had in division of them that are rounde about vs. Thou makest vs to be a by worde amonge the heithen and that the people shake their heades at vs. My confusion is daylye before me the shame of my face hath couered me For the voyce of the sclauÌ„derer and blasphemer for the enemye and auenger And thoughe all this be come vpon vs yet do we not forgette the nor behaue our selues frowardly in thy couenaunt Our herte is not turned backe neyther our steppes gone out of thy waye No nat whan thou haste snutteÌ„ vs into the place of dragons and couered vs with the shadowe of deathe If we haue forgotten the name of oure God and holden vp our haÌ„des to any straunge God Shal nat God search it out for he knoweth the very secretes of the herte For thy sake also are we kylled all the daye longe are couÌ„ted as shepe apointed to be slayne Up Lorde why slepest thou Awake and be nat absent from vs for euer Wherfore hydest thou thy face and forgettest our mysery and oure trouble For out soule is brought lowe euen vnto the dust our belye cieueth vnto the grounde Aryse and helpe vs and delyuer vs for thy mercy sake ¶ The. xlv Psalme ¶ To him that excell amonge the â—â—â—â—es an instruccyon of the chyldren of Lorah a songe of loue MY herte is endytynge of a good mater I speake of the thiges whiche I haue made vnto the kynge My tong is the peÌ„ne of a redy wryter âšœ Thou arte fayrer then the chyldren of men ful of grace are thy lyppes because God hath blessed the for euer Girde the with thy swerde vpon thy thigh O thou moste myghty accordynge to thy worshype and renowne Good lucke haue thou with thyne honour ryde on because of the worde of treuthe of mekenesse ryghteousnesse and thy ryght hande shall teach the rerrible thynges Thy arrowes are very sharpe and the people shal be subdued vnto the euen in the myddest amonge the kynges enemyes Thy seate O God endureth for euer the scepter of thy kyngdome is a ryght scepter Thou hast loued ryghteousnesse and hated iniquite wherfore God euen thy God hathe anoyted the with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy felowes All thy garmentes smell of myrre Aloes and Cassia out of the yuerye palaces wher by they haue made the glade Kynges daughters were amonge thy honorable wemen vpon thy ryght hande dyd stande the quene in a vesture of gold âšœ wrought about with dyuerse colours Herken O daughter and consydre enclyne thyne eare forget also thine owne people thy fathers house So shal y c kynge haue pleasure in thy bewtye for he is thy Lorde âšœ God and worshype thou hym And the daughter of Tire shall be there with a gyfte lyke as the ryche also amonge the people shall make theyr supplicacyon before the. The kynges daughter is all gloryous within her clothynge is of wrought golde She shal be brought vnto the kynge in raymente of nydle worke the virgins that be her felowes shall beare her company and shal be brought vnto the. With ioye and gladnesse shal they be brought and shal entre in to the kynges palace In steade of thy fathers thou shalt haue chyldren whom thou mayest make princes in all landes I wyll remembre thy name from one generacyon to another therfore shall the people geue thankes vnto the worlde without ende ¶ The. xlvi Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a songe for the chyldren of Lorath vpon ☞ Alamoth GOd is our hope and streÌ„gth a very pre sente helpe in trouble Therfore wyl we nat feare though the earth be moued though the hylles be caryed in the myddest of the see Though y â— waters therof rage and swell though the mountaynes shake at the tempest of the same Sela. The ryuers of the floude therof shall make glad the cytie of God the holy place of the tabernacles of the moste hyest God is in the myddest of her therfore shall she nat be remoued God shall helpe her and that ryght early The Heithen make muche a do and the kyngdomes are moued but God hathe shewed his voyce and the earth shall melt awaye The Lorde of Hostes is with vs the God of Iacob is our refuge Sela. O come hyther and beholde the workes of the Lorde what destruccyons he hath brought vpon the earth He maketh warres to ceasse in all the worlde he breaketh the bow and knappeth y â— speare in sonder burneth the charettes in the fyre Be styll then and knowe that I am God I wyl be exalted amonge the Heythen I wyll be exalted in the earth The Lord of Hostes is with vs the God of Iacob is our defence Sela. ¶ The xlvij Psalme ¶ To the chaunter a Psalme for the children of Lorâ—h O Clappe your handes togyther all ye people O synge vnto God with the voyce of melody For y â— Lorde is hye to be feared he is the great kynge vpon al the earth He shall subdue the people vnder vs and the nacyons vnder oure fete He shall chose out an herytage for vs euen the worshippe of Iacob whoÌ„ he loued Sela. God is gone vp with a mery noyse the Lorde with the sounde of the trompe O synge prayses synge prayses vnto âšœ oure God O synge prayses synge prayses vnto our kynge For God is kynge of al y â— earth syng ye prayses with vnderstaÌ„ding God raygneth ouer the heithen god sytteth vpoÌ„ his holy seate The princes of y â— people are ioyned vnto y â— people of y â— God of Abraham for God whiche is very hye exalted dothe defende the earth as it were with a shylde ¶ The. xlviij Psalme ¶ â— songâ— of a Psalme of the chyldren of Loâ—ah âšœ in the seconde daye of oure Sabbaâ—h GReate is the Lorde and hyghly to be praysed in the cytie of oure God euen vpon his holy hyll The hyll of Syon is a fayre place the ioye of the whole earthe vpon the north syde lyeth the cytye of the greate kynge God is well knowen in her palaces as a sure refuge For lo the kynges âšœ of the earth are gathered gone by together They merueled to se such thinges they were astonyed and sodeynly caste downe Feare came there vpon them sorowe as vpon a woman in her trauayle Thou shalt breake the shyppes of the see thorowe the east wynde Lyke as we haue herd so haue we sene in the citye of the Lord of Hostes in the cytye of oure god God vpholdeth her for euer Sela. We wayte for thy louing kyndnesse O God in y â— myd dest of thy reÌ„ple O God according vnto thy name so is thy prayse vnto the worldes ende thy right hand is ful of righteous nes Let the mounte Sion reioyse and the daughters of Iuda be glad because of thy iudgemeÌ„tes Walke about Sion and go round about her and tell the towres therof Marke well her bulwerkes set
called to councel aâ—â—â—e that can speake fayre shall vaue the moâ—e lernynge Understandynge is a welâ—â—f lyfe vnto hym that hathe it as forthe chastenynge of fooles it is but foolyshnesse A wyse harte ordreth his mouth wysly and amendeth the doctryne in hys lyppes Fayre wordes are an hony combe a refreshynge of the mynde and health of the bones There is a waye that meÌ„ thynke to be ryght but the ende therof leadeth vnto death A troublous soule disquyeteth her selfe for her oune mouth hath brought her therto An vngodly personne stereth vp euell and in hys lyppes he is as an hote burnynge fyre A frowarde body causeth stryfe and he that is a blabbe of hys tonge maketh deuysyon amonge prynces A wycked man begyleth his neyghbour and leadeth hym in to the waye that is not good He that wynketh with his eyes ymagyneth myschefe and he that byteth his lyppes wyll â–ª do some harme Age is a crowne of worshype yf it be founde in the waye of ryghteousnes A pacient man is better then one stronge he that can rule him selfe is more worth then he that wynneth a cytye The lottes are cast in to the lappe but the ordryng therof standeth all in the Lorde CAPI XVII BETTER is a drye morsell with quyetnesse then a full house and many fat catell with stryfe A dyscrete seruaunte shal haue more rule then the sonnes that haue no wysdome and shall haue lyke herytage with the brethen Lyke as syluer is tryed in the fyre and golde in the fornace euen so dothe the Lorde proue the hertes A wycked body holdeth muche of false lyppes and a frowarde personne geueth care to a dysceatfull tonge Who so laugheth the poore to scorne blasphemeth hê maker and he that is glad of another mans hurte shall nat be vnpunyshed Chylders chyldren are a worshyppe vnto the elders and the fathers are the honoure of the chyldren An eloqueÌ„te speach becommeth nat a foole a dyssemblynge mouth also besemeth nat a prynce Lyberalyte is a precyous stone vnto him that hathe it for where soeuer he becoÌ„meth he prospereth Who so couereth another mans offence seketh loue but he â—hat dyscloseth the faute setteth the prynce agaynst hym selfe One reprofe onely doâ—he more good to hym that hathe vnderstandynge then an Câ—storâ—pes vnto a foole A sedycyâ—us â–ª personne seketh myschefe and therfore is a cruell messaunger sent agaynste hym It were better to come agaynst a she euyll but put thy truste in the Lorde and he shall defende the. The Lorde abhorreth two maner of weyghtes and a false balaunce is an euyll thynge The Lorde ordreth euery mans goynges howe maye a man then vnderstande his owne waye It is a snare for a man to blaspheme that whiche is holy and then to go aboute with vowes A wyse kynge destroyeth the vn godly and bryngeth the whele ouer them The lanterne of the Lorde is the breth of man and goeth thorowe all the in warde partes of the body Mercy and faythfulnesse preserue the kynge and with louynge kindnes his seate is holden vp The streÌ„gth of yonge men is theyr worshyp and a graye heade is an honour vnto the aged Woun des dryue awaye euyl and so do strypes the inwarde partes of the body CAPI XXI THE Kynges herte is in the hande of the Lorde lyke as are the ryuers of water he maye turne it whether so euerhe wyll Euerye man thynketh hys owne waye to be ryght but the Lorde iudgeth the hertes To do ryghtuousnesse and iudgement is more acceptable to the Lorde theÌ„ sacrifyce A presumptuous loke a proude stomake and the lanterne of the vngodly is synne The deuyces of one that is dilygent brynge pletuousnesse but he that is vnaduysed commeth vnto pouerte Who so hordeth vp ryches with the dysceytfulnesse of his tonge he is a foole and lyke vnto them that seke theyr owne death The robberyes of the vngodly shall be theyr owne destruccyon for they wyl not do the thynges that is ryght The wayes of the frowarde are straunge but * the workes of hym that is cleane are ryght It is beâ—tter to dwell in a corner vnder the house toppe then with a braulynge woman in a wyde house The soule of the vngodly wyssheth euyll and hathe no pitye vpon his neyghboure When the scornefull is punyshed the ignoraunt take the better hede and when a wyse man is warned he wyll receyue the more vnderstandynge The ryghtuous wysely consydereth the house of the vngodly and he seeth that God ouerthroweth the vngodly for theyr owne wyckednesse Who so stoppeth his eare at the cryeng of the poore he shall crye him selfe and not be herde A preuy rewarde pacyfyeth dyspleasure and a gyfte in the bosome stylleth futyousnesse The iuste delyteth in doynge that thynge that is ryght but the workes of wyekednesse abhorre the same The man y â— wan dreth out of the waye of wysdome shall remayne ☞ in the congregacion of the deade He that hath pleasure in bancketâ—es shall be a pore man who so delyteth in wyne and delycates shall not be ryche The vngodly shall be gyuen for the ryghtuous and the wycked for the iuste It is better to dwel in a wyldernesse then with a chydynge and an angry woman In a wyse mans house there is greate treasure and plentuousnesse but a folyshe body spendeth vp all Who so foloweth ryghtuousnesse and mercy fyn deth both lyfe ryghtuousnesse and honoure A wyse man wynneth the cytie of the mightye and as for the strength that they trust in he bryngeth it downe Who so kepeth his mouth and his tonge the same kepeth hys soule from troubles He that is proude and presumptuous is called a scornefull man whiche in wrathe dare worke malycyously The voluptuousnes of the slouthful is his owne death for his handes wyll not labour He coueteth and desyreth all the daye longe but the ryghtuous is alwaye geuynge and kepeth nothynge backe The sacrifice of the vngodly is abhomynacion howe much more whan they offre the thynge that is got ten with wyckednesse A false witnes shall peryshe but he that wyl be content to heare shall alwaye haue power to speake hym self An vngodly man goeth forthe rashely but the iust refourmeth his owne way There is no wysdome there is no vnderstandyng there is no councell agaynste the Lorde The horse is prepayred agaynste the daye of battayle but the LORDE geueth the vyctorye CAPI XXII A GOOD name is more worthe then greate ryches and ☞ louynge fauoure is better then syluer and golde The ryche and poore mette together the Lorde is the maker of them all A wyse man seeth the plage and hydeth hym selfe but the folyshe go on styll and are punyshed The ende of lowelynes and the feare of GOD ryches honour prosperite and helthe Thornes and snares are in the way of the frowarde but he that dothe kepe hys soule wyl fle from suche Teache a chyld in his
better then ryches yee muche more worthe then the eye syghte For wysdome defendeth as well as money and the excellent knowledge and wysdome geueth lyfe vnto hym that hathe it in possessyon Consydre the worcke of God howe that no man can make the thing strayght which the maketh croked Use well the tyme of prosperyte and remeÌ„bre the tyme of mysfortune for God maketh the one by the other so that a man can fynde nothynge els All thynges haue I considred in the tyme of my vanite that the iust man perysheth for hys ryghteousnes sake and the vngodly lyueth in hys wyckednesse Therfore be thou nether to ryghteous nor ouer wyse that thou peryshe nat be nether to vnrighteous also nor to folyshe leste y â— dye before thy tyme. It is good for the to take holde of thys and nat to let y â— go out of thy hande For he that feareth God shall escape them all Wysdome geueth more corage vnto the wyse then ten myghtye men of the cytye for there is nat one iuste vpon earth that dothe good and synneth nat Take nat hede vnto euery worde that is spoken lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse the for thyne owne here knoweth that thou thy selfe also hast ofte tymes spoken euyl by other men All these thinges haue I proued in wysdome I sayde I wyl be wyse but she went farther fro me then she was before yee so depe y â— I myght nat reach vnto her I applyed my mynde also vnto knowledge to seke out scyeÌ„ce wisdome and vnderstandyng to know the foolyshenes of the vngodly and the errour of dotynge fooles And I fouÌ„de that a woman is bytterer theÌ„ deth for she is a very angle her herte is a net her handes are cheynes Who so pleaseth God shal escape from her but the synner wyll be taken with her Beholde sayeth the preacher this haue I dyligently searched out and proued that I myght come by knowledge which as yet I seke and fynde it not Among a thousaÌ„de men I haue founde one but nat one womaÌ„ amonge all Lo thys onely haue I fouÌ„de y â— God made man iust and ryghte but they sought many inuencyons ¶ The kynges commaundement ought to be obeyed â–ª Gladnes is one of the chefe thynges vnder the sonne CAPI VIII WHo is wyse Who hath knowledge to make answere A maÌ„s wysdome maketh hys face to shyne but malyce putteth it out of fauoure I muste kepe the kynges commaundemente and the othe that I haue made vnto God Be nat hastye to go out of hys syght and se thou contynue in no euyll thinge for whatsoeuer it pleaseth hym that doeth he Lyke as when a kynge geueth a charge hys commaundement is myghtye Euen so who maye saye vnto hym what do est y â— Who so kepeth the commaundement shall fele no harme but a wise mans herte discerneth the tyme and maner For euery thyng wyl haue oportunyte and iugement and thys is the thynge that maketh men full of carefulnes and forowe And why a man knoweth nat what is for to come for who wyl tell hym Nether is there eny man y â— hath power ouer the spryte to kepe styl the spryte nor to haue any power in the tyme of deathâ— it is nat he also that can make an ende of the battayle nether may vngodlynes delyuer them that medle with all Al these thynges