,,the ,,holy ,,bible ,translated from the ,latin ,vulgate ,diligently ,compared with the ,hebrew1 ,greek1 and ,other ,editions in ,divers ,languages ,,the ,,old ,,testament ,first ,published by the ,english ,college at ,douay ,a4,d4 #afji #afaj and ,,the ,,new ,,testament ,first ,published by the ,english ,college at ,rheims ,a4,d4 #aehb ,with ,annotations ,the ,whole ,revised and ,diligently ,compared with the ,latin ,vulgate by ,bishop ,richard ,challoner ,a4,d4 #agdi-ageb ,,volume ,,iii3 ,,the ,,new ,,testament ,,of ,,our ,,lord ,,and ,,saviour ,,jesus ,,christ ,,credits ,without the assistance of many individuals and groups1 this text of the ,douay-,rheims ,version of the ,holy ,bible would not be available for the ,project ,gutenberg collection4 ,our most grateful and sincere thanks goes to those at ',catholic ,software' who have provided the electronic plain texts of the #gc books of the ,bible4 ',catholic ,software' also produces a ,douay ,bible program on ,,cd-,,rom that 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the ,english ,college of ,douay 7,douai_/,doway71 ,flanders1 under ,william 7later ,cardinal7 ,allen4 ,in ,october1 #aegh1 ,gregory ,martin began the work of preparing an ,english translation of the ,bible for ,catholic readers1 the first such translation into ,modern ,english4 ,assisting were ,william ,allen1 ,richard ,bristow1 ,thomas ,worthington1 and ,william ,reynolds who revised1 criticized1 and corrected ,dr4 ,martin's work4 ,the college published the ,new ,testament at ,rheims 7,reims_/,rhemes71 ,france1 in #aehb through ,john ,fogny with a preface and explanatory notes1 authored chiefly by ,bristol1 ,allen1 and ,worthington4 ,later the ,old ,testament was published at ,douay in two parts 7#afji and #afaj7 by ,laurence ,kellam through the efforts of ,dr4 ,worthington1 then superior of the seminary4 ,the translation had been prepared before the appearance of the ,new ,testament1 but the publication was delayed due to financial difficulties4 ,the religious and scholarly adherence to the ,latin ,vulgate text led to the less elegant and idiomatic words and phrases often found in the translation4 ,in some instances where no ,english word conveyed the full meaning of the ,latin1 a ,latin word was ,anglicized and its meaning defined in a glossary4 ,although ridiculed by critics1 many of these words later found common usage in the ,english language4 ,spellings of proper names and the numbering of the ,psalms are adopted from the ,latin ,vulgate4 ,in #agdi ,dr4 ,richard ,challoner began a major revision of the ,douay and ,rheims texts1 the spellings and phrasing of which had become increasingly archaic in the almost two centuries since the translations were first produced4 ,he modernized the diction and introduced a more fluid style1 while faithfully maintaining the accuracy of ,dr4 ,martin's texts4 ,this revision became the 'de facto' standard text for ,english speaking ,catholics until the twentieth century4 ,it is still highly regarded by many for its style1 although it is now rarely used for liturgical purposes4 ,the notes included in this electronic edition are generally attributed to ,bishop ,challoner4 ,the #afaj printing of the second tome of the ,old ,testament includes an appendix containing the non-canonical books ',prayer of ,manasses1' ',third ,booke of ,esdras1' and ',fourth ,booke of ,esdras4' ,while not part of ,challoner's revision1 the #afaj texts are placed in the appendices of ,vol4 ,,ii of this e-text set4 ,also included are the original texts of two short books1 ',the ,prophecie of ,abdias' 7,vol4 ,,ii7 and ',the ,catholike ,epistle of ,iude the ,apostle' 7,vol4 ,,iii71 to give the reader a sense of the language of the first editions in comparison to the ,challoner revision4 ,further background on the ,douay-,rheims version may be found in a selection from the preface to the #aehb edition and the original glossary included in the appendices of ,vol4 ,,iii4 ,,contents ,the ,new ,testament ,gospel ,according to ,st4 ,matthew ,gospel ,according to ,st4 ,mark ,gospel ,according to ,st4 ,luke ,gospel ,according to ,st4 ,john ,acts of the ,apostles ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to the ,romans ,first ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to the ,corinthians ,second ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to the ,corinthians ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to the ,galatians ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to the ,ephesians ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to the ,philippians ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to the ,colossians ,first ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to the ,thessalonians ,second ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to the ,thessalonians ,first ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to ,timothy ,second ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to ,timothy ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to ,titus ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to ,philemon ,epistle of ,st4 ,paul to the ,hebrews ,catholic ,epistle of ,st4 ,james the ,apostle ,first ,epistle of ,st4 ,peter the ,apostle ,second ,epistle of ,st4 ,peter the ,apostle ,first ,epistle of ,st4 ,john the ,apostle ,second ,epistle of ,st4 ,john the ,apostle ,third ,epistle of ,st4 ,john the ,apostle ,catholic ,epistle of ,st4 ,jude the ,apostle ,apocalypse of ,st4 ,john the ,apostle ,appendices ,the ,catholike ,epistle of ,iude the ,apostle ,the ,preface to the ,reader ,hard ,vvordes ,explicated ,,the ,,holy ,,gospel ,,of ,,jesus ,,christ ,,according ,,to ,,saint ,,matthew ,saint ,matthew1 one of the twelve ,apostles1 who from being a publican1 that is1 a taxgatherer1 was called by our ,saviour to the ,apostleship3 in that profession his name is ,levi4 7,luke #e4bg1 and ,mark #b4ad47 ,he was the first of the ,evangelists that wrote the ,gospel1 and that in ,hebrew or ,syro-,chaldaic which the ,jews in ,palestine spoke at that time4 ,the original is not now extant2 but it was translated in the time of the ,apostles into ,greek1 that version was of equal authority4 ,he wrote about six years after the ,lord's ,ascension4 ,matthew ,chapter #a ,the genealogy of ,christ3 he is conceived and born of a virgin4 #a3a4 ,the book of the generation of ,jesus ,christ1 the son of ,david1 the son of ,abraham3 #a3b4 ,abraham begot ,isaac4 ,and ,isaac begot ,jacob4 ,and ,jacob begot ,judas and his brethren4 #a3c4 ,and ,judas begot ,phares and ,zara of ,thamar4 ,and ,phares begot ,esron4 ,and ,esron begot ,aram4 #a3d4 ,and ,aram begot ,aminadab4 ,and ,aminadab begot ,naasson4 ,and ,naasson begot ,salmon4 #a3e4 ,and ,salmon begot ,booz of ,rahab4 ,and ,booz begot ,obed of ,ruth4 ,and ,obed begot ,jesse4 #a3f4 ,and ,jesse begot ,david the king4 ,and ,david the king begot ,solomon1 of her that had been the wife of ,urias4 #a3g4 ,and ,solomon begot ,roboam4 ,and ,roboam begot ,abia4 ,and ,abia begot ,asa4 #a3h4 ,and ,asa begot ,josaphat4 ,and ,josaphat begot ,joram4 ,and ,joram begot ,ozias4 #a3i4 ,and ,ozias begot ,joatham4 ,and ,joatham begot ,achaz4 ,and ,achaz begot ,ezechias4 #a3aj4 ,and ,ezechias begot ,manasses4 ,and ,manasses begot ,amon4 ,and ,amon begot ,josias4 #a3aa4 ,and ,josias begot ,jechonias and his brethren in the transmigration of ,babylon4 #a3ab4 ,and after the transmigration of ,babylon1 ,jechonias begot ,salathiel4 ,and ,salathiel begot ,zorobabel4 #a3ac4 ,and ,zorobabel begot ,abiud4 ,and ,abiud begot ,eliacim4 ,and ,eliacim begot ,azor4 #a3ad4 ,and ,azor begot ,sadoc4 ,and ,sadoc begot ,achim4 ,and ,achim begot ,eliud4 #a3ae4 ,and ,eliud begot ,eleazar4 ,and ,eleazar begot ,mathan4 ,and ,mathan begot ,jacob4 #a3af4 ,and ,jacob begot ,joseph the husband of ,mary1 of whom was born ,jesus1 who is called ,christ4 ,the husband of ,mary4 4 4,the ,evangelist gives us rather the pedigree of ,st4 ,joseph1 than that of the blessed ,virgin1 to conform to the custom of the ,hebrews1 who in their genealogies took no notice of women2 but as they were near akin1 the pedigree of the one sheweth that of the other4 #a3ag4 ,so all the generations from ,abraham to ,david1 are fourteen generations4 ,and from ,david to the transmigration of ,babylon1 are fourteen generations3 and from the transmigration of ,babylon to ,christ are fourteen generations4 #a3ah4 ,now the generation of ,christ was in this wise4 ,when as his mother ,mary was espoused to ,joseph1 before they came together1 she was found with child1 of the ,holy ,ghost4 #a3ai4 ,whereupon ,joseph her husband1 being a just man1 and not willing publicly to expose her1 was minded to put her away privately4 #a3bj4 ,but while he thought on these things1 behold the ,angel of the ,lord appeared to him in his sleep1 saying3 ,joseph1 son of ,david1 fear not to take unto thee ,mary thy wife1 for that which is conceived in her1 is of the ,holy ,ghost4 #a3ba4 ,and she shall bring forth a son3 and thou shalt call his name ,jesus4 ,for he shall save his people from their sins4 #a3bb4 ,now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which the ,lord spoke by the prophet1 saying3 #a3bc4 ,behold a virgin shall be with child1 and bring forth a son1 and they shall call his name ,emmanuel1 which being interpreted is1 ,god with us4 #a3bd4 ,and ,joseph rising up from sleep1 did as the angel of the ,lord had commanded him1 and took unto him his wife4 #a3be4 ,and he knew her not till she brought forth her first born son3 and he called his name ,jesus4 ,till she brought forth her firstborn son4 4 4,from these words ,helvidius and other heretics most impiously inferred that the blessed ,virgin ,mary had other children besides ,christ2 but ,st4 ,jerome shews1 by divers examples1 that this expression of the ,evangelist was a manner of speaking usual among the ,hebrews1 to denote by the word until1 only what is done1 without any regard to the future4 ,thus it is said1 ,genesis #h4 #f and #g1 that ,noe sent forth a raven1 which went forth1 and did not return till the waters were dried up on the earth4 ,that is1 did not return any more4 ,also ,isaias #df4 #d1 ,god says3 ,i am till you grow old4 ,who dare infer that ,god should then cease to be3 ,also in the first book of ,machabees #e4 #ed1 ,and they went up to mount ,sion with joy and gladness1 and offered holocausts1 because not one of them was slain till they had returned in peace4 ,that is1 not one was slain before or after they had returned4 ,god saith to his divine ,son3 ,sit on my right hand till ,i make thy enemies thy footstool4 ,shall he sit no longer after his enemies are subdued8 ,yea and for all eternity4 ,st4 ,jerome also proves by ,scripture examples1 that an only begotten son1 was also called firstborn1 or first begotten3 because according to the law1 the firstborn males were to be consecrated to ,god2 ,sanctify unto me1 saith the ,lord1 every firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of ,israel1 etc4 ,ex4 #ac4 #b4 ,matthew ,chapter #b ,the offerings of the wise men3 the flight into ,egypt3 the massacre of the ,innocents4 #b3a4 ,when ,jesus therefore was born in ,bethlehem of ,juda1 in the days of king ,herod1 behold1 there came wise men from the ,east to ,jerusalem1 #b3b4 ,saying3 ,where is he that is born king of the ,jews8 ,for we have seen his star in the ,east1 and are come to adore him4 #b3c4 ,and king ,herod hearing this1 was troubled1 and all ,jerusalem with him4 #b3d4 ,and assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people1 he inquired of them where ,christ should be born4 #b3e4 ,but they said to him3 ,in ,bethlehem of ,juda4 ,for so it is written by the prophet3 #b3f4 ,and thou ,bethlehem the land of ,juda art not the least among the princes of ,juda3 for out of thee shall come forth the captain that shall rule my people ,israel4 #b3g4 ,then ,herod1 privately calling the wise men learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them2 #b3h4 ,and sending them into ,bethlehem1 said3 ,go and diligently inquire after the child1 and when you have found him1 bring me word again1 that ,i also may come and adore him4 #b3i4 ,who having heard the king1 went their way2 and behold the star which they had seen in the ,east1 went before them1 until it came and stood over where the child was4 #b3aj4 ,and seeing the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy4 #b3aa4 ,and entering into the house1 they found the child with ,mary his mother1 and falling down they adored him3 and opening their treasures1 they offered him gifts2 gold1 frankincense1 and myrrh4 #b3ab4 ,and having received an answer in sleep that they should not return to ,herod1 they went back another way into their country4 #b3ac4 ,and after they were departed1 behold an angel of the ,lord appeared in sleep to ,joseph1 saying3 ,arise1 and take the child and his mother1 and fly into ,egypt3 and be there until ,i shall tell thee4 ,for it will come to pass that ,herod will seek the child to destroy him4 #b3ad4 ,who arose1 and took the child and his mother by night1 and retired into ,egypt3 and he was there until the death of ,herod3 #b3ae4 ,that it might be fulfilled which the ,lord spoke by the prophet1 saying3 ,out of ,egypt have ,i called my son4 #b3af4 ,then ,herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men1 was exceeding angry3 and sending killed all the menchildren that were in ,bethlehem1 and in all the borders thereof1 from two years old and under1 according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men4 #b3ag4 ,then was fulfilled that which was spoken by ,jeremias the prophet1 saying3 #b3ah4 ,a voice in ,rama was heard1 lamentation and great mourning2 ,rachel bewailing her children1 and would not be comforted1 because they are not4 #b3ai4 ,but when ,herod was dead1 behold an angel of the ,lord appeared in sleep to ,joseph in ,egypt1 #b3bj4 ,saying3 ,arise1 and take the child and his mother1 and go into the land of ,israel4 ,for they are dead that sought the life of the child4 #b3ba4 ,who arose1 and took the child and his mother1 and came into the land of ,israel4 #b3bb4 ,but hearing that ,archclaus reigned in ,judea in the room of ,herod his father1 he was afraid to go thither3 and being warned in sleep retired into the quarters of ,galilee4 #b3bc4 ,and coming he dwelt in a city called ,nazareth3 that it might be fulfilled which was said by the prophets3 ,that he shall be called a ,nazarene4 ,matthew ,chapter #c ,the preaching of ,john3 ,christ is baptized4 #c3a4 ,and in those days cometh ,john the ,baptist preaching in the desert of ,judea4 #c3b4 ,and saying3 ,do penance3 for the kingdom of heaven is at hand4 ,do penance4 4 4,paenitentiam agite4 ,which word1 according to the use of the scriptures and the holy fathers1 does not only signify repentance and amendment of life1 but also punishing past sins by fasting1 and such like penitential exercises4 #c3c4 ,for this is he that was spoken of by ,isaias the prophet1 saying3 ,a voice of one crying in the desert1 ,prepare ye the way of the ,lord1 make straight his paths4 #c3d4 ,and the same ,john had his garment of camel's hair1 and a leathern girdle about his loins3 and his meat was locusts and wild honey4 #c3e4 ,then went out to him ,jerusalem and all ,judea1 and all the country about ,jordan3 #c3f4 ,and were baptized by him in the ,jordan1 confessing their sins4 #c3g4 ,and seeing many of the ,pharisees and ,sadducees coming to his baptism1 he said to them3 ,ye brood of vipers1 who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come8 ,pharisees and ,sadducees4 4 4,these were two sects among the ,jews3 of which the former were for the most part notorious hypocrites2 the latter1 a kind of freethinkers in matters of religion4 #c3h4 ,bring forth therefore fruit worthy of penance4 #c3i4 ,and think not to say within yourselves1 ,we have ,abraham for our father4 ,for ,i tell you that ,god is able of these stones to raise up children to ,abraham4 #c3aj4 ,for now the axe is laid to the root of the trees4 ,every tree therefore that doth not yield good fruit1 shall be cut down1 and cast into the fire4 #c3aa4 ,i indeed baptize you in water unto penance1 but he that shall come after me1 is mightier than ,i1 whose shoes ,i am not worthy to bear3 he shall baptize you in the ,holy ,ghost and fire4 #c3ab4 ,whose fan is in his hand1 and he will thoroughly cleanse his floor and gather his wheat into the barn2 but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire4 #c3ac4 ,then cometh ,jesus from ,galilee to the ,jordan1 unto ,john1 to be baptized by him4 #c3ad4 ,but ,john stayed him1 saying3 ,i ought to be baptized by thee1 and comest thou to me8 #c3ae4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to him3 ,suffer it to be so now4 ,for so it becometh us to fulfil all justice4 ,then he suffered him4 #c3af4 ,and ,jesus being baptized1 forthwith came out of the water3 and lo1 the heavens were opened to him3 and he saw the ,spirit of ,god descending as a dove1 and coming upon him4 #c3ag4 ,and behold a voice from heaven saying3 ,this is my beloved ,son1 in whom ,i am well pleased4 ,matthew ,chapter #d ,christ's fast of forty days3 ,he is tempted4 ,he begins to preach1 to call disciples to him1 and to work miracles4 #d3a4 ,then ,jesus was led by the spirit into the desert1 to be tempted by the devil4 #d3b4 ,and when he had fasted forty days and forty nights1 afterwards he was hungry4 #d3c4 ,and the tempter coming said to him3 ,if thou be the ,son of ,god1 command that these stones be made bread4 #d3d4 ,who answered and said3 ,it is written1 ,not in bread alone doth man live1 but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of ,god4 #d3e4 ,then the devil took him up into the holy city1 and set him upon the pinnacle of the temple1 #d3f4 ,and said to him3 ,if thou be the ,son of ,god1 cast thyself down1 for it is written3 ,that he hath given his angels charge over thee1 and in their hands shall they bear thee up1 lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone4 #d3g4 ,jesus said to him3 ,it is written again3 ,thou shalt not tempt the ,lord thy ,god4 #d3h4 ,again the devil took him up into a very high mountain1 and shewed him all the kingdoms of the world1 and the glory of them1 ,shewed him1 etc4 4 4,that is1 pointed out to him where each kingdom lay2 and set forth in words what was most glorious and admirable in each of them4 ,or also set before his eyes1 as it were in a large map1 a lively representation of all those kingdoms4 #d3i4 ,and said to him3 ,all these will ,i give thee1 if falling down thou wilt adore me4 #d3aj4 ,then ,jesus saith to him3 ,begone1 ,satan3 for it is written3 ,the ,lord thy ,god shalt thou adore1 and him only shalt thou serve4 #d3aa4 ,then the devil left him2 and behold angels came and ministered to him4 #d3ab4 ,and when ,jesus had heard that ,john was delivered up1 he retired into ,galilee3 #d3ac4 ,and leaving the city ,nazareth1 he came and dwelt in ,capharnaum on the sea coast1 in the borders of ,zabulon and of ,nephthalim2 #d3ad4 ,that it might be fulfilled which was said by ,isaias the prophet3 #d3ae4 ,land of ,zabulon and land of ,nephthalim1 the way of the sea beyond the ,jordan1 ,galilee of the ,gentiles3 #d3af4 ,the people that sat in darkness1 hath seen great light3 and to them that sat in the region of the shadow of death1 light is sprung up4 #d3ag4 ,from that time ,jesus began to preach1 and to say3 ,do penance1 for the kingdom of heaven is at hand4 #d3ah4 ,and ,jesus walking by the sea of ,galilee1 saw two brethren1 ,simon who is called ,peter1 and ,andrew his brother1 casting a net into the sea 7for they were fishers74 #d3ai4 ,and he saith to them3 ,come ye after me1 and ,i will make you to be fishers of men4 #d3bj4 ,and they immediately leaving their nets1 followed him4 #d3ba4 ,and going on from thence1 he saw other two brethren1 ,james the son of ,zebedee1 and ,john his brother1 in a ship with ,zebedee their father1 mending their nets3 and he called them4 #d3bb4 ,and they forthwith left their nets and father1 and followed him4 #d3bc4 ,and ,jesus went about all ,galilee1 teaching in their synagogues1 and preaching the gospel of the kingdom3 and healing all manner of sickness and every infirmity1 among the people4 #d3bd4 ,and his fame went throughout all ,syria1 and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments1 and such as were possessed by devils1 and lunatics1 and those that had the palsy1 and he cured them3 #d3be4 ,and much people followed him from ,galilee1 and from ,decapolis1 and from ,jerusalem1 and from ,judea1 and from beyond the ,jordan4 ,matthew ,chapter #e ,christ's sermon upon the mount4 ,the eight beatitudes4 #e3a4 ,and seeing the multitudes1 he went up into a mountain1 and when he was set down1 his disciples came unto him4 #e3b4 ,and opening his mouth he taught them1 saying3 #e3c4 ,blessed are the poor in spirit3 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven4 ,the poor in spirit4 4 4,that is1 the humble2 and they whose spirit is not set upon riches4 #e3d4 ,blessed are the meek3 for they shall possess the land4 #e3e4 ,blessed are they that mourn3 for they shall be comforted4 #e3f4 ,blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice3 for they shall have their fill4 #e3g4 ,blessed are the merciful3 for they shall obtain mercy4 #e3h4 ,blessed are the clean of heart3 they shall see ,god4 #e3i4 ,blessed are the peacemakers3 for they shall be called the children of ,god4 #e3aj4 ,blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake3 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven4 #e3aa4 ,blessed are ye when they shall revile you1 and persecute you1 and speak all that is evil against you1 untruly1 for my sake3 #e3ab4 ,be glad and rejoice for your reward is very great in heaven4 ,for so they persecuted the prophets that were before you4 #e3ac4 ,you are the salt of the earth4 ,but if the salt lose its savour1 wherewith shall it be salted8 ,it is good for nothing anymore but to be cast out1 and to be trodden on by men4 #e3ad4 ,you are the light of the world4 ,a city seated on a mountain cannot be hid4 #e3ae4 ,neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel1 but upon a candlestick1 that it may shine to all that are in the house4 #e3af4 ,so let your light shine before men1 that they may see your good works1 and glorify your ,father who is in heaven4 #e3ag4 ,do not think that ,i am come to destroy the law1 or the prophets4 ,i am not come to destroy1 but to fulfil4 ,to fulfil4 4 4,by accomplishing all the figures and prophecies2 and perfecting all that was imperfect4 #e3ah4 ,for amen ,i say unto you1 till heaven and earth pass1 one jot1 or one tittle shall not pass of the law1 till all be fulfilled4 ,amen4 4 4,that is1 assuredly of a truth4 4 4,this ,hebrew word1 amen1 is here retained by the example and authority of all the four ,evangelists4 ,it is used by our ,lord as a strong asseveration1 and affirmation of the truth4 #e3ai4 ,he therefore that shall break one of these least