peoples trouble but afterwarde shall it enioye the welthe of them And lyke as it is now forsakeÌ„ in the wrathe of almightie god so when the greate god is reconciled it shal be set vp in hye worship agayne The .vi. Chapter WHen god suffereth not synners longe to folowe theyr owne mynde but shortelye punishe them it is a token of his greate louyng kindnesse For this grace haue we of god more then other people that he suffereth not vs longe to synne vnpunished lyke as other nacions that when the daye of iudgement commeth he maye punishe them in the fulnes of theyr synnes Yf we synne he correcteth vs but he neuer withdraweth his mercye from vs and thought he punishe with aduersitie yet dueth he neuer forsake his people The .viii. Chapter FOr they sayde Iudas Machabeus truste in theyr weapons and boldnes but ours confidence is in the almightie lorde which in the twincling of an eye maye bothe destroye them that come agaynste vs and all the worlde The .xii. Chapter Iudas gathered of euery one a certayne in so muche that he broughte together two M. dragmars of siluer whiche he sente vnto Ierusalem that there might a sacrifice be offered for the misdede In the place whiche he did well and right for he had some consideration and pondring of the lyfe that is after this tyme. For yf he had not thought that they whiche were flayne did not liue it had bene superfluous and vayne to make any vowe or sacrifice for them that were deade But forasmuche as he sawe that they whiche dye in the fauour and belefe of god are in good rest and ioye he thought it to be good and honorable for a reconcilinge to do the same for those whiche were slayne that the offence mighte be forgeuen The .xv. Chapter THis is he that prayeth muche for the people for all the holy citie Ieremy the Prophet of God And Machabeus helde vp his handes towarde heauen callyng vpon the Lord that doth wonders which geueth not the victorie after the multitude of the weapoÌ„s and power of the hoost but to them that please hym accordyng to his owne wyll The Nycanor and they that were with him drewe nye with shaumes and soÌ„ges But Iudas and his companie with prayer and callyng vpon god with theyr handes they smote but with their hartes they prayed vnto the Lorde and slewe no lesse then .xxxv. M. men Finis ¶ Here endeth the olde Testamente The Table of the olde Testament A ABram is commaunded to depart his countrey Gen .xii. Abram is blessed gen .xiiii. Abram doth rescue Lot gene .xiiii. AbraÌ„ payeth tithes ge .xiiij. Abram will be onelye enryched of god gen .xiiii Abrams sede is likened vn o the starres gen .xv. xxii Abrams fayth dothe iustifye hym gene .xv. Abrams name is chaunged gene .xvii The significacion of Abraham gene .xvii. Abraham did laugh gene .xxii. Abraham sawe thre and worshipped one ge 18. Abraham laye not thy hande vpon the chylde Gene .xxii. In Abrahams sede shall the nations of the world be blessed gene .xxii. xxvi Abraham wepte for Sara gene .xxiii. Abrahams yeares gene .xxv. Abhominacions that man shoulde were womans clothyng deutro .xxii. Abimeleche sowde salte thorow out Sichem iudge it Absolons bewtie and the weigthe of the heare of his heade .ii. Reg .xiiii. Achabs penaunce .iii. Reg .xxi. Adam a gardener gene ii Adam is forbodden to eate of the tree of knowelege of good and euell gene .ii. Adam where arte thou gene .iii. Adams and Eues excuse Gene .iii. Adams curse Gene .iii. Aduonterers punishment death Gene .xx. Leui .xx. Deu .xxii. Adonibezek Iudg .i. Aduersitie proueth a frende Prou. xvii Aduersitie trieth men Sirac .ii. xii Adde nothinge to the worde of God Prou. xxx Age hath vnderstandinge Iob .xii. Age of man Psal .xc. Againste inticers Deu. xiii Age is honourable Wised iiii Age standeth not in the multitude of yeares Wisedome iiii Ahitophels counsell ii Reg. xvi Ahud thrust his dagger in kyng Eglons belly Iudges .iii. Almesse and mercy redeme synne Daniel .iiii. Aungels do offer our good workes vnto god Tobi. xii Aungels foode is snuisible Tobi .xii. Aâ—techrist and the tyme of his enduraunce Danyel .vii. Arke of god Exo .xxv. Aarons rodde Exod .vii. Nume .xvii. Aaron and his apparell Exod .xxix. Aaron is annoynted Exod .xxix. Aarons deathe was mourned .xxx. dayes Nume .xx. Aarons yeares Nume .xxiii. Asas crye vnto the Lorde .ii. of the Chroni .xiiii. Assyrians are destroyde by the aungel .iiii. Reg. ix Esaye .xxxvii. Ashes Psal .cviii. Assur the buylder of Niniue Gene .x. B Babel Gene .xi. Babling bredeth offence Proue .x. Balaunces and true weightes Leui. xixx Bankettes Pro. xi Balams asse doeth speake Num .xxii. Be not ouer wyse Preach .ix. Be familier with thy equall Sirach .xiii. Beginninge of sinne Sirach .xxv. Beginninge of pride Sirach .x. Bethlehem Miche .iiii. Beautifulnes of women Sirach .ix. Blessed men Psal .i. xxxii xli xciiii cvi cxix Esai .lvi. Ieremie .xvii. Baruc .vi. Beggers Deu. xv Beactes suffered to be eaten Leui .xi. Bezabeel a fiue worekeman Exo .xxxi. Blasphemers of God Leui .xxiiii. Blockes to stumble at Leui. xix Bloud is not to be eaten Gen .ix. Le .vii. xvii Bondage of Israel Exo .l. Body that is hanged shal not remaine al night v. vpon the tree Deut .xxi. Breade from heauen Exo .xxvi. Breade howed and commen .i. Reg .xxi. Breathe of life Gen .ii. Breathe of the lorde Esay .xxx. Brawling wife Pro .xix. Breade of teares Psal ixxx Bring not thy seruaunt vp delicately Pro .xxix. Brother muste mary his brothers wife if he dye without issue Deu. xxv Burning bushe Exod .iii. Byrth of Esau and Iacob Gene .xxv. C. Cains oblacion Gene .iiii. Cain murdereth his brother gene .iiii. Cain is cursed gene .iiii. Cains desperacion gene .iiii. Caruer of Idols deut xiiiii Casters of Idols Iere. xv Cattell for offringes Leui .i. Cherubines two Exo. xxv Chenaniahu master of musike .i. Chro. xv Christ offred hymselfe to be tormented Esa .xv. Christ rideth vpon an asse zacha .ix. Christ suffered for our sinnes Esay .liii. Circumcision and the institution therof ge .xvii. Circumcision and the tyme therof gene .xvii. Circumcision of Abram gene .xvii. Circumcision of the hart Iere .iiii. Cites through the prayers of good meÌ„ are saued gene .xix. Confusion of language gene xi Consider the ende of thynges preac .vii. Conscience wounded or vexed wised .xvii. Complaynt of the poore Syrac .iiii. Counselers and how many suffise Syrach .vi. Couetous man sirach .x. Good counsayle pro .xi. Couetousnes in all kyndes of men Iere .vi. Cluster of grapes nume .xiii. Creacion of heauen and earth gene .i. Creacion of man and woman gene .i. Custome of mariage gen .xxix. Cucumbers and melons nume .xi. Curse nor smyte not thy father Exo .xxi. Cursed is he that maketh ydolles wised .xiiii. Curiositie in goddes workes is forboden syra iii D Dayes of man gene .vi. Dayes are not lyke syrach .xxxiii. Dauid with his harpe draue awaye
