shall rewarde thee openlye See that ye gather you not treasure vpon the earth where rust and Mothes corrupt and where theues breake through and steale But gather you treasure together in heauen where nether ruste nor Mothes corruppe and where theues nother breake vp nor steale For where your treasure is there is your heart also The eye is the lighte of the body yf thyne eye that is thyne entencion then be single all thy bodye shall b◠that is thy vvorke full of lyght But and yf thyne eye be wicked al thy bodye shal be ful of darckenesse wherefore yf the lyghte that is in thee be darkenesse howe greate then shall that darckenesse b◠No manne can commaundynge contrarye thynges serue two maysters For eyther he shal hate the one and loue the other or elles he shall leane to the one and despyse the other Ye can not serue God and Mammon Therfore I saye vnto you be not ye careful for youre lyfe what ye shall eate or what ye shal dryncke nor yet for your bodye what ye shall put on Is not y ◠life more worthy thē meate And the body more of value then raiment Solicitude vvhereby spirituall thynges are letted is prohibited not the solicitude of prouidence Beholde the foules of the ayre for they sowe not nother reape nor yet carye into the barnes and yet your heauenlye father fedeth theym Luke Consider y ◠Rauens they nother sowe nor reape they haue also nother stoore house nor barne and yet God fedeth them But howe muche better are ye then the foules Who of you though he toke thoughte therfore could put one cubyte to hys stature Seynge then ye be not able to do that whych is least why take ye thoughte for the other Mathevve Consider the Lilyes of the felde howe they growe they laboure not nether spynne and yet for all that I saye vnto you that euen Salomō in all his royalte was not arayed lyke vnto one of these Wherfore yf God so cloth the grasse whiche is to daye in the felde and to morowe shall be caste into the fornace Shall he not muche moore doe the same vnto you O ye of lytle fayth Therfore take ye no thought sayinge What shall we eate or what shall we dryncke or wherewyth shall we be clothed Luke And clyme not vp on hye The Heathen in the worlde seke after all suche thynges Mat Youre heauenlye father knoweth that ye haue nede of all these thynges Seke ye fyrste therefore the kyngedome of God and the ryghteousnes therof so shall all these thynges be ministred vnto you Care not thē for to morow for the morowe shall care for it selfe Euerye daye hathe ynoughe of hys owne trauayle ☞ Of doynge of mercye and that we shoulde not iudge and of the truste and confidence of prayer Luk. vi Mathewe vii Cap. xxiiii BE ye therefore mercyfull as youre father also is mercyful Iudge not and ye shall not be iudged Comdempne not ye shal not be cōdempned Forgeue and ye shal be forgeuen Geue and to you shal be geuen a good measure pressed downe shaken together and runnynge ouer shall men geue into your bosome For with what measure ye mete with the same shal it be measured to you agayne And he sayde a similitude vnto them Can the blinde leade the blynde Doe they not both then fall into the diche The disciple is not aboue hys maister But whosoeuer is perfect the same shall be as hys maister But why seest thou a moate in thy brothers eye and considrest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye Or how canst thou say vnto thy brother holde styll brother I wyl plucke out the moate out of thine eye and thou thy selfe seest not the beame in thyne owne eye Thou ypocrite firste caste the beame oute of thyne owne eye and then shalte thou see clearely to pull the moate oute of thy brothers eye Mathe Geue not that which is holy to dogges nother cast ye your pearles before swine lest they treade theym vnder their feete and the other turne agayne and al to rent you Aske and it shall be geuen you Seke and ye shal fynde knocke and it shall be opened vnto you For whosoeuer asketh receaueth and he that seketh findeth and to hym that knocketh it shal be opened Is there anye man amonge you whiche yf hys sonne asked him bread woulde offre hym a stone Or yf he asked fish wolde he profer him a serpent Or yf he asked him an egge woulde profer him a scorpion Yf ye then which art euell can geue youre chyldren good gyftes Howe much more shal your father which is in heauen geue good thynges to them that aske him therfore whatsoeuer ye woulde that men shoulde doe to you euen so doe ye to thē Thys is y ◠lawe the prophetes ☞ Of the narowe waye and conclusion of the Lordes sermone made in y e mounte Thabor Mat. vii Luk. vi Ca. xxv ENtrei at y e straite gate for wide is the gate and brode is y e waye that leadeth to destruction and many there be which go in ther at But straite is y e gate narow is y ◠way which leadeth vnto life fewe ther be y ◠find it Beware of false prophetes which come to you in shepes clothing but inwardly they are rauening wolues ye shall know them by their fruites Do men gather grapes of thornes or figges of thistles Luk For it is no good tre y ◠bringeth forth euel fruite no euell tre y ◠bringeth forth good fruit Euery tre is knowē by hys fruite For menne gather no figges of thornes nor grapes of busshes A good mā out of y e good treasure of his heart bringeth forth y ◠whiche is good And an euel manne oute of y e euel treasure of hys heart bryngeth forth y ◠whych is euel For of the aboundaunce of the heart the mouth speaketh Mat Euen so euery good tree bryngeth forth good fruite but a corrupte tree bryngeth forth euell fruite A good tre cannot bryng forth badde fruite nor an euell tree cannot bryng forth good fruite Euery tre y ◠bringeth not forth good frute shal be hewen downe and cast into the fyre Wherefore by their frutes ye shall knowe them Luke But why call ye me Lorde Lorde and do not that I say vnto you Mathevv Not al they that say vnto me Lorde Lorde shall enter into the kyngdome of heauen But he that doth the wil of my father which is in heauen he shal enter into the kyngedome of heauen many shal saye to me in that daye Lorde Lorde haue we not prophecied in thy name Haue we not cast oute deuels in thy name haue we not done many great dedes in thy name And then wyll I knowledge vnto them I neuer knew you departe frome ye workers of iniquitie Luke Whose euer commeth vnto me and heareth my woordes and doth them I wyll shewe you to whome he is lyke He