commandments1 and shall so teach men shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven4 ,but he that shall do and teach1 he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven4 #e3bj4 ,for ,i tell you1 that unless your justice abound more than that of the scribes and ,pharisees1 you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven4 ,the scribes and ,pharisees4 4 4,the scribes were the doctors of the law of ,moses3 the ,pharisees were a precise set of men1 making profession of a more exact observance of the law3 and upon that account greatly esteemed among the people4 #e3ba4 ,you have heard that it was said to them of old3 ,thou shalt not kill4 ,and whosoever shall kill1 shall be in danger of the judgment4 ,shall be in danger of the judgment4 4 4,that is1 shall deserve to be punished by that lesser tribunal among the ,jews1 called the ,judgment1 which took cognizance of such crimes4 #e3bb4 ,but ,i say to you1 that whosoever is angry with his brother1 shall be in danger of the judgment4 ,and whosoever shall say to his brother1 ,raca1 shall be in danger of the council4 ,and whosoever shall say1 ,thou fool1 shall be in danger of hell fire4 ,raca4 4 4,a word expressing great indignation or contempt4 ,shall be in danger of the council4 4 4,that is1 shall deserve to be punished by the highest court of judicature1 called the ,council1 or ,sanhedrim1 consisting of seventy-two persons1 where the highest causes were tried and judged1 which was at ,jerusalem4 ,thou fool4 4 4,this was then looked upon as a heinous injury1 when uttered with contempt1 spite1 or malice3 and therefore is here so severely condemned4 ,shall be in danger of hell fire4 4 4literally1 according to the ,greek1 shall deserve to be cast into the ,gehenna of fire4 ,which words our ,saviour made use of to express the fire and punishments of hell4 #e3bc4 ,if therefore thou offer thy gift at the altar1 and there thou remember that thy brother hath anything against thee2 #e3bd4 ,leave there thy offering before the altar1 and go first to be reconciled to thy brother1 and then coming thou shalt offer thy gift4 #e3be4 ,be at agreement with thy adversary betimes1 whilst thou art in the way with him3 lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to the judge1 and the judge deliver thee to the officer1 and thou be cast into prison4 #e3bf4 ,amen ,i say to thee1 thou shalt not go out from thence till thou repay the last farthing4 #e3bg4 ,you have heard that it was said to them of old3 ,thou shalt not commit adultery4 #e3bh4 ,but ,i say to you1 that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her1 hath already committed adultery with her in his heart4 #e3bi4 ,and if thy right eye scandalize thee1 pluck it out and cast it from thee4 ,for it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should perish1 rather than thy whole body be cast into hell4 ,scandalize thee4 4 4,that is1 if it be a stumblingblock1 or occasion of sin to thee4 ,by which we are taught to fly the immediate occasions of sin1 though they be as dear to us1 or as necessary as a hand or an eye4 #e3cj4 ,and if thy right hand scandalize thee1 cut it off1 and cast it from thee3 for it is expedient for thee that one of thy members should perish1 rather than that thy whole body go into hell4 #e3ca4 ,and it hath been said1 ,whosoever shall put away his wife1 let him give her a bill of divorce4 #e3cb4 ,but ,i say to you1 that whosoever shall put away his wife1 excepting the cause of fornication1 maketh her to commit adultery3 and he that shall marry her that is put away1 committeth adultery4 #e3cc4 ,again you have heard that it was said to them of old1 thou shalt not forswear thyself3 but thou shalt perform thy oaths to the ,lord4 #e3cd4 ,but ,i say to you not to swear at all1 neither by heaven for it is the throne of ,god3 ,not to swear at all4 4 4,it is not forbid to swear in truth1 justice and judgment2 to the honour of ,god1 or our own or neighbour's just defence3 but only to swear rashly1 or profanely1 in common discourse1 and without necessity4 #e3ce4 ,nor by the earth1 for it is his footstool3 nor by ,jerusalem1 for it is the city of the great king3 #e3cf4 ,neither shalt thou swear by thy head1 because thou canst not make one hair white or black4 #e3cg4 ,but let your speech be yea1 yea3 no1 no3 and that which is over and above these1 is of evil4 #e3ch4 ,you have heard that it hath been said3 ,an eye for an eye1 and a tooth for a tooth4 #e3ci4 ,but ,i say to you not to resist evil3 but if one strike thee on thy right cheek1 turn to him also the other3 ,not to resist evil1 etc4 4 4,what is here commanded1 is a ,christian patience under injuries and affronts1 and to be willing even to suffer still more1 rather than to indulge the desire of revenge3 but what is further added does not strictly oblige according to the letter1 for neither did ,christ nor ,st4 ,paul turn the other cheek4 ,st4 ,john #ah41 and ,acts #bc4 #e3dj4 ,and if a man will contend with thee in judgment1 and take away thy coat1 let go thy cloak also unto him4 #e3da4 ,and whosoever will force thee one mile1 go with him other two4 #e3db4 ,give to him that asketh of thee1 and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away4 #e3dc4 ,you have heard that it hath been said1 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour1 and hate thy enemy4 #e3dd4 ,but ,i say to you1 ,love your enemies3 do good to them that hate you3 and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you3 #e3de4 ,that you may be the children of your ,father who is in heaven1 who maketh his sun to rise upon the good1 and bad1 and raineth upon the just and the unjust4 #e3df4 ,for if you love them that love you1 what reward shall you have8 do not even the publicans this8 ,the publicans4 4 4,these were the gatherers of the public taxes3 a set of men1 odious and infamous among the ,jews1 for their extortions and injustice4 #e3dg4 ,and if you salute your brethren only1 what do you more8 do not also the heathens this8 #e3dh4 ,be you therefore perfect1 as also your heavenly ,father is perfect4 ,matthew ,chapter #f ,a continuation of the sermon on the mount4 #f3a4 ,take heed that you do not your justice before men1 to be seen by them3 otherwise you shall not have a reward of your ,father who is in heaven4 ,your justice4 4 4that is1 works of justice2 viz41 fasting1 prayer1 and almsdeeds2 which ought to be performed not out of ostentation1 or a view to please men1 but solely to please ,god4 #f3b4 ,therefore when thou dost an alms-deed1 sound not a trumpet before thee1 as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets1 that they may be honoured by men4 ,amen ,i say to you1 they have received their reward4 #f3c4 ,but when thou dost alms1 let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth4 #f3d4 ,that thy alms may be in secret1 and thy ,father who seeth in secret will repay thee4 #f3e4 ,and when ye pray1 you shall not be as the hypocrites1 that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets1 that they may be seen by men3 ,amen ,i say to you1 they have received their reward4 #f3f4 ,but thou when thou shalt pray1 enter into thy chamber1 and having shut the door1 pray to thy ,father in secret1 and thy father who seeth in secret will repay thee4 #f3g4 ,and when you are praying1 speak not much1 as the heathens4 ,for they think that in their much speaking they may be heard4 #f3h4 ,be not you therefore like to them for your ,father knoweth what is needful for you1 before you ask him4 #f3i4 ,thus therefore shall you pray3 ,our ,father who art in heaven1 hallowed be thy name4 #f3aj4 ,thy kingdom come4 ,thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven4 #f3aa4 ,give us this day our supersubstantial bread4 ,supersubstantial bread4 4 4,in ,st4 ,luke the same word is rendered daily bread4 ,it is understood of the bread of life1 which we receive in the ,blessed ,sacrament4 #f3ab4 ,and forgive us our debts1 as we also forgive our debtors4 #f3ac4 ,and lead us not into temptation4 ,but deliver us from evil4 ,amen4 ,lead us not into temptation4 4 4,that is1 suffer us not to be overcome by temptation4 #f3ad4 ,for if you will forgive men their offences1 your heavenly ,father will forgive you also your offences4 #f3ae4 ,but if you will not forgive men1 neither will your ,father forgive you your offences4 #f3af4 ,and when you fast1 be not as the hypocrites1 sad4 ,for they disfigure their faces1 that they may appear unto men to fast4 ,amen ,i say to you1 they have received their reward4 #f3ag4 ,but thou1 when thou fastest anoint thy head1 and wash thy face2 #f3ah4 ,that thou appear not to men to fast1 but to thy ,father who is in secret3 and thy ,father who seeth in secret1 will repay thee4 #f3ai4 ,lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth3 where the rust1 and moth consume1 and where thieves break through1 and steal4 #f3bj4 ,but lay up to yourselves treasures in heaven3 where neither the rust nor moth doth consume1 and where thieves do not break through1 nor steal4 #f3ba4 ,for where thy treasure is1 there is thy heart also4 #f3bb4 ,the light of thy body is thy eye4 ,if thy eye be single1 thy whole body shall be lightsome4 #f3bc4 ,but if thy eye be evil thy whole body shall be darksome4 ,if then the light that is in thee1 be darkness3 the darkness itself how great shall it be6 #f3bd4 ,no man can serve two masters4 ,for either he will hate the one1 and love the other3 or he will sustain the one1 and despise the other4 ,you cannot serve ,god and mammon4 ,mammon4 4 4,that is1 riches1 worldly interest4 #f3be4 ,therefore ,i say to you1 be not solicitous for your life1 what you shall eat1 nor for your body1 what you shall put on4 ,is not the life more than the meat3 and the body more than the raiment8 #f3bf4 ,behold the birds of the air1 for they neither sow1 nor do they reap1 nor gather into barns3 and your heavenly ,father feedeth them4 ,are not you of much more value than they8 #f3bg4 ,and which of you by taking thought1 can add to his stature one cubit8 #f3bh4 ,and for raiment why are you solicitous8 ,consider the lilies of the field1 how they grow3 they labour not1 neither do they spin4 #f3bi4 ,but ,i say to you1 that not even ,solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these4 #f3cj4 ,and if the grass of the field1 which is to day1 and to morrow is cast into the oven1 ,god doth so clothe3 how much more you1 ,o ye of little faith8 #f3ca4 ,be not solicitous therefore1 saying3 ,what shall we eat3 or what shall we drink1 or wherewith shall we be clothed8 #f3cb4 ,for after all these things do the heathens seek4 ,for your ,father knoweth that you have need of all these things4 #f3cc4 ,seek ye therefore first the kingdom of ,god1 and his justice1 and all these things shall be added unto you4 #f3cd4 ,be not therefore solicitous for to morrow2 for the morrow will be solicitous for itself4 ,sufficient for the day is the evil thereof4 ,matthew ,chapter #g ,the third part of the sermon on the mount4 #g3a4 ,judge not1 that you may not be judged4 #g3b4 ,for with what judgment you judge1 you shall be judged3 and with what measure you mete1 it shall be measured to you again4 #g3c4 ,and why seest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye2 and seest not the beam that is in thy own eye8 #g3d4 ,or how sayest thou to thy brother3 ,let me cast the mote out of thy eye2 and behold a beam is in thy own eye8 #g3e4 ,thou hypocrite1 cast out first the beam out of thy own eye1 and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye4 #g3f4 ,give not that which is holy to dogs2 neither cast ye your pearls before swine1 lest perhaps they trample them under their feet1 and turning upon you1 they tear you4 #g3g4 ,ask1 and it shall be given you3 seek1 and you shall find3 knock1 and it shall be opened to you4 #g3h4 ,for every one that asketh1 receiveth3 and he that seeketh1 findeth3 and to him that knocketh1 it shall be opened4 #g3i4 ,or what man is there among you1 of whom if his son shall ask bread1 will he reach him a stone8 #g3aj4 ,or if he shall ask him a fish1 will he reach him a serpent8 #g3aa4 ,if you then being evil1 know how to give good gifts to your children3 how much more will your ,father who is in heaven1 give good things to them that ask him8 #g3ab4 ,all things therefore whatsoever you would that men should do to you1 do you also to them4 ,for this is the law and the prophets4 #g3ac4 ,enter ye in at the narrow gate3 for wide is the gate1 and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction1 and many there are who go in thereat4 #g3ad4 ,how narrow is the gate1 and strait is the way that leadeth to life3 and few there are that find it6 #g3ae4 ,beware of false prophets1 who come to you in the clothing of sheep1 but inwardly they are ravening wolves4 #g3af4 ,by their fruits you shall know them4 ,do men gather grapes of thorns1 or figs of thistles8 #g3ag4 ,even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit1 and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit4 #g3ah4 ,a good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit1 neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit4 #g3ai4 ,every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit1 shall be cut down1 and shall be cast into the fire4 #g3bj4 ,wherefore by their fruits you shall know them4 #g3ba4 ,not every one that saith to me1 ,lord1 ,lord1 shall enter into the kingdom of heaven3 but he that doth the will of my ,father who is in heaven1 he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven4 #g3bb4 ,many will say to me in that day3 ,lord1 ,lord1 have not we prophesied in thy name1 and cast out devils in thy name1 and done many miracles in thy name8 #g3bc4 ,and then will ,i profess unto them1 ,i never knew you3 depart from me1 you that work iniquity4 #g3bd4 ,every one therefore that heareth these my words1 and doth them1 shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock1 #g3be4 ,and the rain fell1 and the floods came1 and the winds blew1 and they beat upon that house1 and it fell not1 for it was founded on a rock4 #g3bf4 ,and every one that heareth these my words and doth them not1 shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand1 #g3bg4 ,and the rain fell1 and the floods came1 and the winds blew1 and they beat upon that house1 and it fell1 and great was the fall thereof4 #g3bh4 ,and it came to pass when ,jesus had fully ended these words1 the people were in admiration at his doctrine4 #g3bi4 ,for he was teaching them as one having power1 and not as the scribes and ,pharisees4 ,matthew ,chapter #h ,christ cleanses the leper1 heals the centurion's servant1 ,peter's mother-in-law1 and many others3 he stills the storm at sea1 drives the devils out of two men possessed1 and suffers them to go into the swine4 #h3a4 ,and when he was come down from the mountain1 great multitudes followed him3 #h3b4 ,and behold a leper came and adored him1 saying3 ,lord1 if thou wilt1 thou canst make me clean4 #h3c4 ,and ,jesus stretching forth his hand1 touched him1 saying3 ,i will1 be thou made clean4 ,and forthwith his leprosy was cleansed4 #h3d4 ,and ,jesus saith to him3 ,see thou tell no man3 but go1 shew thyself to the priest1 and offer the gift which ,moses commanded1 for a testimony unto them4 #h3e4 ,and when he had entered into ,capharnaum1 there came to him a centurion1 beseeching him1 #h3f4 ,and saying1 ,lord1 my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy1 and is grievously tormented4 #h3g4 ,and ,jesus saith to him3 ,i will come and heal him4 #h3h4 ,and the centurion1 making answer1 said3 ,lord1 ,i am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof2 but only say the word1 and my servant shall be healed4 #h3i4 ,for ,i also am a man subject to authority1 having under me soldiers2 and ,i say to this1 ,go1 and he goeth1 and to another ,come1 and he cometh1 and to my servant1 ,do this1 and he doeth it4 #h3aj4 ,and ,jesus hearing this1 marvelled2 and said to them that followed him4 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,i have not found so great faith in ,israel4 #h3aa4 ,and ,i say to you that many shall come from the east and the west1 and shall sit down with ,abraham1 and ,isaac and ,jacob in the kingdom of heaven3 #h3ab4 ,but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exterior darkness3 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 #h3ac4 ,and ,jesus said to the centurion3 ,go1 and as thou hast believed1 so be it done to thee4 ,and the servant was healed at the same hour4 #h3ad4 ,and when ,jesus was come into ,peter's house1 he saw his wife's mother lying1 and sick of a fever2 #h3ae4 ,and he touched her hand1 and the fever left her1 and she arose and ministered to them4 #h3af4 ,and when evening was come1 they brought to him many that were possessed with devils3 and he cast out the spirits with his word3 and all that were sick he healed3 #h3ag4 ,that it might be fulfilled1 which was spoken by the prophet ,isaias1 saying3 ,he took our infirmities1 and bore our diseases4 #h3ah4 ,and ,jesus seeing great multitudes about him1 gave orders to pass over the water4 #h3ai4 ,and a certain scribe came and said to him3 ,master1 ,i will follow thee whithersoever thou shalt go4 #h3bj4 ,and ,jesus saith to him3 ,the foxes have holes1 and the birds of the air nests2 but the ,son of man hath not where to lay his head4 #h3ba4 ,and another of his disciples said to him3 ,lord1 suffer me first to go and bury my father4 #h3bb4 ,but ,jesus said to him3 ,follow me1 and let the dead bury their dead4 #h3bc4 ,and when he entered into the boat1 his disciples followed him3 #h3bd4 ,and behold a great tempest arose in the sea1 so that the boat was covered with waves1 but he was asleep4 #h3be4 ,and they came to him1 and awaked him1 saying3 ,lord1 save us1 we perish4 #h3bf4 ,and ,jesus saith to them3 ,why are you fearful1 ,o ye of little faith8 ,then rising up1 he commanded the winds1 and the sea1 and there came a great calm4 #h3bg4 ,but the men wondered1 saying3 ,what manner of man is this1 for the winds and the sea obey him8 #h3bh4 ,and when he was come on the other side of the water1 into the country of the ,gerasens1 there met him two that were possessed with devils1 coming out of the sepulchres1 exceeding fierce1 so that none could pass by that way4 #h3bi4 ,and behold they cried out1 saying3 ,what have we to do with thee1 ,jesus ,son of ,god8 art thou come hither to torment us before the time8 #h3cj4 ,and there was1 not far from them1 a herd of many swine feeding4 #h3ca4 ,and the devils besought him1 saying3 ,if thou cast us out hence1 send us into the herd of swine4 #h3cb4 ,and he said to them3 ,go4 ,but they going out went into the swine1 and behold the whole herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea3 and they perished in the waters4 #h3cc4 ,and they that kept them fled3 and coming into the city1 told every thing1 and concerning them that had been possessed by the devils4 #h3cd4 ,and behold the whole city went out to meet ,jesus1 and when they saw him1 they besought him that he would depart from their coast4 ,matthew ,chapter #i ,christ heals one sick of palsy3 calls ,matthew3 cures the issue of blood3 raises to life the daughter of ,jairus3 gives sight to two blind men3 and heals a dumb man possessed by the devil4 #i3a4 ,and entering into a boat1 he passed over the water and came into his own city4 #i3b4 ,and behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed4 ,and ,jesus1 seeing their faith1 said to the man sick of the palsy3 ,be of good heart1 son1 thy sins are forgiven thee4 #i3c4 ,and behold some of the scribes said within themselves3 ,he blasphemeth4 #i3d4 ,and ,jesus seeing their thoughts1 said3 ,why do you think evil in your hearts8 #i3e4 ,whether is easier1 to say1 ,thy sins are forgiven thee3 or to say1 ,arise1 and walk8 #i3f4 ,but that you may know that the ,son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins1 7then said he to the man sick of the palsy17 ,arise1 take up thy bed1 and go into thy house4 #i3g4 ,and he arose1 and went into his house4 #i3h4 ,and the multitude seeing it1 feared1 and glorified ,god that gave such power to men4 #i3i4 ,and when ,jesus passed on from thence1 he saw a man sitting in the custom house1 named ,matthew2 and he saith to him3 ,follow me4 ,and he arose up and followed him4 #i3aj4 ,and it came to pass as he was sitting at meat in the house1 behold many publicans and sinners came1 and sat down with ,jesus and his disciples4 #i3aa4 ,and the ,pharisees seeing it1 said to his disciples3 ,why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners8 #i3ab4 ,but ,jesus hearing it1 said3 ,they that are in health need not a physician1 but they that are ill4 #i3ac4 ,go then and learn what this meaneth1 ,i will have mercy and not sacrifice4 ,for ,i am not come to call the just1 but sinners4 #i3ad4 ,then came to him the disciples of ,john1 saying3 ,why do we and the ,pharisees1 fast often1 but thy disciples do not fast8 #i3ae4 ,and ,jesus said to them3 ,can the children of the bridegroom mourn1 as long as the bridegroom is with them8 ,but the days will come1 when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them1 and then they shall fast4 ,can the children of the bridegroom4 4 4,this1 by a ,hebraism1 signifies the friends or companions of the bridegroom4 #i3af4 ,and nobody putteth a piece of raw cloth unto an old garment4 ,for it taketh away the fulness thereof from the garment1 and there is made a greater rent4 #i3ag4 ,neither do they put new wine into old bottles4 ,otherwise the bottles break1 and the wine runneth out1 and the bottles perish4 ,but new wine they put into new bottles3 and both are preserved4 #i3ah4 ,as he was speaking these things unto them1 behold a certain ruler came up1 and adored him1 saying3 ,lord1 my daughter is even now dead2 but come1 lay thy hand upon her1 and she shall live4 #i3ai4 ,and ,jesus rising up followed him1 with his disciples4 #i3bj4 ,and behold a woman who was troubled with an issue of blood twelve years1 came behind him1 and touched the hem of his garment4 #i3ba4 ,for she said within herself3 ,if ,i shall touch only his garment1 ,i shall be healed4 #i3bb4 ,but ,jesus turning and seeing her1 said3 ,be of good heart1 daughter1 thy faith hath made thee whole4 ,and the woman was made whole from that hour4 #i3bc4 ,and when ,jesus was come into the house of the ruler1 and saw the minstrels and the multitude making a rout1 #i3bd4 ,he said3 ,give place1 for the girl is not dead1 but sleepeth4 ,and they laughed him to scorn4 #i3be4 ,and when the multitude was put forth1 he went in1 and took her by the hand4 ,and the maid arose4 #i3bf4 ,and the fame hereof went abroad into all that country4 #i3bg4 ,and as ,jesus passed from thence1 there followed him two blind men crying out and saying1 ,have mercy on us1 ,o ,son of ,david4 #i3bh4 ,and when he was come to the house1 the blind men came to him4 ,and ,jesus saith to them1 ,do you believe1 that ,i can do this unto you8 ,they say to him1 ,yea1 ,lord4 #i3bi4 ,then he touched their eyes1 