shall serue him and they shall se his face and his name shal be in theyr foreheaddes and there shal be no mighte and they nede no candle neyther lyghte of the sunne for the Lorde god geueth them lyght and they shall raygne for euermore I am Iohn whiche sawe these thinges hearde them And when I hadde hearde and sene I fell downe to worshyppe before the fete of the angel whiche shewed me these thinges and he sayd vnto me se thou do it not for I am thy felow seruant the felow seruaunt of thy brethren the prophetes of them whiche kepe the sayenges of this boke but worshyppe god He that doeth euyll lette him de euyll styll and he whiche is fylthy lette him be fylthy styl and he that is righteous let him be more righteous and he that is holy lette him be more holy And beholde I come shortely and my rewarde with me to geue euerye manne accordynge as his dedes shal be Blessed are they that do goddes commaundementes that their power maye be in the tree of lyfe and may entre in through the gates into the cytie for without shall be dogges enchaunters and whoremongers and murderers and ydolaters and whosoeuer loueth or maketh lesynges ¶ The ende of the boke for the whiche God be praysed ¶ The Table of the newe Testament A Abstayne from bloud c. Act .v. Abstayne from fleshly Iustes .i. Pet .ii. Adam was not deceiued but Eue. i. Tim .ii. Aduoutrie in berte Math .v. Agaynst riche men Iacob .v. Agree with thine aduersary Math .v. Almes muste be done secretely Mac .vi. Alpha c Omega Apo .i. xxi All nations shal be gathered before christ mat xxv Al thinges are open to god Heb iiii Al power is geuen vnto Christ Mat .xxvii. Al thinges were comment act .ii. iiii Al thinges are pure Rom .xiiii. Al thinges are lawful but not expedient .i. cor .x. Al thinges are created by god Col .i. Ananias death act .v. Al men by one man condemned Roma .v. An euel tree Math .vii. Anna fasted and prayde Luke .ii. An aulter of the vnknowen god act .xvii. Antechrist the sonne of perdition .ii. Thes ii An Aungell appered to Ioseph Math .i. Aungels is are sent to minister for man Heb .i. Aungels offer vnto god the prayers c. Apoc .viii. A great rebuke to be barren Luk .ii. Attenians hearers and tellers of newes Act .xvii. Armour of god 1. Thes .v. A wauering mynded man Iacob .i. Auoyde them that cause diuision Rom .xvi Auoyde 〈…〉 Tit. iiii Are and haue 〈…〉 Luc .xi. i. Iohn .v. Are wisedome in fayth ◠Iaco .i. B. Battayle in heauen Apo .xii. Be content with your wages Luke .iii. Be fetuent in a good thyng Gala .iiii. Be folishe in this worlde .i. Cor .iii. Be holy in your conuersation i. Pet .i. Beleue and be saued Iohn .iii. v. vi xi Beleue my workes Iohn .x. Beleue and do greater workes c. Iohn .xiiii. Beleue not euery sprite .i. Iohn .iiii. Be rather a minister then a maister Math .xx. Better it is to be single thē to be maryed .i. co .vii Better it is not to eate then to offend .i. Cor .viii. Better it is not to know what good is then afterwardes to do euyll .ii. Pet .ii. Be perfect Math .v. Roma .iiii. Be not children in wyt but in malyce .i. Cor .xiiii. Be not wery of well doyng Gala .vi Be content with thyne estate Philip .iiii. Be swiste to heare slow to speake Iaco .i. Be riche in good workes .i. Timo .vi. Beare one anothers burthen Gala .vi. Be angry and synne not Ephe .iiii. Beware of euell doers Phil .iii. Beware of false prophetes Math .vii. Blasphemy agaynst the. c. mat .xii. mar .iii. luc .xii. Blessed are the poore with other Mat .v. Lu .vi. Blessed are the dead in god Apo .xiiii. Blynde lede the blynde Mat .v. Luke .vi. Bloude and body of Christ .i. Corin .x. Breade of god Iohn .vi Breade of lyfe Iohn .vi. Breade the Christ doth geue is his fleshe Iohn .vi. Breakyng of breade Act .ii. Braunche cannot beare fruite of it selfe Iohn .xv Boke of lyfe Apo .xx. Burnyng lake Apoc .xxi. Byrth of Christ Math .i. Bynde and lose Math .xviii. By a swearde Luke .xxii. Byshops and their qualities .i. Timo .iii. Titum .i. C. Capernaum Math .xi. Care not for the body Math .vi. Care not for rayment Math .vi. Care not for to morowe Math .vi. Cast not pearles before swine Math .vii. Cayphas prophecied Iohn .xi. Cayphas Iohn .ii. Cencurions fayth Math .viii. Luk .ix. Christ came to fulfill the lawe mat .v. Christe hath pleasure in mercy Math .ix. Christe came to call c. Math ▪ ix mar .ii. Luk .v. Christe came not to send peace c. Math .x. Christ was called a glutton Math .xi. Luke .vii. Christ the carpenters sonne Math .xiii. Mark .vi. Christ walked vpon the see Math .xiiii. Mat .vi. Christ was sent to the lost Israelites Math .xv. Christ wil not offend kynges Math .xvii. Christ payde tribute Math .xvii. Christ came not to be ministred vnto Marke .x. Christ caste out the sellers and byers Marke .xi. Luke .xix. Iohn .ii. Christ was layde in a manger Luke .ii. Christ is the resurrection and fall of many Lu .ii. Christ was founde in the temple Luke .ii. Christ came to saue men Lu .ix. Iohn .xii. i. Ti .i. Christ was obedient to his parente Luke .ii. Christ continued all night in prayer Luk .vi Christ shall come sodenly vpon man Luke .xii. Christ swette droppes of bloude Luk .xxii. Christ the light of the worlde Iohn .ix. Christ came not to iudge the worlde Iohn .xii. Christ came to bare witnes of truthe Iohn .xviii. Christ brethed vpon his disciples Iohn .xx. Christ dyed for our sinnes Roma .v. i. Peter .ii. Christ dyed and reuiued Roma .xiiii. Christ was made lyke to man and why Heb .ii. v. Christe was without synne Heb .v. i. Peter .ii. Christ by his owne bloud redeme vs. He ix i. Pet i. Apo .v. Christe maketh intercession for vs. Heb .ix. Christ made agrement for our synnes .i. Iohn .iiii Christes pouertie Math .viii. Lu .ix. Christes yoke is easies Mat .xi Christes brethren and sisters mat .xii. mar .iii lu 8 Christes spittel Mar .vii. viii Christes later comming Mar .xiii. Christes workes beare witnes for him Iohn .v. Christes minister shal be honoured Iohn .xii. Christes pouertie enriched vs. ii corin .viii. Christes priesthode is euerlasting Heb .vii. Childrens bread is not mete for whelpes mar .vii Children vpon the .viii. daye were circum c. lu .ii Children of this worlde are wyser then the children of light Luc .xvi. Children of the resurrection shal neuer die Lu xx Choppers and chaungers of the word c. i. Cor .ii. Circumcision of the herte Rom .ii. Circumcision made without handes col .ii. Commaundementes two Math .xxii. Mar .xii. Comming of the sonne of man Math .xxiiii. Confession Iacob .v. Comforter Iohn .xiiii. xvi Comforter shal iudge the worlde
shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy lyfe I will also put enimitie bytwene the and the woman bytwene thy seed and her seed the same shalt treade downe thy head and thou shalt treade vpon his heele Vnto the woman he sayde In multiplyinge wyl I multiply thy sorowe and thy conceyuing In sorowe shalt thou bringe forth the children and thy lust shall pertayne to thy husband and he shall haue the rule of the. To Adam he sayde cursed be the grounde for thy sake In sorowe shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy lyfe Thorne also and thystie shall it cause to growe vnto the and thou shalte eate the hearbe of the felde In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate breade tyll thou be turned agayne in to the grouÌ„de for out of it was thou taken in asmuch as thou art dust and in to dust shalt thou be turned againe ¶ The fourth Chapter ANd in processe of daies it came to passe that Cain brought of the frute of the grounde an oblation vnto the Lorde Habell also brought of the firstlinges of his shepe and of the fat thereof And the Lord had respecte vnto Habel and to his oblation But vnto Cain and to his offering he had no respect for the which cause Cain was excedinge wrath and his countenaunce abated And the Lorde sayde vnto Cain Why art thou wroth and why is thy countenaunce abated if thou do well shall