that he was And whether so euer he entred into townes cytyes or vyllages there layde they the sycke in the stretes and praide him that they myghte but touche the hemme of hys garmente and as manye as touched hym were made whole ☞ Of the Predicacion of Eucharistia for the whyche certen went backe and departed Ioan. vi Capi. lvi THe nexte daye after the people whyche stode on the other syde of the sea sawe that there was none other shippe there but that one And that Iesus wente not in wyth hys dyscyples into the shyppe but that hys dyscyples were gone awaye alone Howe be it there came othere shyppes froÌ„ Tiberias nye vnto the place where they had eaten the breade after that the Lorde had geuen thankes Nowe whan the people sawe that Iesus was not there neyther hys dyscyples they tooke shyppe also and came to Caparnaum and soughte Iesus And whan they founde hym on the other syde of the sea they sayde vnto hym Master whan camste thou hether Iesus aunswered them and sayde verely verely I saye vnto you ye seke me not because ye sawe the tokens but because ye dyd eate of the loaues and were fylled Laboure not for the meate that dothe peryshe but that endureth vnto euerlastynge lyfe whyche the sonne of manne shall geue you for hym hathe God the father sealed Then sayde they vnto hym what shall we do that we maye woorke the woorkes of GOD Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto them This is the woorke of GOD that ye beleue in hym whom he hath sent Then saye they vnto hym what token doest thou then that we may see and beleue thee What workest thou Our fathers dyd eat * Manna in the wyldernes as it is written he gaue them bread from heauen to eate Then sayde Iesus vnto them Uerely verely I saye vnto you Moses gaue you not breade from heauen but my father geueth you the true breade from heauen for thys is that breade of God whiche commeth from heauen and geueth lyfe vnto the worlde Then sayde they vnto hym Syr geue vs alway suche breade But Iesus sayde vnto them I am y â— breade of lyfe he that commeth vnto me shall not hunger and he that beleueth on me shal neuer thyrste But I haue said vnto you that ye haue sene me and yet ye beleue not Al that my father geueth me commeth vnto me and who so coÌ„meth vnto me him wyl not I cast out For I am come downe from heauen not to do myne owne wyll but the wil of hym that hath sente me This is the wyl of the father whiche hath sent me that of all that he hathe geuen me I shoulde lose nothynge but shoulde aryse it vp agayne at the laste daye This is the wyll of hym whyche hathe sent me that who soeuer seeth y e sonne and beleueth on hym shoulde haue euerlastynge lyfe and I shal rayse hym vp at the laste daye Then murmured the Iewes thereon that he sayde I am that bread whyche is come downe from heauen And they sayde Is not thys Iesus Iosephs sonne Whose father and mother we knowe Howe sayeth he then I am come downe froÌ„ heauen Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto theym Mark Murmure not amonge your selues No man can come vnto me except my father which hath sent me drawe hym And I shall raise hym vp at the laste daye It is wrytten in the Prophetes * Thei shal al be taughte of God whosoeuer nowe heareth it of the father and learneth it commeth vnto me Not that anye manne hathe sene the father saue he whyche is of the father the same hathe sene the father Uerely verely I saye vnto you he that beleueth on me hath euerlastynge lyfe I am that bread of lyfe Your fathers dyd eate Manna in the Wyldernesse and are deade This is that breade whiche commeth from heauen That whoso eateth thereof should not die I am that liuing bread which came downe froÌ„ heauen whoso eateth of this bread shal lyue for euer And the bread that I wyll geue is my fleash which I wyl geue for the lyfe of the worlde Then stroue the Iewes amonge them selues and sayd how can thys felowe geue vs hys fleash to eate Iesus sayde vnto theÌ„ Uerely verely I say vnto you except ye eate y â— fleash of the sonne of man and dryncke hys bloude ye haue no lyfe in you Whoso eateth my fleash drinketh my bloud hath euerlastyng lyfe and I shal raise hym vp at the last day For my fleashe is the verye meate and my bloude is the verye drincke Whoso eateth my fleashe and dryncketh my bloude abydeth in me and I in him As the liuing father hath sent me And I lyue for the fathers sake euen so he that eateth me shall lyue for my sake Thys is youre bread whiche is comme from heauen Not as your fathers did eate Manna and are deade he that eateth of thys bread shall lyue for euer These thynges sayde he in the synagoge when he â—aughte in Capernaum Many nowe of his disciples that heard this sayde this is an harde sayinge who maye aâ—ide y e hearinge therof But when Iesus perceaued in him selfe y â— his disciples murmured thereat he sayde vnto them Doeth this offende you What yf ye shal see the sonne of man ascende vp thyther where he was afore It is the spirite that quickeneth the fleashe profyteth nothynge The wordes that I speake are spirite and are lyfe But there are some amonge you that beleue not For Iesus knewe well frome the beginninge whiche they were that beleued not and who shoulde betraye hym And he sayde Therefore haue I sayd vnto you No man can come vnto me except it be geueÌ„ him of my father From that tyme forth manye of hys disciples went backe and walcked no more with him Then sayd Iesus vnto the twelue Wyll ye also go awaye TheÌ„ answered Simon Peter Lord whyther shall we goe thou haste the wordes of euerlastynge lyfe And we haue beleued and knowen y t thou arte CHRISTE the Sonne of the lyuynge GOD. Iesus aunswered theym Haue I not chosen you twelue And one of you is the Deuyll But he spake of Iudas Simon Iscariote the same betrayed hym afterwarde and was one of the twelue ☞ Of the rubbynge of the eares of corne vpon the Sabboth Mathew xii Mar. ii Luke vi Capitulo lvii ANd it fortuned vppon an after principall Sabboth that Iesus wente thorowe the corne felde Math his disciples beynge hongrye mark beganne to make a waye thorowe and to plucke the eares of the corne Luke And dyd eate rubbynge them with their handes But certayne of y e Pharises sayd vnto them Wherfore do ye that whiche is not lawfull to doe on the Sabboth Math. when the Pharises sawe that Mark they sayde to Iesus Beholde what thy disciples do whiche is not lawfull vppon the Sabboth And he sayd vnto them haue ye neuer read what Dauid dyd when he hadde nede and was an bongred bothe he and they
my fathers kyngedome Marke And they all dranke thereof Of a more open detection of the trayter and of his goynge forthe mat xxvi marke xiiii Iohn xiii Luke xxii Capi. v. UErely verely I say vnto you he that receaueth whome I sende receaueth me and he that receaueth me receaueth hym y t sente me Whan Iesus had sayde thus he was heuy in spirite and testified said Uerely verely I saye vnto you one amonge you shal betraie me Mar. that eateth wyth me Ioan Then the dysciples loked one vpon another and were in doute of whome he spake Mar and they were ercedynge sorye and eche of them Marke one after another Mat began to say Syr is it I He aunswered and sayde He that dyppeth hys hande wyth me in the dyshe the same shall betraye me The sonne of manne goeth forthe as it is wrytten of hym But wo vnto that manne by whome the sonne of manne shal be betrayed It had bene better for that man yf he had neuer bene borne Then Iudas that betrayed hym aunswered and sayde Master is it I He sayde vnto hym Thou haste sayde it Ioan But there was one amonge hys dysciples that leaned at the table on Iesus bosome whome Iesus loued to hym beckened Simon Peter that he shoulde are who it was of whome he spake for the same leaned vpon Iesas brest and sayd vnto hym Lorde who is it Iesus aunswered It is he vnto whome I dyppe the soppe and geue it And he dipped in the soppe and gaue it vnto Iudas Iscarioth Simons sonne And after y e soppe y â— deuel entred in to hym Then said Iesus vnto him That thou doest do quickely but the same wiste no man at y e table For what intente he sayde it vnto hym Some thoughte for so muche as Iudas hadde the bagge that Iesus hadde sayde vnto hym bye that is necessarye for vs agaynste the feaste or that he should geue some thynge vnto the poore Whan he had receaued the soppe he went out immediatly and it was nyght Whan he was gone forthe Iesus said nowe is the sonne of man gloryfyed and God is gloryfyed in hym Yf God be gloryfyed in him then shall God gloryfye hym also in hym selfe and strayghte waye shall he gloryfye hym Of the question which of the discyples should be greatest and of the fore tellynge of Peters denyall mat 26. mar xiiii Luke xxii Ioan. xiii Capi. vi ANd they beganne to axe amonge them selues whyche of them it shoulde be that shoulde betraye hym There rose a stryfe also amonge them whyche of them shoulde be taken for the greatest But he sayde vnto them The kynges of the world haue dominion ouer the people and they that beare rule ouer them are called gracious Lordes But ye shall not be so for the greatest amonge you shal be as the yongest and the chefest as a seruaunte For whyche is the greatest he that fitteth at the table or he that serueth Is not he that fitteth at the table but I am amonge you as a minister As for you ye are they that haue byden with me in my temptacions And I wyll appoynte the kyngedome vnto you euen as my father hathe appoynted me that ye maye eate and drinke at my table in my kyngedome and sytte vpon seates and iudge the twelue trybes of Israel Mat. Then sayd Iesus vnto them This nyghte shall ye all be offended in me For it is wrytten I wil smyte the shepherde and the shepe of the flocke