be sayde vnto thee come vp hyther then thou to be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thou seest with thyne eyes 7 Be not hastie to go to lawe lest haplye thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbour hath confounded thee 8 Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himselfe and discouer not thy secrete to another 9 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame and thy infamie do not ceasse 10 A worde spoken in due season is lyke apples of golde in a graued worke of siluer 11 Who so reproueth a wyse man that hath an obedient eare is as a golden earring and an ornament of fine golde 12 As the colde of snowe in the tyme of haruest so is a faythfull messenger to them that sende hym for he refresheth his maisters mynde 13 Whoso maketh great boastes and geueth nothing is lyke cloudes and winde without rayne 14 With pacience is a prince pacified and with a softe tongue is rigorousnesse broken 15 If thou findest honie eate so muche as is sufficient for thee lest thou be ouer full and parbreake it out agayne 16 Withdrawe thy foote from thy neighbours house lest he be werie of thee and so hate thee 17 Whoso beareth false witnesse against his neighbour he is a very club a sworde and a sharpe arrowe 18 The confidence that is put in an vnfaythfull man in tyme of trouble is like a broken tooth and a sliding foote 19 Who so taketh away a mans garment in the colde weather is like vineger vpon lime or lyke hym that singeth songues to an heauie heart 20 If thyne enemie hunger feede hym if he thirst geue him drinke 21 For so shalt thou heape coles of fire vpon his head and the Lorde shall rewarde thee 22 The northwinde dryueth away the rayne euen so doth an angry countenaunce a backbiters tongue 23 It is better to sit in a corner vpon the house toppe then with a brawling woman in a wide house 24 Good newes from a straunge countrey are as colde water to a thirstie soule 25 A righteous man fallyng downe before the vngodly is like a troubled wel and a spring that is corrupted 26 As it is not good to eate to muche honye so curiously to searche the glory of heauenly thinges is not commendable 27 He that can not rule him selfe is like a citie whiche is broken downe and hath no walles ¶ The .xxvj. Chapter 1 LYke as snowe is not meete in sommer and rayne in haruest euen so is worship vnseemely for a foole 2 As the byrde and the swalowe take their flight and flee here and there so the curse that is geuen in vayne shall not light vpon a man 3 Vnto the horse belongeth a whip to the asse a brydle and a rod to the fooles backe 4 Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes lest thou become like vnto him 5 But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt 6 As he that cutteth of his messengers feete endamageth himselfe so doth he that committeth a message to a foole 7 Like as in a lame man his legges are not equall euen so is a parable in a fooles mouth 8 He that setteth a foole in hye dignitie that is euen as if a man would bynde a stone in a sling 9 As is a thorne in the hande of a drunkarde so is a parable in a fooles mouth 10 The mightie that fourmed al thinges rewardeth the fooles transgressours 11 Like as the dogge turneth agayne to his owne vomite euen so a foole beginneth his foolishnes agayne afreshe 12 If thou seest a man that is wise in his owne conceipt there is more hope in a foole then in hym 13 The slouthfull saith there is a lion in the way and a lion in the middest of the streates 14 Like as the doore turneth about vpon the hynges euen so doth the slouthfull walter him selfe in his bed 15 The slouthfull body thrusteth his hande into his bosome and it greeueth hym to put it agayne to his mouth 16 The sluggarde thinketh him selfe wiser then seuen men that sit and teache 17 Who so goeth by and medleth with other mens strife he is like one that taketh a dogge by the eares 18 As he that fayneth him selfe mad casteth firebrandes deadly arrowes and dartes 19 So doth a dissembler with his neighbour and saith am not I in sport 20 Where no wood is there the fire goeth out euen so where the talebearer is taken away there the strife ceasseth 21 As coles kindle heate and wood the fire euen so doth a brawling felowe stirre vp variaunce 22 A talebearers wordes are lyke men that strike with hammers and they pearse the inwarde partes of the body 23 Burning lippes and a wicked heart are like a potsharde couered with siluer drosse 24 An enemie wyll dissemble with his lippes and layeth vp deceipt in his heart 25 But when he speaketh fayre beleue hym not for there are seuen abhominations in his heart 26 Hatred maye be couered by deceipt but the malice therof shal be shewed before the whole congregation 27 Who so diggeth vp a pit shal fall therin and he that rolleth vp a stone it wyl returne vpon hym 28 A lying tongue hateth the afflicted and a flattering mouth worketh mischiefe The .xxvii. Chapter 1 MAke not thy boast of to morowe for thou knowest not what a day may bring foorth 2 Let another man prayse thee and not thyne owne mouth yea other folkes and not thyne owne lippes 3 The stone is heauie and the sande wayghtie but a fooles wrath is heauier then them both 4 Wrath is a cruell thing and furiousnesse is a very tempest but who is able to abide enuie 5 Open rebuke is better then secrete loue 6 Faythfull are the woundes of a louer but the kysses of an enemie are cruell 7 He that is full abhorreth an honye combe but vnto hym that is hungrye euery sowre thing is sweete 8 He that oft times flitteth is like a byrd that forsaketh her nest 9 Baulme and sweete incense make the heart merie so sweete is that frende that geueth counsell from the heart 10 Thyne owne frende and thy fathers frende see thou forsake not and go not into thy brothers house in tyme of thy trouble for better is a frende at hand then a brother farre of 11 My sonne be wyse and make me a glad heart that I may make aunswere vnto my rebukers 12 A wyse man seing the plague wyll hide hym selfe as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme 13 Take his garment that is suretie for a straunger and take a pledge of hym for the vnknowen sake 14 He that is to hastie to praise his neighbour aboue measure shal be taken as one that geueth hym an euyll report 15 A brawling woman and the
water (g) Meaning the scepter shewyng that it wyll not 〈◊〉 the king who shoulde be as the sonne of God and in his place (h) That is the reâ—t of the people (i) To wit vnto the 〈◊〉 of the Chaldeans Iere 31. câ— (k) Meaning the sworde of the kyng of Babylon which shall not spare the scepter of Iuda (l) That is encourage the sworde (m) He speaketh vnto the sword geuyng it libertie to range at his pleasure (n) Where the way deuideth and leadeth to many cities (o) The tribe of Iuda that kept theÌ„selues chiefelâ— in Hierusalem (p) To know whether he shoulde go agaynst the Ammonites or them of Hierusalem (q) Because there was a league betwene the Iewes and the Babylonians they of Hierusalem shall thinke nothyng lesse then that this thyng shall come to passe (r) That is Nabuchodonozor wyll remember the rebellion of Zedekiah and so come vpon them (Å¿) Meanyng Zedekiah (t) Some referre this to the priestes attire for Iehozadek the priest went into captiuitie with the king (v) That is the state of the kingdome priesthood shall euer more more decay tyll Christe come vnto whom of right both belong (x) Though the Iewes Ammonites would not beleue that thou to wit the sworde shouldest come vpon them and sayde that the prophete whiche threatned spake lyes yet thou shalt as surely come as though thou wart alredy vpon their neckes (a) That is wylt thou wincke at such horrible faultes and not vtter my iudgementes against them (b) That is the time of her destruction (c) To her owne vndoing “ Or pick-thankes Leuit. 18. b. Iere. v. b. “ Or sonnes wyfe (d) As sorowyng and lamenting their wickednesse or in token of his wrath and vengeaunce (e) I wyll take away the occasion of thy wickednesse (f) Wheras before thou wast Gods inheritaunce nowe thou shalt be left to thy selfe miserable and forsaken (g) Meanyng therby that the godly shoulde be tryed and the wicked destroyed (h) Thou art lyke a barâ— lande which the Lorde plagueth with drought (i) The false prophetes haue conspired together to make their doctrine more probable 3. Reg. 22. b. Mich. iii. b. Soph. iii. a. (k) They which shoulde haue reproued theÌ„ flattered them in their vices and couered their doynges with lyes Eze. 13. b (l) Which woulde shewe hym selfe zelous in my cause by resisting vice Esai 59. c. and 63. a. and also pray vnto me to withholde my plagues Psal 106. d. (a) Meanyng Israel and Iuda which came both out of one familie (b) They became idolatours after the maner of the Egyptians (c) Aholah signifieth a mansion or dwellyng in her selfe meanyng Samaria which was the royal citie of Israel and Aholibah signifieth â—y mansion in her wherby is ment Hierusalem where Gods temple was (d) or Vnder me that is vnder my gouernaunce named the people of god they became idolaters forsoke God and put their trust in the Assyrians (c) The holy ghost vseth these tearmes which seeme straunge to chaste eares to cause this wicked viâ—e of idolatrie so to be abhorred that vnnâ—th any shoulde abyde â—o heare the name therof mentioned (f) That is the Assyrians moâ—â— plagyng them (g) This declareth that no wordes are able sufficiently to expresse y e rage of idolaters therfore the holy ghost here compareth them to those which in their ragyng loue filthy