haue I considered and applyed my mynd vnto euery worcke y â— is done vnder the SoÌ„ne howe one man hathe lordshype when the strong men shal bowe them selues when the myllerâ— stande styll because they be so fewe and when the syght of the wyndowes shall waxe dymme when the dores in the sâ—râ—â—â— shal be shut and when the voice of the myller shal be layde downe when meÌ„ shall ryse vp at the voyce of the byrde and when all the daughters of musike shall be brought lowe when men shall feare in hye places and be afrayed in the stretes when the Almonde tree shall floryshe and be laden with the greshoper and when all luste shall passe because when man goeth to his long home and the mourners go aboute the stretes Or euer the syluer lace be taken awaye and or the golden bande be broken Or the pot be broken at the well the whele vpon the ceâ—â—â—rne Then shall the duste be turned agayne vnto the earth from whence it came and the Spiryte shall retourne vnto God whiche gaue it All is but vanyte say the the Preacher all is but playne vanyte The Preacher was yet more wyse and taught y â— people knowledge he gaue good hede sought out the grounde and set forthe many parables Hys diligence was to finde out acceâ— â–ª â—able wordes right scrypture and the wordes of trueth For the wordes of the wyse are lyke pryckes and nayles that go thorowe wher with men are kepte togyther for they are geuen of one shepherde onely Therfore beware my soÌ„ne that aboue these thou make the nat many and innumeble bokes nor take dyuerse doctrynes in hande to wery thy body withall Let vs heare the conclusion of all thynges Feare God and kepe his commaundementes For that toucheth all men For God shall iudge all worckes and secrete thynges whether they be good or euyll ⧠The ende of the Boke of the Preacher otherwyse called Ecclesiastes The Ballet of Ballettes of Salomon called in Latyn CanticuÌ„ Canticorum ¶ A mysticall songe of the spyrytuall and godly loue betwene Chryste the spouse and the Churche or Congregacyon hys spousesse CAPITVLO I. O That he wolde kysse me with the kysses of his mouth for thy loue is more pleasaunt then wyne and y â— because of the good and pleasauÌ„te sauour Thy name is a swete smellynge oyntment therefore do the maydens loue y â— draw thou me vnto the we wyl runne after the. The kynge hath brought me in to hys preuy chambres We wyll be glad and reioyce in the we thynke more of thy loue then of wyne They that be ryghtuous loue the. I am blacke O ye doughters of IerusalcÌ„ lyke as the tentes of the Cedarenes and as the hangynges of Salomon but yet am I fayre and welfauoured withall Maruayle not at me that I am so blacke for why the sunue hath shyned vpon me My mothers chyldren had euyll wyll at me they made me the keper of the vyneyard's but myne owne vineyard haue I not kepte Tel me of hi whom my soule loueth where y â— fedest where y u makest them reaâ—â— at the noone daye for why shall I belyke hym that goeth wronge about the flockes of thy companyons Yf thou knowe not thy selfe O thou fayrest among wemeÌ„ theÌ„ go thy waye for the after the fotesteppes of the shepe and fede thy goates besyde the shepehardes tentes Unto the host of Pharaos charettes haue I compared the O my loue Thy chekes and thy neck is beautiful as the turtils and hanged with spanges goodly
with her And in the first nyght rost the liuer of the fysh the deuel shal be dryuen awaye The secoÌ„de night shalt thou be receaued into the company of the holy patriarkes The thyrde night shalt thou optayne y â— blyssyng of God so that whole chyldren shal be borne of you After the thyrde nyght take the mayden in the feare of God and more for the desyre of chyldren then for any fleshly lust that in the sede of of Abraham thou mayest optaine the blessynge in chyldren ¶ Yonge Tobias and the Aungell come to the house of Raguell He requyieth Raguels daughter to wyfe and obtayneth her CAPI VII THen wente they into Raguell whiche receaued them ioyfully And when Raguel loked vpon Tobias he sayde vnto Anna hys wyfe Howe lyke is thys yong man vnto my systers sonne And when he had spoken thys he sayde whence be ye good brethren They sayde Of the trybe of Nephthaly out of the captyuyte of Nyniue Then sayde Raguel vnto them know ye my brother Tobias They sayde yee we knowe hym well And when he had spoken muche good of hym the Aungell sayde vnto Raguell Tobias of whome thou askest is thys yonge mans father Then Raguell bowed himselfe downe and wepte toke hym aboute the necke and kyssed hym and sayde Gods blessynge haue thou my sonne for thou arte the sonne of a good verteous man And Anna his wyfe Sara hys daughter wepte also Now wheÌ„ they had talked together Raguel bad kyll a wether and to make a feste And when he prayed them to syt downe to dynner Tobias sayd I will nether eat nor dryncke here thys daye excepte thou fyrste grauÌ„t me my peticion promise me to geue me thy daughter Sara When Raguel herd thê he was astonied for he knew what had happened vnto the other seuen men y e went in vnto her and he beganne to feare that it shulde chauÌ„ce vnto him also in lyke maner And whyle he stode so in doute and gaue the yonge man no answere the aungel saide vnto him Feare not to geue him thy daughter for vnto this man that feareth God beloÌ„geth thy daughter to wife therfore might none other haue her Then sayde Raguell I doute not but God hathe accepted my prayers and teares in his sight I trust he caused you to come vnto me for y â— same intent that thys daughter of myne myghte be maryed in her owne kinred accordynge to the lawe of Moses And now dowte thou not but I wyll geue her vnto the So he toke the ryght hande of hys daughter and gaue her into the ryght hand of Tobias and saide The God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob be with you ioyne you together and fulfyll hys blessyng in you And they toke a letter and made a wrytyng of the mariage And theÌ„ made they mery and praysed God And Raguell called Anna hys wyfe vnto hym and bad her prepare another chamber and thither he brought Sara his daughter and she wepte Then sayde be vnto her Be of good chere my daughter the Lord of heauen geue the ioye for the heuynes that thou hast suffred ¶ The Angel bindeth the deuyl Tobias exhorteth his wife to prater they pray thre dayes before they lye together CAPI VIII NOwe after that they had supped they brought the yong man into her Then thought Tobias vpon the wordes of the Aungell and toke out of hys bagge a pece of the lyuer of the fyshe and layed it vpon the hote coales So the Aungell Raphaell toke holde of the deuell and sente hym awaye and bounde hym in the wyldernes of the byer Egypt Then spake Tobias vnto the vyrgyn and sayde Up Sara let vs make oure prayer vnto God to day to morowe and ouermorowe for these thre nyghtes wyll we reconcyle ourselues with God and whan the thyrde nyght is past we shal ioyne together in dutye of maryage For we are the chyldren of holy men and we maye not come together as the Heathen that knowe not God Then stode they vp both together and besought God earnestly that he wolde preserue them And Tobias sayde O Lorde God of oure fathers praysed be thou of heauen and earth of the see welles floudes and of all thy creatures y â— be therin Thou madest Adam of the moulde of the earthe and gauest him Eua for an helper And now Lord thou knowest that it is not because of voluptuousnes y â— I take thê syster of myne to wyfe but only for the loue of chyldren in whoÌ„ thy name be blessed for euer And Sara sayde haue mercy vpon vs O Lorde haue mercy vpoÌ„ vs and let vs both come whole and sounde together to a good age And aboute y â— cocke crowynge it happened that Raguel called his seruauÌ„tes and they wente with hym to make a graue For he sayde it is chaunced now vnto hym peraduenture as it did vnto the other seueÌ„ meÌ„ that went in vnto her Now when they had made y â— graue Raguel came agayne to hys wyfe and sayde vnto her sende one of thy maydens to loke yf he be deed that I maye burye hym afore it be lyght daye So she seÌ„t a mayden to se which when she came into y e chaÌ„ber founde them whole and sounde slepyng together And so she came againe and brought good tydinges Then Raguel and Anna hys wyfe praysed the Lord and sayd Praysed be y â— O Lorde God of Israell for it is not happened vnto vs as we thought For thou haste dealte mercyfully with vs and put awaye froÌ„ vs the enemye that persecuted vs and hast shewed mercy vnto yoÌ„der two beloued O Lorde cause them to magnify the more perfectly and to offre the sacryfyce of thy prayse and of theyr health that all people may knowe that thou only arte God in all the earthe And immediatly Raguel commaunded hys seruauntes to fyll the graue that they had made with earth a fore it was lyght and bade hys wyfe prepare a feaste and to make redy all thynges that were necessary for meate to such as wente by the waye He caused two fat kyne also and foure wethers to be slayne and meates to be prepared for all his neyhbours and frendes And Raguel charged Tobias to remaine with hiÌ„ two wekes As for all the good that he had he gaue Tobias the halfe of it made thys wrytynge that the halfe whiche remayned shulde fall vnto Tobias after theyr death ¶ The aungel goeth to Gabellus at the desyre of Tobias which desyuereth the letter and receaueth the â—uonye CAPI IX THEN Tobias called vnto hym the Aungell whome he thought to haue bene a man and sayde vnto hym Brother Azarias I praye the herken vnto my wordes Yf I shulde geue my selfe to be thy seruaunte I shal not deserue thy prouidence Neuerthelesse I beseche the that thou wylt take the beastes and the seruauntes and go vnto Gabelus in rages the cyte of Medes and deliuer hym his hand wrytyng
couetousnesse are to be abhored Laboure is praysed CAPI X. A Wyse iudge wyl ordre his people with discrecion and where a man of vnderstandynge beareth rule there goeth it wel As the iudge of the people is him self eueÌ„ so are his offycers and loke what maner of maÌ„ the ruler of the cyte is suche are they y t dwell therin also An vnwyse kyng destroyeth his people but wher they that be in auctorite are men of vnderstandynge there the cytye prospereth The power of the earth is in the hande of God and all iniquyte of the people is to be abhorred and when his tyme is he shall set a profytable ruler vpon it In the hande of God is the power of man vpon the Scribes shall he laye his honoure RemeÌ„bre no wronge of thy neyghboure and medle thou with no vnryghtuous workes Pryde is hatefull before God and man and all wyckednes of the HetheÌ„ is to be abhored Because of vnryghtuous dealynge wronge blasphe myes diuers disceyte a realme shal be translated from one people to another There is nothyng worse then a couetous man Why art thou proude O thou earth asshes There is not a more wycked thynge then to loue money And why such one hath hys soule to sell yet is he but fylthye donge whyle he lyueth And though the phisicion shewe his helpe neuer so longe yet in conclusion it goeth after this maner to daye a kynge to morowe deed For when a man dyeth he is the heyre of serpentes beastes and wormes The begynnynge of mans pryde is to fall awaye from God and why his hert is gone troÌ„ hys maker for pryde is the orygynal of all synne Who so taketh holde therof shall be fylled with cursynges and at the last it shall ouerthrowe hym Therfore hath y â— Lord brought the congregacyons of the wycked to dyshonour and destroyed them vnto the ende God hath destroyed the seates of proude princes and set vp the meke in theyr steade God hath wythered the rotes of the proude Heathen planted the lowly amonge them God hath ouerthrowen y â— laÌ„des of the Heythen and destroyed the vnto the grouÌ„de He hath caused them to wyther awaye he hath brought theÌ„ to naught made the memorral of them to ceasse from out of the earth God hath destroyed the name of y t proude lefte the name of y e huÌ„ble of miÌ„de Pryde was not made for maÌ„ nether wrothfulnes for meÌ„s children The sede of men y t feareth God shal be brought to honour but the sede which transgresseth the coÌ„maundementes of the Lorde shal be shamed He y t is the ruler amonge brethren is holden in honour amoÌ„g theÌ„ he that regardeth such as feare the Lord. The glory of y â— ryche of the honorable of the poore is the feare of God Despyse not y â— the iust pore man magnyfye not the rych vngodly Great is the iudge myghtye in honour yet is there none greater then he that feareth God Unto the seruauÌ„t y t is discrete shal the fre do seruice He that is wise wel nurtoured wil not grudge when he is refourmed an ignoraunt body shall not come to honour Be not proude to do thy worke dispare not in tyme of aduer syte Better is he that laboureth hath pleÌ„ tuousnes of al thinges then he that is gorge ous wanteth breade My soÌ„ne kepe thy soule in mekenes and geue her her due honour Who shall iustyfye hym that synneth agaynst hym selfe Who wyll honoure hym that dyshonoureth hys owne soule The poore is honoured for hys faythfulnes and trueth but the ryche is had in reputacion because of his goodes He that ordreth hym selfe honestely in pouerte howe moch more shal he behaue hymselfe honestly in ryches And who so ordreth hym selfe vnhonestly in ryches how muche more shall he behaue him selfe vnhonestly in pouerte ¶ The prayse of humslite After the outwarde apperaunce oâ—ght we not to iudge Of heady and rashe iuogement The ryche to not without offence All thynges rome of God Al meÌ„ are not to be brought into thyne house CAPI XI THe wysdome of hym that is broughte lowe shall lyfte vp hys heade and shall make hym to syt amonge greate men Commende not thou a man in his bewtye neither despyse a man in his vtter aperaunce The Bee is but a small beast amonge the foules yet is her frute exceding swete Be not proude of thy rayment exalte not thy selfe in the daye of thy honoure for the worckes of the Hyest onely are wonderfull yee gloryous secrete and vnknowen are hys worckes Many tyrauntes haue bene fayne to syt downe vpon the earthe and the vnlyckely hathe worne the crowne Many myghty men haue bene brought lowe and the honorable haue bene delyuered into other mens haÌ„des CoÌ„deÌ„ne no man before thou haue tryed out the matter and when thou hast made inquisicioÌ„ then refourme ryghtuously Geue no sentence before y u hast herde the cause but fyrste let men tell out theyr tales Stryue not for a matter that toucheth not thy selfe and stande not in the iugement of synners My sonne medle not with many matters and yf thou wylte be ryche thou shalt not be without offence for though thou folo â—est it y u shalt not get it and though y â— reÌ„utst thy way afore yet shalt y â— not escape There is some maÌ„ y t laboureth the more he weryeth hym selfe the lesse he hath Agayne some man is slouthfull hath nede of helpe wanteth strength and hath greate pourâ—tye and Gods eye loketh vpon hym to good settech hym vp from his lowe estate and lyfteth vp his heed so that many men maruell at hym and geue honoure vnto God Prosperyte and aduersyte lyfe death pouerte and rythes come all of the Lorde Wysdome nurtoure and knowledge of the lawe are with God loue and the wayes of good are with hym Erroure and darknesse are made for synners and they that exalte them selues leuyll waxe olde in euyll The gyfte of God remayneth for the ryghtuous and his good wyll shall geue prosperyte for euer Some man is ryche by lyuing nygardly and that is the porcyon of his rewarde in that he sayeth now haue I gotten rest nowe wyll I eate and dryncke of my goodes my selfe alone And yet he consydreth not y t the tyme draweth nye deathe approcheth y t he must leaue all these thynges vnto other men and dye hym selfe Stande thou fast in thy couenaunt and exercyse thy selfe therin and remayne in y e worcke vnto thy age CoÌ„tynue not in the workes of synners but put thy trust in God and byde in thyne estate for it is but an easy thynge in the syght of God to make a poore man ryche and that sodeÌ„ly The blessynge of God hasteth to the reward of the ryghtuous and maketh hys fruytes sone to floryshe prospere Saye not what