there not be a promotion And if thou dost not wel lyeth not thy sinnes in the dores Vnto the also pertayneth the lust thereof and thou shal thaue dominion euer it AND it fortuned when they were in the felde Cain tose vp againste Habell his brother and slue him And the Lorde sayde vnto Cain where is Habell thy brother Whiche sayde I wote not am I my brothers keper And he sayde what hast thou done The voyce of thy brothers bloude trieth vnto me out of the grounde and now art thou cursed from the earth which hathe opened her mouthe to receaue thy brothers bloude from thy hande Yf thou tyll the grounde she shall not procede to yeld vnto the her strength Fugitiue and avagabende shall thou be in the earth And Cain sayde vnto the Lorde My iniquite is more then that it may be forgeuen Lameth toke vnto hym two wyues the name of the one was Ada and the name of the other was Zylla Iabell was the father of suche as dwell in tentes and of suche as haue cattell Thuball was the father of suche as handle harpe or organe Thubalchain wrought cunningly euery crafte of brasse and of yron ¶ The fyft Chapter ALl the dayes that Adam lyued were nine hundreth and thyrthye yeres Henoche walked with God and he was nomore sene for God toke hym awaye ¶ The syxt Chapter THE sonnes of God saw the doughters of men that they were fayre and they toke them wyues from amonge all that they had chosen The Lord sayde my spryte shall not alwaye stryue in man because he is fleshe and his dayes shal be an huÌ„dred and twenty yeres But God sawe that the malice of man was greate in the earthe and all the imagination of the thoughtes of his hert was onely euill euery daye And it repented the Lorde that he had made man in the earth he was touched with sorowe in his hert and the Lorde sayde I wyll from the vpper parte of the earth destroy man whom I haue created bothe man catel worme and foule of the ayre for it repenteth me that I haue made them Noah was iuste and perfecte in his generations walked with god and begat .iii. sonnes Sem Ham and Iapheth The earth was corrupt before God and the same earth was fylled with crueltye and God loked Apon the earth beholde it was corrupt for all fleshe had corrupte his waye vpon earth The length of the arke shal be thre hundreth cubites the bredth of it .l. cubytes the height of it thyrty cubytes The .vij. Chapter THe rayne was vpon the earth fortye dayes and fortye nyghtes And the waters preuayled exceadingly vpon the earth and all the hye hylles that are vnder whole heauen were couered Fyftene cubites vpwarde did the waters preuayle so that the mountaynes were couered The waters preuayled vpon the earth an hundreth and fyftie dayes ¶ The .viij. Chapter AND he sent forth a rauen whiche went out goinge forth and returninge agayne vntyll the waters were dried vp vpon the earth He sente forth the doue out of the arke and the doue came to him in the euen tyde and Loin her mouthe was an oliue leafe that she had plucte wherby Noah did knowe that the waters were abated vpon the earth And that Lord sayde in his herte I wyl not proceade to curse the grounde any more for mannes sake for the ymagination of mans herte is euell euen from his youth Neyther wyll I adde to smite any more euery thing lyuing as I haue done ¶ The .ix. Chapter EUery thinge that moueth it selfe and that lyueth shall be meate for you euen as the grene heat be haue I geuen you all thynges But fleshe in the life therof and in the bloude therof shall ye not eate Elles your bloude of your liues will I require from the hande of euery beast will I requyre it froÌ„ the hande of man from the hand of mans brother will I requyre the life of man who so shedeth mannes bloude by man shall his bloude be shedde for in the ymage of God did god make man My couenaunte wyll I make with you that from henseforth euery fleshe he not rooted oute with the waters of a floude neyther shall there be a floude to destroye the earth any more Noah also beganne to be an husband man and planted a vyneyarde â–ª and he drincking of the wyne was dronken and vncouered within his cente And Ham the father of Canaan seinge the nakednes of his father tolde his two bretherne without And Sem and Iaphet they two takynge a garment layde it vpon there shulders and coÌ„minge backwarde couered the naked priuities of theâ—re father namely their faces beinge turned awaye leyst they shulde se theyr fathers priuities ¶ The .x. Chapter NImrod began to be mightye in the earth for he was a mightye hunter before the Lorde A slut buylded Niniue the stretes of the citye ¶ The .xi. Chapter ALl the whole earth was of one language and lyke speche And they sayde Go to let vs buylde vs a cytie and a tower whose toppe may reach vnto heare and let vs make vs a name And therfore is the name of it called Babel because the Lorde did there confounde the language of al the earth ¶ The .xii. Chapter THE Lord sayde vnto Abram Gette the out of thy countrey and out of thy natioÌ„ and from thy fathers house vnto a lande that I will shewe the and I will make of the a greate people and will blesse the and make thy name greate that thou mayst
at that last daye And this is the will of him that sent me that euery mā which seeth the sēne and beleueth on him haue euerlastyng lyfe And I wyll rayse hym vp at the last daye No man can come to me excepte the father whiche hath sent me drawe hym I am that lyuing breade whiche came downe from heauen Yf any man eate of this breade he shall lyue for euer And the breade that I wylt geue is my fleshe whiche I wyll geue for the lyfe of the worlde Verely verely I saye vnto you excepte ye eate the fleshe of the sonne of man and drinke his bloude ye shall not haue life in you Whosoeuer eateth my fleshe and drinketh my bloude hathe eternall lyfe and I wyll rayse hym vp at the laste daye for my fleshe is meate in dede and my bloud is drinke in dede He that eateth my fleshe and drinketh my bloud dwelleth in me and I in him As the liuing father hathe sent me euen so lyue I by my father he that eateth me shall lyue by me This is the breade whiche came from heauen not is your fathers haue eaten Manna and are dead he that eateth of this breade shall liue euer It is the spirite that quickeneth the fleshe profiteth nothing Then sayde Iesus to the twelue will ye also go awaye Then Simon Peter aunswered Master to whome shall we go Thou haste the wordes of eternal lyfe and we beleue and knowe that thou arte Christ the sonne of the lyuing god The .vii. Chapter THe worlde cannot hate you but me it hateth Because I testifie of it that the workes of it are euyll My doctrine is not myne but his that sente me Yf a man on the Saboth daye receaue circūcision without breaking of the lawe of Moses disdayne ye at me because I haue made a man euery whit whole on the Saboth day Iudge not after the vtter apperaunce but iudge ryghteous iudgement Ye shall seke me and shall not fynde me and where I am thyther can ye not come Yf any manne thyrste let him come vnto me and drincke he that beleueth on me as saythe the scripture out of his belly shal flowe ryuers of water of lyfe This spake he of the sprete whyche they that beleued on him shulde receaue Dothe our lawe iudge any man before it heare him and knowe what he hathe done The .viii. Chapter LEtte him that is among you without synne caste the fyrst stone at her It is also wrytten in your