woorde agaynste the sonne of man it shal be forgeuen him but who so euer speaketh against the holy ghoste it shal not be forgeuen hym nother in thys worlde nor in the worlde to come Ether make the tree good and his frute good also or els make the tree euell and hys fruyte euell also For the tree is knowen by the fruyte O ye generacion of vypers howe canne ye speake good when ye youre selues are euell for of the aboundance of the hearte the mouthe speaketh A good manne out of a good treasure of his hert briÌ„geth forth good thinges and an euell man oute of hys euell treasure bryngeth forthe euell thynges but I saye vnto you that of euery ydle woorde that menne haue spoken they shall geue accomptes at the daye of iudgemente Oute of thy woordes thou shalte be iustifyed and oute of thy wordes shalte thou be condemned ☞ Of the Iewes requyrynge a sygne from heauen Mathew xii Luke xi Capi. 61. THen answered certayne of the Scribes and Pharises sayd Master we woulde fayne se a token or sygne of thee Luke whaÌ„ the people were gathered thicke together he beganne to saye This is an euell generacion mat This euell and aduouterous generacion seketh a token and there shal no token be geueÌ„ them but the token and sygne of the * Prophet Ionas Luke for lyke as Ionas was a sygne vnto the Niniuites so shall the sonne of man be vnto this generacion Math. For as Ionas was thre dayes and thre nyghtes in the whalles belly so shall the sonne of man be thre dayes and thre nyghtes in the hearte of the earthe The menne of Niniue shall ryse in the laste iudgement wyth this generacion and shall condemne it for they dyd penaunce at the preachynge of * Ionas And behold here is one greater then Ionas* The Quene of the southe shall aryse in the laste iudgement wyth this generacioÌ„ and shall condemne it for she came froÌ„ the vtmost partes of the earth to heare the wysedome of Salomon and lo here is one greater then Salomon Christ declareth that he oughte not for the Ievves incredulite to cease from preachynge tellynge this symilitude Luke No man lighteth a candel and putteth it in a priuye place nother vnder a busshel but vpon a candelstycke that they whyche come in may se the lyghte The eye is the lyghte of the bodye If thyne eye then be syngle all thy bodye shal be full of lyght but yf thyne eye be wycked then shal al thy body be full of darckenesse Take hede therefore that the lyghte which is in thee be not darkenesse yf thy body now be lyghte so that it haue no part of darknesse then shal it be ful of lyght and shal light the euen as a clere lyghtenynge Math. But whan the vncleane spirit is gone out of man he walketh thorowe drye places sekynge rest and fyndeth none Then sayeth he I wyl turne againe in to my house from whence I went out And when he commeth he fyndeth it emptye swepte and garnyshed Then goeth he hys way and taketh vnto him seuen other spyrytes worse then hym selfe and whan they are entred in they dwell there And the ende of that manne is worse then the begynninge Euen so shall it go wyth this euell generacion ¶ Of the woman that lyfted vp her voyce and of the Lordes mother and brethren whyche soughte hym Mat. xii Mar. iii. Luke xi and. viii Capit. lxii ANd it fortuned whaÌ„ he spake such wordes a certaine womaÌ„ among the people lyft vp her voyce and sayde vnto him blessed is the wombe that bare the and the pappes that thou haste sucked But he sayde yea blessed are they that heare the worde of God and kepe it Mat. While he yet talked vnto the people beholde hys mother and hys brethren stode wythoute desirynge to speake wyth hym Luke and they coulde not come at hym for y e people Marke and they seÌ„t unto him and called hym and the people sat aboute hym Math. Then sayde one vnto hym beholde thy mother and thy brethren staÌ„de without and would speake wyth thee Luke and woulde se thee Math. But he aunswered and sayde vnto hym that tolde hym Who is my mother who are my brethreÌ„ Mar. and he loked rouÌ„d about him vpoÌ„ those y â— sat rouÌ„d in coÌ„passe about him Mat. he stretched forth hys haÌ„de to his disciples said beholde my mother my brethreÌ„ for who so euer doth y e wyll of my father which is in heaueÌ„ y e same is my brother sister mother Luke my mother my brethreÌ„ are these whyche heare the worde of God and do it ☞ Of the checkynge of the Pharises Luke xi Capitu. 