vnto theÌ„ how he sought by al wayes y â— wealth of his people because he dyd al thê therfore they chose hi to be their prince hye prest And in his tyme they ê“spered wel by hi so y t the Heythen were take out of their laÌ„de they also whiche were in the citie of Dauid at IerusaleÌ„m the castel where they weÌ„t out defyled al thinges that were aboute the SaÌ„ctuary did great harme vnto cleÌ„lynes Symon put men of the Iewes in it for the defence of the lande and cytie set vp the walles of Ierusalem And kyng Demetrius coÌ„fyrmed hi in his hye presthode made hi hê freÌ„de dyd hi great worshyp For he herd that the Romaynes called the Iewes their frendes louers brethreÌ„ how honorably they receyued SimoÌ„s embassitours how the Iewes preestes coÌ„sented y t he shulde be theyr prince hye prest perpetually tyl God raysed vp the true ê“phete y â— he shuld be their captaine to care for the SaÌ„ctuary to set officers vpoÌ„ the worckes therof ouer y â— laÌ„de ouer the weapeÌ„s ouer the houses of defence to make prouision for the holy thinges to be obeyed of euery maÌ„ all the wrytynges of the lande to be made in his name y t he shuld be clothed in purple golâ—e that it shuld be lawful for none of the people nor prestes to breake any of these thynges to w t stande his wordes nor to cal any coÌ„gregacion in the lande without him that he shulde be clothed in purple weare a colar of gold And if there were any which disobeyed or brake this ordinaunce y â— he shulde be punyshed So all the people consented to alowe Simon and to do accordynge to these wordes Symon also himselfe toke it vpon hym and was coÌ„tent to be the hye Prest the captayne and prince of the Iewes and prestes and to gouerne them all And they commaunded to make this wrytynge in tables of brasse and fasten it vnto the compasse of the Sanctuary in an open place and to lay vp a copy of the same in the treasury that Symon his poste rite myght haue it ¶ Antiochus maketh a couenaunt of frendshyppe with Symon and Tryphon is persecuted The Romaynee wryte letters vnto kynges and nacyons in the defence of the Iewes Antiochus refusynge the helpe that Symon sente hym breaketh his couenaunt CAPI XV. MOreouer kyng Antiochus the sonne of Demetrius sente letters froÌ„ the Iles of the see vnto Symon the hye preste prynce of the Iewes to all the people coÌ„taynynge these wordes Anttochus y â— kyng sendeth gre tyng vnto Symon the hye prest to the people of the Iewes For so muche as certayne wycked meÌ„ haue gotten y â— kyngdome of oure ê“genitors I am purposed to chaleÌ„ge y â— real me agayne and to restore it to the olde estate Wherfore I haue gathered a great host made shippes of warre y â— I may go thorowe the couÌ„tre be auenged of theÌ„ which haue de stroyed our lande wasted many cities i my realme And therfore now I make y â— fre also froÌ„ al the tributes wherof al kâ—ges my proge nitours haue discharged the froÌ„ other custouies where froÌ„ they haue released y â— whatsoeuer they be Ye I gyue the leaue to smyte money of thyne owne wtin thy lande As for IerusaleÌ„ I wil that it be holy fre al the wepens houses of defence which y â— haste buylded kepest in thyn haÌ„des shal be thine Wher as any thynge is or shal be owynge vnto the kyng I forgeue it the from this tyme forth for euermore And when we haue optayned our kyngedome we shal do the thy people the temple great worshyp so y â— your honoure shal be knoweÌ„ thorow out the whole worlde In the. Clxxiiij yeare went Antiochus in to his fathers laÌ„de al the meÌ„ of warre came together vnto hi so y â— fewe were lette w t Criphon So the kyng Antiochê° folowed vpon him but he fled vnto Dora whiche lyeth by the see syde for he sawe y â— there was myschefe coÌ„myng vnto him that his hoste had forsaken him Then came Antiochus vnto Dora with an hundreth twentye thousande men of armes vpon fote eyght thousande horsmen So he coÌ„pased the citte rounde aboute the shippes came by the see Thus they vexed the cytie by lande by water in so muche that they suffred no man to go in nor out In the meane season came Numenius they that had bene w t him from the cite of Rome hauing letters writteÌ„ vnto the kyngê ê“uyncies wherin were coÌ„tayned these wordes Lucius the Consul of Rome seÌ„deth gretyng vnto Ptolomy the kyng The embassitours of the Iewes our freÌ„des being sent froÌ„ Simon the hye prest from the people of the Iewes came vnto vs for to renue the old freÌ„ shyp boÌ„de of loue brought a shylde of gold weing a thousaÌ„de pouÌ„de which we were coÌ„teÌ„t to receyue of them Wherfore we thought it good to wryte vnto the kynges and prouyncies to do them no harme nor to take parte agaynst them their cyties nor countrees nether to mayntene their enemies agaynst theÌ„ If there be any wycked personnes therfore fled from their countre vnto you delyuer theÌ„ vnto Symon the hye preste that he may punysh them accordyng to theyr owne lawe The same wordes wrote the Romaynes also vnto Demetrius the kynge to Attaius Araba Arsaces to al regioÌ„s as SaÌ„sanes to theÌ„ of Sparta Delo Mido CicioÌ„ Carea Samos Pamphilia Lycia AlicarnassuÌ„ to the Rhodes to Faselis Coo Sida Arado Gortina GnyduÌ„ to Cypres to Cyren And of euery lettre they seÌ„t a copye to Simon the hye prest to the people of the Iewes So Antiochus y â— kyng brought his hoste vnto Dora y â— secoÌ„de tyme to take it where he made diuers ordinauÌ„ces of warre kepte TriphoÌ„ in y â— he shulde not come forth Then sent Symon to Antiochus two thousaÌ„de chosen men to help him w t gold syluer other plentuous geere Neuerthelesse he wolde not receyue theÌ„ but brake al the couenaunt which he made w t Simon atore and w t drewe him selfe from him He seÌ„t Athenobius also a frende of his vnto SimoÌ„ for to reason w t him saying Ye wtholde fro me Ioppa Gaza with the castel y â— is at IerusaleÌ„ which are cities of my realme whose borders ye haue destroied done great euyl in the laÌ„de hauyng the dominacioÌ„ in many other places of my kyngdome Wherfore delyuer now y â— cities which ye haue take w t y â— trybutes of the places y â— ye haue rule vpon without y â— borders of Iewry Orels geue me v. C. talentes of siluer yee and for the harme that ye haue done in y â— cyties for the trybutes of the same other fyne hundreth taleÌ„tes If no we shal come and fyght agaynst you So
the circumsised but vnto them also that walke in the steppes of the fayth that was in our father Abraham before the tyme of circumcisyon For the promes that he shuld be the heyre of the worlde happened not to Abraham or to his seed thorowe the lawe but thorow the ryghtewesnes of fayth For yf they which are of the law be heyres theÌ„ is fayth but vayne and the promes of none effecte Because the lawe causeth wrath For where no lawe is there is no transgressyon Therfore by fayth is the inheritaunce geuen that it myght come of fauoure that the promes myght be sure ☞ to all the seed Nor to theÌ„ onely whiche are of the lawe but to them also whiche are of the fayth of Abraham which is y â— father of vs al â–ª As it is wrytten I haue made the a father of many nacyoÌ„s euen before God whom he beleued whiche restored the deed vnto lyfe calleth those thynges which be not as though they were Whiche Abraham contrary to hope beleued in hope that he shulde be the father of many nacyons accordyng to that which was spoken ‡ euen so shall thy sede be âšœ as the starres of heauen and the sande of the see And he faynted not in the fayth nor yet consydered his owne bodye whiche was nowe deed euen when he was almoste an hundred yeare olde nether yet that Sata was paste chyldeberynge He stackered not at the promes of God thorow vnbelefe but became stronge in fayth and gaue God the prayse beynge full certyfyed that he which had promysed was able also to make it good And therfore was it reckened to hym for ryghtewesnes Neuertheles it is not wrytten for hym onely that it was reckened to him for ryghtewesnes but also for vs to whom it shal be couÌ„ted for ryghtewesnes so y â— we beleue on him that rayseth vp Iesus our Lorde from deeth whiche was delyuered for oure synnes and rose agayne for to iustifye vs. ¶ The power of fayth hope and loue and howe death raygned from Adam vnto Chryst by whom onely we haue forgeuenesse of synnes CAPI V. BEcause therfore that we are iustyfyed by fayth we are at peace with God thorowe oure Lorde Iesus Christ by whom also it chaunsed vnto vs to be brought in thorowe fayth vnto this grace wherin we stande and ☞ reioyce in hope of the glory âšœ of the chyldren of God Not that onely but also we reioyce in tribulacyons knowynge that tribulacyon bringeth pacieÌ„ce bryngeth experience experience bryngeth hope And hope maketh not ashamed for the loue of God is shed abrode in oure hertes by the holy goost whiche is geuen vnto vs. For wheÌ„ we were yet weake accordynge to the tyme Christe dyed for vs whiche were vngodly Yet scace wyll any man dye for a ryghtewis man ParaueÌ„ture for a good man durste a man dye ✚ But God setteth out his loue towarde vs seyng that whyle we were yet synners âšœ according to the tyme Christ dyed for vs. Much more theÌ„ now seyng we are iustifyed by hê blode shall we be saued froÌ„ wrath thorowe hym For yf when we were enemyes we were reconcyled to God by the deeth of his sonne moche more seynge we are reconcyled we shal be preserued by his lyfe Not only this but we also ioye in God by the meanes of our Lorde Iesus Chryst by whom we haue nowe optayned the attonment Wherfore as by one man synne entred into the worlde and deeth by the meanes of synne Euen so deeth also wente ouer all men in so muche as all men synned For euen vnto the lawe was sinne in the worlde but synne is not imputed whan there is no lawe neuerthelesse deeth raygned from Adam to Moyses euen ouer them also that had not synned with lyke transgressyon as dyd Adam which ☞ beareth the similitude of hym that was to come But the gyfte is not lyke as the synne For yf thorowe the synne of one many be deed much more plenteous vpon many was the grace of God and gyfte by grace ☞ which was geuen by one man Iesus Christ. And the gyfte is not ouer one synne as deeth came thorowe one synne of one that synned For damnacyon came of oue synne vnto condemnacyon but the gyfte came to iustify froÌ„ many sinnes For yf by the synne of one deeth raygned by the meanes of one much more they whiche receaue aboundaÌ„ce of grace and of the gyfte of ryghtewesnes shal raygne in lyfe by y â— meanes of one that is to saye Iesus Christe ✚ Lyke wyse then as by the synne of one there sprange vp euell on all men to condemnacyon euen so by the ryghteousnes of one spryngeth good vpon all men to the ryghteousnes of lyfe For as by one mannes dysobedience many became synners so by the obedience of one shal many be made ryghteous But the lawe in the meane tyme entred in that synne shulde encreace Neuerthelater where aboundaunce of synne was there was more plenteousnes of of grace That as synne had raygned vnto deeth euen so myght grace raygne thorowe ryghtewesnes vnto eternal lyfe by the help of Iesu Chryste ⊢ ¶ For so muche as we be delyuered thorowe Christe from synne we muste fassy on our selues to lyue as the seruaâ—tes of God not after our owne iustes The vnlykely rewarde of ryghteousnesse and synne CAPI VI. WHat shall we saye then shall we contynue in sinne that there maye be aboundaunce of grace God forbyd Howe shall we that are deed as touchynge synne lyue any longer therin ✚ Knowe ye not that all we whiche are baptysed into Iesu Chryste are baptysed to dye with hym We are buryed then wyth him by baptime for to dye that lykewyse as Chryst was raysed vp from death by the glorye of the father euen so we also shuld walke in a newe lyfe For yf we be graft in death lyke vnto hym euen so shal we be partakers of the resurreccyon knowynge this that our olde man is crucyfyed with hym also that the bodye of synne myght vtterly be destroyed that hence forth we shulde not be seruauntes vnto synne For he that is deade is iustyfyed from synne Wherfore yf we be deade w t Christ we beleue that we shall also lyue with hym knowyng that Chryste beynge raysed from death dyeth no more Death hath no more power ouer hym For as touchynge that he dyed he dyed concernynge synne once And as touchynge that he lyueth he lyueth vnto God Lykewyse consydre ye also that ye are deade as touchynge synne but are alyue vnto God thorowe Iesus Christe our Lord. ⊢ Let not synne raygne therfore in youre mortall bodye that ye shulde therunto obey by the lustes of it Neyther geue ye your membres as instrumeÌ„tes of vnryghtuousnes vnto synne but gyue ouer your selues vnto God as they that of deade are alyue And geue ouer your members as instrumentes of ryghtuousnes vnto God Let not synne haue
haue not receyued the spyryte of bondage to feare any more but ye haue receyued the spyryte of adopcyon wher by we crye Abba father The same spyryte certyfyeth our spyryte that we are the sonnes of God Yf we be sonnes then are we also heires the heyres I meane of God and heyres anexed wyth Chryste yf so be that we suffre wyth hym that we may be also gloryfyed together with him ⊢ ✚ For I suppose that the afflyccyons of this lyfe are not worthy of the glory whiche shall be shewed vpon vs. For the feruent desyre of the creature abydeth lokyng when the sonnes of God shall appeare because the creature is subdued to vanyte agaynste the wyll therof but for his wyll whyche hathe subdued the same in hope For the same creature shall be delyuered from the bondage of corruptyon into the gloryous lybertye of the sonnes of god For we know that euery creature groneth with vs also and trauayleth in payne euen vnto this tyme. Not onely it but we also whiche haue ☞ the fyrst frutes of the spyryte mourne in ourselues also and wayte for the adopcyon âšœ of the chyldren of God euen the delyueraunce of our body ⊢ ✚ For we are sauyd by hope But hope that is sene is no hope For howe can a man hope for that which he seyth But and yf we hope for that we se not then do we with pacience abyde for it Lykewyse the spirite also helpeth our in firmyties For we knowe not what to desyre as we ought but the spyryte maketh intercessyon for vs with gronynges whyche can not be expressed And he that searcheth the hertes knoweth what is the meanynge of the spyryte for he maketh intercessyon for the Saynctes accordynge to the pleasure of God ⊢ ✚ We know that all thynges worke for the best vnto them that loue God whiche also are called of purpose For those whiche he knewe before he also ordayned before that they shuld be lyke fashyoned vnto the shape of hys sonne that he myght be the fyrste begotten sonne amonge many brethren More ouer whom he appoynted before them also he called And ☞ whom he hath called theÌ„ also he iustyfied and whom he iustyfied theÌ„ he also gloryfyed What shal we then say to these thinges yf God be on our side who can be agaynst vs which spared not his owne sonne but gaue him for vs al howe can it be that with him he shulde not gyue vs all thinges also Who shall lay any thynge to the charge of Goddes chosen it is God that iustyfyeth who is he that can condempne it is Christe whyche dyed yee rather whyche is rysen agayne whiche is also on the ryght hande of God and maketh intercessyon for vs. Who shall seperate vs from the loue of Gode shal tribulacion or anguyshe or persecucion eyther honger eyther nakednesse eyther parel eyther swearde As it is wrytten for thy sake are we kylled al day long and are counted as Shepe appoynted to be slayne Neuerthelesse in all these thynges we ouercome thorowe hym that loued vs. For I am sure that neyther death neyther lyfe neyther Angels nor rule nether power neither thynges present neyther thinges to come neither heygth neither loweth nether any other creature shal be able to depart vs from the loue of God whiche is in Christe â—esu our Lorde ⊢ ¶ Paulâ— complayneth vpon the hard hertes of the â—ewes that wolde not receyue Chryste and howe the Heythen aâ—â— chosen in theyr slende CAPI IX I Saye the trueth in Chryste and lye not my canscyence also bearyng me wytnes by the holy ghoste that I haue great heuynesse