lawe that the testimony of two menne is true I do nothing of my selfe but as my father hath taught me Yf ye continue in my wordes then are ye my very disciples and shall knowe the truth and the truthe shall make you free Yf ye were Abrahams children ye wolde do the dedee of Abraham Ye are of your father the deuyll and the lustes of your father ye wyll do He was a murderer frō the begynnynge and abode not in the truthe because ther is no truthe in him When he speaketh a lye then speaketh he of his owne For he is a lyer and the father thereof He that is of god heareth goddes wordes ye therfore heare them not because ye are not of god Yf a man kepe my sayenges he shall neuer see death Your father Abraham was glad to se my daye and he sawe it and reioysed The .ix. Chapter ANd as Iesus passed by he sawe a man which was blinde from his byrthe And his disciples aced hym saying Maister who did sinne this man or his father and mother that he was borne blynde Iesus answered neither hath this manne synned nor yet his father nor mother but that the workes of god shoulde be shewed on him I muste worke the workes of god that sent me whyle it is daye The nighte commeth when no manne canne worke As long as I ame in the worlde I am the lyght of the worlde We be sure that god heareth not synners but yf any man be a worshipper of god and do his wyll hym heareth he Sence the worlde began was it not hearde that anye man opened the eyes of one that was borne blynde yf this manne were not of god he could haue done nothynge I am come vnto iudgement into this worlde that they whiche se not might se and they whiche se might be made blynde The .x. Chapter HE that entreth not in by the doore in to the shepefolde but climeth vy some other waye the same is a these and a robber He that goethe in by the dore is the shepeherde of the shepe to hym the porter openeth and the shepe heare his voyce and he cauleth his own shepe by name and leadeth them out And when he hath sence forthe his owne shepe he goth before them and the shepe folowe hym for they knowe his voyce A straunger they wyll not folowe but will flye from hym for they knowe not the voyce of straungers The good shepehearde geueth his lyfe for the shepe An hyred seruaunt which is not the shepeherde neither the shepe archis owne se the wolfe comming and leueth the shepe and flyeth and the wolfe catcheth them and scattereth the shepe I am that good shepe hearde and know myne and am knowen of myne As my father knoweth me euen so knowe I my father And I geue my lyfe for the shepe and other shepe I haue whiche are not of this folde them also must I bring that they maye heare my voyce and that there maye be one flocke and one shephearde No man taketh my lyfe from me but I put it awaye of my selfe I haue power to put it from me and haue power to take it agayne I and my father are one Though ye beleue not me yet beleue the workes that ye maye know and beleue that the father is in me and I in hym The .xi. Chapter WHen Iesus hearde that he sayde this infirmitie is not vnto deathe but for the laude of god that the sonne of god myght be praysed by the reason of it Yf a man walke in the daye he stombleth not because he seeth the light of this worlde but yf a man walke in the night he stombleth because ther is no light in him I am the resurreccion and the lyfe he that beleueth on me ye thoughe he were dead yet shall he lyue And whosoeuer lyueth and beleueth on me shall neuer dye And one of them named Cayphas which was the hye priest that same yeare sayed vnto them ye perceyue nothyng at al nor yet consider that it is expediente for vs that one man dye for the people and not that al the people perishe This spake he not of himselfe but beyng hye prieste that same yeare he prophecyed that Iesus shoulde dye for the people and not for the people onely but that he shoulde gather together in one the chyldren of god whiche were scattered abroade The .xii. Chapter THen toke Mary a pounde of oyntment called Nardus perfecte and precious and anoynted Iesus feete and wiped his feet
shall haue the shynne of the burnt offeringe whiche he hath offered Yf any soule eate of the fleshe of the peace offerynge that pertayneth vnto the Lorde hauing his vncleanesse vpon him or that doeth touche anye vncleane thing that is of the vnclennesse of man or of any vncleane beaste or anye abhominacion that is vncleane and then eate of the fleshe of the peace offeringe whiche pertayneth vnto the Lord that soule shal peryshe frome hys people Ye shall not eate no maner of bloude whether it be of foule or of beaste whatsoeuer soule it be that eateth anye maner of bloude the same soule shall perishe from his people ¶ The .ix. Chapter MOses saide vnto Aaron go vnto the anltar and offer thy secrifice for synne and make an attonement for the and the people and thou shalt offer the offeringe of the people to reconcile them as the Lorde commaunded ¶ The .x. Chapter NAdab and Abihu the sonnes of Aaron toke eyther of them his censor and put fyre therin and putte cens therupon and offered straūge fyre before the Lorde whiche he commaunded them not and there went a fyre out from the lord and consumed them they dyed before the lorde And the lorde spake vnto Aaron saying Thou shalt not drincke wyne and stronge drincke thou and thy sonnes that are with the when ye go into the tabernacle of wytnesse lest ye dye Let it be a lawe for euer thorowout youre generatiōs and that ye may haue knowlege to put difference betwene holy and vnholy betwene cleane and vncleane and that ye maye teache the children of Israell all the statutes whiche the Lorde hath spoken vnto them by the hande of Moses ¶ The .xi. Chapter WHese are the beastes whiche ye shall eate Amonge all the catell that are on the earth whatsoeuer parteth the hose and deuideth it into two clawes chaweth cud amonge the beastes that shall ye eate These shal ye eate of al that are in the waters whatsoeuer hath synnes and skales in the waters sees and ryuers that shall ye eate let all other be abhomination vnto you Let euery crepinge thinge that crepeth vpon the earth be an abhomination vnto you The .xij. Chapter IF a woman hathe conceaued and borne a man chylde she shalt be vncleane .vij. dayes euen in lyke maner as when she his put a part in tyme of her naturall disease And in the .viij. daye the fleshe of the childes foreskynne shall be cut awaye and she shall then continue in the bloude of her purifyinge .xxxiij. dayes She shall touche no halowed thinge nor come into the sanctuary vntyl the tyme of her purifyinge be out Yf she beare a mayde childe she shal be vncleane two weakes as when she hath her naturall disease and she shal continue in the bloud of her purifyinge lxvj dayes ¶ The .xiij. Chapter WHen there appeareth a rysing in any mans fleshe eyther a scabbe or a glistering white and the plage of leprosye be in the skynne of his fleshe he shal be brought vnto Aaron the priest or vnto one of his sonnes the priestes the priest shall loke on the sore in the skynne of his fleshe And as longe as the disease lasteth vpon hym he shal be defyled and vncleane he shall dwell alone euen without the hoost shalt his habitation be ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter ANd if I put the plage of the leprosie in a house of the lande of your possessiō he that oweth the house shall come and tell