shal be scatered abroade But after that I ryse agayne I wyll go before you into Galyle Peter answered and said vnto him Thoughe al menne shoulde be offended in thee yet wyll I neuer be offended Iesus sayde vnto hym verelye I saye vnto thee Luke Simon beholde Sathan hathe desyred after you that he myghte syfte you euen as wheate but I haue prayed for thee that thy faithe fayle not whaÌ„ thou art conuerted streÌ„gth thy brethreÌ„ Ioan Deare chyldren I am yet a lyile whyle with you ye shal seke me and as I sayde vnto the Iewes whether I go thyther canne ye not come And I tell it you nowe Simon Peter sayde vnto hym Lorde whether goest thou Iesus aunswered hym whither I go thou canste not folowe me nowe but thou shalt folowe me hereafter Peter sayde vnto hym Lorde why cannot I folow the nowe I am redy to go wyth the into pryson and to deathe I wyll geue my lyfe for thy sake Iesus aunswered hym Wylte thou geue thy lyfe for my sake Uerely verely I say vnto thee mat This same nyghte Marke before the cocke crow two tymes shalt thou denye me thryse But he sayde yet more mat and thoughâ— I should dye with thee yet wyl I not denye thee Lykewyse also sayde all the dysciples Luke And he sayd vnto them Whan I sent you without wallet without scrip and without shues lacked ye any thiÌ„g They sayde no. Then sayde he vnto them but now he that hath a wallet let hym take it vp lykewyse also the scrip But he that hathe not let hym sell hys â—oate and bye a swearde For I saye vnto you It muste yet be fulfylled on me y t is wrytten he was counted amoÌ„g the euell doers For loke what is written of me it hathe an ende But they sayde Beholde here are two sweardes He sayde vnto them it is ynoughe ¶ Of the fyrste parte of the Lordes Sermon at Supper Ioan. xiii xiiii Math. xxvi Capitulo vii DEare chyldren I am yet a lytle whyle wyth you A newe commaundemente geue I you that ye loue together as I haue loued you that euen so ye loue one another By thys shall euery maÌ„ know that ye are my dyscyples Yf ye haue loue one to another And he sayde let not your hearte be afraied yf ye beleue in God then beleue also in me In my fathers house are many dwellynges Yf it were not so I woulde haue tolde you I go to prepare a place for you And thoughe I go to prepare a place for you yet wyll I come agayne and receaue you vnto my selfe that ye may be where I am and wether I go ye know and the way know ye also Thomas sayde vnto hym Lord we knowe not whether thou goest and how canne we knowe the waye Iesus sayde vnto hym I am the waye and the trueth and the lyfe No man commeth to the father but by me yf ye knowe me ye knowe my father also And froÌ„ hence forthe ye knowe hym and haue sene hym Phylyppe sayde vnto hym Lord shewe vs the father and it suffiseth vs. Iesus saide vnto him Thus longe am I with you and haste thou not knowen me Philip he y e seeth me seeth the father and how sayest thou then shewe vs the father beleuest thou not that I am in y e father y t the father is in me The wordes y t I speake vnto you those speake not I of my selfe but y e father y â— dwelleth in me he doth y
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
The paÌ„dectes of the Euangelycall Lawe Comprisyng the whole Historye of Christes Gospell Set forth by Thomas Paynell Anno Domini 1553. ¶ To the ryghte worshipful syr Iohn Baker knight Chauncelour of the kinges Maiesties courte of firste frutes and tenthes vnder Tresurour of Englande Thomas Paynell sendeth gretinge IN as muche as myne acquaintaunce is but very raw and slender with youre Mastershyp and that I of a certayne custome haue euermore required the coÌ„pany and familiarite of learned and poletyke men although I my selfe be vnlearned yet through the admonitioÌ„ and counsell of gentle Master Ergal a fauourer of Gods true worde and of good letters a mayntayner I purposed by some vertuous meanes to winne your loue and fauour and with some goodly delitius preseÌ„t to winde my selfe in to your Mastershyppes familiarite and further acquayntaunce Golde and syluer with other Iewels I haue none such as I haue I louingly sende vnto you that is this fynâ— and vertuous boke named the Pandectes of y â— Euangelical law comprehending y â— who le history of the foure Euangelistes in one recitynge y â— of euery one of theÌ„ is spoken contaynyng the tyme place of Christes supernaturall natiuite and actes his godlye and prudent aunsweres his celestiall lyfe and conuersation his moste easye yoke and coÌ„maundementes his pleasaunte and most swete Sermones wyth hys most bytter deathe the onely redemption of mankynde worthy to be beleued embrased ensued and coÌ„tinually thought vpon This gyfte ryghte worshipfull syr although it be inrolled in paper leues yet I dout not but vnto you a worthy champion of Gods holye gospell a fauorer of Christes true religioÌ„ a defeÌ„der of his preceptes and commaundementes a shylde and buckeler of the ensuers and faithfull folowers of the same it shall bee a greate deale more welcome more estemed and acceptable than a greate heape of deceyptefull ryches or glytterynge Golde and syluer the whyche as of it selfe it is fadynge and corruptible â—o it corrupteth man whiche is naturallye frayle and brittell wauerynge inconstant neuer satisfied neuer content Suche is the insaciable mynde of man drowned in these earthlye and corruptible treasures delytes and worldely pleasures For thys my gyfte is from heauen heauenly hauynge no taledge at all or sente of earthly thynges but redolent wyth al vertous preceptes w t the moste flagrant odoriferus worde of God contemnynge the worlde wyth the caduke delytes and pleasure thereof erectynge the earthlye mynde and hearte of man to thynges celestiall and incorruptible and hys inconstante affectyons frome mortall and vncertayne thynges to immortall Frome iniquitie and vice to vertue From wycked Mammon to oure Sauyoure Iesus Christe In whome and in hys holye and onelye worde shoulde consiste oure whole delyte and pleasure and not in brutyshe and beastlye carnalite vppon whome as vppon the moste surest ancker and corner stone we shoulde take holde and staye our selues and haue oure onelye refuge and confidence For it is he alone that hathe created vs redemed vs and frome all parylles defended vs and not we oure selues It is he that offereth vnto vs saluacion that vnburdeneth vs of al y â— who le lâ—mpe of synne and not we our selues It is he that hath promysed vs eternall lyfe yf we kepe hys holye lawes and folowe the trade of hys godlye and vertuous lyuynge and not we our selues For as muche then as thys my gyfte doeth admonyshe and instructe vs of all these thynges howe to declyne frome the worlde and the pryde therof Howe to please the Lorde our God and howe to accomplyshe and fulfyll hys commaundementes Is it not worthye I saye to be embrased and magnified Worthy to be thankfullye accepted and folowed It is I confesse but paper but yet it contayneth the precious worde of God hys wonderful workes and y e misteries of oure saluation the whiche shoulde be grauen in the heartes wordes and dedes of men and not in bookes of parper and parchement onelye Readers and hearers of thys moste holye woorde are manye But alas howe manye worthye folowers are there Shall the hearer be saued or the doerâ— God geue vs grace to do that we reade so to reade Gods holy word that by hym and his tender mercye we may be saued not to be praters and babelers there of onelye deccauynge oure selues Thus I commende youre Mastership to almightye God desyrynge yeâ—re goodnesse at this present to accepte thys my laboure and trauel in godd part and my gyft as ye shal thinke it worthy ¶ The fyrst Boke of the Pandecte of the Euangelical lawe contaynynge Christes commynge into the worlde and his eternall Generacion ☞ Of Christes eternall generacion Ioan. i. Cap. i. IN the beginning was the worde and the worde was with God and God was the word The same was in the begynnynge wyth God All thynges were made by the same and without the same was made nothynge That was made in hym was lyfe and the lyfe was the light of men and the lyghte shyneth in the darckenesse and the darckenesse comprehended it not Of the AnnuÌ„ciation conception of Iohn y e Baptist. Luc. i. Ca. ii IN the tyme of Herode kynge of Iewrye there was a Priest named Zachari of the familye and house of Abia and hys wyfe of the doughters of Aaron and her name Elizabeth They were bothe ryghteous before God and walked in all the commaundementes and statutes of the Lorde vnreproueablye And they had no chylde for Elizabeth was barren and they were both well strycken in age And it came to passe as he executed the Priestes office before God when hys course came accordynge to the costume of the Priesthode it fell to hys lot to burne incense And he went into the temple of the Lorde and the whole multitude of the people was wythout in prayer whyle the incense was a burnynge And the aungel of the Lorde appeared vnto hym and stode on the ryghte syde of the aultre of incense And when Zachari sawe hym he was abasshed and there came a feare vpon hym But the Aungell sayd vnto him feare not Zachari for thy praier is heard And thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne whose name thou shalt call Iohn and thou shalte haue ioye and gladnesse and manye shal reioyce at hys byrth for he shall be great before the Lorde Wyne and stronge dryncke shall he not dryncke And he shal be fylled wyth the holy ghost euen in hys mothers wombe And manye of the chyldren of Israell shall he tourne vnto the Lorde their God And he shal go before hym in the spirite power of Elias to tourne y e heartes of y e fathers vnto the chyldreÌ„ the vnfaythful vnto the wysdome of the righteous to make the people redye vnto y e Lord. And Zachari sayde vnto the Aungell wherby shall I knowe thys For I am olde and my wife wel strycken in age The Aungell aunswered and sayde vnto hym I am Gabriel that
