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
shall haue the shynne of the burnt offeringe whiche he hath offered Yf any soule eate of the fleshe of the peace offerynge that pertayneth vnto the Lorde hauing his vncleanesse vpon him or that doeth touche anye vncleane thing that is of the vnclennesse of man or of any vncleane beaste or anye abhominacion that is vncleane and then eate of the fleshe of the peace offeringe whiche pertayneth vnto the Lord that soule shal peryshe frome hys people Ye shall not eate no maner of bloude whether it be of foule or of beaste whatsoeuer soule it be that eateth anye maner of bloude the same soule shall perishe from his people ¶ The .ix. Chapter MOses saide vnto Aaron go vnto the anltar and offer thy secrifice for synne and make an attonement for the and the people and thou shalt offer the offeringe of the people to reconcile them as the Lorde commaunded ¶ The .x. Chapter NAdab and Abihu the sonnes of Aaron toke eyther of them his censor and put fyre therin and putte cens therupon and offered straūge fyre before the Lorde whiche he commaunded them not and there went a fyre out from the lord and consumed them they dyed before the lorde And the lorde spake vnto Aaron saying Thou shalt not drincke wyne and stronge drincke thou and thy sonnes that are with the when ye go into the tabernacle of wytnesse lest ye dye Let it be a lawe for euer thorowout youre generatiōs and that ye may haue knowlege to put difference betwene holy and vnholy betwene cleane and vncleane and that ye maye teache the children of Israell all the statutes whiche the Lorde hath spoken vnto them by the hande of Moses ¶ The .xi. Chapter WHese are the beastes whiche ye shall eate Amonge all the catell that are on the earth whatsoeuer parteth the hose and deuideth it into two clawes chaweth cud amonge the beastes that shall ye eate These shal ye eate of al that are in the waters whatsoeuer hath synnes and skales in the waters sees and ryuers that shall ye eate let all other be abhomination vnto you Let euery crepinge thinge that crepeth vpon the earth be an abhomination vnto you The .xij. Chapter IF a woman hathe conceaued and borne a man chylde she shalt be vncleane .vij. dayes euen in lyke maner as when she his put a part in tyme of her naturall disease And in the .viij. daye the fleshe of the childes foreskynne shall be cut awaye and she shall then continue in the bloude of her purifyinge .xxxiij. dayes She shall touche no halowed thinge nor come into the sanctuary vntyl the tyme of her purifyinge be out Yf she beare a mayde childe she shal be vncleane two weakes as when she hath her naturall disease and she shal continue in the bloud of her purifyinge lxvj dayes ¶ The .xiij. Chapter WHen there appeareth a rysing in any mans fleshe eyther a scabbe or a glistering white and the plage of leprosye be in the skynne of his fleshe he shal be brought vnto Aaron the priest or vnto one of his sonnes the priestes the priest shall loke on the sore in the skynne of his fleshe And as longe as the disease lasteth vpon hym he shal be defyled and vncleane he shall dwell alone euen without the hoost shalt his habitation be ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter ANd if I put the plage of the leprosie in a house of the lande of your possessiō he that oweth the house shall come and tell the preast sayinge my thinke that there is as it were ▪ a leprosye in the house And the preast shall commaunde them to emptie the house before the preast go into it to se the plage that all that is in the house be not made vncleane and then must the priest go in to se the house Yf the preast also se that the plage is in the walles of the house and that theyr be holowe strakes pale or red whiche seme to be lower then the wall it selfe the preast shall go out at the house doores and shut vp the house seuen dayes And the preast shall come agayne the seuenth daye and yf he se that the plage be increased in the walles of the house the priest shall commaunde them to take away the stones in whiche the plage is and let them cast them into a foule place without the citie and he shall commaunde the house to be scraped within rounde aboute powre out the duste that they scrape of without the cytie into a soule place And they shall take other stones and put they in the places of those stones and other morter to plaster the house withall The .xv. Chapter IF any mans sede departe from hym in his slepe he shall washe his fleshe in water and be vncleane vntill euen And all the clothes and all the furres wherin is suche sede of slepe shal be washed with water be vncleane vnto the euen And yf he that hath suche an yssue of sede do lye with a woman they shal bothe washe them selues with water and be vncleane vntil euen The .xvj. Chapter WHen Aaron hath made an ende of reconcilynge the holy pace and the tabernacle of wytnes and the aultar he shall bringe the lyue goate and Aaron shall put both his handes vpon the heade of the lyue goate and confesse ouer him all the misdedes of the children of Israel and all there trespaces in all theyr synnes putting them vpon the head of the goate and send hym awaye by the hande of a couenient man into the wyldernes And the goate shall beare vpon him all they re misdedes vnto the wildernes and he shall let the goate go free into the wyldernes ¶ The xvij Chapter AND whatsoeuer man it be of the house of Israel or of the straungers that soiourne amonge you that eateth any maner of bloude I will set my face against that soule that eateth bloude and will destroy hym from amonge his people for the lyfe of the fleshe is in the bloude I haue geuē it vnto you vpō the aultar to make an attonement for your soules for bloude shall make an attonement for the soule And therfore I sayde vnto the children of Israel let no soule of you eate bloude The .xviij. Chapteer HE shall kepe myne ordinaunces and my iudgementes whiche if a man do he shall lyue in them I am the Lorde Thou shalt not vnheale the secrettes of thy brothers wyfe for that is thy brothers priuite Thou shalt not lye with mankinde as with woman kynde for it is abhomination Thou shalt lye with nomaner of beaste to defylethy selfe therewith neither shal any womā stande before a beast to lye downe therto for it is abhomination ¶ The .xix. Chapter WHen ye reape downe the ripe corne of your lande ye shall not reape downe the vtmost border of your fylde neyther shalt thou gather that whiche is lefte behinde in thy haruest Thou shalt not plucke in all thy vyneyarde cleane neyther gather in the grapes whiche
shall serue him and they shall se his face and his name shal be in theyr foreheaddes and there shal be no mighte and they nede no candle neyther lyghte of the sunne for the Lorde god geueth them lyght and they shall raygne for euermore I am Iohn whiche sawe these thinges hearde them And when I hadde hearde and sene I fell downe to worshyppe before the fete of the angel whiche shewed me these thinges and he sayd vnto me se thou do it not for I am thy felow seruant the felow seruaunt of thy brethren the prophetes of them whiche kepe the sayenges of this boke but worshyppe god He that doeth euyll lette him de euyll styll and he whiche is fylthy lette him be fylthy styl and he that is righteous let him be more righteous and he that is holy lette him be more holy And beholde I come shortely and my rewarde with me to geue euerye manne accordynge as his dedes shal be Blessed are they that do goddes commaundementes that their power maye be in the tree of lyfe and may entre in through the gates into the cytie for without shall be dogges enchaunters and whoremongers and murderers and ydolaters and whosoeuer loueth or maketh lesynges ¶ The ende of the boke for the whiche God be praysed ¶ The Table of the newe Testament A Abstayne from bloud c. Act .v. Abstayne from fleshly Iustes .i. Pet .ii. Adam was not deceiued but Eue. i. Tim .ii. Aduoutrie in berte Math .v. Agaynst riche men Iacob .v. Agree with thine aduersary Math .v. Almes muste be done secretely Mac .vi. Alpha c Omega Apo .i. xxi All nations shal be gathered before christ mat xxv Al thinges are open to god Heb iiii Al power is geuen