saying1 ,according to your faith1 be it done unto you4 #i3cj4 ,and their eyes were opened1 and ,jesus strictly charged them1 saying1 ,see that no man know this4 #i3ca4 ,but they going out1 spread his fame abroad in all that country4 #i3cb4 ,and when they were gone out1 behold they brought him a dumb man1 possessed with a devil4 #i3cc4 ,and after the devil was cast out1 the dumb man spoke1 and the multitudes wondered1 saying1 ,never was the like seen in ,israel4 #i3cd4 ,but the ,pharisees said1 ,by the prince of devils he casteth out devils4 #i3ce4 ,and ,jesus went about all the cities and towns1 teaching in their synagogues1 and preaching the gospel of the kingdom1 and healing every disease1 and every infirmity4 #i3cf4 ,and seeing the multitudes1 he had compassion on them3 because they were distressed1 and lying like sheep that have no shepherd4 #i3cg4 ,then he saith to his disciples1 ,the harvest indeed is great1 but the labourers are few4 #i3ch4 ,pray ye therefore the ,lord of the harvest1 that he send forth labourers into his harvest4 ,matthew ,chapter #aj ,christ sends out his twelve apostles1 with the power of miracles4 ,the lessons he gives them4 #aj3a4 ,and having called his twelve disciples together1 he gave them power over unclean spirits1 to cast them out1 and to heal all manner of diseases1 and all manner of infirmities4 #aj3b4 ,and the names of the twelve ,apostles are these3 ,the first1 ,simon who is called ,peter1 and ,andrew his brother1 #aj3c4 ,james the son of ,zebedee1 and ,john his brother1 ,philip and ,bartholomew1 ,thomas and ,matthew the publican1 and ,james the son of ,alpheus1 and ,thaddeus1 #aj3d4 ,simon the ,cananean1 and ,judas ,iscariot1 who also betrayed him4 #aj3e4 ,these twelve ,jesus sent3 commanding them1 saying3 ,go ye not into the way of the ,gentiles1 and into the city of the ,samaritans enter ye not4 #aj3f4 ,but go ye rather to the lost sheep of the house of ,israel4 #aj3g4 ,and going1 preach1 saying3 ,the kingdom of heaven is at hand4 #aj3h4 ,heal the sick1 raise the dead1 cleanse the lepers1 cast out devils3 freely have you received1 freely give4 #aj3i4 ,do not possess gold1 nor silver1 nor money in your purses3 #aj3aj4 ,nor scrip for your journey1 nor two coats1 nor shoes1 nor a staff2 for the workman is worthy of his meat4 #aj3aa4 ,and into whatsoever city or town you shall enter1 inquire who in it is worthy1 and there abide till you go thence4 #aj3ab4 ,and when you come into the house1 salute it1 saying3 ,peace be to this house4 #aj3ac4 ,and if that house be worthy1 your peace shall come upon it2 but if it be not worthy1 your peace shall return to you4 #aj3ad4 ,and whosoever shall not receive you1 nor hear your words3 going forth out of that house or city shake off the dust from your feet4 #aj3ae4 ,amen ,i say to you1 it shall be more tolerable for the land of ,sodom and ,gomorrha in the day of judgment1 than for that city4 #aj3af4 ,behold ,i send you as sheep in the midst of wolves4 ,be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves4 ,simple4 4 4,that is1 harmless1 plain1 sincere1 and without guile4 #aj3ag4 ,but beware of men4 ,for they will deliver you up in councils1 and they will scourge you in their synagogues4 #aj3ah4 ,and you shall be brought before governors1 and before kings for my sake1 for a testimony to them and to the ,gentiles3 #aj3ai4 ,but when they shall deliver you up1 take no thought how or what to speak3 for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak3 #aj3bj4 ,for it is not you that speak1 but the spirit of your ,father that speaketh in you4 #aj3ba4 ,the brother also shall deliver up the brother to death1 and the father the son2 and the children shall rise up against their parents1 and shall put them to death4 #aj3bb4 ,and you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake3 but he that shall persevere unto the end1 he shall be saved4 #aj3bc4 ,and when they shall persecute you in this city1 flee into another4 ,amen ,i say to you1 you shall not finish all the cities of ,israel1 till the ,son of man come4 #aj3bd4 ,the disciple is not above the master1 nor the servant above his lord4 #aj3be4 ,it is enough for the disciple that he be as his master1 and the servant as his lord4 ,if they have called the good man of the house ,beelzebub1 how much more them of his household8 #aj3bf4 ,therefore fear them not4 ,for nothing is covered that shall not be revealed3 nor hid1 that shall not be known4 #aj3bg4 ,that which ,i tell you in the dark1 speak ye in the light3 and that which you hear in the ear1 preach ye upon the housetops4 #aj3bh4 ,and fear ye not them that kill the body1 and are not able to kill the soul3 but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body in hell4 #aj3bi4 ,are not two sparrows sold for a farthing8 and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your ,father4 #aj3cj4 ,but the very hairs of your head are all numbered4 #aj3ca4 ,fear not therefore3 better are you than many sparrows4 #aj3cb4 ,every one therefore that shall confess me before men1 ,i will also confess him before my ,father who is in heaven4 #aj3cc4 ,but he that shall deny me before men1 ,i will also deny him before my ,father who is in heaven4 #aj3cd4 ,do not think that ,i came to send peace upon earth3 ,i came not to send peace1 but the sword4 #aj3ce4 ,for ,i came to set a man at variance against his father1 and the daughter against her mother1 and the daughter in law against her mother in law4 ,i came to set a man at variance1 etc4 4 4,not that this was the end or design of the coming of our ,saviour2 but that his coming and his doctrine would have this effect1 by reason of the obstinate resistance that many would make1 and of their persecuting all such as should adhere to him4 #aj3cf4 ,and a man's enemies shall be they of his own household4 #aj3cg4 ,he that loveth father or mother more than me1 is not worthy of me2 and he that loveth son or daughter more than me1 is not worthy of me4 #aj3ch4 ,and he that taketh not up his cross1 and followeth me1 is not worthy of me4 #aj3ci4 ,he that findeth his life1 shall lose it3 and he that shall lose his life for me1 shall find it4 #aj3dj4 ,he that receiveth you1 receiveth me3 and he that receiveth me1 receiveth him that sent me4 #aj3da4 ,he that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet1 shall receive the reward of a prophet3 and he that receiveth a just man in the name of a just man1 shall receive the reward of a just man4 #aj3db4 ,and whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple1 amen ,i say to you he shall not lose his reward4 ,matthew ,chapter #aa ,john sends his disciples to ,christ1 who upbraids the ,jews for their incredulity1 and calls to him such as are sensible of their burdens4 #aa3a4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples1 he passed from thence1 to teach and to preach in their cities4 #aa3b4 ,now when ,john had heard in prison the works of ,christ3 sending two of his disciples he said to him3 #aa3c4 ,art thou he that art to come1 or look we for another8 #aa3d4 ,and ,jesus making answer said to them3 ,go and relate to ,john what you have heard and seen4 #aa3e4 ,the blind see1 the lame walk1 the lepers are cleansed1 the deaf hear1 the dead rise again1 the poor have the gospel preached to them4 #aa3f4 ,and blessed is he that shall not be scandalized in me4 ,scandalized in me4 4 4,that is1 who shall not take occasion of scandal or offence from my humility1 and the disgraceful death of the cross which ,i shall endure4 #aa3g4 ,and when they went their way1 ,jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning ,john3 ,what went you out into the desert to see8 a reed shaken with the wind8 #aa3h4 ,but what went you out to see8 a man clothed in soft garments8 ,behold they that are clothed in soft garments1 are in the houses of kings4 #aa3i4 ,but what went you out to see8 ,a prophet8 ,yea ,i tell you1 and more than a prophet4 #aa3aj4 ,for this is he of whom it is written3 ,behold ,i send my angel before my face1 who shall prepare thy way before thee4 #aa3aa4 ,amen ,i say to you1 there hath not risen among them that are born of women a greater than ,john the ,baptist3 yet he that is the lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he4 #aa3ab4 ,and from the days of ,john the ,baptist until now1 the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence1 and the violent bear it away4 ,suffereth violence1 etc4 4 4,it is not to be obtained but by main force1 by using violence upon ourselves1 by mortification and penance1 and resisting our perverse inclinations4 #aa3ac4 ,for all the prophets and the law prophesied until ,john3 #aa3ad4 ,and if you will receive it1 he is ,elias that is to come4 ,he is ,elias1 etc4 4 4,not in person1 but in spirit4 ,st4 ,luke #a4 #ag4 #aa3ae4 ,he that hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 #aa3af4 ,but whereunto shall ,i esteem this generation to be like8 ,it is like to children sitting in the market place4 #aa3ag4 ,who crying to their companions say3 ,we have piped to you1 and you have not danced3 we have lamented1 and you have not mourned4 #aa3ah4 ,for ,john came neither eating nor drinking2 and they say3 ,he hath a devil4 #aa3ai4 ,the ,son of man came eating and drinking1 and they say3 ,behold a man that is a glutton and a wine drinker1 a friend of publicans and sinners4 ,and wisdom is justified by her children4 #aa3bj4 ,then began he to upbraid the cities wherein were done the most of his miracles1 for that they had not done penance4 #aa3ba4 ,woe thee1 ,corozain1 woe to thee1 ,bethsaida3 for if in ,tyre and ,sidon had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in you1 they had long ago done penance in sackcloth and ashes4 #aa3bb4 ,but ,i say unto you1 it shall be more tolerable for ,tyre and ,sidon in the day of judgment1 than for you4 #aa3bc4 ,and thou ,capharnaum1 shalt thou be exalted up to heaven8 thou shalt go down even unto hell4 ,for if in ,sodom had been wrought the miracles that have been wrought in thee1 perhaps it had remained unto this day4 #aa3bd4 ,but ,i say unto you1 that it shall be more tolerable for the land of ,sodom in the day of judgment than for thee4 #aa3be4 ,at that time ,jesus answered and said3 ,i confess to thee1 ,o ,father1 ,lord of ,heaven and earth1 because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent1 and hast revealed them to little ones4 #aa3bf4 ,yea1 ,father3 for so hath it seemed good in thy sight4 #aa3bg4 ,all things are delivered to me by my ,father4 ,and no one knoweth the ,son but the ,father3 neither doth any one know the ,father1 but the ,son1 and he to whom it shall please the ,son to reveal him4 #aa3bh4 ,come to me all you that labor and are burdened1 and ,i will refresh you4 #aa3bi4 ,take up my yoke upon you1 and learn of me1 because ,i am meek1 and humble of heart3 ,and you shall find rest to your souls4 #aa3cj4 ,for my yoke is sweet and my burden light4 ,matthew ,chapter #ab ,christ reproves the blindness of the ,pharisees1 and confutes their attributing his miracles to ,satan4 #ab3a4 ,at that time ,jesus went through the corn on the sabbath3 and his disciples being hungry1 began to pluck the ears1 and to eat4 #ab3b4 ,and the ,pharisees seeing them1 said to him3 ,behold thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days4 #ab3c4 ,but he said to them3 ,have you not read what ,david did when he was hungry1 and they that were with him3 #ab3d4 ,how he entered into the house of ,god1 and did eat the loaves of proposition1 which it was not lawful for him to eat1 nor for them that were with him1 but for the priests only8 ,the loaves of proposition4 4 4,so were called the twelve loaves which were placed before the sanctuary in the temple of ,god4 #ab3e4 ,or have ye not read in the law1 that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple break the sabbath1 and are without blame8 #ab3f4 ,but ,i tell you that there is here a greater than the temple4 #ab3g4 ,and if you knew what this meaneth3 ,i will have mercy1 and not sacrifice3 you would never have condemned the innocent4 #ab3h4 ,for the ,son of man is ,lord even of the sabbath4 #ab3i4 ,and when he had passed from thence1 he came into their synagogues4 #ab3aj4 ,and behold there was a man who had a withered hand1 and they asked him1 saying3 ,is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days8 that they might accuse him4 #ab3aa4 ,but he said to them3 ,what man shall there be among you1 that hath one sheep3 and if the same fall into a pit on the sabbath day1 will he not take hold on it and lift it up8 #ab3ab4 ,how much better is a man than a sheep8 ,therefore it is lawful to do a good deed on the sabbath days4 #ab3ac4 ,then he saith to the man3 ,stretch forth thy hand2 and he stretched it forth1 and it was restored to health even as the other4 #ab3ad4 ,and the ,pharisees going out made a consultation against him1 how they might destroy him4 #ab3ae4 ,but ,jesus knowing it1 retired from thence3 and many followed him1 and he healed them all4 #ab3af4 ,and he charged them that they should not make him known4 #ab3ag4 ,that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by ,isaias the prophet1 saying3 #ab3ah4 ,behold my servant whom ,i have chosen1 my beloved in whom my soul hath been well pleased4 ,i will put my spirit upon him1 and he shall shew judgment to the ,gentiles4 #ab3ai4 ,he shall not contend1 nor cry out1 neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets4 #ab3bj4 ,the bruised reed he shall not break3 and smoking flax he shall not extinguish3 till he send forth judgment unto victory4 #ab3ba4 ,and in his name the ,gentiles shall hope4 #ab3bb4 ,then was offered to him one possessed with a devil1 blind and dumb3 and he healed him1 so that he spoke and saw4 #ab3bc4 ,and all the multitudes were amazed1 and said3 ,is not this the son of ,david8 #ab3bd4 ,but the ,pharisees hearing it1 said3 ,this man casteth not out devils but by ,beelzebub the prince of the devils4 #ab3be4 ,and ,jesus knowing their thoughts1 said to them3 ,every kingdom divided against itself shall be made desolate3 and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand4 #ab3bf4 ,and if ,satan cast out ,satan1 he is divided against himself3 how then shall his kingdom stand8 #ab3bg4 ,and if ,i by ,beelzebub cast out devils1 by whom do your children cast them out8 ,therefore they shall be your judges4 #ab3bh4 ,but if ,i by the ,spirit of ,god cast out devils1 then is the kingdom of ,god come upon you4 #ab3bi4 ,or how can any one enter into the house of the strong1 and rifle his goods1 unless he first bind the strong8 and then he will rifle his house4 #ab3cj4 ,he that is not with me1 is against me3 and he that gathereth not with me1 scattereth4 #ab3ca4 ,therefore ,i say to you3 ,every sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven men1 but the blasphemy of the ,spirit shall not be forgiven4 ,the blasphemy of the ,spirit4 4 4,the sin here spoken of is that blasphemy1 by which the ,pharisees attributed the miracles of ,christ1 wrought by the ,spirit of ,god1 to ,beelzebub the prince of devils4 ,now this kind of sin is usually accompanied with so much obstinacy1 and such wilful opposing the ,spirit of ,god1 and the known truth1 that men who are guilty of it1 are seldom or never converted3 and therefore are never forgiven1 because they will not repent4 ,otherwise there is no sin1 which ,god cannot or will not forgive to such as sincerely repent1 and have recourse to the keys of the church4 #ab3cb4 ,and whosoever shall speak a word against the ,son of man1 it shall be forgiven him3 but he that shall speak against the ,holy ,ghost1 it shall not be forgiven him neither in this world1 nor in the world to come4 ,nor in the world to come4 4 4,from these words ,st4 ,augustine 7,de ,civ4 ,dei1 lib4 #ba1 c4 #ac7 and ,st4 ,gregory 7,dialog41 #d1 c4 #ci7 gather1 that some sins may be remitted in the world to come2 and1 consequently1 that there is a purgatory or a middle place4 #ab3cc4 ,either make the tree good and its fruit good3 or make the tree evil1 and its fruit evil4 ,for by the fruit the tree is known4 #ab3cd4 ,o generation of vipers1 how can you speak good things1 whereas you are evil8 for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh4 #ab3ce4 ,a good man out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things3 and an evil man out of an evil treasure bringeth forth evil things4 #ab3cf4 ,but ,i say unto you1 that every idle word that men shall speak1 they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment4 ,every idle word4 4 4,this shews there must be a place of temporal punishment hereafter where these slighter faults shall be punished4 #ab3cg4 ,for by thy words thou shalt be justified1 and by thy words thou shalt be condemned4 #ab3ch4 ,then some of the scribes and ,pharisees answered him1 saying3 ,master1 we would see a sign from thee4 ,a sign4 4 4,that is1 a miracle from heaven4 ,st4 ,luke #aa4 #af4 #ab3ci4 ,who answering said to them3 ,an evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign3 and a sign shall not be given it1 but the sign of ,jonas the prophet4 #ab3dj4 ,for as ,jonas was in the whale's belly three days and three nights3 so shall the ,son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights4 ,three days1 etc4 4 4,not complete days and nights2 but part of three days1 and three nights taken according to the way that the ,hebrews counted their days and nights1 viz41 from evening to evening4 #ab3da4 ,the men of ,ninive shall rise in judgment with this generation1 and shall condemn it3 because they did penance at the preaching of ,jonas4 ,and behold a greater than ,jonas here4 #ab3db4 ,the queen of the south shall rise in judgment with this generation1 and shall condemn it3 because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of ,solomon1 and behold a greater than ,solomon here4 #ab3dc4 ,and when an unclean spirit is gone out of a man he walketh through dry places seeking rest1 and findeth none4 #ab3dd4 ,then he saith3 ,i will return into my house from whence ,i came out4 ,and coming he findeth it empty1 swept1 and garnished4 #ab3de4 ,then he goeth1 and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself1 and they enter in and dwell there3 and the last state of that man is made worse than the first4 ,so shall it be also to this wicked generation4 #ab3df4 ,as he was yet speaking to the multitudes1 behold his mother and his brethren stood without1 seeking to speak to him4 #ab3dg4 ,and one said unto him3 ,behold thy mother and thy brethren stand without1 seeking thee4 #ab3dh4 ,but he answering him that told him1 said3 ,who is my mother1 and who are my brethren8 ,who is my mother84 4 4,this was not spoken by way of slighting his mother1 but to shew that we are never to suffer ourselves to be taken from the service of ,god1 by any inordinate affection to our earthly parents3 and that which our ,lord chiefly regarded in his mother1 was her doing the will of his ,father in heaven4 ,it may also further allude to the reprobation of the ,jews1 his carnal kindred1 and the election of the ,gentiles4 #ab3di4 ,and stretching forth his hand towards his disciples1 he said3 ,behold my mother and my brethren4 #ab3ej4 ,for whosoever shall do the will of my ,father1 that is in heaven1 he is my brother1 and sister1 and mother4 ,matthew ,chapter #ac ,the parables of the sower and the cockle3 of the mustardseed1 etc4 #ac3a4 ,the same day ,jesus going out of the house1 sat by the sea side4 #ac3b4 ,and great multitudes were gathered together unto him1 so that he went up into a boat and sat3 and all the multitude stood on the shore4 #ac3c4 ,and he spoke to them many things in parables1 saying3 ,behold the sower went forth to sow4 #ac3d4 ,and whilst he soweth some fell by the way side1 and the birds of the air came and ate them up4 #ac3e4 ,and other some fell upon stony ground1 where they had not much earth3 and they sprung up immediately1 because they had no deepness of earth4 #ac3f4 ,and when the sun was up they were scorched3 and because they had not root1 they withered away4 #ac3g4 ,and others fell among thorns3 and the thorns grew up and choked them4 #ac3h4 ,and others fell upon good ground3 and they brought forth fruit1 some an hundred fold1 some sixty fold1 and some thirty fold4 #ac3i4 ,he that hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 #ac3aj4 ,and his disciples came and said to him3 ,why speakest thou to them in parables8 #ac3aa4 ,who answered and said to them3 ,because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven3 but to them it is not given4 #ac3ab4 ,for he that hath1 to him shall be given1 and he shall abound3 but he that hath not1 from him shall be taken away that also which he hath4 #ac3ac4 ,therefore do ,i speak to them in parables3 because seeing they see not1 and hearing they hear not1 neither do they understand4 #ac3ad4 ,and the prophecy of ,isaias is fulfilled in them1 who saith3 ,by hearing you shall hear1 and shall not understand3 and seeing you shall see1 and shall not perceive4 #ac3ae4 ,for the heart of this people is grown gross1 and with their ears they have been dull of hearing1 and their eyes they have shut3 lest at any time they should see with their eyes1 and hear with their ears1 and understand with their heart1 and be converted1 and ,i should heal them4 #ac3af4 ,but blessed are your eyes1 because they see1 and your ears1 because they hear4 #ac3ag4 ,for1 amen1 ,i say to you1 many prophets and just men have desired to see the things that you see1 and have not seen them3 and to hear the things that you hear and have not heard them4 #ac3ah4 ,hear you therefore the parable of the sower4 #ac3ai4 ,when any one heareth the word of the kingdom1 and understandeth it not1 there cometh the wicked one1 and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart3 this is he that received the seed by the way side4 #ac3bj4 ,and he that received the seed upon stony ground1 is he that heareth the word1 and immediately receiveth it with joy4 #ac3ba4 ,yet hath he not root in himself1 but is only for a time3 and when there ariseth tribulation and persecution because of the word1 he is presently scandalized4 #ac3bb4 ,and he that received the seed among thorns1 is he that heareth the word1 and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choketh up the word1 and he becometh fruitless4 #ac3bc4 ,but he that received the seed upon good ground1 is he that heareth the word1 and understandeth1 and beareth fruit1 and yieldeth the one an hundredfold1 and another sixty1 and another thirty4 #ac3bd4 ,another parable he proposed to them1 saying3 ,the kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field4 #ac3be4 ,but while men were asleep1 his enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat and went his way4 #ac3bf4 ,and when the blade was sprung up1 and had brought forth fruit1 then appeared also the cockle4 #ac3bg4 ,and the servants of the good man of the house coming said to him4 ,sir1 didst thou not sow good seed in thy field8 ,whence then hath it