and contynual sorowe in my hert For I haue wyshed my selfe to be cursed from Christ for my brethren my kynsmen as pertaynyng to the flesshe whiche are the Israelites To whome partayneth the adopcyon âšœ of the chyldren and the glory and the couenauntes and the lawe that was gyuen the seruyce of God and the promises whose also are the fathers and they of whome as concernyge the flesshe Christe came whiche is God in all thynges to be praysed for euer Amen I speake not these thynges as thought the wordes of god had take none effect For they are not all Israelytes whyche are of Israel neither are they al chyldren straight way that are the sede of Abraham But in Isaac shall thy sede be called that is to say they whiche are the chyldren of the flesshe are not the children of God But they which be the chyldren of promesse are counted the sede For this is a worde of promes aboute this tyme wyl I come and Sara shal haue a sonne Not onely this but also Rebecca was w t chylde by one euen by our father Isaac For er the chyldren were borne when they had neither done good neither bad that the purpose of God by eleccyon might staÌ„de it was sayde vnto her not by the reason of workes but by the caller the elder shall serue the yonger As it is wrytten Iacob haue I loued but Esau haue I hated What shall we say then is there any vnrightuousnes with God God forbyd For he sayeth to Moises I wyl shew mercy to whom soeuer I shew mercy and wyl haue compassyon on whomsoeuer I haue compassion So lyeth it not then in a mans wyll or cunnynge but in the mercye of God For the scripture sayeth vnto Pharao euen for thys same purpose haue I stered the vp to shewe my power on the and that my name myghte be declared thorowe out al the worlde So hath he mereye on whom he wyl and whom he wyll he maketh harde herted Thou wylte say then vnto me why then blameth he vs yet For who hath bene able to resyst his wyll But O man what arâ—e thou whiche disputest with God â–ª Shall the worke say to the worke man why hast thou made me on this fashyon Hath not the potter power ouer the clay eueÌ„ of the same â—oÌ„pe to make one vessel vnto honoure and another vn to dyshonoure Euen so God wyllyng to shew his wrath and to make his power knowen suffered wyth longe pacyence the vessels of wrathe ordayned to dampnacyon and to declare the ryches of his glorye on the vessels of mercye whiche he had prepared vnto glorye whom also he called not of the Iewes onely but also of the Gentyls As he sayeth also to Oseâ— I wyll call them my people whiche were not my people and her beloued whiche was not beloued her to haue optained mercy yhat had not optayned mercy And it shal come to passe that in the place where it was sayd vnto them ye are not my people there shall they be called the chyldren of the lyuyng god But doctryne Let hym that exhorteth gyue attendaunce to his exhortacion If any man gyue let hym do it with synglenes Let him that ruleth do it with dilygence If any maÌ„ shewe mercy let hym do it with
chearefulnes Let loue be without dissimulacyoÌ„ Hate that which is euil and cleaue vnto that whiche is good Be kynde one to another wyth brotherly loue In gyuyng honoure go one before another Be not slouthful in the busynes whiche ye haue in hande Be ferueÌ„t in the spirite ☞ Applye youre selues to the ryme Reioyse in hope Be pacyente in tribulacy on Continue in prayer Distribute vnto the necessite of the Saynctes be redy to harbour Blesse them which persecute you blesse I saye and course not Be mery with them that are mery Wepe also with them that wepe Be of lyke affeccion one towardes another Be not hye mynded but make your selues equal to theÌ„ of the lower sort ⊢ ✚ Be not wyse in your owne opinions Recompence to no man euyl for euyl Prouyde afore hande thynges honest âšœ not onely before God but also in the syght of all men If it be possyble as much as is in you liue pea ceably with all men Derely beloued aueÌ„ge not your selues but rather gyne place vnto wrath For it is written vengeaunce is myne I wyll rewarde sayth the Lorde Therfore if thine enemy hoÌ„ger fede him yf he thyrst gyue hym dryncke For in so doyng ☞ thou shalt heape coles of fyre on hys heade Be not ouercome of euyll but ouercome euyl with goodnes ⊢ ¶ The obedyence of men vnto theyr rulers Loue fulfylleth the lawe It is nowe no tyme to folowe the worckes of darckenesse CAPI XIII ✚ LET euery soule submyt hym selfe vnto the auctorite of the hyer powers For there is no power but of god The powers that be are ordayned of God Whosoeuer therfore resysteth power resysteth the ordynaunce of God But they that resyst shal receyue to them selfe damnacyon For rulers are not fearefull to them that do good but to them that do euyll Wyite thou be without feare of the power â–ª Do wel then and so shalt thou be praysed of the same For he is the minister of God for thy welth But and if thou do that whiche is euyll then feare for he beareth not the swearde for nought for he is the mynyster of God to take vengeaunce on hym that doth euyl Wherfore ye must nedes obey not onely for feare of vengeaunce but also because of conseyence And euen for this cause paye ye tribute For they are Goddes mynysters seruynge for the same purpose ⊢ Gyue to euery man therfore his duetye tribute to whom tribute belongeth custome to whom custome is due feare to whom feare belongeth honoure to whom honoure pertayneth ✚ Owe nothynge to any man but this that ye loue one another For he that loueth another hath fulfilled the lawe For these commaundementes Thou shalt not commyt aduoutry thou shalt noâ— kyl y â— shalte not steale thou shalte not beare false wytnes thou shalt not lust and so forthe yf there be any other commaundement it is al comprehended in this sayinge Namely Loue thy neyghbour as thy selfe Loue hurteth not his neyghboure Therfore is loue the fulfyllyng of the lawe ⊢ ✚ This also we knowe the season howe that it is tyme that we shulde nowe awake out of slepe For nowe is oure saluacyon nerer then wheÌ„ we beleued The nyght is passed the day is come nye Let vs therfore cast away the dedes of darkenes and let vs put on the Armoure of lyght Let vs walkee honestly as it were in the day light not in eatynge drynckyng neyther in chamburyng and wantonnes nether in stryfe enuying but put ye on the Lorde Iesus Christe ⊢ And ☞ make not prouysyon for the flesshe to fulfyl the lustes of it ¶ The weake ought not to be despysed No maâ— shuld offende anothers conseyence Agayne for out â—â—roc thynges shulde no man condempne another CAPI XIIII HYm that is weake in the fayth receyue vnto you not in dysputynge and troublynge hys conscyence One beleueth that he maye eate all thynge Another whyche is weake eateth earbes Let not hym that eateth despyse him that eateth not And let not him whiche eateth not iudge him that eateth For God hath receyued him What art thou that iudgest another mans seruauÌ„t whether he staÌ„de or fal that pertaineth vnto hê maister ye he shal be holden vp y t he may stande For god is able to make him stande This man putteth differeÌ„ce betwene day day Another man couÌ„teth al dayes alyke ☞ Let euery maÌ„s mynde satisfye hym selfe ☞ He that obserueth the daye dothe it vnto the Lorde And he that doth not obserue the daye dothe it for the Lorde also He that eateth doth it to please the Lorde for he geueth God thankes And he that eateth not eateth not to please the Lorde wythall and geueth God thankes For none of vs lyueth for him selfe and no man dyeth for him selfe For yf we lyue we lyue vnto the Lorde And yf we dye we dye vnto the Lorde Whether we lyue therfore or dye we are the Lordes For Chryste therfore dyed and rose agayne and reuiued that he myght be Lord of deed and quycke But why doest thou than iudge thy brother Eyther why doest thou despyse thy brother We shall be all brought before the iudgement seate of Chryst. For it is wrytten as truely as I lyue sayeth the Lorde al knees shall bowe to me and all tonges shall gyue a knoweledge to God So shall euery one of vs gyue accomptes of hym selfe to God Let vs not therfore iudge one another any more But iudge this rather that no man put a stomblynge blocke or an occasyon to fall in hys brothers waye For ✚ I knowe and am full certyfied by the Lord Iesus that there is nothynge comen of it selfe but vnto hym that iudgeth it to be comen to hym is it comen If thy brother be greued with thy meat nowe walkest thou not charytable Destroy not hym with thy meate for whom Christ died Cause not your treasure to be euyll spoken of For the kyngdome of god is not meat and dryncke but ryghtuousnes and peace ioy in the holy ghost For he that in these thinges serueth Christ pleaseth God and is commended of men Let vs therfore folowe those thynges whiche make for peace and thynges wherwyth one may edifye another Destroy not the worke of God for a lytle meates sake All thinges are pure but it is enyll for that man whiche eateth with hurte of conscyence It is good nether to eate fleshe nether to drinke wyne neyther any thynge whereby thy brother stoÌ„bleth eyther falleth or is made weake Haste thou faythe haue it wyth thy selfe before God Happy is he that condempneth not hym selfe in the thynge whyche he aloweth For he that maketh conscyence is daÌ„pned yf he eate because he eateth not of fayth For what soeuer is not of fayth that same is synne ¶ The infyrmytiâ— and fraylenesse of the weake ought to be â—orne wyth al loue and kyndenesse after the insample of Chryste CAPI XV. WE whyche are
same spirit To another is geuen fayth by the same spirit To another the gyftes of healynge by the same spirit To another power to do myracles To another prophesye To another iudgemeÌ„t to â—â—cerue spyrites To another diuers tonges To another the interpretacyon of tonges But these all worketh euen the selfe same spirit diuydynge to euery man a seuerall gyfte euen as he wyll ⊢ For as the body is one and hath many membres and all the membres of one body though they be many yet are but one body euen so is Christe For by one spirit are we all baptysed to make one body whether we be Iewes or Gentyls whether we be bonde or fre and haue all droncke of one spyrit For the body is not one member but many If the foâ—e saye I am not the hande I am not of y â— body is he therfore not of the body And yf the eare saye I am not the eye I am not of the body is he therfore not of the body If all the body were an eye where were then the herynge If all were heryng where were the smellynge But nowe hathe God set the meÌ„bers euery one seuerally in the body as it hathe pleased hym If they were all one meÌ„ber where were the bodye Nowe are there many meÌ„bers yet but one bodye And theeye can not saye vnto the hande I haue no nede of the. Agayne the heed cannot saye to the fete I haue no nede of you Yee rather agreat deale those meÌ„bres of the body which seme to be more feble are necessary And vpon those membres of the body whiche we thynke least honest put we more honestye on And oure vngoodly partes haue more beauty on For oure honest membres nede it not But God hath so disposed the body and hathe geuen the more honoure to that parte whiche lacked leste there shulde be any stryfe in the bodye but that the membres shulde indifferently care one for another And yf one member suffer all suffer with hym yf one member be had in honoure all members be glade also Ye are the body of Chryste meÌ„bres one of another And God hath also ordeyned in the coÌ„gregacyon fyrst Apostles secondarely prophetes thridly teachers then them that do myracles after y â— the gyftes of healing helpers gouerners diuersite of â—â—ges Are all Apostles Are all Prophets Are al teachers Are al doars of miracles Haue all the gyftes of healynge Do all speake with tonges Do all interprete Couet after the best gyftes And yet shewe I vnto you â— more excellent waye ¶ The natures and condicyons of loue CAPI XIII THough I speake with the tonges of men and of angels and haue no loue I am as soundynge brasse or as a tyncklynge cymball And though I coulde prophesy and vnderstande all secretes and all knowledge yee ☞ yf I haue all fayth â–ª so y â— I could moue mouÌ„taynes out of their places and yet haue no loue I am nothyng And though I bestowe al my goodes to fede the poore and though I giue my body euen that I burne and yet haue no loue it profyteth me nothynge Loue suffreth long and is curteous Loue enuyeth not Loue doth not frowardly swelleth not dealeth not dishonestly seketh not her owne is not prouoked to anger thiÌ„keth no euyl reioyseth not in iniquitie but reioyseth in the trueth suffreth all thynges beleueth all thynges hopeth all thynges endureth al thynges Though that prophesyinges fayle other tonges cease or knowledge vanysshe awaye yet loue falleth neuer awaye For ☞ our knowledge is vnperfect and our prophesyinge is vnperfecte But when that which is ê‘fect is come then that which is vnperfecte shal be done awaye When I was a chylde I spake as a chylde I vnderstode as a chylde I ymagyned as a chylde But assone as I was a man I put awaye chyldishnes Nowe we se in a glasse euen in a darcke speakyng but then shall we se face to face Nowe I know vnperfectly but then shal I knowe euen as I am knowen Now abydeth fayth hope and loue eueÌ„ these thre but the ☞ chefe of these is loue ⊢ ¶ Paule sheweth that the gyft of prophecye interpreting or prâ—achyng excelleth the gyfte of tonges and howe they both ought to be vsed CAPI XIIII LAboure for loue and couet spiritual giftes but most chefely that ye maye prophesy For he that ☞ speketh with the tong speaketh not vnto men but vnto God For no man heareth him Howbeit in the spyrite he speaketh mysteries But he that prophesieth speaketh vnto men for their edyfying for their exhortacion and for their comforte He that speaketh with the tonge profyteth hym selfe he that prophesyeth edifyeth the congregacion I wolde that ye all spake w t tonges but rather that ye prophesyed For greater is he that prophesyeth then he that speaketh with tonges excepte he expounde it that the congregacion may haue edifying Nowe brethren yf I come vnto you speakyng with tonges what shal I profyte you excepte I speake to you eyther by reuelacyon or by knoweledge or by prophesyinge or by doctryne Moreouer when thynges without lyfe gyue souÌ„de whether it be a pipe or an â—arpe except they make a distinccion in the souÌ„des howe shall it be knowen what is pyped or harped For yf the troÌ„pe giue an vncertayne voyce who shall prepare hym selfe to the warre Euen so lykewyse when ye speake w t tonges excepte ye speake wordes that haue signyficacion howe shall it be vnderstande what is spoken For ye shal but speake in the ayre Many kyndes of voices are in the world none of them are without significacioÌ„ If I knowe not what the voyce meaneth I shal be vnto him that speaketh an aleant he that speaketh shal be an aleaunt vnto me Euen so ye for as muche as yâ— couâ—â— spirituall gyftes seke that ye may excell vnto the edyfyinge of the congregacyon Wherfore let him that speaketh w t tong praye that he may interprete also For yf I pray with tonge my spiryt prayeth but my ☞ vnderstandyng doth no good What is it then I wyl pray with the spyrit and wyl pray with the vnderstandyng I wyll synge â—â—th the spiryte â–ª and wyll synge ☞ with the vnderstandyng For els when thou blessest with the spiryt howe shal he that occupyeth the rowme of the vnlearned saye Amen at the giuynge of thankes seyng he vnderstandeth not what thou sayest Thou verely gyuest thankes well but the other is not edyfied I thanke my God that I speake wyth tonges more then ye all Yet had I leuer in the congregacyon to speake fyue wordes w t my vnderstandynge to the infourmacion of other rather then ten thousaÌ„de wordes with the tonge Brethren be not ye chyldren in wytte Howebeit as concernynge maâ—â—ciousnes be chyldren but in wyt be perfecte In the lawe it is wrytten with sondrye tonges with sondry lyppes wyll I speake vnto this people and yet for all that wyll they not heare me