vnto Christ Mat .xxvii. Al thinges were comment act .ii. iiii Al thinges are pure Rom .xiiii. Al thinges are lawful but not expedient .i. cor .x. Al thinges are created by god Col .i. Ananias death act .v. Al men by one man condemned Roma .v. An euel tree Math .vii. Anna fasted and prayde Luke .ii. An aulter of the vnknowen god act .xvii. Antechrist the sonne of perdition .ii. Thes ii An Aungell appered to Ioseph Math .i. Aungels is are sent to minister for man Heb .i. Aungels offer vnto god the prayers c. Apoc .viii. A great rebuke to be barren Luk .ii. Attenians hearers and tellers of newes Act .xvii. Armour of god 1. Thes .v. A wauering mynded man Iacob .i. Auoyde them that cause diuision Rom .xvi Auoyde 〈…〉 Tit. iiii Are and haue 〈…〉 Luc .xi. i. Iohn .v. Are wisedome in fayth ◠Iaco .i. B. Battayle in heauen Apo .xii. Be content with your wages Luke .iii. Be fetuent in a good thyng Gala .iiii. Be folishe in this worlde .i. Cor .iii. Be holy in your conuersation i. Pet .i. Beleue and be saued Iohn .iii. v. vi xi Beleue my workes Iohn .x. Beleue and do greater workes c. Iohn .xiiii. Beleue not euery sprite .i. Iohn .iiii. Be rather a minister then a maister Math .xx. Better it is to be single thē to be maryed .i. co .vii Better it is not to eate then to offend .i. Cor .viii. Better it is not to know what good is then afterwardes to do euyll .ii. Pet .ii. Be perfect Math .v. Roma .iiii. Be not children in wyt but in malyce .i. Cor .xiiii. Be not wery of well doyng Gala .vi Be content with thyne estate Philip .iiii. Be swiste to heare slow to speake Iaco .i. Be riche in good workes .i. Timo .vi. Beare one anothers burthen Gala .vi. Be angry and synne not Ephe .iiii. Beware of euell doers Phil .iii. Beware of false prophetes Math .vii. Blasphemy agaynst the. c. mat .xii. mar .iii. luc .xii. Blessed are the poore with other Mat .v. Lu .vi. Blessed are the dead in god Apo .xiiii. Blynde lede the blynde Mat .v. Luke .vi. Bloude and body of Christ .i. Corin .x. Breade of god Iohn .vi Breade of lyfe Iohn .vi. Breade the Christ doth geue is his fleshe Iohn .vi. Breakyng of breade Act .ii. Braunche cannot beare fruite of it selfe Iohn .xv Boke of lyfe Apo .xx. Burnyng lake Apoc .xxi. Byrth of Christ Math .i. Bynde and lose Math .xviii. By a swearde Luke .xxii. Byshops and their qualities .i. Timo .iii. Titum .i. C. Capernaum Math .xi. Care not for the body Math .vi. Care not for rayment Math .vi. Care not for to morowe Math .vi. Cast not pearles before swine Math .vii. Cayphas prophecied Iohn .xi. Cayphas Iohn .ii. Cencurions fayth Math .viii. Luk .ix. Christ came to fulfill the lawe mat .v. Christe hath pleasure in mercy Math .ix. Christe came to call c. Math ▪ ix mar .ii. Luk .v. Christe came not to send peace c. Math .x. Christ was called a glutton Math .xi. Luke .vii. Christ the carpenters sonne Math .xiii. Mark .vi. Christ walked vpon the see Math .xiiii. Mat .vi. Christ was sent to the lost Israelites Math .xv. Christ wil not offend kynges Math .xvii. Christ payde tribute Math .xvii. Christ came not to be ministred vnto Marke .x. Christ caste out the sellers and byers Marke .xi. Luke .xix. Iohn .ii. Christ was layde in a manger Luke .ii. Christ is the resurrection and fall of many Lu .ii. Christ was founde in the temple Luke .ii. Christ came to saue men Lu .ix. Iohn .xii. i. Ti .i. Christ was obedient to his parente Luke .ii. Christ continued all night in prayer Luk .vi Christ shall come sodenly vpon man Luke .xii. Christ swette droppes of bloude Luk .xxii. Christ the light of the worlde Iohn .ix. Christ came not to iudge the worlde Iohn .xii. Christ came to bare witnes of truthe Iohn .xviii. Christ brethed vpon his disciples Iohn .xx. Christ dyed for our sinnes Roma .v. i. Peter .ii. Christ dyed and reuiued Roma .xiiii. Christ was made lyke to man and why Heb .ii. v. Christe was without synne Heb .v. i. Peter .ii. Christ by his owne bloud redeme vs. He ix i. Pet i. Apo .v. Christe maketh intercession for vs. Heb .ix. Christ made agrement for our synnes .i. Iohn .iiii Christes pouertie Math .viii. Lu .ix. Christes yoke is easies Mat .xi Christes brethren and sisters mat .xii. mar .iii lu 8 Christes spittel Mar .vii. viii Christes later comming Mar .xiii. Christes workes beare witnes for him Iohn .v. Christes minister shal be honoured Iohn .xii. Christes pouertie enriched vs. ii corin .viii. Christes priesthode is euerlasting Heb .vii. Childrens bread is not mete for whelpes mar .vii Children vpon the .viii. daye were circum c. lu .ii Children of this worlde are wyser then the children of light Luc .xvi. Children of the resurrection shal neuer die Lu xx Choppers and chaungers of the word c. i. Cor .ii. Circumcision of the herte Rom .ii. Circumcision made without handes col .ii. Commaundementes two Math .xxii. Mar .xii. Comming of the sonne of man Math .xxiiii. Confession Iacob .v. Comforter Iohn .xiiii. xvi Comforter shal iudge the worlde
shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy lyfe I will also put enimitie bytwene the and the woman bytwene thy seed and her seed the same shalt treade downe thy head and thou shalt treade vpon his heele Vnto the woman he sayde In multiplyinge wyl I multiply thy sorowe and thy conceyuing In sorowe shalt thou bringe forth the children and thy lust shall pertayne to thy husband and he shall haue the rule of the. To Adam he sayde cursed be the grounde for thy sake In sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe Thorne also and thystie shall it cause to growe vnto the and thou shalte eate the hearbe of the felde In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate breade tyll thou be turned agayne in to the grouÌ„de for out of it was thou taken in asmuch as thou art dust and in to dust shalt thou be turned againe ¶ The fourth Chapter ANd in processe of daies it came to passe that Cain brought of the frute of the grounde an oblation vnto the Lorde Habell also brought of the firstlinges of his shepe and of the fat thereof And the Lord had respecte vnto Habel and to his oblation But vnto Cain and to his offering he had no respect for the which cause Cain was excedinge wrath and his countenaunce abated And the Lorde sayde vnto Cain Why art thou wroth and why is thy countenaunce abated if thou do well shall there not be a promotion And if thou dost not wel lyeth not thy sinnes in the dores Vnto the also pertayneth the lust thereof and thou shal thaue dominion euer it AND it fortuned when they were in the felde Cain tose vp againste Habell his brother and slue him And the Lorde sayde vnto Cain where is Habell thy brother Whiche sayde I wote not am I my brothers keper And he sayde what hast thou done The voyce of thy brothers bloude trieth vnto me out of the grounde and now art thou cursed from the earth which hathe opened her mouthe to receaue thy brothers bloude from thy hande Yf thou tyll the grounde she shall not procede to yeld vnto the her strength Fugitiue and avagabende shall thou be in the earth And Cain sayde vnto the Lorde My iniquite is more then that it may be forgeuen Lameth toke vnto hym two wyues the name of the one was Ada and the name of the other was Zylla Iabell was the father of suche as dwell in tentes and of suche as haue cattell Thuball was the father of suche as handle harpe or organe Thubalchain wrought cunningly euery crafte of brasse and of yron ¶ The fyft Chapter ALl the dayes that Adam lyued were nine hundreth and thyrthye yeres Henoche walked with God and he was nomore sene for God toke hym awaye ¶ The syxt Chapter THE sonnes of God saw the doughters of men that they were fayre and they toke them wyues from amonge all that they had chosen The Lord sayde my spryte shall not alwaye stryue in man because he is fleshe and his dayes shal be an huÌ„dred and twenty yeres But God sawe that the malice of man was greate in the earthe and all the imagination of the thoughtes of his hert was onely euill euery daye And it repented the Lorde that he had made man in the earth he was touched with sorowe in his hert and the Lorde sayde I wyll from the vpper parte of the earth destroy man whom I haue created bothe man catel worme and foule of the ayre for it repenteth