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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18910	A briefe of the Bible drawne first into English poësy, and then illustrated by apte annotations: togither vvith some other necessary appendices. By Henoch Clapham.	Clapham, Henoch.	1596 (1596)	STC 5332; ESTC S108001	105,612	254

holy constitution Secondly for edifying or building them more and more vp in their newe-byrth after they be once constituted in orderly communion Vnto this two-fold end he appointeth two sorts of Teachers First Apostles Euangelists Prophets for the planting Churches Secondly Pastors and Teachers to the Churches once planted whereof see more in the next Staffe but two following in number the 17. Thirdly in this Epistle I obserue his care of enforming Husbands and wiues Parents children Masters and servants in their mutuall duties In his Epistle to the Philippians specially I pick out First that it is a matter of reioycement that Christ bee preached though some preach of envie and with affections impure 2. That Bandes or imprisonement maketh the Gospell more glorious 3 That the imprisoned Saintes specially Ministers of the word more speciallie Kopiontes they that haue traveled Churches planting and delivering Canonicall ordinances are to bee provided for of their Churches In his Epistle to the Colossians besides former mentioned doctrines I note that such Religion as is not in the writings of the Prophets and Apostles Seene but rather forbidden in the new Testaments Canon as worshipping of Angels Touch not tast not handle not c. is but a Wil-worship carying onely a shew of wisdome and herein my Brethren faile that wold tie men to such Legal observances In his first to the Thessalonians specially I take heede First to the Thessalonians true hearing and receiving the Apostles wordes who heard and received that word not as the worde of men but as the word of God 2. That to mourne much for the Saintes departed is Gentile-like 3. That Iesus his comming to Iudgement will be very sodaine and therefore needfull that the Saintes be watchfull In his second to the Thessalonians onely I nowe obserue That there was a general Apostacie from the Christian faith plainely foretolde Which Departure should fall out by reason The Man of Sin the Antik●imenos or Layer of a contrary Foundation should arise in the Church through Churches not watching and so cause the Churches for to vndergo his Spirituall Badge Which Beast notwithstanding in time should bee destroyed by the bright powerfull appearance of the Gospell he in the meane time prevailing onely over such as had not received the loue of the truth and therefore iustly giuen over to beleeue lies that so they may be damned In his 1 Epistle to Timothie I specially take vp First Supplications Prayers Intercessions Thankesgiuings are to be made for all sortes of People Secondly howe Church-Overseers and Seruitours are to be qualified Thirdly that the Church●ministers at home that is in their owne Assemblie is to be provided for Hee that provideth for his Oxe and with-holdeth necessaries from him that watcheth over his soule is no better than an Oxe and vnworthie the Gospell yet Teachers must measure the weak and loose bodily right if thereby they haue hope to winne vnto Christ. Fourthly that one maner of Rebuke appertaineth not to all the Saintes nor yet to receiue an Accusation against an Elder so easilie as against others In his 2 to Timothie First an encouragement for Timothie against al adversitie 2. A plaine prognosticating of our covetous sals Prophets who sell themselues their people to the devill for money In his Epistle to Titus I only pick out the end of the Evangelist Titus his abode in the litle Iland Cre●● viz. to plant Churches and in every Church her Elders In his Epistle to Philemon the Apostle sendeth Onesimus back to his Maister Philemon who before had run away from his Master therewithall robbing Philemon of somewhat The fellowe comming to Paul at Rome by some secreet draught of the Spirit Paul there begets him to the faith so returning him with this Epistle he laboreth to qualifie good Philemon Thus endeth Paul his Epistles Novve follovveth a litle to be spoken of the Epistles following The Epistles are these The Author to the Hebrewes Iames his Epistle Peter his two Epistles Iohn his three Epistles Iude his Epistle Who was the Holy Ghost his Pen-man of that to the Hebrews the Spirit of God hath concealed and therefore flat pride for any man to say It was Pauls It was Marks c. The chiefest point the holy Ghost there laboreth for is the removall of Moses whose Letter was vnto the Hebrewes as a Vaile hindering them from seeing vnto the end of the things abolished by Iesus anoynted our King Priest and Prophet 2. He denounceth fearefull Iudgment against such as fell from Christian communion and fellowship 3. Hee stirreth them vp to Hospitalitie specially for receiving of Strangers Iames his Epistle must needs be written before any of Pauls consideritg he died Acts 12. Besides my obserues in the former Epistles I note speciallie in him First that Prayer must bee offered vp without wavering 2. That the Word must not onl● be heard but also done 3. That the Christian Faith is not to be held in respect of Persons be they many be they fewe be they noble be they ignoble seeme they learned seeme they vnlearned 4. That a Person with gold-fingers is not therefore to be seated vpmost at our Table 5. That Faith without Workes is but the Devils faith 6. That Elders ar to visit the sick and if the sick haue some sinne troubling their conscience they are with loue to take notice thereof and fervently therefore cal vpon God by Prayer for that sins remission These ●lders must not want the spirite of Prayer They must therein bee driven from reading on a booke ● That it is a most blessed work to convert a siner In Peters first Epistle I note First that a Christian must beware he suffer as a Righteous not as an vnrighteous doer 2. That the Church Elders are to feede their flock without constraint not carrying themselues like Lords over God his heritage In his second Epistle specially I excerpe First that true Believers are made partakers of the Nature divine 2. That open Atheists mocking at the dissolution of all things b● fire from Heaven shall arise in the last dayes 3. That Pauls Epistles contain some things hard to be vnderstood which the vnlearned should pervert In Iohn his first Epistle First that many Antichristes were gone out in his time 2. That such as are once borne of God no more doe sinne that is letteth not sinne Rule howsoever Dwell in their mortall members 3. That the One God is distinguished into the Father the Word and the Holie Ghost 4. That there is a certaine sinne not to bee prayed for In his second Epistle I note that to him that bringeth doctrine contrary to godlines we are not to say so much as God speed much lesse receiue him to house In his third Epistle First that it is worthy praise to entertaine brethren and assist them in their voyages 2. That it is no newe thing to be cumbred with pratling busie bodies who will neither further Christs worke themselues nor