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A17221	The summe of the foure Euangelistes comprehending both the course of the historie, and also the seuerall points of doctrine set foorth in the same pointing foorth as it were with the hand, that Iesus is Christ, the only, perfect, and sufficient Sauiour of all the faithfull. Written in Latine by the reuerend, learned, and godly father, Master Henrie Bullinger minister of the Church of Zurich. Translated into English for the profite of the vnlearned by Iohn Tomkys.	Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Tomkys, John.	1582 (1582)	STC 4077; ESTC S118851	67,670	150

the cause and the chiefe pointes of the accusation laide against the Lorde by the Priestes and he vnderstandeth foorthwith that the enuie of the Priestes was the cause therefore hee both pronounceth him innocent and iudgeth that hee ought to bee set fully at libertie whereupon hee tryeth sundrie and many wayes to let him loose which had committed none euill The priestes are most wickedly earnest to the contrary they accuse they vrge they lye they threaten yea and they perswade and prick forward the common people and at the last they ouercome the iudge being weeried with their importunate cries to let them do with the Lord what they list and to deliuer him to his souldiers to be crucified v From the 27 ver vnto the 35 The souldierrs therefore most cruelly and most vnworthily whippe the sonne of God with scourges they crowne him with a crowne of thornes they worship him in contempt they laugh at him and spit vpon him then they lay his crosse vpon his shoulders and leade him being halfe dead vnto the place of execution x From the 35. ver vnto the 45 There they crucifie him in the middest betweene two most wicked theeues they part his garments as a certaine spoile and setting all pitie and curtisie aside they mock him suffering most bitter torments as thoogh he had bin deceiued of his hope in God y From the 45. ver vnto the 51. But he in so many so great reproches and torments continuyng constantly in perfect faith and patience and sacrificyng most holyly for the sinnes of all the worlde cryeth to God the father vnto whome also at the last yeelding vp the Ghoste be committeth his most holy soule z From the 51. ver vnto that 54. And foorthwith after hee had giuen vp the Ghoste the vaile in the temple of Hierusalem is rent in two peeces and certaine strange wōders are wrought both in heauen and earth a In the 54 55 56. verses wherewith the Centurion an Heathen being moued doth openly witnesse that this Iesus although hee were crucified was the true sonne of God b From the 57 verse vnto the 62 After this Ioseph of Arimathea a mā of very great credit dignitie commeth to Pilate and intreateth that the body of Iesus might be giuen to him that he might bury it Pilate graunteth it willingly therefore the body of the Lorde is buried most worthilie c From the 62 verse vnto the end of the chapter Moreouer the chief of the Iewes fearing that the Lord would rise againe request also of Pilate that a band of souldiers might bee giuen them to watch the sepulchre whē they had receiued this bande they beset the graue most strōgly least there might be any deceit wrought they seale the stone or couer of the sepulchre namely that they might reteine stay the liuing Lord among the dead d The matter conteined in the last Chapter Mathew describeth in this last chapter the glorious resurrectiō of Iesus Christe the Lord frō the dead * The 28. cha e In the 1. and 2. verses The Angell of the Lord cōmeth downe frō heauē he rolleth backe the stone frō the dore of the graue the earth shaketh with an earthquake the glorious body of the Lord restored to life cōmeth out forthwith f In the 3. 4. verses Moreouer because the angel did shine like lightning the keepers being amased wtstand not the Lord rising againe but think it best to prouide for thēselues by fleeing away g In the 5.6 7. verses The mean while come the womē to see the sepulchre bringing with thē the sweet odours which they had prepared Vnto thē appeareth the foresaid angel of the Lord teacheth thē that Christ was risen in deed cōmanding them to depart forthw t to report the resurrection to the disciples h In the 8.9 10. verses Whilest they were going their way the Lord himself met thē shewing himself plainly vnto thē restored to life cōmanding thē to declare his true resurrectiō vnto his disciples i In the 11. verse Whilest these things were in doing those souldiers the keepers of the sepulchre whō lately we said left their stāding fled came into the citie declared to the chiefe Priestes those things which they had seen how the Angell came down frō heauen rolled backe the stone how Christ came forth aliue again how bright fearful the forme of the angel was k From the 12 ver vnto the 16 At with newes that priests pharisees being astonied raging bribed the souldiers with money who lying as they were taught spread abrode among the common people this foolishe reporte that whilest they slept forsooth the disciples came and stole his body foorth of the Sepulchree l In the 16.17 18. verses But the Lorde Iesus offering himselfe to be beholden most manifestly of his Disciples in Galilee confirmeth them in the truth of faith m In the 19. 