reporte our selues to euery maÌ„nes conscieÌ„ce in the syght of God ✚ If our Gospel be yet hyd it is hyd amonge them that are lost in whom the God of this worlde hath blynded the myndes of them whiche beleue not lest the lyght of the Gospell of the glorye of Christ whiche is the ymage of God shulde shyne vnto them ✚ For we preach not our selues but Christ Iesus to be the Lorde our selues your seruauÌ„tes for Iesus sake For it is God that coÌ„maunded the lyght to shyne out of darcknes which hath shyned in oure hertes for to giue the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Iesus Christ. But we haue this treasure in erthen vessels that the excellency of the power myght be Gods not ours We are troubled on euery syde yet are we not without shyfte We are in pouerty but not vtterly without somwhat We suffre persecucion but are not for saken therin We are cast downe neuertheles we perysh not We alwayes bere about in the bodye the dying of the Lorde Iesus that the lyfe of Iesu myght also appeare in our bodye For we whiche lyue are alwayes delyuered vnto deth for Iesus sake that the life also of Iesu myght appeare in our mortall fleshe So then death worcketh in vs but life in you ⊢ ✚ But seyng that we haue the same spirite of fayth according as it is wrytten I beleued therfore haue I spoken We also beleue therfore speake For we knowe that he whiche raysed vp the Lorde Iesus shall rayse vp vs also by the meanes of Iesus shal set vs with you For al thinges do I for your sakes that the plentuous grace by thanckes gyuen of many maye redâ—uÌ„de to the praise of God Wherfore we are not weryed But though our vtwarde man peryshe yet the in warde man is renued daye by daye For oure trybulacyon which is momentany and lyght prepareth an excedynge and an eternall wayght of glorye vnto vs whyle we loke not on the thynges whyche are sene but on the thynges whyche are not sene For the thynges whyche are sene are temporall but thynges whiche are not sene are eternall ⊢ CAPI V. ¶ The rewarde for suffrynge trouble FOr we knowe that yf our earthy mancion of this dwelling were destroyed we haue a byldyng of God an habytacyon not made with handes but eternall in heauen For therfore syghe we desyrynge to be clothed with our mansyon whiche is from heauen so yet yf that we be founde clothed and not naked For we that are in this tabernacle syghe and are greued because we wolde not be vnclothed but wold be clothed vpoÌ„ that mortalite might be swalowed vp of life He that hath ordeyned vs for this thyng is God which very same hath gyuen vnto vs the ernest of the spirite Therfore we are alwaye of good cheare and knowe that as long as we are at home in the body we are absent from god For we walcke in fayth not after outwarde appearauÌ„ce Neuertheles we are of good comfort and had leuer to be absent from the bodye to be preseÌ„t with God Whefore whether we be at home or from home we endeuour our selues to please hym For we must all appere before the iudgement seate of Chryste that euery man may receyue the worckes of his bodye accordynge to that he hath done whether it be good or bad ✚ Seyng then that we knowe howe the Lorde is to be feared We fare fayre wyth men For we are knowen well ynough vnto god I trust also that we are knoweÌ„ in your consciences For we prayse not our selues agayne vnto you but gyue you an occasyon to reioyce of vs that ye may haue some what agaynst theÌ„ which reioyce in the face and not in the herte For yf we be to feruent to god are we to feruent Or yf we kepe measure for your cause kepe we measure For y â— loue of Christ coÌ„strayneth vs bycause we thus iudge that yf one dyed for all then were all deade he dyed for all that they whych lyue shuld not hence forth lyue vnto them selues but vnto him whych dyed for them rose agayne ⊢ Wherfore hence forth knowe we no maÌ„ after the flesshe In so muche though we haue knowen Christ after the fleshe now yet heÌ„â—e forth know we him so no more Therfore yf any man be in Christ he is a newe creature Olde thynges are passed awaye beholde al thynges are become newe Neuertheles al thiÌ„ges are of God which hath reconcyled vs vnto hym self by Iesus Christ and hath gyuen to vs the offyce to preache the attonement For God was in Christ made agrement betwene the worlde and him self imputed not their synnes vnto them and hath commytted to vs the preachyng of the attonement Nowe then are we messengers in the rowme of Christ eueÌ„ as though God dyd beseche you thorowe vs. So praye we you in Christes stede that ye be reconcyled vnto God for he made him to ☞ be synne for vs whiche knewe no synne that we by his meanes shulde be that ryghtuousnesse whiche before God is alowed ¶ An exhortacyon to receyue the word of God with thankefulnesse and amendement of lyfe The dyligence of Paule in the Gospell and howe he warneth them to exchewe the company of the Heythen CAPI VI. WE also as helpers exhort you that ye receyue not the grace of god in vayne For he sayeth I haue herde the in a tyme accepted and in the day of saluacion haue I suckered the. Beholde nowe is that accepted tyme beholde nowe is the day of saluacyon Let vs gyue no occasyon of euyl that in our offyce be founde no faute but in al thinges let vs behaue our selues as the ministers of God In much pacieÌ„ce in affliccyons in necessyties in anguyshes in strypes in presonmeÌ„tes in strytes in laboures in watchiÌ„ges in fastinges in purenes in knowledge in loÌ„ge suffryng in kyndnes in the holy Ghoste in loue vnfaynedly in the word of truth in the power of God by the armour of ryghtuousnes of the ryght hande on the lefte be honoure and dishonour by euyl report good reporte as disceyuers and yet true as vnknowen and yet knoweÌ„ as dying behold we lyue as chastned not killed as sorowing yet alway mery as pore and yet make many ryche as hauyng nothyng yet possessyng al thynges O ye Corinthians our mouth is opeÌ„ vnto you Our hert is made large ye are in no strayte in vs but are in a strayte in youre owne bowels I promyse vnto you lyke reward as vnto chyldren Set your selues at large ✚ beare not ye the yocke with the vnbeleuers For what fellyshyp hath ryghtuousnes with vnryghtuousnes Or what company hath lyght wyth dackenesse Or what concorde hath Christe wyth Beliall Eyther what parte hath he that beleueth with an infydell Or howe
confermed afore of God vnto Chryste warde to make the promes of none effecte For yf the inheritaunce come of the lawe it commeth not nowe of promes But God gaue it vnto Abraham by promes Wherfore theÌ„ serueth y â— law The lawe was added because of traÌ„sgressioÌ„ tyl y â— seed came to whom the promes was made it was ordeyned by Angels in the hande of a mediator A mediator is not a mediator of one But God is one Is the lawe then agaynst the promes of God God forbyd For yf there had bene a lawe geuen whiche coulde haue geuen lyfe then no doute ryghtewesnes shulde come by the lawe But the scrypture ⧠The epystle of Saynt Paul the apostle vnto the Ephesyans ¶ The euerlastynge ordynaunce and eleccyon of God in sauynge all men thorowe Chryste Iesus his sonne we are ordened vnto good workes The dominion of Chryste CAPI I. PAul an apostle of Iesus Chryst by the wyl of God To the Saynctes whiche are at Ephesus and to them whiche beleue on Iesus Chryste Grace be with you peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesu Chryste Blessed be God the father of oure Lorde Iesus Chryst whiche hath blessed vs with all maner of spirituall blessynge in heuenly thynges by Chryste accordynge as he had chosen vs in him before the foundacions of the worlde were layde that we shuld be holy and without blame before him thorowe loue which ordeyned vs before thorow Iesus Christ to be heyres vnto him selfe ' accordynge to the good pleasure of hys wyll to the prayse of the glorye of his grace where with he hath made vs accepted thorow the beloued By whom we haue redempcyon thorowe his bloude euen the forgeuenes of synnes accordynge to the ryches of hys grace wher of he hathe ministred vnto vs aboundantly in all wysdome and prudence And hathe opened vnto vs the mystery of hys wyll accordynge to hys good pleasure whiche he had purposed in hym selfe to haue it declared when the tyme was ful come that he myght set vp all thynges perfectly by Chryste bothe the thynges whiche are in heuen and the thynges which are in earth euen by hym by whom we are made heyres and were therto predestinate accordynge to the purpose of hym by whose power al thinges are wrought accordynge to the purpose of hys owne wyll that we whiche before beleued in Christ shulde be vnto the prayse of his glorye In whom also ye beleue for asmuche as we haue harde the worde of trueth euen the Gospel of your saluacyon wherin when ye had beleued ye were sealed with the holy spirit of promes which is the earnest of our in herytauÌ„ce for the recoueringe of the purchased possessioÌ„ vnto y â— prayse of his glory Wherfore I also after that I hearde of the fayth which ye haue in the Lorde Iesu and loue vnto all the Saynctes cease not to geue thanckes for you makynge mencyon of you in my prayers that the God of oure Lorde Iesus Christ the father of glory may geue vnto you the spyryte of wysdome and of reuelacion by the knowledge of him selfe and lyghten the eyes of youre myndes that ye maye knowe what the hope is where vnto he hathe called you and howe ryche the glory is of his inherytaunce vpon the sainctes what is y â— exceding greatnes of his power to vs warde which beleue according to the workyng of that his myghty power whiche he wrought in Christe when he raysed him from the deed and set hym on hys ryght hande in heauenly thynges aboue all rule and power and myght and domynyon and aboue euery name that is named not in this worlde onely but also in the worlde to come and hathe put al thynges vnder his fete and hathe made hym aboue all thynges the heed of the congregacyon whiche is hys body and the fulnes of hym that fylleth all in all ¶ Paul sheweth them what maner of people they were before theyr conuersyon and what they are nowe in Chryste CAPI II. AND you hathe he quyckened where as ye were deed in â—reaspasses synnes in the whiche in tyme passed ye walked according to the course of this worlde euen after the gouerner that ruleth in the ayer the spirit that nowe worketh in the chyldren of vnbelefe amonge whom we al had oure conuersacyon also in tyme past in the lustes of oure flesshe and fulfylled the lustes of oure flesshe and fulfylled the wyll of the flesshe and of the mynde and ☞ were by nature the chyldren of wrath euen as well as other But God which is rych in mercy for his great loue wherwith he loued vs euen wheÌ„ we were deed by synnes quickened vs together in Chryst by garce are ye saued and raysed vs vp together with hym and made vs sytte together with him amonge them of heauen in Christe Iesu. That in tyme to come he myght shewe y â— exceadynge ryches of hys grace in kyndnes to vs warde thorow Chryst Iesu. For by grace are ye made safe thorowe fayth that not of youre selues It is the gyfte of God and coÌ„meth not of workes lest any maÌ„ shuld boast him selfe For we are his worckmanshyppe created in Christ Iesu vnto good workes whych god ordayned that we shulde walke in them Wherfore remeÌ„bre that ye beyng in tyme passed Gentyls in the flesshe were called vncircumcysyon from that whiche is called circumcision in the flesshe whiche circumcisyon is made by handes Remembre I say that at that tyme ye were without Christe beyng alâ—aÌ„tes froÌ„ the coÌ„meÌ„ welth of Israel straungers froÌ„ the testamentes of the promes and had no hope were without God in this worlde But nowe by the meanes of Christ Iesu ye whiche somtyme were farre of are made nye by the bloude of Christ. For he is our peace whiche hath made of both one and hathe broken downe the wall that was a stoppe bitwene vs and hath also put awaye thorowe hys flesshe ☞ the cause of hatred euen the lawe of commaundemeÌ„tes coÌ„tayned in the law wrytten for to make of â—wane one newe man in hym selfe so makyng peace and to reconcile both vnto God in one body thorow the crosse slew hatred thereby and came preached peace to you whiche were a farre of to them that were nyâ— For thorow hiÌ„ we both haue an entrauÌ„ce in one spirite vnto the father ✚ Nowe therfore ye are not straungers foreners but cytesyns with the sayntes and of the housholde of God and are bylt vpon the foundacion of the Apostles and Prophetes Iesus Christ him selfe beynge the head corner stone in whom what buyldyng soeuer is coupled togyther it groweth vnto an holy temple in the Lorde in whom ye also are buylt togyther to be an habitacion of God thorow the âšœ holy ghost ⊢ ¶ He sheweth the cause of hys presonmente desyreth them not to saynte because of his
connersacy on at any tyme with flatterynge wordes as ye knowe neyther by occasyon of coueteousnes God is recorde neyther sought we prayse of men neyther of you nor yet of any other when we myghte haue bene in auctoryte as the Apostels of Chryst but we were tender amonge you euen as a norsse cherissheth her chyldren so were we affeccyoned towarde you oure good wyll was to haue dealte vnto you not the Gospell of God onely but also oure owne soules because ye were deare vnto vs. ✚ Ye remember brethren oure laboure and trauayle For we laboured daye and nyght because we wolde not be chargeable vnto any of you and preached vnto you the Gospell of God Ye are wytnesses and so is God how holyly and iustly and vnblameably we behaued oute selues amonge you that beleued as ye know howe that we bare suche affeceyon vnto euery one of you as a father doth vnto chyldren exhortynge comfortyng and besechynge you that ye wolde walcke worthy of God whiche hath called you vnto hys kyngdome and glory For this cause thanke we god also without ceassynge because that when ye receaued of vs the worde wherwith ye learned to know God ye receaued it not as the worde of man but euen as it was in dede the worde of God which worketh also in you that beleue ⊢ For ye brethren became folowers of the congregacyons of God which in Iewry are in Christ Iesu for ye haue suffered lyke thynges of youre kynsmen as we oure selues haue suffered of the Iewes Whiche as they kylled the Lord Iesus and their owue Prophetes euen so haue they persecuted vs and God they please not and are contrary to all men and hyuder vs that we shulde not speake vnto the Gentyles that they myght be saued to fulfyll theyr synnes alwaye For the wrathe of God is come on them euen to the vtmost For as much brethren as we are kept from you for a season as concernynge the bodyly presence but not in the herte we enforced the more to se you personally with great desyre And therfore we wolde haue corne vnto you I Paul once and agayne but Satan with stode vs. For what is oure hope or toye or crowne of reioysynge â–ª are not ye it in the presence of our Lorde Iesus Chryste at hys commynge yes ye are oure glorye and ioye He she weth howe greatly he was reioysed when Timothe tolde him of theyr fayth and loue CAPI III. WHerfore sence we coulde no lenger forbeare we thought it good to remayne at Athens alone sent Timothe our brother and mynyster of God and the helper forth of oure labour in the Gospell of Christ to stablisshe you and to comforte you concernynge oure faythe that no man shulde be moued in these affliccyons For ye youre selues knowe that we are euen apointed there vnto For when we were with you we tolde you before that we shuld suffre tribulacyon euen as it came to passe as ye knowe For thys cause when I coulde no lenger for beare I sente that I myght haue knowledge of youre faith leste by some meanes the tempter had tempted you and lest our labour had bene bestowed in vayne But nowe lately when Timothe cauâ—e from you vnto vs and declared to vs your fayth and your loue and howe that ye haue good remembraunce of vs alwayes desyrynge to se vs as we also desyre to se you Therfore brethren we receaued consolacion by you in all oure aduersite and necessyte through your fayth For nowe are we alyue yf ye stande stedfast in the Lorde For what thanckes can we recompence to God agayne for you ouer all the ioye that we ioye for youre sakes before oure God