them is loste but that loste childe that the scripture mighte be fulfylled but nowe came I vnto thee and this I speake in the world y t they may haue my ioye parfit in theÌ„ I haue geuen them thy worde and the world hateth them for they are not of the world euen as I also am not of the worlde I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world but that thou kepe theÌ„ from euell they are not of the worlde as I also am not of the worlde Sanctifie them in thy trueth thy word is the truth Lyke as thou hast sent me in to y e world so haue I sent theÌ„ into y e world and for their sakes I sanctifie my selfe that they may also be sanctified in the truth Neuerthelesse I pray not for theÌ„ onely but also for those which thorow their word shall beleue in me that they al may be one like as y u father artiÌ„me I in the y t they also maye be in vs y â— y e world may beleue that y u hast seÌ„t me And the Glory which thou gauest me haue I geuen them that they may bee one lyke as we are one I in them and thou in me that they maye be perfecte in one and that the world may know that thou haste sente me and haste loued them as thou haste loued me Father I wyll that they whome thou hast geuen me be with me where I am that they may se my glory which thou haste geuen me for thou haste loued me or euer the world was made Ryghteous father the world hath not knowen the but I haue knowen thee and these haue knowen that thou haste sent me
vnto Peter Mark when she saw Peter warmiÌ„g him Ioh art not thou also one of this mans disciples Luke Woman Mar I knowe hym not nother can I tell what thou sayest math Thou waste also with Iesu of Nazareth But he denied it before theym all Ihon I am not Luk I wot not what thou sayest Iohn The seruauntes and officers stoode by the fyre for it was colde and warmed them selues Peter also stode with them and warmed him selfe Marke And he went forthe into the palace and the Cocke crew Iohn The high priest asked Iesus of his disciples and of his doctrine Iesus answered him I haue spoken openly before the worlde I haue euer taughte in the Sinagoge and in the temple whither all the Iewes resorted and in secrete haue I spoken nothynge Why askest thou me Aske theÌ„ y t haue heard what I haue spoken vnto them Beholde they can tell what I haue sayde But whan he had thus spooken one of the officers that stoode by smote Iesus on the face and sayde aunswerest thou the high priest so Iesus answered him yf I haue euyl spoken then beare witnes of euel But yf I haue wel spoken why smytest thou me ¶ Howe Christe was sente vnto Caiphas and of Peters seconde and thirde denyall in Caiphas house and of false witnesses againste Iesus Math. xxvi Marke xiiii Luke xxii Iohn xviii Cap. xi ANd Annas sente Iesus bounde vnto Caiphas the hyghe preeste math Where the Scribes and the Elders were gathered together As for Peter he folowed him a farre of vnto the high preestes Palace and went in and sat with the seruauntes that he myghte se the ende Marke but whan he wente oute at the dore a nother damsell spyed him and began to saye vnto them that stode by Mat to them that were there This was also wyth Iesus of Nazareth Ioh SimoÌ„ Peter stode and warmed him self Then sayde they vnto him arte not thou one of his disciples Mar and a lytle whyle after another sawe him and saide Thou art one of them Mat and he denied it and sware also Iohn and sayd Luke man I am not Mat I knowe not the man and after a lytle Luke aboute the space of an houre a nother affirmed and sayde Uerely this was with him also for he is a GalileaÌ„ marke Againe they that stode by sayd of a trueth thou arte one of them for thou arte a Galilean Math for thy speche bewrayeth the. Ioh One of the hyghe preestes seruauntes a kinsman of him whose eare Peter had smitten of sayde vnto hym dyd not I se thee in the garden with him â— math Then beganne he to curse and detest sweare mar I knowe not the man that ye speake of Luk and immediatly while he yet spake mar y e cocke crue againe Luk And the Lord turned him about and loked vpon Peter Mark then thoughte Peter vpon the worde that Iesus spake vnto him before the cocke crowe two tymes thou shalte deny me thrise Luc And Peter wente out and wepte bytterlye Math But