lustes dote vpon the images and payntynges of them after whom they 〈◊〉 “ Or I wyll leaue the punishment vnto them (h) All the treasures and riches which thou hast gotten by labour (i) All the worlde shall see thy shamefull forsakyng of God to serue idols (k) Meanâ—ng that the afflicâ—ions shoulde be so great that they shoulde cause them to loose their sences and reason (l) That is to be sacrifices to their idols Read Ezech. xvi c. (m) They sent into other countreis to haue such as shoulde teache them the seruice of their idols (n) He meaneth tâ—e aulter that was prepared for the idols “ Or the table Eze. xvi d. (o) Meanyng all other cities and countreis (a) Of Ieconiahs captiuitie and of the raigne of Zedekiah 4. Re. 25. a. (b) Called Tâ—keth contaynyng part of December and parte of Ianuarie in which moneth and day Nabuchodonozor besieged Hierusalem (c) Wherby is 〈◊〉 Hierusalem (d) That is the citezâ—ns chiefe men therof (e) Meanyng of the innocentes whom they had slaine who were the cause of the kindling of Gods wrath against them (f) Whose iniquities wicked citezins there yet remayne (g) Signifiyng they shoulde not be destroyed all at once but by litle and litle (h) Spare no state or condition (i) The citie shewed her crueltie to all the world and was not asâ—â—ed therof neither yet hâ—d it N◠〈…〉 2. b. (k) Meaning that the citie 〈◊〉 be vtterly destroyed that he would geue the enemies an apâ—etyte thervnto (l) I laboured by sending 〈◊〉 prophetes to call thee to repentaunce but thou wouldest not (m) That is the Babylonians (n) Meaning his 〈…〉 he de◠〈…〉 (o) Mourne not as men vse to mourne for their friendes wheÌ„ they are dead (p) For mourners were wont to eate bread sent vnto them by their neyghbours in 〈◊〉 of mourâ—g (q) By sending the Chaldeans to destroy it as chap. 7. c. (r) Their heartes delite (s) That is â—ing thee tidinges of the destruction of Hierusalem 〈…〉 (b) That is â–ª to the Babylonians (c) They shall chase thee away and take thy gorgeous houses to dwell in (d) Called also Philadelphia whiche was the chiefe citie of the Ammonites and 〈◊〉 of condâ—s as 2 Reg 12. d. “ Or tikling of heart (e) Vnderstand out of the next verse I wil opeÌ„ c. “ Or tikling heart as they often haue which delite in seking reuengement (f) Whiche were certayne garrisons of Philistines wherby they oft molested y e Iewes Of the Cerethiteâ— Dauid also had a garde 2. Reg. 8. d. (a) Eâ—ther of the captiuitie of Ieconiah or of the raigne of Zedekâ—a (b) The traffique of marchaundise that was vsed in Hierusalem shal be turned â—o my againe (c) My riches and sinne shall encrease thus the wicked reioyce aâ— their â—all by whom they 〈◊〉 haue any profite or aduantage (d) Meaning the smâ—ll townes and villages that were in theâ— countrey or territory of Tyrus (e) The gouernours and rulers of other countreys by the sea wherby he signifieth that her destruction should be so horrible that al the world should heare therof and be afrayde (f) 〈…〉 wonderfâ—ly 〈…〉 her power (g) Which are dead long ago (h) Meaning Iudâ—a 〈◊〉 it shal be restored a This mouÌ„taine was called Hermon but the Amorites called it Shenir Deut. 3. b. b Which is a kin for â—rece and Itâ—lie (c) 〈…〉 they buylt the walles of the citie which is here ment by the ship And of theâ—e werâ— the buylderâ— of Solomonâ— temple 3. Reg. â— c. (d) Gammadâ—ms of Capâ—adocia which were called Pygmeâ—s
vntyll I haue made good that whiche I haue promised thee 16 When Iacob was awaked out of his sleepe he sayde Surely the Lorde is in this place and I knewe it not 17 And he was afrayde and saide howe dreadefull is this place it is none other but euen the house of God it is the gate of heauen 18 And Iacob rose vp early in the mornyng and toke the stone that he hadde layed vnder his head and pitched it vpon an ende and powred oyle in the toppe of it 19 And he called the name of the place Bethel but the name of the citie was called Luz before tyme. 20 And Iacob vowed a vowe saying Yf God wyll be with me and wyll kepe me in this iourney in which I go and wyll geue me bread to eate and clothes to put on 21 So that I come agayne vnto my fathers house in saftie then shal the Lord be my God 22 And this stone whiche I haue set vp on an ende shal be Gods house and of all that thou shalt geue me I wyl surely geue the tenth vnto thee ¶ The .xxix. Chapter 1 Iacob commeth to Laban 4 The vnknowen he calleth brethren 9 Rachel feedeth sheepe 11 Iacob kysseth Rachel in the Lorde 13 Laban clyppeth Iacob and kysseth hym 17 Lea is bleare eyed 18 Iacob becommeth bonde for Rachel seuen yeres 22 Laban kepeth the mariage 23 Lea is geuen for Rachel 32 Lea conceaueth Ruben 33 Simeon 34 Leui. 35 Iuda 1 THen Iacob went on his iourney came into the lande of the people of the east 2 And as he loked about beholde there was a wel in the field and loe three flockes of sheepe lay there by for at that well were the flockes watered and there was a great stone vpon the well mouth 3 And thyther were all the flockes brought and they roulled the stone frō the welles mouth watred the sheepe put the stone agayne vpon the welles mouth vnto his place 4 And Iacob saide vnto them My brethren whence be ye And they sayde of Haran are we 5 And he sayde vnto them Knowe ye Laban the sonne of Nachor They sayde we knowe hym 6 And he sayde vnto them is he in good health And they sayde he is in good health and beholde his daughter Rachel commeth with the sheepe 7 And he sayde loe it is yet a great whyle to nyght neither is it tyme that the cattell should be gathered together water ye the sheepe and go and feede them 8 And they sayde we may not vntyll all the flockes be brought together and tyl they roule the stone from the welles mouth and so we water our sheepe 9 Whyle he yet talked with them Rachel came with her fathers sheepe for she kept them 10 Assoone as Iacob sawe Rachel the daughter of Laban his mothers brother the sheepe of Laban his mothers brother Iacob went rouled the stone from the welles mouth watered the flocke of Laban his mothers brother 11 And Iacob kyssed Rachel and lift vp his voyce and wept 12 And Iacob tolde Rachel that he was her fathers brother and that he was Rebeccaes sonne Therefore ranne she and tolde her father 13 And when Laban hearde certaynely tell of Iacob his sisters sonne he ranne to meete hym and imbraced hym and kyssed hym and brought hym to his house And he tolde Laban all these thynges 14 To whom Laban sayde Well thou art my bone my fleshe And he abode with hym the space of a moneth 15 And Laban said vnto Iacob Though thou be my brother shouldest thou therfore serue me for naught Tell me what shall thy wages be 16 Laban had two daughters the elder called Lea and the younger Rachel 17 Lea was tender eyed but Rachel was beautifull and well fauoured 18 And Iacob loued Rachel and sayde I wyll serue thee seuen yere for Rachel thy younger daughter 19 Laban aunswered It is better that I geue her vnto thee then that I shoulde geue her to another man abide with me 20 And Iacob serued seuen yere for Rachel and they seemed vnto hym but a fewe dayes for the loue he hadde to her 21 And Iacob said vnto Laban geue me my wife that I may lye with her for my dayes are fulfylled 22 Then Laban gathered together all the men of that place and made a feast 23 And when euen was come he toke Lea his daughter and brought her to hym and he went in to her 24 And Laban gaue vnto his daughter Lea Zilpha his mayde to be her seruaunt 25 And when the mornyng was come beholde it was Lea. Then sayde he to Laban Wherefore hast thou played thus with me dyd not I serue thee for Rachel wherfore then hast thou begyled me 26 Laban aunswered It is not the maner of this place to marry y e younger before the first borne 27 Passe out this weeke then we wyll geue thee this also for the seruice whiche thou shalt serue me yet seuen yeres more 28 And Iacob dyd euen so and passed out the weeke and then he gaue hym Rachel his daughter to wyfe also 29 And Laban gaue to Rachel his daughter Bilha his handmayde to be her seruaunt 30 So lay he by Rachel also and loued Rachel more then Lea and serued hym yet seuen yeres more 31 When the Lorde sawe that Lea was despised he made her fruitfull and Rachel remayned baren 32 And Lea conceaued and bare a sonne and she called his name Ruben for she sayde the Lord hath loked vpon my tribulation nowe therfore my husband wyll loue me 33 And she conceaued agayne and bare a sonne sayde The Lorde hath hearde that I am despised and hath therefore geuen me this sonne also and she called his name Simeon 34 And she conceaued yet bare a sonne and sayde Nowe this once wyll my husbande kepe me company because I haue borne him three sonnes and therfore was his name called Leui. 35 And she conceaued yet agayne and bare hym a sonne saying Nowe wyll I prayse the Lorde Therefore she called his name Iuda left bearyng ¶ The .xxx. Chapter 1 Rachel complayneth to her husbande of barennesse 4 Rachel geueth Bilha for a wyfe vnto Iacob 6 Dan. 13 Aser 15 Lea byeth with mandragues of Rachel that her husbande myght lye with her and conceaueth 18 Isachar 20. Zabulon 21 Dina. 22 God geueth conceauyng vnto Rachel 24 Ioseph 25 Iacob asketh licence to depart and his wages 29 God enriched Laban for Iacobs sake 32 Iacob asketh wages for sheepe of diuers colours which be yeaned of sheepe of one colour 43 Iacob very ryche 1 RAchel when she sawe that she bare Iacob no children she enuied her sister and sayde vnto Iacob Geue me children or els I am but dead 2 And Iacobs anger was kyndled agaynst Rachel and sayde
