thee what doest thou work John V. 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert as it is written He gave them bread from heaven to eat Then Jesus said unto them John V. 32 Verily verily I say unto you Moses gave you not that bread from heaven but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven John V. 33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven and giveth life unto the world Then said they unto him Lord John V. 34 evermore give us this bread John V. 35 And Jesus said unto them I am the bread of life he that cometh to me shall never hunger and he that beleeveth on me shall never thirst But I said unto you John V. 36 that ye also have seen me and beleeve not John V. 37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out John Ch. 6 V. 38 For I came down from heaven not to do mine own will but the will of him that sent me John V. 39 And this is the Fathers will which hath sent me that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing but should raise it up again at the last day John V. 40 And this is the will of him that sent me that every one which seeth the Sonne and beleeveth on him may have everlasting life and I will raise him up at the last day The Jews then murmured at him John V. 41 because he said I am the bread which came down from heaven And they said * Matth. Ch. 13 V. 55 John V. 42 Is not this Jesus the sonne of Joseph whose father and mother we know how is it then that he saith I came down from heaven John V. 43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them Murmure not among your selves John V. 44 No man can come to me except the Father which hath sent me draw him and I will raise him up at the last day It is written in the prophets John V. 45 And they shall be all taught of God Every man therefore that hath heard and hath learned of the Father cometh unto me John V. 46 Not that any man hath seen the Father * Matth. Ch. 11 V. 27 save he which is of God he hath seen the Father John V. 47 Verily verily I say unto you He that beleeveth on me hath everlasting life I am that bread of life John V. 48 49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wildernesse and are dead John V. 50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven that a man may eat thereof and not die John V. 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven if any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever and the bread that I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world John V. 52 The Jews therefore strove amongst themselves saying How can this man give us his flesh to eat John V. 53 Then Jesus said unto them Verily verily I say unto you Except ye eat the flesh of the Sonne of man and drink his bloud ye have no life in you John Ch. 6 V. 54 Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my bloud hath eternall life and I will raise him up at the last day For my flesh is meat indeed John V. 55 and my bloud is drink indeed He thabeateth my flesh John V. 56 and drinketh my bloud dwelleth in me and I in him John V. 57 As the living Father hath sent me and I live by the Father so he that eateth me even he shall live by me John V. 58 This is that bread which came down from heaven not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever These things said he in the Synagogue John V. 59 as he taught in Capernaum John V. 60 Many therefore of his disciples when they had heard this said This is an hard saying who can heare it John V. 61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it he said unto them Doth this offend you * John Ch. 6 V. 62 Ch. 3 V. 13 What and If ye shall see the Sonne of man ascend up where he was before John V. 63 It is the spirit that quickeneth the flesh profiteth nothing the words that I speak unto you they are spirit and they are life But there are some of you that beleeve not John V. 64 For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that beleeved not and who should betray him And he said Therefore said I unto you John V. 65 that no man can come unto me except it were given unto him of my Father John V. 66 From that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him Then said Jesus unto the twelve John V. 67 Will ye also go away Then Simon Peter answered him John V. 68 Lord to whom shall we go thou hast the words of eternall life * Matth. Ch. 16 V. 16 And we beleeve John V. 69 and are sure that thou art that Christ the Sonne of the living God Jesus answered them John V. 70 Have not I chosen you twelve and one of you is a devil John V. 71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the sonne of Simon for he it was that should betray him being one of the twelve CHAP. LXXIX Christ disputes with the Pharisees about the traditions of the elders J John Ch. 7 V. 1 AFter these things Jesus walked in Galilee for he would not walk in Jurie because the Jews sought to kill him Mr. Mark Ch. 7 V. 1 Then came together unto M Matth. Ch. 15 V. 1 Jesus Mr. Mark Ch. 7 V. 1 the Pharisees and certain of the Scribes Mark V. 2 which came from Jerusaiem And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled that is to say with unwashen hands they found fault Mark V. 3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews except they wash their hands oft eat not holding the tradition of the elders Mark V. 4 And when they come from the market except they wash they eat not And many other things there be which they have received to hold as the washing of cups and pots Mark V. 5 brasen vessels and of tables Then the Pharisees and Scribes asked him M Matth. V. 2 saying Mr. Mark V. 5 Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders M Matth. V. 2 why do thy disciples transgresse the tradition of the elders for they wash not their hands when they eat bread Mr. Mark V. 5 but eat bread with unwashen hands M Matth. V. 3 But he answered and said unto them Why do you also transgresse the commandment of
ΜΟÎΟΤΕΣΣΑΡΟΠTHE EVANGELICALL HARMONIE Reducing the foure Evangelists into one continued context and in it the entire historie of the acts and sayings life and death of our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST duely ordered according to the distinction of times By HENRY GARTHWAIT ¶ Printed by THOMAS BUCK and ROGER DANIEL Printers to the Vniversitie of CAMBRIDGE MDCXXXIIII TO THE REVEREND AND RIGHT WORSHIPFULL JOHN BARKHAM Doctour of Divinitie Dean of BOCKING SIR HAving had the honour and happinesse for some yeares to live under your roof I have often observed your constant love and respectfull care to advance further any thing tending to publick good The desired imitation of this pattern first kindled in me the sparks of an ambitious resolution to exercise my self besides my ordinary sacred task in some such labour as might if not in the event prove beneficiall to all yet at least shew my willingnesse to employ my utmost abilitie to that end I fastened therefore upon this Harmonie and by Gods assistance have finished it in this form wherein none was ever yet extant in our own language nor to my knowledge in any other Yet because the best things published with the best intent seldome scape the lash of censorious readers these my first fruits as by right due to the Church I present to your self that under the shelter of your name I may adventure them to the view of these curious times You have the patronage of the father this his infant therefore having been conceived in your house and brought forth by your advice now stepping first into publick craves the priviledge of your protection and that as you were a daily encourager of my proceeding a witnesse of my care and faithfulnesse in the work pleased to commend it to the Professours in the Universitie who have the examination of what is made publick so this way also you would please to commend it to the world And besides which is the chief having no other means to expresse my gratefull remembrance of your continuall favours accept I beseech you this dedication of my labours to the memorie of your lasting name for if the gods as Plinie saith accept a plain cake of meal and salt offered in pure devotion by such as have no better incense then I doubt not you will accept of this as the free oblation of him who hath dedicated and devoted himself Your worships ever obliged to do you service HENRY GARTHWAIT To the Reader THough the sunne shine in its full brightnesse yet if either the eye be defective or the medium unfit or the object too remote we see but imperfectly So though truth be most resplendent in it self yet if either we be uncapable in apprehending or tho means unapt to convey or the truth to be known too farre distant either in place or time it seems not to be such to us as it is indeed in it own nature The God of truth willing to acquaint us with that truth which it most concerns us to know hath provided his Spirit to enlighten our understanding his Sonne and ministery the means to convey it and his written word to bring those things which were done many ages before our time and in places farre distant from us Galat. 