63. ANd whyle he yet spake a certaine Pharise prayde hym y â— he would dyne wyth hym And he wente in and sat hym downe at the table Whan the Pharise sawe that he maruayled that he washed not fyrst before dyner But the Lorde sayde vnto him Now do ye Pharises make clene the outesyde of the cuppe and platter but youre inwarde partes are full of robbery and wickednesse ye fooles is a thynge made clene within because the outesyde is clensed Neuerthelesse aboue that is necessarye geue almes of that ye haue and beholde all is cleane vnto you But wo be vnto you Pharises ye that teeth mint and rewe and al maner herbes and passe ouer iudgemente and the loue of God These oughte to haue bene done and not to â—eaue the other vndone ☞ Of the brother which desyred Christe to deuyde the heretage Luke xii Capitulo lxiiii BUt one of the people sayde vnto hym Maister byd my brother diuyde the enhiritaunce wyth me But he sayd vnto him man who hath set me to be a iudge or heretage parter ouer you And he sayd vnto theym Take hede and beware of couetousnes for no man lyueth therof that he hath aboundaunce of goodes Of the ryche man that woulde make wyder his barnes Luk. xii Capitulo lxv ANd he tolde theym a similitude and sayde There was a ryche man whose feldes had broughte forth fruites plenteouslye and he thought in hym selfe and sayde What shal I doe I haue nothyng wherin to gather my fruites And he sayd Thys wyll I doe I wyll breake downe my Barnes and buylde greater and therâ—in wyll I gather all myne increace and my goodes and wyll saye vnto my soule Soule thou haste muche goodes layed vp in stoore for manye yeares take nowe thyne ease eate drinke and be mery But God said vnto him thou foole this night shall they require thy soule from thee and whose shal it be that thou hast prepared thus goeth it with him that gathereth treasure for hym selfe and is not ryche in God But he sayde vnto his disciples Therfore I say vnto you Take ye no thought for your life what ye shal eate nother for your body what ye shal put on The lyfe is moore then meate and the bodye more then
no maÌ„ deceaue you for there shal many come in my name saye I am Christ and shal deceaue many Luke and the tyme shal drawe nye folowe them not Math. Ye shal heare of warres and of the noyse of warre Luk But whan ye heare of warres and insurreccions be not ye afraied For suche must come to passe but y â— ende is not yet thereof so sone TheÌ„ said he vnto theÌ„ One nacion shal rise agaiÌ„st another one realme against another And there shal be great earthquake here there pestileÌ„ce and dearth and fearfull thinges and great tokens shal there be froÌ„ heauen Math All these are the begynnynge of sorowes Marke But take ye hede to your selues Luke But before al these they shall laye handes vpon you and persecute you Mat they shall put you to trouble and shal kyl you Mar they shal deliuer you vp to the councels and synagoges and ye shal be beaten and brought before Princes kynges for my sake Luk But this shal happeÌ„ vnto you for a witnesse Mat. Then shal many be offended shal betray hate one another And many false prophetes shall arise shall deceaue many because iniquite shal haue the vpper haÌ„d y e loue of many shal waxe cold abate But who so endureth vnto y e ende the same shal be saued And this gospell of the kyngedome shal be preached in all the worlde for a witnesse to all people and then shall the ende come Marke Now whaÌ„ they shal lede you deliuer you vp Luke Be at a point therfore in your heartes that ye take no thought how ye shal answere Marke For it is not yr y â— speake but the holy gost Luke For I Marâ— in y e same houre Luke wil geue you mouth wysedoÌ„ against the which al your aduersaries shal not be able to resist Mar One brother shal delyuer another to death and y â— father the sonne y e childreÌ„ shal ryse agaiÌ„st theyr fathers and mothers and shall helpe them to deathe Luke ye shal be delyuered vp euen of your elders brethreÌ„ kynsfolkes and frendes and ye shal be hated of euerye manne for my names sake and yet shal not one heere of your heade peryshe holde faste youre soules with paryence ¶ Of the commynge and persecucion of Antechrist Math. xxiiii Marke xiii Luke xxi Capitu. C. xxxiiii WHen ye therefore shall se the abhominacion desolation where of it is spoken by Daniel the prophete standinge in the holy place marke where it ought not Mat whoso readeth it let hym marke it well Luke that the desolation of IerusaleÌ„ is at hande math Then lette them which be in Iewry flye vnto the mouÌ„taynes and lette him whiche is in the house toppe not come doune to â—et any thinge oute of his house and let hym which is in the felde not turne backe to fetche his clothes Luke And let suche as be in the middest therof depart out and lette suche as be in the countreys not come therin for those are the daies of vengeaunce that euery thing which is wrytten maye be fulfylled But wo vnto them that are with chylde and to them that geue sucke in those dayes Math but praye ye that youre fiyghte be not in the wynter nor in the Sabboth Luke For there shal be greate trouble vpon earthe and wrathe ouer thys people and they shall fall thorow the edge of the sweard and he led captiue amonge all nations And Ierusalem shal be troden downe of the Heythen vntyll the tyme of the Heythen be fulfylled ¶ Of the signes of the consumation of the worlde Math. xxiiii mar xiii Luc. xviii Ca. C. xxxv ANd he said to his disciples y e tyme shal come whan ye shal desire to se one day of y e sonne of man and shall not se it Math Then shall there be greate trouble Marke for in those dayes there shal be suche trouble as was not from the begynnynge of the creatures whiche God created vnto this tyme nother shal be And yf the Lorde had not shortened those dayes there should no man be saued But for the electes sake whome he hath choseÌ„ he hath shortened those dayes then yf anye manne shall saye vnto you lo here is Christe or there beleue it not Luk goo not you nother folow Mat for there shal aryse false