me that I haue made them Noah was iuste and perfecte in his generations walked with god and begat .iii. sonnes Sem Ham and Iapheth The earth was corrupt before God and the same earth was fylled with crueltye and God loked Apon the earth beholde it was corrupt for all fleshe had corrupte his waye vpon earth The length of the arke shal be thre hundreth cubites the bredth of it .l. cubytes the height of it thyrty cubytes The .vij. Chapter THe rayne was vpon the earth fortye dayes and fortye nyghtes And the waters preuayled exceadingly vpon the earth and all the hye hylles that are vnder whole heauen were couered Fyftene cubites vpwarde did the waters preuayle so that the mountaynes were couered The waters preuayled vpon the earth an hundreth and fyftie dayes ¶ The .viij. Chapter AND he sent forth a rauen whiche went out goinge forth and returninge agayne vntyll the waters were dried vp vpon the earth He sente forth the doue out of the arke and the doue came to him in the euen tyde and Loin her mouthe was an oliue leafe that she had plucte wherby Noah did knowe that the waters were abated vpon the earth And that Lord sayde in his herte I wyl not proceade to curse the grounde any more for mannes sake for the ymagination of mans herte is euell euen from his youth Neyther wyll I adde to smite any more euery thing lyuing as I haue done ¶ The .ix. Chapter EUery thinge that moueth it selfe and that lyueth shall be meate for you euen as the grene heat be haue I geuen you all thynges But fleshe in the life therof and in the bloude therof shall ye not eate Elles your bloude of your liues will I require from the hande of euery beast will I requyre it froÌ„ the hande of man from the hand of mans brother will I requyre the life of man who so shedeth mannes bloude by man shall his bloude be shedde for in the ymage of God did god make man My couenaunte wyll I make with you that from henseforth euery fleshe he not rooted oute with the waters of a floude neyther shall there be a floude to destroye the earth any more Noah also beganne to be an husband man and planted a vyneyarde â–ª and he drincking of the wyne was dronken and vncouered within his cente And Ham the father of Canaan seinge the nakednes of his father tolde his two bretherne without And Sem and Iaphet they two takynge a garment layde it vpon there shulders and coÌ„minge backwarde couered the naked priuities of theâ—re father namely their faces beinge turned awaye leyst they shulde se theyr fathers priuities ¶ The .x. Chapter NImrod began to be mightye in the earth for he was a mightye hunter before the Lorde A slut buylded Niniue the stretes of the citye ¶ The .xi. Chapter ALl the whole earth was of one language and lyke speche And they sayde Go to let vs buylde vs a cytie and a tower whose toppe may reach vnto heare and let vs make vs a name And therfore is the name of it called Babel because the Lorde did there confounde the language of al the earth ¶ The .xii. Chapter THE Lord sayde vnto Abram Gette the out of thy countrey and out of thy natioÌ„ and from thy fathers house vnto a lande that I will shewe the and I will make of the a greate people and will blesse the and make thy name greate that thou mayst
and yf he knowe any hurte by thee he tellethe it out Agayne some frende is but a companyon at the table and in the daye of nede he continueth not But a sure frende wyll be vnto thee euen as thy dooneselte and deale faythfullye with thy householde folke Yf thou suffer trouble and aduersitie he is with the and hydeth not hymselfe from the. A faythfull frende is a stronge defence who so findeth suche a one findeth a treasure A faieth full frende hath no peare the weyghte of golde and seiuer is not to be compared to the goodnes of his faieth A faieth full frende is a medicine of life and they that feare the Lord shal synde him The .vii. Chapter BInd not .ii. sinnes togither for in one sinne shalt thou not be vnpunished Vse not to make anie manner of lye for the customes therof are not good Geue not ouer thy frende for any good nor thy faithful brother for the best golde Loue a discrete seruaunte as thine olde soule defraude him not of his libertie nether leaue him a poore man If thou haue daughters kepe their bodies and shewe not thy face cherfull towarde them Mary thy daughter and so shalt thou performe a weighty matter but gyue hir to a manne of vnderstandynge Feare the Lorde with all thy Soule and honoure his priestes giue them their porcion of the firste fruites and encrease of the earth like as it is commaunded the. c Be liberall vnto al men liuinge yet let not but do good euen vnto them that are dead The .viii. Chapter Golde and siluer hath vndone many a man eueÌ„ the hertes of kinges hath it made to fal Lende not vnto him that is mightier then thy selfe if thou lendest him count it but lost Be not surety aboue thy power if thou be then thinke surely to pay it The .ix. Chapter Turne away thy face from a beutiful womaÌ„ and loke not vpon the fatrenes of hir Maope a manne hathe perished thorowe the beautre of women For thorowe it the desire is kindeled as it were a fire For sake not an olde frende for the newe shall not be like him A newe frende is newe wine lette him be olde and thou shalte drincke him with pleasure Let all thy talkinge be in the commaundemeÌ„tes of the hiest The .x. Chapter AS the judge of the people is him selfe euen so are his officers and loke what manner of manne the ruler of the citie is such are they that dwell within also Remembre no wronge of thy neighhoure Why art thou proude o thou earth and ashes There is nothinge worsse then a couetous man there is not a more wicked thinge theÌ„ to loue money and whye suche one hath his soule to sel yet is he but filthy dounge while he liueth The beginninge of mans pride is to fal awaye from God and whye his herte is gone frome his maket for pride is the originail of al sinne The .xi. Chapter GEue no sentence before thou hast heard the cause but fieste let men tell oute theyr tales When thou arte in welfare forget not aduersitie and when it goeth not well with the haue a good hope that it shall be better The .xii. Chapter IN prosperitie a frende shall not be knowen and in aduer sitie an enemie shall not be hid for when a man is in wealthe it greueth his enemie but in heuines and trouble a man shal know his frende The .xiii. Chapter He taketh a burthen vpoÌ„ him that accoÌ„panieth a more honorable man than hym selfe therfore kepe no familiarite with one that as richer then thy selfe If thou be called of a mighty man absent thy selfe so shal he cal the to him the more oft Please not thou vnto him that thou be not shutte outs but go not thou to farre of leaste he forgette the withdrawe not thy selfe from his speach but beleue not his many wordes for with muche coÌ„munication shall he tempte the with apriuy mocke shall he question with the of thy secretes If a riche man fall his frendes sette him vp agains but wheÌ„ the pore falleth his acquaintanÌ„ce forsake him If a riche man fall into an erroure he hath manye helpers he speaketh proude wordes and yet men iustifie him But if a posre man go wronge he is punished ryea thoughe he speake wisely yet can it haue no place when the rich maÌ„ speaketh euerye man holdeth their tonges loke what he saith they praise it vnto the cloudes but if the pore man speake they saye what fellowe is this and if he do amisse they shal destroy hym The .xiiii. Chapterr ALl fleshe shall fade awaye like grasse lyke a flourishing leafe in a grene tre some grow some are caste downe euen so is the generation of al fleshe and bloude one commeth to an ende another is borne The xv Chapter GOd made man from the beginning and left him in the hande of his counsell God hath set water and fire before the teache out thine hande vnto whiche thou wilte Before man is life and deathe good and euell loke what him liketh shal be geuen him The .xvi. Chapter BEtter it is for a maÌ„ to dye without childreÌ„ then to leaue behinde him suche children as are vngodrye God iudgeth a man accordinge to his werches The .xviii. Chapter LEarne before thou speake and go to phisike or euer thou belicke examine and iudge thy selfe