with her heare and the house was fylled of the sauer of the oyntment Then sayde one of his disciples named Iudas Iscatioth Simons sonne whiche afterwarde betraied him why was not this oyntmente sold for thre huÌ„dred pence and geueÌ„ to the poore This sayde he not that he cared for the poore but because he was a thefe and kepte the bagge and bare that whiche was geuen Then sayde Iesus let her alone agaynst the daye of my burying she kept it The poore alwayes shal ye haue with you but me shall ye not alwayes haue Verely verely I saye vnto you excepte the wheate corne fall into the grounde and dye it bydeth alone Yf it dye it bringeth forth much fruit He that loueth his lyfe shall destroye it and he that hateth his life in this world shal kepe it vnto life eternall Yf eny man minister vnto me let him folowe me and where I am there shall my minister be And yf any man minister vnto me hym my father will honoure Walke whyle ye haue lyght lest the darkenes come on you He that walketh in the darke wotteth not whither he goeth while ye haue lighte beleue on the lyght that ye maye be the chyldren of lyght And Iesus cryed and sayde he that beleueth on me beleueth not on me but on hym the sente me And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me I am come a light into the worlde that whosoeuer beleueth on me shoulde not byde in darkenesse And yf any man heare my wordes and beleue not I iudge hym not For I came not to iudge the worlde but to saue the worlde He that refuseth me and receiueth not my wordes hathe one that iudgeth hym The wordes that I haue spoken shall iudge hym in the laste daye for I haue not spoken of my selfe but the father whiche sâ—nte me he gaue me a commaundement what I shoulde saye and what I shulde speake And I knowe that this commaundemente is lyfe euerlastyng Whatsoeuer I speake therfore euen as the father bad me so I speake The .xiii. Chapter PEter sayde to hym thou shalt not washe my feete while the worlde standeth Iesus answered hym yf I washe thee not thou shalt haue no parte with me He that is washed nedeth not saue to washe his feete and is cleane euery whyt Wote ye what I haue done to you Ye cal me master and lorde and ye saye well for so I am Yf I then youre Lorde and master haue washed youre feete ye also ought to washe our anothers feete For I haue geuen you an ensample that ye shoulde do as I haue done to you Verely verely I saye vnto you the seruaunt is not greater then his master neither the messenger greater then he that sent hym He that receyueth whomesoeuer I sende receyueth me and he that receyueth me receyuethe hym that sent me A newe commaundement geue I vnto you that ye loue together as I haue loued you that euen so ye loue another By this shall all menns knowe that ye are my disciples if ye shall loue one to another The .xiiii. Chapter IN my fathers house are many mansions I am the waye the truthe and the lyfe and no man commeth vnto the father but by me Yf ye had knowen me ye had knowen the father â–ª And nowe ye knowe hym and haue sene him The wordes that I speake vnto you I speke not of my selfe but the father that dwelleth in me is he that dothe the workes Beleue me that I am in the father and the father in me At the leest beleue we for the very workes sake Verely verely I say vnto you he that beleueth on me the workes that I do the same shal he do and greater workes then these shal he do He that hathe my commaundementes and kepeth them the same is he that loueth me And he that loueth me shal be loued of my father and I wyll loue him and wyll shewe myne owne selfe to hym Yf a man loue me and wyl kepe my sayinges my father also wyll loue hym and he wylcome vnto hym and wyll dwell with him He that loueth me not kepeth not my sayinges That comforter whiche is the holye ghoste whome my father wyll sende in my name he shall teache you all thinges and brynge all thynges to youre remembraunce whatsoeuer I haue told you The .xv. Chapter I Am the true â—yne and my father is an husband man Euery braunche that beareth noâ— fruite in me he wyll take awaye And euery braunche that beareth fruite will he pourge that it may bringe more fruite Nowe are ye cleane thorowe the wordes whiche I haue spoken vnto you Byde in me and let me byde in you As the braunche cannot beare fruite of it felse excepte it byde in the vyne no more canne ye excepte ye byde in me I am the vyne and ye are the braunches he that abydeth in me and I in hym the same bringeth forth moche fruite For without me ye canne do nothynge Yf a man byde not in me he is caste for t he as a braunche and is withered and menne gather it and cast it in to the fyre and it burnethe Yf ye bide in me and my wordes also bide in you are what ye wyll and it shal be done to you Here in is my father glorified that ye beare much fruite and be made my disciples Greater louetheÌ„ this hath no man then that a man bestowe his lyfe for his frendes Ye are my frendes yf ye do whatsoeuer I commaunde you Yf the worlde hate you ye knowe that he hated me before he hated you Yf ye were of the worlde the worlde wolde loue his owne Howbeit because ye are not of the worlde but I haue chosen you out of the worlde therfore hateth you the worlde Remembre the saying that I haue sayed vnto you the seruaunte is not greater then the lorde yf they haue persecuted me so wyll they persecute you yf they haue kepte my sayinges so wyll they kepe yours Yf I hadde not come and spoken vnto them they shoulde not haue had synne But nowe haue they nothing to cloke their synne withall He that hateth me hateth my father Yf I had not done amonge theÌ„ the workes whiche none other man dyd they shuld haue had no synne but nowe haue they sene yet haue hated both me my father euen the the sayinge mighte be fulfylled that is written in their lawe they haue hated me withoute a cause The .xvi. Chapter IT is expedient for you that I go awaye for yf I go not awaye that comforter wyll not come vnto you But yf I departe I wyll sende hym vnto you And when he is come he wil rebuke the world of synne and of righteousne and of iudgement of sinne because they beleue not on me of rightwisenes because I go to my father and ye shall see me no more and of iudgemente because the chiefe ruler of this worlde is iudged all ready Verely verely I saye vnto you ye shall wepe and