prayinge nyght and daye exceadingly that we myght se you presently and myght fulfyll the thynges whiche are lackynge vnto youre fayth God him selfe oure father and our Lorde Iesus Chryste shall gyde oure iorney vnto you the Lorde also shall increace you and make you slowe ouer in loue one towarde another and towarde all men euen as we do towarde you that he maye make youre hertes stable and vnblameable in holynesse before God oure father at the commynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ with all hys saynctes ¶ He exhorteth them to â—â—â—â—fastnesse to hepe them sâ—lucâ— tioâ— synne and vnclenly conuersacyon to loue oue and â—â—er 〈…〉 ydelnesse and speaketh of the resurreccyon CAPI IIII. ✚ FUrthermore we beseche you brethren and exhorte you by the Lord Iesus that ye increace more and more euen as ye haue receaued of vs howe ye oughte to walcke and to please god For ye knowe what commaundementes we gaue you by oure Lorde Iesu Christe For this is the wyll of God euen youre holynes that ye shulde abstaine from fornicacion and that euery one of you shulde knowe howe to kepe hys vessell in holynes and honoure and not in the lust of concupyscence as do the heathen whiche knowe not God that no man oppresse and defraude hys brother in bargaynynge because that the Lorde is the a venger of all suche thynges as we tolde you before and testyfyed For God hath not called vs vnto vnclennes but vnto holynes ⊢ He therfore that despyseth despyseth not man but God whiche hathe sent hys holy spyryte amonge you ⊢ ✚ But as touchinge brotherly loue ye nede not that I wryte vnto you For ye are taught of God to loue one another Yee and that thynge berely ye do vnto all the brethren whiche are in all Macedonia We beseche you brethren that ye encreace more and more and that ye studye to be quyet and to medle with your owne busynes and to worcke with youre owne handes as we commaunded you that ye maye behaue youre selues honestly towarde them that are without and that nothynge be lackyng vnto you ⊢ ✚ I wolde not brethren that ye shulde be ignoraunt concerning them whiche are fallen aslepe that ye sorowe not as other do which haue no hope For yf we beleue that Iesus dyed and rose agayne euen so them also which slepe by Iesus wyll God bryng agayne with hym For thys saye we vnto you in the worde of the Lorde that we whiche shall lyue and shall remayne in the commynge of the Lorde shall not come yer they whiche stepe For the Lorde hym selfe shall descende from heauen with a showte and the voice of the Arch angel and trompe of God And the deed in Christe shall aryse first then we which shall lyue euen we whiche shall remayne shall be caught vp with them also in the cloudes to mete the Lorde in the ayer And so shall we euer be with the Lorde Wherfore comforte youre selues one another with these wordes ⊢ ¶ He enfourmeth them of the daye of dome and comming of the Lorde exhorteth them to watche and to regarde such as preache Gods worde amonge them CAPI V. OF the tymes and seasons brethren it is no nede that I wryte vnto
you for ye youre selues knowe perfectly that the daye of the Lorde shal come euen as a thefe in the nyght For when they shal saye peace and all thynges are safe then shall soden destruccion come vpon them as sorowe coÌ„meth vpon a woman traualynge wyth chylde and they shall not scape But ye brethren are not in darcknes that that day shulde come on you as a thefe ✚ Ye are al the children of lyght and the chyldren of the daye We are not of the night nether of darcknes Therfore let vs not slepe as do other â–ª but let vs watch and be sober For they that slepe in that nyght and they that be droncken are droncken in the nyght But let vs which are of the day be sober armed with the brest plate of faith and loueâ— and wyth hope of saluacyon for an helmet For God hathe not apoynted vs to prouoke wrathe vnto oure selues but to obtayne saluacyon by the meanes of oure Lorde Iesu Christ which dyed for vsâ—tuâ—t whether we wake or slepe we shuld lyue together with hym Wherfore comforte youre selues together edify euery one another euen as ye do ⊢ We besech you brethrâ— that ye knowe them which labour among you and haue the ouer syght of you in the Lord and geue you exhortacyon that ye haue them in hye reputacyon thorowe loue for theyr worckes sake and be at peace wyth them ✚ We desyre you brethren warne them that are vnruly comforte the feble minded lyft vp the weake be pacyente towarde all men Se that none recompence euyll for euyll vnto any man but euer folowe that whiche is good both amonge youre selues and to all men Reioyce euer ☞ Praye contynually In all thinges geue thankes For thys is the wyll of God thorowe Christ Iesu towarde you Quenche not the spyrite Despyse not prophesyinges Examen all thynges kepe that which is good Abstayne front all cuyl appearaunce The very God of peace sanctyfye you thorowe out And I praye God that your whole spirite and soule and body may be preserued so that in nothing ye may be blamed in the commynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ. Faythfull is he which called you which wyll also do it Brethren praye for vs. Grete all the bethren wyth an holy kysse I charge you in the Lord that this Epistle he red vnto all the holy brethren The grace of the Lorde Iesus Chryste be wyth you Amen ¶ The fyrste Epystle vnto the Thessalonyans was written from Athens ⧠The seconde Epistle of Sainct Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonyans ¶ He thanketh God for theyr fayth and 〈◊〉 and prayeth for the encrease of the same CAPI I. PAule and Syluanus and Tymotheus Unto the congregacyon of the Thessalonyans in God our father and in the Lord Iesus Chryst. Grace be vnto you and peace from God oure father and from the Lorde Iesus Chryste We are bounde to thanke god alwayes for you brethren as it is mete because that youre faythe groweth exceadyngly and euery one of you swymmeth in loue towarde another betwene your selues so that we our selues boaste of you in the congregacyons of God ouer your pacyence and fayth in all youre persecucyons and tribulacyons that ye suffre whiche is a token of the rightwes iudgement of God that ye are counted worthy of the kyngdome of God for whiche ye also suffre It is veryly a ryghtewes thyng with God to recompence trybulacyon to them that trouble you and to you whiche are troubled reste with vs when the Lorde Iesus shall shewe hym selfe from heauen wyth the Aungels of hys power wyth flamynge fyre which shall rendre vengeaunce vnto them that knowe not God and that obeye not the Gospell of oure Lorde Iesus Chryste whiche shall be punysshed wyth tuerlastynge damnacyon from the presence of the LORDE and from the glorye of his power when he shall come to be glorifyed in hys saynctes and to become maruelous in all them that beleue because oure testymony that we had to you was belieued euen the same daye Wherfore we praye alwayes for you that oure God wyll make you worthy of thys callynge and fulfyll all delectacyon of goodnes and the worcke of faythe wyth power that the name of oure Lorde Iesus Chryste maye be gloryfyed by you and ye by hym accordynge to the grace of oure God and of the Lorde Iesus Chryst. ¶ He sheweth them that the daye of the Lorde shall not come tyl the depuâ—ting from the cayâ—h come fyrst and therfore he exhorteth them not to be disâ—â—â—ued but to sta 〈…〉 in the thynges that he hath taught them CAPI II. WE beseche you brethren by the commynge of oure Lorde Iesu Christ and in that we shal assemble vnto hym that ye be not sodenly moued from youre mynde nor be troubled neyther by spyryte neyther by wordes nor yet by letter whiche shulde seme to come from vs as though the daye of Chryst were at hande Let no man deceaue you by any meanes for the Lorde shall not come excepte there come a departynge fyrste and that that synfull man be opened the sonne of perdicion whiche is an aduersary and is exalted aboue al that is called god or that is worshypped so that he dothe syt in the temple of god boastynge hymselfe to be god Remember ye not that when I was yet with you I tolde you these thynges And nowe ye knowe what withholdeth euen that he myght be vttered at hys tyme. For the mysterye of the inyquyte doeth all readye worcke tyll he whiche nowe onelye letteth be taken out of the waye And then shall that wycked be vttered whome the Lorde shal consume wyth the spyryte of his mouthe and shall destroye with the appearaunce of hys commyng ⊢ euen him whose comming is after the workynge of Satan with all lyinge power sygnes and wonders and with all deceuablenes of vnâ—ightwesnes among them that peryshe â–ª because they receaued not the loue of the truth that they myght be saued And therfore God shal sende them stronge delusyon that they shulde beleue lyes that all they myghte be damned which beleued not the trueth but had pleasure in vnryghtwesues But we are bounde to geue thanckes alwaye to god for you brethren beloued of the Lorde for because that god hathe from the begynnynge chosen you to saluacyon thorowe sanctyfyinge of the spyryte and thorowe beleuynge of the trueth wher vnto be called you by oure Gospell to obtayne the glorye of oure Lorde Iesu Christe ✚ Therfore brethren staÌ„de fast kepe the ordinauÌ„ces which ye haue learned whether it were by our preachiÌ„ge or by Epystle Our Lorde Iesu Christ hym selfe and God oure father whiche hathe loued vs hath geuen vs euerlastynge coÌ„solacyon and good hope thorowe grace comforte youre hertes stablysshe you in al good sayenge and doynge ¶ He desyreth them to praye for hym that the Gospel maye prospere and geueth them
are otherwyse cannot be hyd ¶ The dutie of seruauÌ„tes towarde theyr maysters â–ª Against suche an are not satisfyed with the worde of God â–ª Agaynst couetousnes A good lesson for ryche men CAPI VI. LEt as many seruauntes as are vnder the yoke counte theyr maysters worthye of all honoure that the name of God and his doctryne be not euell spoken of â—e that they whiche haue beleuynge maysters despise theÌ„ not because they are brethreÌ„ but rather do seruyce for as much as they are be leuyng beloued ê‘takers of the benefite These thynges teache and exhorte If any man folow other doctrine encline not vnto the wholsome wordes of oure Lorde Iesu Christ and to the doctrine which is accordynge to Godlynesse he is pufte vp and knoweth nothyng but wasteth his braynes about questions stryfe of wordes wherof sprynge enuye stryfe raylynges euell surmisynges vayne disputacyons of men that haue corrupt myndes and that are robbed of the truth which thynke y â— lucre is godlynes From them y â— are soch seperate thy self Godlynes is greate ryches If a man be coÌ„tent with that he hathe For we brought nothynge into the worlde nether maye we cary any thynge out But when we haue fode rayment we must therwith be content They that wylbe ryche fall into temptacyon and snares âšœ of the deuell into many folyshe and noysome lustes which drowne meÌ„ into perdicion and destruccyon For coueteousnes of money is the rote of all euel which whyle some lusted after they erred froÌ„ the sayth tauglyd theÌ„ selues with many sorowes But thou man of God flye suche thynges Folowe ryghtewesnes godlynes fayth loue pacyence â—eakenes Fyght the good fyght of fayth Laye hande on eternal lyfe wher vnto thou art also called hast professed a good professyon before many wytnesses I geue y â— charge i y â— syght of God which quickneth all thynges before Iesu Christ which vnder Poncius Pylate wytnessed a good witnessyng that y â— kepe the coÌ„mauÌ„dement be without spotte vurebukeable vntyll the apperynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ whiche appearyng in his tyme he shall shewe that is blessed myghty onely kynge of kynges lorde of lordes whiche onely hathe immortalite dwelleth in the lyght that no man can attayne whom no man hath sene nether can se vnto whom be honoure and rule euerlastynge Amen Charge theÌ„ which are rych in this world that they be not hye mynded nor trust in vncertayne ryches but in the lyuynge God which geueth vs abouÌ„dauÌ„tly all thynges to enioye theÌ„ that they do good that they be ryche in good workes that they be redy to geue and gladly to dystribute layinge vp in store for them selues a good foundacyon against the tyme to come y â— they may obtayne eternall lyfe O Timothe saue y â— which is geâ—en the to kepe and a voyde vngostly vanytyes of voyces oposicions of science falsly so called whyche scyence whyle some profyssed they erred as coÌ„cernynge y â— fayth Grace be with the. Amen ¶ Sent from Laodicea which is the chefest cytie of Phri gia Pacaciana ¶ The secoÌ„de Epistle of Saynt Paul the Apostle vnto Timothe ¶ Panâ— exhorteth Timothe to stedfastnesse and pacyence 〈◊〉 persecucyon and to contynue in the doctryne that he had taught him A commendacyon of Onesyphorus CAPI I. PAul an Apostle of Iesu Christe by the wyll of God accordinge to the promes of lyfe whiche is in Christ Iesu. To Tymothe hys beloued soÌ„ne Grace mercy and peace from God the father and from Iesu Christe oure Lorde I thynke God whom I serue from myne elders with pure coÌ„scyence that without any ceasynge I make mencion of the in my prayers nyght and daye desyringe to se the myndfull of thy teares so that I am fylled with ioye when I call to remeÌ„brauÌ„ce the vnfayned fayth that is in the whiche dwelt fyrst in thy graund mother Lois and in thy mother Eunica I am assure that it dwelleth in the also Wherfore I warne the that thou stere vp the gyfte of God which is in y â— by the puttynge on of my handes For God hath not geueÌ„ to vs the spirit of feare but of power and of loue and of sobrenes Be not thou therfore ashamed of the testymony of oure Lord neyther be ashamed of me which am his prisoner but suffre thou aduersite wyth the Gospel accordyng to the power of God whiche saued vs and called vs with an holy callynge not accordynge to oure dedes but according to his owne purpose grace whiche was gyuen vs thorowe Christ Iesu before the worlde beganne but is nowe declared openly by the appearynge of our sauiour Iesu Christe whiche hath put away death and hath brought lyfe and immortalite vnto lyght thorowe the Gospell whervnto I am apoynted a preacher Apostle and a teacher of the Gentyls for the whiche cause â–ª I also suffre these thynges Neuerthe lesse I am not ashamed For I knowe and am sure that he in whom I haue put my trust is able to kepe that whych I haue comitted to his kepynge agaynst that day Se that thou haue the ensample of the holsome wordes whiche thou hast heard of me with fayth and loue that is in Christ Iesu That good thynge whiche was committed to thy kepyng hold fast thorow the holy ghost whiche dwelleth in vs. This y â— knowest howe that al they which are in Asia be turned from me Of which sorte are Phigelus and Hermogenes The Lorde gyue mercye vnto the housholde of Onesiphorus for he oft refresshed me and was not ashamed of my cheyne but when he was at Rome he sought me out very diligeÌ„tly fouÌ„de me The Lord grauÌ„t vnto him that he may fynde mercy with the Lord at that day And in how many thinges he ministred vnto me at Ephesus thou knowest very wel ¶ Lyke as in the fyrste Chapter so here he exhorteth hym to be constant in trouble to suffre manly and to abyde faste in the wholsome doctryne of our Lorde Iesus Christ. CAPI II. THou therfore my soÌ„ne be strong in the grace that is thorow Christ Iesu in the thynges that thou haste herde of me by many wytnesses The same commytte thou to faythful men which shal be apt to teach other also Thou therfore suffre afflyccyons as a good soudier of Iesu Christ. No man that warreth entaÌ„glith him self with worldly busynes and that because he maye please him which hath chosen him to be a soudier And though a man stryne for a mastery yet is he not crowned except he stryue lawfully The husband man that laboureth muste fyrst receyue of the frutes Consider what I say The Lorde gyue the vnderstandyng in all thynges ⊢ Remembre that Iesus Christ of the sede of Dauid rose agayne froÌ„ death accordyng to my gospel wherin I suffre trouble as an euyll doer eueÌ„ vnto bondes