for they had executed iudgement vpon her 11 Her sister Aholibah sawe this and destroyed her selfe with inordinate loue more then she with her fornications more thē her sister with her fornications 12 She doted vpō the Assyrians captaines princes her neighbours clothed with all maner of gorgious apparel horsmen riding vpon horses beyng all pleasaunt young men 13 Then I sawe that she was defiled and they toke both one way 14 But she encreased styll in whordome for when she sawe men paynted vpon the wall the images of the Chaldees paynted with vermilon 15 And girded with girdles vpon their loynes and with dyed attire vpon their heades lokyng all like princes after the maner of the Babylonians in Chaldea the lande where they were borne 16 Assoone as she sawe them she burnt in loue vpon them sent messengers vnto them into the lande of the Chaldees 17 Nowe when the Babylonians came vnto her in the bed of loue they defiled her with their whordome and so was she polluted with them and her lust was abated from them 18 And she discouered her whordome and disclosed her shame then my heart forsoke her like as my heart was gone from her sister also 19 Neuerthelesse she encreased her whordome more and remembred the dayes of her youth wherin she had played the harlot in the lande of Egypt 20 She burnt in lust vpon their concubines whose fleshe was like the fleshe of asses and their issue like the issue of horses 21 Thus thou hast called to remēbraunce the filthinesse of thy youth when thy teates were bruised by the Egyptians for the pappes of thy youth 22 Therfore O Aholibah thus saith the Lorde God I wyll raise vp thy louers agaynst thee from whom thy heart is departed and gather them together agaynst thee on euery syde 23 Namely the Babylonians and all the Chaldees rulers wealthy and mightie men with all the Assyrians all pleasaūt young men captaynes and princes all valiaunt and renowmed riding vpon horses 24 These shall come vpon thee with charrettes wagons and wheeles and great multitude of people with buckler shielde and helmet they shall beset thee on euery side I wyll geue iudgement before them yea they them selues shall iudge thee accordyng to their owne iudgement 25 I wyll lay mine indignation vpon thee so that they shal deale cruelly with thee they shall cut of thy nose and thine eares and thy remnaunt shall fall by the sworde they shall cary away thy sonnes and daughters and the residue shal be deuoured by the fire 26 They shal strip thee out of thy clothes and take away thy faire iewels 27 Thus wyll I make thy wickednesse to ceasse from thee and thy fornication out of the lande of Egypt so that thou shalt turne thine eyes no more after them and cast thy mynde no more vpon Egypt 28 For thus saith the Lord God Beholde I wyll deliuer thee into the handes of them whom thou hatest yea euen into the handes of them from whom thine heart is departed 29 And they shall deale hatefully with thee and take away all thy labour leaue thee naked bare and the shame of thy fornications shal be discouered both thy wickednesse thy whordome 30 I wyll do these thynges vnto thee because thou hast gone a whoryng after the heathen and because thou art polluted with their idols 31 Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister therfore wyll I geue her cuppe in thine hande 32 Thus saith the Lorde God Thou shalt drynke of thy sisters cuppe deepe large thou shalt be laughed to scorne and had in derision because it conteineth much 33 Thou shalt be filled with drunkennesse and sorowe euen with the cup of destruction and desolation with the cup of thy sister Samaria 34 Thou shalt drynke it and sucke it out and thou shalt breake the sheardes therof and teare thine owne brestes for I haue spoken it saith the Lorde God 35 Therfore thus saith the Lorde God Forasmuch as thou hast forgotten me and cast me aside behynde thy backe so beare nowe thine owne wickednesse and whordome 36 The Lorde sayde moreouer vnto me Thou sonne of man wilt thou not iudge Aholah and Aholibah shewe them their abhominations 37 Namely that they haue broken their wedlocke and blood is in their handes and with their idols haue they cōmitted adulterie and haue also caused their sonnes whom they bare vnto me to passe by the fire to be their meate 38 Yea and this haue they done vnto me also they haue defiled my sanctuarie in the same day and haue prophaned my Sabbathes 39 For when they had slayne their children for their idols they came the same day into my sanctuarie to defile it and lo thus haue they done in my house 40 And howe much more is it that they sent for men to come from farre vnto whom a messenger was sent and lo they came for whom thou didst washe thy selfe and paynted thine eyes and deckedst thee with ornamentes 41 Thou sattest vpon a stately bed and a table spread before it whervpon thou hast set mine insence and mine oyle 42 And a noyse of a mery company at it and with the men beside the multitude of the people were brought men of Saba out of the desert which gaue them bracelettes vpon their handes and beautifull crownes vpon their heades 43 And I sayd vnto her that was worne in her adulteries Nowe shall her fornications come to an ende and she also 44 And they went in to her as they go vnto a common harlot euen so went they I say to Aholah and Aholibah those wicked women 45 And the righteous men they shall iudge thē after the maner of harlottes and after the maner of murtherers for they are harlottes and blood is in their handes 46 Wherfore thus saith the Lorde God I wyll bryng a great multitude of people vpon them and geue them to be scattered and spoyled 47 And the multitude shall stone them with stones and cut them downe with their swordes they shall slay their sonnes and daughters and burne vp their houses with fire 48 Thus wyll I cause wickednesse to ceasse out of the lande that all women may be taught not to do after your wickednesse 49 And so they shal lay your wickednesse vpon your owne selues and the sinnes of your idols shall ye beare and ye shall knowe that I am the Lorde God The .xxiiij. Chapter 3 He proueth the fixing of Hierusalem by a parable of a seethyng pot 16 The parable of Ezechiels wyfe beyng dead which he after expoundeth 1 IN the ninth yere in the tenth moneth the tenth day of the moneth came the worde of the Lorde vnto me saying 2 O thou sonne of man write the name of this day yea euen of this present day for the kyng of Babylon set hym selfe agaynst Hierusalem this selfe same day 3 Shewe the rebellious house a
spirite of discipline fleeth from deceipt and withdraweth hym selfe from thoughtes that are without vnderstanding and is declared when wickednesse commeth 6 For the spirite of wysdome is louing and will not absolue hym that blasphemeth with his lippes for God is witnesse of his raynes and a true beholder of his heart an hearer of his tongue 7 For the spirite of the Lorde filleth the rounde compasse of the worlde and the same that vpholdeth all thinges hath knowledge also of the voyce 8 Therfore he that speaketh vnrighteous thinges can not be hid neither shall the iudgement of reprofe let him escape 9 And why inquisition shal be made for the thoughtes of the vngodly and the sounde of his wordes shall come vnto God so that his wickednesse shal be punished 10 For the eare of ielousie heareth all thinges the noyse of the grudginges shall not be hid 11 Therefore beware of murmuring whiche is nothing worth and refraine your tongue from sclaunder For there is no worde so secrete that it shall go for naught and the mouth that speaketh lyes slayeth the soule 12 O seeke not your owne death in the errour of your lyfe destroy not your selues thorowe the workes of your owne handes 13 For God hath not made death neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the liuing 14 For he created all thinges that they might haue their being and the generations of the worlde were healthfull and there is no poyson of destruction in them nor the kyngdome of hell vpon the earth 15 For righteousnesse is euerlasting and immortall but vnrighteousnesse bringeth death 16 Neuerthelesse the vngodly call it vnto them both with workes and wordes and whyle they thinke to haue it their friende they come to naught they haue made an agreement with it for they are worthy to be of her part ¶ The .ii. Chapter The imaginations and desires of the wicked and theyr counsayle against the faythfull 1 FOr the vngodly say reasoning with them selues but not a right our life is short and tedious and in the death of a man there is no remedie neither is there any man knowen to haue returned from the graue 2 For we are borne at all aduenture and we shal be here by more fortune after as though we had neuer ben for our breath is as a smoke in our nosetrilles and wordes as a sparke raysed out of our heartes 3 Whiche being extinquished our body shal be turned into ashes and our spirite shall vanishe as the soft ayre 4 Our life shall passe away as the trace of a cloude and come to naught as the miste that is driuen away with the beames of the sunne and put downe with the heate thereof Our name also shal be forgotten by litle and litle and no man shall haue our workes in remembraunce 5 For our tyme is a very shadowe that passeth away and after our ende there is no returning for it is fast sealed so that no man commeth agayne 6 Come on therefore let vs enioy the pleasures that are present and let vs chearefully vse the creatures like as in youth 7 Let vs fill our selues with good wine and oyntment and let there no flowre