the preast sayinge my thinke that there is as it were ▪ a leprosye in the house And the preast shall commaunde them to emptie the house before the preast go into it to se the plage that all that is in the house be not made vncleane and then must the priest go in to se the house Yf the preast also se that the plage is in the walles of the house and that theyr be holowe strakes pale or red whiche seme to be lower then the wall it selfe the preast shall go out at the house doores and shut vp the house seuen dayes And the preast shall come agayne the seuenth daye and yf he se that the plage be increased in the walles of the house the priest shall commaunde them to take away the stones in whiche the plage is and let them cast them into a foule place without the citie and he shall commaunde the house to be scraped within rounde aboute powre out the duste that they scrape of without the cytie into a soule place And they shall take other stones and put they in the places of those stones and other morter to plaster the house withall The .xv. Chapter IF any mans sede departe from hym in his slepe he shall washe his fleshe in water and be vncleane vntill euen And all the clothes and all the furres wherin is suche sede of slepe shal be washed with water be vncleane vnto the euen And yf he that hath suche an yssue of sede do lye with a woman they shal bothe washe them selues with water and be vncleane vntil euen The .xvj. Chapter WHen Aaron hath made an ende of reconcilynge the holy pace and the tabernacle of wytnes and the aultar he shall bringe the lyue goate and Aaron shall put both his handes vpon the heade of the lyue goate and confesse ouer him all the misdedes of the children of Israel and all there trespaces in all theyr synnes putting them vpon the head of the goate and send hym awaye by the hande of a couenient man into the wyldernes And the goate shall beare vpon him all they re misdedes vnto the wildernes and he shall let the goate go free into the wyldernes ¶ The xvij Chapter AND whatsoeuer man it be of the house of Israel or of the straungers that soiourne amonge you that eateth any maner of bloude I will set my face against that soule that eateth bloude and will destroy hym from amonge his people for the lyfe of the fleshe is in the bloude I haue geuē it vnto you vpō the aultar to make an attonement for your soules for bloude shall make an attonement for the soule And therfore I sayde vnto the children of Israel let no soule of you eate bloude The .xviij. Chapteer HE shall kepe myne ordinaunces and my iudgementes whiche if a man do he shall lyue in them I am the Lorde Thou shalt not vnheale the secrettes of thy brothers wyfe for that is thy brothers priuite Thou shalt not lye with mankinde as with woman kynde for it is abhomination Thou shalt lye with nomaner of beaste to defylethy selfe therewith neither shal any womā stande before a beast to lye downe therto for it is abhomination ¶ The .xix. Chapter WHen ye reape downe the ripe corne of your lande ye shall not reape downe the vtmost border of your fylde neyther shalt thou gather that whiche is lefte behinde in thy haruest Thou shalt not plucke in all thy vyneyarde cleane neyther gather in the grapes whiche
and yf he knowe any hurte by thee he tellethe it out Agayne some frende is but a companyon at the table and in the daye of nede he continueth not But a sure frende wyll be vnto thee euen as thy dooneselte and deale faythfullye with thy householde folke Yf thou suffer trouble and aduersitie he is with the and hydeth not hymselfe from the. A faythfull frende is a stronge defence who so findeth suche a one findeth a treasure A faieth full frende hath no peare the weyghte of golde and seiuer is not to be compared to the goodnes of his faieth A faieth full frende is a medicine of life and they that feare the Lord shal synde him The .vii. Chapter BInd not .ii. sinnes togither for in one sinne shalt thou not be vnpunished Vse not to make anie manner of lye for the customes therof are not good Geue not ouer thy frende for any good nor thy faithful brother for the best golde Loue a discrete seruaunte as thine olde soule defraude him not of his libertie nether leaue him a poore man If thou haue daughters kepe their bodies and shewe not thy face cherfull towarde them Mary thy daughter and so shalt thou performe a weighty matter but gyue hir to a manne of vnderstandynge Feare the Lorde with all thy Soule and honoure his priestes giue them their porcion of the firste fruites and encrease of the earth like as it is commaunded the. c Be liberall vnto al men liuinge yet let not but do good euen vnto them that are dead The .viii. Chapter Golde and siluer hath vndone many a man eueÌ„ the hertes of kinges hath it made to fal Lende not vnto him that is mightier then thy selfe if thou lendest him count it but lost Be not surety aboue thy power if thou be then thinke surely to pay it The .ix. Chapter Turne away thy face from a beutiful womaÌ„ and loke not vpon the fatrenes of hir Maope a manne hathe perished thorowe the beautre of women For thorowe it the desire is kindeled as it were a fire For sake not an olde frende for the newe shall not be like him A newe frende is newe wine lette him be olde and thou shalte drincke him with pleasure Let all thy talkinge be in the commaundemeÌ„tes of the hiest The .x. Chapter AS the judge of the people is him selfe euen so are his officers and loke what manner of manne the ruler of the citie is such are they that dwell within also Remembre no wronge of thy neighhoure Why art thou proude o thou earth and ashes There is nothinge worsse then a couetous man there is not a more wicked thinge theÌ„ to loue money and whye suche one hath his soule to sel yet is he but filthy dounge while he liueth The beginninge of mans pride is to fal awaye from God and whye his herte is gone frome his maket for pride is the originail of al sinne The .xi. Chapter GEue no sentence before thou hast heard the cause but fieste let men tell oute theyr tales When thou arte in welfare forget not aduersitie and when it goeth not well with the haue a good hope that it shall be better The .xii. Chapter IN prosperitie a frende shall not be knowen and in aduer sitie an enemie shall not be hid for when a man is in wealthe it greueth his enemie but in heuines and trouble a man shal know his frende The .xiii. Chapter He taketh a burthen vpoÌ„ him that accoÌ„panieth a more honorable man than hym selfe therfore kepe no familiarite with one that as richer then thy selfe If thou be called of a mighty man absent thy selfe so shal he cal the to him the more oft Please not thou vnto him that thou be not shutte outs but go not thou to farre of leaste he forgette the withdrawe not thy selfe from his speach but beleue not his many wordes for with muche coÌ„munication shall he tempte the with apriuy mocke shall he question with the of thy secretes If a riche man fall his frendes sette him vp agains but wheÌ„ the pore falleth his acquaintanÌ„ce forsake him If a riche man fall into an erroure he hath manye helpers he speaketh proude wordes and yet men iustifie him But if a posre man go wronge he is punished ryea thoughe he speake wisely yet can it haue no place when the rich maÌ„ speaketh euerye man holdeth their tonges loke what he saith they praise it vnto the cloudes but if the pore man speake