cockle8 #ac3bh4 ,and he said to them3 ,an enemy hath done this4 ,and the servants said to him3 ,wilt thou that we go and gather it up8 #ac3bi4 ,and he said3 ,no1 lest perhaps gathering up the cockle1 you root up the wheat also together with it4 #ac3cj4 ,suffer both to grow until the harvest1 and in the time of the harvest ,i will say to the reapers3 ,gather up first the cockle1 and bind it into bundles to burn1 but the wheat gather ye into my barn4 #ac3ca4 ,another parable he proposed unto them1 saying3 ,the kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed1 which a man took and sowed in his field4 #ac3cb4 ,which is the least indeed of all seeds2 but when it is grown up1 it is greater than all herbs1 and becometh a tree1 so that the birds of the air come1 and dwell in the branches thereof4 #ac3cc4 ,another parable he spoke to them3 ,the kingdom of heaven is like to leaven1 which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal1 until the whole was leavened4 #ac3cd4 ,all these things ,jesus spoke in parables to the multitudes3 and without parables he did not speak to them4 #ac3ce4 ,that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet1 saying3 ,i will open my mouth in parables1 ,i will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world4 #ac3cf4 ,then having sent away the multitudes1 he came into the house1 and his disciples came to him1 saying3 ,expound to us the parable of the cockle of the field4 #ac3cg4 ,who made answer and said to them3 ,he that soweth the good seed is the ,son of man4 #ac3ch4 ,and the field is the world4 ,and the good seed are the children of the kingdom4 ,and the cockle are the children of the wicked one4 #ac3ci4 ,and the enemy that sowed them1 is the devil4 ,but the harvest is the end of the world4 ,and the reapers are the angels4 #ac3dj4 ,even as cockle therefore is gathered up1 and burnt with fire3 so shall it be at the end of the world4 #ac3da4 ,the ,son of man shall send his angels1 and they shall gather out of his kingdom all scandals1 and them that work iniquity4 #ac3db4 ,and shall cast them into the furnace of fire3 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 #ac3dc4 ,then shall the just shine as the sun1 in the kingdom of their ,father4 ,he that hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 #ac3dd4 ,the kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in a field4 ,which a man having found1 hid it1 and for joy thereof goeth1 and selleth all that he hath1 and buyeth that field4 #ac3de4 ,again the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking good pearls4 #ac3df4 ,who when he had found one pearl of great price1 went his way1 and sold all that he had1 and bought it4 #ac3dg4 ,again the kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea1 and gathering together of all kinds of fishes4 #ac3dh4 ,which1 when it was filled1 they drew out1 and sitting by the shore1 they chose out the good into vessels1 but the bad they cast forth4 #ac3di4 ,so shall it be at the end of the world4 ,the angels shall go out1 and shall separate the wicked from among the just4 #ac3ej4 ,and shall cast them into the furnace of fire3 there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 #ac3ea4 ,have ye understood all these things8 ,they say to him3 ,yes4 #ac3eb4 ,he said unto them3 ,therefore every scribe instructed in the kingdom of heaven1 is like to a man that is a householder1 who bringeth forth out of his treasure new things and old4 #ac3ec4 ,and it came to pass3 when ,jesus had finished these parables1 he passed from thence4 #ac3ed4 ,and coming into his own country1 he taught them in their synagogues1 so that they wondered and said3 ,how came this man by this wisdom and miracles8 #ac3ee4 ,is not this the carpenter's son8 ,is not his mother called ,mary1 and his brethren ,james1 and ,joseph1 and ,simon1 and ,jude3 ,his brethren4 4 4,these were the children of ,mary the wife of ,cleophas1 sister to our ,blessed ,lady1 7,st4 ,matt4 #bg4 #ef2 ,st4 ,john #ai4 #be17 and therefore1 according to the usual style of the ,scripture1 they were called brethren1 that is1 near relations to our ,saviour4 #ac3ef4 ,and his sisters1 are they not all with us8 ,whence therefore hath he all these things8 #ac3eg4 ,and they were scandalized in his regard4 ,but ,jesus said to them3 ,a prophet is not without honour1 save in his own country1 and in his own house4 #ac3eh4 ,and he wrought not many miracles there1 because of their unbelief4 ,matthew ,chapter #ad ,herod puts ,john to death4 ,christ feeds five thousand in the desert4 ,he walks upon the sea1 and heals all the diseased with the touch of his garment4 #ad3a4 ,at that time ,herod the ,tetrarch heard the fame of ,jesus4 ,tetrarch4 4 4,this word1 derived from the ,greek1 signifies one that rules over the fourth part of a kingdom3 as ,herod then ruled over ,galilee1 which was but the fourth part of the kingdom of his father4 #ad3b4 ,and he said to his servants3 ,this is ,john the ,baptist3 he is risen from the dead1 and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him4 #ad3c4 ,for ,herod had apprehended ,john and bound him1 and put him into prison1 because of ,herodias1 his brother's wife4 #ad3d4 ,for ,john said to him3 ,it is not lawful for thee to have her4 #ad3e4 ,and having a mind to put him to death1 he feared the people3 because they esteemed him as a prophet4 #ad3f4 ,but on ,herod's birthday1 the daughter of ,herodias danced before them3 and pleased ,herod4 #ad3g4 ,whereupon he promised with an oath1 to give her whatsoever she would ask of him4 #ad3h4 ,but she being instructed before by her mother1 said3 ,give me here in a dish the head of ,john the ,baptist4 #ad3i4 ,and the king was struck sad3 yet because of his oath1 and for them that sat with him at table1 he commanded it to be given4 #ad3aj4 ,and he sent1 and beheaded ,john in the prison4 #ad3aa4 ,and his head was brought in a dish3 and it was given to the damsel1 and she brought it to her mother4 #ad3ab4 ,and his disciples came and took the body1 and buried it1 and came and told ,jesus4 #ad3ac4 ,which when ,jesus had heard1 he retired from thence by a boat1 into a desert place apart1 and the multitudes having heard of it1 followed him on foot out of the cities4 #ad3ad4 ,and he coming forth saw a great multitude1 and had compassion on them1 and healed their sick4 #ad3ae4 ,and when it was evening1 his disciples came to him1 saying3 ,this is a desert place1 and the hour is now passed3 send away the multitudes1 that going into the towns1 they may buy themselves victuals4 #ad3af4 ,but ,jesus said to them1 ,they have no need to go3 give you them to eat4 #ad3ag4 ,they answered him3 ,we have not here1 but five loaves1 and two fishes4 #ad3ah4 ,who said to them3 ,bring them hither to me4 #ad3ai4 ,and when he had commanded the multitude to sit down upon the grass1 he took the five loaves and the two fishes1 and looking up to heaven1 he blessed1 and brake1 and gave the loaves to his disciples1 and the disciples to the multitudes4 #ad3bj4 ,and they did all eat1 and were filled4 ,and they took up what remained1 twelve full baskets of fragments4 #ad3ba4 ,and the number of them that did eat1 was five thousand men1 besides women and children4 #ad3bb4 ,and forthwith ,jesus obliged his disciples to go up into the boat1 and to go before him over the water1 till he dismissed the people4 #ad3bc4 ,and having dismissed the multitude1 he went into a mountain alone to pray4 ,and when it was evening1 he was there alone4 #ad3bd4 ,but the boat in the midst of the sea was tossed with the waves3 for the wind was contrary4 #ad3be4 ,and in the fourth watch of the night1 he came to them walking upon the sea4 #ad3bf4 ,and they seeing him walking upon the sea1 were troubled1 saying3 ,it is an apparition4 ,and they cried out for fear4 #ad3bg4 ,and immediately ,jesus spoke to them1 saying3 ,be of good heart3 it is ,i1 fear ye not4 #ad3bh4 ,and ,peter making answer1 said3 ,lord1 if it be thou1 bid me come to thee upon the waters4 #ad3bi4 ,and he said3 ,come4 ,and ,peter going down out of the boat walked upon the water to come to ,jesus4 #ad3cj4 ,but seeing the wind strong1 he was afraid3 and when he began to sink1 he cried out1 saying3 ,lord1 save me4 #ad3ca4 ,and immediately ,jesus stretching forth his hand took hold of him1 and said to him3 ,o thou of little faith1 why didst thou doubt8 #ad3cb4 ,and when they were come up into the boat1 the wind ceased4 #ad3cc4 ,and they that were in the boat came and adored him1 saying3 ,indeed thou art the ,son of ,god4 #ad3cd4 ,and having passed the water1 they came into the country of ,genesar4 #ad3ce4 ,and when the men of that place had knowledge of him1 they sent into all that country1 and brought to him all that were diseased4 #ad3cf4 ,and they besought him that they might touch but the hem of his garment4 ,and as many as touched1 were made whole4 ,matthew ,chapter #ae ,christ reproves the ,scribes4 ,he cures the daughter of the woman of ,canaan3 and many others3 and feeds four thousand with seven loaves4 #ae3a4 ,then came to him from ,jerusalem scribes and ,pharisees1 saying3 #ae3b4 ,why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the ancients8 ,for they wash not their hands when they eat bread4 #ae3c4 ,but he answering1 said to them3 ,why do you also transgress the commandment of ,god for your tradition8 ,for ,god said3 #ae3d4 ,honour thy father and mother3 ,and3 ,he that shall curse father or mother1 let him die the death4 #ae3e4 ,but you say3 ,whosoever shall say to father or mother1 ,the gift whatsoever proceedeth from me1 shall profit thee4 ,the gift1 etc4 4 4,that is1 the offering that ,i shall make to ,god1 shall be instead of that which should be expended for thy profit4 ,this tradition of the ,pharisees was calculated to enrich themselves2 by exempting children from giving any further assistance to their parents1 if they once offered to the temple and the priests1 that which should have been the support of their parents4 ,but this was a violation of the law of ,god1 and of nature1 which our ,saviour here condemns4 #ae3f4 ,and he shall not honour his father or his mother3 and you have made void the commandment of ,god for your tradition4 #ae3g4 ,hypocrites1 well hath ,isaias prophesied of you1 saying3 #ae3h4 ,this people honoureth me with their lips3 but their heart is far from me4 #ae3i4 ,and in vain do they worship me1 teaching doctrines and commandments of men4 ,commandments of men4 4 4,the doctrines and commandments here reprehended are such as are either contrary to the law of ,god1 7as that of neglecting parents1 under pretence of giving to ,god17 or at least are frivolous1 unprofitable1 and no ways conducing to true piety1 as that of often washing hands1 etc41 without regard to the purity of the heart4 ,but as to the rules and ordinances of the holy church1 touching fasts1 festivals1 etc41 these are no ways repugnant to1 but highly agreeable to ,god's holy word1 and all ,christian piety3 neither are they to be counted among the doctrines and commandments of men2 because they proceed not from mere human authority2 but from that which ,christ has established in his church2 whose pastors he has commanded us to hear and obey1 even as himself4 ,st4 ,luke #aj4 #af2 ,st4 ,matt4 #ah4 #ag4 #ae3aj4 ,and having called together the multitudes unto him1 he said to them3 ,hear ye and understand4 #ae3aa4 ,not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man3 but what cometh out of the mouth1 this defileth a man4 ,not that which goeth into1 etc4 4 4,no uncleanness in meat1 nor any dirt contracted by eating it with unwashed hands1 can defile the soul3 but sin alone2 or a disobedience of the heart to the ordinance and will of ,god4 ,and thus when ,adam took the forbidden fruit1 it was not the apple1 which entered into the mouth1 but the disobedience to the law of ,god which defiled him4 ,the same is to be said if a ,jew1 in the time of the old law1 had eaten swine's flesh2 or a ,christian convert1 in the days of the apostles1 contrary to their ordinance1 had eaten blood2 or if any of the faithful at present should transgress the ordinance of ,god's church1 by breaking the fasts3 for in all these cases the soul would be defiled2 not indeed by that which goeth into the mouth2 but by the disobedience of the heart1 in wilfully transgressing the ordinance of ,god1 or of those who have their authority from him4 #ae3ab4 ,then came his disciples1 and said to him3 ,dost thou know that the ,pharisees1 when they heard this word1 were scandalized8 #ae3ac4 ,but he answering1 said3 ,every plant which my heavenly ,father hath not planted1 shall be rooted up4 #ae3ad4 ,let them alone3 they are blind1 and leaders of the blind4 ,and if the blind lead the blind1 both fall into the pit4 #ae3ae4 ,and ,peter answering1 said to him3 ,expound to us this parable4 #ae3af4 ,but he said3 ,are you also yet without understanding8 #ae3ag4 ,do you not understand1 that whatsoever entereth into the mouth1 goeth into the belly1 and is cast out into the privy8 #ae3ah4 ,but the things which proceed out of the mouth1 come forth from the heart1 and those things defile a man4 #ae3ai4 ,for from the heart come forth evil thoughts1 murders1 adulteries1 fornications1 thefts1 false testimonies1 blasphemies4 #ae3bj4 ,these are the things that defile a man4 ,but to eat with unwashed hands doth not defile a man4 #ae3ba4 ,and ,jesus went from thence1 and retired into the coast of ,tyre and ,sidon4 #ae3bb4 ,and behold a woman of ,canaan who came out of those coasts1 crying out1 said to him3 ,have mercy on me1 ,o ,lord1 thou son of ,david3 my daughter is grievously troubled by a devil4 #ae3bc4 ,who answered her not a word4 ,and his disciples came and besought him1 saying3 ,send her away1 for she crieth after us3 #ae3bd4 ,and he answering1 said3 ,i was not sent but to the sheep1 that are lost of the house of ,israel4 #ae3be4 ,but she came and adored him1 saying3 ,lord1 help me4 #ae3bf4 ,who answering1 said3 ,it is not good to take the bread of the children1 and to cast it to the dogs4 #ae3bg4 ,but she said3 ,yea1 ,lord2 for the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters4 #ae3bh4 ,then ,jesus answering1 said to her3 ,o woman1 great is thy faith3 be it done to thee as thou wilt3 and her daughter was cured from that hour4 #ae3bi4 ,and when ,jesus had passed away from thence1 he came nigh the sea of ,galilee3 and going up into a mountain1 he sat there4 #ae3cj4 ,and there came to him great multitudes1 having with them the dumb1 the blind1 the lame1 the maimed1 and many others3 and they cast them down at his feet1 and he healed them3 #ae3ca4 ,so that the multitudes marvelled seeing the dumb speak1 the lame walk1 the blind see3 and they glorified the ,god of ,israel4 #ae3cb4 ,and ,jesus called together his disciples1 and said3 ,i have compassion on the multitudes1 because they continue with me now three days1 and have not what to eat1 and ,i will not send them away fasting1 lest they faint in the way4 #ae3cc4 ,and the disciples say unto him3 ,whence then should we have so many loaves in the desert1 as to fill so great a multitude8 #ae3cd4 ,and ,jesus said to them3 ,how many loaves have you8 ,but they said3 ,seven1 and a few little fishes4 #ae3ce4 ,and he commanded the multitude to sit down upon the ground4 #ae3cf4 ,and taking the seven loaves and the fishes1 and giving thanks1 he brake1 and gave to his disciples1 and the disciples gave to the people4 #ae3cg4 ,and they did all eat1 and had their fill4 ,and they took up seven baskets full1 of what remained of the fragments4 #ae3ch4 ,and they that did eat1 were four thousand men1 beside children and women4 #ae3ci4 ,and having dismissed the multitude1 he went up into a boat1 and came into the coasts of ,magedan4 ,matthew ,chapter #af ,christ refuses to shew the ,pharisees a sign from heaven4 ,peter's confession is rewarded4 ,he is rebuked for opposing ,christ's passion4 ,all his followers must deny themselves4 #af3a4 ,and there came to him the ,pharisees and ,sadducees tempting3 and they asked him to shew them a sign from heaven4 #af3b4 ,but he answered and said to them3 ,when it is evening1 you say1 ,it will be fair weather1 for the sky is red4 #af3c4 ,and in the morning3 ,to day there will be a storm1 for the sky is red and lowering4 ,you know then how to discern the face of the sky3 and can you not know the signs of the times8 #af3d4 ,a wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign3 and a sign shall not be given it1 but the sign of ,jonas the prophet4 ,and he left them1 and went away4 #af3e4 ,and when his disciples were come over the water1 they had forgotten to take bread4 #af3f4 ,who said to them3 ,take heed and beware of the leaven of the ,pharisees and ,sadducees4 #af3g4 ,but they thought within themselves1 saying3 ,because we have taken no bread4 #af3h4 ,and ,jesus knowing it1 said3 ,why do you think within yourselves1 ,o ye of little faith1 for that you have no bread8 #af3i4 ,do you not yet understand1 neither do you remember the five loaves among five thousand men1 and how many baskets you took up8 #af3aj4 ,nor the seven loaves1 among four thousand men1 and how many baskets you took up8 #af3aa4 ,why do you not understand that it was not concerning bread ,i said to you3 ,beware of the leaven of the ,pharisees and ,sadducees8 #af3ab4 ,then they understood that he said not that they should beware of the leaven of bread1 but of the doctrine of the ,pharisees and ,sadducees4 #af3ac4 ,and ,jesus came into the quarters of ,cesarea ,philippi3 and he asked his disciples1 saying3 ,whom do men say that the ,son of man is8 #af3ad4 ,but they said3 ,some ,john the ,baptist1 and other some ,elias1 and others ,jeremias1 or one of the prophets4 #af3ae4 ,jesus saith to them3 ,but whom do you say that ,i am8 #af3af4 ,simon ,peter answered and said3 ,thou art ,christ1 the ,son of the living ,god4 #af3ag4 ,and ,jesus answering said to him3 ,blessed art thou1 ,simon ,bar-,jona3 because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee1 but my ,father who is in heaven4 #af3ah4 ,and ,i say to thee3 ,that thou art ,peter2 and upon this rock ,i will build my church1 and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it4 ,thou art ,peter1 etc4 4 4,as ,st4 ,peter1 by divine revelation1 here made a solemn profession of his faith of the divinity of ,christ2 so in recompense of this faith and profession1 our ,lord here declares to him the dignity to which he is pleased to raise him3 viz41 that he to whom he had already given the name of ,peter1 signifying a rock1 ,st4 ,john #a4 #db1 should be a rock indeed1 of invincible strength1 for the support of the building of the church2 in which building he should be1 next to ,christ himself1 the chief foundation stone1 in quality of chief pastor1 ruler1 and governor2 and should have accordingly all fulness of ecclesiastical power1 signified by the keys of the kingdom of heaven4 ,upon this rock1 etc4 4 4,the words of ,christ to ,peter1 spoken in the vulgar language of the ,jews which our ,lord made use of1 were the same as if he had said in ,english1 ,thou art a ,rock1 and upon this rock ,i will build my church4 ,so that1 by the plain course of the words1 ,peter is here declared to be the rock1 upon which the church was to be built3 ,christ himself being both the principal foundation and founder of the same4 ,where also note1 that ,christ1 by building his house1 that is1 his church1 upon a rock1 has thereby secured it against all storms and floods1 like the wise builder1 ,st4 ,matt4 #g4 #bd1 #be4 ,the gates of hell1 etc4 4 4,that is1 the powers of darkness1 and whatever ,satan can do1 either by himself1 or his agents4 ,for as the church is here likened to a house1 or fortress1 built on a rock2 so the adverse powers are likened to a contrary house or fortress1 the gates of which1 that is1 the whole strength1 and all the efforts it can make1 will never be able to prevail over the city or church of ,christ4 ,by this promise we are fully assured1 that neither idolatry1 heresy1 nor any pernicious error whatsoever shall at any time prevail over the church of ,christ4 #af3ai4 ,and ,i will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven4 ,and whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth1 it shall be bound also in heaven3 and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth1 it shall be loosed also in heaven4 ,loose on earth4 4 4,the loosing the bands of temporal punishments due to sins1 is called an indulgence2 the power of which is here granted4 #af3bj4 ,then he commanded his disciples1 that they should tell no one that he was ,jesus the ,christ4 #af3ba4 ,from that time ,jesus began to shew to his disciples1 that he must go to ,jerusalem1 and suffer many things from the ancients and scribes and chief priests1 and be put to death1 and the third day rise again4 #af3bb4 ,and ,peter taking him1 began to rebuke him1 saying3 ,lord1 be it far from thee1 this shall not be unto thee4 ,and ,peter taking him4 4 4,that is1 taking him aside1 out of a tender love1 respect and zeal for his ,lord and ,master's honour1 began to expostulate with him1 as it were to rebuke him1 saying1 ,lord1 far be it from thee to suffer death2 but the ,lord said to ,peter1 ver4 #bc1 ,go behind me1 ,satan4 ,these words may signify1 ,begone from me2 but the holy ,fathers expound them otherwise1 that is1 come after me1 or follow me2 and by these words the ,lord would have ,peter to follow him in his suffering1 and not to oppose the divine will by contradiction2 for the word satan means in ,hebrew an adversary1 or one that opposes4 #af3bc4 ,who turning1 said to ,peter3 ,go behind me1 ,satan1 thou art a scandal unto me3 because thou savourest not the things that are of ,god1 but the things that are of men4 #af3bd4 ,then ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,if any man will come after me1 let him deny himself1 and take up his cross1 and follow me4 #af3be4 ,for he that will save his life1 shall lose it3 and he that shall lose his life for my sake1 shall find it4 #af3bf4 ,for what doth it profit a man1 if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul8 ,or what exchange shall a man give for his soul8 #af3bg4 ,for the ,son of man shall come in the glory of his ,father with his angels3 and then will he render to every man according to his works4 #af3bh4 ,amen ,i say to you1 there are some of them that stand here1 that shall not taste death1 till they see the ,son of man coming in his kingdom4 ,matthew ,chapter #ag ,the ,transfiguration of ,christ3 ,he cures the lunatic child3 foretells his passion2 and pays the didrachma4 #ag3a4 ,and after six days ,jesus taketh unto him ,peter and ,james1 and ,john his brother1 and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart3 #ag3b4 ,and he was transfigured before them4 ,and his face did shine as the sun3 and his garments became white as snow4 #ag3c4 ,and behold there appeared to them ,moses and ,elias talking with him4 #ag3d4 ,and ,peter answering1 said to ,jesus3 ,lord1 it is good for