in the shyppe with Zebede theyr father men dynge theyr nettes and called them And they without taryenge lefte the shyrpe and their father and folowed hym Blessed are the poore in sprete for theirs is the kyngdome of heauen The .v. Chapter BLessed are they that mourne for they shal be conforted Blessed are the meke for they shall inheritte the earthe Blessed are they whiche hunger and thurst for righteousnes for they shal be filled Blessed are the mercifull for they shall obteine mercy Blessed are the pure in harte for they shall sea god Blessed are the peacemakers for they shal be called the chyldren of god Blessed are they whiche suffer persecution for ryghteousnes sake for theyrs is the kyngdome of heauen Blessed are ye when men reuyle you and persecute you and shall falslye saye all maner of euyll saynges againste you for my sake Recoyce and be glad for greate is your rewarde in heauen Ye are the salt of the earth but yf the salt haue lost her saltnes what can be salted therewith It is thence forth good â–ª for nothinge but to be catte oute and to be troden vnder foote of menue Ye are the lyghte of the worlde A cytie that is sette on a hyll cannot be hydde neither do menne lyght a candell and put it vnder a bushell but on a candelsticke it lighteth al that are in the house Let your light so shine before men that they may se youre good worckes and glorifie youre father whiche is n heauen Thinke not that I am come to destroye the law of the Prophetes no I am not come to destroye them but to fulfyll them For truly I saye vnto you tyl heauen and earth peryshe one iote or one title of the lawe shall not scape till all be fulfilled Who so euer breaketh one of these leste commaundementes teacheth men so he shal be called the leste in the kingedome of heauen But who soeuer obserueth and teacheth the same shal be called greate in the kingdome of heauen Ye haue hearde howe it was saide vnto theim of the olde time Thou shalt not kill For whosoeuer killeth shall be in daunger of iudgemente But I saye vnto you whosoeuer is angrye with his brother shal be in daunger of iudgement Who so euersaieth vnto his brother Racha shall be in daunger of a counsell But who so euer saieth thou fole shall be in daunger of hell fire When thou offereste thy gifte at the aulter and there remembreste that thy brother hathe ought againstethe leue there thine offeringe before the aulter and go thy waye firâ—te and be reconsiled to thy brother and then come and offer thy gifte Agre with thine aduersarie quickelye whilles thou arte in the waye with him leste that thine aduersarie deliuer the to the iudge and the iudge deliuer the to the minister and then thou be caste into prison Verely I saye vnto the thou shalt not come oute thence till thou haue paied the vttermoste farthinge Ye haue hearde howe it was saide to them of the olde time Thou shalt not commit aduoutry But I saye vnto you that who so euer loketh on a wife lustinge after her hathe committed aduoutrye wyth hir in his herte Wherefore if thy righte eye offende the plucke him out and caste him froÌ„ the better it is for the that one of thy membres perishe then that thy hole bodie shoulde be caste into hell Also if thy right hande offendethe cutte him of and caste him from the. Better it is that one of thy membres perishe then that all the body shoulde be cast into hell It is saide who so euer putteth away his wife let him geue hir a testimonial also of deuorcemeÌ„t But I saye vnto you who so euer putteth awaye his wife excepte it be for fornication causeth hir to breake matrimonie And who so euer marieth hir that is deuorsed breaketh wedlocke Againe ye haue hearde howe it was said to theÌ„ of olde time Thou shalte not forsweare thy selfe but shalte perfourme thine othe to god But I saye vnto you sweare not at al neither by heauen for it is goddes seate nor yet by the earthe for it is his fote stole neither by Ierusalem for it is the citie of that great kinge neither shalt thou swere by thy heade bicause thou canste not make one white heere or blacke but your coÌ„munication shal be yea yea nay naye for what so euer is more theÌ„ that commeth of euill Ye haue heard how it is sayd an eye for an eye a tothe for a toth But I saye vnto you that ye resiste not wronge But whosoeuer geue the a blow on thy right cheke turne to him the other And if anye man will sue the at the lawe take away thy cote let him haue thy cloke also And who soeuer will compell the to goo with him a myle go with him twaine Geue to him that asketh and frome hym that woulde borowe turne not awaye Ye haue hearde howe it is saide thou shalte loue thy neighbour and hate thine enemy But I saye vnto you loue your enemyes blesse them that curse you Do good to them that hate you Praye for them whiche do you wrong and persecute you that ye maye be the children of your father whiche is in heauen for he maketh his sonne to arise on the euill and on the good and sendethe his rayne on the iuste and vniuste For yf ye loue them which loue you