stande before God and am sent to speake vnto thee and to shewe thee these glad tidynges And beholde thou shalt be domme and not able to speake vntyll the day that thys come to passe because thou haste not beleued my wordes whiche shall be fulfylled in their season And the people wayted for Zachari and meruayled that he taryed so longe in the temple And wheÌ„ he went out he could not speake vnto theym And they perceyued that he had sene a vision in the temple And he beckened vnto theym and remayned speachelesse And it fortuned when the tyme of hys offyce was out he went home into hys house And after those dayes Elizabeth his wyfe conceaued and hyd her selfe fyue monethes and sayd thus hath the Lorde done vnto me in the dayes wherein he hath loked vpoÌ„ me to take awaye froÌ„ me my rebuke amonge men ☞ Of the CoÌ„ception of our Sauiour Luc. i. Ioan. i. Cap. iii. ANd in the syxt Moneth was the Aungel Gabriel sent from God into a citye of Galile called Nazareth vnto a Uirgyn that was spoused vnto a maÌ„ whose name was Ioseph of the house of Dauid and the Uirgyns name was Mary And the Aungell came in vnto her and sayd Hayle thou full of grace the Lorde is with thee Blessed art thou amonge women Whan she had heard these thynges she was abasshed at hys sayinge and thought what maner of salutacion is thys And the Aungel sayde vnto her Feare not Mary for thou hast founde grace with God Beholde thou shalt conceaue in thy wombe and beare a sonne and shalt call his name Iesus he shal be great and shal be called the sonne of the hyest And the Lord God shall geue hym the seate of Dauid his father and he shal be Kynge ouer the house of Iacob for euer and there shal be no ende of hys kyngdome Then sayd Mary vnto the Aungell how shall thys be seynge I know not a man The Aungel aunswered and sayde vnto her The holy ghost shall come vpon thee and the power of the hyest shal ouershadowe thee Therfore that holy also whiche shal be borne of thee shal be called the sonne of God And beholde thy cosyn Elizabeth she also hath conceaued a sonne in her old age and thys is the syxte mooneth of her whiche is reported to be baren for with God is nothyng impossible And Mary sayde beholde here am I the handemayden of the Lorde be it vnto me as thou hast sayde Iohn And the worde became fleashe and dwelte amonge vs. Luke And the Aungel departed from her ☞ Howe Mary visited Elizabeth Luc. i. Cap. iiii ANd Mary arose and went into the mountaynes with hast into the citye of Iewry and came into the house of Zachary and saluted Elizabeth And it fortuned as Elizabeth hearde the salutacion of Mary the Babe sprange in her wombe And Elizabeth was fylled with y e holy ghoste and cryed loude and sayd Blessed arte thou amonge women and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe And howe happeneth thys to me y â— the mother of my Lord coÌ„meth vnto me Beholde when I heard the voyce of thy salutacion the Babe sprange in my wombe with ioye And blessed arte thou that hast beleued For the thynges shall be performed which were tolde the from the Lorde And Mary sayde ¶ My soule magnifieth the Lorde And my spirite reioyseâ—h in God my Sauioure For he hath loked vpon y e lowe degre of his handmayden Beholde frome hence forth shall al generations cal me blessed For he that is mighty hath done great thynges vnto me and holye is hys name And his mercye endureth thorowoute all generations vpon theym that feare hym He sheweth strength wyth hys arme and scatered theym that are proude in the imaginacion of their heart He putteth downe the mightye from the seate and exalteth them of lowe degre He fylled the hongry with good thynges and letteth the ryche go empty He remembreth mercye and helpeth vp hys seruaunt Israel Euen as he promised vnto our fathers Abraham and to hys sede for euer And Mary abode with her about thre Monethes ☞ Of the byrth and circumcision of Iohn y â— Baptist. Luc. i. Ca. v. ANd Elizabethes tyme was come y â— she should be delyuered and she broughte forth a sonne And her neyghbours and kinsfolkes heard that the Lorde had shewed greate mercye vpon her and they reioyced wyth her And it fortuned vpon the eyght daye they came to circumcise the chylde and called hym Zachary after hys father And hys mother aunswered and sayd no but he shal be called Iohn And they sayde vnto her There is none in thy kinne that is so called And they made sygnes vnto hys father how he wolde haue hym called And he asked for writyng tables wrote and sayd hys name is Iohn And they maruayled all And immediatly was hys mouth and hys tongue opened and he spake praysed God And there came a feare vpon all their neyghboures And al these actes were noysed abrode throughout al the hyll contreye of Iewrye And all they that heard therof tooke it to heart and sayde What maner of man wyll thys childe be For the hande of the Lorde was with him And Zachary his father was fylled with the holye ghost and prophicied and sayde Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel for he hath visited and redemed his people And hath set vp the horne of saluacion in the house of his seruaunt Dauid Euen as he promysed afore tyme by the mouth of hys holy prophetes That he woulde delyuer vs from our enemyes and from the hande of all such as hate vs. And that he woulde shewe mercy vnto oure fathers and thyncke vpon hys holy couenaunte Euen the othe that he sware vnto oure father Abraham for to geue vs. That we delyuered out of the hand of oure enemyes myghte serue hym without feare all the dayes of oure lyfe in suche holynes and ryghteousnes as is accept before hym And thou chylde shalt be called a Prophete of the hyghest for thou shalte go before the Lorde to prepare hys wayes And to geue knowledge of saluacion vnto hys people for the remission of their synnes Thorowe the tender mercye of oure God wherby the day sprynge from on hygh hath visited vs. That he myght geue lyght vnto them that syt in darckenesse and shadow of death and to guyde our fete into the way of peace And Mary retourned home agayne ☞ Of the temporal Genealogie of Christ. Math. i. Cap. vi THys is the booke of the Generation of Iesu Christ the sonne of Dauid the sonne of AbrahaÌ„ Abraham begat Isaac Isaac begat Iacob * Iacob begat Iudas and his brethreÌ„ Iudas begat Phares and Zaram of Thamar Phares begat Hesrom Hesrom begat Aram. Aram begat Aminadab Aminadab begat Naasson Naasson begat Salmon Salmon begat Boos of Rahab * Boos begat Obed of Ruth Obed begat Iesse Iesse begat Dauid the Kynge Dauid y e kynge begat Salomon of her that was
reioyce not ye in this that the spirites are subdued vnto you but reioyce that youre names are wrytte in heauen At the same houre reioyced Iesus in the holy spirite Mat and answerynge Luke sayde I prayse thee O father Lorde of heauen and earthe Mathevv that thou haste hyd these thynges from the wyse and prudent and opened them vnto babes euen so father Luk. for so it pleased thee All thinges are geuen ouer vnto me of my father and no man knoweth who the sonne is but onely the father nother who the father is saue onely the sonne and he to whome the sonne wil open it And he turned him to his disciples and sayde Blessed are y e eyes whiche se that ye se. For I saye vnto you manye Prophetes and kynges woulde haue sene the thynges that ye se and haue not sene thē and to haue hearde the thinges that ye heare and haue not hearde them Math Come vnto me all ye that laboure and are laden and I wyll ease you Take my yoke vpon you and learne of me for I am meke and lowlye of heart and ye shall fynde reste vnto your soules for my yoke is easye and my burthen is lyghte ¶ Of the Samaritane that tooke cure of the wounded Luke x. Capitulo xxxiiii ANd beholde there stode vp a Scrybe and tempted hym and sayde Master what muste I do to inheret euerlastynge lyfe he sayde vnto hym what is wrytten in the lawe Howe readest thou He aunswered and sayde Thou shalte loue thy Lorde God wyth all thy hearte wyth all thy soule wyth all thy strengthe and wyth all thy mynde and thy neyghboure as thy selfe He sayde vnto hym Thou hast aunswered ryghte thys do and thou shalte lyue But he woulde haue iustyfyed hym selfe and sayde vnto Iesus who is then my neyghboure Iesus lokynge vpwarde sayde A certayne man wente downe from Ierusalem vnto Iericho and fell amonge murtherers whyche stryped hym oute of hys clothes and wounded hym and wente theyr waye and lefte hym halfe deade And by chaunce there came downe a priest the same waye and whan he saws hym he passed by And lykewyse a Leuyte whan he came nye vnto the same place and sawe hym he passed by But a Samaritane was goynge hys iourney and came that waye and whan he saw hym he had compassion vpon hym wente vnto hym bounde vp hys woundes and poured oyle and wyne therein and lyfte hym vp vpon hys beaste and broughte hym in to the ynne and made prouysyon for hym Upon the nexte daye whan he departed he tooke oute two pence and gaue them to the hooste and sayde vnto hym Take cure of hym and what soeuer thou spendest more I wyll paye it thee whan I come agayne whyche of these thre nowe thynkeste thou was neyghboure vnto hym that fell amonge the murtherers He sayde he that shewed mercye vpon hym Then sayde Iesus vnto hym Go thy waye then and do thou lykewyse ☞ Of Mary Magdalens conuersion Luke vii Capi. xliiii ANd one of the Pharises desired hym that he woulde eate wyth hym And he went into y e house and set hym downe at the