before the iudgemente come and so shalte thou fynde grace in the sight of god Before thou prayest prepare thy soule and be not as one that tempteth god Folow not thy lustes but turne the from thyne own wyl for yf thou geâ—est thy soule her desyres it shall make thyne enemyes to laughe the to scorne The .xix. Chapter HE that maketh not mucke of small thinges shall fall by lytle and lytle Wyne and women make wyse men rennagates and put men of vnderslandyng to reprofe He that is hastye to geue credence is light emynded and doeth agaynst hym selfe A man maye be knowen by hys face and one that hath vnderstandyng maye be perceyued by the loke of his countenaunce A mans garment laughter and goyng declateth what he is The .xx. Chapter AWyse man wyll holde his tongue tyll he se oportunitie but a wanton and vndiscrete bodye shall regarde no tyme. I these is better then a man that is accustomed to lye He that pleaseth great men shall escape much tryll Rewardes and gyftes blynde the eyes of the wyse and make hym dumme that he cannot tell men theyr fautes Wysedome that is hide and treasure that is hoorded vp what profite is in them both The .xxi. Chapter The talkyng of a foole is lyke an heauy burthen by the waye but to heare a wyse man speake it is a pleasure I foole lyfteth vp his voyce with laughter but a wyse man shall scarse laughte secretly The hearte of fooles is in theyr mouthe but the mouthe of the wise is in theyr herte The .xxii. Chapter MAke but a lytle wepynge because of the brad for
he is come to rest Who shall set a watche before my mouth and a sute seale vpon my lyppes that I fall not with them and that my tongue destroye me not The .xxiii. Chapter LEt not thy mouth be accustomed with fooâ—tyng for in it there are many fallen I man that vseth muche sweatyng shal be filled with wickednes and the plage shall neuer go from his house The .xxv. Chapter There thynges there are that my sprete fauoreth whych be also alowed before god and men The vnitie of brethren the loue of neygheboures a manne wise that agree wel together Thre thynges there be whiche my soule hatethe and I vtterly abhorte the lyfe of them A poore man that is proude A ryche man that is a lyer and an olde bodye that doteth and is vnchaste All wichednesse is nothyng to the wyckednesse of a womanne There is no wrathe aboue the wrathe of a woman Of the woman came the beggynning of sinne and thorowe her we all are deade The .xxvi. Chapter THere be thre thinges that my herte feareth and my face is a frayde of the fourth treason in a citie a sedicious people and noysome tongues all these are heuyer then death But when one is gelous ouer his wyfe it bryngeth payne and sorowe vnto the harte The whoredome of a woman maye be knowen the pride of her eyes and eyeliddes There be two thynges that graue my herte and the thyrde is a displeasure come vpon me When an experte man of warre suffereth scarcenesse and pouertye When menne of vnderstandynge and wysedome are not sette by and when one departeth from ryghteousenesse vnto synne There be two manner of thynges whiche me thinke to be harde and parlous A marchauÌ„te cannot lyghtly kepe bym from wronge neyther a tauerner hymselfe from sinne The .xxvii. Chapter LYke as a nayle in the wall stieketh faste betwyxte two stones euen so doth synne sticke betwixte the byer and the seller The tre of the field is knowen by his fruite so is the thoughte of mans herte knowen by his wordes The .xxviii. Chapter THe more wood there is the more vehemeÌ„te is this fyre and the mightier that men be the greater is the wrathe and the longer that the stryle endureth the more it burneth Thou hedgest thy goodes with thornes why doest thou not rather make doores and barres for thy mouthe Thou weyest thy golde and syluer why doest thou not weye thy wordes vpon the balaunce The .xxix. Chapter Helpe the poore for the coÌ„maundementes sake let hym not go emptye from thee because of his necessitie Laye vp thy almesse in the hande of the poore and it shall kepe the from all euell Surety shyppe hathe destroyed many a riche man Better it is to haue a poore lyuyng in a mans owne house theÌ„ delicate fare amoÌ„g the straunge The .xxx. Chapter THere is no rychesse aboue a sound body and no ioye aboue the ioye of the hearte Heauinesse hathe slayne many a man and brynge the no profyte zele and anger shorten the dayes of the lyfe carefulnesse and sorowe brynge age before the tyme. Vnto a mery herte euery thyng hath a good taste that he eateth The .xxxi. Chapter TRauayle and carefulnes for richesse taketh awaye the slepe and maketh the fleshe to consume He that loueth rychesse shall not be iustityed Yf thou syt at a great mans table open not thy mouthe wyde vpon it and make not manye wordes Yf thou fealest that thou hast eaten to much aryse go thy waye caste it out of thy stomacke take thy rest and it shall ease thee so that thou shalte bryng no sickenesse vnto thy body Wyne soberly dronken quickeneth the lyfe of man Yf thou drynkest it measurably thou shalte be temperate What lyfe is it that maye continue without wyne Wyne was made from the beginnyng to make men glad and not for dronkennes wyâ—e measurably dronken is a reioy syng of the soâ—le and body I measurable drynkyng is helthe to souâ—e and bodye But yf it be dronken with excesse it maketh bytternesse and sorowe vnto the mynde Dronkennes fylseth the mynde of the folyshe with shame and ruine minisheth the streÌ„gth and maketh woundes The .xxxii. Chapter IF thou be made a ruler pryde not thy selfe therin but be thou as one of the people Lyke as the Carbuncle stone shyneth that is set in golde so dothe a songe garnishe the wyne feaste and as the smaragde that is set in golde so is the swetenesse of musyke by the myrth of wyne The .xxxiii. Chapter BE sure of the matter then talke therof Be fyrse well instruct then mayest thou geue aunswere Why doth one daye excell another seyng all the dayes of the yeare come of the sunne the wysedome of God hath so parted them a sondre and so hathe he ordeyned the tymes and solempne feastes Some of them hath he chosen and halowed before other dayes And al meÌ„ are made of the grounde and out of the earth of Adam In the multitude of science hath the lorde sondred them and made theyr wayes of diuerse fashione Some of them hath he blessed made muche of them halowed them and claymed them to hymselfe But some of them hath he cursed brought them lowe and put them out of theyr estate Geue not thy sonne and wyfe thy brother frende powre ouer the whyle thou lyuesle and geue not awaye thy substaunce and good to another lest it repent the and thou be fayne to begge therfore thy selfe As long as thou lyuest and hast brethe let no man chaunge thee For better it is that thy chyldren do praye the then that thou shouldest be fayne to loke in theyr handes The fodder the whyppe and the burthen belongeth vnto the Asse Meate correction worke vnto thy seruaunt If thou haue a faythfull seruaunt let hym be vnto the as thyne owne soule intreate hym as a brother for in bloude haste thou gotten hym Yt thou haue a seruaunt holde hym as thy selfe for thou hast nede of hym as of thy lyfe The .xxxiiii. Chapter WHoso regardeth dreames is lyke hym that wyll take holde of a shadowe and folowe after the wynde Southsaying witchecrafte sorcery and dreamyng is but vanitie For dreames haue disceyued manye a man and fayled them that put theyr trust in them Whoso bringeth an offring out of the goodes of the poore dothe euen as one that kylleth the sonne before the fathers eyes The breade of the nedeful is the lyfe of the poore he that defraudeth hym thereof is a man of bloude Whoso robbeth his neighboure of his lyuyng doeth as greate synne as though he slewe hym to death He that defraudeth the labourer of his heyre is a bloud shedder He that washeth hym selfe because of a dead bodye and toucheth the dead againe what doeth his washing So it is with with a maÌ„ that fasteth for his synnes and doeth them agayne who wyll heare his prayer or what doeth his fastyng helpe hym The .xxxv. Chapter THe offeringe of the righteous maketh the aulter fat