they saye what fellowe is this and if he do amisse they shal destroy hym The .xiiii. Chapterr ALl fleshe shall fade awaye like grasse lyke a flourishing leafe in a grene tre some grow some are caste downe euen so is the generation of al fleshe and bloude one commeth to an ende another is borne The xv Chapter GOd made man from the beginning and left him in the hande of his counsell God hath set water and fire before the teache out thine hande vnto whiche thou wilte Before man is life and deathe good and euell loke what him liketh shal be geuen him The .xvi. Chapter BEtter it is for a maÌ„ to dye without childreÌ„ then to leaue behinde him suche children as are vngodrye God iudgeth a man accordinge to his werches The .xviii. Chapter LEarne before thou speake and go to phisike or euer thou belicke examine and iudge thy selfe before the iudgemente come and so shalte thou fynde grace in the sight of god Before thou prayest prepare thy soule and be not as one that tempteth god Folow not thy lustes but turne the from thyne own wyl for yf thou geâ—est thy soule her desyres it shall make thyne enemyes to laughe the to scorne The .xix. Chapter HE that maketh not mucke of small thinges shall fall by lytle and lytle Wyne and women make wyse men rennagates and put men of vnderslandyng to reprofe He that is hastye to geue credence is light emynded and doeth agaynst hym selfe A man maye be knowen by hys face and one that hath vnderstandyng maye be perceyued by the loke of his countenaunce A mans garment laughter and goyng declateth what he is The .xx. Chapter AWyse man wyll holde his tongue tyll he se oportunitie but a wanton and vndiscrete bodye shall regarde no tyme. I these is better then a man that is accustomed to lye He that pleaseth great men shall escape much tryll Rewardes and gyftes blynde the eyes of the wyse and make hym dumme that he cannot tell men theyr fautes Wysedome that is hide and treasure that is hoorded vp what profite is in them both The .xxi. Chapter The talkyng of a foole is lyke an heauy burthen by the waye but to heare a wyse man speake it is a pleasure I foole lyfteth vp his voyce with laughter but a wyse man shall scarse laughte secretly The hearte of fooles is in theyr mouthe but the mouthe of the wise is in theyr herte The .xxii. Chapter MAke but a lytle wepynge because of the brad for
he is come to rest Who shall set a watche before my mouth and a sute seale vpon my lyppes that I fall not with them and that my tongue destroye me not The .xxiii. Chapter LEt not thy mouth be accustomed with fooâ—tyng for in it there are many fallen I man that vseth muche sweatyng shal be filled with wickednes and the plage shall neuer go from his house The .xxv. Chapter There thynges there are that my sprete fauoreth whych be also alowed before god and men The vnitie of brethren the loue of neygheboures a manne wise that agree wel together Thre thynges there be whiche my soule hatethe and I vtterly abhorte the lyfe of them A poore man that is proude A ryche man that is a lyer and an olde bodye that doteth and is vnchaste All wichednesse is nothyng to the wyckednesse of a womanne There is no wrathe aboue the wrathe of a woman Of the woman came the beggynning of sinne and thorowe her we all are deade The .xxvi. Chapter THere be thre thinges that my herte feareth and my face is a frayde of the fourth treason in a citie a sedicious people and noysome tongues all these are heuyer then death But when one is gelous ouer his wyfe it bryngeth payne and sorowe vnto the harte The whoredome of a woman maye be knowen the pride of her eyes and eyeliddes There be two thynges that graue my herte and the thyrde is a displeasure come vpon me When an experte man of warre suffereth scarcenesse and pouertye When menne of vnderstandynge and wysedome are not sette by and when one departeth from ryghteousenesse vnto synne There be two manner of thynges whiche me thinke to be harde and parlous A marchauÌ„te cannot lyghtly kepe bym from wronge neyther a tauerner hymselfe from sinne The .xxvii. Chapter LYke as a nayle in the wall stieketh faste betwyxte two stones euen so doth synne sticke betwixte the byer and the seller The tre of the field is knowen by his fruite so is the thoughte of mans herte knowen by his wordes The .xxviii. Chapter THe more wood there is the more vehemeÌ„te is this fyre and the mightier that men be the greater is the wrathe and the longer that the stryle endureth the more it burneth Thou hedgest thy goodes with thornes why doest thou not rather make doores and barres for thy mouthe Thou weyest thy golde and syluer why doest thou not weye thy wordes vpon the balaunce The .xxix. Chapter Helpe the poore for the coÌ„maundementes sake let hym not go emptye from thee because of his necessitie Laye vp thy almesse in the hande of the poore and it shall kepe the from all euell Surety shyppe hathe destroyed many a riche man Better it is to haue a poore lyuyng in a mans owne house theÌ„ delicate fare amoÌ„g the straunge The .xxx. Chapter THere is no rychesse aboue a sound body and no ioye aboue the ioye of the hearte Heauinesse hathe slayne many a man and brynge the no profyte zele and anger shorten the dayes of the lyfe carefulnesse and sorowe brynge age before the tyme. Vnto a mery herte euery thyng hath a good taste that he eateth The .xxxi. Chapter TRauayle and carefulnes for richesse taketh awaye the slepe and maketh the fleshe to consume He that loueth rychesse shall not be iustityed Yf thou syt at a great mans table open not thy mouthe wyde vpon it and make not manye wordes Yf thou fealest that thou hast eaten to much aryse go thy waye caste it out of thy stomacke take thy rest and it shall ease thee so that thou shalte bryng no sickenesse vnto thy body Wyne soberly dronken quickeneth the lyfe of man Yf thou drynkest it measurably thou shalte be temperate What lyfe is it that maye continue without wyne Wyne was made from the beginnyng to make men glad and not for dronkennes wyâ—e measurably dronken is a reioy syng of the soâ—le and body I measurable drynkyng is helthe to souâ—e and bodye But yf it be dronken with excesse it maketh bytternesse and sorowe vnto the mynde Dronkennes fylseth the mynde of the folyshe with shame and ruine minisheth the streÌ„gth and maketh woundes The .xxxii. Chapter IF thou be made a ruler pryde not thy selfe therin but be thou as one of the people Lyke as the Carbuncle stone shyneth that is set in golde so dothe a songe garnishe the wyne feaste and as the smaragde that is set in golde so is the swetenesse of musyke by the myrth of wyne The .xxxiii. Chapter BE sure of the matter then talke therof Be fyrse well instruct then mayest thou geue aunswere Why doth one daye excell another seyng all the dayes of the yeare come of the sunne the wysedome of God hath so parted them a sondre and so hathe he ordeyned the tymes and solempne feastes Some of them hath he chosen and halowed before other dayes And al meÌ„ are made of the grounde and out of the earth of Adam In the multitude of science hath the lorde sondred them and made theyr wayes of diuerse fashione Some of them hath he blessed made muche of them halowed them and claymed them to hymselfe But some of them hath he cursed brought them lowe and put them out of theyr estate Geue not thy sonne and wyfe thy brother frende powre ouer the whyle thou lyuesle