table And beholde there was in that cytye a woman whiche was a synner Whan she knew that Iesus sat at the table in y e Pharises house she bought a boxe with oyntement and stode behynde at hys fete and wepte and began to water hys feete wyth teares and to wype them wyth her heere 's of her head and kyssed his fete and anoynted them wyth oyntment But whan the Pharise whiche had called hym sawe that He spake within hym selfe and sayde yf this man were a Prophet he woulde know who and what maner of woman this is y ◠touched hym for she is a synner And Iesus aunswered and sayde vnto hym Simon I haue somewhat to say vnto thee He sayd master say on A certaine lender had two detters the one oughte fyue hundreth pens the other fyftye but whan they had nothynge to paye he forgaue them bothe tel me whyche of them wyl loue hym moste Simon answered and sayde he I suppose to whome he forgaue moost Then sayde Christ vnto him Thou haste iudged ryghte And he turned hym to the woman and sayde vnto Symon Seest thou thys woman I am come into thyne house thou haste geuen me no water vnto my fere but she hath watered my feete with teares and dried thē with y ◠heere 's of her head Thou haste geuen me no kysse but she sence the tyme y ◠she came in hath not ceased to kysse my fete Thou hast not anoynted my head with oyntment but she hath anoynted my head with oyntment Therfore I saye vnto thee many synnes are forgeuen her for she hathe loued muche but vnto whome lesse is forgeuen the same loueth the lesse And he sayde vnto her Thy synnes are forgeuen thee Then they that satte at the table wyth hym beganne to saye within theym selues What is he this that forgeueth sinnes also But he sayde vnto the womā thy faythe hathe saued thee goe thy waye in peace ☞ Of Marthas ministerye and seruyce Luke x. Cap. xlv IT fortuned as they went that he entred into a towne where ther was a woman named Martha whyche receaued hym into her house◠And she had a syster called Mary whyche satte her downe at Iesus feete and herkened vnto hys worde But Martha made her selfe muche a do for to serue hym And she stept vnto him and sayde Lorde carest thou not that my sister letteth me serue alone Bydde her therfore that she helpe me But Iesus answered sayd vnto her Martha Martha thou takest thought and combrest thy selfe aboute manye thinges there is but one thynge nedefull Mary hathe chosen a good parte which shal not be taken from her ☞ Of the doctrine of prayer Luke xi Capitu. xlvi ANd it fortuned that he was in a place and prayed And when he had ceased one of hys disciples sayde vnto hym Lorde teache vs to praye as Iohn taughte hys disciples He sayd vnto thē Whē ye pray saye Our father which art in heauē wed be thy name Thy kyngdō come Thy wil be done Geue vs this dai our dayly bread And forgeue vs our syns for we also forgeue al thē y ◠are detters vnto vs. And lede vs not into temptacion but delyuer vs from euyl And he said vnto them Which of you is it that hath a frende and shulde go to hym at mydnyght and saye vnto hym Lende me thre loues for a frende of myne is come to me out of the way and I haue nothynge to set before hym And he wythin should aunswere and say disquiet me not the doore it shut already and my chyldren are with me in y e chamber I cannot ryse geue thee I saye vnto you and though he woulde not arise geue him because he is his frend yet because of his vnshamefast begginge he would arise geue him as many as he neded And I say vnto you also Aske
rayment Consyder the rauens they nother sowe nor reape they haue also nother stoore house nor barne and yet God fedeth them But how much better are ye theÌ„ the foules Whiche of you thoughe he take thought therfore coulde put one cubyte vnto his stature Seinge then ye be not able to do that which is lest why take ye thoughte for the other Consyder the Lylies of the felde how they growe They laboure not they spinne not But I say vnto you that euen Salomon in all his royalâ—ye was not clothed lyke one of these Wherfore yf God so clothe the grasse that is today in y e feld to morow shal be cast into the fornace howe much more shal he cloth you O ye of lytle fayth Aske not ye therfore what ye shall eare or what ye shal drinke climbe not vp an hie The heathen in y â— world seke after al such thinges your heauenlyâ— father knoweth y â— ye haue nede of al these thinges But seke ye the kyngdom of God and all these shall be â—â—â—ystred vnto you Feare not thou lytle flocke for it is youre fathers pleasure to geue you the kyngdome Sel that ye haue and geue almesse make you bagges which waxe not olde euen a treasure whych neuer fayleth in heauen where no these commeth and no mothes corrupteth for wher your treasure is ther wyl your heart be also And he sayd vnto the people When ye see a cloud rise out of the West strayght way ye saye there commeth a shoure and so it is And when ye see the Southe wynde blowe ye saye It wyll be hotte and it commeth so to passe O Ypocrites ye canne discerne the fashion of the Skye and of the Earthe Why canne ye not discerne thys tyme also Yea and why iudge ye not of youre selues what is ryghte When thou goest with thyne aduersary vnto the prince geue diligence by the waye that thou mayest be quite of hym leaste he brynge thee before the Iudge and the Iudge delyuer thee to Iayler and the Iayler cast thee into y e prison I tel thee thou shalt not come out thence tyll thou pay the vttermost myte ¶ Of the poole probatique Iohn v. Capitulo lxvi AFterwarde was there a feaste of the Iewes called vvitsontyde and Iesus wente vp to Ierusalem There is at Ierusalem by the slaughter house a poole whiche in Hebrewe is called Bethsaida and hath fiue porches wherein laye many sycke blynde lame wythered whyche wayte when the water shoulde moue For the aungell wente downe at hys time into the poole and styrred y e water Whosoeuer nowe wente downe first after that y â— water was styred the same was made whole whatsoeuer disease he had And there was a man whiche had lyen sicke xxxviii yeares When Iesus saw him lye and knewe that he had lyen so longe he sayd vnto him Wylte thou be made whole The sicke aunswered him Sir I haue no man when the water is moued to put me into y e poole And wheÌ„ I come another steppeth downe in before me Iesus sayd vnto hi arise take vp thy bed go thy way And immediatly the maÌ„ was made whole and toke vp his bed and went his way But vpon the same day it was the Sabboth Then sayde the Iewes vnto hym that was made whole Todaye is the Sabboth it is not lawful for thee to cary thy bed He answered theÌ„ he that made me whole sayde vnto me take vp thy bedde go thy way Then asked they him What man is that which said vnto thee take vp thy bedde and go thy way But he that was healed wist not who he was for Iesus had gotten hym selfe away because there was much people Afterwarde Iesus founde hym in the temple sayd vnto hym Behold thou art made whole sin no more leste a worse thyng happen vnto thee The man departed tolde the Iewes that it was Iesus which hadde made hym whole Therfore dyd y e Iewes persecute Iesus and sought to slay him because he had done this vpon the Sabboth But Iesus answered theÌ„ My father worketh hetherto I worke also therfore sought the Iewes more to slaye him because he brake not onely y â— Sabboth but sayd also y e God was his father made him selfe equall with God TheÌ„ answered Iesus sayd vnto theÌ„ verely verely I say vnto you The son can do nothing of hym selfe but that he seeth the father doe For what soeuer he doeth y â— doeth y â— sonne also The father loueth the son sheweth hym all that he doeth and wil shew him yet greater workes so y â— ye shal meruayle For the father rayseth vp y â— dead and maketh them lyue euen so y e sonne also maketh lyuing whom he wil. For y â— father iudgeth no man but hath geuen al iudgement vnto y e sonne that they all might honour the sonne euen as they honour the father Who so honoureth not the sonue the same honoureth not the father which hath sent hym Uerely verely I say vnto you the houre cometh and is now already that y â— dead shall heare the voyce of the sonne of God And they that heare it shall lyue For as the father hath lyfe in him selfe so lyke wise hath he geuen vnto y â— sonne to haue lyfe in him selfe And hath geuen him power also to execute iudgement because he is the sonne of man Maruayle ye not at thys for the hour commeth in the whiche that al y â— are in the graues shal heare hys voyce and shall goe forthe that haue done good vnto the Resurrection of lyfe But they that haue done euyll vnto the Resurrection of damnaption I canne do nothynge of my selfe As I heare so I iudge and my iudgement is iuste For I seeke not myne owne wyll but the wyll of my father whyche hathe sente me Yf I heare wytnesse of my selfe my wytnesse is not true there is another that beareth wytnesse of me and I am sure that the wytnesse whyche he beareth of me is true Ye sente vnto Iohn and he beare wytnesse of the trueth As for me I take no recorde of man but these thinges I say that ye myght be saued He was a burnyng and shinyng light but ye woulde haue reioysed a whyle in his lyghte Neuerthelesse I haue a greater wytnesse then the wytnesse of Iohn for the workes which y e father hath geuen me to finish the same workes which I do beare witnes of me y t the father hath sent me And the father him selfe whiche hath sent me beareth witnes of me Ye haue nother hearde his voyce at anyetyme nor sene hys shape nor his worde haue ye not abydynge in you for ye beleue not hym whom he hath sent Searche the scriptures for ye thyncke ye haue euerlastyng lyfe therin the same is it that testifieth of me and ye wyll not come vnto me that ye myght haue lyfe I receaue no prayse of men But I knowe you that ye haue not y