peoples trouble but afterwarde shall it enioye the welthe of them And lyke as it is now forsakeÌ„ in the wrathe of almightie god so when the greate god is reconciled it shal be set vp in hye worship agayne The .vi. Chapter WHen god suffereth not synners longe to folowe theyr owne mynde but shortelye punishe them it is a token of his greate louyng kindnesse For this grace haue we of god more then other people that he suffereth not vs longe to synne vnpunished lyke as other nacions that when the daye of iudgement commeth he maye punishe them in the fulnes of theyr synnes Yf we synne he correcteth vs but he neuer withdraweth his mercye from vs and thought he punishe with aduersitie yet dueth he neuer forsake his people The .viii. Chapter FOr they sayde Iudas Machabeus truste in theyr weapons and boldnes but ours confidence is in the almightie lorde which in the twincling of an eye maye bothe destroye them that come agaynste vs and all the worlde The .xii. Chapter Iudas gathered of euery one a certayne in so muche that he broughte together two M. dragmars of siluer whiche he sente vnto Ierusalem that there might a sacrifice be offered for the misdede In the place whiche he did well and right for he had some consideration and pondring of the lyfe that is after this tyme. For yf he had not thought that they whiche were flayne did not liue it had bene superfluous and vayne to make any vowe or sacrifice for them that were deade But forasmuche as he sawe that they whiche dye in the fauour and belefe of god are in good rest and ioye he thought it to be good and honorable for a reconcilinge to do the same for those whiche were slayne that the offence mighte be forgeuen The .xv. Chapter THis is he that prayeth muche for the people for all the holy citie Ieremy the Prophet of God And Machabeus helde vp his handes towarde heauen callyng vpon the Lord that doth wonders which geueth not the victorie after the multitude of the weapoÌ„s and power of the hoost but to them that please hym accordyng to his owne wyll The Nycanor and they that were with him drewe nye with shaumes and soÌ„ges But Iudas and his companie with prayer and callyng vpon god with theyr handes they smote but with their hartes they prayed vnto the Lorde and slewe no lesse then .xxxv. M. men Finis ¶ Here endeth the olde Testamente The Table of the olde Testament A ABram is commaunded to depart his countrey Gen .xii. Abram is blessed gen .xiiii. Abram doth rescue Lot gene .xiiii. AbraÌ„ payeth tithes ge .xiiij. Abram will be onelye enryched of god gen .xiiii Abrams sede is likened vn o the starres gen .xv. xxii Abrams fayth dothe iustifye hym gene .xv. Abrams name is chaunged gene .xvii The significacion of Abraham gene .xvii. Abraham did laugh gene .xxii. Abraham sawe thre and worshipped one ge 18. Abraham laye not thy hande vpon the chylde Gene .xxii. In Abrahams sede shall the nations of the world be blessed gene .xxii. xxvi Abraham wepte for Sara gene .xxiii. Abrahams yeares gene .xxv. Abhominacions that man shoulde were womans clothyng deutro .xxii. Abimeleche sowde salte thorow out Sichem iudge it Absolons bewtie and the weigthe of the heare of his heade .ii. Reg .xiiii. Achabs penaunce .iii. Reg .xxi. Adam a gardener gene ii Adam is forbodden to eate of the tree of knowelege of good and euell gene .ii. Adam where arte thou gene .iii. Adams and Eues excuse Gene .iii. Adams curse Gene .iii. Aduonterers punishment death Gene .xx. Leui .xx. Deu .xxii. Adonibezek Iudg .i. Aduersitie proueth a frende Prou. xvii Aduersitie trieth men Sirac .ii. xii Adde nothinge to the worde of God Prou. xxx Age hath vnderstandinge Iob .xii. Age of man Psal .xc. Againste inticers Deu. xiii Age is honourable Wised iiii Age standeth not in the multitude of yeares Wisedome iiii Ahitophels counsell ii Reg. xvi Ahud thrust his dagger in kyng Eglons belly Iudges .iii. Almesse and mercy redeme synne Daniel .iiii. Aungels do offer our good workes vnto god Tobi. xii Aungels foode is snuisible Tobi .xii. Aâ—techrist and the tyme of his enduraunce Danyel .vii. Arke of god Exo .xxv. Aarons rodde Exod .vii. Nume .xvii. Aaron and his apparell Exod .xxix. Aaron is annoynted Exod .xxix. Aarons deathe was mourned .xxx. dayes Nume .xx. Aarons yeares Nume .xxiii. Asas crye vnto the Lorde .ii. of the Chroni .xiiii. Assyrians are destroyde by the aungel .iiii. Reg. ix Esaye .xxxvii. Ashes Psal .cviii. Assur the buylder of Niniue Gene .x. B Babel Gene .xi. Babling bredeth offence Proue .x. Balaunces and true weightes Leui. xixx Bankettes Pro. xi Balams asse doeth speake Num .xxii. Be not ouer wyse Preach .ix. Be familier with thy equall Sirach .xiii. Beginninge of sinne Sirach .xxv. Beginninge of pride Sirach .x. Bethlehem Miche .iiii. Beautifulnes of women Sirach .ix. Blessed men Psal .i. xxxii xli xciiii cvi cxix Esai .lvi. Ieremie .xvii. Baruc .vi. Beggers Deu. xv Beactes suffered to be eaten Leui .xi. Bezabeel a fiue worekeman Exo .xxxi. Blasphemers of God Leui .xxiiii. Blockes to stumble at Leui. xix Bloud is not to be eaten Gen .ix. Le .vii. xvii Bondage of Israel Exo .l. Body that is hanged shal not remaine al night v. vpon the tree Deut .xxi. Breade from heauen Exo .xxvi. Breade howed and commen .i. Reg .xxi. Breathe of life Gen .ii. Breathe of the lorde Esay .xxx. Brawling wife Pro .xix. Breade of teares Psal ixxx Bring not thy seruaunt vp delicately Pro .xxix. Brother muste mary his brothers wife if he dye without issue Deu. xxv Burning bushe Exod .iii. Byrth of Esau and Iacob Gene .xxv. C. Cains oblacion Gene .iiii. Cain murdereth his brother gene .iiii. Cain is cursed gene .iiii. Cains desperacion gene .iiii. Caruer of Idols deut xiiiii Casters of Idols Iere. xv Cattell for offringes Leui .i. Cherubines two Exo. xxv Chenaniahu master of musike .i. Chro. xv Christ offred hymselfe to be tormented Esa .xv. Christ rideth vpon an asse zacha .ix. Christ suffered for our sinnes Esay .liii. Circumcision and the institution therof ge .xvii. Circumcision and the tyme therof gene .xvii. Circumcision of Abram gene .xvii. Circumcision of the hart Iere .iiii. Cites through the prayers of good meÌ„ are saued gene .xix. Confusion of language gene xi Consider the ende of thynges preac .vii. Conscience wounded or vexed wised .xvii. Complaynt of the poore Syrac .iiii. Counselers and how many suffise Syrach .vi. Couetous man sirach .x. Good counsayle pro .xi. Couetousnes in all kyndes of men Iere .vi. Cluster of grapes nume .xiii. Creacion of heauen and earth gene .i. Creacion of man and woman gene .i. Custome of mariage gen .xxix. Cucumbers and melons nume .xi. Curse nor smyte not thy father Exo .xxi. Cursed is he that maketh ydolles wised .xiiii. Curiositie in goddes workes is forboden syra iii D Dayes of man gene .vi. Dayes are not lyke syrach .xxxiii. Dauid with his harpe draue awaye
commaundemente And there is another lyke vnto this Loue thine neighbour as thy selfe In these two commaundementes hange all the lawe and the prophetes The .xxiii. Chapter THe Scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses seate All therfore whatsoeuer they dyd you obserue that obserue and do but after theyr worckes do not for they saye and doo not Ye and they dynde heauie burthens and greuous to be borne and leye on mennes shoulders but they themselues will not heaue at them with one of their fingers All their workes they dooe for to be sene of menne They set abroade theyr phylacteries and make large borders on theyr garmente and loue to sytte vppermoste at feastes and to haue chiefe seates in the Synagoges and gretinges in the markettes and to be called of menne Rabbi But ye shall not suffre your selues to be called Rabbi For one is your maister that is to wit Christ and al ye are brethren And cal no man your father vpon the earth For there is but one your father and he is in heauen Be not called masters for there is but one your mayster and he is Christ He that is greatest among you shal be your seruaunt But whosoeuer exalteth hymselfe shal be brought lowe And he that humbleth himselfe shal be exalted Whosoeuer sweareth by the aulter sweareth by it and by all that thereon is And who soeuer sweareth by the tēple sweareth by it and by him that dwelleth therein And he that sweareth by heauen sweareth by the seate of