what rewarde shall ye haue Do not the Publicans euen so And yf ye be freÌ„dly to your brethren onelie what singuler thing dâ—pe do not the Publicanes like wise ye shall therfore be perfecte euen as your father whiche is in heauen is perfecte The .vi. Chapter TAke hede to your almes that ye geue it not in the sight of menne to the intente that ye woulde besene of them Or els ye get no rewarde of your father whiche is in heauen Whensoeuer therfore thou geuest thine almes thou shalte not make a trompet to be blowen before ther as the Ypocrites do in the sinagoges and in the stretes for to be praysed of men Verely I saye vnto you they haue their rewarde But when thou doest thine almes let not thy lefte hande knowe what thy right hande doeth that thine almes maie bee secrete and thy father whiche seeth in secrete shal rewarde the openly When thou prayest thou shalte not be as the Ypocrites art For they loue to stande and praye in the Synagoges and in the corners of the stretes because they wolde be sent of men Verelye I saye vnto you they haue theyr rewarde But when thou prayest enter into thy chambre and shutte thy doore to thee and praye to thy father whiche is in secrete and thy father whiche seeth in secrete shall rewarde thee openly And when ye praye bable not muche as the Heathen doe for they thinke that they shal be heard for their much bablinges sake Be ye not lyke them therfore for you father knoweth whereof you haue nede before
among vs. The lawe was geuen by Moses but grace and truthe came by Iesus Christe No manne hathe sene god at any time I am the voyce of a criar in the wildernes make strayghte the waye of the lorde as sayde the prophete Esaias I baptise with water but one is come amonge you whome ye knowe not he it is that commeth after me which was before me whose shue lacheâ— I am not worthy to vnlose Beholde the lambe of god whiche taketh awaye the synnes of the worlde I sawe the sprete descende frome heauen lyke vnto a doue and abyde vpon hym and I knewe hym not But he that sent me to baptise inwater the same sayd vnto me vpon whoÌ„ thou shaltse the sprete descende and tary styll on hym the same is he whiche baptiseth with the holye ghoâ—le And I saw and bare recorde that this is the sonne of god Thou arte Simon the sonne of Ionas thou shalte be called Cephas whiche is by interpretation a stone Canne ther anye good thynge come out of Naâ—areth The .ii. Chapter ALl menne at the begynnynge set forth good wyne and when menne be dronke then that whiche is worsse But thou haste kepte backe the good wyne vntyll nowe Iesus went vp to Ierusalem and founde in the temple those that solde oxen and shepe and doues and changers of money And he made a scourge of small cordes and droue them all out of the temple with the shepe and oxen and powred out the changers money and ouerthrewe the tables and saide vnto them that solde doues haue these thinges hence make not my fathers house an house of marchandise Destroy this temple and in thre dayes I wyll rayse it vs againe Then sayde the Iewes .xlvi. yeares was this temple a bildinge and wylt thou teare it vp in thre dayes But he spake of the teÌ„ple of his body The .iii. Chapter VErely verely I saye vnto the excepte that a man be borne of water of the sprete he cannot enter the kingdom of god That which is borne of the fleshe is fleshe and that whyche is borne of the spryte is spryte The wynde bloweth where he lysteth and thou hearest his sounde but canst not tell whence he commeth and whether he goeth So is euery man that is borne of the sprete Verely verely I saye vnto the wespeake that we knowe and testify that we haue sene and ye receaue not our witnes Yf when I tell you eathly thinges ye beleue not Howe shulde ye beleue yf he shal tell you of heauenly thinges God so loued the worlde that he hath geuen his onely son that none that beleue in him shulde perishe but shulde haue euerlasting lyfe For god sent not his sonne into the worlde to condempne the world but that the worlde through him might be saued He that beleueth in him shall not be condempned But he that beleueth not is condempned already because he beleueth not in the name of the onely sonne of god And this is the condempnation that lyght is come into the worlde and the menne loued darrknes more then lyghte because their dedes weteruyll For euery man that euyll doeth hateth the lyghte nether commeth to lyghte leste his dedes shuld be reproued But he that dothe truth commeth to the light that his dedes might be knowe howe that they are wrought in god A man can receaue nothinge at all excepte it be geuen him from heauen He that is of the earth is of the earth and speaketh of the earthe He that commeth frome heauen is aboue all what he hathe sene and hearde that he testifieth but no man receaueth his testimonye Howbeit he that hath recaued his testimonye hathe sette to his seale that god is true For he whome god hathe sent speaketh the wordes of God for God geueth not the spryte by measure The father loueth the sonne and hathe geuen all thinges into his hande Be that beleueth on the sonne hathe euerlasting lyfe and he that beleueth not the sonne shall not see lyfe but the wrathe of god abydeth on him The .iiii. Chapter WHosoeuer drinketh of this water shal thurst againe But whosoeuer shall dryncke of the water that I shall geue him shall neuer be more a thyrste but the water that I shall geue him shal be in a well of water springynge vp into euerlaslynge lyfe Ye worshyppe ye wote not what we know what we worshyp For saluation coÌ„meth of the Iewes But the houre commeth and nowe is when the true worshyppers shall worshyppe the father in spryte and in