Chrystes and false prophetes and shall do great tokens and wonders Marke to deceaue euen the verye chosen yf it were possible but take ye hede beholde I haue tolde you all before Math Wherfore yf they shall say vnto you beholde he is in the wyldernesse go not ye fourth heholde he is in the chamber beleue it not Luke for as the lyghtenynge shyneth aboue from the heauen and lighteth ouer all that is vnder heauen Mat so shal the coÌ„myng of the sonne of man be in his day for wher soeuer a dead carcase is ther will the Aegles be gathered together Luke But fyrste muste he suffer manye thynges and be refused of thys generacion Of the laste signes of the consumation of the worlde Mat. xxiiii Luc. xxi Capi. C. xxxvi IMmediatlye after the trouble of the same tyme shall the sunne and the moone lose their lyghte and the starres shall fall from heauen Luke And there shal be tokens in the sunne and moone and starres the people shal be in perplexite through the confusion and roring of the sea and waters that men shall pyne awaye for feare and for loking after the thinges whyche shall come vpon earthe math And the powers of heauen shal moue ¶ Of the comminge of Christe the iudge diuerselye sygnified Math. xxiiii Luke xvii xxi Mar. xiii Cap. C. xxxvii ANd then shall appeare the sygne of the sonne of man in heaueÌ„ and then shall all the kinredes of the earthe mourne and they shall see the some of manne come in the cloudes of heauen with greate power and glorye And he shall sende his aungels wyth the greate voyce of a trumpe and they shall gather together his chosen from the foure windes from one ende of the heauen to the other mar from one ende of the earth to the other math Learne a similitude of the fygge tree whan his braunch is yet tender and his leaues sprong mar ye know that the sommer is nie Luke but when these thinges beginne to come to passe then loke vp and lyft vp your heades For youre redempcion draweth nye and he tolde them a similitude Behold the figge tree and all the trees whan they nowe shute forthe theyr buddes ye se by them and perceaue that sommer is now at hande mar So in lyke wise whan ye se all these thinges come to passe math be ye sure that it is nye euen at the dores Luke the kingdome of God Uerely I saye vnto you thys generation shall not passe tyll all be fulfilled heauen and earthe shal passe but my wordes shall not passe But take hede to youre selues that youre
Iniquite shall haue the vpper hande ii boke cap. cxxxiii It wylbe long or my Lord come ii bo capitulo cxxxviii I wyll not drynke of the frute of the vyne iii. bo capit ii In my fathers house are many mantiâ—ns iii. boke ca. vii In secret haue I spoken nothynge iii boke capt vii I go a fyshinge iii. boke ca xxiii Increace oure fayth ii boke capitu xc If I may touche his clothes I shal be whole ii boke capi xxxiiii It was neuer so sene in Israell ii boke capitulo xxxv Iesus kyngdome hath no ende i. boke capitulo iii Iesus shall saue his people i. bo cap. vi Iesus apposeth the doctors i. bo ca. xiii Iesus was obediente to his parentes i. boke cap. xiii Iesus increased in wysdome i. boke capitulo xiii Iesus whypt the marchauntes oute of the temple ii boke ca. vii Iesus baptised not ii boke cap. xl Iesus slâ—pt vpon a pyllowe ii boke capitulo xxx Iesus rebuked the seas ii bok capitulo xxx Iesus sawe the fayth of theym ii bo capitulo xxxii Iesus wrote wyth hys fynger ii bo capitulo lxxiiii Iesus a prophete myghtye in woorde and dede iii. boke cap. xx Iesus came to hys disciples the doores beynge shut iii bo ca. xxi Ierusalem shal be destroyed ii bok capitulo cxviii Ierusalem shal be left desolate ii bo capitulo cxxxi Iohn Baptist was great before God i. boke cap. ii Iohn drancke no stronge dryncke i. bo capitu ii Iohn tourned the people to the Lorde i. boke cap. ii Iohn spryngeth in his mothers woÌ„be i. boke cap. iiii Iohn is circumcised i. boke cap v. Iohn hadde the hande of God wyth hym i. boke cap. v Iohn was called a prophet i. bo cap. v Iohn gaue knowledge of saluacion i. boke cap. v. Iohn inhabited the desert i. bo cap xii Iohn a wytnesse of lyght i. bo capitulo xiiii Iohn preached the baptyme of penaunce i. boke cap. xiiii Iohns meate and garmentes i. boke capitu xiiii Iohns confession of Christe i. bo catulo xv Iohn baptised in Enon ii bo capitulo ix Iohn rebuked Herode ii boke capitulo x. Iohn is cast into pryson ii bok capitulo x. Iohn is more then a prophet ii bo capitulo xxxviii Iohn drancke no wyne ii bok capitulo xxxviii Iohn is beheaded ii boke capitulo liii lix Iohn dyd no myracles ii boke capitulo lxxix Iohn was taken for a Prophete ii bo capitulo cxxii Ionas signe token ii b ca. lxi lxxxiiii Ioye in heauen ouer a penitent sinner ii boke cap. xciiii Ioseph Maries husbande i. bo cap. vi Ioseph was a perfit man i. boke ca. vi Ioseph was mynded to put Mary froÌ„ hym i. boke cap. vi Iudas was a thefe and had the bagge ii bo capitu cxlii Iudas repented hym and made restitution iii. bo ca. xii Iudge not after vtter appearaunce ii boke capitu lxxiii Iewes meddle not with the Samari tans ii boke cap xlvii the Iewes maner of buriynge iii. bo capitu xv K. the Kyngdom of heauen is at hand ii boke cap. xi the Kyngdom of heauen belongeth to chyldren ii boke cap. xcix the Kyngdome which is deuyded shall be desolate ii bo cap. lx the Kyngdome of God commeth not with outward apearauÌ„ce ii b. ca. cxxviii Kynges haue dominion ouer the people iii. bo cap. vi L. the Labourers are fewe ii bo cap. xli the Labourer is worthy of his reward ii boke cap. xli Laboure not for the meate that shal perishe ii boke cap. lvi