3.1 so neare as if we had seen them acted before our eyes To this end our Saviour Christ did choose from among the Jews certain men Luke 1.2 which had known his life and doctrine from the beginning to be witnesses thereof to the Jews and Gentiles and selected two from among his apostles and from his disciples other two to commit them to writing Deut. 17.6 and 19.15 and transmit them to posteritie That if in other cases the witnesse of two or three were sufficient this of foure might abundantly satisfie any that should doubt of that truth which in times past did shine full bright among the Jews Especially having received what they deliver not onely by their own knowledge and experience 2. Pet. 1.21 but writing as they spake the dictates of the Spirit of God The writings therefore of one of these whom we call Evangelists 2. Tim. 3.16 being the testimonie of the holy Spirit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is of more value and ought rather to be credited then the testimonie of many nay of all men but all of them agreeing in one and the same truth their testimonie is so much the more enforcing as implying so many severall acts of one and the same Spirit producing in divers subjects one and the same effect even The mysterie of our Salvation by Jesus Christ For though every one of them follow his own peculiar method and order in the context of his historie and sometimes deliver the same thing in the same or other words or adde some circumstance to that which another had written or new matter altogether omitted by the rest and now and then seem not so much to respect order and method as faithfully to record things done yet in the undoubted truth both of Christs speeches and actions there is admirable consent and celestiall harmonie For the more cleare demonstration of this the learned from the very primitive times through all ages to this of ours have bestowed much labour and extraordinarie industrie in comparing of their testimonies together as Tatianus the scholar of Justin Martyr Ammonius Origens master Theophilus Antiochenus Epiphanius contra Alogos S. Augustine in his foure books of the consent of the Evangelists After them Petrus Comestor Bonaventura Ludolphus de Saxonia Joannes Gerson And of late Andreas Osiander Codomannus Molineus Jansenius Barrhadius Calvinus Selmatterus and many others by whose labours in that kinde the Church of God hath been much enlightned and adorned Yet this as it was performed by severall men so was it done in a diverse manner Some of them reduced all the foure Evangelists into the method text of one the manner whereof appeares by those Canons yet remaining extant in S. Hierome Tom. 6. in initio Others placed the severall texts collaterally in one page leaving it to the reader to judge what was added or delivered otherwise by any one of them And this order the most of later times have followed Calvin excepted who harmonizeth onely the three first placing S. John by himself as hardly reducible to the other three Others again have reduced all the foure into one continued context bringing in every one in his due place and own words delivering his part of the historie of Christ Of this sort among the Romane Catholicks Jansenius among the Catholick Protestants that incomparable Divine Dr. Chemnitius Helvic chron who departing this life in the yeare 1588 when he had onely finished the two first books it was continued by Lyserus but he likewise leaving it unfinished there was not any found that durst put his hand to the perfecting of that table of Apelles till after fifteen yeares it was undertaken and in few yeares made
goest thou Jesus answered him Whither I go thou canst not follow me now but thou shalt follow me afterwards John V. 37 Peter said unto him Lord why cannot I follow thee now I will * Matth. Ch. 26 V. 33 lay down my life for thy sake L Luke Ch. 22 V. 31 And the Lord J John V. 38 Jesus answered him and L Luke Ch. 22 V. 31 said J John V. 38 Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake L Luke Ch. 22 V. 31 Simon Simon behold Satan hath desired to have you that he may sift you as wheat But I have prayed for thee Luke V. 32 that thy faith fail not and when thou art converted strengthen thy brethren And he said unto him Luke V. 33 Lord I am readie to go with thee both into prison and to death * Matth. Ch. 26 V. 34 And he said J John V. 38 Verily verily L Luke V. 34 I tell thee Peter the cock shall not crow this day before thou shalt thrice denie that thou knowest me CHAP. CLXXV Christ fortells the imminent danger and admonisheth them to prepare spirituall armour against it L Luke V. 35 * Matth. Ch. 10 V. 9 ANd he said unto them When I sent you without purse and scrip and shoes lacked ye any thing And they said Nothing Luke Ch. 22 V. 36 Then said he unto them But now he that hath a purse let him take it and likewise his scrip and he that hath no sword let him sell his garment and buy one For I say unto you that this that is written Luke V. 37 must yet be accomplished in me And he was reckoned among the transgressours for the things concerning me have an end And they said Lord Luke V. 38 behold here are two swords And he said unto them It is enough CHAP. CLXXVI Christ comforts his disciples who were sorrowfull because he had foretold them of his departure Sect. I. J John Ch. 14 V. 1 LEt not your heart be troubled ye beleeve in God beleeve also in me John V. 2 In my Fathers house are many mansions if it were not so I would have told you I go to prepare a place for you And if I go and prepare a place for you John V. 3 I will come again and receive you unto my self that where I am there ye may be also John V. 4 And whither I go ye know and the way ye know Thomas saith unto him Lord John V. 5 we know not whither thou goest and how can we know the way Jesus saith unto him I am the way the truth John V. 6 and the life no man cometh unto the Father but by me If ye had known me John V. 7 ye should have known my Father also and from henceforth ye know him and have seen him Sect. II. Philip saith unto him Lord shew us the Father John V. 8 and it sufficeth us Jesus saith unto him John V. 9 Have I been so long time with you and yet hast thou not known me Philip He that hath seen me hath seen the Father and how sayest thou then Shew us the Father John Ch. 14 V. 10 Beleevest thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in me The words that I speak unto you I speak not of my self but the Father that dwelleth in me he doth the works John V. 11 Beleeve me that I am in the Father and the Father in me or else beleeve me for the very works sake John V. 12 Verily verily I say unto you He that beleeveth on me the works that I do shall he do also and greater works then these shall he do because I go unto my Father * Matth. Ch. 7 V. 7 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name that will I do John V. 13 that the Father may be glorified in the Sonne John V. 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name I will do it John V. 15 If ye love me keep my commandments John V. 16 And I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter that he may abide with you for ever Even the Spirit of truth John V. 17 whom the world cannot receive because it seeth him not neither knoweth him but ye know him for he dwelleth with you and shall be in you John V. 18 I will not leave you comfortlesse I will come to you John V. 19 Yet a little while and the world seeth me no more but ye see me because I live ye shall live also John V. 20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father and you in me and I in you John V. 21 He that hath my commandments and keepeth them he it is that loveth me and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest my self to him Sect. III. Judas saith unto him not Iscariot John V. 22 Lord how is it that thou wilt manifest thy self unto us and not unto the world John V. 23 Jesus answered and said unto him If a man love me he will keep my words and my Father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him John Ch. 14 V. 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings and the word which you heare is not mine but the Fathers which sent me John V. 25 These things have I spoken unto you being yet present with you John V. 26 But the Comforter which is the holy Ghost whom the Father will send in my name he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you John V. 27 Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you not as the world giveth give I unto you let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid John V. 28 Ye have heard how I said unto you I go away and come again unto you If ye loved me ye would rejoyce because I said I go unto the Father for my Father is greater then I. John V. 29 And now I have told you before it come to passe that when it is come to passe ye might beleeve John V. 30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you for the prince of this world cometh and hath nothing in me John V. 31 But that the world may know that I love the Father and as the Father gave me commandment even so I do arise let us go hence CHAP. CLXXVII Christ exhorts his disciples to perseverance in the faith and to mutuall love Sect. I. J John Ch. 15 V. 1 2 I Am the true vine and my Father is the husbandman * Matth. Ch. 15 V. 13 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away and every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it that it