god and by him that sitteth thereon wo be to you Scribes and Phariseis Ypocrites whiche tithe Mynte Anyse and Commine and leaue the weyghtier matiers of the lawe vndone iudgement mercy and faythe These ought you to haue done and not to haue lefte the other vndone Ye blynde guydes whiche strayne oute a gnat and swalowe a Cammyll Ierusalem Ierusalem whiche kylleste Prophetes and stonest them whiche are sente to thee Howe often wolde I haue gathered thy chyldren together as the henne gathereth her chickens vnder her wynges but ye wolde not The .xxiiii. Chapter BEcause iniquitie shall haue the vpper hand the loue of many shall abate But he that endureth to the ende the same shal be safe As the lyghtnyng commeth out of the Easte and shineth into the west so shall the commyng of the sonne of man be Wheresoeuer a deade carkas is euen thyther wyll the Egles reforte Immediatiye after the tribulacions of those dayes shall the sunne be darkened and the Mone shall not geue her lyght and the starres shall fall from heauen and the powers of heauē shall moue And then shall appere the signe of the sonne of mā in heauen and then shall all the kynreddes of the Earthe mourne and they shall see the sonne of mā come in the cloudes of heauen with power and great glorie And he shall send his angels with the greate voyce of a trompe and they shall gather to gether his chosen from the foure wyndes and frō the one ende of the worlde to the other Heauen and earth shall perishe but my woordes shal abyde But of that daye and houre knoweth noman no not the aungels of heauen but my father onely Wake therefore because ye knowe not what houre youre mayster wyll come Be ye also readye for in the houre ye thynke he wolde not wyll the sonne of manne come The .xxv. Chapter WAtche for ye knowe neither the daye nor yet the houre when the sonne of man shall come Vnto euery manne that hathe shal be geuen and he shal haue abundance and from hym that hath not shal be taken awaye euen that he hathe When the sonne of man commeth in his glory and all the holy aungels with him then shall he syt vpon the seate of his glory and before hym shal be gathered all nacions and he shall separate them one from another as a shepe hearde deuideth the shepe from the goates And he shall sette the shepe on his righte hande and the goates on the lyfte Then shall the kyng saye to them on his right hande Come ye blessed chyldren of my father inherite ye the kingdome prepared for you frō the beginning of the worlde For I was an hongred and ye gaue me meate c. Then shall the righteous answere hym sayinge Maister whan sawe we thee an hongred and feede thee c. And the kynge shall answere and saye vnto them verely I saye vnto you in as muche as ye haue done it vnto one of the least of these my brethrē ye haue done it to me Then shall the kyng saye vnto them that shal be on the lefte hande Departe from me ye cursed into euerlastyng fyre whiche is prepared for the deuill and his angels For I was an hungred and ye gaue me no meate c. Then shall they saye also mayster when sawe we thee an hongred c. Then shall he aunswere them and saye Verely I say vnto you in as muche as ye did it not to one of the least of these ye did it not to me And these shall go into euerlasting payne and the righteous into lyfe eternall The .xxvi. Chapter WHat neded this waste this oyntment might haue bene well sold and geuen to the poore when Iesus vnderstode that he sayd vnto thē why trouble you the woman she hath wrought a good worke vpon For ye shall haue poore folke alwayes with you but me shall ye not haue alwayes And in that she casted this oyntment on my body she did it to burie me withall Verely I saye vnto you whersoeuer this gospell shall be preached throughoute all the worlde there shall also this that she hathe done be tolde for a memoriall of her As they did eate Iesus toke bread and gaue thankes brake it and gaue it to the disciples and sayde Take eate this is my bodye And he toke the cup and thanked and gaue it them sayinge drinke of it euery one For this is my bloud of the newe testament that shal be shedde for manye for the remission of synnes And he came vnto the disciples and founde them a slepe and sayde to Peter what coulde ye not watche with me one houre watche and praye that ye fall not into temptacion The spirite is wyllyng but the fleshe is weake Put vp thy swearde into his sheathe for all that laye hande on the swearde shall perishe with the swearde The .xxvii. Chapter ANd beholde the vayle of the temple didde rent in twayne from the toppe to the bottome and the earthe did quake and the stones did rente and graues did open and the bodye of many saynetes whiche slepte arose and came oute of the graues after his resurrection and came into the holy citie and appered vnto many And Iesus came and spake vnto them saying al power is geuē vnto me in heauen and in earth Go therfore and teache all nacions baptising thē in the name of the father and the sonne and the holy ghost teachinge them to obserue all thynges whatsoeuer I commaūded
be great among you shal be your minister And whosoeuer wyll be maister shal be seruaunt vnto all For euen the sonne of man came not to be ministred vnto but to minister and to geue his life for the redempcion of many The .xi. Chapter And Iesus went into the temple and begâ—â— to caste out the sellers and byers in the teÌ„ple and ouerthrewe the tables of the money chaâ—gers and the stooles of them that sold doues and wolde not suffer that any manne caryed a vessell through the temple And he taught saying vnto them is it not written my house shal be called the house of prayer vnto all natioÌ„s â–ª but ye haue made it a den of theues Verely I saye vnto you that whosoeuer shal saye vnto this mountayne take awaye thy selfe and caste thy selfe into the sea and shall not waueâ— in his harte but shall beleue those thynges which he sayeth shall come to passe what soeuer he sayth shall be done to him Therfore I saye vnto you what soeuer ye desire when ye praye beleue that ye shall haue it and it shal be done vnto you When ye stand and praye forgeue yf ye haue any thinge agaynst any manne that youre father also whiche is in heauen maye forgeue you youre trespaces The .xii. Chapter MAyster we knowe that thou arte true and carest for no man for thou consydreste not the degree of men but teachest the waye of GOD truely Geue to Cesar that whiche belongeth to Cesar and to god that whiche pertayneth to god Moses wrote yf a mans brother dye and leue his wyfe behinde hym and leue no chyldren that then his brother shulde take his wife and reyle vâ— seed vnto his brother When men shall ryse agayne from death they neyther mary nor are maryed but are as the aungels whiche are in heauen God is not the god of the deade but the god of the lyuyng Thou shalte loue the LORDE thy God with all thy hearte and with all thy soule and with all thy mynde and with all thy strength this is the firste commaundement And the seconde is like to this Thou shalte loue thy neyghboure as thy selfe There is none other commaundements greater then these Beware of the Seribes whiche loue to go in longe clothinge and loue salutacions in the market places and the chiefe feates in the synagoges and to sit in the vppermoste tounes and feastes and deuoute widdowes houses and that vnder a coloure of longe praying These shal receyue greater damnacion Uerelye I saye vnto you that this poore wyddowe hath caste more in then all they whiche haue caste into the treasure for they all dyd caste in of their superfluitie but she of her pouertie did cast in all that she had euen all her liuing The .xiii. Chapter THey shall bryng you vp to the counsels and into the Synagoges and ye shall be beaten ye and shal be brought before rulers and kynges for my sake for a testimoniall vnto them But when they leade you and presente you take no thoughte afore hande what ye shall saye neither ymagin nothinge But whatsoeuer is gyuen you at the same tyme that speake For it shall not be ye that shall speake but the holys Ghoste Whosoeuer shall endure vnto the ende the same shal be safe Yf any man saye vnto you lo here is Christe to he is there beleue not for