of the tyme escape vs 8 Let vs crowne our selues with rose buddes afore they be withered 9 Let there be no fayre medowe but our lust go thorowe it Let euery one of vs be partakers of our volupteousnes let vs leaue some token of our pleasure in euery place for that is our portion and this only our lot 10 Let vs oppresse the poore righteous let vs not spare the wydowe nor olde man let vs not regarde the heades that are gray for age 11 Let the lawe of vnrighteousnesse be our strength for the thing that is feeble is nothing worth 12 Therefore let vs defraude the righteous and why he is not for our profite yea he is cleane contrary to our doinges he checketh vs for offending against the lawe and slaundereth the faultes of our maner of liuing 13 He maketh his boast to haue the knowledge of God yea he calleth hym selfe Gods sonne 14 He is made vnto vs for reproffe of our thoughtes 15 It greeueth vs also to looke vpon him for his life is not like other mens his wayes are of another fashion 16 He counteth vs but vayne persons he withdraweth hym selfe from our wayes as from filthynes he commendeth greatly the latter ende of the iust and maketh his boast that God is his father 17 Let vs see then if his wordes be true let vs proue what shall happen in the ende of hym 18 For if the iust man be the sonne of god he wyll receaue hym and deliuer hym from the handes of his enemies 19 Let vs examine him with despitefull rebuke and tormenting that we may know his meekenesse and proue his pacience 20 Let vs condempne him with the most shamefull death for as him selfe saith he shal be rewarded of God 21 Suche thinges do they imagine and go astray for their owne wickednesse hath blinded them 22 As for the mysteries of God they vnderstande them not they neither hope for the rewarde of righteousnesse nor regarde the worship that holy soules shall haue 23 For God created man to be vndestroyed yea after the image of his owne lykenes made he hym 24 Neuerthelesse thorowe enuie of the deuyll came death into the worlde and they that helde of his side do finde it The .iij. Chapter 1 The conseruation and assuraunce of the ryghteous 7 The rewarde of the faythfull 11 Who are miserable 1 BVt the soules of the ryghteous are in the hande of God there shal no torment touche them 2 In the syght of the vnwise they appeared to die their ende is taken for miserie 3 And their departyng from vs to be vtter destruction but they are in rest 4 For though they suffer payne before men yet is their hope full of immortalitie 5 They are punished but in few thinges neuerthelesse in many thinges shal they be well rewarded for God proueth thē and findeth them meete for hym selfe 6 As golde in the furnace doth he trye them and receaueth them as a burnt offeryng and when the tyme commeth they shal be loked vpon 7 They shall shyne and runne through as the sparkcles among the stubble 8 They shal iudge the nations and haue dominion ouer the people and their Lorde shall raigne for euer 9 They that put their trust in him shall vnderstande the trueth and such as be faythfull shall perseuer with hym in loue for his saintes haue grace mercie and he hath care for his elected 10 But the vngodly shal be punished accordyng to their owne imaginations for they haue dispised the righteous and forsaken the Lorde 11 For who so dispiseth wisdome and nurture he is vnhappy and as for the hope of such it is but vayne their labours vnfruitfull and their workes vnprofitable 12 Their wyues are vndiscrete and
1 ALl wisdome commeth of god the Lord hath ben euer with him and is before all tyme. 2 Who hath numbred the sande of the sea the droppes of the rayne and the dayes of time Who hath measured the heyght of heauen the breadth of the earth and the deepenesse of the sea 3 Who hath sought out the grounde of Gods wisdome which hath ben before all thynges 4 Wisdome hath ben created before all thinges and the vnderstandyng of prudence from euerlastyng 5 Gods worde in the heyght is the well of wisdome and the euerlastyng commaundementes are the entraunce of her 6 Vnto whō hath the roote of wisdome ben declared or who hath knowen her wit 7 Vnto whom hath the doctrine of wisdome ben discouered and shewed and who hath vnderstande the manifolde entraunce of her 8 There is one euen the hyest the maker of all thynges the almightie the kyng of power of whom men ought to stand greatly in awe which sitteth vpon his throne beyng a God of dominion 9 He hath created her through the holy ghost he hath seene her numbred her and measured her 10 He hath powred her out vpon all his workes and vpon all fleshe accordyng to his gyft he geueth her richely vnto them that loue hym 11 The feare of the Lorde is worshyp and triumph gladnesse and a ioyfull crowne 12 The feare of the Lorde maketh a mery heart geueth gladnesse ioy and long lyfe 13 Who so feareth the Lorde it shall go well with him at the last and in the day of his death he shal be blessed 14 The loue of God is honorable wisdome loke vnto whom it appeareth they loue it for they see what wonderous thinges it doth 15 The feare of the Lorde is the begynnyng of wisdome and was made with the faythfull in the mothers wombe it shall go with the chosen women and shal be knowen of the ryghteous and faythfull 16 The feare of the Lorde is the ryght Gods seruice 17 That preserueth iustifieth the heart and geueth mirth and gladnesse 18 Who so feareth the Lorde shal be happy and when he hath neede of comfort he shal be blessed 19 She hath buylt her euerlastyng foundations with men and is geuen to be with their seede 20 To feare God is the wisdome that maketh riche and bryngeth all good with her 21 She fylleth the whole house with her giftes the garners with her treasure 22 The feare of the Lorde is the crowne of wisdome and geueth plenteous peace and health He hath seene her and numbred her Both these are the gyftes of God 23 Knowledge and vnderstandyng of wisdome hath he powred out as rayne and them that helde her fast hath he brought vnto honour 24 The feare of the Lorde is the roote of wisdome her braunches are long lyfe 25 In the treasures of wisdome is vnderstandyng deuotion of knowledge but wisdome is abhorred of sinners 26 The feare of the Lorde driueth out sinne and whē she is present she driueth away anger 27 For he that is without feare can not be made ryghteous and his wylfull boldenesse is his owne destruction 28 A patient man wyll suffer vnto the tyme and then shall he haue the rewarde of ioy 29 A good vnderstandyng wyll hyde his wordes for a tyme and many mens lippes shall speake of his wisdome 30 In the treasures of wisdome is the declaration of doctrine but the sinner abhorreth the worshyp of God 31 My sonne yf thou desire wisdome kepe the commaundement and God shall geue her vnto thee 32 For the feare of the Lorde is wisdome and nurture he hath pleasure in fayth and louyng mekenesse and he shall fyll the treasures therof 33 Be not obstinate and vnfaythfull to the feare of the Lorde and come not vnto hym with a double heart 34 Be not an hypocrite in the syght of men and take good heede what thou speakest 35 Exalt not thy selfe lest thou happen to fall and bryng thy soule to dishonour and so discouer thy secretes and cast thee downe in the myddest of the congregation because thou wouldest not receaue the feare of God because thy heart is full of faynednesse and deceipt The .ij. Chapter 1 He exhorteth the seruauntes of God to righteousnesse loue vnderstandyng and patience 11 To trust in the Lorde 13 A curse vpon them that are faynt hearted and impatient 1 MY sonne yf thou wylt come into the seruice of God stande fast in righteousnesse feare and arme thy soule to temptation 2 Settle thyne heart and be patient bowe downe thine eare receaue the wordes of vnderstandyng and shrynke not away when thou art assaulted 3 Holde thee fast vpon God ioyne thy selfe vnto hym and suffer that thy lyfe may encrease at the last 4 Whatsoeuer happeneth vnto thee receaue it suffer in heauinesse be patient in thy trouble 5 For lyke as golde and siluer are tryed in the fire euen so are acceptable men in the furnace of aduersitie 6 Beleue in God and he shall helpe thee order thy way a right and put thy trust in hym Holde fast his feare and growe therin 7 O ye that feare the Lorde take sure holde of his mercie shrynke not away from hym that ye fall not 8 O ye that feare the Lorde beleue him and your rewarde shall not be emptie 9 O ye that feare the Lorde trust in good thynges and mercie shall come vnto you for pleasure 10 O ye that feare the Lorde set your loue vpon him and your heartes shal be lyghtened 11 Consider the olde generations of men O ye children and marke them well was there euer any one confounded that put his trust in the Lorde Who euer continued in his feare and was forsaken Or whom dyd he euer dispise that called faythfully vpon hym 12 For God is gratious and mercifull he forgeueth sinnes in the tyme of trouble and is a defendour for al them that seke hym in the trueth 13 Wo be vnto them that haue a fearefull heart wicked lippes and euyll occupied handes and to the sinner that goeth two maner of wayes 14 Wo be vnto them that are faint harted which put not their trust in God and therfore shall they not be defended of hym 15 Wo be vnto you that haue lost patience forsaken the ryght wayes and are turned backe into frowarde wayes What wyll you do when the Lord shall begin to visite you 16 They that feare the Lorde wyll not disobey his worde and they that loue him wyll kepe his commaundementes 17 They that feare the Lorde wyll seke out the thinges that are pleasaunt vnto him and they that loue him be fulfylled with his lawe 18 They that feare the Lorde wyll prepare their heartes and humble their soules in his syght 19 They that feare the Lorde kepe his cōmaundementes and wyll be patient tyll they see hym selfe 20 Saying If we do not repent we shall fall into the handes