gave to them Luke V. 31 And their eyes were opened and they knew him and he vanished out of their sight And they said one to another Did not our heart burn within us Luke V. 32 while he talked with us by the way and while he opened to us the scriptures Luke V. 33 And they rose up the same houre and returned to Jerusalem Mr. Mark Ch. 16 V. 13 and went L Luke V. 33 and found the eleven gathered together and them that were with them Saying Luke V. 34 The Lord is risen indeed and hath appeared to Simon Mr. Mark Ch. 16 V. 13 And they told unto the residue L Luke V. 35 what things were done in the way and how he was known of them in breaking of bread Mr. Mark Ch. 16 V. 13 neither beleeved they them CHAP. CCVII. Christ appeares to his disciples the evening after his resurrection Thomas being absent Mr. Mark V. 14 AFterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat for L Luke V. 36 as they thus spake J John Ch. 20 V. 19 then the same day at evening being the first day of the week when the doores were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews Jesus L Luke Ch. 24 V. 37 himself J John Ch. 20 V. 19 came and stood * Luke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 John 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the midst L Luke Ch. 24 V. 37 of them But they were terrified and affrighted and supposed that they had seen a spirit Luke V. 38 And he said unto them Why are ye troubled and why do thoughts arise in your hearts Luke V. 39 Behold my hands and my feet that it is I my self handle me and see for a spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see me have And when he had thus spoken Luke V. 40 he shewed them his hands and his feet J John Ch. 20 V. 20 and his side Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. L Luke V. 41 And while they yet beleeved not for joy and wondred he said unto them Have ye here any meat Luke V. 42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish and of an hony-combe And he took it Luke V. 43 and did eat before them Mr. Mark Ch. 16 V. 14 And he upbraided them with their unbelief and hardnesse of heart because they beleeved not them which had seen him after he was risen L Luke V. 44 And he said unto them These are the words which I spake unto you while I was yet with you that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses and in the prophets and in the psalmes concerning me Then opened he their understanding Luke V. 45 that they might understand the scriptures Luke V. 46 And said unto them Thus it is written and thus it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day And that repentance and remission of sinnes should be preached in his name among all nations Luke V. 47 beginning at Jerusalem Luke V. 48 And ye are witnesses of these things J John V. 21 Then said Jesus to them again Peace be unto you as my Father hath sent me even so send I you John V. 22 And when he had said this he breathed on them and saith unto them Receive ye the holy Ghost John V. 23 Whose soever sinnes ye remit they are remitted unto them and whose soever sinnes ye retain they are retained CHAP. CCVIII Christ appeares to his disciples the eighth day after his resurrection when Thomas was present J John Ch. 20 V. 24 BUt Thomas one of the twelve called Didymus was not with them when Jesus came The other disciples therefore said unto him John V. 25 We have seen the Lord but he said unto them Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails and put my finger into the print of the nails and thrust my hand into his side I will not beleeve John V. 26 And after eight dayes again his disciples were within and Thomas with them then came Jesus the doores being shut and stood in the midst and said Peace be unto you Then saith he to Thomas John V. 27 Reach hither thy finger and behold my hands and reach hither thy hand and thrust it into my side and be not faithlesse but beleeving John V. 28 And Thomas answered and said unto him My Lord and my God Jesus saith unto him Thomas John V. 29 because thou hast seen me thou hast beleeved blessed are they that have not seen and yet have beleeved John V. 30 * John Ch. 21 V. 25 And many other signes truely did Jesus in the presence of his disciples which are not written in this book But these are written John V. 31 that ye might beleeve that Jesus is the Christ the Sonne of God and that beleeving ye might have life through his name CHAP. CCIX. Christ shews himself to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias J John Ch. 21 V. 1 AFter these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias and on this wise shewed he himself John V. 2 There were together Simon Peter and Thomas called Didymus and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee and the sonnes of Zebedee and two other of his disciples Simon Peter faith unto them I go a fishing John Ch. 21 V. 3 They say unto him We also go with thee They went forth and entred into a ship immediately and that night they caught nothing John V. 4 But when the morning was now come Jesus stood on the shore but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus Then Jesus saith unto them Children John V. 5 have ye any meat They answered him No. John V. 6 And he said unto them Cast the net on the right side of the ship and ye shall finde They cast therefore and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes John V. 7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord he girt his fishers coat unto him for he was naked and did cast himself into the sea John V. 8 And the other disciples came in a little ship for they were not farre from land but as it were two hundred cubits dragging the net with fishes John V. 9 Assoon then as they were come to land they saw a fire of coals there and fish laid thereon and bread John V. 10 Jesus saith unto them Bring of the fish which ye have now caught Simon Peter went up John V. 11 and drew the net to land full of great fishes an hundred and fiftie and three and for all there were so many yet was not the net
Marie Luke Ch. 1 V. 28 And the angel came in unto her and said Hail thou that art highly favoured the Lord is with thee blessed art thou among women And when she saw him Luke Ch. 1 V. 29 she was troubled at his saying and cast in her minde what manner of salutation this should be And the angel said unto her Fear not Marie Luke Ch. 1 V. 30 for thou hast found favour with God * Matth. Ch. 1 V. 21 And behold Luke Ch. 1 V. 31 thou shalt conceive in thy wombe and bring forth a sonne and shalt call his name Jesus Luke Ch. 1 V. 32 He shall be great and shall be called the sonne of the Highest and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David And he shall reigne over the house of Jacob for ever Luke Ch. 1 V. 33 and of his kingdome there shall be no end Then said Marie unto the angel How shall this be Luke Ch. 1 V. 34 seeing I know not a man And the angel answered and said unto her The holy Ghost shall come upon thee Luke Ch. 1 V. 35 and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the sonne of God Luke Ch. 1 V. 36 And behold thy cousin Elisabeth she hath also conceived a sonne in her old age and this is the sixth moneth with her who was called barren Luke Ch. 1 V. 37 For with God nothing shall be unpossible Luke Ch. 1 V. 38 And Marie said Behold the handmaid of the Lord be it unto me according to thy word and the angel departed from her CHAP. V. The blessed Virgin visiteth Elisabeth L Luke Ch. 1 V. 39 ANd Marie arose in those dayes and went into the hill-countrey with haste into a citie of Judah And entred into the house of Zacharias Luke Ch. 1 V. 40 and saluted Elisabeth Luke Ch. 1 V. 41 And it came to passe that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Marie the babe leaped in her wombe and Elisabeth was saled with the holy Ghost Luke Ch. 1 V. 42 And she spake out with a loud voice and said Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy wombe And whence is this to me Luke Ch. 1 V. 43 that the mother of my Lord should come to me For lo Luke Ch. 1 V. 44 assoon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine eares the babe leaped in my wombe for joy And blessed is she that beleeved Luke Ch. 1 V. 45 for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. And Marie said Luke Ch. 1 V. 46 My soul doth magnifie the Lord Luke Ch. 1 V. 47 And my spirit hath rejoyced in God my Saviour Luke Ch. 1 V. 48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his hand-maiden for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed Luke Ch. 1 V. 49 For he that is mightic hath done to me great things and holy is his Name Luke Ch. 1 V. 50 And his mercie is on them that fear him from generation to generation He hath shewed strength with his arm Luke Ch. 1 V. 51 he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts Luke Ch. 1 V. 52 He hath put down the mightie from their seats and exalted them of low degree Luke Ch. 1 V. 53 He hath filled the hungrie with good things and the rich he hath sent emptie away Luke Ch. 1 V. 54 He hath holpen his servant Israel in remembrance of his mercie As he spake to our fathers Luke Ch. 1 V. 55 to Abraham and to his seed for ever Luke Ch. 1 V. 56 And Marie abode with her about three moneths and returned to her own house CHAP. VI. The nativitie of the Baptist and prophesie of Zacharie L Luke Ch. 1 V. 57 NOw Elisabeths full time came that she should be delivered and she brought forth a sonne Luke Ch. 1 V. 58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercie upon her and they rejoyced with her Luke Ch. 1 V. 59 And it came to passe that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the childe and they called him Zacharias after the name of his father Luke Ch. 1 V. 60 And his mother answered and said Not so but he shall be called John And they said unto her Luke Ch. 1 V. 61 There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name Luke Ch. 1 V. 62 And they made signes to his father how he would have him called And he asked for a writing-table Luke Ch. 1 V. 63 and wrote saying His name is John and they marvelled all And his mouth was opened immediately Luke Ch. 1 V. 64 and his tongue loosed and he spake and praised God Luke Ch. 1 V. 65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill-countrey of Judea And all they that had heard them Luke Ch. 1 V. 66 laid them up in their hearts saying What manner of childe shall this be and the hand of the Lord was with him Luke Ch. 1 V. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost and prophesyed saying Luke Ch. 1 V. 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for he hath visited redeemed his people Luke Ch. 1 V. 69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David Luke Ch. 1 V. 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets which have been since the world began Luke Ch. 1 V. 71 That we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all that hate us Luke Ch. 1 V. 72 To perform the mercie promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant Luke Ch. 1 V. 73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham That he would grant unto us Luke Ch. 1 V. 74 that we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies might serve him without fear Luke Ch. 1 V. 75 In holinesse and righteousnesse before him all the dayes of our life Luke Ch. 1 V. 76 And thou childe shalt be called the prophet of the Highest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his wayes Luke Ch. 1 V. 77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sinnes Luke Ch. 1 V. 78 Through the tender mercie of our God whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us Luke Ch. 1 V. 79 To give light to them that sit in darknesse and in the shadow of death to guide our feet into the way of peace Luke Ch. 1 V. 80 And the
18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him What signe shewest thou unto us seeing that thou doest these things * Matth. Ch. 26 V. 61 Jesus answered and said unto them John V. 19 Destroy this temple and in three dayes I will raise it up John V. 20 Then said the Jews Fourtie and six yeares was this temple in building and wilt thou rear it up in three dayes But he spake of the temple of his bodie John V. 21 When therefore he was risen from the dead John V. 22 his disciples remembred that he had said this unto them and they beleeved the scripture and the word which Jesus had said John V. 23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passeover in the feast day many beleeved in his name when they saw the miracles which he did John V. 24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them because he knew all men John V. 25 And needed not that any should testifie of man for he knew what was in man CHAP. XXVIII The discourse between Christ and Nicodemus J John Ch. 3 V. 1 THere was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus a ruler of the Jews John V. 2 The same came to Jesus by night and said unto him Rabbi we know that thou art a teacher come from God for no man can do these miracles that thou doest except God be with him John V. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him Verily verily I say unto thee Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdome of God Nicodemus saith unto him John V. 4 How can a man be born when he is old can he enter the second time into his mothers wombe and be born Jesus answered John V. 5 Verily verily I say unto thee Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdome of God That which is born of the flesh is flesh John V. 6 and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit John Ch. 3 V. 7 Marvell not that I said unto thee Ye must be born again John V. 8 The winde bloweth where it listeth and thou hearest the sound thereof but canst not tell whence it cometh and whither it goeth so is every one that is born of the Spirit John V. 9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him How can these things be John V. 10 Jesus answered and said unto him Art thou a master of Israel and knowest not these things John V. 11 Verily verily I say unto thee We speak that we do know and testifie that we have seen and ye receive not our witnesse If I have told you earthly things John V. 12 and ye beleeve not how shall ye beleeve if I tell you of heavenly things John V. 13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven but he that came down from heaven even the Sonne of man which is in heaven John V. 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wildernesse even so must the Sonne of man be lifted up John V. 15 That whosoever beleeveth in him should not perish but have everlasting life For God so loved the world John V. 16 that he gave his onely-begotten Sonne that whosoever beleeveth in him should not perish but have everlasting life * John Ch. 12 V. 17 47 For God sent not his Sonne into the world to condemne the world but that the world through him might be saved John V. 18 He that beleeveth on him is not condemned but he that beleeveth not is condemned alreadie because he hath not beleeved in the name of the onely-begotten Sonne of God John V. 19 And this is the condemnation * John Ch. 1 V. 4 that light is come into the world and men loved darknesse rather then light because their deeds were evil For every one that doth evil John V. 20 hateth the light neither cometh to the light lest his deeds should be reproved But he that doth truth John V. 21 cometh to the light that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God CHAP. XXIX Christ comes from Jerusalem into Judea teaching and baptizing there before Johns imprisonment who then baptized in Aenon J John Ch. 3 V. 22 AFter these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea and there he tarried with them * John Ch. 4 V. 1 23 and baptized And John also was baptizing in Aenon neare to Salim because there was much water there and they came and were baptized John V. 24 For John was not yet cast into prison CHAP. XXX The dispute of Johns disciples His last testimonie of Christ J John V. 25 THen there arose a question between some of Johns disciples and the Jews about purifying And they came unto John John V. 26 and said unto him Rabbi he that was with thee beyond Jordan * John Ch. 1 V. 7 14 to whom thou barest witnesse behold the same baptizeth and all men come to him John V. 27 John answered and said A man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven John V. 28 Ye your selves bear me witnesse that I said * John Ch. 1 V. 20 I am not the Christ but that I am sent before him John V. 29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom but the friend of the bridegroom which standeth and heareth him rejoyceth greatly because of the bridegrooms voice this my joy therefore is fulfilled He must increase John V. 30 but I must decrease He that cometh from above John V. 31 is above all he that is of the earth is earthly and speaketh of the earth he that cometh from heaven is above all And what he hath seen and heard John V. 32 that he testifieth and no man receiveth his testimonie He that hath received his testimonie John V. 33 hath set to his seal that God is true John Ch. 3 V. 34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God for God giveth not the spirit by measure unto him * Matth. Ch. 11 V. 27 John V. 35 The father loveth the Sonne and hath given all things into his hand He that beleeveth on the Sonne John V. 36 hath everlasting life and he that beleeveth not the Sonne shall not see life but the wrath of God abideth on him CHAP. XXXI The imprisonment of John Baptist L Luke Ch. 3 V. 19 BUt Herod the Tetrarch being reproved by John for Herodias his brother Philips wife and for all the evils which Herod had done Luke V. 20 Added yet this above all Mr. Mark Ch. 6 V. 17 that he sent forth and took M Matth. Ch. 14 V. 3 6 and bound L Luke V. 20 and shut up John in prison M Matth. Ch. 14 V. 3 6 for Herodias his brother Philips wife Mr. Mark Ch. 6 V.