¶ The. ij Epystle vnto Tymo the was wrytten from Rome when Paul was presented the seconde tyme vnto the Emperoure Nero. ⧠The epystle of Saynt Paule the Apostle vnto Tytus ¶ Paule exhorteth Citus to ordayne Prestes or Byshoppes injeuery Lytie and declareth what maner of men they ought to be that are chosen to that offyce and chargeth Titus to rebuke suche as withstande the Gospell CAPI I. PAule the seruaunt of God Apostle of Iesu Christ accordig to the fayth of goddes electe and accordynge to the knowledge of the trueth whyche is after godlynes in the hope of eternall lyfe which God that cannot lye promysed before the worlde begaÌ„ne but hath opened his worde at the tyme apoynted thorow preachynge which is coÌ„mitted vnto me according to the coÌ„maundemeÌ„t of God our sauiour To Titus his natural soÌ„ne after the coÌ„men fayth Grace mercy peace from god the father from the Lord Iesu Christ our sauiour For this cause lefte I the in Creta that thou shuldest refourme the thinges that are unperfect shuldest ordaine elders in euery citie as I had appoynted the. If any be bla melesse the husbande of one wyfe hauynge faythful chyldren whiche are not sclauÌ„dred of ryote neither are disobedient For a byshop must be blamelesse as the stewarde of God not stubborne not angrye not gyuen to much wyne no fyghter not gyuen to fylthy lucre but a keper of hospitalite one that loueth goodnes âšœ prudent sobre righteous godly temperate such as eleueth vnto the true worde of doctryne that he may be able also to exhorte by wholsome learnynge to improue them that say agaynst it For ther are many vnruly and talkers of vanite and disceyuers of myndes specially they that are of circuÌ„cision whose mouthes must be stopped which peruert whole houses teachyng thinges which they ought not because of fylthy lucre One of them selues euen a prophete of their owne sayde The Cretyans are alwayes lyers euyll beastes flowe belyes This witnes is true wherfore rebuke thou them sharply that they may be sounde in the fayth not takyng hede to Iewes fables and commaundementes of men that turne away the trueth Unto the pure are al thynges pure but vnto them that are defyled and vnbeleuyng is nothynge pure but euen the mynde and conscyence of them is defiled They coÌ„fesse that they know god but with the dedes they denie him seâ—ng they are abhominable disobedient vnapt vnto euery good worke ¶ He telleth hym howe he shall teache all degrees to be haue them selues CAPI II. BUt speake thou the thynges whiche be come wholsome lernynge That the elder men be sober sage discrete sounde in the fayth in loue in pacience the elder wemen lykewyse that they be in suche raymente as becoÌ„meth holynes not being false accusers not giueÌ„ to muche wyne but that they teach honest thinges to make the yong wemen sobre minded to loue their husbandes to loue their chyldreÌ„ to be discrete chast huswyfly good obedient vnto their husbaÌ„des that the worde of God be not euyl spoken of Yonge men lykewyse exhorte that they be sobre mynded In al thynges shewe thy selfe an ensaÌ„ple of good workes in the doctrine with honesty grauytie with the wholsome worde which cannot be rebuked that he whiche w t staÌ„deth maye be ashamed hauyng no euyll thyng to say of you Exhorte seruauÌ„tes to be obedient vnto their owne masters and to please theÌ„ in all thinges not answerynge agayne neyther to be pyckers but that they shewe all good faythfulnes that they maye do worshyppe to the doctryne of God our sauiour in al thinges ✚ For the grace of god that bryngeth saluacion vnto all men hath appeared and teacheth vs that we shuld denye vngodlynes and worldly lustes that we shuld lyue soberly and ryghtuously and godly in this present worlde lokige for that blessed hope and appearynge of the glorye of the great God and of oure Sauyoure Iesu Christe whyche gaue hym selfe for vs to redeme vs from al vnryghtuousnes and to pourge vs a peculyer people vnto hym selfe feruently gyuen vnto good worckes These thynges speake and exhorte ⊢ and rebuke wyth all feruentnes of commaundynge Se that no man despyse the. ¶ Of obedyence to suche as be in auctorytye He warneth Cities to beware of folyshe and vnprofytable questions CAPI III. WArne them that they submytte them selues to rule and power that they obey the offycers that they be ready vnto euery good worke that they speake euyll of no man that they be no fighters but gentle shewing al mekenes vnto al meÌ„ For we our selues also were soÌ„tyme foolysh disobedieÌ„t deceyued seruiÌ„g diuers lustes voluptuousnes lyuyng in maliciousnes and enuie ful of hate hating one another ✚ But after that the kyndnes and loue of our sauioure God to man warde appeared not by y â— dedes of ryghtuousnes which we wrought but accordyng to his mercy he saued vs by the fountayne of the new byrth renuing of the holy gost which he shed on vs abouÌ„dauntly thorowe Iesus Christ our sauiour y â— we iustified by his grace shulde be made heyres according to the hope of eternal lyfe ⊢ This is a true saying Of these thinges I wyll that thou certyfie that they which beleue in God might be diligeÌ„t to go forward in good workes For these thinges are good profytable vnto men Foolishe questions genelogies brauling thorow striuynges about the lawe auoyde for they are vnprofitable superfluous A maÌ„ that is an auctor of sectes after the fyrst the seconde admonicion auoyde knowynge that he that is such is peruerted synneth euen damued by him selfe When I shal sende Artemas vnto the or Tychicus be diligent to come to me vnto Nicopolis For I haue determined there to winter Bryng Zenas the lawer Apollos on their iorney diligently that nothyng be lackyng vnto theÌ„ And let oures also learne to excell in good workes as farforth as nede requyreth that they be not vnfrutefull Al y â— are w t me salute the. Grete theÌ„ that loue vs in the fayth Grace be with you al. Amen ¶ Wrytten from Nicopolis a cytie of Macedonia ¶ He reioyseth to heare of the fayth and loue of Philemon whom he desyreth to forgyue his setuaunt Onesimus louyngly to receyue him agayne ⧠The Epystle of S. Paule vnto Philemon PAule the prysonner of Iesu Christ brother Timothe Unto Philemon the beloued and our helper and to the beloued Appia to Archippus oure felow soudier and to the congregacion that is of thy house Grace be vnto you peace from God our father from the Lorde Iesus Christe I thanke my God makyng meÌ„cyon alwayes of the in my prayers when I heare of thy loue fayth which thou hast toward the Lorde Iesu and towarde all sayntes so that the fellishyppe of thy fayth is frutefull in the knowledge of
Neuertheles in those sacrifices is there mencyon made of synnes euery yeare For the bloud of oxen and of goates can not take awaye synnes Wherfore when he cōmeth into the world he sayth Sacrifyce offerynge thou woldest not haue but a bodye haste thou ordeyned me Burnt offeriges also for synne hast thou not alowed Then sayde I lo I am here In the begynnynge of the booke it is written of me that I shulde do thy wyll O God Aboue when he sayeth sacryfyce and offeryng and burnt sacrifyces and sinne offerynges thou woldeste not haue neyther hast thou alowed thē which yet are offered by the law then sayd he Lo I am here to do thy wyll O God he taketh awaye the fyrst to stablysshe the latter by the which wyl we are sanctifyed by the offeringe vp of the body of Iesu Christ once for all And euery prest is ready dayly ministring and offring ofte tymes one maner of oblacyon whiche can neuer take awaye synnes But this mā after he hathe offered one sacryfyce for synnes is set downe for euer on the ryghte hande of God and from hence forth tarieth tyll his foes be made his forestole For with one offering hath he made perfecte for euer them that are sanctyfyed The holy goost himselfe also beareth vs recorde euen when he tolde before This is the testamēt that I wyll make vnto them after those dayes sayeth the Lorde I wyll put my lawes in theyr herte and in theyr mindes wyl I write them and their sines and iniquities wyl I remember nomore And where remyssyon of these thynges is there is nomore offerynge for synne Seinge therfore brethren that by the meanes of the bloude of Iesu we haue lyberty to enter into that holy place by the newe and liuing way which he hath prepared for vs through the vayle that is to say by his flesshe And seing also that we haue an hye prest which is ruler ouer the house of God let vs drawe nye with a true herte in a sure fayth sprynckeled in our hertes from an euyll conscience and wesshed in our bodies with pure water let vs kepe the profession of our hope w tout waueryng for he is faythful that promysed let vs cōsider one another to the intēt that we maye prouoke vnto loue and to good worckes not forsakynge the fellyshyppe that we haue among our selues as the maner of some is but let vs exhorte one another that so muche the more because ye se that the day draweth nye For yf we sinne wilfully after that we haue receaued the knowledge of the trueth there remaineth nomore sacrifice for sinnes but a fearfull loking for iudgemēt violēt fyre which shall deuoure the aduersaries He that despyseth Moses lawe dyeth without mercy vnder two or thre wytnesses how much sorer suppose ye shall he be punisshed which treadeth vnder fote the sonne of God counteth the bloude of the testamente wherwith he was sanctifyed as an vnholy thynge and doth dishonoure to the spyryte of grace For we knowe hym that hath sayde It belongeth vnto me to take vengeaunce I wyll recompence sayth the Lorde And agayne the Lorde shall iudge his people It is a fearfull thynge to fal into the handes of the lyuynge God Call to remembraunce the dayes that are passed in the whiche after ye had receaued lyght ye endured a greate fight of aduersities partly whyle all men wondred and gased at you for the shame and trybulacyon that was done vnto you partly whyle yee became cōpanyons of them which so passed their tyme. For ye became partakers also of y ◠afflyccyōs which happened thorow my bondes and toke in worth the spoylynge of your goodes and that with gladnes knowing in your selues howe that ye haue in heauen a better and an enduring substaūce Caste not awaye therfore youre confidence which hath a great recompence of rewarde For ye haue nede of pacyence that after ye haue done the wyl of god ye myght receaue the promes For yet a very lytell whyle and he that shall come wyl come wyl not tary But the iust shall lyue by fayth And yf he withdrawe him selfe my soule shal haue no pleasure in hym It is not we that withdrawe oure selues vnto dampnacyon but we partayne vnto fayth to the wynnyng of the soule ¶ What fayth is and a commendacyon of the same The sted fast beleue of the fathers in olde tyme. CAPI XI FAythe is a sure confydence of thynges which are hoped for and a certayntye of thynges which are not sene For by it the elders obtayned a good reporte Thorowe fayth we vnderstande that the worlde was ordeined by the worde of God and that thinges whith are sene were made of thynges which were not sene By faythe Abel offered vnto God a more plenteous sacryfyce then Cayn by whiche he obteyned wytnes that he was ryghteous God testyfyinge of hys gyftes by whiche also he beynge deed yet speaketh By fayth was Enoch translated that he shuld not se deeth nether was he founde for god had taken hym away For afore he was taken away he obteyned a good report that he pleased God but without faythe it can not be that any man shulde please him For he that commeth to God muste beleue that God is and that he is a rewarder of them that seke hym By faythe Noe beynge warned of God eschued the thynges whiche were as yet not sene and prepared the arcke to the sauynge of hys houssholde thorowe the which arcke he condempned the worlde and became heyre of the ryghtwesnes whyche is accordynge to fayth By fayth Abraham when he was called obeyed to go out into a place whiche he shulde afterwarde receaue to inheritaunce and he went out not knowynge whether he shulde go By faythe he remoued into the lande of promes as into a straunge countre whan he had dwelte in tabernacles and so dyd Isaac and Iacob heyres with him of the same promes For he loked for a cytye hauynge a foundacyon whose buylder and maker is God Thorowe fayth Sara also receaued strength to cōceaue and be with chylde and was delyuered of a childe when she was past age because she iudged hym faythfull which had promysed And therfore sprange there of one euen of one whiche was as good as deed so many in multytude as are the starres of the sky as the sande the which is by the see shore innumerable These all dyed accordynge to faythe ☞ whan they had not receaued the promyses but sawe them a farre of and beleued them and saluted them and confessed that they were straungers and pylgremes on the erthe For they that saye suche thynges declare that they seke a countre Also yf they had bene myndfull of that countre from whence they came out they had leasure to haue returned agayne but now they desyre a better that is to saye a heauenlye Wherfore God is not ashamed
obedyent childreÌ„ that ye gyue not your selues ouer vnto your old lustes by whiche ye were led whan as yet ye were ignorauÌ„t of Christ but as he which called you is holy euen so be ye holy also in all maner of conuersacyon because it is wrytteÌ„ Be holy for I am holy And if so be that ye cal on the father which without respect of person iudgeth accordig to euery mannes worcke se that ye passe the tyme of your pylgremage in feare ✚ For as much as ye knowe how that ye were not redemed wyth corruptyble thynges as syluer golde from your vayne conuersacion which ye receiued by the tradicion of the fathers but w t the precious bloud of Christ as of a lambe vndefyled and without spot which was ordayned before hande euen before the world was made but was declared in the last tymes for your sakes whiche by his meanes do beleue on God that raised hiÌ„ vp froÌ„ death glorified him that ye might haue fayth and hope towarde God euen ye whiche haue puryfyed your soules thorowe the spirite in obeyng the trueth wyth brotherly loue vnfained se that ye loue one another w t a pure herte ferueÌ„tly for ye are borne a newe not of mortal sede but of immortal by the word of God whiche lyueth lasteth for euer For all flesshe is grasse and all the glory of maÌ„ is as the floure of grasse The gras wyddereth the floure falleth away but the word of the Lord endureth euer ⊢ And this is the worde which by the Gospel was preached vnto you ¶ He exhorteth men to laye asyde al vyce to abstayne from fleshely lustes and to obey worldly rulers Howe seruauntes shulde behaue them selues towade theyr masters He exhorteth to suffre after the ensample of Chryst. CAPI II. WHerfore laye asyde all maliciousnes and all gyle and faynednesse enuy and all backbyeynge â— as newe borne babes desyre ye that myleke not of the body but of the soule which is w t out disceyte that ye may grow therby â— vnto saluacyon If so be that ye haue â—â—sted howe gracious the Lord is to 〈◊〉 â—e 〈◊〉 as vnto a lyuyng stone disalowed of 〈◊〉 â–ª but chosen of god precious ye as 〈◊〉 stones are made a spirituall house 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 presthode for to offre vp spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Iesus Christ. Wherfore it is contained also in the scripture â— beholde I put in Syon a stone to be layde 〈◊〉 the chefe corner electe precyous he that beleueth on him shall not be confounded Unto you therfore whych beleue he is precyous but vnto them whyche beleue not the stone which the buylders refused the same is begoÌ„ne to be the heade of y e corner a stone that men stomble at and a Rocke wherat they be offended whyche stomble at the worde and beleued not that wheron they were set But ye are a choseÌ„ generacioÌ„ a royal presthode an holy nacion a people whiche are woÌ„ne that ye shuld shew the vertues of him that called you out of darkenes into his maruelous lyght whych in tyme past were not a people but are now the people of God which somtime had not optayned mercy but now haue optayned