the highe preestes and the elders and the whole councell soughte false witnesse against Iesus that they mighte put him to deathe and founde none though many false witnesse stepte fourthe marke Some stode vp and gaue false witnes agaynst him and sayde We heard him saye I wyl breake downe thys temple that is made with handes and in thre dayes buylde another not made with handes But their witnesse agreed not together mat At the laste there stepte forth two false witnesses and spake he sayde I can breake downe the temple of God and buylde it agayne in thre dayes mark and their witnes agreed not And the highe Priest stode vp amonge them and asked Iesus and sayd Answerest thou nothing to it that these testifie agaynst thee But he held his tongue and aunswered nothynge Then the hyghe priest asked hym agayne and sayde vnto him Mathe I charge thee by the lyuynge God that thou tel vs yf thou be Christ the sonne of God marke blessed Math Iesus spake thou hast sayde it marke I am Mat neuerthelesse I saye vnto you from thys tyme forth it shall come to passe that ye shall see the sonne of man sytting vpon the righte hand of the power of God and commynge in the cloudes of heauen Then the hyghe priest rent hys clothes and sayde He hath blasphemed what nede anye moe wytnesses Loe nowe haue ye hearde blasphemy what thyncke ye Marke Then they al condempned him that he was giâ—tye of death Luk the men that helde hym mocked hym Mathe then spitâ—ed they in his face Luk and blynd felded him Mathe and smote hym on the face with their hande Luk and asked him Math. sayinge Prophecye vnto vs Christe who is he that smote thee Mark and the seruauntes smote him on the face Luke and many other blasphemyes sayde they vnto hym ¶ Of the thyrde comming together of the elders and howe Iesus was delyuered to Pilate Math. xxvii Mar. xv Luk. xxii xxiii Iohn xviii xix Capi xii ANd when it was daye Mark by and by Math. in the mornynge Marke the highe priestes math and y e chiefe elders of the people held a couÌ„sel agaiÌ„st Iesu y t they might putte hym to deathe Luke And he led him vp before their counsell and saide Yf thou be Christe tell vs. And he sayd vnto them if I tell you ye will not beleue me but if I aske you ye wyll not aunswere me nether wyl ye let me gâ— From this tyme fourth shall the sonne of man sitte at the righte hande of the power of God Then sayde they al art thou then the sonne of God He sayde vnto them ye say it For I am hey said what nede we any further witnesse we oure selues haue hearde it of his owne mouthe And the whole multitude of them arose marke and bounde Iesus Luke and lede him Iohn from Caiphas into the councell halle Luke vnto Pilate Iohn It was earely in the morninge And they them selues went not into the commen halle leste they shoulde be defiled but that they might eate the Pascall lambe Then wente Pilate oute vnto them Math. And they delyuered him bounde vnto Pilate the debite When Iudas whiche betrayed him saw this that he was coÌ„demned to deathe he repented hym he broughte againe the thirtye syluer pens to the highe preestes and elders And sayde I haue done euell in that I haue betrayed innocent bloud They sayd what haue we to do with that se thou there to And he caste the syluer pens in the temple and gat hym away and went and hanged him selfe So the hygh preestes toke the siluer pens and sayde it is not lawfull to put them in to Gods chest for it is bloude money Neuerthelesse they helde a counsell and bought with them a potters felde for to burye straungers in Wherefore the same felde is called y e feld of bloud vnto this daie Then was that fulfylled whiche was spoken by Ieremy the prophete