of her bandes 27 Come vnto her with thy whole heart and kepe her wayes with al thy power 28 Seke after her and she shal be shewed thee and when thou hast her forsake her not 29 For at the last thou shalt fynde rest in her and that shal be turned to thy great ioy 30 Then shall her fetters be a strong defence for thee and her yoke a glorious rayment 31 For there is a golden ornament in her her bandes are laces of purple colour 32 Thou shalt put her on as a robe of honour and shalt put her about thee as a crowne of ioy 33 My sonne yf thou wylt take heede thou shalt haue vnderstandyng and yf thou wylt apply thy mynde thou shalt be wyse 34 If thou wylt bowe downe thine eare thou shalt receaue doctrine and yf thou delyte in hearyng thou shalt be wyse 35 Stande with the multitude of such elders as haue vnderstandyng and consent vnto their wisdome with thyne heart 36 That thou mayest heare all godly sermons and that the worthy sentences escape thee not 37 And yf thou seest a man of discrete vnderstandyng get thee soone vnto hym let thy foote treade vpon the steppes of his doores 38 Let thy mynde be vpon the commaundementes of God and be earnestlye occupied in his lawes so shall he stablishe thy heart and geue thee wisdome at thyne owne desire The .vij. Chapter 2 We must forsake euyll and yet not iustifie our selues 23 The behauiour of the wise towarde his wyfe his friende his children his seruauntes his father and mother 1 DO no euyl so shal there no harme happen vnto thee 2 Depart away from the thyng that is wicked and no misfortune shall meddle with thee 3 My sonne sowe no euyll thynges in the â—orowes of vnryghteousnes so shalt thou not reape them seuen folde 4 Labour not to the Lorde for preheminence neither vnto the kyng for the seate of honour 5 Iustifie not thy selfe before God for he knoweth the heart and desire not to be reputed wise in the presence of the kyng 6 Make no labour to be made a iudge except it so were that thou couldest mightily put downe wickednesse for yf thou shouldest stande in awe of the presence of the mightie thou shouldest fayle in geuyng sentence 7 Offende not in the multitude of the citie and put not thy selfe among the people 8 Bynde not two sinnes together for in one sinne shalt thou not be vnpunished 9 Say not tushe God wyll loke vpon the multitude of my oblations when I offer to the hyest God he wyll accept it 10 Be not faynt hearted when thou makest thy prayer neither slacke in geuyng of almes 11 Laugh no man to scorne in the heauinesse of his soule for God which seeth all thinges is he that can bring downe and set vp agayne 12 Accept no leasyng agaynst thy brother neither do the same agaynst thy friend 13 Vse not to make any maner of lye for the custome therof is not good 14 Make not many wordes when thou art among the elders and when thou prayest make not much babblyng 15 Let no labourous workes be tedious vnto thee neither the husbandry which the almightie hath created 16 Make not thy boaste in the multitude of thy wickednesse but humble thy selfe euen from thyne heart 17 And remember that the wrath shal not be long in tarying and that the vengeaunce of the fleshe of the vngodly is a very fire and worme 18 Geue not ouer thy friend for any good nor thy faythful brother for the best gold 19 Depart not from a discrete good woman that is fallen vnto thee for thy portion in the feare of the Lorde for the gift of her honesty is aboue golde 20 Where as thy seruaunt worketh truely intreate hym not euyll nor the hyreling that is faythfull vnto thee 21 Loue a discrete seruaunt as thyne owne soule defraude him not of his libertie neither leaue him a poore man 22 If thou haue cattell loke wel to them and if they be for thy profite kepe them 23 If thou haue sonnes bring them vp in nurture and learning and hold them in awe from their youth vp 24 If thou haue daughters kepe their body and shewe not thy face chereful towarde them 25 Mary thy daughter and so shalt thou perfourme a wayghtie matter but geue her to a man of vnderstanding 26 If thou haue a wife after thyne owne mynde forsake her not but commit not thy selfe to the hatefull 27 Honour thy father from thy whole heart and forget not the sorowfull trauayle that thy mother had with thee 28 Remember that thou wast borne thorow them and howe canst thou recompence them the thinges that they haue done for thee 29 Feare the Lord with al thy soule and honour his ministers 30 Loue thy maker with all thy strength and forsake not his seruauntes 31 Feare the Lord with all thy soule honour his priestes geue them their portion of the first fruites and increase of the earth like as it is commaunded thee reconcile thy selfe of thy negligence with the litle flocke geue them the shoulders and their appoynted offeringes firstlinges 32 Reache thyne hande vnto the poore that God may blesse thee with plenteousnes 33 Be liberall vnto all men liuyng yet let not but do good euen to them that are dead 34 Let not them that weepe be without comfort but mourne with such as mourne 35 Let it not greeue thee to visite the sicke for that shall make thee to be beloued 36 Whatsoeuer thou takest in hande remember the end and thou shalt neuer do amisse The .viii. Chapter 1 We must take heede with whom we haue to do 1 STryue not with a mightie man lest thou chaunce to fall into his handes 2 Make no variaunce with a riche man lest he happen to bring vp an harde quarell against thee For golde and siluer hath vndone many a man yea euen the heartes of kinges hath it made to fall 3 Stryue not with a man that is full of wordes and lay no stickes vpon his fire 4 Kepe no companie with the vnlearned lest he geue thy kinred an euyll report 5 Despise not a man that turneth hym selfe away from sinne and cast him not in the teeth withall but remember that we are frayle euerichone 6 Thinke scorne of no man in his olde age for we waxe olde also 7 Be not glad of the death of thyne enemie but remember that we must dye all the sort of vs and fayne would we come into ioy 8 Despise not the sermons of such elders as haue vnderstandyng but acquaynt thy selfe with the wyse sentences of them for of them thou shalt learne wisdome the doctrine of vnderstandyng and howe to serue great men without complaynt 9 Go not from the doctrine of the elders for they haue learned it of their fathers for of them thou shalt
to hym 22 Iudas sayth vnto hym not Iudas Iscariot Lorde what is done that thou wylt shewe thy selfe vnto vs and not vnto the worlde 23 Iesus aunswered sayde vnto hym If a man loue me he wyll kepe my sayinges and my father wyll loue hym and we wyll come vnto hym and dwell with hym 24 He that loueth me not kepeth not my sayinges And the word which ye heare is not myne but the fathers which sent me 25 These thynges haue I spoken vnto you beyng yet present with you 26 But the comforter which is the holy ghost whom the father wyll sende in my name he shal teach you all thinges bryng all thynges to your remēbraunce whatsoeuer I haue sayde vnto you 27 Peace I leaue with you my peace I geue vnto you Not as the worlde geueth geue I vnto you Let not your heartes be greeued neither feare 28 Ye haue hearde howe I sayde vnto you I go away and come agayne vnto you Yf ye loued me ye woulde veryly reioyce because I sayde I go vnto the father for the father is greater then I. 29 And nowe haue I shewed you before it come that when it is come to passe ye myght beleue 30 Hereafter wyll I not talke many wordes vnto you For the prince of this worlde cōmeth and * hath nought in me 31 But that the worlde may knowe that I loue the father And as the father gaue me commaundement euen so do I. ☜ Ryse let vs go hence ¶ The .xv. Chapter 5 The consolation betweene Christe and his members vnder the parable of the vyne 716 We must pray in the name of Christe 9 Christes loue towarde vs. 12 He exhorteth to mutuall loue 20 Of afflictions for Christes sake 26 The office of the holy ghoste when he commeth 1 I Am the true vine and my father is the husbandman 2 Euery braunche that beareth not fruite in me he will take away And euery braunche that beareth fruite wyll he pourge that it may bryng foorth more fruite 3 Nowe are ye cleane through the worde which I haue spoken vnto you 4 Byde in me and I in you As the braunche can not beare fruite of it selfe except it byde in the vine no more can ye except ye abyde in me 5 I am the vine ye are the braunches He that abydeth in me and I in hym the same bryngeth foorth much fruite For without me can ye do nothyng 6 Yf a man byde not in me he is cast foorth as a braunch and withereth and men gather them and cast them into the fyre and they burne 7 Yf ye byde in me and my wordes abyde in you aske what ye wyll and it shal be done for you ☜ 8 Herein is my father glorified that ye beare much fruite and become my disciples 9 As the father hath loued me euen so haue I loued you Continue ye in my loue 10 Yf ye kepe my commaundementes ye shall abyde in my loue euen as I haue kept my fathers commaundementes and abyde in his loue 11 These thynges haue I spoken vnto you that my ioy might remayne in you and that your ioy myght be full 12 ☞ This is my commaundement that ye loue together as I haue loued