false Christes shall tyse and false prophetes and shal shewe myracleâ— and wonders to deceyue yf it were possible euen the electe But take ye hede beholde I haue shewed on all thynges before Then shall they see the sonne of manne commynge in the cloudes with greate power and glotye And then shall he sende his auggels and shall gather together his electe from the foure wyndee and from the one ende of the worlde to the other Heauen and earth shall passe but my wordes shall not passe But of that daye and the houre knoweth no man no not the angels whiche are in heauen neither the sonne himselfe saue the father onely Take heede for ye knowe not when the tyme is Watche therfore for ye knowe not when the mayster of the house wyll come whether at euen or at mydnyghte whether at the cocke crowyng or in the dawnynge leatle if he come sodenlye he shoulde fynde you slepyng And that I say vnto you I saye vnto all men watthe The .xiiii. Chapter WHen he was in Bethania in the house of Symon the Leper euen as he sate at meat there came a womanne hauynge an albiastee bore of oyntmente called Narde that was pure and costlye and she brake the boxe and powred it on his head And there were some that were not content in them selues and sayd what neded this waste of oyntmente for it myght haue been solde for more then three hundred pence and been geuen to the poore And they grudged agaynste her And Iesus sayde lette her be in rest why trouble ye her she hathe done a good worke on me For ye shall haue poore with you alwayes and when soeuer ye wyll ye may doe them good but me ye shall not haue alwayes She hath done that she coulde she came afore hand to ancynt my body to his burying warde Werelye I saye vnto you wheresoeuer this gospell shall be preached throughout the whose worlde this also that she hathe done shal be rehearsed in remembraunce of her The sonne of man goeth as it is written of hym but wo be to that man by whom the sonne of man is betrayed good were it for hym if that man had neuer bene borne And as they are Iesus toke breade blessed and brake it and gaue to them and sayd take eate this is my body And he toke the cuppe gaue thaÌ„kes and gaue it to them and they all dranke of it and he sayde vnto them This is my bloude of the newe testamente whiche is shed for many Symon slepeste thou couldeste not thou watche with me one houre watche ye and praye leste ye entre into temptacion the spirite is ready but the fleshe is weake The .xv. Chapter ANd the voyle of the temple did rent in two pieces from the toppe to the bottome The .xvi. Chapter GO ye into all the worlde and preache the glad tidinges to all creatures he that beleueth and is baptised shall be saued but he that beleueth not shall be damned All these thynges shall folowe them that beleue In my name they shall caste out deuils and shall speake with newe tongues and shal kyl serpentes and yf they drinke any deadly thinge it shall not hurte them They shall laye their handes on the sicke and they shall recouer The gospell of S. Luke the .i. Chapter THere was in the dayes of Hecode the kyng of Iury a cercayne prieste named Zachariis of the course of Abiâ— And his wyse was of the doughters of Aaron and her name was Elizabethe Bothe were perfecte before GOD and walked in all the lowes and ordinaunces of the LORDE that no man coulde fynde faulte with
Ye knowe well that these handes haue ministred vnto my necessities and to them that were with me The .xxiii. Chapter THou shalt not course the ruler of the people The Saduces saye that there is no resurrection neither angell nor spirite But the phariseis graunt bothe The .xxv. Chapter IT is not the maner of the Romaynes to deliuer any man that he should perishe before that he which is accused haue the accusars before him and haue licence to aunswer for himselfe concerning the crime layde agaynst him My thinketh it vnreasonable for to sende a prisoner not to shewe the causes which are laide againste him The .xxvi. Chapter I Shewed fyrste vnto them of Damasco and at Ierusalem and through out all the coastes of Iewry to the Gentiles that they shoulde repent and turne to god and do the righte workes of repentaunce ¶ Here endeth the Actes of the Apostles ¶ The Epistle of S. Paule to the Romaynes the .i. Chap. FOr I am detter bothe to the Grekes and to them whiche are no Grekes vnto the learned and also vnto the vnlearned Likewise as muche as in me is I am redy to preache the gospel to you of Rome also For I am not ashamed of the gospell of Christ because it is the power of God vnto saluacion to all that beleue namely to the Iewe and also to the geÌ„tile The iust shall lyue by faithe His inuisible thinges that is to saye his eternall power and godhead are vnderstond and sene by the workes from the creation of the worlde When they counted themselues wise they became fooles And as it semed not good vnto them to be knowen of god euen so god deliuered them vp vnto a leude mynde that they should do the thinges whiche were not comely The .ii. Chapter THinkest thou this O thou man that iudgest them whiche do suche thynges and yet doest euen the very same that thou shalt escape the iudgement of god Either despisest thou the ryches of his goodnes pacience and loÌ„g sufferauÌ„ceâ— and remembreste not howe that the kyndenes of god leadeth the to repentaunce But thou after thine harde harte that cannot repent heapest together the treasure of wrathe against the daye of vengeaunce when shall be opened the righteous iudgement of god whiche will rewarde euery maÌ„ according to his dedes that is to saye prayse honoure and immortalitie to them which continue in good doynge and seke eternall life But to them that are rebellions and disobeye the trueth and folowe the iniquitie shall indignacion and wrath tribulacion and anguishe vpon the soule of euerye man that doth euill of the Iewe fyrst and also of the Gentile To euery man that doth good shall come prayse honoure and peace to the Iewe fyrst and also to the gentrie Before god they are not righteous whiche heare the lawe but the doers of the lawe shal be iustified Their conscience beareth witnes vnto them and also theyr thoughtes accusing one another or excusing at the daye when god shall iudge the secretes of meÌ„ by Iesus christ according to my gospell The name of god is euell spoken of amonge the gentiles thorowe you He is a Iewe whiche is hid within and the circumcision of the harte is the true circumcision which is in the spirite and not in the letter Whose prayse is not of men but of god The .iii. Chapter THere is none righteous no not one there is none that vnderstandeth there is none that seketh after God they all are gone oute of the waye they are all made vnprofitable there are none that doothe good no not one By the dedes of the lawe shall no fleshe be iustifyed in the sighte of god The righteousnes no doubt whiche is good before god commeth by the faith of Iesus Christ vnto all and vpon all that beleue All haue sinned and lacke the prayse that is of valure before god but we are iustified trely by his grace throughe the redemption that is in Christ Iesu whom god hath made a seate of mercy thorow faithe in his bloude to shewe the righteousnesse whiche before him is of valour in that he forgeueth the sinnes that are passed which god dyd suffer to shewe at this tyme the righteousenes that is alowed of hym that he mighte be contented iuste and a iustifier of him which beleueth in Iesus We suppose that a man is iustified by faithe without the dedes of the lawe The .iiii. Chapter ABraham beleued god and it was counted vnto hym for rightewisenes To him that worketh is the reward not reckened of fauoure but of duetie To him that worketh not but beleued on him that iustifieth the vngodly is fayth counted for rightwisenes Blessed are they whose vnrighteousnesse are forgeuen and whose synnes are couered Blessed is that man to whom the lorde imputeth no sinne Where is no lawe there is no transgression Christ was deliuered for our sinnes and rose agayne for to iustifie vs. The .v. Chapter WE also reioyce in tribulacion for we knowe that tribulacion bringeth pacience pacieÌ„ce bringeth experience and experience bringeth hope