sayinge And they toke thirty syluer pens the price of him that was solde whome they boughte of the chyldren of Israell and these they gaue for a potters felde as the Lorde comman̄ded me As for Iesus stode before the debite Iohn And he sayde what accusacion bring you against this mā They aunswered and sayde vnto him yf he were not an euel doer we had not delyuered him vnto thee Then sayde Pilate vnto them Take ye him and Iudge hym after youre lawe Then said the Iewes vnto him it is not lawfull for vs to put any man to deathe y t y e worde of Iesus myghte be fulfylled which he spake whē he signified what death he shold die Luk They began to accuse him said we haue founde this fellow peruertīg y e people forbidding to geue tribute vnto y e Emperour he saith y t he is Christ a king But Pilate asked him sayd art y u the kinge of the Iewes He answerd him said Thou sayst it Pilate sayde vnto y e high preestes to y e people I fynde no cause in this mā but they wer the more fearce and sayde he hathe moued the people in that he hath taughte here and there al the lande of Iewry hath begonn◠at Galile vnto this place Whā Pilate hearde mention of Galile he asked whether he were of Galile And whan he parceaued that he was vnder Herodes iurisdiction he sente him to Herode whiche was also at Ierusalem inthose dayes Whan Herode sawe Iesus he was exceadinge glade for he had longe bene desirous to se him because he had herd much of him hoped to se a miracle of him And he asked hī many thinges neuerthelesse he answered nothing The hie preestes Scribes stode and accused him sore but Herode with his mē of war despised him◠mocked him put a white garmēt vpon him sent him againe vnto Pilat◠Upon the same day wer Pilate Herode made frendes together for before they had bene at variaunce Pilate called the hie preestes and the rulers and y e people together sayd vnto them ye haue broughte this manne vnto me as one that peruerteth y e people behold I haue examined him before you and finde in the mā none of y e causes where of ye accuse him Nor yet Herode for I sent you to him and behold there is brought vpō him nothing y t is worthy of death Therfore I wil chastē him let him louse Iohn Then entred Pilate in to the counsel hall againe called Iesus and sayd vnto him Art y u the king of y e Iewes Iesus answered sayest thou y t of thy self or haue other tolde it the of me Pilate answered am I a Iewe Thy people the high priestes haue deliuered the vnto me what hast y u done Iesus answered my kīgdōe is not of this world if my kingdōe wer of this world my ministers would fyght therfore y t I shold not be deliuered vnto y e Iewes But now my kingdome is not frō hence Thē said Pilat vnto him Arte thou a kynge then Iesus answered thou sayest it for I am a king For this cause was I borne and came into the worlde that I shoulde testifie the truth Whosoeuer is of the truth heareth my voyce Pilate sayde vnto him What is the trueth And whan he had sayde that he went oute againe to the Iewes and sayde vnto them I fynde no cause in him Math And when he was accused of the hie priestes and Elders he answered nothinge Then said Pilate vnto him Mar And asked him againe and sayde answerest thou nothinge Math Then sayde Pilate vnto him hearest thou not how sore they accuse the Mark beholde in how manye thinges they accuse the math and he answered hym not one worde in so muche that Pilate the debite marueled excedinglye At the solempne feaste the debite was wonte to delyuer a prisoner fre◠vnto the people whome they woulde Mark and whome they wold desire Luke he must nedes let lowse Mat And at y e same tyme he had a notable prisoner called Barrabas mar and the people wente vp and prayed him that he would do as he was wont Mat And whē they wer gathred together Pilate sayd Ioh ye haue a custōe that I shoulde geue one vnto you louse at Easter Mat whether will ye that I geue louse vnto you Barrabas or Iesus whiche is also called Christe For he knewe well that they had delyuered him of enuye But the hie preestes and the elders moued the people that they shoulde aske Barrabas and destroye Iesus Then aunswered the debite and sayde vnto them whether of these two wyll ye that I geue louse vnto you They sayd Barrabas Ioh yet was Barrabas a these Luke the whiche for an insurreccion made in the cytie and because of a murther was caste in to prison Then called Pilate vnto them agayne and would haue let Iesus louse math what shal I do then with Iesus whiche is called Christe They sayd all let him be crucified the debite sayde what euell hathe he done but they cried yet the more Luke crucifie him crucifie him Yet saide he vnto them the thirde tyme what euell hath he done I fynde no cause of death in hym therfore wyll I chasten hym and lette him god Iohn Then Pilate toke Iesus