us to be here3 if thou wilt1 let us make here three tabernacles1 one for thee1 and one for ,moses1 and one for ,elias4 #ag3e4 ,and as he was yet speaking1 behold a bright cloud overshadowed them4 ,and lo a voice out of the cloud1 saying3 ,this is my beloved ,son1 in whom ,i am well pleased3 hear ye him4 #ag3f4 ,and the disciples hearing fell upon their face1 and were very much afraid4 #ag3g4 ,and ,jesus came and touched them3 and said to them3 ,arise1 and fear not4 #ag3h4 ,and they lifting up their eyes1 saw no one1 but only ,jesus4 #ag3i4 ,and as they came down from the mountain1 ,jesus charged them1 saying3 ,tell the vision to no man1 till the ,son of man be risen from the dead4 #ag3aj4 ,and his disciples asked him1 saying3 ,why then do the scribes say that ,elias must come first8 #ag3aa4 ,but he answering1 said to them3 ,elias indeed shall come1 and restore all things4 #ag3ab4 ,but ,i say to you1 that ,elias is already come1 and they knew him not1 ,but have done unto him whatsoever they had a mind4 ,so also the ,son of man shall suffer from them4 #ag3ac4 ,then the disciples understood1 that he had spoken to them of ,john the ,baptist4 #ag3ad4 ,and when he was come to the multitude1 there came to him a man falling down on his knees before him saying3 ,lord1 have pity on my son1 for he is a lunatic1 and suffereth much3 for he falleth often into the fire1 and often into the water4 #ag3ae4 ,and ,i brought him to thy disciples1 and they could not cure him4 #ag3af4 ,then ,jesus answered and said3 ,o unbelieving and perverse generation1 how long shall ,i be with you8 ,how long shall ,i suffer you8 ,bring him hither to me4 #ag3ag4 ,and ,jesus rebuked him1 and the devil went out of him1 and the child was cured from that hour4 #ag3ah4 ,then came the disciples to ,jesus secretly1 and said3 ,why could not we cast him out8 #ag3ai4 ,jesus said to them3 ,because of your unbelief4 ,for1 amen ,i say to you1 if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed1 you shall say to this mountain3 ,remove from hence hither1 and it shall remove3 and nothing shall be impossible to you4 ,as a grain of mustard seed4 4 4,that is1 a perfect faith2 which in its properties1 and its fruits1 resembles the grain of mustard seed1 in the parable1 chap4 #ac4 #ca4 #ag3bj4 ,but this kind is not cast out but by prayer and fasting4 #ag3ba4 ,and when they abode together in ,galilee1 ,jesus said to them3 ,the ,son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men3 #ag3bb4 ,and they shall kill him1 and the third day he shall rise again4 ,and they were troubled exceedingly4 #ag3bc4 ,and when they were come to ,capharnaum1 they that received the didrachmas1 came to ,peter1 and said to him3 ,doth not your master pay the didrachma8 ,the didrachmas4 4 4,a didrachma was half a sicle1 or half a stater2 that is1 about #ae;d4 ,english3 which was a tax laid upon every head for the service of the temple4 #ag3bd4 ,he said3 ,yes4 ,and when he was come into the house1 ,jesus prevented him1 saying3 ,what is thy opinion1 ,simon8 ,the kings of the earth1 of whom do they receive tribute or custom1 of their own children1 or of strangers8 #ag3be4 ,and he said3 ,of strangers4 ,jesus said to him3 ,then the children are free4 #ag3bf4 ,but that we may not scandalize them1 go to the sea1 and cast in a hook3 and that fish which shall first come up1 take3 and when thou hast opened it's mouth1 thou shalt find a stater3 take that1 and give it to them for me and thee4 ,matthew ,chapter #ah ,christ teaches humility1 to beware of scandal1 and to flee the occasions of sin3 to denounce to the church incorrigible sinners1 and to look upon such as refuse to hear the church as heathens4 ,he promises to his disciples the power of binding and loosing3 and that he will be in the midst of their assemblies4 ,no forgiveness for them that will not forgive4 #ah3a4 ,at that hour the disciples came to ,jesus1 saying3 ,who1 thinkest thou1 is the greater in the kingdom of heaven8 #ah3b4 ,and ,jesus1 calling unto him a little child1 set him in the midst of them4 #ah3c4 ,and said3 amen ,i say to you1 unless you be converted1 and become as little children1 you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven4 #ah3d4 ,whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child1 he is the greater in the kingdom of heaven4 #ah3e4 ,and he that shall receive one such little child in my name1 receiveth me4 #ah3f4 ,but he that shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me1 it were better for him that a millstone should be hanged about his neck1 and that he should be drowned in the depth of the sea4 ,shall scandalize4 4 4,that is1 shall put a stumblingblock in their way1 and cause them to fall into sin4 #ah3g4 ,woe to the world because of scandals4 ,for it must needs be that scandals come3 but nevertheless woe to that man by whom the scandal cometh4 ,it must needs be1 etc4 4 4,viz41 considering the wickedness and corruption of the world4 #ah3h4 ,and if thy hand1 or thy foot1 scandalize thee1 cut it off1 and cast it from thee4 ,it is better for thee to go into life maimed or lame1 than having two hands or two feet1 to be cast into everlasting fire4 ,scandalize thee4 4 4,that is1 cause thee to offend4 #ah3i4 ,and if thy eye scandalize thee1 pluck it out1 and cast it from thee4 ,it is better for thee having one eye to enter into life1 than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire4 #ah3aj4 ,see that you despise not one of these little ones3 for ,i say to you1 that their angels in heaven always see the face of my ,father who is in heaven4 #ah3aa4 ,for the ,son of man is come to save that which was lost4 #ah3ab4 ,what think you8 ,if a man have an hundred sheep1 and one of them should go astray3 doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the mountains1 and goeth to seek that which is gone astray8 #ah3ac4 ,and if it so be that he find it3 ,amen ,i say to you1 he rejoiceth more for that1 than for the ninety-nine that went not astray4 #ah3ad4 ,even so it is not the will of your ,father1 who is in heaven1 that one of these little ones should perish4 #ah3ae4 ,but if thy brother shall offend against thee1 go1 and rebuke him between thee and him alone4 ,if he shall hear thee1 thou shalt gain thy brother4 #ah3af4 ,and if he will not hear thee1 take with thee one or two more3 that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may stand4 #ah3ag4 ,and if he will not hear them3 tell the church4 ,and if he will not hear the church1 let him be to thee as the heathen and publican4 #ah3ah4 ,amen ,i say to you1 whatsoever you shall bind upon earth1 shall be bound also in heaven3 and whatsoever you shall loose upon earth1 shall be loosed also in heaven4 #ah3ai4 ,again ,i say to you1 that if two of you shall consent upon earth1 concerning anything whatsoever they shall ask1 it shall be done to them by my ,father who is in heaven4 #ah3bj4 ,for where there are two or three gathered together in my name1 there am ,i in the midst of them4 ,there am ,i in the midst of them4 4 4,this is understood of such assemblies only as are gathered in the name and authority of ,christ2 and in unity of the church of ,christ4 ,st4 ,cyprian1 ,de ,unitate ,ecclesiae4 #ah3ba4 ,then came ,peter unto him and said3 ,lord1 how often shall my brother offend against me1 and ,i forgive him8 till seven times8 #ah3bb4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,i say not to thee1 till seven times2 but till seventy times seven times4 #ah3bc4 ,therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a king1 who would take an account of his servants4 #ah3bd4 ,and when he had begun to take the account1 one as brought to him1 that owed him ten thousand talents4 ,talents4 4 4,a talent was seven hundred and fifty ounces of silver1 which at the rate of five shillings to the ounce is a hundred and eighty-seven pounds ten shillings sterling4 #ah3be4 ,and as he had not wherewith to pay it1 his lord commanded that he should be sold1 and his wife and children1 and all that he had1 and payment to be made4 #ah3bf4 ,but that servant falling down1 besought him1 saying3 ,have patience with me1 and ,i will pay thee all4 #ah3bg4 ,and the lord of that servant being moved with pity1 let him go and forgave him the debt4 #ah3bh4 ,but when that servant was gone out1 he found one of his fellow-servants that owed him an hundred pence3 and laying hold of him1 he throttled him1 saying3 ,pay what thou owest4 ,pence4 4 4,the ,roman penny was the eighth part of an ounce1 that is1 about sevenpence half-penny ,english4 #ah3bi4 ,and his fellow-servant falling down1 besought him1 saying3 ,have patience with me1 and ,i will pay thee all4 #ah3cj4 ,and he would not3 but went and cast him into prison1 till he paid the debt4 #ah3ca4 ,now his fellow servants seeing what was done1 were very much grieved1 and they came1 and told their lord all that was done4 #ah3cb4 ,then his lord called him3 and said to him3 ,thou wicked servant1 ,i forgave thee all the debt1 because thou besoughtest me3 #ah3cc4 ,shouldst not thou then have had compassion also on thy fellow servant1 even as ,i had compassion on thee8 #ah3cd4 ,and his lord being angry1 delivered him to the torturers until he paid all the debt4 #ah3ce4 ,so also shall my heavenly ,father do to you1 if you forgive not every one his brother from your hearts4 ,matthew ,chapter #ai ,christ declares matrimony to be indissoluble3 he recommends the making one's self an eunuch for the kingdom of heaven2 and parting with all things for him4 ,he shews the danger of riches1 and the reward of leaving all to follow him4 #ai3a4 ,and it came to pass when ,jesus had ended these words1 he departed from ,galilee and came into the coasts of ,judea1 beyond ,jordan4 #ai3b4 ,and great multitudes followed him3 and he healed them there4 #ai3c4 ,and there came to him the ,pharisees tempting him1 saying3 ,is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause8 #ai3d4 ,who answering1 said to them3 ,have ye not read1 that he who made man from the beginning1 made them male and female8 ,and he said3 #ai3e4 ,for this cause shall a man leave father and mother1 and shall cleave to his wife1 and they two shall be in one flesh4 #ai3f4 ,therefore now they are not two1 but one flesh4 ,what therefore ,god hath joined together1 let no man put asunder4 #ai3g4 ,they say to him3 ,why then did ,moses command to give a bill of divorce1 and to put away8 #ai3h4 ,he saith to them3 ,because ,moses by reason of the hardness of your heart permitted you to put away your wives3 but from the beginning it was not so4 #ai3i4 ,and ,i say to you1 that whosoever shall put away his wife1 except it be for fornication1 and shall marry another1 committeth adultery3 and he that shall marry her that is put away1 committeth adultery4 ,except it be1 etc4 4 4,in the case of fornication1 that is1 of adultery1 the wife may be put away3 but even then the husband cannot marry another as long as the wife is living4 #ai3aj4 ,his disciples say unto him3 ,if the case of a man with his wife be so1 it is not expedient to marry4 #ai3aa4 ,who said to them3 ,all men take not this word1 but they to whom it is given4 ,all men take not this word4 4 4,that is1 all receive not the gift of living singly and chastely1 unless they pray for the grace of ,god to enable them to live so1 and for some it may be necessary to that end to fast as well as pray3 and to those it is given from above4 #ai3ab4 ,for there are eunuchs1 who were born so from their mothers womb3 and there are eunuchs1 who were made so by men3 and there are eunuchs1 who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven4 ,he that can take1 let him take it4 ,there are eunuchs1 who have made themselves eunuchs1 for the kingdom of heaven4 4 4,this text is not to be taken in the literal sense2 but means1 that there are such1 who have taken a firm and commendable resolution of leading a single and chaste life1 in order to serve ,god in a more perfect state than those who marry3 as ,st4 ,paul clearly shews4 #a ,cor4 #g4 #cg1 #ch4 #ai3ac4 ,then were little children presented to him1 that he should impose hands upon them and pray4 ,and the disciples rebuked them4 #ai3ad4 ,but ,jesus said to them3 ,suffer the little children1 and forbid them not to come to me3 for the kingdom of heaven is for such4 #ai3ae4 ,and when he had imposed hands upon them1 he departed from thence4 #ai3af4 ,and behold one came and said to him3 ,good master1 what good shall ,i do that ,i may have life everlasting8 #ai3ag4 ,who said to him3 ,why askest thou me concerning good8 ,one is good1 ,god4 ,but if thou wilt enter into life1 keep the commandments4 #ai3ah4 ,he said to him3 ,which8 ,and ,jesus said3 ,thou shalt do no murder1 ,thou shalt not commit adultery1 ,thou shalt not steal1 ,thou shalt not bear false witness4 #ai3ai4 ,honour thy father and thy mother3 and1 ,thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself4 #ai3bj4 ,the young man saith to him3 ,all these have ,i kept from my youth1 what is yet wanting to me8 #ai3ba4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,if thou wilt be perfect1 go sell what thou hast1 and give to the poor1 and thou shalt have treasure in heaven3 and come1 follow me4 #ai3bb4 ,and when the young man had heard this word1 he went away sad3 for he had great possessions4 #ai3bc4 ,then ,jesus said to his disciples3 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven4 #ai3bd4 ,and again ,i say to you3 ,it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle1 than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven4 #ai3be4 ,and when they had heard this1 the disciples wondered much1 saying3 ,who then can be saved8 #ai3bf4 ,and ,jesus beholding1 said to them3 ,with men this is impossible3 but with ,god all things are possible4 #ai3bg4 ,then ,peter answering1 said to him3 ,behold we have left all things1 and have followed thee3 what therefore shall we have8 #ai3bh4 ,and ,jesus said to them3 ,amen ,i say to you1 that you who have followed me1 in the regeneration1 when the ,son of man shall sit on the seat of his majesty1 you also shall sit on twelve seats judging the twelve tribes of ,israel4 #ai3bi4 ,and every one that hath left house1 or brethren1 or sisters1 or father1 or mother1 or wife1 or children1 or lands for my name's sake1 shall receive an hundredfold1 and shall possess life everlasting4 #ai3cj4 ,and many that are first1 shall be last3 and the last shall be first4 ,matthew ,chapter #bj ,the parable of the labourers in the vineyard4 ,the ambition of the two sons of ,zebedee4 ,christ gives sight to two blind men4 #bj3a4 ,the kingdom of heaven is like to an householder1 who went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard4 #bj3b4 ,and having agreed with the labourers for a penny a day1 he sent them into his vineyard4 #bj3c4 ,and going out about the third hour1 he saw others standing in the marketplace idle4 #bj3d4 ,and he said to them3 ,go you also into my vineyard1 and ,i will give you what shall be just4 #bj3e4 ,and they went their way4 ,and again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour1 and did in like manner4 #bj3f4 ,but about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing1 and he saith to them3 ,why stand you here all the day idle8 #bj3g4 ,they say to him3 ,because no man hath hired us4 ,he saith to them3 ,go ye also into my vineyard4 #bj3h4 ,and when evening was come1 the lord of the vineyard saith to his steward3 ,call the labourers and pay them their hire1 beginning from the last even to the first4 #bj3i4 ,when therefore they were come that came about the eleventh hour1 they received every man a penny4 #bj3aj4 ,but when the first also came1 they thought that they should receive more3 ,and they also received every man a penny4 #bj3aa4 ,and receiving it they murmured against the master of the house1 #bj3ab4 ,saying3 ,these last have worked but one hour4 and thou hast made them equal to us1 that have borne the burden of the day and the heats4 #bj3ac4 ,but he answering said to one of them3 friend1 ,i do thee no wrong3 didst thou not agree with me for a penny8 #bj3ad4 ,take what is thine1 and go thy way3 ,i will also give to this last even as to thee4 #bj3ae4 ,or1 is it not lawful for me to do what ,i will8 ,is thy eye evil1 because ,i am good8 ,what ,i will4 4 4,viz41 with my own1 and in matters that depend on my own bounty4 #bj3af4 ,so shall the last be first and the first last4 ,for many are called but few chosen4 #bj3ag4 ,and ,jesus going up to ,jerusalem1 took the twelve disciples apart and said to them3 #bj3ah4 ,behold we go up to ,jerusalem1 and the ,son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes3 and they shall condemn him to death4 #bj3ai4 ,and shall deliver him to the ,gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified3 and the third day he shall rise again4 #bj3bj4 ,then came to him the mother of the sons of ,zebedee with her sons1 adoring and asking something of him4 #bj3ba4 ,who said to her3 ,what wilt thou8 ,she saith to him3 say that these my two sons may sit1 the one on thy right hand1 and the other on thy left1 in thy kingdom4 #bj3bb4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said3 ,you know not what you ask4 ,can you drink the chalice that ,i shall drink8 ,they say to him3 ,we can4 #bj3bc4 ,he saith to them3 ,my chalice indeed you shall drink2 but to sit on my right or left hand is not mine to give to you1 but to them for whom it is prepared by my ,father4 #bj3bd4 ,and the ten1 hearing it1 were moved with indignation against the two brethren4 #bj3be4 ,but ,jesus called them to him and said3 ,you know that the princes of the ,gentiles lord it over them2 and that they that are the greater1 exercise power upon them4 #bj3bf4 ,it shall not be so among you3 but whosoever is the greater among you1 let him be your minister4 #bj3bg4 ,and he that will be first among you shall be your servant4 #bj3bh4 ,even as the ,son of man is not come to be ministered unto1 but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many4 #bj3bi4 ,and when they went out from ,jericho1 a great multitude followed him4 #bj3cj4 ,and behold two blind men sitting by the way side heard that ,jesus passed by4 ,and they cried out1 saying3 ,o ,lord1 thou son of ,david1 have mercy on us4 #bj3ca4 ,and the multitude rebuked them that they should hold their peace4 ,but they cried out the more1 saying3 ,o ,lord1 thou son of ,david1 have mercy on us4 #bj3cb4 ,and ,jesus stood and called them and said3 ,what will ye that ,i do to you8 #bj3cc4 ,they say to him3 ,lord1 that our eyes be opened4 #bj3cd4 ,and ,jesus having compassion on them1 touched their eyes4 ,and immediately they saw and followed him4 ,matthew ,chapter #ba ,christ rides into ,jerusalem upon an ass4 ,he casts the buyers and sellers out of the temple1 curses the fig tree and puts to silence the priests and scribes4 #ba3a4 ,and when they drew nigh to ,jerusalem and were come to ,bethphage1 unto mount ,olivet1 then ,jesus sent two disciples1 #ba3b4 ,saying to them3 ,go ye into the village that is over against you3 and immediately you shall find an ass tied and a colt with her4 ,loose them and bring them to me4 #ba3c4 ,and if any man shall say anything to you1 say ye that the ,lord hath need of them4 ,and forthwith he will let them go4 #ba3d4 ,now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet1 saying3 #ba3e4 ,tell ye the daughter of ,sion3 ,behold thy king cometh to thee1 meek and sitting upon an ass and a colt1 the foal of her that is used to the yoke4 #ba3f4 ,and the disciples going1 did as ,jesus commanded them4 #ba3g4 ,and they brought the ass and the colt and laid their garments upon them and made him sit thereon4 #ba3h4 ,and a very great multitude spread their garments in the way3 and others cut boughs from the trees and strewed them in the way4 #ba3i4 ,and the multitudes that went before and that followed cried1 saying3 ,hosanna to the son of ,david3 ,blessed is he that cometh in the name of the ,lord3 ,hosanna in the highest4 #ba3aj4 ,and when he was come into ,jerusalem1 the whole city was moved1 saying3 ,who is this8 #ba3aa4 ,and the people said3 ,this is ,jesus1 the prophet from ,nazareth of ,galilee4 #ba3ab4 ,and ,jesus went into the temple of ,god and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple and overthrew the tables of the money changers and the chairs of them that sold doves4 #ba3ac4 ,and he saith to them3 ,it is written1 ,my house shall be called the house of prayer2 but you have made it a den of thieves4 #ba3ad4 ,and there came to him the blind and the lame in the temple3 and he healed them4 #ba3ae4 ,and the chief priests and scribes1 seeing the wonderful things that he did and the children crying in the temple and saying3 ,hosanna to the son of ,david1 were moved with indignation1 #ba3af4 ,and said to him3 ,hearest thou what these say8 ,and ,jesus said to them3 ,yea1 have you never read3 ,out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast perfected praise8 #ba3ag4 ,and leaving them1 he went out of the city into ,bethania and remained here4 #ba3ah4 ,and in the morning1 returning into the city1 he was hungry4 #ba3ai4 ,and seeing a certain fig tree by the way side1 he came to it and found nothing on it but leaves only4 ,and he saith to it3 ,may no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever4 ,and immediately the fig tree withered away4 #ba3bj4 ,and the disciples seeing it wondered1 saying3 ,how is it presently withered away8 #ba3ba4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to them3 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 if you shall have faith and stagger not1 not only this of the fig tree shall you do1 but also if you shall say to this mountain1 ,take up and cast thyself into the sea1 it shall be done4 #ba3bb4 ,and all things whatsoever you shall ask in prayer believing1 you shall receive4 #ba3bc4 ,and when he was come into the temple1 there came to him1 as he was teaching1 the chief priests and ancients of the people1 saying3 ,by what authority dost thou these things8 ,and who hath given thee this authority8 #ba3bd4 ,jesus answering1 said to them3 ,i also will ask you one word1 which if you shall tell me1 ,i will also tell you by what authority ,i do these things4 #ba3be4 ,the baptism of ,john1 whence was it8 ,from heaven or from men8 ,but they thought within themselves1 saying3 #ba3bf4 ,if we shall say1 from heaven1 he will say to us3 ,why then did you not believe him8 ,but if we shall say1 from men1 we are afraid of the multitude3 for all held ,john as a prophet4 #ba3bg4 ,and answering ,jesus1 they said3 ,we know not4 ,he also said to them3 ,neither do ,i tell you by what authority ,i do these things4 #ba3bh4 ,but what think you8 ,a certain man had two sons3 and coming to the first1 he said3 ,son1 go work to day in my vineyard4 #ba3bi4 ,and he answering1 said3 ,i will not4 ,but afterwards1 being moved with repentance1 he went4 #ba3cj4 ,and coming to the other1 he said in like manner4 ,and he answering said3 ,i go1 ,sir4 ,and he went not4 #ba3ca4 ,which of the two did the father's will8 ,they say to him3 ,the first4 ,jesus saith to them3 ,amen ,i say to you that the publicans and the harlots shall go into the kingdom of ,god before you4 #ba3cb4 ,for ,john came to you in the way of justice3 and you did not believe him4 ,but the publicans and the harlots believed him3 but you1 seeing it1 did not even afterwards repent1 that you might believe him4 #ba3cc4 ,hear ye another parable4 ,there was a man1 an householder1 who planted a vineyard and made a hedge round about it and dug in it a press and built a tower and let it out to husbandmen and went into a strange country4 #ba3cd4 ,and when the time of the fruits drew nigh1 he sent his servants to the husbandmen that they might receive the fruits thereof4 #ba3ce4 ,and the husbandmen laying hands on his servants1 beat one and killed another and stoned another4 #ba3cf4 ,again he sent other servants1 more than the former2 and they did to them in like manner4 #ba3cg4 ,and last of all he sent to them his son1 saying3 ,they will reverence my son4 #ba3ch4 ,but the husbandmen seeing the son1 said among themselves3 ,this is the heir3 come1 let us kill him1 and we shall have his inheritance4 #ba3ci4 ,and taking him1 they cast him forth out of the vineyard and killed him4 #ba3dj4 ,when therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come1 what will he do to those husbandmen8 #ba3da4 ,they say to him3 ,he will bring those evil men to an evil end and let out his vineyard to other husbandmen that shall render him the fruit in due season4 #ba3db4 ,jesus saith to them3 ,have you never read in the ,scriptures3 ,the stone which the builders rejected1 the same is become the head of the corner8 ,by the ,lord this has been done2 and it is wonderful in our eyes4 #ba3dc4 ,therefore ,i say to you that the kingdom of ,god shall be taken from you and shall be given to a nation yielding the fruits thereof4 #ba3dd4 ,and whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken3 but on whomsoever it shall fall1 it shall grind him to powder4 #ba3de4 ,and when the chief priests and ,pharisees had heard his parables1 they knew that he spoke of them4 #ba3df4 ,and seeking to lay hands on him1 they feared the multitudes1 because they held him as a prophet4 ,matthew ,chapter #bb ,the parable of the marriage feast4 ,christ orders tribute to be paid to ,caesar4 ,he confutes the ,sadducees1 shews which is the first commandment in the law and puzzles the ,pharisees4 #bb3a4 ,and ,jesus answering1 spoke again in parables to them1 saying3 #bb3b4 ,the kingdom of heaven is likened to a king who made a marriage for his son4 #bb3c4 ,and he sent his servants to call them that were invited to the marriage3 and they would not come4 #bb3d4 ,again he sent other servants1 saying3 ,tell them that were invited1 ,behold1 ,i have prepared my dinner3 my beeves and fatlings are killed1 and all things are ready4 ,come ye to the marriage4 #bb3e4 ,but they neglected and went their ways1 one to his farm and another to his merchandise4 #bb3f4 ,and the rest laid hands on his servants and1 having treated them contumeliously1 put them to death4 #bb3g4 ,but when the king had heard of it1 he was angry3 and sending his armies1 he destroyed those murderers and burnt their city4 #bb3h4 ,then he saith to his servants3 ,the marriage indeed is ready2 but they that were invited were not worthy4 #bb3i4 ,go ye therefore into the highways2 and as many as you shall find1 call to the marriage4 #bb3aj4 ,and his servants going forth into the ways1 gathered together all that they found1 both bad and good3 and the marriage was filled with guests4 #bb3aa4 ,and the king went in to see the guests3 and he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment4 #bb3ab4 ,and he saith to him3 ,friend1 how camest thou in hither not having on a wedding garment8 ,but he was silent4 #bb3ac4 ,then the king said to the waiters3 ,bind his hands and feet1 and cast him into the exterior darkness4 ,there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 #bb3ad4 ,for many are called1 but few are chosen4 #bb3ae4 ,then the ,pharisees going1 consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech4 #bb3af4 ,and they sent to him their disciples with the ,herodians1 saying3 ,master1 we know that thou art a true speaker and teachest the way of ,god in truth4 ,neither carest thou for any man3 for thou dost not regard the person of men4 ,the ,herodians4 4 4,that is1 some that belonged to ,herod1 and that joined with him in standing up for the necessity of paying tribute to ,caesar1 that is1 to the ,roman emperor4 ,some are of opinion that there was a sect among the ,jews called ,herodians1 from their maintaining that ,herod was the ,messias4 #bb3ag4 ,tell us therefore what dost thou think8 ,is it lawful to give tribute to ,caesar1 or not8 #bb3ah4 ,but ,jesus knowing their wickedness1 said3 ,why do you tempt me1 ye hypocrites8 #bb3ai4 ,shew me the coin of the tribute4 ,and they offered him a penny4 #bb3bj4 ,and ,jesus saith to them3 ,whose image and inscription is this8 #bb3ba4 ,they say to him3 ,caesar's4 ,then he saith to them3 ,render therefore to ,caesar the things that are ,caesar's2 and to ,god1 the things that are ,god's4 #bb3bb4 ,and hearing this1 they wondered and1 leaving him1 went their ways4 #bb3bc4 ,that day there came to him the ,sadducees1 who say there is no resurrection2 and asked him1 #bb3bd4 ,saying3 ,master1 ,moses said3 ,if a man die having no son1 his brother shall marry his wife and raise up issue to his brother4 #bb3be4 ,now there were with us seven brethren3 and the first having married a wife1 died2 and not having issue1 left his wife to his brother4 #bb3bf4 ,in like manner the second and the third and so on1 to the seventh4 #bb3bg4 ,and last of all the woman died also4 #bb3bh4 ,at the resurrection therefore1 whose wife of the seven shall she be8 ,for they all had her4 #bb3bi4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to them3 ,you err1 not knowing the ,scriptures nor the power of ,god4 #bb3cj4 ,for in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married1 but shall be as the angels of ,god in heaven4 #bb3ca4 ,and concerning the resurrection of the dead1 have you not read that which was spoken by ,god1 saying to you3 #bb3cb4 ,i am the ,god of ,abraham and the ,god of ,isaac and the ,god of ,jacob8 ,he is not the ,god of the dead but of the living4 #bb3cc4 ,and the multitudes hearing it were in admiration at his doctrine4 #bb3cd4 ,but the ,pharisees1 hearing that he had silenced the ,sadducees1 came together4 #bb3ce4 ,and one of them1 a doctor of the law1 asked him1 tempting him3 #bb3cf4 ,master1 which is the great commandment in the law8 #bb3cg4 ,jesus said to him3 ,thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind4 #bb3ch4 ,this is the greatest and the first commandment4 #bb3ci4 ,and the second is like to this3 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself4 #bb3dj4 ,on these two commandments dependeth the whole law and the prophets4 #bb3da4 ,and the ,pharisees being gathered together1 ,jesus asked them1 #bb3db4 ,saying3 ,what think you of ,christ8 ,whose son is he8 ,they say to him3 ,david's4 #bb3dc4 ,he saith to them3 ,how then doth ,david in spirit call him ,lord1 saying3 #bb3dd4 ,the ,lord said to my ,lord3 ,sit on my right hand1 until ,i make thy enemies thy footstool8 #bb3de4 ,if ,david then call him ,lord1 how is he his son8 #bb3df4 ,and no man was able to answer him a word3 neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions4 ,matthew ,chapter #bc ,christ admonishes the people to follow the good doctrine1 not the bad example of the scribes and ,pharisees4 ,he warns his disciples not to imitate their ambition and denounces divers woes against them for their hypocrisy and blindness4 #bc3a4 ,then ,jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples1 #bc3b4 ,saying3 ,the scribes and the ,pharisees have sitten on the chair of ,moses4 #bc3c4 ,all things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you1 observe and do3 but according to their works do ye not4 ,for they say1 and do not4 #bc3d4 ,for they bind heavy and insupportable burdens and lay them on men's shoulders3 but with a finger of their own they will not move them4 #bc3e4 ,and all their works they do for to be seen of men4 ,for they make their phylacteries broad and enlarge their fringes4 ,phylacteries4 4 4that is1 parchments1 on which they wrote the ten commandments1 and carried them on their foreheads before their eyes3 which the ,pharisees affected to wear broader than other men2 so to seem more zealous for the law4 #bc3f4 ,and they love the first places at feasts and the first chairs in the synagogues1 #bc3g4 ,and salutations in the market place1 and to be called by men1 ,rabbi4 #bc3h4 ,but be not you called ,rabbi4 ,for one is your master3 and all you are brethren4 #bc3i4 ,and call none your father upon earth2 for one is your father1 who is in heaven4 ,call none your father--,neither be ye called masters1 etc4 4 4,the meaning is that our ,father in heaven is incomparably more to be regarded1 than any father upon earth3 and no master to be followed1 who would lead us away from ,christ4 ,but this does not hinder but that we are by the law of ,god to have a due respect both for our parents and spiritual fathers1 7#a ,cor4 #d4 #bc3ae17 and for our masters and teachers4 #bc3aj4 ,neither be ye called masters3 for one is your master1 ,christ4 #bc3aa4 ,he that is the greatest among you shall be your servant4 #bc3ab4 ,and whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled3 and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted4 #bc3ac4 ,but woe to you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites1 because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men3 for you yourselves do not enter in and those that are going in1 you suffer not to enter4 #bc3ad4 ,woe to you scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites1 because you devour the houses of widows1 praying long prayers4 ,for this you shall receive the greater judgment4 #bc3ae4 ,woe to you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites1 because you go round about the sea and the land to make one proselyte4 ,and when he is made1 you make him the child of hell twofold more than yourselves4 #bc3af4 ,woe to you1 blind guides1 that say1 ,whosoever shall swear by the temple1 it is nothing2 but he that shall swear by the gold of the temple is a debtor4 #bc3ag4 ,ye foolish and blind3 for whether is greater1 the gold or the temple that sanctifieth the gold8 #bc3ah4 ,and whosoever shall swear by the altar1 it is nothing2 but whosoever shall swear by the gift that is upon it is a debtor4 #bc3ai4 ,ye foolish and blind3 for whether is greater1 the gift or the altar that sanctifieth the gift8 #bc3bj4 ,he therefore that sweareth by the altar sweareth by it and by all things that are upon it4 #bc3ba4 ,and whosoever shall swear by the temple sweareth by it and by him that dwelleth in it4 #bc3bb4 ,and he that sweareth by heaven sweareth by the throne of ,god and by him that sitteth thereon4 #bc3bc4 ,woe to you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites2 because you tithe mint and anise and cummin and have left the weightier things of the law3 judgment and mercy and faith4 ,these things you ought to have done and not to leave those undone4 #bc3bd4 ,blind guides1 who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel4 #bc3be4 ,woe to you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites2 because you make clean the outside of the cup and of the dish1 but within you are full of rapine and uncleanness4 #bc3bf4 ,thou blind ,pharisee1 first make clean the inside of the cup and of the dish1 that the outside may become clean4 #bc3bg4 ,woe to you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites2 because you are like to whited sepulchres1 which outwardly appear to men beautiful but within are full of dead men's bones and of all filthiness4 #bc3bh4 ,so you also outwardly indeed appear to men just3 but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity4 #bc3bi4 ,woe to you1 scribes and ,pharisees1 hypocrites1 that build the sepulchres of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the just1 ,build the sepulchres1 etc4 4 4,this is not blamed1 as if it were in itself evil to build or adorn the monuments of the prophets3 but the hypocrisy of the ,pharisees is here taxed2 who1 whilst they pretended to honour the memory of the prophets1 were persecuting even unto death the ,lord of the prophets4 #bc3cj4 ,and say3 ,if we had been in the days of our fathers1 we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets4 #bc3ca4 ,wherefore you are witnesses against yourselves1 that you are the sons of them that killed the prophets4 #bc3cb4 ,fill ye up then the measure of your fathers4 #bc3cc4 ,you serpents1 generation of vipers1 how will you flee from the judgment of hell8 #bc3cd4 ,therefore behold ,i send to you prophets and wise men and scribes3 and some of them you will put to death and crucify3 and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city4 #bc3ce4 ,that upon you may come all the just blood that hath been shed upon the earth1 from the blood of ,abel the just1 even unto the blood of ,zacharias the son of ,barachias1 whom you killed between the temple and the altar4 ,that upon you may come1 etc4 4 4,not that they should suffer more than their own sins justly deserved2 but that the justice of ,god should now fall upon them with such a final vengeance1 once for all1 as might comprise all the different kinds of judgments and punishments1 that had at any time before been inflicted for the shedding of just blood4 #bc3cf4 ,amen ,i say to you1 all these things shall come upon this generation4 #bc3cg4 ,jerusalem1 ,jerusalem1 thou that killest the prophets and stonest them that are sent unto thee1 how often would ,i have gathered together thy children1 as the hen doth gather her chickens under her wings1 and thou wouldst not8 #bc3ch4 ,behold1 your house shall be left to you1 desolate4 #bc3ci4 ,for ,i say to you1 you shall not see me henceforth till you say3 ,blessed is he that cometh in the name of the ,lord4 ,matthew ,chapter #bd ,christ foretells the destruction of the temple1 with the signs that shall come before it and before the last judgment4 ,we must always watch4 #bd3a4 ,and ,jesus being come out of the temple1 went away4 ,and his disciples came to shew him the buildings of the temple4 #bd3b4 ,and he answering1 said to them3 ,do you see all these things8 ,amen ,i say to you1 there shall not be left here a stone upon a stone that shall not be destroyed4 #bd3c4 ,and when he was sitting on mount ,olivet1 the disciples came to him privately1 saying3 ,tell us when shall these things be8 ,and what shall be the sign of thy coming and of the consummation of the world8 #bd3d4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to them3 ,take heed that no man seduce you4 #bd3e4 ,for many will come in my name saying1 ,i am ,christ4 ,and they will seduce many4 #bd3f4 ,and you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars4 ,see that ye be not troubled4 ,for these things must come to pass3 but the end is not yet4 #bd3g4 ,for nation shall rise against nation1 and kingdom against kingdom3 ,and there shall be pestilences and famines and earthquakes in places4 #bd3h4 ,now all these are the beginnings of sorrows4 #bd3i4 ,then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted and shall put you to death3 and you shall be hated by all nations for my name's sake4 #bd3aj4 ,and then shall many be scandalized and shall betray one another and shall hate one another4 #bd3aa4 ,and many false prophets shall rise and shall seduce many4 #bd3ab4 ,and because iniquity hath abounded1 the charity of many shall grow cold4 #bd3ac4 ,but he that shall persevere to the end1 he shall be saved4 #bd3ad4 ,and this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world1 for a testimony to all nations3 and then shall the consummation come4 #bd3ae4 ,when therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation1 which was spoken of by ,daniel the prophet1 standing in the holy place3 he that readeth let him understand4 #bd3af4 ,then they that are in ,judea1 let them flee to the mountains3 #bd3ag4 ,and he that is on the housetop1 let him not come down to take any thing out of his house3 #bd3ah4 ,and he that is in the field1 let him not go back to take his coat4 #bd3ai4 ,and woe to them that are with child and that give suck in those days4 #bd3bj4 ,but pray that your flight be not in the winter or on the sabbath4 #bd3ba4 ,for there shall be then great tribulation1 such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now1 neither shall be4 #bd3bb4 ,and unless those days had been shortened1 no flesh should be saved3 but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened4 #bd3bc4 ,then if any man shall say to you1 ,lo here is ,christ1 or there3 do not believe him4 #bd3bd4 ,for there shall arise false ,christs and false prophets and shall shew great signs and wonders1 insomuch as to deceive 7if possible7 even the elect4 #bd3be4 ,behold ,i have told it to you1 beforehand4 #bd3bf4 ,if therefore they shall say to you1 ,behold he is in the desert3 go ye not out4 ,behold he is in the closets3 believe it not4 #bd3bg4 ,for as lightning cometh out of the east and appeareth even into the west3 so shall also the cowling of the ,son of man be4 #bd3bh4 ,wheresoever the body shall be1 there shall the eagles also be gathered together4 ,wheresoever1 etc4 4 4,the coming of ,christ shall be sudden1 and manifest to all the world1 like lightning3 and wheresoever he shall come1 thither shall all mankind be gathered to him1 as eagles are gathered about a dead body4 #bd3bi4 ,and immediately after the tribulation of those days1 the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of heaven shall be moved4 ,the stars4 4 4,or flaming meteors resembling stars4 #bd3cj4 ,and then shall appear the sign of the ,son of man in heaven4 ,and then shall all tribes of the earth mourn3 and they shall see the ,son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with much power and majesty4 ,the sign1 etc4 4 4,the cross of ,christ4 #bd3ca4 ,and he shall send his angels with a trumpet and a great voice3 and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds1 from the farthest parts of the heavens to the utmost bounds of them4 #bd3cb4 ,and from the fig tree learn a parable3 ,when the branch thereof is now tender and the leaves come forth1 you know that summer is nigh4 #bd3cc4 ,so you also1 when you shall see all these things1 know ye that it is nigh1 even at the doors4 #bd3cd4 ,amen ,i say to you that this generation shall not pass till all these things be done4 #bd3ce4 ,heaven and earth shall pass3 but my words shall not pass4 ,shall pass4 4 4,because they shall be changed at the end of the world into a new heaven and new earth4 #bd3cf4 ,but of that day and hour no one knoweth3 no1 not the angels of heaven1 but the ,father alone4 #bd3cg4 ,and as in the days of ,noe1 so shall also the coming of the ,son of man be4 #bd3ch4 ,for1 as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking1 marrying and giving in marriage1 even till that day in which ,noe entered into the ark3 #bd3ci4 ,and they knew not till the flood came and took them all away3 so also shall the coming of the ,son of man be4 #bd3dj4 ,then two shall be in the field4 ,one shall be taken and one shall be left4 #bd3da4 ,two women shall be grinding at the mill4 ,one shall be taken and one shall be left4 #bd3db4 ,watch ye therefore1 because you know not what hour your ,lord will come4 #bd3dc4 ,but this know ye1 that1 if the goodman of the house knew at what hour the thief would come1 he would certainly watch and would not suffer his house to be broken open4 #bd3dd4 ,wherefore be you also ready1 because at what hour you know not the ,son of man will come4 #bd3de4 ,who1 thinkest thou1 is a faithful and wise servant1 whom his lord hath appointed over his family1 to give them meat in season8 #bd3df4 ,blessed is that servant1 whom when his lord shall come he shall find so doing4 #bd3dg4 ,amen ,i say to you3 he shall place him over all his goods4 #bd3dh4 ,but if that evil servant shall say in his heart3 ,my lord is long a coming3 #bd3di4 ,and shall begin to strike his fellow servants and shall eat and drink with drunkards3 #bd3ej4 ,the lord of that servant shall come in a day that he hopeth not and at an hour that he knoweth not3 #bd3ea4 ,and shall separate him and appoint his portion with the hypocrites4 ,there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 ,matthew ,chapter #be ,the parable of the ten virgins and of the talents4 ,the description of the last judgment4 #be3a4 ,then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins1 who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride4 #be3b4 ,and five of them were foolish and five wise4 #be3c4 ,but the five foolish1 having taken their lamps1 did not take oil with them4 #be3d4 ,but the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps4 #be3e4 ,and the bridegroom tarrying1 they all slumbered and slept4 #be3f4 ,and at midnight there was a cry made3 ,behold the bridegroom cometh4 ,go ye forth to meet him4 #be3g4 ,then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps4 #be3h4 ,and the foolish said to the wise3 ,give us of your oil1 for our lamps are gone out4 #be3i4 ,the wise answered1 saying3 ,lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you1 go ye rather to them that sell and buy for yourselves4 #be3aj4 ,now whilst they went to buy the bridegroom came3 and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage4 ,and the door was shut4 #be3aa4 ,but at last came also the other virgins1 saying3 ,lord1 ,lord1 open to us4 #be3ab4 ,but he answering said3 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,i know you not4 #be3ac4 ,watch ye therefore1 because you know not the day nor the hour4 #be3ad4 ,for even as a man going into a far country called his servants and delivered to them his goods2 #be3ae4 ,and to one he gave five talents1 and to another two1 and to another one1 to every one according to his proper ability3 and immediately he took his journey4 #be3af4 ,and he that had received the five talents went his way and traded with the same and gained other five4 #be3ag4 ,and in like manner he that had received the two gained other two4 #be3ah4 ,but he that had received the one1 going his way1 digged into the earth and hid his lord's money4 #be3ai4 ,but after a long time the lord of those servants came and reckoned with them4 #be3bj4 ,and he that had received the five talents coming1 brought other five talents1 saying3 ,lord1 thou didst deliver to me five talents4 ,behold ,i have gained other five over and above4 #be3ba4 ,his lord said to him3 ,well done1 good and faithful servant1 because thou hast been faithful over a few things1 ,i will place thee over many things4 ,enter thou into the joy of