trouthe For verely suche the father requyreth to worshyppe him God is a spryte and they that worshippe him muste worshyppe him in pryte and trouth Iesus saide vnto them my meate is to do the wyll of them that sent me to finishe his worcke And Iesus him selfe testifieth that a prophete hath none honoure in his owne countre The .v. Chapter BEhold thou art made whole synne no more lest a worsse thinge happen vnto the. The sonne can do nothing of him selfe but that hesyethe the father do For whosoeuer he doeth that doeth the sonne also Neither iudgeth the father any manne but had committed all iudgement vnto the sonne because that all menne shulde honoure the sonne euen as they honoure the father He that honoureth not the son the same honoureth not the father whiche hathe sent him Verely verely I saye vnto you he that heareth my wordes and beleueth on him that sent me hath euerlastyng lyfe and shall not come into damnation but is scaped frome deathe vnto lyfe As the father hath lyfe in him selfe so lykewise hathe he geuen to the sonne to haue lyfe in hym selfe and hath geuen him power to iudge in that he is the some of man Maruayle not at this the houre shall come in the whyche all that are in the graues shall heare hys voyce shall come forth they that haue done good vnto the resurrection of lyfe and they that haue done euyll vnto the resurrection of damnation I canne of myne owne selfe do nothynge at all Yf I beare wytnes of my selfe my witnes is not true The workes whiche the father hathe geuen me to fynyshe the same workes which I do beare witnes of me that the father sent me Howe can ye beleue whiche receyue honoure one of another and seke not the honoure that coÌ„meth of God onely The .vi. Chapter LAboure not for the meate that shall perishe but for the meate that endureth vnto euerlasting lyfe whiche meate the sonne of man shall geue vnto you The breade of God is he whiche commethe downe from heauen and geueth life vnto the worlde I am the breade of lyfe he that commeth to me shall not hunger and he that beleueth on me shall neuer thurste I am come downe from heauen not to do myne owne wyll but his will whiche hathe sente me And this is the fathers will whiche hath sente me that of all whiche he hath geuen me I should lose nothyng but shoulde rayse it vp agayne
at that last daye And this is the will of him that sent me that euery mā which seeth the sēne and beleueth on him haue euerlastyng lyfe And I wyll rayse hym vp at the last daye No man can come to me excepte the father whiche hath sent me drawe hym I am that lyuing breade whiche came downe from heauen Yf any man eate of this breade he shall lyue for euer And the breade that I wylt geue is my fleshe whiche I wyll geue for the lyfe of the worlde Verely verely I saye vnto you excepte ye eate the fleshe of the sonne of man and drinke his bloude ye shall not haue life in you Whosoeuer eateth my fleshe and drinketh my bloude hathe eternall lyfe and I wyll rayse hym vp at the laste daye for my fleshe is meate in dede and my bloud is drinke in dede He that eateth my fleshe and drinketh my bloud dwelleth in me and I in him As the liuing father hathe sent me euen so lyue I by my father he that eateth me shall lyue by me This is the breade whiche came from heauen not is your fathers haue eaten Manna and are dead he that eateth of this breade shall liue euer It is the spirite that quickeneth the fleshe profiteth nothing Then sayde Iesus to the twelue will ye also go awaye Then Simon Peter aunswered Master to whome shall we go Thou haste the wordes of eternal lyfe and we beleue and knowe that thou arte Christ the sonne of the lyuing god The .vii. Chapter THe worlde cannot hate you but me it hateth Because I testifie of it that the workes of it are euyll My doctrine is not myne but his that sente me Yf a man on the Saboth daye receaue circūcision without breaking of the lawe of Moses disdayne ye at me because I haue made a man euery whit whole on the Saboth day Iudge not after the vtter apperaunce but iudge ryghteous iudgement Ye shall seke me and shall not fynde me and where I am thyther can ye not come Yf any manne thyrste let him come vnto me and drincke he that beleueth on me as saythe the scripture out of his belly shal flowe ryuers of water of lyfe This spake he of the sprete whyche they that beleued on him shulde receaue Dothe our lawe iudge any man before it heare him and knowe what he hathe done The .viii. Chapter LEtte him that is among you without synne caste the fyrst stone at her It is also wrytten in your lawe that the testimony of two menne is true I do nothing of my selfe but as my father hath taught me Yf ye continue in my wordes then are ye my very disciples and shall knowe the truth and the truthe shall make you free Yf ye were Abrahams children ye wolde do the dedee of Abraham Ye are of your father the deuyll and the lustes of your father ye wyll do He was a murderer frō the begynnynge and abode not in the truthe because ther is no truthe in him When he speaketh a lye then speaketh he of his owne For he is a lyer and the father thereof He that is of god heareth goddes wordes ye therfore heare them not because ye are not of god Yf a man kepe my sayenges he shall neuer see death Your father Abraham was glad to se my daye and he sawe it and reioysed The .ix. Chapter ANd as Iesus passed by he sawe a man which was blinde from his byrthe And his disciples aced hym saying Maister who did sinne this man or his father and mother that he was borne blynde Iesus answered neither hath this manne synned nor yet his father nor mother but that the workes of god shoulde be shewed on him I muste worke the workes