and scourged him and Math the debites soudiours toke Iesus in to the commune hall and gathered the whole multitude ouer him and striped him oute of his clothes and put a purple robe vpon him and plated a crowne of thorne and sette it vpon his heade and a rede in his hande and kneled before him and mocked him and sayde hayle kinge of the Iewes spitted vpon hym and toke the rede and smote him vpon the heade Iohn and smote him on the face Then wente Pilate fourthe agayne and sayde vnto them beholde I brynge him forth vnto you that ye may know that I fynde no faute in him So Iesus wente fourthe and dyd weare a crowne of thorne and a purple robe And he sayde vnto them beholde the man Whan the hye preestes and mynisters sawe him they cryed and sayd crucifie crucifie hym Pilate sayde vnto them Take ye hym and crucifie hym for I fynde no giltinesse in hym The Iewes aunswered him we haue a lawe and after oure lawe he ought to dye because he made hym selfe the sonne of God Whan Pilate hearde that worde he was the more afraied and wente agayne in to the commune hall And sayde vnto Iesus whence art thou but Iesus gaue him no answere Then sayde Pilate vnto him speakest thou not vnto me knowest thou not that I haue power to crucifie thee and haue power to louse the Iesus answered Thou shouldest haue no power vpon me yf it were not geuen thee from aboue Therfore he that delyuered me vnto thee hathe the more synne From that tyme for the Pilate sought meanes to louse him But the Iewes cried and
two hūdreth cubites and they drue the net with the fyshes Now whē they were come to lande they sawe coles layed and fishe theron and breade Iesus sayde vnto them brynge hether of the fyshes that ye haue taken now Symon Peter stepped fourthe and drewe the nette to the lande full of greate fyshes an hundreth and three and fyftie And for al there were so manye yet was not the nette broken Iesus sayde vnto them come and dyne but none of the disciples durste aske hym who art thou For they knewe that it was the Lorde Then came Iesus and toke the breade and gaue it to them and the fyshe lykewise Thys is nowe the thyrde tyme that Iesus appeared vnto his disciples after that he was risen againe from the deade Nowe when they had dyned Iesus sayde vnto Symon Peter Symon Iohāna louest thou me more thē these do He sayde vnto him yea Lord thou knowest that I loue thee He sayd vnto hym fede my lambes he sayde vnto hym againe the seconde tyme Symon Iohanna louest thou me He sayde vnto him yea Lorde thou knowest that I loue thee He sayde vnto hym fede my shepe He sayde vnto hym the thyrde tyme Symon Iohanna louest thou me Peter was sory because he sayde vnto hym louest thou me And he sayde vnto hym Lorde thou knowest all thynges thou knowest that I loue thee Iesus sayde vnto hym fede my shepe verely verelye I say vnto the whan thou wast yonge thou gyrdest thy selfe and dyddest walke whither thou wouldest but whan thou arte olde thou shalte stretche fourthe thy handes and another shall gyrde the and lede the whyther thou woldest not but this he said to signifie with what death he shoulde glorifie God Whē he had spoken this he sayde vnto hym folowe me Peter turned hym aboute and sawe the disciple folowynge him whome Iesus loued Whiche also leaned vpon his brest at the supper and sayde Lorde who is it that betrayeth thee Whan Peter sawe him he sayde vnto Iesus Lorde but what shall he do Iesus sayd vnto hym If I wil that he tary tyl he come what is that to thee folowe thou me Then wente there oute a sayinge amonge the brethren thys disciple dieth not And Iesus sayde not vnto him he dyeth not but if I wyll that he tary tyl I come what is that to the. Thys is the same disciple Whiche testifieth of these thinges and wrote these thynges and we knowe that hys testimony is true ☞ Of the eyghte apearynge shewed vnto the eleuen disciples in Galile Math. xxviii Capitulo xxiiii THe eleuen disciples went vnto Galile in to a moutayne where Iesus had appointed them And whan they sawe him they fell downe before hym but some of them douted And Iesus came vnto them talked with them and sayde Unto me is geuen all power in heauen and in earthe Go ye youre waie therfore and teache all nacions and baptyse them in the