same is a these a murtherer But he y e goeth in at the doore is the shepherd of y e shepeâ— To hym the Porter openeth and the shepe heare his voyce he called hys owne shepe by name and ledeth them out And when he hathe sent forth hys owne shepe he goeth before them and the shepe folow him for they know his voyce As for a straunger they folowe hym not but flye from hym For they knowe not the voyce of a straunger This prouerbe spake Iesus vnto theÌ„ but they vnderstod not what it is was that he sayde vnto theym Then sayde Iesus vnto theym agayne Uerelye verely I say vnto you I am the dore of the shepe All they that are comme before me are theues and murtherers But the shepe herkened not vnto theym I am the doore yf anye manne entâ—e in by me he shall be saued and shall go in and out and finde pasture A thefe commeth not but for to steale kyl and destroye I am come that they myghte haue lyfe and haue it moore abundauntlye * I am a good shepherde a good shepherde geueth his lyfe for the shepe But an hired seruaunt which is nor y e shepherd nother are the shepe hys owne seyth the Wolfe commynge and leaueth the shepe flieth and the Wolfe catcheth and scatereth the shepe but y â— hired seruaunt flieth because he is an hired seruaunt careth not for the shepe I am a good shepherd knowe myne am knowen of myne Euen as my father knoweth me I knowe y e father And I geue my life for my shepe I haue yet other shepe whiche are not of this these same must I bring also and they shall heare my voyce and there shal be one â—ocke and one shepherd Therfore doeth my father loue me because I leaue my lyfe that I maye take it agayne No man taketh it frome but I leaue it of my selfe I haue power to leaue it and haue power to take it againe This commaundement haue I receyued of my father TheÌ„ was there discention among the Iewes for these sayinges Many of them sayd he hath the deuyl and is madde why heare ye hym other sayd These be not wordes of one that is possessed can the deuyll open the eyes of the blynde ☞ Of the dedication Iohn x. Capitulo lxxix IT was the dedication of the temple at Ierusalem The fyftene daye of December and it was winter Iesus walcked in Salomons porche Then came y e Iewes rounde aboute hym and sayde vnto him howe longe doest thou make vs doubte If thou be Christe tell vs playnelye Iesus aunswered theym I tolde you and ye beleue not the workes y â— I do in my fathers name beare witnesse of me But ye beleue not because ye are not of my shepe as I said vnto you My shepe heare my voyce and I knowe theym and they knowe me and I geue them euerlastyng life and they shall neuer peryshe and no man shal plucke them out of my hand My father whyche gaue theym me is greater then all and no manne is able to plucke theym out of my fathers hande I and the father are one Then the Iewes tooke vp stones agayne to stoâ—e hym Iesus aunswered theym Manye good workes haue I shewed you frome my father for the whiche of theym stone ye me The Iewes aunswered hym and sayde For the good worke sake we stoâ—e thee not but for y e blasphemye and because that thou beinge a man makest thy selfe God Iesus aunswered them Is it not written in your law * I haue said ye are Goddes Yf he call them goddes vnto whoÌ„ the worde of God came and the scripture canne not be broken Saye ye then vnto hym whome the father hath sanctified and sent in the worlde thou blasphemest God because I sayde I am the sonne of God Yf I do not the workes of my father beleue me not but yf I do theÌ„ then yf ye beleue not me yet beleue the workes that ye may knowe and beleue that the father is in me and I in the father They went aboute agayne to take hym but he escaped oute of their handes and went awaye agayne beyonde Iordane into the place where Iohn hadde baptised before and there he abode And many â—ame to hym and sayde Iohn dyd no tokens but al that Iohn spake of thys maÌ„ is true And many beleued in him Of the reprehencion of the Iewes tradition Mathewe xv Mark vii Capitulo lxxx THen came vnto hym the Scribes and Pharises from Ierulem mark And when they saw certayne of hys disciples eate bread with commune that is with vnwashen handes they complayned For the Pharises and all the Iewes eate not excepte they washe their handes oftymes obseruynge the tradicions of the Elders And when they comme from the market they eate not except they washe And manye other thinges there be whiche they haue taken vpon them to obserue as the washynge of cuppes and cruses and brasen vessels and tables Then the Pharises and scribes asked him math sayinge why do thy disciples transgresse mar and walke not after the tradicions of y â— elders Math for they wash not their handes when they eate breade Mark but eate breade wyth vnwashen handes Mathe he aunswered and sayde vnto theym Why doe ye transgresse the commaundement of God because of youre owne tradicions Marke Leauynge the commaundement of God kepe the tradicions of menne as washynge of cruses and cuppes and manye suche thynges doe ye And he sayde vnto theym Howe goodlye haue ye cast asyde the coÌ„maundement of GOD to mayntayne youre owne tradicions Mat For God said Marke and Moses honour father and mother Who so cursed father and mother shal dye the death But ye say A man shal saye to father and mother Corban that is the thinge that I shoulde helpe thee withall Mathe is geuen to God Nor shall not honour hys father or mother mark and thus ye suffre hym no moore to doe oughte for hys father or hys mother and make Goddes worde of none effecte thorowe your owne tradicions that ye haue sette vp and many such thynges doe ye Math Ye Ypocrites ful well hath Esay prophecied of you sayinge * Thys people draweth nye vnto me with their mouthe and honoureth me wyth theyr lyppes howe be it theyr hearte is farre frome me Mar but in vayne math and with out a cause doe they serue me teachynge the doctrine and the coÌ„mauÌ„dementes of men And he called the people to hym and sayde Mar Herken to me ye all and vnderstande me Mathe That whyche goeth into the monthe defyleth not the man Mark there is nothinge with out a maime that entreth into him that canne defyle hym but that goeth cute of hymâ— that it is that maketh the manne vncleane Yf any manne haue eares to heare lette hym heare And whan he came from the people in to the house Mat. his disciples came vnto him Marke and
â— workes Beleue me y t I am in y e father y t y e father is in me or els at y â— leest beleue for the workes sake Uerely verely I say vnto you he that beleueth in me shal do the woorkes that I do and shall do greater then these for I go to my father And whatsoeuer ye aske my father in my name that wyl I do that the father may be praysed in the sonne yf ye aske any thynge in my name I wyll do it Yf ye loue me kepe my commauÌ„dementes and I wil praye the father and he shall geue you another comforter that he maye byde with you for euer euen the spirite of truthe whome the worlde cannot receaue for it seith him not nother dothe it knowe hym but ye know him for he abideth w t you shal be in you I wil not leaue you coÌ„fortles I come vnto you it is yet alitle while theÌ„ shall y e world se me nomore but ye shal se me for I lyue you shal lyue also In y t day shal ye know that I am in y e father ye in me I in you He that hath my coÌ„maundementes kepeth them y â— same is he y t loueth me he that loueth me shal be loued of my father and I wyll loue hym and wyll shewe my owne selfe vnto him Iudas sayd vnto him not the Iscarioth Lord what is the cause then that thou wylte shewe thy selfe vnto vs and not vnto the worlde Iesus answered and sayde vnto him he that loueth me will kepe my worde and my father wyll loue hym and we wyll come vnto hym and wyll make oure dwellynge with him buâ— he that loueth me not kepeth not my sayinges And the worde that ye heare is not myne but the fathers whiche hath sent me This haue I spoken vnto you while I was wyth you but that comforter eueÌ„ the holy goost whome my father hath seÌ„t in my name he shall teache you all thinges bryng all to youre remembraunce what soeuer I haue tolde you Peace I leue vnto you my peace I geue you I geue not vnto you as the worlde geueth Let not youre heart be troubled nother let it be afrayed ye haue heard that I said vnto you I go and come agayne vnto you yf ye loued me ye would reioyce because I sayde I go to the father for the father is greater than I and nowe haue I tolde you before it come that whaÌ„ it is come to passe ye maye beleue Here after wyl I not talke much with you for the prynce of this worlde commeth and hathe nothinge in me but that the worlde may know that I loue the father and as the father hath commaunded me so do I. Aryse let vs god The remnaunt of the Lordes sermone whiche he spake after his departure from the citie somtimes goynge and some times standinge Iohn xv xvi xvii capi viii I Am the true vyne and my father is an husband man euery brauÌ„ch that bringeth not fourth frute in me shal he cut of and euerye one that bringeth fourth frute shal be pourged that it maye bringe fourthe more frute Nowe are ye cleane because of the word that I haue spoken vnto you byde ye in me and I in you Lyke as the braunch cannot bring fourth frute of it selfe excepte it byde in the vyne euen so nother ye also excepte ye abyde in me I am the vyne ye are the braunches He that abydeth in me and I in him y e same bringeth forth much frute for withoute me ye can do nothing He that abydeth not in me is caste out as a vyne braunch it withereth men gather it vp cast it in to y e fier it burneth yf ye abide in me my