20. verses And because all thinges which hytherto haue beene declared in this booke concerning the doctrine the deedes the death and the resurrection of Christ doe perteine to the common saluation of all mankinde therefore he sendeth forth his Disciples as messengers into al the worlde commaunding them to baptise and to preach the Gospell to euery creature promising the meane while that hee although in body he go vp to heauen will bee with his and with his holy Churche continually and vnto the ende of the worlde Heere endeth the Summe of the Gopell by Saint Matthewe ¶ The summe of the Gospell by Saint Marke SAint Marke beginneth the historie of his Gospell with the baptisme and doctrine of Iohn Baptist The 1. chap. In the 1. 2. verses b From the 3 verse vnto the 7. shewing what he taught c In the 7. 8. verses what hee witnessed of Christ the Lorde howe hee behaued himselfe d In the 9. ver and how hee baptised Christ the Lorde e In the 10 11. verses Heere vnto hee ioyneth foorthwith howe Christ was annoynted and reuealed or made knowen f In the 12 and 13 verses howe he was exercised and prouoked with greeuous temptation g In the 14 15 verses lastly how he came abroade preached the kingdome of God h From the 16 verse vnto the 21. Hee taketh vnto him selfe foorthwith from the beginning of his preaching witnesses of his deedes and wordes calling some of them disciples whom he might fashion and make instructors of all the worlde forsomuch as he came to lighten all the worlde with the doctrine of truth and to redeeme the same from the power of sinne of death of hell and of Sathan i In the 21. 22. verses Herevnto he ioyneth the most great effect and vertue of Christ his doctrine For all men are astonied at his doctrine k From the 23.

THE Summe of the foure Euangelistes comprehending both the course of the historie and also the seuerall points of doctrine set foorth in the same pointing foorth as it were with the hand that IESVS is CHRIST the only perfect and sufficient Sauiour of all the faithfull Written in Latine by the reuerend learned and godly father Master Henrie Bullinger Minister of the Church of Zurich Translated into English for the profite of the vnlearned by Iohn Tomkys Matthewe 17.5 This is my beloued Sonne in whom I am well pleased heare yee him Seene and allowed according to her Maiesties Iniunctions Imprinted at London for William Ponsonby at the signe of the Bishops head 1582. ❧ To the reuerend Father in God William Bishop of Couentrie and Liechfielde THE materiall temple at Ierusalem Reuerende Father although it were very stately and sumptuous yet was it so artificially framed that whē the building came to the setting vp * 1. Kin. 6.7 there was neither hammer nor axe nor any toole of yron heard in the house while it was in building because the stone was hewen perfectly alreadie before it was brought thither Wherein although wee haue in great admiration the wisedome of Solomon by whose direction the building was taken in hand the circumspection of the Lordes which ouer sawe the worke the cunning of the masōs which squared the stones and the plentie of stones which sufficed so huge a building yet must it needes bee graunted that the office of those which caried the stone and transported the same from the place where it was framed to the place wher the tēple was erected was greatly necessarie and to very good purpose in this gorgious work The like proportion is obserued in the building of the spirituall temple of God * 1. Cor. 3.16 1. Cor. 6.19 1. Pet. 2.5 which is euery faithfull Christian * Mat. 16.16 1. Pet. 2.7 builded by faith vppon Iesus Christe * 1. Cor. 3.11 beeing the only foundati-of the same For Christ being the wise Solomon in deed directeth the worke by his holy spirit good christian Princes by wholesome lawes like good ouerseers take order that the work may go forward lerned godly preachers as cunning masons continually square plenty of stones that is make many godly Sermons write sūdrie learned bokes perfectly agreeing with the square of gods worde * Gala. 6.16 the only rule of spirituall builders which beeing translated from tongue into tongue by the diligence of interpreters the porters or cariers in this spirituall worke it commeth to passe that God his elect are builded vp by little and little into a spirituall temple for GOD him selfe to dwell in with great quietnesse of conscience whiche although it bee sensibly felte inwardelye by the faithfull beleeuer so builded yet is it not perceiued outwardly by the wicked raging worlde which is no part of this building Howe greatly the auncient Israelites ioyed at the erection of the materiall temple * Gala. 6.16 the many oblations * 1. Kin. 8.61 c. which Solomon offered to the Lorde and the solemne feast which hee and all the people helde