name of the father and of y ◠sōne and of the holy gooste And teach them to kepe all thinges whatsoeuer I haue commaunded you And lo I am with you euerye daye vnto the ende of the worlde ¶ Of the nynthe and tenth aperynges shewed vnto the disciples vpon the ascencion daye Mar. xvi Luke xxiiii cap. xxv AT the laste the eleuen syttynge at the table he shewed hym selfe vnto them and rebuked their vnbelefe and the hardnesse of their heartes because they beleued not them whiche had sene him rysen And he said vnto them God ye youre waye in to al the worlde and preache the gospell vnto all creatures whoso beleueth and is baptised shal be saued but whoso beleueth not shal be damned As for the signes and tokens whiche shall folowe them that beleue these are they In my name shall they cast out deuels speake with newe tongues driue awaye serpentes and yf they drynke anye deadelye thinge it shal not hurt them They shall laye their handes vpon the sycke and they shall recouer Luke And beholde I wyll sende vpon you the promes of my father But ye shall tarye in the citie of Ierusalem tyll ye be endewed with power from aboue But he led them out vnto Bethani and lift vp his handes and blessed them mar And after he had spoken vnto them Luke It came to passe whan he blessed them he departed from them and was caryed vp in to heauen Marke and sytteth at the ryghte hande of God Luke and they worshipped him and turned agayne to Ierusalem wyth greate ioye and were continuallye in the temple geuynge prayse and thankes vnto God marke And they wente oute and preached euerye where and the Lorde wrought with them and confyrmed the worde wyth sygnes folowynge ☞ The conclusion of the Euangelicall historye Iohn xxi Capitulo xxvi MAnye other thynges dyd Iesus whyche yf they shoulde be written euery one I suppose the world should not contayne the bokes that were to be written Finis ¶ The titles of the first boke OF Christes eternal generation Capitulo i. Of the Annuntiation and conception of Iohn y ◠baptist ca. ii Of the conceptiō of our Sauiour ca. iii How Mary visited Elizabeth ca. iiii Of the byrth and Cirumcisiō of Iohn the baptist capi v. Of the temporal genealogi of Christe cap. vi Of the Natiuite of Christ cap. vii Of Christes circumcision cap. viii Of the commynge of the wyse menne capi ix Of the presentacion of Christe in the temple capi x Of his flyte into Egypt and occision of the Innocentes and of his returnynge oute of Egypt ca. xi Of Iohns habitaciō in the desert ca. xii Of the fyndynge of Christ in the temple Cap. xiii Of the autorite of preachyng and baptisynge geuen vnto Iohn of God Capi. xiiii Of Iohns testymonyes of Chryste Capitulo xv ¶ The tytles of the seconde boke Of Christes baptyme cap. i. Of y e genealogie of Christ. cap. ii Of Christes fastyng and temptation cap. iii. Of other testimonies of Iohn of Christe cap. iiii Of the firste vocation and callynge of the disciples by the whiche they were called to the symple knowledge of Christe cap. v. Of the mutacion and chaungynge of water into wyne cap. vi Of hys fyrst comminge to Easter and of the dryuyng out of those that dyd sel in the temple cap. vii Of Nicodemus cap. viii Of the complaynte that Iesus dyd baptise cap. ix Of Iohns incarnation cap. x. Of the begynnynge of Christes publike predication cap. xi Of the seconde vocation of the disciples by the whiche they were called to Christes familiarite cap. xii Of the thirde vocation of the Apostles by the whiche they are called to the discipleshyp of Christ. cap. xiii Of the healynge of a certayne Demoniake in the synogage of y ◠cytye of Capernaum cap. xiiii Of the healing of al diseases cap. xv Of Simons mother in lawe cap. xvi Of the callynge of Mathewe ca. xvii Of the election of the twelue disciples vnto the apostleshippe done in mounte Thabor And of