and geue not awaye thy substaunce and good to another lest it repent the and thou be fayne to begge therfore thy selfe As long as thou lyuest and hast brethe let no man chaunge thee For better it is that thy chyldren do praye the then that thou shouldest be fayne to loke in theyr handes The fodder the whyppe and the burthen belongeth vnto the Asse Meate correction worke vnto thy seruaunt If thou haue a faythfull seruaunt let hym be vnto the as thyne owne soule intreate hym as a brother for in bloude haste thou gotten hym Yt thou haue a seruaunt holde hym as thy selfe for thou hast nede of hym as of thy lyfe The .xxxiiii. Chapter WHoso regardeth dreames is lyke hym that wyll take holde of a shadowe and folowe after the wynde Southsaying witchecrafte sorcery and dreamyng is but vanitie For dreames haue disceyued manye a man and fayled them that put theyr trust in them Whoso bringeth an offring out of the goodes of the poore dothe euen as one that kylleth the sonne before the fathers eyes The breade of the nedeful is the lyfe of the poore he that defraudeth hym thereof is a man of bloude Whoso robbeth his neighboure of his lyuyng doeth as greate synne as though he slewe hym to death He that defraudeth the labourer of his heyre is a bloud shedder He that washeth hym selfe because of a dead bodye and toucheth the dead againe what doeth his washing So it is with with a maÌ„ that fasteth for his synnes and doeth them agayne who wyll heare his prayer or what doeth his fastyng helpe hym The .xxxv. Chapter THe offeringe of the righteous maketh the aulter fat
among vs. The lawe was geuen by Moses but grace and truthe came by Iesus Christe No manne hathe sene god at any time I am the voyce of a criar in the wildernes make strayghte the waye of the lorde as sayde the prophete Esaias I baptise with water but one is come amonge you whome ye knowe not he it is that commeth after me which was before me whose shue lacheâ— I am not worthy to vnlose Beholde the lambe of god whiche taketh awaye the synnes of the worlde I sawe the sprete descende frome heauen lyke vnto a doue and abyde vpon hym and I knewe hym not But he that sent me to baptise inwater the same sayd vnto me vpon whoÌ„ thou shaltse the sprete descende and tary styll on hym the same is he whiche baptiseth with the holye ghoâ—le And I saw and bare recorde that this is the sonne of god Thou arte Simon the sonne of Ionas thou shalte be called Cephas whiche is by interpretation a stone Canne ther anye good thynge come out of Naâ—areth The .ii. Chapter ALl menne at the begynnynge set forth good wyne and when menne be dronke then that whiche is worsse But thou haste kepte backe the good wyne vntyll nowe Iesus went vp to Ierusalem and founde in the temple those that solde oxen and shepe and doues and changers of money And he made a scourge of small cordes and droue them all out of the temple with the shepe and oxen and powred out the changers money and ouerthrewe the tables and saide vnto them that solde doues haue these thinges hence make not my fathers house an house of marchandise Destroy this temple and in thre dayes I wyll rayse it vs againe Then sayde the Iewes .xlvi. yeares was this temple a bildinge and wylt thou teare it vp in thre dayes But he spake of the teÌ„ple of his body The .iii. Chapter VErely verely I saye vnto the excepte that a man be borne of water of the sprete he cannot enter the kingdom of god That which is borne of the fleshe is fleshe and that whyche is borne of the spryte is spryte The wynde bloweth where he lysteth and thou hearest his sounde but canst not tell whence he commeth and whether he goeth So is euery man that is borne of the sprete Verely verely I saye vnto the wespeake that we knowe and testify that we haue sene and ye receaue not our witnes Yf when I tell you eathly thinges ye beleue not Howe shulde ye beleue yf he shal tell you of heauenly thinges God so loued the worlde that he hath geuen his onely son that none that beleue in him shulde perishe but shulde haue euerlasting lyfe For god sent not his sonne into the worlde to condempne the world but that the worlde through him might be saued He that beleueth in him shall not be condempned But he that beleueth not is condempned already because he beleueth not in the name of the onely sonne of god And this is the condempnation that lyght is come into the worlde and the menne loued darrknes more then lyghte because their dedes weteruyll For euery man that euyll doeth hateth the lyghte nether commeth to lyghte leste his dedes shuld be reproued But he that dothe truth commeth to the light that his dedes might be knowe howe that they are wrought in god A man can receaue nothinge at all excepte it be geuen him from heauen He that is of the earth is of the earth and speaketh of the earthe He that commeth frome heauen is aboue all what he hathe sene and hearde that he testifieth but no man receaueth his testimonye Howbeit he that hath recaued his testimonye hathe sette to his seale that god is true For he whome god hathe sent speaketh the wordes of God for God geueth not the spryte by measure The father loueth the sonne and hathe geuen all thinges into his hande Be that beleueth on the sonne hathe euerlasting lyfe and he that beleueth not the sonne shall not see lyfe but the wrathe of god abydeth on him The .iiii. Chapter WHosoeuer drinketh of this water shal thurst againe But whosoeuer shall dryncke of the water that I shall geue him shall neuer be more a thyrste but the water that I shall geue him shal be in a well of water springynge vp into euerlaslynge lyfe Ye worshyppe ye wote not what we know what we worshyp For saluation coÌ„meth of the Iewes But the houre commeth and nowe is when the true worshyppers shall worshyppe the father in spryte and in trouthe For verely suche the father requyreth to worshyppe him God is a spryte and they that worshippe him muste worshyppe him in pryte and trouth Iesus saide vnto them my meate is to do the wyll of them that sent me to finishe his worcke And Iesus him selfe testifieth that a prophete hath none honoure in his owne countre The .v. Chapter BEhold thou art made whole synne no more lest a worsse thinge happen vnto the. The sonne can do nothing of him selfe but that hesyethe the father do For whosoeuer he doeth that doeth the sonne also Neither iudgeth the father any manne but had committed all iudgement vnto the sonne because that all menne shulde honoure the sonne euen as they honoure the father He that honoureth not the son the same honoureth not the father whiche hathe sent him Verely verely I saye vnto you he that heareth my wordes and beleueth on him that sent me hath euerlastyng lyfe and shall not come into damnation but is scaped frome deathe vnto lyfe As the father hath lyfe in him selfe so lykewise hathe he geuen to the sonne to haue lyfe in hym selfe and hath geuen him power to iudge in that he is the some of man Maruayle not at this the houre shall come in the whyche all that are in the graues shall heare hys voyce shall come forth they that haue done good vnto the resurrection of lyfe and they that haue done euyll vnto the resurrection of damnation I canne of myne owne selfe do nothynge at all Yf I beare wytnes of my selfe my witnes is not true The workes whiche the father hathe geuen me to fynyshe the same workes which I do beare witnes of me that the father sent me Howe can ye beleue whiche receyue honoure one of another and seke not the honoure that coÌ„meth of God onely The .vi. Chapter LAboure not for the meate that shall perishe but for the meate that endureth vnto euerlasting lyfe whiche meate the sonne of man shall geue vnto you The breade of God is he whiche commethe downe from heauen and geueth life vnto the worlde I am the breade of lyfe he that commeth to me shall not hunger and he that beleueth on me shall neuer thurste I am come downe from heauen not to do myne owne wyll but his will whiche hathe sente me And this is the fathers will whiche hath sente me that of all whiche he hath geuen me I should lose nothyng but shoulde rayse it vp agayne