and hope maketh not ashamed for the loue of god is shead abrode in oure heartes by the holy ghost whiche is geuen vnto vs. Seyng that while we were yet sinners Christ dyed for vs muche more then now seyng we are iustified in his bloud shal we be saued from wrath thorow him Lykewise as by the sinne of one condemnatxion came on all men euen so by the iustifying of one commeth the righteousnesse that bringeth lyfe vpon all men For as by one mannes disobedience many became synners so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous The .vi. Chapter WE are buried with hym by baptime for to dâ—e that lykewyse as Christ was raysed vp from death by the glory of the father euen so we also shoulde walke in a newe lyfe For yf we be grafte in death lyke vnto hym euen so muste we be in the resurrection Let not sinne raigne in your mortall bodies that ye shoulde therunto obey in the iustes of it Neither geue your membres as instrumentes of vnrighteousenes vnto sinne but geue your selues to god as they that are alyue from death Let not sinne haue power ouer you For ye are not vnder the lawe but vnder grace Remember ye not how that to whomsoeuer ye commit your selues as seruauntes to obey his seruauntes ye are to whome ye obeye whether it be of synne vnto death or of obedience vnto righteousenes As ye haue geuen your membres seruauntes to vnclennes and to iniquitie from iniquitie to iniquitie euen so nowe geue youre members seruauntes vnto righteousnes that ye maye be sanctified The reward of sinne is death but eternal lyfe is the gyft of god through Iesus Christ our lord The .vii. Chapter THe woman which is in subiection to a man is bounde by the lawe to the man as longe as he liueth Yf the man be dead she is losed from the lawe of the man So then yf while the manne lyueth she
bothe in body and also in sprete But she that is maryed careth for the thynges of the world how she may please her husband The wyfe is bound to the law assong as her husband lyueth yf her husband slepe she is at libettr to mary which whou◠she will onely in the lord But she is happiar if she do abide in my iugemēt The .viii. Chapter MEat maketh not vs acceptable to god Nether ther yf we eate are we the better Neither yf we eate not are we the worsse But take hede that your liberte cause not the weake to fall Yf meat hur emy brother I wyll eare no fleshe whyll the worlde standeth because I wyll not hurte my brother The .ix. Chapter WHo goeth a warfarre any tyme at his owne coste Who planteth a vineyarde and eateth not of the frute who fedeth a flocke and eateth not of the mylke Yf we sowe vnto you spirituall thinges is it a greate thing yf we reape your carnall thinges Do ye not vnderstande howe that they whyche minister in the temple haue theyr fyndynge of the temple And they whyche wayte as the aulter are partakers withe the aultar Guen so also dyd the lorde ordayne that they whyche preache the gospell shulde lyue of the gospell Wo is to me yf I preache not the gospell They whiche run in a course run all yet one receaueth the reward So run the ye may obtaine I came my body and brynge it into subiection leaste after that I haue preached to other I my selft shulde be caste awaye The .x. Chapter FEtte hym that thynketh he standeth take hede least he tall But god is faithfull whiche shall not suffre you to be tempted adoue your strength but shall in the myddes of temptation make awaye to escape our Is not the cuppe of blessynge whiche we blesse partakyng of the oloude of christe is not the breade which we breake partakyng of the body of christe because that we though we be many yet are one breade one bodye in asmuche as we all are parts takers of one breade Ye can not dryncke of the cup of the Lorde and of the cup of the deuyls Ye can not be partakers of the lordes table and of the table of deuyls All thinges are lawfull vnto me but all thynges are not expedient All thynges are laufull to me but al thinges ediffy not Let no man seke his owne proffyt but let euery manne seke anothers welthe Whether ye eate or dryncke or whatsoeuerye do do all to the praise of god The .xi. Chapter I Wolde ye knewe that Christe is the heads of euery manne And the manne is the womans head And god is christes head A manne ought not to couer his heade for asmocke as he is the ymage and glorye of god The womanne is the glory of the manne for the manne is not of the woman but the woman of the man Nether was the man created for the womās sake but the womā for the mās sake For this cause ought the womā to haue power in her head for the angels sakes Yf there be anye among you that lusteth to striue lette him knowe that we no suche custome nether the congregacions of god There muste be sectes amonge you that they whiche are perfecte among you might be knowen The Lorde Iesus the same nyght in whiche he was betrayed toke bread and thanked and brake and sayde Lake ye and eate ye this is my bodye whiche is broken for you This do ye in the remēbraunce of me After the same maner he toke the cuppe when supper was done sayenge This do as ofte as ye dryncke it in the remembraunce of me For as often as ye shall eate this breade and dryncke this cuppe ye shall shewe the Lordes deathe tyll he come Wherefore whosoeuer shall eate of this breade or drinke of the cuppe vnworthely shall be giltie of the bodye and bloude of the LORDE Let a man therfore examine himselfe and so let him eate of the breade and drinke of the cup. For he that eateth or drinketh vnworthelye eateth and drinketh his owne damnacion because he maketh no difference of the lordes body For this cause many are weake and sycke amonge you and many stepe Yf we had truly iudged our selues we shuld not haue bene iudged The .xii. Chapter I Declare vnto you that no man speakinge in the spirite of god defieth Iesus Also no man can saye that Iesus is the lorde but by the holy ghost And yf one member suffer all suffer with him yf one member be had in honour all members be glad also The .xiii. Chapter THough I had al faith so that I could moue mountaynes out of there places and yet had no loue I were nothinge When that whiche is perfect is come then that whiche is vnperfect shal be done awaye Now we se in a glasse euen in a darke speaking but then shal wese face to face Now I know vnperfectfy but then shall I knowe euen as I am knowen Now abydeth fayth hope and loue euen these thre but the chiefe of these is loue The .xiiii. Chapter BRethren be not chyldren in wit Howe be it as concernyng maliciousnes be chyldren But in witte be perfect Let your wiues kepe silence in the congregations For it is not permitted vnto the to speake but let thē be vnder obedience Yf they wil learn◠any thyng let them are there husbandes at home For it is a shame for wemen to speake in the congregacion The .xv. Chapter BY the grace of god I am that I am and his grace whiche is in me was not in vayne but I laboured more abundantly then they al yet not I but the grace of god which is with me By a man came death and by a man came the resurrection of the dead For as by Adam al dye euen so by Christ shall all be made alyue and euery man in his owne order Malicious speakinges corrupt good maners The body is sowen in corrupcion and ryseth in incorruption It is sowen in dishonour and ryseth in honour It is sowen in weaknes and riseth in power It is sowen a naturall body and ryseth a spirituall bodye Fleshe and bloude cannot inherite the kyngdome of god Neither dothe corruption inherite vncorruption Beholde I shewe you a mistery We shall not all slepe but we shall al be chaunged and that in a moment and in the twinklynge of an eye at the sounde of the last trompe For the trōpe shall blowe and the deade shall ryse incorruptible and we shall be chaunged For this corruptible must put on inc rruptibilite and this mortal must put on immortalitie The .xvi. Chapter WAtche ye sionde fast in the fayth quyte you lyke men and be stronge Let all your busynes be done in loue ¶ The .ii. Epistle to the Corinthians the first Chap. FOr as the afflicciōs of Christ are plenteous in vs euē so is our consolacion plenteous by Christe Oure reioysinge is this the testimony of our consciēce that in singlenes and