most manifestly doe declare How muche more then ought wee to offer vp vnto God * Rom. 12.1 the oblations of a godly life and to ioy continually in our heartes considering that it hath pleased him in Iesus Christe to builde vs vp by his holy spirite for an holy temple vnto him selfe Nowe forsomuch as it is the dutie of euery christian man in his calling and according to his habilitie receiued of the Lorde to further this ioyful worke I acknowledging otherwise mine imbecillitie haue transported by painefull trauell into mine owne Countrie three seuerall stones wel squared in a foraine land by that godly and learned builder master Henry Bullinger Minister of the Churche of Zurich by translating into English first foorth of Frenche a godly Sermon of the Lordes Supper then foorth of Latine a learned treatise touching the worthinesse of holy Scripture and lastly forth of the same tongue this present worke insuyng What mooued mee to translate the two firste treatises I haue sufficiently shewed in mine Epistles dedicatorie prefixed before the same It resteth therefore that I declare my purpose in this my presente interprice I rest in hope that those my cuntreymen which haue diligently reade ouer my seconde trauayle that I say nothing of the profect which they may gather of the first I meane the discourse of the authoritie of the Scripture c. haue learned thereby to haue due regarde of Gods holy worde as of a moste excellent treasure wherby God sitting in heauen vouchsafeth to talke with vs dwelling vpon earth and that they are thereby effectually mooued with a feruent desire to reade the Scripture Wherefore following my purpose whiche is according to my duetie to profite my countrey and to forder the Lordes building I haue translated presently for the helpe of the vnlearned in reading the Sriptures The summe of the foure Euangelistes wherebie we may learne not onely the generall ende of the Gospelles which is that Iesus is Christ the onely and sufficient Sauiour of mankinde but also the perticular purpose of euerie Chapter yea almost of euerie verse By this direction the vnlearned are not ledde as are superstitious papistes into the labyrinth of obscure schoolemen to be deuoured by that monstrous Minotaurus the Romane Antichrist but guided in the pathway that leadeth to life euerlasting to the knowledge of Iesus Christ by whom wee are deliuered from the tyrannie of the Diuell and restored to the fauour of God And that the diligent reader might receiue by the reading hereof no small profecte I haue noted in the margent by the direction of the Alphabeticall letters those verses of the text of the Euangelistes from chapter to chapter wherevnto euerie part of this Summe is answerable besides other notes profitable I trust whiche there also I haue put downe Much about the tyme that I finished this my simple trauell reuerende Father your Lordship was elected by God his prouidence Bishoppe of this Diocesse Whereupon not hauing determined to whome I might dedicate this worke I resolued with my selfe to offer it to your Lordeshippe as a present wherewith God hath abled mee beeyng one of your diocesse to bidde you welcome into our cuntrey I doubt not but as it hath pleased GOD to make you among vs the chiefe patrone of his cause so will you vouchsafe fauourably to accept these my labours tending onely to the aduauncement of the same GOD long preserue your Lordeshippe in good health increase his gracious giftes in you and of his infinite mercie so assiste you with his holy spirite that you may carefully looke vnto vs your flocke and prosperouslie proceede in all your good doynges to our comforte and to his glorie From mine house in Bilston the fourth of Iune 1581. Your Lordshippes at commaundement Iohn Tomkys ❧ The Summe of the Gospell by Saint Matthew

ver vnto the 43 Verily the Samaritanes receiue the Lord. d In the 43 44 45. verses But the Iewes especially the citizēs of the towne of Nazareth do despise cast him off d From the 46 ver vnto the end of the chapter Wherwith the Lord is so little offended that he is nothing at all lesse bountifull vnto the euill deseruing Iewes For going to Cana a citie of Galilee he restoreth to health the seruant of a certayne ruler beeing at the very poynt of death prouing by that woorthie deede that hee can saue their life whiche put their trust in him beeyng the authour of life and of all goodnesse e What went before The notable instructions and disputations of Christ the Lord in true Christian religion hitherto had with Nicodemus and the woman of Samaria were as it were priuate f What followeth In the two next chapters follow publike benefites of the same Christ our Lorde which minister occasion of publike disputations verye notable the which disputations doe handle the same that is to say the greatest pointes of our faith * The 5. cha g From the 1 ver vnto the 10 The one benefite he doeth to a man beyng pitifully afflicted many yeres with a most greeuous disease whō he healeth most louingly h From the 10 ver vnto the 17 But because