passeover which was in the second yeare of Christs ministerie A diseased man is cured at the pool of Bethesda J John Ch. 5 V. 1 AFter this there was a feast of the Jews and Jesus went up to Jerusalem John V. 2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda having five porches John V. 3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk of blinde halt withered waiting for the moving of the water John V. 4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool and troubled the water whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had John Ch. 5 V. 5 And a certain man was there which had an infirmitie thirtie and eight yeares When Jesus saw him lie John V. 6 and knew that he had been now a long time in that case he saith unto him Wilt thou be made whole John V. 7 The impotent man answered him Sir I have no man when the water is troubled to put me into the pool but while I am coming another steppeth down before me Jesus saith unto him Rise John V. 8 take up thy bed and walk John V. 9 And immediately the man was made whole and took up his bed and walked and on the same day was the sabbath The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured John V. 10 It is the sabbath-day it is not lawfull for thee to carrie thy bed He answered them John V. 11 He that made me whole the same said unto me Take up thy bed and walk Then asked they him John V. 12 What man is that which said unto thee Take up thy bed and walk And he that was healed John V. 13 wist not who it was for Jesus had conveyed himself away a multitude being in that place John V. 14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple and said unto him Behold thou art made whole sinne no more lest a worse thing come unto thee The man departed John V. 15 and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole CHAP. XLVI The first disputation of Christ with the Jews concerning the sabbath His sermon upon that occasion at Jerusalem in the second Passeover J John V. 16 ANd therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus and sought to slay him because he had done these things on the sabbath-day John Ch. 5 V. 17 But Jesus answered them My Father worketh hitherto and I work John V. 18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him because he not onely had broken the sabbath but said also that God was his father making himself equall with God John V. 19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them Verily verily I say unto you The Sonne can do nothing of himself but what he seeth the Father do for what thing soever he doth these also doth the Sonne likewise For the Father loveth the Sonne John V. 20 and sheweth him all things that himself doth and he will shew him greater works then these that ye may marvell For as the Father raiseth up the dead John V. 21 and quickeneth them even so the Sonne quickeneth whom he will John V. 22 For the Father judgeth no man but hath committed all judgement unto the Sonne that all men should honour the Sonne John V. 23 even as they honour the Father He that honoureth not the Sonne honoureth not the Father which hath sent him Verily verily I say unto you John V. 24 He that heareth my word and beleeveth on him that sent me hath everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death unto life Verily verily I say unto you John V. 25 The houre is coming and now is when the dead shall heare the voice of the Sonne of God and they that heare shall live For as the Father hath life in himself John V. 26 so hath he given to the Sonne to have life in himself John V. 27 And hath given him authoritie to execute judgement also because he is the Sonne of man Marvell not at this for the houre is coming John V. 28 in the which all that are in the graves shall heare his voice And shall come forth * Matth. Ch. 25 V. 46 John V. 29 they that have done good unto the resurrection of life and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation I can of mine own self do nothing John V. 30 as I heare I judge and my judgement is just because I seek not mine own will but the will of the Father which hath sent me John Ch. 5 V. 31 * John Ch. 8 V. 14 If I bear witnesse of my self my witnesse is not true * Matth. Ch. 3 V. 17 John V. 32 There is another that beareth witnesse of me and I know that the witnesse which he witnesseth of me is true * John Ch. 17 V. 33 Ye sent unto John and he bare witnesse unto the truth But I receive not testimonie from man John V. 34 but these things I say that ye might be saved John V. 35 He was a burning and a shining light and ye were willing for a season to rejoyce in his light John V. 36 But I have greater witnesse then that of John for the works which the Father hath given me to finish the same works that I do bear witnesse of me that the Father hath sent me * Matth. Ch. 15 V. 5 John V. 37 And the Father himself which hath sent me hath born witnesse of me Ye have neither heard his voice at any time nor seen his shape John V. 38 And ye have not his word abiding in you for whom he hath sent him ye beleeve not Search the scriptures John V. 39 for in them ye think ye have eternall life and they are they which testifie of me And ye will not come to me John V. 40 that ye might have life I receive not honour from men John V. 41 But I know you that ye have not the love of God in you John V. 42 I am come in my Fathers name John V. 43 and ye receive me not if another shall come in his own name him ye will receive * John Ch. 12 V. 44 45 How can ye beleeve which receive honour one of another and seek not the honour that cometh from God onely John V. 45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father there is one that accuseth you even Moses in whom ye trust John V. 46 For had ye beleeved Moses ye would have beleeved me for he wrote of me John V. 47 But if ye beleeve not his writings how shall ye beleeve my words CHAP. XLVII The historie of the seventh and last day of the feast The disciples
evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh Luke V. 46 And why call ye me Lord Lord and do not the things which I say M Matth. V. 21 Not every one that saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdome of heaven but he that doth the will of my Father which is in heaven Many will say to me in that day Lord Matth. V. 22 Lord have we not prophesied in thy name and in thy name have cast out devils and in thy name done many wonderfull works Matth. V. 23 * Luke Ch. 13 V. 27 And then will I professe unto them I never knew you depart from me ye that work iniquitie Sect. XII The conclusion of Christs sermon in the mount Against Hypocrisie An exhortation to true pietie Therefore L Luke V. 47 whosoever cometh to me and heareth M Matth. V. 24 these sayings of mine and doth them L Luke V. 47 I will shew you to whom he is like M Matth. V. 24 I will liken him unto a wise man which built his house upon a rock For L Luke V. 48 he is like a man which built an house and digged deep and laid the foundation on a rock M Matth. V. 25 And the rain descended and the flouds came and the windes blew L Luke V. 48 and when the floud arose the stream beat vehemently upon that house and could not shake it M Matth. V. 26 and it fell not for it was founded upon a rock And every one that heareth these sayings of mine and doth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man which built his house upon the sand L Luke V. 49 without a foundation upon the earth M Matth. Ch. 7 V. 27 And the rain descended the flouds came and the windes blew and beat upon that house L Luke V. 48 against which the stream did beat vehemently and immediately it fell and the ruine of that house was great M Matth. V. 28 And it came to passe when Jesus had ended these sayings * Mark Ch. 1 V. 22 Luke Ch. 4 V. 32 the people were astonished at his doctrine For he taught them as one having authoritie Matth. V. 29 and not as the Scribes CHAP. LII A leper healed after the sermon on the mount L Luke Ch. 7 V. 1 NOw when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people and M Matth. Ch. 8 V. 1 when he was come down from the mountain great multitudes followed him Matth. V. 2 * Mark Ch. 1 V. 40 Luke Ch. 5 V. 12 And behold there came a leper and worshipped him saying Lord if thou wilt Matth. V. 3 thou canst make me clean And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him saying I will be thou clean And immediately his leprosie was cleansed Matth. V. 4 And Jesus saith unto him See thou tell no man but go thy way shew thy self to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded for a testimonie unto them CHAP. LIII The Centurion in Capernaum intercedes for his servant that he might be cured of the palsie L Luke Ch. 7 V. 1 2 ANd he entred into Capernaum And a certain Centurions servant who was deare unto him was sick and readie to die Luke V. 3 And when he heard of Jesus he sent unto him the elders of the Jews beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant Luke V. 4 And when they came to Jesus they besought him instantly saying that he was worthy for whom he should do this Luke Ch. 7 V. 5 For he loveth our nation and hath built us a Synagogue Then Jesus went with them Luke V. 6 And when he was now not farre from the house the Centurion sent friends to him saying unto him Lord trouble not thy self for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof Wherefore neither thought I my self worthy to come unto thee Luke V. 7 but say in a word and my servant shall be healed M Matth. Ch. 8 V. 5 And when Jesus was entred into Capernaum the Centurion came unto him beseeching him And saying Matth. V. 6 Lord my servant lieth at home sick of the palsie Matth. V. 7 grievously tormented And Jesus saith unto him Matth. V. 8 I will come and heal him The Centurion answered and said Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof but speak the word onely and my servant shall be healed L Luke V. 8 For I also am a man set under authoritie having under me souldiers and I say unto one Go and he goeth and to another Come and he cometh and to my servant Do this and he doth it When Jesus heard these things Luke V. 9 he marvelled at him and turned him about and said unto the people that followed him Verily I say unto you I have not found so great faith no not in Israel M Matth. V. 11 And I say unto you that many shall come from the east and west and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob in the kingdome of heaven Matth. V. 12 But the children of the kingdome shall be cast out into outer darknesse there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth Matth. V. 13 And Jesus said unto the Centurion Go thy way and as thou hast beleeved so be it unto thee And his servant was healed in the self same houre L Luke V. 10 And they that were sent returning to the house found the servant whole that had been sick CHAP. LIIII The widows sonne of Naim raised to life L Luke Ch. 7 V. 11 ANd it came to passe the day after that he went into a citie called Naim and many of his disciples went with him and much people Now when he came neigh to the gate of the citie Luke V. 12 behold there was a dead man carried out the onely sonne of his mother and she was a widow and much people of the citie was with her Luke V. 13 And when the Lord saw her he had compassion on her and said unto her Weep not Luke V. 14 And he came and touched the biere and they that bare him stood still and he said Young man I say unto thee Arise And he that was dead sat up Luke V. 15 and began to speak and he delivered him to his mother And there came a fear on all Luke V. 16 and they glorified God saying That a great prophet is risen up among us and that God hath visited his people And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judea Luke V. 17 and throughout all the region round about CHAP. LV. Messengers are sent from John Baptist out of prison to Christ L Luke V. 18 ANd the disciples of John shewed him all these things
but the Sonne abideth ever John V. 36 If the Sonne therefore shall make you free ye shall be free indeed John V. 37 I know that ye are Abrahams seed but ye seek to kill me because my word hath no place in you John V. 38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father and ye do that which ye have seen with your father They answered and said unto him John V. 39 Abraham is our father Jesus saith unto them If ye were Abrahams children ye would do the works of Abraham But now ye seek to kill me John V. 40 a man that hath told you the truth which I have heard of God this did not Abraham John V. 41 Ye do the deeds of your father Then said they to him We be not born of fornication we have one Father even God Jesus said unto them John V. 42 If God were your Father ye would love me for I proceeded forth and came from God neither came I of my self but he sent me John V. 43 Why do ye not understand my speech even because ye cannot heare my word Ye are of your father the devil John V. 44 and the lusts of your father ye will do he was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him When he speaketh a lie he speaketh of his own for he is a liar and the father of it And because I tell you the truth John Ch. 8 V. 45 ye beleeve me not John V. 46 Which of you convinceth me of sinne and if I say the truth why do ye not beleeve me He that is of God John V. 47 heareth Gods words ye therefore heare them not because ye are not of God Then answered the Jews John V. 48 and said unto him Say we not well that thou art a Samaritane and hast a devil Jesus answered John V. 49 I have not a devil but I honour my Father and ye do dishonour me And I seek not mine own glorie John V. 50 there is one that seeketh and judgeth John V. 51 Verily verily I say unto you If a man keep my saying he he shall never see death John V. 52 Then said the Jews unto him Now we know that thou hast a devil Abraham is dead and the prophets thou sayest If a man keep my saying he shall never taste of death Art thou greater then our father Abraham John V. 53 which is dead and the prophets are dead whom makest thou thy self Jesus answered John V. 54 If I honour my self my honour is nothing it is my Father that honoureth me of whom ye say that he is your God Yet ye have not known him John V. 55 but I know him and if I should say I know him not I shall be a liar like unto you but I know him and keep his saying John V. 56 Your father Abraham rejoyced to see my day and he saw it and was glad John V. 57 Then said the Jews unto him Thou art not yet fiftie yeares old and hast thou seen Abraham John V. 58 Jesus said unto them Verily verily I say unto you Before Abraham was I am John V. 59 Then took they up stons to cast at him but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple going through the midst of them and so passed by CHAP. CIIII. The seventie disciples return Christs spirituall joy and the beatitude of the disciples L Luke Ch. 10 V. 17 ANd the seventie returned again with joy saying Lord even the devils are subject unto us through thy name Luke V. 18 And he said unto them I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven Luke V. 19 Behold I give unto you power to tread on scrpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemie and nothing shall by any means hurt you Notwithstanding in this rejoyce not Luke V. 20 that the spirits are subject unto you but rather rejoyce because your names are written in heaven * Matth. Ch. 11 V. 25 Luke V. 21 In that houre Jesus rejoyced in spirit said I thank thee O Father Lord of heaven and earth that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes even so Father for so it seemed good in thy sight Luke V. 22 All things are delivered to me of my Father and no man knoweth who the Sonne is but the Father and who the Father is but the Sonne and he to whom the Sonne will reveal him Luke V. 23 And he turned him unto his disciples and said privately Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see * Matth. Ch. 13 V. 17 For I tell you that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see Luke V. 24 and have not seen them and to heare those things which ye heare and have not heard them CHAP. CV Christs dispute with a lawyer The parable of the Samaritane L Luke Ch. 10 V. 25 ANd * Matth. Ch. 22 V. 35 behold a certain lawyer stood up and tempted him saying Master what shall I do to inherit eternall life He said unto him Luke V. 26 What is written in the Law how readest thou And he answering said Luke Ch. 10 V. 27 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy strength and with all thy minde and thy neighbour as thy self Luke V. 28 And he said unto him Thou hast answered right this do and thou shalt live But he willing to justifie himself Luke V. 29 said unto Jesus And who is my neighbour Luke V. 30 And Jesus answering said A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell among theeves which stripped him of his raiment and wounded him and departed leaving him half dead And by chance there came down a certain priest that way and when he saw him Luke V. 31 he passed by on the other side And likewise a Levite Luke V. 32 when he was at the place came and looked on him and passed by on the other side But a certain Samaritane Luke V. 33 as he journeyed came where he was and when he saw him he had compassion on him And went to him and bound up his wounds Luke V. 34 pouring in oyl and wine and set him on his own beast and brought him to an inne and took care of him And on the morrow when he departed Luke V. 35 he took out two pence and gave them to the host and said unto him Take care of him and whatsoever thou spendest more when I come again I will repay thee Which now of these three Luke V. 36 thinkest thou was neighbour unto him that fell among the theeves And he said Luke V. 37 He that shewed mercie on