the Lawe iudgeth no man before he be hearde ii boke cap. lxxiii Lazarus in Abrahams bosome ii boke capitulo cv Lazarus came forth ii bo cap. cvi Legion of deuyls ii bok cap. xxxi Lende to hym that wyll borowe ii bo capitu xx Lende and loke for no gayne ii bo capitulo xx Let slyp your nettes ii boke cap. xii Let the dead burye the dead ii bo capitulo xxxi Let no man put a sonder that god hath coupled ii bo ca. xcviii Lyfe is more then meate ii boke capitulo lxv Leue al thynges for Christes sake ii boke cap. lxxii Lorde yf thou wylte thou canste heale me ii boke ca. xxvi Lorde open vnto vs. ii bok capitulo lxix cxxxix Lorde remembre me c. iii. bo ca. xiiii Lorde go from me ii bo ca. xii Lose thy life and finde it ii boke capitulo xxvii lxxxvii cxxxvii Loue your enemyes ii boke cap. xx Loue together as I haue c. iii. b. c. vii to Loue God thy neyghbour is more then al offeringes ii bo ca. cxxviii Loke what ye haue done to one of these c. ii boke cap. cxl Lottes vpon Christes vesture iii. boke capitu xiii Luste not after another mans wyfe ii boke cap. xix M. Man lyueth not onely by breade ii bo capitu iii. Manne muste be borne of water and the spirite ii bo cap. viii Man hath nothynge but from heauen ii boke cap. ix Man shall be rewarded accordynge to his dedes ii boke cap. lxxxvii Man and wife one sâ—â—ash ii b. ca. xcviii Manna ii boke cap. ivi Many are called few are chosen ii bo â—pitu ciii cxxv Make you frendes with vnrighteous Mammon ii boke cap. iiii Mary is blessed amonge women i. boke capi iii. iiii Mary fouÌ„de grace with God i. b. ca. iii. Mary bare the son of God i. bo ca. iii. Mary the Lordes handmayden i. bo capitulo iii. Mary visiteth Elizabeth i. bo ca. iiii Mary the mother of God i. boke capitulo iiii vi Mary for her belefe is blessed i. bo capitulo iiii Mary was maryed to Ioseph i. bo capitulo vi Mary was wyth chylde by the holye Ghoste i. bo cap. vi Mary is delyuered i. bok ca. vii Mary Ioseph seke Iesus i. bo ca. xiii Mary founde Iesus in the Temple i boke capi xiii Mary Magdalene kysseth Christes feete ii boke ca. xliiii Mary hath chosen a good parte ii bo capitulo xlv Mary Magdalene was delyuerd of seuen deuyls ii bo cap. xlix Martha ii boke cap xlv Maister here is good beyng for vs ii bo capitulo lxxxviii Mathewes conuersion ii boke capitulo xvii Mathewe made Iesus a feast ii bo capitulo xxiii Men loue darkenesse more then light ii boke cap. viii Men of Niniue ii boke capitu lxi Mens dyuers opinioÌ„ of Christ ii bo capitu lxxiii Messias ii boke cap. v. Mynstrels ii bo ca. xxx iiii My yoke is easye ii bo cap. xlii My soule is heauye vnto death iii. bo capitulo ix the Mouthe speaketh of the aboundaunce of the hearte ii bo cap. xxv lx Mastarde seede the least of all seedes ii boke cap. v. Much shal be required of him that hath muche ii bo ca. cxxxviii N. Naaman is cleansed of hys Leprosve ii boke cap. lii Nathaniels confession of Christ ii bo capitulo v. Names of the twelue Apostles ii boke capitulo xxxvii Nazareth bringeth nothyng that good is i. boke cap. v. the Nazarites thruste Christe oute of
calme Luke But he said vnto them where is your faith Mathevv Why are ye fearefull o ye of lytle faythe Marke haue ye yet no fayth Math. and the menne maruayled Marke and they were excedynglye afrayed and sayde one to another what is he this Math. What manne is thys Marke for wynde and sea are obediente vnto hym ☞ Of two Demoniakes which were healed mat viii Luc. viii Mar. v. capi xxxi ANd they sayled Mar. and came vnto the other syde of the sea Math. into the countrey of the Gergesytes Luke whiche is ouer agaynste Galyle And whan he wente oute of the shyppe to lande Math there met hym two possessed of deuyls whyche came oute of the graues and were oute of measure fearce so that no manne myghte go by that waye Luke whiche had a deuell a longe tyme and dyd weare no clothes and taryed in no house but Mar hys dwellynge was in the graues and no man coulde bynde hym no not w t cheynes for he was oft boÌ„d with fetters and cheynes and pluckt the cheynes asunder and brake the fetters in peces and no man coulde tame hym And he was alwaye both daye and nyghte vpon the mountaynes and in the graues cryinge and beatynge hym selfe wyth stones Luk he was driuen of the deuyll into the wyldernes Mat but when he sawe Iesus a farre of he ranne and adourynge him Luke and fel doune before hym Math And behold they bothe cryed out Mark with a loude voyce mat sayinge Oh Iesus thou sonne of God what haue we to doe with thee Luk of the most hyghest Mathe why art thou come hether to torment vs before the tyme be come Mark I charge thee by God Luk and I beseche thee that thou wilt not torment me for he commaunded the foule spirit Mar to go out of y â— man And he asked him what is thy name He answered said my name is legion for there be many of vs Luke for there were manye deuels entred into him And they besought hi Mar instantly Luk that he would not coÌ„maunde theÌ„ to go into the depe mar nor y â— he wold not expel theÌ„ out of that contre mat Ther was not far of froÌ„ theÌ„ a great heerde of swine mar feding aboute y e moÌ„taines in y â— feldes mat Then all the deuels besought him saying Yf y â— cast vs out send vs into y e heerd of swyne mar that we may entre in to them anone Iesus gaue them leaue math and he sayd unto them goe youre wayes Then went they out and departed into the heerd of swyne And beholde the hole heerd of swyne was caryed with violence marke headlonge into the sea they were about two thousande and were drowned in the sea mathe and perished in the water â—Luk but