vnto you The Publicanes harlottes shall come into the kingdom of God before you For Iohn came vnto you and taught you y â— right way ye beleued him not but y â— Publicans and harlottes beleued him As for you though ye sawe it yet were ye not moued wyth repentaunce y â— ye myght afterwarde haue beleued hym ¶ Of the vyneyarde which was let out to the husbandemen mat 21. mar xii Luk. xx Cap. Cxxiiii HEare another parable Luke A certayne man Mat. was an householder planted a vyneyarde and hedged it rounde aboute and dygged a vynepresse in it and a poole and buylte a tower and let it out vnto husbandemen and went in to a straunge countrey Luke for a longe seasonâ— Mat Now whan y â— time of the frute drewe nere he sent his sernauntes to the husbandemen Luke to geue hym of the fruite of the vineyard mat Then y â— husbandemeÌ„ caught his seruauntes one they bet Mark sente hym away empty Mat. another they kylled another they stoned Agayne he sent other seruauntes mo then y â— fyrst and they dyd vnto them in like maner Marke and brake their heddes sent them away shamefully dealte wythal Luk And besydes this he sent another but thei wouÌ„ded him thrust him out Mat At the last Marke hauynge as yet one derely beloued sonne Luk the Lord of y e vyneyarde said What shal I do I wil sende my deare sonne Mar Hym he sent also vnto them at y â— last saied parauenture they wyll stande in awâ— of my sonne Luke whan they se him But whan y e husbaÌ„dmensaw him they thought in them selues Mar and said one to another Mat This is the heire come let vs kyll hym and take hys enheriâ—aunce vnto our selues And they toke hym and thruste hym oute of the vineyarde and slew him Now whaÌ„ the Lorde of the vyneyarde commeth what shal he do with those husbaÌ„dmeÌ„ Luke He shal come and destroye these husbandemen let out hys vyneyarde vnto other mat They said he wyll cruelly destroy those euell personnes and let out hys vyneyarde vnto other husbandemen whyche shall delyuer hym the frute in tymes conuenyente Luke whan they hearde that they said vnto him God forbid But he behelde theÌ„ said what is this theÌ„ that is writteÌ„ mar haue ye not red this scripture The same stone which the builders refused is become the heade stone in the corner This was the lordes doynge and it was maruelous in oure eyes Mat Therfore I saye vnto you the kyngedome of God shal be taken from you and shal be geueÌ„ vnto the heithen which shal bring forth the fruites of it Luke Whoso euer falleth vpon thys stone shal be broken in sunder But vp on whome so euer he falleth he shall grynde him to poulder Mar. And whaÌ„ the high priestes and Pharises hearde his parables they perceaued he spake of them And they went about to take hym Luke and to laye handes vpon hym the same houre and they feared the people mat because thei helde him for a Prophete Marke And they lefte hym and wente theyr wayes ¶ Of the weddynge garmente Math. xxii Luke xiiii Capitulo Cxxv. ANd Iesus aunswered and spake vnto theÌ„ agayne in parables and sayde The hyngedome of heauen is lyke vnto a king whiche maryed his sonne And sente forthe hys seruauntes to call the gestes vnto the maryage and they woulde not come Agayne he sent other seruauntes said Tel the gestes Beholde I haue prepared my dynner myne oxen and my fed cattell are kylled and all thynges are ready come to the mariage But they made light of it went their waies one to his husbandry another to his marchandyse As for the remnauÌ„t they toke his seruauÌ„tes and intreated them shamefully and slew them Whan the kynge hearde that he was wroth and sente for hys warryers and destroyed those murtherers and set fyer vpon theyr cytye Then sayde he to hys seruauÌ„tes The mariage in dede is prepared but the gestes were not worthye Go youre wayes oute therefore in to the hyghe wayes and as manye as ye fynde byd them to the maryage and the seruauntes wente oute into the hye wayes and gathered together as manye as they coulde fynde bothe good and badde and the tables were all full Then the kynge wente in to se hys gestes and spyde there a manne that had not on a weddynge garment and sayde vnto hym frende howe camâ—â—e thou hether and haste not on a weddynge garmente And he was euen specheles Then said the kynge vnto his seruauntes Take and bynde hym hande and fote caste him into vtter darknesse there shal be waylynge and gnasshynge of teth for many are called but fewe are chosen ¶ Of payinge trybute vnto Cesar. Mat. xxii Marke xii Luke xx Capi. Cxxvi. THen went the Pharises and toke councel howe they myghte tangle him in his wordes Luk And they watched him sente forthe spiers Marke certayne of the Pharises Mat