you 13 Greater loue hath no man then this y t a man bestowe his life for his frendes 14 Ye are my frendes yf ye do whatsoeuer I commaunde you 15 Hencefoorth call I you not seruaūtes for the seruaunt knoweth not what his Lorde doeth But you haue I called frendes for all thynges that I haue hearde of my father haue I made knowen to you 16 Ye haue not chosen me but I haue chosen you and ordayned you to go and bryng foorth fruite and that your fruite shoulde remayne that whatsoeuer ye aske of the father in my name he may geue it you ☜ 17 ☞ This commaunde I you that ye loue together 18 Yf the worlde hate you ye knowe that it hated me before it hated you 19 If ye were of the worlde the worlde would loue his owne Howbeit because ye are not of the worlde but I haue chosen you out of the worlde therfore the worlde hateth you 20 Remember the worde that I sayde vnto you the seruaunt is not greater then the Lorde If they haue persecuted me they wyll also persecute you If they haue kept my saying they wyll kepe yours also 21 * But all these thynges wyll they do vnto you for my names sake because they haue not knowē hym that sent me 22 Yf I had not come and spoken vnto them they shoulde haue had no sinne but nowe haue they nothyng to cloke their sinne withall 23 He that hateth me hateth my father also 24 Yf I had not done among them the workes which none other man dyd they shoulde haue had no sinne But nowe haue they both seene and hated not only me but also my father 25 But this commeth to passe that the worde myght be fulfylled that is written in their lawe They hated me without a cause ☜ 26 ☞ But when the comforter is come whom I wyl sende vnto you from the father euen the spirite of trueth which proceadeth of the father he shall testifie of me 27 And ye shall beare witnesse also because ye haue ben with me from the begynnyng ¶ The .xvj. Chapter 1 Christe comforteth the disciples puttyng them in remembraunce of affliction and trouble 7 Of the holy ghost and his office 1◠Of Christes ascension 23 To aske in the name of Christe 33 Peace in Christe afflictions in the worlde 1 THese thynges haue I sayde vnto you because ye shoulde not be offended 2 They shall excōmunitate you yea the time shall come that who so euer kylleth you wyll thynke that he doth God seruice 3 * And such thynges wyll they do vnto you because they haue not knowen the father neither yet me 4 But these thynges haue I tolde you that when the tyme is come ye may remēber then that I tolde you ☜ These thynges sayde I not vnto you at the begynnyng because I was present with you 5 ☞ But nowe I go my waye to hym that sent me none of you asketh me whyther goest thou 6 But because I haue saide such thinges vnto you your heartes are ful of sorow 7 Neuerthelesse I tell you the trueth it is expedient for you that I go away For yf I go not away that comforter wyll not come vnto you But yf I depart I wyll sende hym vnto you 8 And whē he is come he wyll rebuke the world of sinne and of righteousnes and of iudgement 9 Of sinne because they beleue not on me 10 Of righteousnes because I go to my father and ye shall see me no more 11 Of iudgement because * the prince of this worlde is iudged alredy 12 I haue yet many thynges to say vnto you but ye can not beare them away
Yea ☞ if I had all fayth so that I coulde moue mountaynes out of their places and haue not loue I were nothyng 3 And though I bestowe all my goodes to feede the poore and though I geue my body that I burned and haue not loue it profiteth me nothyng 4 Loue suffreth long and is curteous Loue enuieth not loue doth not frowardely swelleth not 5 Dealeth not dishonestlie seeketh not her owne is not prouoked to anger thynketh none euyll 6 Reioyceth not in iniquitie but reioyceth in the trueth 7 Suffreth all thynges beleueth all thynges hopeth all thynges endureth all thynges 8 Though y e prophesiynges fayle other tongues ceasse or knowledge vanishe away yet loue falleth neuer away 9 ☞ For our knowledge is vnperfect and our prophesiyng is vnperfect 10 But when that which is perfect is come then that which is vnperfect shal be done away 11 When I was a chylde I spake as a childe I vnderstode as a childe I imagined as a chylde But assoone as I was a man I put away chyldishnesse 12 Nowe we see in a glasse euen in a darke speakyng but then shall we see face to face Nowe I knowe vnperfectly but then shall I knowe euen as I am knowen 13 Nowe abydeth fayth hope and loue these three but the chiefe of these is loue ¶ The .xiiij. Chapter 1 He exhorteth to loue commendeth the gift of tongues and other spirituall giftes 5 But chiefely prophesiyng 34 He commaundeth women to kepe scilence in the Church 40 And sheweth what good order ought to be obserued in the Churche 1 FOlowe after loue and couet spirituall giftes but most chiefelie that ye may prophesie 2 For he that speaketh with the tongue speaketh not vnto men but vnto God For no man heareth hym Howbeit in the spirite he speaketh misteries 3 But he that prophesieth speaketh vnto men to their edifiyng to their exhortation and to their comfort 4 He that speaketh with the tongue edifieth hym selfe he that prophesieth edifieth the Churche 5 I woulde y t ye al spake with tongues but rather that ye prophesied For greater is he that prophesieth then he that speaketh with tongues except he expounde it that the Churche may haue edifiyng 6 Nowe brethren yf I come vnto you speakyng with tongues what shall I profite you except I speake to you eyther by reuelation or by knowledge or by prophesiyng or by doctrine 7 Moreouer thynges without lyfe geuing sound whether it be a pipe or an harpe except they make a distinction in the soundes howe shall it be knowen what is piped or harped 8 And also yf the trumpe geue an vncertayne sounde who shall prepare him selfe to the warre 9 Euen so lykewyse when ye speake with tongues except ye speake wordes that haue signification howe shall it be vnderstande what is spoken For ye shall speake into the ayer 10 There are so many kyndes of voyces as it commeth to passe in the worlde and none of them are without signification 11 If I knowe not what the voyce meaneth I shal be lyke vnto hym that speaketh an aliaunt and he that speaketh shal be an aliaunt vnto me 12 Euen so forasmuch as ye couet spirituall giftes seke that ye may excell vnto the edifiyng of the Churche 13 Wherfore let him that speaketh with tongue pray that he may interprete 14 For yf I pray with tongue my spirite prayeth but my vnderstanding is without fruite 15 What is it then I wyll pray with the spirite and wyll pray with the vnderstandyng also I wyll syng with the spirite and wyll syng with the vnderstandyng also 16 Els when thou blessest with the spirite howe shall he that occupieth the rowme of the vnlearned say Amen at thy geuyng of thankes seyng he vnderstandeth not what thou sayest 17 Thou veryly geuest thankes well but the other is not edified 18 I thanke my God I speake with tongues more the ye all 19 Yet had I rather in the Churche to speake fiue wordes with my vnderstandyng to the information of other then ten thousande wordes with the tongue 20 Brethren be not chyldren in wytte Howbeit as concerning maliciousnesse be chyldren but in wytte be perfect 21 In the lawe it is written With sundry tongues and with sundry lyppes wyll I speake vnto this people and yet for all that will they not heare me sayth the Lorde 22 Wherfore tongues are for a signe not to them that beleue but to them that beleue not But prophesiyng serueth not for them that beleue not but for them which beleue 23 If therfore when all the Churche is come together in one all speake with tongues there come in they that are vnlearned or they which beleue not wyll they not say y t ye are out of your wittes 24 But yf all prophesie and there come in one y t beleueth not or one vnlearned he is rebuked of all men and is iudged of euery man 25 And so are the secretes of his heart made manifest and so falleth he downe on his face and worshippeth God and sayth that God is in you of a trueth 26 Howe is it then brethren When ye come together euery one of you hath a psalme hath a doctrine hath a tongue hath a reuelation hath interpretation Let all thynges be done vnto edifiyng 27 Yf any man speake with tongue let it be by two or at the most by three and that by course and let one interprete 28 But yf there be no interpreter let him kepe scilence in the Churche and let him speake to hym selfe and to God 29 Let the prophetes speake two or three and let the other iudge 30 If any reuelation be made to another that sitteth by let y e first holde his peace 31 For ye may all prophesie one by one that all may learne and all may haue comfort 32 And the spirites of the prophetes are subiect to the prophetes 33 For God is not the aucthour of confusion but of peace as in all Churches of the saintes 34 Let your women kepe scilence in the Churches For it is not permitted vnto them to speake but to be vnder obedience as sayth the lawe 35 If they wyll learne any thyng let thē aske their husbandes at home For it is a shame for women to speake in the Churche 36 Sproung the worde of God from you Either came it vnto you only 37 If any man thynke hym selfe to be a prophete either spiritual let him knowe that the thinges that I write vnto you are y e commaundementes of the Lorde 38 But yf any man be ignoraunt let hym be ignoraunt 39 Wherfore brethren couet to prophesie and forbyd not to speake with tongues 40 Let all thynges be done honestlie and in order ¶ The .xv. Chapter 1 He proueth the resurrection of the dead ◠and first that Christe is risen 22 then that we shall ryse 52 and the maner howe 1 MOreouer brethren I declare vnto you the Gospell