wordes abide in you ye shall aske what ye wyll and it shal be done vnto you Herein is my father praysed that ye bringe fourthe much frute and become my disciples Lyke as my father hathe loued me euen so haue I loued you continue in my loue yf ye kepe my commaundemeÌ„tes ye shal coÌ„tinue in my loue like as I haue kept my fathers coÌ„maundementes continue in his loue These thinges haue I spoken vnto you that my ioye myght remayne in you and that youre ioy might be perfect This is my commaundemente that ye loue together as I haue loued you No maÌ„ hathe greater loue then to set hys lyfe for his frende ye are my frendes if ye do that I commauÌ„de you hence fourth call not I you seruauntes for a seruaunte knoweth not what hys Lorde doth But I haue said ye are frendes for all that I haue heard of my father haue I shewed vnto you ye haue not chosen me but I haue chosen you and ordayned you that ye goo and brynge fourthe frute and that youre frute continue that whatsoeuer ye aske the father in my name he should geue it you Thys I commaunde you that ye loue one another Yf the worlde hate you then knowe that it hathe hated me before you yf ye were of the worlde the worlde woulde loue hys owne Howe be it because ye are not of the worlde but I haue chosen you from the world therfore theworlde hateth you RemeÌ„ber my worde that I sayde vnto you the seruaunte is not greater then hys Lord yf they haue persecuted me they shall persecute you also yf they haue kept my word they shal kepe yours also But al this they shal do vnto you for my names sake because thei know not him y t sent me yf I had not come spoken vnto them theÌ„ should they haue no sinne but nowe haue they nothynge to cloke their sâ—ne withal He y t hateth me hateth my father also yf I hadde not done amonge them the workes which none other man dyd they shoulde haue no sinne But nowe haue they sene it and yet haue they hated bothe me and my father Neuerthelesse that the sayinge myght be fulfylled which is written in their lawe they haue hated me withoute a cause But whan the comforter commeth whome I shall sende you from the father euen the spirit of truthe whiche proceadeth of the father he shall testifye of me and ye shall beare wytnesse also for ye haue bene with me from the beginninge These thinges haue I sayde vnto you that ye shoulde not be offended They shall excommunicate you the tyme coÌ„meth that whosoeuer putteth you to deathe shal thinke that he doth seruice vnto God And suche thynges shal they do vnto you because they haue nother knowen the father nor yet me But these thinges haue I sayde vnto you that whan the tyme commeth ye maye thinke thereon that I tolde you but these thinges haue I not said vnto you from the beginninge for I was with you but nowe I go vnto him that sent me none of you asketh me whether goest thou But because I haue sayde these thinges vnto you your hearte is full of sorowe
eiection of those that â—olde and of the Pharise and publicane capitulo cxx Of the disciples admiration vpon the witherynge of the fygge tree Capitulo cxxi Of the question of Iohns Baptyme Capitulo cxxii Of two sonnes of the which y â— one accomplished hys fathers wyll Capitulo cxxiii Of the vineyarde whiche was let out to the husbandmen cap. cxxiiii Of the weddynge garment cap. cxxv Of paying tribute vnto Cesar ca. cxxvi Of the woman whiche had seuen husbandes capit c. xxvii Of the fyrste commaundement that is of the loue of God capit cxviii Of the interrogacyon whose sonne Christe is cap. cxxix Of hearynge the Pharises doctrynes capitulo cxxx Of diuers and many woes ca. cxxxi Of the Iewes obstinarye And of the wyddowe whiche offered two miâ—es capitulo cxxxii Of the buyldinge of the temple and of the thretenynge of the destruccion of the same cap. cxxxiii Of the commynge and persecution of Antechriste cap. cxxxiiii Of the signes of the consumacion of the worlde capit cxxxv Of the laste signes of the consumacion of the worlde cap. cxxxvi Of the commynge of Christ the iudge diuersly signified capâ— cxxxvii Of watche and prayer ca. cxxxviii Of the tenne vyrgins and ten talentes capitulo cxxxviii Of the purgynge of the floure in the laste iudgemente capi cxl Of Christes laste returnynge from Mounte Oliuete vnto Beâ—hani capitulo cxli Of the Alabaster boxe of oyntmente capitulo cxlii Howe Christe was solde by Iudas capitulo cxliii The titles of the thirde boke OF y e sendinge of Peter Iohn to prepare the paseouer capit i Of the eatynge of the paschall lambe at the Lordes supper capitulo ii Of the washinge of the disciples feete and of the obcsure manifestacioÌ„ of the traitoure capi iii. Of the institucion of the sacramente of the bodye and blouds of Christe capitulo iiii Of a more open detection of the traytoure and of his goinge fourth capitulo v. Of the question which of the disciples shoulde be greatest and of the fore tellynge of Peters deniall capitulo vi Of the fyrste parte of the Lordes sermon at supper cap. vii The remnauntâ— of the Lordes sermone whiche he spake after hys departure from the citye sometymes going sometymes standyng cap. viii Of Christes entringe into the garden And of hys prayer and captiuite Capitulo ix Howe Christe was sente to Annas and of Peters fyrst deniall cap. x. Howe Christe was sent to Caiphas And of Peters seconde and thyrde denyalâ— Caiphas house And of false witnesses agaynst Iesus cap. xi Of the thyrde commynge together of the elders and howe Iesus was delyuered to Pilate cap. xii Of the ledynge forth of Iesus to Caluarye And of his crucifyinge cap. xiii Howe they deryded Iesus vppon the crosse and of hys wordes and of the sygnes after his death cap. xiiii Of the Lordes buryall cap. xv Of the Lordes resurrection And how the women came first verye earely to the graue cap. xvi Howe that Peter and Iohn came to Christes graue And of y â— two disciples goynge to Emans ca. xvii Of the appearynge shewed vnto Mary Magdalene at her seconde commynge to the sepulchre cap. xviii Of the seconde appearynge to the women in the waye retournynge the seconde tyme from the sepulchre And of the seconde appearynge to Peter goynge the seconde tyme to the sepulchre Capitulo xix Of the fourthe appearynge shewed in Emaus to the two disciples And that he hadde alreadye appeared to Peter cap. xx Of the fift appearynge shewed to hys disciples in the day of his resurrection Thomas beynge absent And of Thomas incredulite cap. xxi Of the syxte appearynge shewed after eyghte dayes vnto hys disciples Thomas beynge present And that God dyd manye thynges whiche are not wrytten cap. xxii Of the seuenth appearynge shewed vnto seuen disciples at the sea of Tiberias And howe Iesus asked Peter thre tymes whether he loued hym Capitulo xxiii Of the eyghte appearynge shewed vnto the eleuen disciples in Galile capitulo xxiiii Of the nynthe and tenthe apperinge shewed vnto the disciples vpon the ascention daye cap. xxv The conclusion of the euangelicall history capi xxvi Finis A. ABraham desyred to se my daye ii boke ca. lxxvi Adulterers shoulde be stoned ii boke capitulo lxxiiii Abyde in me and ye shall obtayne that ye aske iii. boke capitulo viii Agre with thyne aduersary ii bo ca. xix A greate Prophete is rysen amonge vs. ii boke cap. xxviii Aâ—gles wyll gather vnto deade carcases ii boke ca. cxxxv cxxxvii Amayde shall brynge forthe a childe i. boke capitu vi Almes muste be done secretely ii boke capitulo xxi Almes doth clense all thynges ii boke capitulo lxiii Al thinges are possible with God i. bo capitulo iii. ii boke capitulo cx iii. boke capitulo 〈…〉 All thinges are geuen vnto the sonne ii boke capitu xlii iii. boke capitulo iii. Al sinnes shal be forgeueuen ii bo ca. lx All Iudgement is geuen to the sonne ii bok capi lxvi All thinges are possible to him that beleueth ii boke cap. lxxxix All people shal be gathered before the Lorde ii boke cap. cxl Al y â— y â— father hath is mine iii. bo ca. viii All y â— is mine is thine iii. boke cap. viii All that take swearde shal perysh with the swearde iii. boke cap. ix Al power is geueÌ„ to Christ. iii. b. â— xxiiii Amende or ye shall all peryshe ii boke capitulo lxvii Angels speake vnto the shepherdes i. boke capit vii Aungels apeare to Ioseph i. boke ca. xi Aungels shal caste those to the fire that do iniquite ii boke capit l. li Anna bothe fasted praied i. boke ca. x An euel â—re must be burnt i. bok ca. xiiii Anger bringeth one in daunger of iudgement ii boke capi xix Annoynting with oyle healeth ii boke captulo xxxviii As ye measure so shall ye be measured ii boke ca. xxiiii xlix Art thou he that shall come ii bo capitulo xxxviii Aunswerest thou the hyghe Prieste so iii. boke cap. x. Archelaus raygned in Iewry i. b. ca. xi the Axe is put to the tree i. bo cap. xiiii Aske crye and ye shall haue ii booke Capitulo xxiiii xlvi B. Barrabas a notable prisoner iii. boke Capitu. xii Beleue and be saued ii bo cap. viii Beleue in the sonne haue lyfe ii bke Capitulo ix Beleue only ii bo ca. xxxiiii Beleue my workes ii bo cap. lxxix Beleue and doe greater workes then Christ. iii. boke cap. viii Be at quietnes with thyne aduersary ii boke cap. lxv Behold here are two swerdes iii. b. c. vi Beholde the lambe of God ii b. cap. v. Beholde a right Israelite ii bok Capitulo v. Beholde thou are made whole synnâ— no more ii bo cap. lxvi Be mercyful ii bo cap. xxiiiiâ— Belzebub chiefest of the deuyls ii boke Capitulo lx Blasphemye agaynst the holye ghoste ii boke cap. lx xcii Beware of coueteousnes ii bo ca. lxiiii Beware of the Pharises leuen ii bo Capitulo