their disciples w t Herodes officers Luk which shuld fayne them selues perfect Mrke to take him in his wordes Luk to deliuer him vnto y â— power and authoritie of the debite Mark and they came Luke and axed him said Math Master we know y â— y â— art true Luke saiest and teacheste right mat nor carest for no man For thou regardest not y e outwarde appearaunce of menne Mar. nor the face of man but teachest the waye of GOD trulye Luke Is it lawefull that we geue tribute vnto y e Emperour or not But he considerynge their craftynes sayde vnto them Math O ye ypocrites why tempte ye me Shewe me the tribute money Marke that I may se it Math And they toke hym a penye and Iesus sayde vnto them whose is this image and superscripcion Luke They aunswered and sayde the Emperours mat then sayd he vnto them Geue therefore vnto the Emperoure that whiche is the Emperours and geue vnto God that whiche is Gods Luke And they could not reproue his worde before the people Mat Whan they hearde that Luk they maruayled at his aunswere and helde theyr peace Mat. and lefte him and wente theyr waye Of the woman whiche had seuen husbandes Mathew xxii Mar. xii Luc. xx Cap. C. xxvii THe same daye there came vnto him the Saduces whiche holde that ther is no resurrection and asked hym and sayde Maister Moses sayde Marke and wrote vnto vs if any mans brother dye and leaue a wife and leaue no chyldren Math his brother shall marye his wife and rayse vp sede vnto his brother Nowe were there seuen brethren The firste maryed a wyfe and dyed Luk wyth oute chyldren Math Lykewise the seconde and thyrde vnto the seuenth Mark toke her to wyfe Luke and left no children behinde them and dyed At the laste after all the woman dyed also Nowe in the resurrection whose wyfe shall she be of them For seuen had her to wife Mar Iesus answered and sayde vnto them
ye erre and vnderstande not the scriptures nor the power of God Luk The children of this worlde mary and are maried but they that shal be worthye to enioy that worlde and the resurrection from the deade shall nother mary nor be maryed for they can dye nomore for they are lyke vnto the aungels and are the chyldren of God in so muche as they are children of the resurreccion But that the deade rise againe hath Moses also signified besydes the bushe when he called the Lorde the God of Abraham the God of Isaa◠and the God of Iacob But God is not a God of the deade but of the lyuynge for they lyue all vnto hym marke Therfore ye erre greatly Math And whā the people hearde that they were astonyed at his doctrine Luc Then aunswered certayne of the Scribes and sayde Master thou haste sayde well and from that time fourthe they durst aske hym no more questions ¶ Of the firste commaundement that is of the loue of God mat xxii Marke xii Luke x. xvii Cap. Cxxviii WHan the Pharises hearde that he hadde put the Saduces to silence they gathered them selues together Mar one of the scribes came vnto hym Math a doctor of the lawe mar that had herkened vnto thē how they disputed together and sawe that he had answered them wel Mat tempted hym and sayd Master which is the chiefest commaundement mar of all Iesus answered him the fyrst chiefest cōmaūdemēt of al cōmaundemētes is this heare o Israel the Lord our God is one god thou shalt loue the Lorde thy God with all thy heart with all thy soule with al thy mynde and with all thy strength This is the first Math and the greatest commaūdement as for the seconde is lyke vnto it Thou shalte loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe mark there is none other greater commaundement then these Mathe in these two commaundemētes hange all the lawe and the prophetes Mar And the Scribe sayde vnto him Master verely thou haste sayde ryghte For there is but one God and there is none other without him and to loue hym with all the hearte Mat with all thy soule Mark with all thy mynde Lue with all thy strengthe Mar and to loue a mans neyghboure as him selfe is more then brente sacrifices and all offringes But whan Iesus sawe that he answered discretelye he sayde vnto him Thou arte not far from the kingdome of God Luk But whan he was demaunded of the pharises whan commeth the kyngdome of God He answered them and sayde The kingdome