mercy ⊢ ✚ Derely beloued I beseche you as straungers and pylgrems abstayne from fleshly lustes which fight against the soule se that ye haue honest coÌ„uersacion among the Gentyls that where as they backebyte you as euyll doers they maye se your good workes and prayse God ☞ in the day of visitacion Submyt your selues therfore vnto all maner ordininauÌ„ce of maÌ„ for the lordes sake whether it be vnto the kynge as vnto the chefe head either vnto rulers as vnto them that are sent of him for the punyshement of euyll doers but for the laude of them that do well For so is the wyll of God that wyth well doyngye maye stoppe the mouthes of foolysh ignoraunt men as fre not as hauing the lybertre for a cloake of maâ—ciou snes but euen as the seruauÌ„tes of God Honour all men Loue brotherly fellyshyppe Feare God honour the kynge SeruauÌ„tes obey your masters w t feare not onely yf they be good courteoê° but also though they be froward For it is thaÌ„k worthy ⊢ yf a maÌ„ for coÌ„scieÌ„ce towarde god cudure grefe suffre wronge vndeserued For what prayse is it yf when ye be buffered for your fautes ye take it pacieÌ„tly But yf when ye do well ye suffre wroÌ„g take it paciently then is there thanke w t God For here vnto verely were ye called for ✚ Christ also suffered for vs leauynge vs an ensample that ye shulde folow hys steppes which dyd no synne neyther was there gyle fouÌ„d in his mouth which when he was reuyled reuyled not agayne when he suffered he threatned not but coÌ„mytted the vengeaunce to him that iudgeth ryghtuously which his owne self bare our sines in his body on the tree that we beyng delyuered froÌ„ sine shuld liue vnto rightuousnes By whose strypes ye were healed For ye were as shepe goyng astray but are now turned vnto the shepherde Byshop of your soules ⊢ ¶ Howe wyues ought to ordre them selues towarde theyr husbandes and in theyr â—pparel The duety of men toward theyr wyues He erhorteth all men to vâ—ytie and loue and paâ—iently to suffre trouble Of baptyme CAPI III. LYkewyse ye wyues be in subieccyon to your husbandes that euen they which obey not the worde may without the worde be woÌ„ne by the conuersacyon of the wyues whyle they beholde your chast coÌ„uersacyon coupled w t feare Whose apparel shal not be outward with broyded heare and hangyng on of Golde eyther in puttyng on of gorgyous apparel but let the hyd man whâ—che is in the herte be without all corrupcyon so that the spirit be at rest quyete which spirit is before god a thyng much set by For after this maner in the olde tyme dyd the holy wemâ—â— which trusted in god tyer theÌ„ selues were â—â—â—â—yent to their husbandes eueÌ„ as Sara â—â—â—yed AbrahaÌ„ called him Lorde whoâ—â—â—â—â—â—hters ye are as loÌ„g as ye do wel are 〈◊〉 afrayde for any terrour Lykewyse ye meÌ„ dwel with them accordyng to knowledge gyuyng honoure vnto the wyse as vnto the weaker vessel as vnto the that are heires also of the grace of life that your prayers be not hyndred ✚ In conclusion be ye all of one mynde of one hart loue as brethren be pâ—tifull be curteous âšœ mâ—ke not reÌ„dryng euyl for euyl or rebuke for rebuke but coÌ„trarywise blesse knowing that ye are therunto called eueÌ„ that ye shuld be heyres of the blessyng For be that doth long after lyfe loueth to se good dayes let hi refrayne his tong froÌ„ euyl his lippes y â— they speake not gile Let hi eschue euyl do good let hi seke peace ensue
it For the eies of the Lord are ouer the righteous his eares are opeÌ„ vnto their prayers Agayne the face of the Lord is ouer them that do euyll Moreouer who is it that wil harme you yf ye folowe y â— which is good Yee happy are ye yf any trouble happen vnto you for rightuousnesse sake Be not ye afrayed for any terrour of them neyther be ye troubled but sanctify the Lord God in your hertes ⊢ Be redy alwayes to gyue an answere to euery maÌ„ that asketh you a reasoÌ„ of the hope that is in you that with mekenes feare hauyng a good coÌ„scieÌ„ce that where as they backbyte you as euyl doers they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good coÌ„uersacion in Christ. For it is better yf the wyll of God be so that ye suffre for well doynge then for euyll doyng ✚ For as much as Christ hath once suffred for sinnes y â— iust for the vniust to bring vs to God and was kylled as pertaynyng to the flesshe but was quyckened in the spyryte In whiche spirit he also went preached vnto the spirites that were in pryson whych some tyme had bene dysobedient when the longe suffrynge of God was once loked for in the dayes of Noe whyle the Arcke was a preparyng wherin fewe that is to saye viij soules were sauid by the water like as ☞ baptyme also now sauyth vs not the puttyng away of the fylth of the flesshe but in that a good conscience consenteth to god by the resurreccyon of Iesus Christe whych is on the ryght hande of God ⊢ and is gone into heauen Angelles powers might subdued vnto him ☜ ⧠¶ He exhorteth men to ceâ—siâ— from synne and no maÌ„ to suffre 〈◊〉 an euyll dore but as a Christen man CAPI IIII. FOr as much then as Christ hath suffred for vs in the flesshe arme ye your selues lykewyse with the same mynde for he which suffreth in the flesshe ceasseth from sine that he hence forward shulde lyue as much tyme as remayneth in the flesshe not after the lustes of men but after the wyl of God For it is sufficient for vs that we haue spent the tyme that is past of the lyfe after the wyll of the Gentils walkyng in wantonnes lustes in excesse of wynes in excesse of eatyng in excesse of drynkyng âšœ in dronkennes in abominable ydolatry And it semeth to theÌ„ an inconuenieÌ„t thynge that ye runne nat also wyth theÌ„ vnto the same excesse of riote therfore speake they euyll of you which shall gyue accomptes to him that is redy to iudge quycke and dead For vnto this purpose verely was the Gospell preached also vnto the dead that they shuld be iudged lyke other men in the flessh but shuld lyue before God in the spirit The ende of al thinges is at hande ✚ Be ye therfore sober and watche vnto prayer But aboue all thinges haue feruent loue among your selues For loue shal couer the multitude of synnes Be ye herberous one to another wythout gruogynge As euery man hath receyued the gyfte euen so ministre the same one to another as good mynisters of the manifolde grace of God If any man speake let him talke as the wordes of God If any man mynistre let him do it as of the abylite whyche God mynystreth vnto him That God in all thynges may be glorified thorowe Iesus Christe ⊢ to whom be prayse and dominion for euer euer Amen Derely beloued maruayl not that ye are proued by tyre whiche thyng is to crye you as though some strasige thing happened vnto you but reioyce in as much as yeare partakers of Christes passions that when hys glory appeareth ye may be mery and glad If ye be rayled vpon for the name of Christ happy are ye For the glory and the spiryt of god resteth vpoÌ„ you On their part he is euil spokeÌ„ of but on your pact he is glorified Se that none of you be punysshed as a murtherer or as a thefe or an euil doer or as a busy body i other meÌ„s matters If any maÌ„ suffre as a christen man let him not be ashamed but let hi glorifie God oâ—â—â— is behalfe For the tyme is come that iudgement must begynne at the house of God If it fyrste begine at vs what shal the ende be of theÌ„ whiche beleue not the Gospel of God And if y â— rightuous scarcely be saued where shal the vngodly the sinner appere Wherfore let theÌ„ that are troubled accordynge to the wyl of God coÌ„myt their soules to him with well doyng as vnto a faythful creator ¶ A special exhortacyon for al Byshops and Prestes He exhorteth yong persoÌ„s to submyt them selues to the elder and euery one to loue another CAPI V. THe elders which are among you I exhorte which am also an elder a wytnes of the afflyccions of Christ also a partaker of the glory that shal be opened Fede ye Christê flocke asmuch as lyeth in you takynge the ouersyght of theÌ„ not as coÌ„pelled therto but wyllyngly âšœ after a godly sorte not for y â— desyre of fylthy lucre but of a good mynde not as though ye were lordes ouer the parishes but that ye be an ensaÌ„ple to y â— flocke and that with good wyl And wheÌ„ the chefe sheperd shal appere ye shall receyue an incorruptible crowne of glory Lykewise ye yoÌ„ger submit your selues vnto the elder Submyt your selues euery man one to another knyt your selues togyther in lowlynes of mynde For God resisteth the proude and gyueth grace to the huÌ„ble ✚ Submyt your selues therfore vnder the myghty hande of God that he may exalte you when the tyme is come Cast al your care vpon him for hecareth for you Be sobre watche for your aduersary the deuyl as a roaring lyon walketh about sekyng whom he may deuour whom resyste stedfast in the fayth knowing y â— the same afflyccions are apoynted vnto your brethren that are in y â— world But the God of al grace whych hath called vs vnto his eternal glory by Christ Iesus shall his owne self after that ye haue suffred a lytell afflyccion make you perfect setle strength and stablysh you To him be glory and dominion for euer and euer Amen By Syluanus a faythfull brother vnto you as I suppose haue I wrytten brefly exhortynge and testyfyinge howe that hys is the true grace of God wherin ye stande The coÌ„gregacyon of them which at Babylon are companions of youre elecyon faluteth you and so doth Marcus my Sonne Grete ye one another wyth the kysse of loue Peace be with you al which are in Christ Iesu. Amen ⧠The seconde epistle of Saynte Peter ¶ For so muche as the power of God hath gyuen vs all thynges â—â—â—taynyng vnto lyfe he exhorteth vs to make our tallynge knowen by good worâ—kes and frutes of fayth He maketh menâ—yon of his owne
euery good âšœ worke which is in you towarde Iesus Christ. For we haue great ioy consolacion in thy loue because that by the brother the saintes hertes are comforted Wherfore though I might be bold iÌ„ Christ to coÌ„mauÌ„de the y â— which was thy dewtye to do yet for loues sake I rather beseche the though I be as I am eueÌ„ olde Paul now a presoner of Iesu Christ. I beseche the for my sonne Onesimus whoÌ„ I haue begotteÌ„ in my boÌ„des which in tyme passed was to y â— vnprofitable but now ê“fitable both to the to me whoÌ„ I haue sent home againe Thou therfore receyue hiÌ„ that is to say mine owne vowels whoÌ„ I wolde fayne haue retayned w t me y â— iÌ„ thy stead he myght haue ministred vnto me in y â— bondes of the Gospell Neuerthelesse without thy mynde wolde I do nothing that the good which thou doest shuld not be as it were of necessyte but willyngly For happly he therfore departed for a season that thou shuldest receyue him for euer not now as a seruauÌ„t but aboue a seruauÌ„t euen a brother beloued specially to me but how much more vnto the both in the fleshe and also in the Lord If thou couÌ„t me therfore a felowe receyue him as my selfe If he haue done the any hurt or oweth the ought y â— lay to my charge I Paul haue written it with myne owne hande I wyl recompence it So that I do not say to the how that thou owest vnto me eueÌ„ thyne owne self also EueÌ„ so brother let me enioy the in the Lorde CoÌ„forte my vowels in the Lord. Trustynge in thyne obedieÌ„ce I wrote vnto the knowyng that thou wylt also do more then I say Moreouer prepare me lodgiÌ„g for I trust y â— thorow the helpe of your prayers I shal be gyuen vnto you There salute the Epaphras my felowe prisoner in Christ Iesu Marcus Aristarcus Demas Lucas my helpers The grace of our Lord Iesu Christ be with your spirite Amen ¶ Sente frome Rome by Onesymus a Seruaunte ⧠The epystle of Saynt Paule the Apostle vnto the Hebrues ¶ How God deals louyngely with them of the olde tyme in sendyng them his Prophetes but much more mercy hath he shewed vs in that he sent vs his owne sonne Of the most excellent glory of Iesus Christ which in al thynges is lyke to hys father CAPI I. GOd in tyme paste diuersly many wayes spake vnto y â— fathers by prophetê but in these last dayes he hath spokeÌ„ vnto vs by his owne sonne whom he hath made heyre of all thynges by whome also he made the worlde Whiche sonne beynge the bryghtnes of his glory and the very ymage of his substaunce rulynge all thynges with the worde of hys power hath by hys owne persone pourged oure synnes and sytteth on the ryghte hande of the maiestye on hye beyng so moche more excellent then the Angels as he hath by inherytaunce obteyned a more excellent name then they For vnto whiche of the Angels sayde he at any tyme Thou arte my sonne this daye haue I begotten the And agayne I wyll be his father and he shal be my sonne And agayne when he bryngeth in the fyrste begotten sonne into the worlde he sayth And let al the angels of God worship him And vnto the Angels he sayth He maketh hys Angels spirytes and hys minysters a flamme of fyre But vnto the sonne he sayth thy seate O God shal be for euer and euer The scepter of thy kingdome is a right scepter Thou hast loued rightuousnes and hated iniquytie Wherfore God euen thy God hath anoynted the with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy felowes And thou Lorde in the beginnyng hast layde the foundacyon of the earth And the heauens are the workes of thy haÌ„des They shall peryshe but thou endurest But they all shal wexe olde also as doth a garment as a vesture shalt thou chauÌ„ge them they shal be chaunged But thou art eueÌ„ the same and thy yeres shal not fayle ⊢ Unto whych of the angels sayde he at any tyme Syt on my ryght haÌ„de tyll I make thyne enemyes thy fote stole Are they not al ministring spirites that are sent to minister for their sakê which shal be heyres of saluacyon ¶ He exhorteth vs to be obedient vnto the 〈◊〉 lawe whiche Christe hath gyuen vs and not to be offended at the infyrmytie and lowe degre of Christ because it was necessary that for our sakes he shulde take suche au vmble state vpon hym that he myght be lyke vnto his brethren CAPI II. WHerfore we oughte to gyue the more hede to the thinges that are spoken vnto vs lest at any tyme we perysh For yf the worde whiche was spoken by angels was stedfast and euery transgressyon and disobedience receyued a iust recompence of reward howe shall we escape yf we despyse so great saluacion whyche at the first began to be preached of the Lorde hym selfe was confyrmed vnto vs warde by theÌ„ that hearde it God bearyng wytnes therto both with sygnes wonâ—ets also with diuers miracles gyftes of the holy ghost accordyng to his owne wyll For vnto the angels hath he not subdued the worlde to come wherof we speake but one in a certayne place wytnessed saying What is maÌ„ that thou art myndfull of him Or the soÌ„ne of man that thou visitest hym Thou madest him a lytle lower then the angels thou hast crowned him with honour glory and hast set him aboue the worckes of thy handes Thou hast put al thynges in subieccyon vnder his fete In that he put al thynges vnder him he left nothyng that is not put vnder hym Neuerthelesse we se not yet all thynges subdued vnto him but him that was made lesse then the Angels we se that it was Iesus whych is crowned wyth glory honour for the suffryng of deth that he by the grace of God shulde cast of death for all men For it became him for whom are all thinges and by whom are al thynges after that he had brought many sonnes vnto glory y â— he shulde make the Lorde of their saluacion perfecte thorowe affliccions For both he that sanctifieth and they whyche are sanctifyed are all of one For whych causes sake he is not asshamed to call them brethren sayinge I wyll declare thy name vnto my brethren in the myddes of the Congregacyon wyll I prayse the. And agayne I wyll put my trust in him And agayne beholde here am I the chyldren whom God hath gyuen me For as much then as the chyldreÌ„ are partetakers of flesshe bloude he also him selfe lyke wyse toke parte wyth them that thorowe death he myght expell hym that had lord shyppe ouer death that is to say the deuyl and that he myght delyuer them which thorow feare of death were all there lyfe tyme subdued vnto bondage For he in no place taketh on him the Angels but the