eyes of one that was born blind John V. 33 If this man were not of God he could do nothing John V. 34 They answered and said unto him Thou wast altogether born in sinnes and dost thou teach us And they cast him out John V. 35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out and when he had found him he said unto him Dost thou beleeve on the Sonne of God He answered and said Who is he Lord John V. 36 that I might beleeve on him And Jesus said unto him John V. 37 Thou hast both seen him and it is he that talketh with thee And he said Lord I beleeve John V. 38 and he worshipped him CHAP. CXIIII Christ preacheth himself to be the doore the good shepherd L John V. 39 ANd Jesus said For judgement I am come into this world that they which see not might see and that they which see might be made blinde John v. 40 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words and said unto him Are we blinde also Jesus said unto them John V. 41 If ye were blinde ye should have no sinne but now ye say We see therefore your sinne remaineth Verily verily I say unto you John Ch. 10 V. 1 He that entreth not by the doore into the sheepfold but climbeth up some other way the same is a thief and a robber But he that entreth in by the doore John V. 2 is the shepherd of the sheep John V. 3 To him the porter openeth and the sheep heare his voice and he calleth his own sheep by name and leadeth them out And when he putteth forth his own sheep John V. 4 he goeth before them and the sheep follow him for they know his voice John V. 5 And a stranger will they not follow but will flee from him for they know not the voice of strangers John V. 6 This parable spake Jesus unto them but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them Then said Jesus unto them again John V. 7 Verily verily I say unto you I am the doore of the sheep John V. 8 All that ever came before me are theeves and robbers but the sheep did not heare them I am the doore John V. 9 by me if any man enter in he shall be saved and shall go in and out and finde pasture John V. 10 The thief cometh not but for to steal and to kill and to destroy I am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly John V. 11 I am the good shepherd the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep John V. 12 But he that is an hireling and not the shepherd whose own the sheep are not seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and fleeth and the wolf catcheth them and scattereth the sheep The hireling fleeth John V. 13 because he is an hireling and careth not for the sheep John V. 14 I am the good shepherd and know my sheep and am known of mine As the Father knoweth me John V. 15 even so know I the Father and I lay down my life for the sheep And other sheep I have John V. 16 which are not of this fold them also I must bring and they shall heare my voice and there shall be one fold and one shepherd John V. 17 Therefore doth my Father love me because I lay down my life that I might take it again No man taketh it from me John Ch. 10 V. 18 that I might take it again No man taketh it from me but I lay it down of my self I have power to lay it down and I have power to take it again This commandment have I received of my Father John V. 19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings And many of them said John V. 20 He hath a devil and is mad why heare ye him Others said John V. 21 These are not the words of him that hath a devil can a devil open the eyes of the blinde CHAP. CXV The feast of the dedication at Jerusalem in which Christ expressely professed himself to be the Messias J John V. 22 ANd it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication and it was winter John V. 23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomons porch John V. 24 Then came the Jews round about him and said unto him How long dost thou make us to doubt If thou be the Christ tell us plainly John V. 25 Jesus answered them I told you and ye beleeved not the works that I do in my Fathers name they bear witnesse of me But ye beleeve not John V. 26 because ye are not of my sheep as I said unto you John V. 27 My sheep heare my voice and I know them and they follow me And I give unto them eternall life John V. 28 and they shall never perish neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand John V. 29 My Father which gave them me is greater then all and no man is able to pluck them out of my Fathers hand John V. 30 I and my Father are one John V. 31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him Jesus answered them John V. 32 Many good works have I shewed you from my Father for which of those works do ye stone me John V. 33 The Jews answered him saying For a good work we stone thee not but for blasphemy and because that thou being a man makest thy self God John Ch. 10 V. 34 Jesus answered them Is it not written in your law I said Ye are gods If he called them gods John V. 35 unto whom the word of God came and the scripture cannot be broken Say ye of him John V. 36 whom the Father hath sanctified and sent into the world Thou blasphemest because I said I am the Sonne of God If I do not the works of my Father John V. 37 beleeve me not But if I do John V. 38 though ye beleeve not me beleeve the works that ye may know and beleeve that the Father is in me and I in him Therefore they sought again to take him John V. 39 but he escaped out of their hand THE FIFTH BOOK THE HISTORIE OF THE FOURTH YEARE OF CHRISTS PUBLICK MINISTERIE Together with his Passion and Resurrection CHAP. CXVI Christ goes from Jerusalem beyond Jordan where John had baptized J John Ch. 10 V. 40 ANd he went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized and there he abode John V. 41 And many resorted unto him and said John did no miracle but all things that John spake of this man were true John V. 42 And many beleeved on him there CHAP. CXVII Christ teacheth that the way to heaven is strait
when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth Mark V. 47 he began to cry out and say Jesus thou Sonne of David Mark V. 48 have mercie on me And many charged him that he should hold his peace but he cried the more a great deal Thou Sonne of David Mark V. 49 have mercie on me And Jesus stood still and commanded him to be called and they call the blinde man saying unto him Be of good comfort Mark V. 50 rise he calleth thee And he casting away his garment rose and came to Jesus And Jesus answered and said unto him Mark V. 51 What wilt thou that I should do unto thee The blinde man said unto him Lord that I might receive my sight Mark Ch. 10 V. 52 And Jesus said unto him Go thy way thy faith hath made thee whole and immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus in the way M Matth. Ch. 20 V. 29 And as they departed from Jericho a great multitude followed him Matth. V. 30 And behold two blinde men sitting by the way side when they heard that Jesus passed by cried out saying Have mercie on us Matth. V. 31 O Lord thou Sonne of David And the multitude rebuked them because they should hold their peace but they cried the more saying Have mercie on us O Lord thou Sonne of David And Jesus stood still Matth. V. 32 and called them and said What will ye that I shall do unto you Matth. V. 33 They say unto him Lord that our eyes may be opened So Jesus had compassion on them Matth. V. 34 and touched their eyes and immediately their eyes received sight and they followed him CHAP. CXL Lazarus is raised from death J John Ch. 11 V. 17 THen when Jesus came he found that he had lien in the grave foure dayes alreadie Now Bethanie was nigh unto Jerusalem John V. 18 about fifteen furlongs off And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary John V. 19 to comfort them concerning their brother Then Martha John V. 20 assoon as she heard that Jesus was coming went and met him but Mary sat still in the house John V. 21 Then said Martha unto Jesus Lord if thou hadst been here my brother had not died But I know John V. 22 that even now whatsoever thou wilt ask of God God will give it thee Jesus saith unto her Thy brother shall rise again John V. 23 Martha saith unto him John V. 24 * Luke Ch. 14 V. 14 John Ch. 5 V. 29. I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day John V. 25 Jesus said unto her I am the resurrection and the * John Ch. 6 V. 35 life he that beleeveth in me though he were dead yet shall he live And whosoever liveth John V. 26 and beleeveth in me shall never die Beleevest thou this She saith unto him Yea Lord John V. 27 I beleeve that thou art the Christ the Sonne of God which should come into the world And when she had so said John V. 28 she went her way and called Mary her sister secretly saying The master is come and calleth for thee Assoon as she heard that she arose quickly John V. 29 and came unto him John V. 30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town but was in that place where Martha met him John V. 31 The Jews then which were with her in the house and comforted her when they saw Mary that she rose up hastily and went out followed her saying She goeth unto the grave to weep there John V. 32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was and saw him she fell down at his feet saying unto him Lord if thou hadst been here my brother had not died John V. 33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping and the Jews also weeping which came with her he groned in the spirit and was troubled And said John V. 34 Where have ye laid him They say unto him Lord come and see Jesus wept Then said the Jews John V. 35 36 Behold hold how he loved him And some of them said John V. 37 Could not this man * John Ch. 9 V. 6 which opened the eyes of the blinde have caused that even this man should not have died John V. 38 Jesus therefore again groning in himself cometh to the grave It was a cave and a stone lay upon it Jesus said John V. 39 Take ye away the stone Martha the sister of him that was dead saith unto him Lord by this time he stinketh for he hath been dead foure dayes John V. 40 Jesus saith unto her Said I not unto thee that if thou wouldest beleeve thou shouldest see the glorie of God John V. 