of god that sent me whyle it is daye The nighte commeth when no manne canne worke As long as I ame in the worlde I am the lyght of the worlde We be sure that god heareth not synners but yf any man be a worshipper of god and do his wyll hym heareth he Sence the worlde began was it not hearde that anye man opened the eyes of one that was borne blynde yf this manne were not of god he could haue done nothynge I am come vnto iudgement into this worlde that they whiche se not might se and they whiche se might be made blynde The .x. Chapter HE that entreth not in by the doore in to the shepefolde but climeth vy some other waye the same is a these and a robber He that goethe in by the dore is the shepeherde of the shepe to hym the porter openeth and the shepe heare his voyce and he cauleth his own shepe by name and leadeth them out And when he hath sence forthe his owne shepe he goth before them and the shepe folowe hym for they knowe his voyce A straunger they wyll not folowe but will flye from hym for they knowe not the voyce of straungers The good shepehearde geueth his lyfe for the shepe An hyred seruaunt which is not the shepeherde neither the shepe archis owne se the wolfe comming and leueth the shepe and flyeth and the wolfe catcheth them and scattereth the shepe I am that good shepe hearde and know myne and am knowen of myne As my father knoweth me euen so knowe I my father And I geue my lyfe for the shepe and other shepe I haue whiche are not of this folde them also must I bring that they maye heare my voyce and that there maye be one flocke and one shephearde No man taketh my lyfe from me but I put it awaye of my selfe I haue power to put it from me and haue power to take it agayne I and my father are one Though ye beleue not me yet beleue the workes that ye maye know and beleue that the father is in me and I in hym The .xi. Chapter WHen Iesus hearde that he sayde this infirmitie is not vnto deathe but for the laude of god that the sonne of god myght be praysed by the reason of it Yf a man walke in the daye he stombleth not because he seeth the light of this worlde but yf a man walke in the night he stombleth because ther is no light in him I am the resurreccion and the lyfe he that beleueth on me ye thoughe he were dead yet shall he lyue And whosoeuer lyueth and beleueth on me shall neuer dye And one of them named Cayphas which was the hye priest that same yeare sayed vnto them ye perceyue nothyng at al nor yet consider that it is expediente for vs that one man dye for the people and not that al the people perishe This spake he not of himselfe but beyng hye prieste that same yeare he prophecyed that Iesus shoulde dye for the people and not for the people onely but that he shoulde gather together in one the chyldren of god whiche were scattered abroade The .xii. Chapter THen toke Mary a pounde of oyntment called Nardus perfecte and precious and anoynted Iesus feete and wiped his feet
lament and the worlde shall reioyce Ye shall sorowe but youre sorowe shall be turned to ioye The .xvii. Chapter THis is life eternall that they mighte knowe thee the onelye very god and whome thou hast sent Iesus Christe Holy father kepe in thine owne name them which thou haste geuen me that they may be one as we are I praye not for them alone but for them also whiche shal beleue on me through theyr preaching that they all maye ve one as thou father arte in me and I in the that they maye be also one in vs that the worlde maye beleue that thou haste sente me The .xviii. Chapter Astone as he had sayd vnto theÌ„ I am he they went backwardes and fell to the grounde Yf I haue euill spoken beare witnes of the euyll if I haue well spoken why smyteste thou me For this cause was I borne and for this cause came I into the worlde that I should beare witnesse vnto the trueth and all that are of the truth heare my voyce The .xix. Chapter THen sayde Pylate vnto hym Speakest thou not to me knoweste thou not that I haue power to crucifie thee haue power to loose thee Iesus aunswered Thou couldest haue no power at al against me except it were geuen thee from aboue Therfore he that delyuered me vnto the is more in synne The .xx. Chapter IEsus sayde to her touche me not for I am not yet ascended to my father Then sayde Iesus to them agayne peace be with you As my father sent me euen so sende I you And when he had sayde that he breathed on them and sayde vnto them Receaue the holye ghoste whosoeuer synnes ye temyt they are remitted vnto them and whosoeuers synnes ye retayne they are retayned Thomas sayde vnto them except I see in his handes the print of the nayles and thrust my handes in to his syde I wyll not beleue Thomas because thou haste sene me therfore thou beleuest happy are they that haue not sene and yet beleue The .xxi. Chapter WHen Symon Peter hearde that it was the Lorde he gyrde his mantell to hym for he was naked and sprange into the sea the other disciples came by shyppe There are many other thynges which Iesus dyd the whiche yf they shoulde be written euery one I suppose the worlde could not contayne the bookes that shoulde be written ¶ The ende of the gospell of S. Iohn ¶ The Actes of the Apostles the fyrst Chapter IOhn baptysed wyth water but ye shal be baptised with the holy ghoste that within this fewe dayes It is not for you to knowe the times or the seasoÌ„s which the father hadde put in hys owne power And the same Iudas hathe nowe possessed a plot of grounde with the reward of iniquitie and when he was hanged brast a sonder in the middes and all his bowels gusshed out They gaue forth theyr lottes and the lotte fyll on Mathias and he was counted with the eleuen Apostles The .ii. Chapter WHen the fyftyth daye was come they were all with one accorde togeder in one place and sodenlye ther came a sounde from heauen as it hadde bene the commynge of a myghty wynde and it filled all the house where they sate And there appered vnto them clouen tounges lyke as they hadde bene fyre and it sat vpon ethe of them And they were all filled with the holy ghost and vegan to speake with other tounges euen as the sprete gaue them vtteraunce Of my spryte I wyll powre oute vpon al fleshe And it shal be that whosoeuer shall call on the name of the lorde shal be saued Dauid sawe before and spake of the resurrection of Christ that his soule shulde not be left in hell nether his fleshe shulde se corruption Peter saide vnto them do penaunce and be baptised euerye one of you in the name of Iesus Christ for the remission of synnes and ye shall receaue the gyfte of the holye ghoste For the promyse was made vnto you and to youre chyldren and to all that a farre euen as many as the lorde our god shall call And all that beleued kept them selues togeder and had thinges commen and solde their possessions and goodes and departed them to all menne as euerye manne hadde nede and they continued dailye with one accorde in the temple and brake breade in euerye house and dyd eate their meate togeder with gladnes and synglenes of heet praysynge god and hadde fauour with all the people The .iii. Chapter MOses sayde vnto the fathers A prophets shall the lorde your god rayse vp vnto you euen of youre brethren lyke vnto me hym shall ye heare in all thinges whatsoeuer he shall saye vnto you For the tyme wyll come that euerye soule whiche shall not heare that same prophete shal be destroyed from amonge the people The .iiii. Chapter THis is the stone cast a syde of you buyldere whiche is sette in the chefe place of the corner Nether is there saluation in any other Nor yet also is there any other name geuen to menne wherin we must be saued Whether it be right in the syght of god to obeye you more then god iudge ye And the multitude of them that beleued were of one harte and of one soule Also none of them saide that any of the thinges whiche he possessed was his owne but hadde all thinges commen Nether was there any among them that lacked for as many as were possessers of landes or houâ—s solde them and brought the pryce of the thinges that were solde and loyde it downe at the Apostles fete The .v. Chapter A Certaine manne named Ananias with Saphira his wyfe solde a possession and kepte â—waye parte of the price his wyfe also beynge of counsell and brought a certaine parte and layde a downe at the Apostles fete Then saide Peter Ananias howe is it that sathan hathe sylled thine â—arte that thou shuldest lye vnto the holy ghoste â—nd kepe awaye parte of the pryce in thine owne power How is this that thou hast coÌ„ceaued thiâ— thing in thine hart Thou hast not lyed vnto men but vnto god When Ananias hearde these wordes he fell downe and gaue vp the ghost They broughte the sycke into the streates and lâ—yde them on beddes and palettes at the leaste waye the shadowe of Peter when he came by â—yght shadowe some of them We ought more to obey god then menne Yf the counsell of this worke be of menne it â—yll come to noughte But yf it be of god ye can not destroye it least haply ye be founde to striue against god And they departed from the counsell reioysyng that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke â—or his name The .vi. Chapter THen the twelue called the multitude of the disciples together said it is not mete that we shulde leue the worke of god and serue at the tablies Wherfore brethren loke ye oute amonge you seuen menne of honest reporte and full of the holy ghost and wisdome whiche we maye apointe
the promes by the faythe of Iesus Christe should be geuen vnto them that beleue The .iiii. Chapter IT is good alwayes to be feruent so it be in a good thynge The .v. Chapter IN Iesu Christ neither is circuÌ„cisioÌ„ anithing worth neither yet vncircumcision but faith which by loue is mighty in operacion All the law is fulfilled in one word which is this thou shalt loue thyne neighbour as thyselfe Yf pebyte and deuoure one another take hede least ye de consumed one of another The fleshe lusteth contrary to the spirite and the spirite contrary to the fleshe These are contrary one to the other so that ye cannot doe that whiche ye woulde But and yf ye be ledde of the spirite then are ye not vnder the lawe The dedes of the fleshs are manifest whiche are these aduoutry fornicacion vnclennes wantonnes ydolatrie witcheceafte hatred variaunce â—ele wrathe strife sedicion sectes enuyinge murther dronkennes glutteny and suche lyke of the whiche I tell you before as I haue tolde you in tyme past that they whiche commit suche thynges shal not inhertte the kyngdome of god The fruite of the spirite is loue ioye peace long suffering gentlenes goodnes faithefulnesse mekenes temperance Against suche thereis no lawe They that are Christes haue crucified the fleshe with the appetites and lustes Yf we lyue in the spirite let vs walke in the spirite Let vs not be vayne glorious prouokyng one another and enuying one another The .vi. Chapter BRethren yf any man be fallen by chaunce in to any faute ye whiche are spirituall helpe to amend hym in the spirite of mekenes considering thy selfe lest thou also be tempted Beare ye one anothers burthen and so fulfill the lawe of Christ Yf any man seme to himself that he is sumwhat when he is in dede nothing the same deceaueth himselfe in his ymaginacion Let euery man proue his owne worde and then shall he haue reioysyng in his owne selfe and not in