thy lord4 #be3bb4 ,and he also that had received the two talents came and said3 ,lord1 thou deliveredst two talents to me4 ,behold ,i have gained other two4 #be3bc4 ,his lord said to him3 ,well done1 good and faithful servant3 because thou hast been faithful over a few things1 ,i will place thee over many things4 ,enter thou into the joy of thy lord4 #be3bd4 ,but he that had received the one talent1 came and said3 ,lord1 ,i know that thou art a hard man2 thou reapest where thou hast not sown and gatherest where thou hast not strewed4 #be3be4 ,and being afraid1 ,i went and hid thy talent in the earth4 ,behold here thou hast that which is thine4 #be3bf4 ,and his lord answering1 said to him3 ,wicked and slothful servant1 thou knewest that ,i reap where ,i sow not and gather where ,i have not strewed4 #be3bg4 ,thou oughtest therefore to have committed my money to the bankers3 and at my coming ,i should have received my own with usury4 #be3bh4 ,take ye away therefore the talent from him and give it him that hath ten talents4 #be3bi4 ,for to every one that hath shall be given1 and he shall abound3 but from him that hath not1 that also which he seemeth to have shall be taken away4 #be3cj4 ,and the unprofitable servant1 cast ye out into the exterior darkness4 ,there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth4 #be3ca4 ,and when the ,son of man shall come in his majesty1 and all the angels with him1 then shall he sit upon the seat of his majesty4 #be3cb4 ,and all nations shall be gathered together before him3 and he shall separate them one from another1 as the shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats3 #be3cc4 ,and he shall set the sheep on his right hand1 but the goats on his left4 #be3cd4 ,then shall the king say to them that shall be on his right hand3 ,come1 ye blessed of my ,father1 possess you the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world4 #be3ce4 ,for ,i was hungry1 and you gave me to eat3 ,i was thirsty1 and you gave me to drink3 ,i was a stranger1 and you took me in3 #be3cf4 ,naked1 and you covered me3 sick1 and you visited me3 ,i was in prison1 and you came to me4 #be3cg4 ,then shall the just answer him1 saying3 ,lord1 when did we see thee hungry and fed thee3 thirsty and gave thee drink8 #be3ch4 ,or when did we see thee a stranger and took thee in8 ,or naked and covered thee8 #be3ci4 ,or when did we see thee sick or in prison and came to thee8 #be3dj4 ,and the king answering shall say to them3 ,amen ,i say to you1 as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren1 you did it to me4 #be3da4 ,then he shall say to them also that shall be on his left hand3 ,depart from me1 you cursed1 into everlasting fire1 which was prepared for the devil and his angels4 #be3db4 ,for ,i was hungry and you gave me not to eat3 ,i was thirsty and you gave me not to drink4 #be3dc4 ,i was a stranger and you took me not in3 naked and you covered me not3 sick and in prison and you did not visit me4 #be3dd4 ,then they also shall answer him1 saying3 ,lord1 when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to thee8 #be3de4 ,then he shall answer them1 saying3 ,amen3 ,i say to you1 as long as you did it not to one of these least1 neither did you do it to me4 #be3df4 ,and these shall go into everlasting punishment3 but the just1 into life everlasting4 ,matthew ,chapter #bf ,the ,jews conspire against ,christ4 ,he is anointed by ,mary4 ,the treason of ,judas4 ,the last supper4 ,the prayer in the garden4 ,the apprehension of our ,lord4 ,his treatment in the house of ,caiphas4 #bf3a4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus had ended all these words1 he said to his disciples3 #bf3b4 ,you know that after two days shall be the pasch3 and the ,son of man shall be delivered up to be crucified4 #bf3c4 ,then were gathered together the chief priests and ancients of the people1 into the court of the high priest1 who was called ,caiphas3 #bf3d4 ,and they consulted together that by subtilty they might apprehend ,jesus and put him to death4 #bf3e4 ,but they said3 ,not on the festival day1 lest perhaps there should be a tumult among the people4 #bf3f4 ,and when ,jesus was in ,bethania1 in the house of ,simon the leper1 #bf3g4 ,there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table4 #bf3h4 ,and the disciples seeing it had indignation1 saying3 ,to what purpose is this waste8 #bf3i4 ,for this might have been sold for much and given to the poor4 #bf3aj4 ,and ,jesus knowing it1 said to them3 ,why do you trouble this woman8 ,for she hath wrought a good work upon me4 #bf3aa4 ,for the poor you have always with you3 but me you have not always4 ,me you have not always4 4 4,viz41 in a visible manner1 as when conversant here on earth2 and as we have the poor1 whom we may daily assist and relieve4 #bf3ab4 ,for she in pouring this ointment on my body hath done it for my burial4 #bf3ac4 ,amen ,i say to you1 wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world1 that also which she hath done shall be told for a memory of her4 #bf3ad4 ,then went one of the twelve1 who was called ,judas ,iscariot1 to the chief priests4 #bf3ae4 ,and said to them3 ,what will you give me1 and ,i will deliver him unto you8 ,but they appointed him thirty pieces of silver4 #bf3af4 ,and from thenceforth he sought opportunity to betray him4 #bf3ag4 ,and on the first day of the ,azymes1 the disciples came to ,jesus1 saying3 ,where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the pasch8 ,azymes4 4 4,feast of the unleavened bread4 ,pasch4 4 4,the paschal lamb4 #bf3ah4 ,but ,jesus said3 ,go ye into the city to a certain man and say to him3 ,the master saith1 ,my time is near at hand4 ,with thee ,i make the pasch with my disciples4 #bf3ai4 ,and the disciples did as ,jesus appointed to them3 and they prepared the pasch4 #bf3bj4 ,but when it was evening1 he sat down with his twelve disciples4 #bf3ba4 ,and whilst they were eating1 he said3 ,amen ,i say to you that one of you is about to betray me4 #bf3bb4 ,and they being very much troubled began every one to say3 ,is it ,i1 ,lord8 #bf3bc4 ,but he answering said3 ,he that dippeth his hand with me in the dish1 he shall betray me4 #bf3bd4 ,the ,son of man indeed goeth1 as it is written of him4 ,but woe to that man by whom the ,son of man shall be betrayed4 ,it were better for him1 if that man had not been born4 #bf3be4 ,and ,judas that betrayed him answering1 said3 ,is it ,i1 ,rabbi8 ,he saith to him3 ,thou hast said it4 #bf3bf4 ,and whilst they were at supper1 ,jesus took bread and blessed and broke and gave to his disciples and said3 ,take ye and eat4 ,this is my body4 ,this is my body4 4 4,he does not say1 ,this is the figure of my body--but ,this is my body4 7#b ,council of ,nice1 ,act4 #f47 ,neither does he say in this1 or with this is my body2 but absolutely1 ,this is my body3 which plainly implies transubstantiation4 #bf3bg4 ,and taking the chalice1 he gave thanks and gave to them1 saying3 ,drink ye all of this4 ,drink ye all of this4 4 4,this was spoken to the twelve apostles2 who were the all then present2 and they all drank of it1 says ,st4 ,mark #ad4 #bc4 ,but it no ways follows from these words spoken to the apostles1 that all the faithful are here commanded to drink of the chalice2 any more than that all the faithful are commanded to consecrate1 offer and administer this sacrament2 because ,christ upon this same occasion1 and at the same time1 bid the apostles do so2 in these words1 ,st4 ,luke #bb4 #ai1 ,do this for a commemoration of me4 #bf3bh4 ,for this is my blood of the new testament1 which shall be shed for many unto remission of sins4 ,blood of the new testament4 4 4,as the old testament was dedicated with the blood of victims1 by ,moses1 in these words3 ,this is the blood of the testament1 etc41 ,heb4 #i4 #bj2 so here is the dedication and institution of the new testament1 in the blood of ,christ1 here mystically shed by these words3 ,this is the blood of the new testament1 etc4 #bf3bi4 ,and ,i say to you1 ,i will not drink from henceforth of this fruit of the vine until that day when ,i shall drink it with you new in the kingdom of my ,father4 ,fruit of the vine4 4 4,these words1 by the account of ,st4 ,luke #bf3bb4 #ah1 were not spoken of the sacramental cup1 but of the wine that was drunk with the paschal lamb4 ,though the sacramental cup might also be called the fruit of the vine1 because it was consecrated from wine1 and retains the likeness1 and all the accidents or qualities of wine4 #bf3cj4 ,and a hymn being said1 they went out unto mount ,olivet4 #bf3ca4 ,then ,jesus saith to them3 ,all you shall be scandalized in me this night4 ,for it is written3 ,i will strike the shepherd3 and the sheep of the flock shall be dispersed4 ,scandalized in me1 etc4 4 4,forasmuch as my being apprehended shall make you all run away and forsake me4 #bf3cb4 ,but after ,i shall be risen again1 ,i will go before you into ,galilee4 #bf3cc4 ,and ,peter answering1 said to him3 ,although all shall be scandalized in thee1 ,i will never be scandalized4 #bf3cd4 ,jesus said to him3 ,amen ,i say to thee that in this night before the cock crow1 thou wilt deny me thrice4 #bf3ce4 ,peter saith to him3 ,yea1 though ,i should die with thee1 ,i will not deny thee4 ,and in like manner said all the disciples4 #bf3cf4 ,then ,jesus came with them into a country place which is called ,gethsemani4 ,and he said to his disciples3 ,sit you here1 till ,i go yonder and pray4 #bf3cg4 ,and taking with him ,peter and the two sons of ,zebedee1 he began to grow sorrowful and to be sad4 #bf3ch4 ,then he saith to them3 ,my soul is sorrowful even unto death4 ,stay you here and watch with me4 #bf3ci4 ,and going a little further1 he fell upon his face1 praying and saying3 ,my ,father1 if it be possible1 let this chalice pass from me4 ,nevertheless1 not as ,i will but as thou wilt4 #bf3dj4 ,and he cometh to his disciples and findeth them asleep4 ,and he saith to ,peter3 ,what8 ,could you not watch one hour with me8 #bf3da4 ,watch ye3 and pray that ye enter not into temptation4 ,the spirit indeed is willing1 but the flesh is weak4 #bf3db4 ,again the second time1 he went and prayed1 saying3 ,my ,father1 if this chalice may not pass away1 but ,i must drink it1 thy will be done4 #bf3dc4 ,and he cometh again and findeth them sleeping3 for their eyes were heavy4 #bf3dd4 ,and leaving them1 he went again3 and he prayed the third time1 saying the selfsame word4 #bf3de4 ,then he cometh to his disciples and said to them3 ,sleep ye now and take your rest4 ,behold the hour is at hand3 and the ,son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners4 #bf3df4 ,rise3 let us go4 ,behold he is at hand that will betray me4 #bf3dg4 ,as he yet spoke1 behold ,judas1 one of the twelve1 came1 and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs1 sent from the chief priests and the ancients of the people4 #bf3dh4 ,and he that betrayed him gave them a sign1 saying3 ,whomsoever ,i shall kiss1 that is he4 ,hold him fast4 #bf3di4 ,and forthwith coming to ,jesus1 he said3 ,hail1 ,rabbi4 ,and he kissed him4 #bf3ej4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,friend1 whereto art thou come8 ,then they came up and laid hands on ,jesus and held him4 #bf3ea4 ,and behold one of them that were with ,jesus1 stretching forth his hand1 drew out his sword3 and striking the servant of the high priest1 cut off his ear4 #bf3eb4 ,then ,jesus saith to him3 ,put up again thy sword into its place3 for all that take the sword shall perish with the sword4 #bf3ec4 ,thinkest thou that ,i cannot ask my ,father1 and he will give me presently more than twelve legions of angels8 #bf3ed4 ,how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled1 that so it must be done8 #bf3ee4 ,in that same hour1 ,jesus said to the multitudes3 ,you are come out1 as it were to a robber1 with swords and clubs to apprehend me4 ,i sat daily with you1 teaching in the temple3 and you laid not hands on me4 #bf3ef4 ,now all this was done that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled4 ,then the disciples1 all leaving him1 fled4 #bf3eg4 ,but they holding ,jesus led him to ,caiphas the high priest1 where the scribes and the ancients were assembled4 #bf3eh4 ,and ,peter followed him afar off1 even to the court of the high priest1 ,and going in1 he sat with the servants1 that he might see the end4 #bf3ei4 ,and the chief priests and the whole council sought false witness against ,jesus1 that they might put him to death4 #bf3fj4 ,and they found not1 whereas many false witnesses had come in4 ,and last of all there came two false witnesses3 #bf3fa4 ,and they said3 ,this man said1 ,i am able to destroy the temple of ,god and after three days to rebuild it4 #bf3fb4 ,and the high priest rising up1 said to him3 ,answerest thou nothing to the things which these witness against thee8 #bf3fc4 ,but ,jesus held his peace4 ,and the high priest said to him3 ,i adjure thee by the living ,god1 that thou tell us if thou be the ,christ the ,son of ,god4 #bf3fd4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,thou hast said it4 ,nevertheless ,i say to you1 hereafter you shall see the ,son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of ,god and coming in the clouds of heaven4 #bf3fe4 ,then the high priest rent his garments1 saying3 ,he hath blasphemed3 ,what further need have we of witnesses8 ,behold1 now you have heard the blasphemy4 #bf3ff4 ,what think you8 ,but they answering1 said3 ,he is guilty of death4 #bf3fg4 ,then did they spit in his face and buffeted him4 ,and others struck his face with the palms of their hands1 #bf3fh4 ,saying3 ,prophesy unto us1 ,o ,christ4 ,who is he that struck thee8 #bf3fi4 ,but ,peter sat without in the court4 ,and there came to him a servant maid1 saying3 ,thou also wast with ,jesus the ,galilean4 #bf3gj4 ,but he denied before them all1 saying3 ,i know not what thou sayest4 #bf3ga4 ,and as he went out of the gate1 another maid saw him2 and she saith to them that were there3 ,this man also was with ,jesus of ,nazareth4 #bf3gb4 ,and again he denied with an oath3 ,i know not the man4 #bf3gc4 ,and after a little while1 they came that stood by and said to ,peter3 ,surely thou also art one of them4 ,for even thy speech doth discover thee4 #bf3gd4 ,then he began to curse and to swear that he knew not the man4 ,and immediately the cock crew4 #bf3ge4 ,and ,peter remembered the word of ,jesus which he had said3 ,before the cock crow1 thou wilt deny me thrice4 ,and going forth1 he wept bitterly4 ,matthew ,chapter #bg ,the continuation of the history of the passion of ,christ4 ,his death and burial4 #bg3a4 ,and when morning was come1 all the chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel against ,jesus1 that they might put him to death4 #bg3b4 ,and they brought him bound and delivered him to ,pontius ,pilate the governor4 #bg3c4 ,then ,judas1 who betrayed him1 seeing that he was condemned1 repenting himself1 brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and ancients1 #bg3d4 ,saying3 ,i have sinned in betraying innocent blood4 ,but they said3 ,what is that to us8 ,look thou to it4 #bg3e4 ,and casting down the pieces of silver in the temple1 he departed and went and hanged himself with an halter4 #bg3f4 ,but the chief priests having taken the pieces of silver1 said3 ,it is not lawful to put them into the corbona1 because it is the price of blood4 ,corbona4 4 4,a place in the temple where the people put in their gifts or offerings4 #bg3g4 ,and after they had consulted together1 they bought with them the potter's field1 to be a burying place for strangers4 #bg3h4 ,for this cause that field was called ,haceldama1 that is1 the field of blood1 even to this day4 #bg3i4 ,then was fulfilled that which was spoken by ,jeremias the prophet1 saying3 ,and they took the thirty pieces of silver1 the price of him that was prized1 whom they prized of the children of ,israel4 #bg3aj4 ,and they gave them unto the potter's field1 as the ,lord appointed to me4 #bg3aa4 ,and ,jesus stood before the governor1 and the governor asked him1 saying3 ,art thou the king of the ,jews8 ,jesus saith to him3 ,thou sayest it4 #bg3ab4 ,and when he was accused by the chief priests and ancients1 he answered nothing4 #bg3ac4 ,then ,pilate saith to him3 ,dost not thou hear how great testimonies they allege against thee8 #bg3ad4 ,and he answered him to never a word1 so that the governor wondered exceedingly4 #bg3ae4 ,now upon the solemn day the governor was accustomed to release to the people one prisoner1 whom they would4 #bg3af4 ,and he had then a notorious prisoner that was called ,barabbas4 #bg3ag4 ,they therefore being gathered together1 ,pilate said3 ,whom will you that ,i release to ,you3 ,barabbas1 or ,jesus that is called ,christ8 #bg3ah4 ,for he knew that for envy they had delivered him4 #bg3ai4 ,and as he was sitting in the place of judgment1 his wife sent to him1 saying3 ,have thou nothing to do with that just man2 for ,i have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him4 #bg3bj4 ,but the chief priests and ancients persuaded the people that they should ask ,barabbas and make ,jesus away4 #bg3ba4 ,and the governor answering1 said to them3 ,whether will you of the two to be released unto you8 ,but they said3 ,barabbas4 #bg3bb4 ,pilate saith to them3 ,what shall ,i do then with ,jesus that is called ,christ8 ,they say all3 ,let him be crucified4 #bg3bc4 ,the governor said to them3 ,why1 what evil hath he done8 ,but they cried out the more1 saying3 ,let him be crucified4 #bg3bd4 ,and ,pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing1 but that rather a tumult was made1 taking water washed his hands before the people1 saying3 ,i am innocent of the blood of this just man4 ,look you to it4 #bg3be4 ,and the whole people answering1 said3 ,his blood be upon us and upon our children4 #bg3bf4 ,then he released to them ,barabbas3 and having scourged ,jesus1 delivered him unto them to be crucified4 #bg3bg4 ,then the soldiers of the governor1 taking ,jesus into the hall1 gathered together unto him the whole band4 #bg3bh4 ,and stripping him1 they put a scarlet cloak about him4 #bg3bi4 ,and platting a crown of thorns1 they put it upon his head1 and a reed in his right hand4 ,and bowing the knee before him1 they mocked him1 saying3 ,hail1 ,king of the ,jews4 #bg3cj4 ,and spitting upon him1 they took the reed and struck his head4 #bg3ca4 ,and after they had mocked him1 they took off the cloak from him and put on him his own garments and led him away to crucify him4 #bg3cb4 ,and going out1 they found a man of ,cyrene1 named ,simon3 him they forced to take up his cross4 #bg3cc4 ,and they came to the place that is called ,golgotha1 which is the place of ,calvary4 #bg3cd4 ,and they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall4 ,and when he had tasted1 he would not drink4 #bg3ce4 ,and after they had crucified him1 they divided his garments1 casting lots2 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet1 saying3 ,they divided my garments among them2 and upon my vesture they cast lots4 #bg3cf4 ,and they sat and watched him4 #bg3cg4 ,and they put over his head his cause written3 ,,this ,,is ,,jesus ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews4 #bg3ch4 ,then were crucified with him two thieves3 one on the right hand and one on the left4 #bg3ci4 ,and they that passed by blasphemed him1 wagging their heads1 #bg3dj4 ,and saying3 ,vah1 thou that destroyest the temple of ,god and in three days dost rebuild it3 save thy own self4 ,if thou be the ,son of ,god1 come down from the cross4 #bg3da4 ,in like manner also the chief priests1 with the scribes and ancients1 mocking said3 #bg3db4 ,he saved others3 himself he cannot save4 ,if he be the king of ,israel1 let him now come down from the cross3 and we will believe him4 #bg3dc4 ,he trusted in ,god3 let him now deliver him if he will have him4 ,for he said3 ,i am the ,son of ,god4 #bg3dd4 ,and the selfsame thing the thieves also that were crucified with him reproached him with4 #bg3de4 ,now from the sixth hour1 there was darkness over the whole earth1 until the ninth hour4 #bg3df4 ,and about the ninth hour1 ,jesus cried with a loud voice1 saying3 ,eli1 ,eli1 lamma sabacthani8 ,that is1 ,my ,god1 ,my ,god1 why hast thou forsaken me8 #bg3dg4 ,and some that stood there and heard said3 ,this man calleth ,elias4 #bg3dh4 ,and immediately one of them running took a sponge and filled it with vinegar and put it on a reed and gave him to drink4 #bg3di4 ,and the others said3 ,let be4 ,let us see whether ,elias will come to deliver him4 #bg3ej4 ,and ,jesus again crying with a loud voice1 yielded up the ghost4 #bg3ea4 ,and behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom3 and the earth quaked and the rocks were rent4 #bg3eb4 ,and the graves were opened3 and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose1 #bg3ec4 ,and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection1 came into the holy city and appeared to many4 #bg3ed4 ,now the centurion and they that were with him watching ,jesus1 having seen the earthquake and the things that were done1 were sore afraid1 saying3 ,indeed this was the ,son of ,god4 #bg3ee4 ,and there were there many women afar off1 who had followed ,jesus from ,galilee1 ministering unto him3 #bg3ef4 ,among whom was ,mary ,magdalen and ,mary the mother of ,james and ,joseph and the mother of the sons of ,zebedee4 #bg3eg4 ,and when it was evening1 there came a certain rich man of ,arimathea1 named ,joseph1 who also himself was a disciple of ,jesus4 #bg3eh4 ,he went to ,pilate and asked the body of ,jesus4 ,then ,pilate commanded that the body should be delivered4 #bg3ei4 ,and ,joseph taking the body wrapped it up in a clean linen cloth3 #bg3fj4 ,and laid it in his own new monument1 which he had hewed out in a rock4 ,and he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument and went his way4 #bg3fa4 ,and there was there ,mary ,magdalen and the other ,mary1 sitting over against the sepulchre4 #bg3fb4 ,and the next day1 which followed the day of preparation1 the chief priests and the ,pharisees came together to ,pilate1 ,the day of preparation4 4 4,the eve of the sabbath2 so called1 because on that day they prepared all things necessary2 not being allowed so much as to dress their meat on the sabbath day4 #bg3fc4 ,saying3 ,sir1 we have remembered1 that that seducer said1 while he was yet alive3 ,after three days ,i will rise again4 #bg3fd4 ,command therefore the sepulchre to be guarded until the third day3 lest perhaps his disciples come and steal him away and say to the people3 ,he is risen from the dead4 ,and the last error shall be worse than the first4 #bg3fe4 ,pilate saith to them3 ,you have a guard4 ,go1 guard it as you know4 #bg3ff4 ,and they departing1 made the sepulchre sure1 sealing the stone and setting guards4 ,matthew ,chapter #bh ,the resurrection of ,christ4 ,his commission to his disciples4 #bh3a4 ,and in the end of the sabbath1 when it began to dawn towards the first day of the