Ye knowe well that these handes haue ministred vnto my necessities and to them that were with me The .xxiii. Chapter THou shalt not course the ruler of the people The Saduces saye that there is no resurrection neither angell nor spirite But the phariseis graunt bothe The .xxv. Chapter IT is not the maner of the Romaynes to deliuer any man that he should perishe before that he which is accused haue the accusars before him and haue licence to aunswer for himselfe concerning the crime layde agaynst him My thinketh it vnreasonable for to sende a prisoner not to shewe the causes which are laide againste him The .xxvi. Chapter I Shewed fyrste vnto them of Damasco and at Ierusalem and through out all the coastes of Iewry to the Gentiles that they shoulde repent and turne to god and do the righte workes of repentaunce ¶ Here endeth the Actes of the Apostles ¶ The Epistle of S. Paule to the Romaynes the .i. Chap. FOr I am detter bothe to the Grekes and to them whiche are no Grekes vnto the learned and also vnto the vnlearned Likewise as muche as in me is I am redy to preache the gospel to you of Rome also For I am not ashamed of the gospell of Christ because it is the power of God vnto saluacion to all that beleue namely to the Iewe and also to the geÌ„tile The iust shall lyue by faithe His inuisible thinges that is to saye his eternall power and godhead are vnderstond and sene by the workes from the creation of the worlde When they counted themselues wise they became fooles And as it semed not good vnto them to be knowen of god euen so god deliuered them vp vnto a leude mynde that they should do the thinges whiche were not comely The .ii. Chapter THinkest thou this O thou man that iudgest them whiche do suche thynges and yet doest euen the very same that thou shalt escape the iudgement of god Either despisest thou the ryches of his goodnes pacience and loÌ„g sufferauÌ„ceâ— and remembreste not howe that the kyndenes of god leadeth the to repentaunce But thou after thine harde harte that cannot repent heapest together the treasure of wrathe against the daye of vengeaunce when shall be opened the righteous iudgement of god whiche will rewarde euery maÌ„ according to his dedes that is to saye prayse honoure and immortalitie to them which continue in good doynge and seke eternall life But to them that are rebellions and disobeye the trueth and folowe the iniquitie shall indignacion and wrath tribulacion and anguishe vpon the soule of euerye man that doth euill of the Iewe fyrst and also of the Gentile To euery man that doth good shall come prayse honoure and peace to the Iewe fyrst and also to the gentrie Before god they are not righteous whiche heare the lawe but the doers of the lawe shal be iustified Their conscience beareth witnes vnto them and also theyr thoughtes accusing one another or excusing at the daye when god shall iudge the secretes of meÌ„ by Iesus christ according to my gospell The name of god is euell spoken of amonge the gentiles thorowe you He is a Iewe whiche is hid within and the circumcision of the harte is the true circumcision which is in the spirite and not in the letter Whose prayse is not of men but of god The .iii. Chapter THere is none righteous no not one there is none that vnderstandeth there is none that seketh after God they all are gone oute of the waye they are all made vnprofitable there are none that doothe good no not one By the dedes of the lawe shall no fleshe be iustifyed in the sighte of god The righteousnes no doubt whiche is good before god commeth by the faith of Iesus Christ vnto all and vpon all that beleue All haue sinned and lacke the prayse that is of valure before god but we are iustified trely by his grace throughe the redemption that is in Christ Iesu whom god hath made a seate of mercy thorow faithe in his bloude to shewe the righteousnesse whiche before him is of valour in that he forgeueth the sinnes that are passed which god dyd suffer to shewe at this tyme the righteousenes that is alowed of hym that he mighte be contented iuste and a iustifier of him which beleueth in Iesus We suppose that a man is iustified by faithe without the dedes of the lawe The .iiii. Chapter ABraham beleued god and it was counted vnto hym for rightewisenes To him that worketh is the reward not reckened of fauoure but of duetie To him that worketh not but beleued on him that iustifieth the vngodly is fayth counted for rightwisenes Blessed are they whose vnrighteousnesse are forgeuen and whose synnes are couered Blessed is that man to whom the lorde imputeth no sinne Where is no lawe there is no transgression Christ was deliuered for our sinnes and rose agayne for to iustifie vs. The .v. Chapter WE also reioyce in tribulacion for we knowe that tribulacion bringeth pacience pacieÌ„ce bringeth experience and experience bringeth hope and hope maketh not ashamed for the loue of god is shead abrode in oure heartes by the holy ghost whiche is geuen vnto vs. Seyng that while we were yet sinners Christ dyed for vs muche more then now seyng we are iustified in his bloud shal we be saued from wrath thorow him Lykewise as by the sinne of one condemnatxion came on all men euen so by the iustifying of one commeth the righteousnesse that bringeth lyfe vpon all men For as by one mannes disobedience many became synners so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous The .vi. Chapter WE are buried with hym by baptime for to dâ—e that lykewyse as Christ was raysed vp from death by the glory of the father euen so we also shoulde walke in a newe lyfe For yf we be grafte in death lyke vnto hym euen so muste we be in the resurrection Let not sinne raigne in your mortall bodies that ye shoulde therunto obey in the iustes of it Neither geue your membres as instrumentes of vnrighteousenes vnto sinne but geue your selues to god as they that are alyue from death Let not sinne haue power ouer you For ye are not vnder the lawe but vnder grace Remember ye not how that to whomsoeuer ye commit your selues as seruauntes to obey his seruauntes ye are to whome ye obeye whether it be of synne vnto death or of obedience vnto righteousenes As ye haue geuen your membres seruauntes to vnclennes and to iniquitie from iniquitie to iniquitie euen so nowe geue youre members seruauntes vnto righteousnes that ye maye be sanctified The reward of sinne is death but eternal lyfe is the gyft of god through Iesus Christ our lord The .vii. Chapter THe woman which is in subiection to a man is bounde by the lawe to the man as longe as he liueth Yf the man be dead she is losed from the lawe of the man So then yf while the manne lyueth she