testament is confirmed when men are dead for it is yet of no value as long as he that maketh the testameÌ„t is alyue 18 For which cause also neither the firste testamentâ— was dedicated without blood 19 For when Moyses had spoken euery precept to all the people according to the lawe takyng the blood of Calues and of Goates with water purple wooll and ysope he sprynkled both the booke it selfe and all the people 20 Saying This is the blood of the testament whiche God hath enioyned vnto you 21 And lykewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministerie 22 And almost all thynges are by y e lawe pourged with blood and without sheddyng of blood is no remission 23 It is neede then that the paterne of heauenly thynges be purified with such thynges but the heauenly thynges theÌ„ selues be purified with better sacrifices then are those 24 For Christe is not entred into the holy places made with handes which are paternes of true thynges but into heauen it selfe nowe to appeare in the syght of God for vs. 25 Not that he shoulde offer him selfe often as the hye priest entreth into the holy places euery yere in strauÌ„ge blood 26 For then must he haue often suffred sence the foundation of the worlde But nowe once in the ende of the world hath he appeared to put away sinne by the sacrifice of hym selfe 27 And as it is appoynted vnto men once to dye and after this the iudgement 28 Euen so Christe once offered to take away the sinnes of many the seconde time shal be seene without sinne of them which wayte for hym vnto saluation ¶ The .x. Chapter 1 The olde lawe had no power to clense away sinne 10 but Christe dyd it with offeryng of his body once for all 22 And exhortation to receaue the goodnesse of God thankfully with pacience and stedfast fayth 1 FOr the lawe hauyng the shadow of good thynges to come and not the very fashion of the thinges theÌ„ selues can neuer with those sacrifices whiche they offer yere by yere continually make the commers therevnto perfect 2 For woulde not then those sacrifices haue ceassed to haue ben offred because that the offerers once pourged shoulde haue had no more conscience of sinnes 3 Neuerthelesse in those sacrifices is mention made of sinnes euery yere 4 For it is not possible that the blood of Bulles of Goates shoulde take away sinnes 5 Wherfore when he commeth into the worlde he saith Sacrifice and offring thou wouldest not haue but a body hast thou ordeyned me 6 In burnt sacrifices sinne â—offerynges thou hast had no pleasure 7 Then sayde I lo I come In the begynnyng of the booke it is written of me to do thy wyll O God 8 Aboue when he saith that sacrifice and offeryng and burnt offeringes and sinne offerynges thou wouldest not neither haddest pleasure therein which are offered by the lawe 9 Then sayde he lo I come to do thy wyll O God He taketh away y e first to stablyshe the seconde 10 In y e which wyll we are made holy euen by the offeryng of the body of Iesus Christe once for all 11 And euery priest standeth dayly ministryng offeryng oftentymes the same sacrifices whiche can neuer take away sinnes 12 But this man after he hath offered one sacrifice for sinnes is sit downe for euer on the ryght hande of God 13 From hencefoorth tarying tyl his foes be made his footstoole 14 For with one offeryng hath he made perfite for euer them that are sanctified 15 And the holy ghost also beareth vs recorde For after that he tolde before 16 This is the couenaunt that I wyll make vnto them after those dayes sayth the Lorde geuyng my lawes in their heart and in their myndes wyl I write them 17 And their sinnes and iniquities wyll I remember no more 18 And where remission of these thinges is there is no more offering for sinne 19 Hauyng therefore brethren libertie to enter into holy places in the blood of Iesus 20 By the new and lyuing way which he hath prepared for vs through the vayle that is to say his flesshe 21 And seyng we haue an hye priest ouer the house of God 22 Let vs drawe nye with a true hearte in assuraunce of fayth sprinkeled in our heartes from an euyll conscience and wasshed in body with pure water 23 Let vs holde the profession of the hope without waueryng for he is faythfull that promised 24 And let vs consider one another to prouoke vnto loue and good workes 25 Not forsakyng the assemblyng of our selues together as the maner of some is but exhortyng one â—anotherâ— and so much the more as ye see the day approchyng 26 For yf we sinne wyllyngly after that we haue receaued the knowledge of the trueth there remayneth no more sacrifice for sinnes 27 But a fearefull lokyng for of iudgement and violent fire whiche shall deuour the aduersaries 28 He that despiseth Moyses lawe dyeth without mercie vnder two or thre witnesses 29 Of howe muche sorer punyshement suppose ye shall he be worthy whiche treadeth vnder foote the sonne of God and counteth the blood of the couenauÌ„t wherein he was sanctified an vnholye thyng and doth despite to the spirite of grace 30 For we knowe hym that hath sayde vengeaunce belongeth vnto me I wyl render saith the Lorde And agayne the Lorde shall iudge his people 31 It is a fearefull thyng to fall into the handes of the lyuyng God 32 Call to remeÌ„braunce the former dayes in the which after ye had receaued light ye endured a great fyght of aduersities 33 Partly whyle ye were made a gasing stocke both by reproches afflictions and partly whyle ye became companions of them whiche were so tossed to fro 34 For ye suffred also with my bondes toke in woorth the spoylyng of your goodes with gladnesse knowyng in your selues how that ye haue in heauen a better and an enduryng substaunce 35 Cast not awaye therefore your confidence which hath great recompence of rewarde 36 For ye haue neede of pacience that after ye haue done the wyll of God ye myght receaue the promise 37 For yet a very litle whyle and he that shall come wyll come and wyll not tary 38 And the iuste shall lyue by fayth And yf he withdrawe hym selfe my soule shall haue no pleasure in hym 39 We are not of them that withdrawe our selues vnto perdition but we parteyne vnto fayth to the wynning of the soule ⧠The .xj. Chapter 1 What fayth is and a commendation of the same 9 Without fayth we can not please God 16 The stedfast beliefe of the fathers in olde tyme. 1 FAyth is the grounde of thynges hoped for the euidence of thynges not seene 2 For by it the elders obtayned a good report 3 Through fayth we vnderstande that the worldes were
stedfastnesse 18 But growe in grace and in the knowledge of our Lorde and sauiour Iesus Christe to whom be glorie both nowe and for euer Amen The first Epistle of Saint John the Apostle The first Chapter 2 True witnesse of the euerlastyng worde of God 7 The blood of Christe is the purgation of sinne 10 No man is without sinne 1 THat whiche was frō the beginning whiche we haue heard which we haue seene with our eyes whiche we haue loked vpō our handes haue handeled of the worde of lyfe 2 And the lyfe appeared and we haue seene and beare witnesse and shewe vnto you that eternall lyfe which was with the father and appeared vnto vs. 3 That which we haue seene and heard declare we vnto you that ye also maye haue felowship with vs and that our felowship may be with the father and his sonne Iesus Christe 4 And this write we vnto you that your ioy may be full 5 And this is the tydynges whiche we haue hearde of hym declare vnto you that God is lyght in hym is no darkenesse at all 6 If we saye that we haue felowship with hym and walke in darkenesse we lye and do not the trueth 7 But and yf we walke in light euen as he is in lyght then haue we felowship one with another and the blood of Iesus Christ his sonne clenseth vs from all sinne 8 If we say that we haue no sinne we deceaue our selues and the trueth is not in vs. 9 If we knowledge our sinnes he is faythfull iust to forgeue vs our sinnes and to clense vs from all vnryghteousnesse 10 If we say we haue not sinned we make hym a lyer and his worde is not in vs. ¶ The .ij. Chapter 1 Christe is our aduocate 10 Of true loue and howe it is tryed 18 To beware of antichriste 1 MY litle chyldren these thynges write I vnto you that ye sinne not And yf any man sinne we haue an aduocate with the father Iesus Christe the ryghteous 2 And he is y e attonement for our sinnes not for our sinnes only but also for the sinnes of all the worlde 3 ☞ And hereby we are sure that we knowe hym yf we kepe his cōmaundementes 4 He that sayth I knowe hym and kepeth not his commaundementes is a lyer and the veritie is not in hym 5 But who so kepeth his worde in him is the loue of God perfect in deede Hereby knowe we that we are in hym 6 He that sayth he bydeth in him ought to walke euen as he walked ☜ 7 Brethren I write no newe cōmaundement vnto you but that olde cōmaundement which ye haue had from the begynnyng The olde commaundement is the worde which ye haue hearde frō the begynnyng 8 Agayne a newe commaundement I write vnto you that is true in hym and the same is true also in you For the darkenesse is past and the true lyght nowe shyneth ☜ 9 He that sayth howe that he is in the lyght and yet hateth his brother is in darkenesse euen vntyll this tyme. 10 He that loueth his brother abydeth in the lyght and there is none occasion of euyll in hym 11 He that hateth his brother is in darknesse and walketh in darkenesse can not tell whyther he goeth because that