lxxxiiii xcvii Beware of excesse of meates ii boke Capitulo cxxxvii Byndynge and lousynge ii boke Capitulo xcv Blessinges cursynges ii bo ca. xviii Blessed are the eyes c. ii boke Capitulo xlii xlix Blessed is the wombe that bare thee ii bo cap. lxii Blessed are the kepers of the worde of God ii boke ca. lxvi Blessed are they that watche ii boke Capitulo cxxxviii Blessed are they that doe the thynges whiche they knowe iii. bo cap. iii. Blessed be the baren iii. bo ca. xiii Blessed be they that beleue and see not iii. boke cap. xxii Blynde Barthimens ii bo ca. cxiiii the Blynd fal in the dytche ii b. c. xxiiii By what authorite doest thou these thynges ii bo cap. cxxii Bloudy yssue ii bo cap. xxxiiii Bread of lyfe ii bo cap. â—vi Brydegrome shal be taken away ii bo Capitulo xxxiii the Brother may marry hys brothers wife ii boke cap. câ—xvii Buylders must cast wether they maye perfourme it ii boke cap. lxxii Braâ—che that bringeth not forth fruite in me shal be cut of iii. bo cap. viii C. a Candle vnder a bushelâ— ii b. ca. xix xlix Capharnaum ii bok cap. xi xxxix Care not for youre lyfe ii bo ca. xxiii Care not for to morowe ii boke capitulo xxiii Call the poore to the feast ii boke capitulo lxxi Cast not the childrens bread to dogges ii boke cap lxxxii Cayphas prophecied ii bo cap. cviiâ— Cast out the nette on the ryghte syde of the shyppe iii boke cap xxii Cephas ii boke cap v Cast not pearles before ii bo ca xxiiii Christes generation i bo ca vi Christ byrth i bo cap vi Christes presentacion i boke cap v Christes circumcision i. bok ca. viii Christes temptacion ii bo cap. iii. Christes meate is to do the wyll of hys father ii bo ca. xlvii Christes fleashe is very meate ii boke Capitulo lvi Christes brother ii boke cap. lxii Christes wordes are spirite and lyfe ii boke cap. lvi Christes woorckes beare wytnesse of hym ii boke ca lxvi Christes brethren beleued not in hym ii boke cap. lxxiii Christes transfiguration ii boke Capitulo lxxxviii Christes comminge ii boke capitulo cxxxv cxxxvii Christes sweate was lyke droppes of bloude iii. booke cap. ix Christes syde was opened iii. boke capitulo xv Christes sepulchre was watched and sealed iii. boke cap. xv Christ was layed in a maunger i. bok capitulo vii Christ was borne at Bethled i. b. ca. ix Christ to many is a fall i. bo cap. x. Christ waxed strong in spirite i. bo capitulo â—vi Christe fled into Egipt i. boke capi xi Christe was called oute of Egypt i. bo capitulo xi Christe shall pourge his floure i. boke capitulo xiiii Christ shal burne y e chaffe i. bo cap. xiiii Christe fasted xl dayes ii bokes cap. iii Christ Baptiseth with the holy gooste ii boke capit iiii Christe came to the mariage ii boke capi vi Christe turneth water into wine ii bo capitulo vi Christ must be lifted vp ii boke ca. viii Christe baptised ii boke cap. ix Christe beginneth to preache ii boke capitulo xi Christ taught the people out of a thyp ii boke capi xii xlix Christe taught in the temple vpon the Sabboth ii boke xxiii lxviii Christ taughte with power ii boke capitulo xiii xxv Christ commaunded the spirites with power ii boke capit xiiii Christe toke oure infirmites ii boke capitulo xvi Christe came to preache ii boke ca. xvi Christ apoiÌ„teth the twelue ii b. ca. xviii Christe came to fulfyll the lawe ii bo Capitulo xix Christe a wyne bybber and a glotten ii boke capit xxxviii Christe was nursed at Nazareth ii bo capitulo lii Christ Iosephs y â— carpenters sonne ii boke capit lii Christ walked vpon the sea ii bo ca. lv Christe is the lyuinge breade ii boke capitulo capit lvi Christe loked vpon them with wrathe ii boke capit lviii Christe shall come of the sede of Dauid ii boke ca. lxxiii Christe is the lyghte of the worlde ii boke cap. lxxv Christe dothe nothinge of hym selfe ii boke cap. lxxvi Christe is the dore ii boke capi lxxviii Christ is y e good shepherd ii b. ca. lxxviii Christe leuyth and taketh his lyfe of hym selfe ii boke cap. lxxviii Christe payeth tribute ii boke cap. xâ—i Christe is in the myddest of them that are gathered in his name ii bo ca. xâ—v Christ toke chyldren in his armes and blessed them ii boke capitu xâ—ix Christ is the resurrection the lyfe ii boke cap. cvi Christ wept vpon the city ii bâ—c cxviii Christ endureth for euer ii bo ca. cxix Christ driueth oute the moneye chaungers ii bok cap. cxviii cxx Christe the son of Dauid ii b. ca. cxxix Christ is the only mayster ii b. ca. cxxx Christe came not to iudge the worlde ii boke cap. cxxxii Christ foretelleth the destruction of the temple ii boke cap cxxxiii Christe foretelleth the persecution of the apostles ii boke cap. cxxxiii Christ commeth to kyndle fyre vppon earth ii boke cap cxxxviii Christ is come to brynge debate vpon earth ii boke cap. cxxxviii Christ shal set his shope on his righte hande ii boke cap. cxl Christ washed hys disciples feete ii boke cap. iii. Christ loked vpon Peter iii. bo cap. xi Christ caste out of Mary Magdalene seuen druyls iii. boke cap. xvii Christe was caryed vp vnto heauen iii. boke cap. xxv Children of thys worldeâ— â— ii b. c. ciiii Compell theym to come in ii boke capitulo lxxi Commaundementes ii boke cap c Come and see the place where they layed him iii boke cap xix Come ye to me that are heauye laden ii boke cap xlii Confession of synnes i bo ca xiiii Coufesse Christ he shall confesse the ii boke cap lxxxvii cxvii D. Dauid dyd eate the ii boke ca lvii Delycate lyuers ii boke ca xxxvi the Dead shal heare y â— voyce of the son of God ii boke cap lxvi Depart from all the worâ—kes of iniquitie ii booke cap lxix Despise Christ and despyse hys father ii boke cap xxxvii Despise no lytle ones ii boke ca xâ—ii Denye Christ and he shall denye thee ii boke cap xcvii the Dead rise agyane ii bo ca cxxvii the Deuyls knewe Christ to be the son of God ii bo ca xvi Deuorcement ii boke capitulo xix xcviii ciiii Dyd not oure heartes burne within vsâ— iii boke cap xx Doe as ye woulde be done vnto â— boke capitulo xx xxiiii Do as the pharises commaunde you ii boke capitulo cxxx E. Eate suche as they set before you ii bo capitulo xli Elizabeth was olde and baren i. boke capitulo xxiii Elizabeth conceueth Iohn i. bo ca. ii iii Elizabeth hid her selfe i. boke capitu ii Elizabeth is delyuered i. boke capitu v Elias was sent to Sarepta ii bo ca. lii Elias shall restore all thynge ii boke capitulo lxxxviii Eye for eye toothe for toothe ii boke
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
y â— first last For many are called but fewe chosen ¶ Of the vnryghteous 〈…〉 warde Luke xvi Capitulo Ciiii. HE sayde also vnto his disciples There was a certayne ryche man which had a stewarde that was accused vnto hym that he had wasted his goddes And he called hym and sayde vnto hym what is it that I heare this of theeâ— geue accomptes of thy stewardeship for thou maist be no longer stewarde The stewarde sayde wythin hym selfe What shall I do My Lorde wyl take awaye the stewardship fro me I cannot dygge and to begge I am ashamed I wote what I wyll do that whan I am put oute of the stewardeshyppe they maye receaue me into their houses And he called vnto hym all his lordes detters and sayd vnto the fyrste How much owest thou vnto my Lorde He sayde an hundreth â—onne of oyle And he sayd take thy bil syt downe quickly and wryte fyftye Then sayde he vnto anotherâ— Howe muche owest thouâ— he sayd an huÌ„dreth quarters of wheate He sayd vnto him take thy bil and wryte foure score and the Lorde commaunded the vnryghteous steward because he had done wysely For the chyldren of this worlde are in their kynde wyser then the children of lyghte And I saye vnto you make you frendes wyth the vnryghteous Mammon that whan ye haue nede they may receaue you into euerlasting tabernacles He that is faythful in the leaste is faythfull also in muche and he that is vnryghteous in the leaste is vnrighteous also in the muche Yf ye then haue not bene faythfull in the vnryghteous Mammon who wil beleue you in that whiche is trueâ— And yf ye haue not bene faithful in an other maÌ„s busynesse Who wyl geue you y â— which is your owne No seruaunte can serue two masters for either he shal hate the one and loue the other or els he shall leaue to the one and despyse the other ye cannot serue God and Mammon All these thynges hearde the Pharyses whyche were couetouse and they moâ—ked hym And he sayde vnto them ye are they that iustyfye youre selues before menne but GOD knoweth youre heartes For that whiche is hye amonge menne is an abhominacion before God The lawe and the Prophetes propheryed vnto Iohn and from that tyme forthe is the kyngdome of God preached thorowe the gospel and euery man preasseth into it by vyolence But easyer is it for heauen and yearthe to peryshe then one tytle of the lawe to fall Who soeuer putteth awaye hys wyfe and maryeth another breaketh wedlocke and he that maryeth her whyche is deuorced from her husbande breaketh matrimonye ☞ Of the ryche glotten Luke xvi Capitulo cv THere was a certayne ryche maÌ„ whyche clothed hym selfe wyth purple and costly lynnen and fared deliciously euery daye And there was a poore manne named Lazarus whyche laye at hys gate full of sores and desyred to be fylled wyth the crommes that fell from the ryche mans table and no manne gaue hym them yet came the dogges and lyâ—ked hys soores But it fortuned that the poore manne dyed and was caryed of the aungels into Abrahams bosome The ryche manne dyed also and was buryed in hell Nowe whan he was in hell he lyfte vp hys eyes in the payne and sawe Abraham a farre of and Lazarus in hys bosome and he cryed and sayde Father Abraham haue mercye vpon me and sende Lazarus that he maye dyppe the typpe of hys fynger in water and coule my tounge for I am tormented in thys flame But Abraham sayde remember sonne that thou haste receaued good in thy lyfe and contrarye