another For euery man shall beare his owne burthen Whatsoeuer a man soweth that shal he repe he that soweth in his fleshe shall or that fleshe repe corruption But he that soweth in the spryte shall of the spryte repe lyfe euerlastyng Lette vs not be wery of well doynge For when the time is come we shall reape without weatines Whyll we haue therfore tyme lette vs do good vnto all men and speciallye vnto them whiche are of the housholde of faythe God forbydde that I shulde reioyce but in the crosse of oure lorde Iesu christ wherby the world is crucified as touchyng me and I as concerning the worlde ¶ The Epistle of S. Paule to the Ephesians the fyrste Chapter BLessed be god the father of our lord Iesus Christ whiche hathe blessed vs with all maner of spirituall blessynges in heauenlye thynges by Christ accordyng as he had chosen vs in him before the foundation of the world was layde that we shuld be saynctes without blame before him throughe loue And ordeyned vs before throughe Iesus Christe to be heyres vnto hym selfe accordynge to the pleasure of hys grace wherwith he hathe made vs accepted in the beloued The .ii. Chapter BY grace are ye made safe through fayth and that not of your selues for it is the gyfte of god and commeth not of workes lest anye manne shulde boste him selfe For we are his worckemanshyp created in Christ Iesu vnto good worckes vnto the whiche god ordeined vs before that we shulde walke in them But nowe in christ Iesu ye whiche a while ago were farre of are made nye by the bloude of christ Nowe ye are no more straungers and foreners but citesyns with the sainctes of the housholde of god and are bylte vpon the foundation of the Apostles and prophetes Iesus Christ beynge the head corner stone in whom euery bilding coupled together groweth vnto an holy temple in the lord in whome ye also are bylt together and made an habitation for god in the sprete The .iiii. Chapter I Exhorte you that ye walke worthye of the vocation wherwith ye are called in all humblends of mynde meakenes and long sufferyng forhearing one another through loue and that ye be diligent to kepe the vnitie of the sprete in the bonde of peace beying one body one sprete euen as ye are called in one hope of your callynge To euery one of vs is geuen grace accordyng to the measure of the gyfte of Christ Hence forthe be no more chyldren wauerynge and caryed with euerye wynde of doctrine by the wylynes of menne and craftines wherby they lay awayte for vs to deceyue vs. But lette vs folowe the truth in loue and in all thinges growe in him whiche is the head that is to saye christ As concernynge the conuersation in time paste laye froÌ„ you that olde man which is corrupt thorow the deceuable lustes and be ye renued in the spret of youre myndes put on that newe man whiche after the ymage of god is shapen in righteousnes and true holynes Be angrye but synne not lette not the sunne go downe vpon your wrathe Let no fylthy coÌ„municatioÌ„ procede out of your mouthes but that whiche is good to edify with al wheÌ„ nede is that it maye haue fauour with the hearers The .v. Chapter THis ye knowe that no whoremonger ether vnclene person or couetous person whiche is the worshypper of ydolles hathe any inheritaunce in the kyngdome of christ and of god Take hede that ye walke circumspectly not as fooles but as wyse redemynge the tyme for the dayes are euyll Be not droncke with wyne wherin is excesse Wemen submytte your selues vnto youre owne husbandes as vnto the lorde For the husband is the wyues head euen as christe is the heade of the congregation Husbandes loue your wyues euen as christ loued the congregatyon and gaue him selfe for it to sanctifye it c. Let the wyfe se that she feare her husbande The .vi. Chapter FAthers moue not youre chyldren to wrathe but brynge them vp with the nourtour and information of the lorde Remember that whatsoeuer good thynge anye man doeth that shall he receaue againe of the lord whether he be bounde or fre Put on the armour of god that ye maye stande stedfast againste the crafty assautes of the deuyll For we wrestle not against fleshe and bloude but against rule against power and againste worldely rulers of the darcknes of this worlde against spirituall wyckednes for heauenly thinges ¶ The Epistell to the Philippians the fyrste Chapter SO that christ be preached all manner waies whether it be by occasioÌ„ or of true meaning I therin ioye ye and wyllioye Christ is to me life death is to me auauntage I desire to be lowsed to be with christ whiche thinge is best of all The .ii. Chapter LOke ye drawe one waye hauynge one loue beynge of one accorde of one mynde that nothynge be done thorowe strese or vayne glorye but that in mekenes of mynde euerye man esteme other better them
ye haue honeste conuersation among the gentiles that they which backbite you as euell doers maye se youre good workes and prayse god in the daye of visitation Submit your selues vnto almaner ordinaūce of man for the lordes sake whether it be vnto the kyng as vnto the chiefe heade other vnto rulers as vnto them that are sent of hym for the punishment of euell doers but for the laude of thē that do wel Seruauntes obeye youre maysters with all feare not onelye yf they be good and courteous but also though they be fromward For it is thanke worthy yf a man for conscience towarde god endure grefe suffering wrongfully For what praise is it yf when ye be sufferd for your fautes ye take it paciently but yf when ye do welye suffre wrong and take it pacientlye then is there thankes with God Christe suffred for vs leuing vs an example that we should folow his steppes whiche dyd not synne neither was there gyle