of God commeth not with outewarde apperaunce nother shall it bee sayde loo here or there is it For beholde the kyngdome of God is inwarde in you Mar And no man now durste aske him any mo question ☞ Of the interrogation whose sonne Christe is Math. xxii Mar. xii Luc. xx Capi. C. xxix NOwe while the pharises were gathered together Iesus asked them and sayde What thinke ye of Christe whose sonne is he They sayd Dauids Mar And Iesus answered and sayde whan he taught in the temple Now say the Scribes that Christe is the sonne of Dauid But Dauid him selfe sayeth thorowe the holye gooste the Lorde sayde vnto my lorde sytte thou on my ryght hande tyll I make thyne enemies thy footstole Math how then dothe Dauid in spirite Luke in the booke of the Psalmes Math call hym lorde Luke Howe is he then hys lorde Math And no man coulde aunswere him one word Marke and many people herde hym gladlye Mathe nother durste any man aske hym anye mo questions from that daye fourthe ☞ Of hearinge the Pharyses doctrines Mat. xxiii Mat xii Luk. xxiiii Cap. C. xxx THen spake Iesus vnto the people and to his disciples said Mar in his doctrine math The Scribes and the pharises are set downe vpon Moses seat whatsoeuer they byd you doo and obserue that obserue and doo but after theyr workes shall ye not do for they saye and do not They bynde heuye and intollerable burthens and lay them vpon mens shoulders but they them selues heaue not at thē with one of their fyngers All their workes do they to be sene of menne Luc take hede marke and beware of the Scribes math They set abroade their Philacteries and make large borders vpon theyr garmentes marke They loue to goo in longe garmentes math and loue to syt vppermost at the table Luc and at bankettes marke and to haue the fyrste seates in the Synagoges and to be saluted in the market they deuoure wyddowes houses vnder a coulour of longe prayers Luc dessemblynge longe prayer these shall receaue the greater damnacion Mark more longer and paynefull iuogemente math they loue to be called of men Rabby But ye shall not suffer youre selues to be called Rabby for one is youre master euen Christe and all ye are brethren and call no manne father vpon earthe for one is youre father whiche is in heauen Nor ye shall not suffer your selues to be called maysters for one is youre master namely Christe He that is greatest amonge you shal be youre seruaunte for whoso exalteth hym selfe shal be broughte lowe and he that hūbleth him self shal be exalted ¶ Of dyuers and many vowes Math. xxiii Luc. xi xiii Capit. C. xxxi WO vnto you Scribes and pharises ye ypocrites that shutte vp the kyngedome of Heauen before menne ye come not in your selues nother suffer ye them to enter that woulde bee in Woo vnto you Scribes and Pharyfes ye Ipocritas that deuoure widdous houses that vnder the couloure of prayinge longe prayers therefore shall ye receaue the greater damnacion Woo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which compasse sea and lande to make one proselyte and whan he is become one ye make of him a child of hell two folde more then ye youre selues are Wo vnto you blynde gydes whiche saye whosoeuer sweareth by the temple that is nothynge but whosoeuer sweareth by the golde of the temple he is giltie ye fooles and blinde whether is greater the golde or the temple that sanctifieth the golde And whosoeuer sweareth by the altare that is nothīg but whosoeuer sweareth by the offring that is vpon it he is giltie ye fooles and blynde whether is greater the offringe or the aultars that sanctifieth the offerynge Therefore whoso sweareth by y ◠altare sweareth by the same and by all that is thereon and whoso sweareth by the temple sweareth by the same and by hym that dwelleth therin And whoso sweareth by heauē sweareth by the seate of God and by hym that sytteth thereon Wo be vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which tith Mint and Anyse Luke Rewe mat and Commin Luke and al maner of herbes Math. and leaue the wayghtier matters of the lawe behynde namely iudgement mercy and faythe Luke and the loue of God These oughte to haue bene done and not to leaue the other vndone Mathe. Oye blynde gydes which straine out a gnat but swallow vp a Camel Luk