when the heerdmen sawe what had chaunced they fâ—edde mat and went their waies shewed in the city mar and in the couÌ„tre Luk and in y â— villages maâ— al these thinges what had fortuned vnto the possessed of the deuel And behold al y e citie came out met Iesus Luc for to se what was done came to Iesus mar and sawe him which was possessed and vexed with the deuel Luk out of whoÌ„ the deuels were departed sytting at Iesus feete clothed Mar and in his right mind and they were afrayed Luk And thei that had sene it tolde them howe the possessed was healed of the Legion Mark and of the swine Mathe and when they sawe him Luk the whole multytude of the Gabaranites besought him Mat for to depart Mar and go out of their coastes Luk and from theym for there was a greate feare come vpon them Marke when he was come into the shyppe that from the countrey of the Gerazerithes he myghte retourne into Galile the possessed prayed hym that he myghte be wyth hym Neuertheles Iesus woulde not suffre hym but sayde vnto hym Goe Luk and returne home to thy house Marke and to thyne owne and tel them howe great bene fytes Iesus hathe done for thee and howe he hathe hadde mercye vpon thee Luke and he went thorowe out all the cytye Marke and beganne to publyshe in the tenne cytyes howe great benefytes Iesus hadde done for him and euerye man meruayled And when Iesus passed ouer agayne by shyppe there gathered muche people vnto hym and wayted for hym by the sea syde ☞ Of hym that was healed of the Palsye Mathe. ix Mark ii Luc. v. Ca. xxxii ANd Iesus entred into a shyppe and passed ouer and came into his owne cytye Math Capernaum after certen dayes Luk And it fortuned vpon a daye that he sat and taught Marke and it was noysed that he was in the house and immediatlye there was gathered together a great multitude in so muche that they had no rowme no not withoute the doore And he spake the worde vnto theym Luke and there satte the Pharises and the docters of the law whiche were come oute of all the townes of Galile and Iewrye and from Ierusalem And the power of the Lorde healed euery man Math and loe they broughte hym a manne sycke of the palsye lyenge in his bed Marke borne of foure Luke and they sought how they might brynge him in lay him before hiÌ„ And wheÌ„ they coulde not fynde by what waye they might bringe him in for the people they climmed vp to the toppe of y e house mar they vncouered the rofe of the house where he was and when they had made a hoole Luke they let him downe thorow the tylynge with the bed amonge them before Iesus mat And when Iesus saw the fayth of them he sayde to the sicke of y e palsye Sonne be of good chere thy sinnes are forgeuen thee Luk And the Scribes pharises began to thynke mar and thoughte in their heartes Luk sayinge amonge theym selues What is he thys that speaketh blasphemy Who can forgeue sinnes but onely God marke And when Iesus knewe in his holy spirite Luk theyr thoughtes he answered and sayd vnto them Math wherfore thinke ye euyll in youre heartes Whether is it easier to say mark to y e sicke of y e palsie thy sinnes are forgeuen thee or to say arise take vp thy bed and walke But y â— ye may knowe that the sonne of man hath power to forgeue sinnes vppon earth he sayde vnto the sicke of the palsye I saye vnto thee arise take vp thy bed go home Luk and immediatly he role vp before theÌ„ and toke vp the bed that he had lien vpon and went home magnified God And they were al astonied and gaue God y â— prayse mat glorifiynge God which had geueÌ„ such power vnto meÌ„ Luk and they were filled with great feare said we haue sene meruelous thinges to daye marke for we neuer sawe suche Of y â— feast in Mathewes house Mat. 9. Mar. 2. Luk. 5. Ca. 33. LEuy made him a great feast in his house math and it came to passe as
Wo vnto you Pharises for ye loue to syt vppermost in the Sinagogges and to be saluted in the market Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrytes for ye are lyke couered sepulchres where ouer men walke and are not a ware of them Then answered one of the Scribes and sayde vnto him Master with these wordes thou puttest vs to rebuke also But he said And wo be to you Scribes and lawers also For ye lade meÌ„ with vntollerable burthens ye your selues touche theÌ„ not w t one of youre fyngers Math. Wo vnto you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which make clene y e vtter syde of y e cup and platter but w tin ye are full of robbery and vnclennesse Thou blynde Pharise clense fyrste the insyde of the cup platter that y e inside may be clene also Wo vnto you Scribes Pharises ye ypocrites whiche be lyke vnto paynted Sepulchres that appeare beautiful outward but w tin they are full of dead meÌ„s bones and al fylthynesse euen so are ye also Outewarde ye appeare righteous vnto meÌ„ but within ye are ful of ypocrisy and iniquite Wo be to you Scribes and Pharises ye ypocrites which builde y e tombes of the Prophetes Luk But your fathers put theÌ„ to death Mat. and garnish y â— sepulchres of y e righteous and say yf we had bene in our fathers time we would not haue bene partakers w t theÌ„ in y e bloude of y e Prophetes Therfore ye be witnesses vnto your selues Luke and douteles ye beare wytnesse coÌ„sent vnto the dedes of your fathers mat that ye are the childreÌ„ of theÌ„ which slew y â— Prophetes Luke For ye build y â— sepulchres of y â— Prophetes but your fathers put theÌ„ to death mat Go to fulfyl ye also the measure of your fathers O ye serpentes O ye generacioÌ„ of vipers how wil ye escape the damnacion of hell Luke Therfore said y â— wysedeÌ„ of God mat Behold I sende vnto you Prophetes Luke Apostles Mat and wyse meÌ„ Scribes some of theÌ„ ye shal kil and crucifie some of theÌ„ shal ye scourge in your sinagoges persecute theÌ„ froÌ„ city to citie that vpon you may come Luk and be required mat all the righteous bloud Luk of al the Prophetes Mat which hath bene shed vpon the earthe Luk sence the foundacion of y e worlde of this generacion Mat. from y e bloud of righteous Abell vnto the bloude of Zachari the sonne of Barachias whoÌ„e ye slewe Luk whyche peryshed Mat betwene the temple and the aultare Uerelye I saye vnto you all thâ— thynges shal lyght vpon this generacion Luke Wo vnto you lawers for ye haue receaued the keye of knowledge ye are not come in youre selues and haue forbydden them that would haue bene in whaÌ„ he spake thus vnto them the Scribes and Pharises beganne to preasse sore vpon hym and to stoppe hys mouthe wyth manye questions and layed wayte for hym and soughte to hunte oute some thynge oute of hys mouthe that they myghte accuse hym Mathevv O Ierusalem Ierusalem thou that slaiest the Prophetes and stonest them that are sent vnto thee How oft would I haue gathered thy children together euen as the henne gathereth her chekens vnder her wynges and ye would not Beholde youre habitacion shal be lefte vnto you desolate for I saye vnto you ye shal not se me hence forth tyl ye say Luke Blessed be he that commeth in the name of the Lord. Of the Iewes obstinacie of the wyddow which offred two mytes â—â—un 12. mar 12. luk 21. Cap. 132 ANd though he had done such sygnes before theÌ„ yet beleued they not on hym y â— the sayinge of Esay the Prophete might be fulfylled which he spake Lord who beleueth our preaching or to whoÌ„ is the arme of the Lorde oâ—ened Therfore could thei not beleue for Esay said againe He hathe blinded their eyes and hardened their heart that they shuld not se wyth eyes nor vnderstande with their heart and shuld be conuerted and he should heale them This said Esay whan he sawe his glory and spake of him Neuerthelesse many of the chiefe rulers beleued on him but because of the Pharises they would not be aknowen of it leste they shoulde be excommunicate for they loued more the prayse of men theÌ„ of god Iesus cried said He that beleueth on me beleueth not on me but on him that sent me And he that seeth me seeth him that sente me I am come a lyght into the worlde that who so euer beleueth in me should not byde in darkenes and he that heareth my wordes and beleueth not I iudge hym not for I am not come to iudge the world but to saue the worlde He that refuseth me and receaueth not my wordes hath one alreadye that iudgeth hym The woorde that I haue spoken that shall iudge hym at the laste day For I haue not spoken of my selfe but the father that sent me hath geueÌ„ me a coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t what I shuld do say And I know y â— his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t is lyfe euerlasting Therfore loke what I speake y â— speake I eueÌ„ so as my father hath sayde vnto me Marke And Iesus sat ouer agaiÌ„st gods chest and behelde Luke theÌ„ that caste in their offeringes into the cheste Mar and how y â— people cast in monye and many that were riche put in much And there came a poore wedow put in two mites which make a farthinge Luke He sawe also a poore wedowe which put in two mytes Mat. And he called vnto hym his dyscyples and said vnto theÌ„ Uerely I saye vnto you this poore wedow hathe put more into the chest then al they y â— haue put in they all haue put in of their superfluitie Luke vnto y â— offering of God But she of her pouertie hath put in Marke al that she had euen her whole lyuynge Of the building of y â— teÌ„ple and of the threatening of y â— destruccioÌ„ of the same Mat. 24. Marke xiii Luke xxi Capi. Cxxxiii ANd Iesus went out and departed froÌ„ y â— teÌ„ple and his disciples came vnto hym to shew him y â— buildiÌ„g of the temple Luke And whan some spake of the temple that it was garnyshed wyth goodly stones Iewels Mat. Iesus answered said vnto them Sâ— ye not all these thynges Mark And what a buyldynge is this Math. Uerely I say vnto you Luke the time shal come wherein of all thys y â— ye see there shal not be left one stone vpon another which shal not be brokeÌ„ downe Math. And as he sat vpon the mounte Oliuet Marke ouer agaynst the temple Math. hys discyples came vnto him secretlye Mar. namely Peter Iames Iohn and Andrew asking him Mat. and sayinge Te â—vs whan shal these thinges come to passe what sygne shal there be of thy cominge and of the ende of the worlde Iesus answered sayde vnto them Take hede that
another as ye walcke and are sad Then aunswered the one whose name was Cleophas and sayde vnto him art y â— only a stranÌ„ger at IerusaleÌ„ not knowiÌ„g what is come to passe ther in these dayes And he sayd vnto them What They sayde vnto hym That of Iesus of Nazareth whiche was a prophete myghtye in dede and worde before God and all the people Howe oure highe priestes and rulers delyuered him to the condeÌ„pnation of deathe and crucified hym But we hoped that he shoulde haue delyuered Israel And besydes al thys to day is y â— thyrd day y â— this was done Yea and certayne women also of oure companye whiche were earely at the sepulchre and fouÌ„de not his body came and tolde that they hadde sene a vision of aungels whiche sayde he was alyue And certayne of them which were with vs went vnto the sepulchre and founde it euen so as the women sayde but hym founde they not And he sayde vnto them O ye fooles and slowe of