foūd in his mouth whiche when he was reuyled reuyled not agayne when he was buffeted he threatened not but cōmitted the cause to him that iudgeth righteously whiche his own selfe bare oure synnes in his body on the tree that we shoulde be beliuered frō sinne and shoulde liue in righteousnes The .iii. Chapter WEmens apparell shal not be outward with broyded heare and hangyng on of golde eyther in putting on of gorgious apparell but lette the hid in ā of the heart be vncorrupt with a meke and quiet sprite which sprite is before god a thing muche set by It is better yf the wyl of god ve so that ye suffre for wel doyng then for cuell doyng The .iiii. Chapter HE whiche suffereth in the flesh ceaseth from sinne the he hence forward should liue asmuch tyme as remaynethe in the fleshe not after the lustes of men but after the wyl of god To this purpose was the ghospell preached vnto the dead that they shoulde be condemned of men in the fieshe but shoulde lyue before god in the sprite Aboue al thinges haue feruent loue amonge you for loue couereth the multitude of synnes The .v. Chapter SE that ye fede Christes flock which is amōg you taking the ouersighte of them not as though ye were compelled therto but willinglye not for to desyre filthy lucre but of a good mynd not as though ye were Lordes ouer the parishes but that ye be an ensample to the flocke and whē the chief shepehearde shall appere ye shall receiue an incorruptible croune of glory God resisteth the proude and geueth grace to the humble Be sober watche for your aduersary the deuil as a roatyng lyon walketh aboote sekyng whome he maye deuoure Whome resiste sted faste in the sayth remembring that ye do but fulfyll the same afllictions which are appoynted to your brethrē that are in the worlde ¶ The second Epistel of S. Peter the fyrst Chapter IN your fayth minister vertue and in veriue knowlege and in knowledge temperaunce and in temperaunce pacience in pacience godlynes in godlynes brotherly kindenes in brotherlye kindenes loue For yf these thinges be among you and are plenteous they will make you that ye neither shal be ydle nor vnfruitefull in the knowlege of our Lorde Iesus Christ But he that lacketh these thinges is blynde and gropeth for the waye with his hande and had forgottē that he ws purged from his olde synnes The .ii. Chapter THere were false prophetes amonge the people euē as there shal be false teachers amōg you whiche priuely shall brynge in damnable sectes euen denying the Lorde that hath boughte them and bring vpon themselues swift damnacion and many shall solowe theyr damnable wayes by which the waye of truethe shal be euyll spoken of and through couetousnes shal they with fained wordes make marchaundise of you whose iudgement is not farre of and theyr damnation flepeth not The Lord knoweth howe to deliuer the godly out of the temptation and howe to rescrue the the vniusle vnto the daye of iudgement For to be punished namely thē that walke after the fleshe in the lust of vnclennes and despise the rulers Presumpteous are they and stubburne and feare not to speake euell of them that are in auctoritie Of whome soeuer a man is ouer come vnto the same is he in bondage It hadde bene better for them not to haue knowen the waye of right wisenes then after they haue knowen it to turne from the holy commaun dement geuen vnto them The .iii. Chapter ONe daye is with the Lorde as a thousande yeare and a thousande yeare as one daye The Lord is not slacke to fulfyl his promes as some men count slackenes but is pacient to vs warde and wolde haue noman lost but wolde receyue all men to repentaunce The daye of the Lorde wyl come as a these in the night in the whiche daye the heauens shal perishe with terrible noyse and the elementes shall melte with heate and the earth with the workes that are therein shall burne And suppose ye that the long suffringe of the Lorde is saluation euen as oure dearelye beloued brother Paule accordyng to the wysedome geuen vnto hym wrote to you yea almoste in euerye Epistle speaking of suche thinges among which are many thynges harde to be vnderstonde whiche they that are vnlearned vnstable peruerte as they do other scriptures vnto theyr owne destruction The .i. Epistel of S. Iohn the Apostle the .i. Chapter YF we saye that we haue no synne we deceiue our selues and truth is not in vs. Yf we knowledge oure synnes he is faithful and iust to for geue vs oure synnes and to clense vs from all vnrighteousnes Yf we saye we haue not synned we make him a lyar and his worde is not in vs. The .ii. Chapter IF any manne sinne yet we haue an aduocate with the father Iesus Christ which is righteous and he it is that oblayneth grace for oure synnes not for your sinnes onelye but also for the sinnes of al the world He that sayth I know hym and kepeth not his commaundemetes is a lyar and the veritie is not in him He that sayeth he by deth in hym oughte to walke euen as he walked He that sayth how that he is in the lyghte and yet hateth his brother is in darkenes euen vntill this time He that loueth his brother abydeth in the light there is none occasiō of euelin him He that hateth his brother is in darckenes and walketh in darkenes and cannot tel wyther he goeth because that darcknes hathe blynded his eyes Se that ye loue not the world nether the thinges that are in the worlde Yf any manne loue the worlde the loue of the father is not in him for all that is in the worlde as the lust of the fleshe the luste of the eyes and the pryde of goodes is not of the father but of the worlde And the worlde vanisheth awaye and the luste therof but he that fulfylleth the wyll of god abideth euer The .iii.