darkenesse hath blynded his eyes 12 Babes I write vnto you because your sinnes are forgeuen you for his names sake 13 I write vnto you fathers because ye haue knowen hym that is from the begynnyng I write vnto you young men because you haue ouercome the wicked 14 I write to you little chyldren because ye haue knowē the father I haue written to you fathers because ye haue knowen hym that is from the begynnyng I haue written vnto you young men because ye are stronge and the worde of God abydeth in you and ye haue ouercome the wicked 15 See that ye loue not the worlde neither the thynges that are in the worlde If any man loue the worlde the loue of the father is not in hym 16 For all that is in the worlde as the lust of the fleshe and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life is not of the father but of the worlde 17 And the worlde passeth away and the luste thereof but he that fulfylleth the wyll of God abydeth for euer 18 Litle chyldren it is the last time and as ye haue hearde howe that antichrist shall come euen nowe are there many antichristes whereby we knowe that it is the last tyme. 19 They went out from vs but they were not of vs For yf they had ben of vs they woulde no doubt haue continued with vs But that it myght appeare that they were not of vs. 20 Neuerthelesse ye haue an oyntment of hym that is holy and ye knowe all thynges 21 I haue not written vnto you as though ye knewe not the trueth but because ye knowe it and that no lye is of the trueth 22 Who is a lyer but he that denieth that Iesus is Christe The same is antichrist that denyeth the father and the sonne 23 Whosoeuer denyeth the sonne the same hath not the father But he that knowledgeth the sonne hath the father also 24 Let therfore abyde in you that same whiche ye hearde from the begynnyng If that whiche ye hearde from the begynnyng shall remayne in you ye also shall continue in the sonne and in the father 25 And this is the promise that he hath promised vs euen eternall lyfe 26 These thynges haue I written vnto you concerning them that deceaue you 27 And the annoyntyng whiche ye haue receaued of hym dwelleth in you And ye nede not that any man teach you but as the same annoynting teacheth you of all thynges and it is true and not lying and as it taught you ye shall abyde in it 28 And nowe babes abide in him that when he shal appeare we may be bolde and not be made ashamed of hym at his commyng 29 If ye knowe that he is ryghteous knowe also that euery one whiche doth righteousnes is borne of hym ¶ The .iij Chapter 1 The singuler loue of God towarde vs 7 and howe we agayne ought to loue one another 1 BEholde what loue the father hath shewed on vs that we shoulde be called the sonnes of god For this cause the worlde knoweth you not because it knoweth not hym 2 Dearely beloued nowe are we the sonnes of God and yet it doth not appeare what we shal be But we knowe that when he shall appeare we shal be lyke hym for we shall see hym as he is 3 And euery man that hath this hope in hym purgeth hym selfe euen as he also is pure 4 Whosoeuer committeth sinne transgresseth also the lawe for sinne is the transgression of the lawe 5 And ye know that he appeared to take away our sinnes in hym is no sinne 6 As many as byde in hym sinne not whosoeuer
sinneth hath not seene him neither knowen hym 7 Babes let no man deceaue you He that doeth righteousnes is ryghteous euen as he is righteous 8 He that committeth sinne is of the deuyll for the deuyll sinneth sence the beginning For this purpose appeared the sonne of God to loose the workes of the deuyll 9 Whosoeuer is borne of God sinneth not for his seede remayneth in him and he can not sinne because he is borne of God 10 In this are y e children of God knowē and the chyldren of the deuyll Whosoeuer doth not ryghteousnesse is not of God neither he that loueth not his brother 11 For this is the tidynges that ye heard from the begynnyng that ye shoulde loue one another 12 Not as Cain which was of that wicked and slewe his brother And wherfore slewe he hym Because his owne workes were euyll and his brothers good 13 ☞ Maruayle not my brethren though the worlde hate you 14 We knowe that we are translated from death vnto lyfe because we loue the brethren * He that loueth not his brother abideth in death 15 Whosoeuer hateth his brother is a manslear And ye knowe that no manslear hath eternall life abidyng in hym 16 Hereby perceaue we loue because he layde downe his lyfe for vs we ought to lay downe our lyues for the brethren 17 But who so hath this 〈◊〉 good and seeth his brother haue neede and shutteth vp his compassion from hym◠howe dwelleth the loue of God in hym 18 My babes let vs not loue in worde neither in tongue but in deede and in veritie 19 Hereby we knowe that we are of the trueth and shall assure our heartes before hym 20 For yf our heart condempne vs God is greater then our heart and knoweth all thynges 21 Dearely beloued yf our heart condempne vs not then haue we boldnesse towarde God 22 And whatsoeuer we aske we receaue of hym because we kepe his commaundementes and do those thynges which are pleasyng in his syght 23 And this is his cōmaundement that we beleue on the name of his sonne Iesus Christe and loue one another as he gaue commaundement 24 And he that kepeth his commaundementes dwelleth in him and he in him and hereby we knowe that he abideth in vs euen by the spirite which he hath geuen vs. ¶ The .iiij. Chapter 1 Difference of spirites 2 howe the spirite of God may be knowen from the spirite of errour ◠of the loue of God and of our neyghbours 1 DEarly beloued beleue not euery spirite but proue the spirites whether they are of God or not for many false prophetes are gone out into the worlde 2 Hereby shall ye knowe the spirite of God Euery spirite that confesseth that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe is of God 3 And euery spirite which confesseth not that Iesus Christe is come in the fleshe is not of God And this is that spirite of antichriste of whom ye haue hearde howe that he shoulde come and euen nowe alredy is he in the worlde 4 Litle chyldren ye are of God haue ouercome them for greater is he that is in you then he that is in the worlde 5 They are of the world therfore speake they of the worlde the world heareth them 6 We are of God He that knoweth God heareth vs he that is not of God heareth vs not Hereby knowe we the spirite of veritie and the spirite of errour 7 Dearely beloued let vs loue one another for loue commeth of God And euery one that loueth is borne of God and knoweth God 8 He that loueth not knoweth not God for ☞ God is loue 9 In this appeared the loue of God to vs warde because God sent his only begotten sonne into the worlde that we myght lyue through hym 10 Herein is loue not that we loued God but that he loued vs and sent his sonne to be the agreement for our sinnes 11 Dearely beloued yf God so loued vs we ought also to loue one another 12 No man hath seene God at any time If we loue one another God dwelleth in vs and his loue is perfect in vs. 13 Hereby knowe we that we dwell in hym he in vs because he hath geuen vs of his spirite 14 And we haue seene and do testifie that the father sent the sonne to be the sauiour of the worlde 15 Whosoeuer confesseth that Iesus is the sonne of God in him dwelleth God and he in God 16 And we haue knowen and beleued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue and he that dwelleth in loue dwelleth in God and God in hym 17 Herein is the loue perfect in vs that we shoulde haue boldnesse in the day of iudgement For as he is euen so are we in this worlde 18 There is no feare in loue but perfect loue casteth out feare for feare hath paynefulnesse He that feareth is not perfect in loue 19 We loue hym for he loued vs first 20 If a man say I loue God yet hate his brother he is a lyer For how can he y t loueth not his brother whom he hath seene loue God whō he hath not seene 21 And this commaundement haue we of hym that he which loueth God shoulde loue his brother also ☜ The .v. Chapter 1. Of the fruites of fayth 14.20 The office aucthoritie diuinitie of Christe 21 agaynst images 1 WHosoeuer beleueth that Iesus is Christe is borne of God And euerie one that loueth him which begat loueth hym also which is begotten H. L. of hym 2 By this we knowe that we loue the chyldren of God when we loue God and kepe his commaundementes 3 For this is the loue of God that we kepe his commaundementes and his commaundementes are not greeuous 4 ☞ For all that is borne of God ouercommeth the worlde And this is the victorie that ouercommeth y e worlde euen our fayth 5 Who is it that ouercommeth y e worlde but he which beleueth that Iesus is the sonne of God 6 This Iesus Christe is he that came by water and blood not by water only but by water and blood And it is the spirite that beareth witnesse because the spirite is trueth 7 For there are three which beare recorde in heauen the father the worde and the holy ghost and these three are one 8 And there are three which beare recorde in earth the spirite and water and blood and these three agree in one 9 If we receaue the witnesse of men the witnesse of God is greater For this is the witnesse of God that is greater which he testified of his sonne 10 He that beleueth on the sonne of God hath the witnesse in hym selfe ☞ He that beleueth not God hath made hym a lyer because he beleued not the recorde that God gaue of his sonne 11 And this is the recorde how that God hath geuen vnto vs eternall lyfe and this lyfe is in his sonne