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid And Jesus lift up his eyes and said Father I thank thee that thou hast heard me And I knew that thou hearest me alwayes John Ch. 11 V. 42 but because of the people which stand by I said it that they may beleeve that thou hast sent me John V. 43 And when he thus had spoken he cried with a loud voice Lazarus come forth John V. 44 And he that was dead came forth bound hand and foot with grave-clothes and his face was bound about with a napkin Jesus saith unto them Loose him and let him go John V. 45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary and had seen the things which Jesus did beleeved on him John V. 46 But some of them went their wayes to the Pharisees and told them what things Jesus had done CHAP. CXLI The chief priests and Pharisees take counsel to put Christ to death Caiaphas prophesieth of the fruit of Christs death J John V. 47 THen gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a councel and said What do we for this man doth many miracles John V. 48 If we let him thus alone all men will beleeve on him and the Romanes shall come and take away both our place and nation And one of them named Caiaphas John V. 49 being the high priest that same yeare said unto them Ye know nothing at all John V. 50 * John Ch. 18 V. 14 Nor consider that it is expedient for us that one man should die for the people and that the whole nation perish not And this spake he not of himself John V. 51 but being high priest that yeare he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation John V. 52 And not for that nation onely but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad Then from that day forth John V. 53 they took counsel together for to put him to death CHAP. CXLII Christ goes aside into the little citie Ephraim The Pharisees decree to enquire
may bring forth more fruit * John Ch. 15 V. 3 Ch. 13 V. 10 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you Abide in me John V. 4 and I in you As the branch cannot bear fruit of it self except it abide in the vine no more can ye except ye abide in me John Ch. 15 V. 5 I am the vine ye are the branches he that abideth in me and I in him the same bringeth forth much fruit for without me ye can do nothing If a man abide not in me John V. 6 he is cast forth as a branch and is withered and men gather them and cast them into the fire and they are burned John V. 7 If ye abide in me and my words abide in you ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you John V. 8 Herein is my Father glorified that ye bear much fruit so shall ye be my disciples As the Father hath loved me John V. 9 so have I loved you continue ye in my love John V. 10 If ye keep my commandments ye shall abide in my love even as I have kept my Fathers commandments and abide in his love John V. 11 These things have I spoken unto you that my joy might remain in you and that your joy might be full Sect. II. * John Ch. 15 V. 12 Ch. 13 V. 34 This is my commandment that ye love one another as I have loved you John V. 13 Greater love hath no man then this that a man lay down his life for his friends Ye are my friends John V. 14 if ye do whatsoever I command you John V. 15 Henceforth I call you not servants for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth but I have called you friends for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you John V. 16 Ye have not chosen me but I have chosen you and * Matth. Ch. 28 V. 19 ordained you that you should go and bring forth fruit and that your fruit should remain that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name he may give it you These things I command you that ye love one another John V. 17 CHAP. CLXXVIII Christ arms his disciples against the hatred and persecution of the world J John Ch. 15 V. 18 IF the world hate you ye know that it hated me before it hated you John V. 19 If ye were of the world the world would love his own but because ye are not of the world but I have chosen you out of the world therefore the world hateth you * John Ch. 15 V. 20 Ch. 13 V. 16 Remember the word that I said unto you The servant is not greater then the lord if they have persecuted me they will also persecute you if they have kept my saying they will keep yours also John V. 21 But all these things will they do unto you for my names sake because they know not him that sent me John V. 22 If I had not come and spoken unto them they had not had sinne but now they have no cloak for their sinne John V. 23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also John V. 24 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did they had not had sinne but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father John V. 25 But this cometh to passe that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law They hated me without a cause * John Ch. 15 V. 26 Ch. 14 V. 26 Luke Ch. 14 V. 49 But when the Comforter is come whom I will send unto you from the Father even the Spirit of truth which proceedeth from the Father he shall testifie of me John Ch. 15 V. 27 And ye also shall bear witnesse because ye have been with me from the beginning John Ch. 16 V. 1 These things have I spoken unto you that ye should not be offended They shall put you out of the Synagogues yea the time cometh that whosoever killeth you John V. 2 will think that he doth God service John V. 3 And these things will they do unto you because they have not known the Father John V. 4 nor me But these things have I told you that when the time shall come ye may remember that I told you of them And these things I said not unto you at the beginning because I was with you CHAP. CLXXIX Christ again comforteth his disciples being sorrowfull for the prediction of his departure Sect. I. J John Ch. 16 V. 5 BUt now I go my way to him that sent me and none of you asketh me Whither goest thou But because I have said these things unto you John V. 6 sorrow hath filled your heart John V. 7 Neverthelesse I tell you the truth it is expedient for you that I go away for if I go not away the Comforter will not come unto you but if I depart I will send him unto you And when he is come John V. 8 he will reprove the world of sinne and of righteousnesse and of judgement Of sinne John V. 9 because they beleeve not on me Of righteousnesse John V. 10 because I go to my Father and ye see me no more Of judgement John V. 11 because the prince of this world is judged John V. 12 I have yet many things to say unto you but ye cannot bear them now Howbeit John V. 13 when he the Spirit of truth is come he will guide you into all truth for he shall not speak of himself but whatsoever he shall heare that shall he speak and he will shew you things to come John V. 14 He shall glorifie me for he shall receive of mine and shall shew it unto you John V. 15 All things that the Father hath are mine therefore said I that he shall take of mine and shall shew it unto you Sect. II. A little while and ye shall not see me John V. 16 and again a little while and ye shall see me because I go to the Father John V. 17 Then said some of his disciples among themselves What is this that he saith unto us A little while and ye shall not see me and again a little while and ye shall see me and Because I go to the Father John Ch. 16 V. 18 They said therefore What is this that he saith A little while we cannot tell what he saith John V. 19 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him and said unto them Do ye enquire among your selves of that I said A little while and ye shall not see me and again a little while and ye shall see me John V. 20 Verily verily I say unto you that ye shall weep and lament but the world shall rejoyce and