hearte to beleue all that the prophetes haue spoken oughte not Christe to haue suffred these thynges and to entre also into hys glorye And he beganne at Moyses and al the Prophetes and expounded vnto them all the scriptures that were spoken of hym And they drewe nye vnto the towne whiche they went vnto And he made as though he woulde haue gone further And they compelled hym and sayde Abyde with vs for it draweth towardes nyght and the daye is farre passed And he wente in to tarye wyth them And it came to passe whan he sat at the table with theÌ„ he toke the bread gaue thanckes brake it and gaue it theym Then were their eyes opened and they knewe hym And he vanished out of their syghte And they sayde betwene them selues Dyd not oure heartes burne within vs whan he talcked with vs by the way Whyle he opened the scriptures vnto vs And they rose vp the same houre tourned agayne to Ierusalem and founde the eleuen gathered together and those that were with them whiche sayde The Lorde is risen of a trueth hath appeared vn to Simon And they told theÌ„ what had happened by the waye and howe they knewe hym in breakynge of breade Mark These they beleued not also ¶ Of the fyfte appearynge shewed to hys disciples in the daye of hys resurrection Thomas beynge absent And of Thomas incredulitie Luke xxiiii Iohn xx Capitulo xxi BUt whyle they were talkynge therof Ioh The same Sabboth at euen when the disciples were gathered together and the dores were shut for feare of the Iewes came Iesus and stode in the middest of them Luke and sayde Peace be wyth you but they were abashed and affrayed supposyng that they had sene a spirite And he sayde vnto theym Why are ye abashed and wherfore ryse suche thoughtes in youre heartesâ— Beholde my handes and my feete it is euen I my selfe handle me and see for a spirite hathe not fleashe and bones as ye see me haue And when he hadde thus spoken he shewed them hys handes hys feete Iohn and hys syde Luke But whyle they yet beleued not and for ioy wondred he sayde vnto them Haue ye any thynge here to eate And they set before hym a peece of broyled fyshe and an honye combe And he tooke it and dyd eate it before them and gaue them that remained And he sayd vnto them These are the wordes whiche I spake vnto you whyle I was yet with you for it muste all be fulfylled that was wrytten of me in the lawe of Moses in the Prophetes and in the Psalmes Then opened he their vnderstandyng that they myght vnderstande the scriptures and sayde vnto theym Thus it is wrytten and thus it behoued Christ to suffre and the thyrde daye to ryse agayne from the dead and let penaunce and remissions of synnes be preached in hys name amonge all nations And to begynne at Ierusalem As for all these thinges ye are witnesses of them Then were the disciples glad that they sawe the LORDE Then sayde Iesus vnto theym agayne Peace be wyth you Lyke as my father sente me euen â—o sende I you And when he hadde sayde that he breathed vppon theym and sayde vnto theym Receaue the holye ghooste whose synnes so euer ye remitte they are remitted vnto theym And whose synnes soeuer ye retayne they are retayned But Thomas one of the twelue whyche is called Didimus was not wyth theym when IESUS came Then sayd y e other disciples vnto him we haue sene the Lorde But he sayde vnto them Excepte I see in hys handes the prynte of the nayles and putte my fynger into y â— place of the nayles and put my hande into his syde I wyl not beleue ¶ Of the syxte appearynge shewed after eyghte dayes vnto the disciples Thomas beynge present And that god dyd manye thynges whiche are not written Iohn xx Capitulo xxii ANd after eyghte dayes agayne his disciples were within and Thomas with them Then came Iesus when the dores were shut and stode in the myddest and sayde Peace be with you After that sayde he vnto Thomas Reache hyther thy fynger and see my handes and reache hyther thy hande and put it into my syde and be not faythlesse but beleue Thomas aunswered and sayde vnto hym My Lord my God Iesus sayd vnto hym Thomas because thou hast sene me y â— haste beleued Blessed are they that see not and yet beleue Many other tokens dyd Iesus before hys disciples whyche are not wrytten in thys booke But these are wrytten that ye shoulde beleue that Iesus is Christ the sonne of God and that ye thorowe belefe myght haue lyfe in hys name ¶ Of the seuenth appearynge shewed vnto seuen disciples at the sea of Tiberias And howe Iesus askte Peter thre tymes whether he loued hym Ioh. xxi Capitu. xxiii AFter that shewed Iesus him selfe agayne at the sea of Tiberias But on this wyse shewed he himselfe There were together Symon Peter and Thomas whyche is called Didimus and Nathanaell of Cana a citie of Galile and the sonnes of Zebede and two other of his disciples Simon Peter sayde vnto them I go a fyshynge they sayde vnto hym we also wyll go with the. They wente oute and entred in to a shyppe straight waye and that same nyghte toke they nothing But whan it was day Iesus stoode on the shore but his disciples knewe not that it was Iesus Iesus sayde vnto them Children haue ye any thinge to eate They aunswered him No he sayde vnto them cast oute your nette on the ryghte syde of the shyppe and ye shall fynde Then they cast out and could nomore draw it for the multitude of fyshes Then sayde the disciple whome Iesus loued vnto Peter it is the Lorde Whan Symon Peter hearde that it was the Lord he gyrded hys mantel aboute him for he was naked and sprange in to the sea But the other disciples came by shyppe for they were not farre from lande but as it were