he had done this vpon the Sabboth day the Pharisees sclaunder the benefite and accuse the benefactor of breaking the sabboth i In the 17. ver The Lorde defending his owne cause sheweth as it were by the example of his father the eternal God that he brake not the Sabboth k In the 18. ver Forth of the which answere they pike a new matter of accusatiō laying vnto the Lorde his charge the crime of treason against God and of blasphemie against God l From the 19. ver vnto the 40 Whervpon he prooueth by many and the same most liuely and most euident arguments that God is his father and that he is the sonne of God by nature and equall with the father in all things being the true the liuing and eternall God m From the 40. verse vnto the 44. Notwithstanding in the end of his demonstration he falleth to chide or to expostulate the matter with the Iewes n In the 44 verse and he openeth the causes of mans infidelitie and treacherie namely the desire of glorie of riches and of pleasure o In the 45 46 47 ver ioyning hereunto fearefull threatninges that God the reuenger will once vndoubtedly most sharpely punishe them * The 6. chap. p From the 1. ver vnto the 14 The other benefite is most publike For hee maketh a marueilous and a verie kinglike feast vnto certayne thousandes of men in the wildernesse declaring thereby most manifestly that he is that sonne to be honoured of the blessed GOD by whose vertue and prouidence all liuing thinges are fedde and nourished q In the 14. verse Nowe the people not vnderstanding the iust ende of so great a benefite according to their grossenesse are willing to create the Lorde the king of Israel r In the 15. ver But the Lorde whiche was not come to raigne in humilitie vppon the earth or in the countreye of the Iewes onelie or to receiue a kingdome of men but to bee a king crowned by GOD the Father him selfe glorious heauenlye in heauen and in all the earth together and of all creatures visible and inuisible departeth and hideth him selfe in a mountayne alone ſ In the 16 17 and 18. ver The disciples not knowing where the Lorde laye hidde or whether hee was fledde goe by shippe to Capernaum t In the 19. ver Whom the Lorde following walked vppon the waues of the Sea as vppon the mayne lande v In the 20 21. ver and holpe them being in perill in the lake x The vse of the myracle setting foorth vnto them by this proofe his diuine power y In the 22 23 24. ver The nexte day the common people followe him also in shippes z In the 25. verse ministring occasion vnto him by their woordes to reason openlie in the schoole of Capernaum touching the abridgement and summe of our religion a From the 26 ver vnto the 30 namelie that hee is the true sonne of GOD sent downe from heauen from the father to giue life vnto al mankinde and to conserue them in life in that hee was incarnate for vs in that hee offered his fleshe and his blood vnto the death for vs that euery one whiche beleeueth in him maye haue life euerlasting b From the 30 ver vnto the 34 And hee proposeth this chiefe mysterye of our faith by the continuall similitude of bread or meate and of drinke of eating and also of drinking beeyng hidde in an allegorie that both spirituall thinges might more rightlye bee conceiued by the similitude of bodily thinges and also that they might the more firmely sticke in the mindes of men c In the 34 verse But when as the Capernaites vnderstood these thinges the wrong way and grossely d From the 35. ver vnto the 66. the Lorde expoundeth him selfe moste clearely declaring plainly what hee meant by that kynde of speache e In the 66. verse And when as not a fewe forsooke him f In the 67. verse hee asketh those his disciples whom hee had called to the office of Apostleshippe whether they also purposed to forsake him g From the 68 ver vnto the end of the chapter But blessed Peter in the behalfe of all the Apostles made a right confession in all poyntes and comprehending all the summe of a true fayth leauing it to the Churche that shee also in all troubles and heresies maye so goe on to confesse Christ h A briefe rehearsall of the summe of the 2. last chap. Thou hast therefore in these two last chapters two miracles the thirde and fourth whiche Iesus did and whiche Iohn hath described also two chiefe poyntes of our faith moste copiously and learnedly handeled both that Iesus is true GOD of one substaunce with the Father and also that the same Iesus is true man the foode of the soule and the conseruation and life of euerye parte of euerie man whiche trusteth in him with a true faith i What went before Iohn hath hitherto plainely sette foorth the abridgement summe and scope of all the doctrine of the Gospell k What followeth and nowe doeth hee ioyne heereunto certayne peculiar poyntes touching the doctrine and doctors of the Gospell * The 7. chap. l From the 1. ver vnto the 14 What their duetie is m In the 14 15 16. vers what their doctrine ought to bee n In the 17 and 18. ver how doctrines may bee prooued and knowen whether they bee of GOD o From the 19 ver