wyse Lazarus receaued euell But nowe is he comforted and thou arte tormented And besyde all this there is a greate space set betwene vs and you so that they whyche woulde go downe from hence vnto you cannot nother maye they passe ouer from thence vnto vs. Then sayde he I praye thee then father that thou wylte sende hym vnto my fathers house for I haue yet fyue brethren that he maye warne them leste they also come into thys place of tormente Abraham sayde vnto hym They haue Moses and the Prophetes let theÌ„ heare them But he said nay father AbrahaÌ„ but if one weÌ„t unto them from the deade they woulde do penaunce But he sayde unto them yf they heare not Moses and the Prophetes then shall they not beleue also thoughe one rose againe froÌ„ the deade After these thynges Iesus vvente vvyth hys dysciples ouer Iordane vvhere Iohn baptysed fyrste ¶ Of the reuyuynge of Lazarus Ioan. xi Capitu. Cvi THere laye one sycke named Lazarus of Bethania in the towne of Marie and her syster Martha It was that Mary whyche annoynted the Lorde wyth â—yntemente and dryed hys fete wyth her heere whose brother Lazarus laye sycke Then sente hys systers vnto hym and sayde Lorde beholde He whome thou loueste lyeth sycke Whan Iesus hearde that he sayde This sycknesse is not vnto deathe but for the prayse of GOD that the sonne of GOD maye be praised there thorow Iesus loued Martha and her syster and Lazarus Nowe whan he hearde that he was sycke he aboâ—e two dayes in y â— place where he was vvhere Iohn had baptysed Afterwarde sayd he vnto hys dyscyples let vs go againe into Iewrye His dysciples sayde vnto hym Master lately would the Iewes haue stoned thee and wylte thou go thyther agayne Iesus aunswered Are there not twelue hours in the dayâ— He that walketh in the daye stombleth not for he seeth the lyghte of thys worlde But he that walketh in the nyght stombleth for there is no lyghte in him This he spake and afterwarde sayde he vnto them Lazarus our freÌ„de slepeth but I go to wake hym oute of slepe Then sayde hys dyscyples Lord yf he slepe he shall do well ynoughe Howe be it Iesus spake of hys deathe but they thoughte that he had spoken of the bodely slepe Then sayde Iesus unto them playnly Lazarus is deade and I am glade for youre sakes that I was not there that ye maye beleue Neuerthelesse let vs go vnto hym Then sayde Thomas whiche is called Didimus vnto the dyscyples Let vs go also that we maye dye wyth hym Then came Iesus and founde that he had lyen in the graue foure dayes alreadye Bethany was nye vnto Ierusalem aboute syxtene furlonges And manye of the Iewes were come to Martha and Mary to comforte them ouer their brother Nowe when Martha hearde that Iesus came she wente to mete him but Mary sat stil at home Then said Martha vnto Iesus Lord yf thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene deade But neuerthelesse I knowe also that what soeuer thou askest of God that God wyll geue it thee Iesus sayde vnto her Thy brother shall ryse agayne Martha sayde vnto him I knowe that he shall ryse agayne in the resurreccion at the laste daye Iesus sayde vnto her I am the resurreccion and the lyfe He that beleueth on me shall lyue thoughe he were deade alreadye and who so euer
lyueth and beleueth on me shal neuer dye beleuest thou this She sayde vnto hym ye Lorde I beleue that thou arte Christe the sonne of GOD whyche shoulde come into the worlde And whan she had sayde this she went hir waye and called Mary her syster secretly and said The master is come and calleth for the. She whan she herd that rose vp quyckly and come vnto hym for Iesus was not yet come in to the towne but was yet in y â— place wher Martha met hym The Iewes that were with her in the house and comforted her when they saw Mary that she rose vp hastely and wente out they folowed sayd she goeth to the graue to wepe there Now when Mary came where Iesus was and sawe hym she fell downe at hys fete and sayd Lord yf thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene deade Whan Iesus saw her wepe and the Iewes wepynge also that came with her he groned in the spirite and was sory wyth in hym selfe and sayde where haue ye layed hym They sayde Lorde come and se Iesus wept Then sayd the Iewes beholde howe he loued hym but some of them sayde could not he whiche opened the eyes of y â— blynde haue made also that thys man shoulde not haue dyedâ— But Iesus groned againe in hym selfe and came to the graue it was a caue and a stone layed on it Iesus sayd take away the stone Martha the syster of him that was deade sayde vnto hym Lorde he stinketh alreadye for he hathe bene deade foure dayes Iesus sayd vnto her sayd I not vnto thee that yf thou dyddest beleue thou shouldest see the glorye of God Then toke they away the stone where the deade laye Iesus lyfte vp his eyes and sayde Father I thanke thee that thou haste hearde me Howe be it I knowe that thou hearest me alwaye but because of y e people that stande by I sayde it that they maye beleue that thou haste sente me whan he had sayd thys he cryed lowde Lazarus come forthe And the deade came forthe bounde hande and foote with graue clothes and his face bounde wyth a napkyn Iesus sayde vnto them lowse hym and lette hym goo Many now of the Iewes whiche were come vnto Marye and sawe what Iesus dyd beleued on him But some of them wente theyr waye vnto the Pharyses and tolde theym what Iesus hadde done ¶ Of the conspiracye made agaynste Iesus and of his going to Ephraim Ioh. xi Capitulo C. vii THen the hyghe priestes and the Pharises gathered a counsell and sayde What do we Thys man dothe manye myracles yf we let hym goo thus all men wyll beleue in hym TheÌ„ shall the Romaines come and take awaye oure lande and people but one of them named Cayphas whiche was hyghe prieste the same yeare sayde vnto them ye know nothynge nother consyder ye anyethynge at all It is better for vs that one man dye for the people then that all the people shoulde peryshe Thys sayde he not of hym selfe but for as muche as he was hyghe prieste of the same yeare he propheâ—yed For Iesus was for to dye for the people and not for the people onely but that he should gather together the chyldren of God whyche were scattered abroade From that daie fourth they toke counsel how they myght put him to death Iesus walked no more openly among the Iewes but went from thence in to a countrey by the wyldernesse to a cytie called Ephraim there had he his beynge wyth his disciples The Iewes Easter was nye at hande and there went vp many to Ierusalem oute of that countrey before the Easter to purifie them selues Then stode they vp and asked after Iesus spake amoÌ„ge them selues in the teÌ„ple What thincke ye that he commeth not to the feaste The hyghe priestes and the Pharises had geuen a commaundement that yf any manne knewe where he were he should shew it y â— they myght take him ¶ Of hys departynge from Ephraim to Ierusalem Mat. xx Mar. x. Luk. xviii Cap. C. viii THey were in the waye goinge vp to Ierusalem and Iesus wente before them and they were astonnyed and folowed hym and were afrayed Math And Iesus wente vp to Ierusalem toke the twelue Disciples asyde in the way and secretlye sayed agayne vnto them Math and tolde them what shoulde happen vnto him Luke and sayd vnto them beholde we go vp to Ierusalem and it shal all be fullfilled that is written by the prophetes concernynge the sonne of man Mar He shal be delyuered vnto the hyghe priestes Scribes and elders Math and they shall condemne hym to death and shall delyuer hym vnto the heythen to be mocked to be scourged to be crucified Luke and to be spitted vpon and when they haue scourged him they shall put him to deathe and vpon the thyrd day shal he ryse agayne And they vnderstode nothinge of these thynges and this sayinge was hyd from them and they perceaued not the thynges that were spoken ¶ Of the true Lepers healed in the waye Luc. xvii cap. Cix ANd it fortuned when he toke his iourney towarde Ierusalem he wente thorowe the middest of Samaria and Galile And as he came to a towne there mette him ten Lepers whiche stode a farre of and lyfte vp theyr voyce and sayed Iesu master haue mercy vpon vs. And wheÌ„ he sawe them he sayde vnto them goo and shewe youre selues vnto the priestes and it came to passe as they went they were clensed and one of them whan he sawe that he was clensed he turned backe againe and praised God with loude voyce and fell downe on his face at hys feete and gaue hym thankes And the same was a Samaritane Iesus answered and sayde are there not ten clensed But where are those nine Ther were els none found that turned agayne and gaue God the prayse saue onely thys straunger And he sayde vnto hym aryse goo thy waye thy fayth hath made the whole ☞ Howe the Samaritans receaued not Chryste Luke ix Capit. C. x. ANd it fortuned whan the tyme was fulfylled that he shoulde be receaued vp from heÌ„ne he turned hys face to go strayght to Ierusalem and before hym he sente messengers whiche wente theyr waye and came into a towne of the Samaritanes to prepare lodgynge for hym and they would not receaue him because he had turned hys face to goo to Ierusalem But whan his disciples Iames and Iohn sawe that they sayde Lord wilt thou that we commaunde that the fier come downe from heaueÌ„ and consume them as Elias dyd Neuerthelesse Iessus turned hym aboute and rebuked them and sayde Knowe ye not what maner of sprite ye are of the sonne of man is not come to destroy mens soules but to saue them And they wente into another towne The peticion of the chyldren of zebede mat xx Mar. x Ca. cxi THen came vnto him the mother of Zebedes chyldren with her sonnes fell downe before hym and desired