week1 came ,mary ,magdalen and the other ,mary1 to see the sepulchre4 #bh3b4 ,and behold there was a great earthquake4 ,for an angel of the ,lord descended from heaven and coming rolled back the stone and sat upon it4 #bh3c4 ,and his countenance was as lightning and his raiment as snow4 #bh3d4 ,and for fear of him1 the guards were struck with terror and became as dead men4 #bh3e4 ,and the angel answering1 said to the women3 ,fear not you3 for ,i know that you seek ,jesus who was crucified4 #bh3f4 ,he is not here4 ,for he is risen1 as he said4 ,come1 and see the place where the ,lord was laid4 #bh3g4 ,and going quickly1 tell ye his disciples that he is risen4 ,and behold he will go before you into ,galilee4 ,there you shall see him4 ,lo1 ,i have foretold it to you4 #bh3h4 ,and they went out quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy1 running to tell his disciples4 #bh3i4 ,and behold1 ,jesus met them1 saying3 ,all hail4 ,but they came up and took hold of his feet and adored him4 #bh3aj4 ,then ,jesus said to them3 ,fear not4 ,go1 tell my brethren that they go into ,galilee4 ,there they shall see me4 #bh3aa4 ,who when they were departed1 behold1 some of the guards came into the city and told the chief priests all things that had been done4 #bh3ab4 ,and they being assembled together with the ancients1 taking counsel1 gave a great sum of money to the soldiers1 #bh3ac4 ,saying3 ,say you1 ,his disciples came by night and stole him away when we were asleep4 #bh3ad4 ,and if the governor shall hear of this1 we will persuade him and secure you4 #bh3ae4 ,so they taking the money1 did as they were taught3 and this word was spread abroad among the ,jews even unto this day4 #bh3af4 ,and the eleven disciples went into ,galilee1 unto the mountain where ,jesus had appointed them4 #bh3ag4 ,and seeing him they adored3 but some doubted4 #bh3ah4 ,and ,jesus coming1 spoke to them1 saying3 ,all power is given to me in heaven and in earth4 ,all power1 etc4 4 4,see here the warrant and commission of the apostles and their successors1 the bishops and pastors of ,christ's church4 ,he received from his ,father all power in heaven and in earth3 and in virtue of this power1 he sends them 7even as his ,father sent him1 ,st4 ,john #bj4 #ba7 to teach and disciple1 not one1 but all nations2 and instruct them in all truths3 and that he may assist them effectually in the execution of this commission1 he promises to be with them1 not for three or four hundred years only1 but all days1 even to the consummation of the world4 ,how then could the ,catholic ,church ever go astray2 having always with her pastors1 as is here promised1 ,christ himself1 who is the way1 the truth1 and the life4 ,st4 ,john #ad4 #bh3ai4 ,going therefore1 teach ye all nations3 baptizing them in the name of the ,father and of the ,son and of the ,holy ,ghost4 #bh3bj4 ,teaching them to observe all things whatsoever ,i have commanded you4 ,and behold ,i am with you all days1 even to the consummation of the world4 ,,the ,,holy ,,gospel ,,of ,,jesus ,,christ ,,according ,,to ,,st4 ,,mark ,st4 ,mark1 the disciple and interpreter of ,st4 ,peter 7saith ,st4 ,jerome71 according to what he heard from ,peter himself1 wrote at ,rome a brief ,gospel at the request of the ,brethren1 about ten years after our lord's ,ascension2 which when ,peter had heard1 he approved of it and with his authority published it to the church to be read4 ,baronius and others say that the original was written in ,latin3 but the more general opinion is that the ,evangelist wrote it in ,greek4 ,mark ,chapter #a ,the preaching of ,john the ,baptist4 ,christ is baptized by him4 ,he calls his disciples and works many miracles4 #a3a4 ,the beginning of the gospel of ,jesus ,christ1 the ,son of ,god4 #a3b4 ,as it is written in ,isaias the prophet3 ,behold ,i send my angel before thy face1 who shall prepare the way before thee4 #a3c4 ,a voice of one crying in the desert3 ,prepare ye the way of the ,lord2 make straight his paths4 #a3d4 ,john was in the desert1 baptizing and preaching the baptism of penance1 unto remission of sins4 #a3e4 ,and there went out to him all the country of ,judea and all they of ,jerusalem and were baptized by him in the river of ,jordan1 confessing their sins4 #a3f4 ,and ,john was clothed camel's hair1 and a leathern girdle about his loins3 and he ate locusts and wild honey4 #a3g4 ,and he preached1 saying3 ,there cometh after me one mightier than ,i1 the latchet of whose shoes ,i am not worthy to stoop down and loose4 #a3h4 ,i have baptized you with water3 but he shall baptize you with the ,holy ,ghost4 #a3i4 ,and it came to pass1 in those days1 ,jesus came from ,nazareth of ,galilee and was baptized by ,john in ,jordan4 #a3aj4 ,and forthwith coming up out of the water1 he saw the heavens open and the ,spirit as a dove descending and remaining on him4 #a3aa4 ,and there came a voice from heaven3 ,thou art my beloved ,son2 in thee ,i am well pleased4 #a3ab4 ,and immediately the ,spirit drove him out into the desert4 #a3ac4 ,and he was in the desert forty days and forty nights1 and was tempted by ,satan4 ,and he was with beasts3 and the angels ministered to him4 #a3ad4 ,and after that ,john was delivered up1 ,jesus came in ,galilee1 preaching the gospel of the kingdom of ,god1 #a3ae4 ,and saying3 ,the time is accomplished and the kingdom of ,god is at hand4 ,repent and believe the gospel3 #a3af4 ,and passing by the sea of ,galilee1 he saw ,simon and ,andrew his brother1 casting nets into the sea for they were fishermen4 #a3ag4 ,and ,jesus said to them3 ,come after me2 and ,i will make you to become fishers of men4 #a3ah4 ,and immediately leaving their nets1 they followed him4 #a3ai4 ,and going on from thence a little farther1 he saw ,james the son of ,zebedee and ,john his brother1 who also were mending their nets in the ship3 #a3bj4 ,and forthwith he called them4 ,and leaving their father ,zebedee in the ship with his hired men1 they followed him4 #a3ba4 ,and they entered into ,capharnaum3 and forthwith upon the sabbath days going into the synagogue1 he taught them4 #a3bb4 ,and they were astonished at his doctrine4 ,for he was teaching them as one having power1 and not as the scribes4 #a3bc4 ,and there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit2 and he cried out1 #a3bd4 ,saying3 ,what have we to do with thee1 ,jesus of ,nazareth8 ,art thou come to destroy us8 ,i know who thou art1 the ,holy ,one of ,god4 #a3be4 ,and ,jesus threatened him1 saying3 ,speak no more1 and go out of the man4 #a3bf4 ,and the unclean spirit1 tearing him and crying out with a loud voice1 went out of him4 #a3bg4 ,and they were all amazed insomuch that they questioned among themselves1 saying3 ,what thing is this8 ,what is this new doctrine8 ,for with power he commandeth even the unclean spirits3 and they obey him4 #a3bh4 ,and the fame of him was spread forthwith into all the country of ,galilee4 #a3bi4 ,and immediately going out of the synagogue they came into the house of ,simon and ,andrew1 with ,james and ,john4 #a3cj4 ,and ,simon's wife's mother lay in a fit of a fever3 and forthwith they tell him of her4 #a3ca4 ,and coming to her1 he lifted her up1 taking her by the hand2 and immediately the fever left her1 and she ministered unto them4 #a3cb4 ,and when it was evening1 after sunset1 they brought to him all that were ill and that were possessed with devils4 #a3cc4 ,and all the city was gathered together at the door4 #a3cd4 ,and he healed many that were troubled with divers diseases4 ,and he cast out many devils3 and he suffered them not to speak1 because they knew him4 #a3ce4 ,and rising very early1 going out1 he went into a desert place3 and there he prayed4 #a3cf4 ,and ,simon and they that were with him followed after him4 #a3cg4 ,and when they had found him1 they said to him3 ,all seek for thee4 #a3ch4 ,and he saith to them3 ,let us go into the neighbouring towns and cities1 that ,i may preach there also2 for to this purpose am ,i come4 #a3ci4 ,and he was preaching in their synagogues and in all ,galilee and casting out devils4 #a3dj4 ,and there came a leper to him1 beseeching him and kneeling down1 said to him3 ,if thou wilt thou canst make me clean4 #a3da4 ,and ,jesus1 having compassion on him1 stretched forth his hand and touching him saith to him3 ,i will4 ,be thou made clean4 #a3db4 ,and when he had spoken1 immediately the leprosy departed from him3 and he was made clean4 #a3dc4 ,and he strictly charged him and forthwith sent him away4 #a3dd4 ,and he saith to him3 ,see thou tell no one2 but go1 shew thyself to the high priest and offer for thy cleansing the things that ,moses commanded1 for a testimony to them4 #a3de4 ,but he being gone out1 began to publish and to blaze abroad the word3 so that he could not openly go into the city4 but was without in desert places4 ,and they flocked to him from all sides4 ,mark ,chapter #b ,christ heals the sick of the palsy4 ,he calls ,matthew and excuses his disciples4 #b3a4 ,and again he entered into ,capharnaum after some days4 #b3b4 ,and it was heard that he was in the house4 ,and many came together1 so that there was no room3 no1 not even at the door4 ,and he spoke to them the word4 #b3c4 ,and they came to him1 bringing one sick of the palsy1 who was carried by four4 #b3d4 ,and when they could not offer him unto him for the multitude1 they uncovered the roof where he was3 and opening it1 they let down the bed wherein the man sick of the palsy lay4 #b3e4 ,and when ,jesus had seen their faith1 he saith to the sick of the palsy3 ,son1 thy sins are forgiven thee4 #b3f4 ,and there were some of the scribes sitting there and thinking in their hearts3 #b3g4 ,why doth this man speak thus8 ,he blasphemeth4 ,who can forgive sins1 but ,god only8 #b3h4 ,which ,jesus presently knowing in his spirit that they so thought within themselves1 saith to them3 ,why think you these things in your hearts8 #b3i4 ,which is easier1 to say to the sick of the palsy3 ,thy sins are forgiven thee2 or to say3 ,arise1 take up thy bed and walk8 #b3aj4 ,but that you may know that the ,son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins 7he saith to the sick of the palsy73 #b3aa4 ,i say to thee3 ,arise4 ,take up thy bed and go into thy house4 #b3ab4 ,and immediately he arose and1 taking up his bed1 went his way in the sight of all3 so that all wondered and glorified ,god1 saying3 ,we never saw the like4 #b3ac4 ,and he went forth again to the sea side3 and all the multitude came to him4 ,and he taught them4 #b3ad4 ,and when he was passing by1 he saw ,levi1 the son of ,alpheus1 sitting at the receipt of custom2 and he saith to him3 ,follow me4 ,and rising up1 he followed him4 #b3ae4 ,and it came to pass as he sat at meat in his house1 many ,publicans and sinners sat down together with ,jesus and his disciples4 ,for they1 with ,jesus who also followed him4 ,for they were many1 who also followed him4 #b3af4 ,and the scribes and the ,pharisees1 seeing that he ate with publicans and sinners1 said to his disciples3 ,why doth your master eat and drink with publicans and sinners8 #b3ag4 ,jesus hearing this1 saith to them3 ,they that are well have no need of a physician1 but they that are sick4 ,for ,i came not to call the just1 but sinners4 #b3ah4 ,and the disciples of ,john and the ,pharisees used to fast4 ,and they come and say to him3 ,why do the disciples of ,john and of the ,pharisees fast2 but thy disciples do not fast8 #b3ai4 ,and ,jesus saith to them3 ,can the children of the marriage fast1 as long as the bridegroom is with them8 ,as long as they have the bridegroom with them1 they cannot fast4 #b3bj4 ,but the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them3 and then they shall fast in those days4 #b3ba4 ,no man seweth a piece of raw cloth to an old garment3 otherwise the new piecing taketh away from the old1 and there is made a greater rent4 #b3bb4 ,and no man putteth new wine into old bottles3 otherwise the wine will burst the bottles1 and both the wine will be spilled and the bottles will be lost4 ,but new wine must be put into new bottles4 #b3bc4 ,and it came to pass again1 as the ,lord walked through the corn fields on the sabbath1 that his disciples began to go forward and to pluck the ears of corn4 #b3bd4 ,and the ,pharisees said to him3 ,behold1 why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful8 #b3be4 ,and he said to them3 ,have you never read what ,david did when he had need and was hungry1 himself and they that were with him8 #b3bf4 ,how he went into the house of ,god1 under ,abiathar the high priest1 and did eat the loaves of proposition1 which was not lawful to eat but for the priests1 and gave to them who were with him8 #b3bg4 ,and he said to them3 ,the sabbath was made for man1 and not man for the sabbath4 #b3bh4 ,therefore the ,son of man is ,lord of the sabbath also4 ,mark ,chapter #c ,christ heals the withered hand4 ,he chooses the twelve4 ,he confutes the blasphemy of the ,pharisees4 #c3a4 ,and he entered again into the synagogue3 and there was a man there who had a withered hand4 #c3b4 ,and they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days1 that they might accuse him4 #c3c4 ,and he said to the man who had the withered hand3 ,stand up in the midst4 #c3d4 ,and he saith to them3 ,is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days1 or to do evil8 ,to save life1 or to destroy8 ,but they held their peace4 #c3e4 ,and looking round about on them with anger1 being grieved for the blindness of their hearts1 he saith to the man3 ,stretch forth thy hand4 ,and he stretched it forth3 and his hand was restored unto him4 #c3f4 ,and the ,pharisees going out1 immediately made a consultation with the ,herodians against him1 how they might destroy him4 #c3g4 ,but ,jesus retired with his disciples to the sea2 and a great multitude followed him from ,galilee and ,judea1 #c3h4 ,and from ,jerusalem1 and from ,idumea and from beyond the ,jordan4 ,and they about ,tyre and ,sidon1 a great multitude1 hearing the things which he did1 came to him4 #c3i4 ,and he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him1 because of the multitude1 lest they should throng him4 #c3aj4 ,for he healed many1 so that they pressed upon him for to touch him1 as many as had evils4 #c3aa4 ,and the unclean spirits1 when they saw him1 fell down before him3 and they cried1 saying3 #c3ab4 ,thou art the ,son of ,god4 ,and he strictly charged them that they should not make him known4 #c3ac4 ,and going up into a mountain1 he called unto him whom he would himself3 and they came to him4 #c3ad4 ,and he made that twelve should be with him1 and that he might send them to preach4 #c3ae4 ,and he gave them power to heal sicknesses1 and to cast out devils4 #c3af4 ,and to ,simon he gave the name ,peter3 #c3ag4 ,and ,james the son of ,zebedee1 and ,john the brother of ,james2 and he named them ,boanerges1 which is1 ,the sons of thunder4 #c3ah4 ,and ,andrew and ,philip1 and ,bartholomew and ,matthew1 and ,thomas and ,james of ,alpheus1 and ,thaddeus and ,simon the ,cananean3 #c3ai4 ,and ,judas ,iscariot1 who also betrayed him4 #c3bj4 ,and they come to a house1 and the multitude cometh together again1 so that they could not so much as eat bread4 #c3ba4 ,and when his friends had heard of it1 they went out to lay hold on him4 ,for they said3 ,he is become mad4 #c3bb4 ,and the scribes who were come down from ,jerusalem1 said3 ,he hath ,beelzebub1 and by the prince of devils he casteth out devils4 #c3bc4 ,and after he had called them together1 he said to them in parables3 ,how can ,satan cast out ,satan8 #c3bd4 ,and if a kingdom be divided against itself1 that kingdom cannot stand4 #c3be4 ,and if a house be divided against itself1 that house cannot stand4 #c3bf4 ,and if ,satan be risen up against himself1 he is divided1 and cannot stand1 but hath an end4 #c3bg4 ,no man can enter into the house of a strong man and rob him of his goods1 unless he first bind the strong man1 and then shall he plunder his house4 #c3bh4 ,amen ,i say to you that all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men1 and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme3 #c3bi4 ,but he that shall blaspheme against the ,holy ,ghost1 shall never have forgiveness1 but shall be guilty of an everlasting sin4 #c3cj4 ,because they said3 ,he hath an unclean spirit4 #c3ca4 ,and his mother and his brethren came2 and standing without1 sent unto him1 calling him4 #c3cb4 ,and the multitude sat about him2 and they say to him3 ,behold thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee4 #c3cc4 ,and answering them1 he said3 ,who is my mother and my brethren8 #c3cd4 ,and looking round about on them who sat about him1 he saith3 ,behold my mother and my brethren4 #c3ce4 ,for whosoever shall do the will of ,god1 he is my brother1 and my sister1 and mother4 ,mark ,chapter #d ,the parable of the sower4 ,christ stills the tempest at sea4 #d3a4 ,and again he began to teach by the sea side2 and a great multitude was gathered together unto him1 so that he went up into a ship and sat in the sea3 and all the multitude was upon the land by the sea side4 #d3b4 ,and he taught them many things in parables1 and said unto them in his doctrine3 #d3c4 ,hear ye3 ,behold1 the sower went out to sow4 #d3d4 ,and whilst he sowed1 some fell by the way side1 and the birds of the air came and ate it up4 #d3e4 ,and other some fell upon stony ground1 where it had not much earth2 and it shot up immediately1 because it had no depth of earth4 #d3f4 ,and when the sun was risen1 it was scorched2 and because it had no root1 it withered away4 #d3g4 ,and some fell among thorns2 and the thorns grew up1 and choked it1 and it yielded no fruit4 #d3h4 ,and some fell upon good ground2 and brought forth fruit that grew up1 and increased and yielded1 one thirty1 another sixty1 and another a hundred4 #d3i4 ,and he said3 ,he that hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 #d3aj4 ,and when he was alone1 the twelve that were with him asked him the parable4 #d3aa4 ,and he said to them3 ,to you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of ,god3 but to them that are without1 all things are done in parables3 #d3ab4 ,that seeing they may see1 and not perceive2 and hearing they may hear1 and not understand2 lest at any time they should be converted1 and their sins should be forgiven them4 ,that seeing they may see1 etc4 4 4in punishment of their wilfully shutting their eyes1 7,st4 ,matt4 #ac4 #ae17 ,god justly withdrew those lights and graces1 which otherwise he would have given them1 for their effectual conversion4 #d3ac4 ,and he saith to them3 ,are you ignorant of this1 parable8 and how shall you know all parables8 #d3ad4 ,he that soweth1 soweth the word4 #d3ae4 ,and these are they by the way side1 where the word is sown1 and as soon as they have heard1 immediately ,satan cometh and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts4 #d3af4 ,and these likewise are they that are sown on the stony ground3 who when they have heard the word1 immediately receive it with joy4 #d3ag4 ,and they have no root in themselves1 but are only for a time3 and then when tribulation and persecution ariseth for the word they are presently scandalized4 #d3ah4 ,and others there are who are sown among thorns3 these are they that hear the word1 #d3ai4 ,and the cares of the world1 and the deceitfulness of riches1 and the lusts after other things entering in choke the word1 and it is made fruitless4 #d3bj4 ,and these are they who are sown upon the good ground1 who hear the word1 and receive it1 and yield fruit1 the one thirty1 another sixty1 and another a hundred4 #d3ba4 ,and he said to them3 ,doth a candle come in to be put under a bushel1 or under a bed8 and not to be set on a candlestick8 #d3bb4 ,for there is nothing hid1 which shall not be made manifest3 neither was it made secret1 but that it may come abroad4 #d3bc4 ,if any man have ears to hear1 let him hear4 #d3bd4 ,and he said to them3 ,take heed what you hear4 ,in what measure you shall mete1 it shall be measured to you again1 and more shall be given to you4 #d3be4 ,for he that hath1 to him shall be given3 and he that hath not1 that also which he hath shall be taken away from him4 #d3bf4 ,and he said3 ,so is the kingdom of ,god1 as if a man should cast seed into the earth1 #d3bg4 ,and should sleep1 and rise1 night and day1 and the seed should spring1 and grow up whilst he knoweth not4 #d3bh4 ,for the earth of itself bringeth forth fruit1 first the blade1 then the ear1 afterwards the full corn in the ear4 #d3bi4 ,and when the fruit is brought forth1 immediately he putteth in the sickle1 because the harvest is come4 #d3cj4 ,and he said3 ,to what shall we liken the kingdom of ,god8 or to what parable shall we compare it8 #d3ca4 ,it is as a grain of mustard seed3 which when it is sown in the earth1 is less than all the seeds that are in the earth3 #d3cb4 ,and when it is sown1 it groweth up1 and becometh greater than all herbs1 and shooteth out great branches1 so that the birds of the air may dwell under the shadow thereof4 #d3cc4 ,and with many such parables1 he spoke to them the word1 according as they were able to hear4 #d3cd4 ,and without parable he did not speak unto them2 but apart1 he explained all things to his disciples4 #d3ce4 ,and he saith to them that day1 when evening was come3 ,let us pass over to the other side4 #d3cf4 ,and sending away the multitude1 they take him even as he was in the ship3 and there were other ships with him4 #d3cg4 ,and there arose a great storm of wind1 and the waves beat into the ship1 so that the ship was filled4 #d3ch4 ,and he was in the hinder part of the ship1 sleeping upon a pillow2 and they awake him1 and say to him3 ,master1 doth1 it not concern thee that we perish8 #d3ci4 ,and rising up1 he rebuked the wind1 and said to the sea3 ,peace1 be still4 ,and the wind ceased3 and there was made a great calm4 #d3dj4 ,and he said to them3 ,why are you fearful8 have you not faith yet8 ,and they feared exceedingly3 and they said one to another3 ,who is this 7thinkest thou7 that both wind and sea obey him8 ,mark ,chapter #e ,christ casts out a legion of devils3 he heals the issue of blood1 and raises the daughter of ,jairus to life4 #e3a4 ,and they came over the strait of the sea1 into the country of the ,gerasens4 #e3b4 ,and as he went out of the ship1 immediately there met him out of the monuments a man with an unclean spirit1 #e3c4 ,who had his dwelling in the tombs1 and no man now could bind him1 not even with chains4 #e3d4 ,for having been often bound with fetters and chains1 he had burst the chains1 and broken the fetters in pieces1 and no one could tame him4 #e3e4 ,and he was always day and night in the monuments and in the mountains1 crying and cutting himself with stones4 #e3f4 ,and seeing ,jesus afar off1 he ran and adored him4 #e3g4 ,and crying with a loud voice1 he said3 ,what have ,i to do with thee1 ,jesus the ,son of the most high ,god8 ,i adjure thee by ,god that thou torment me not4 #e3h4 ,for he said unto him3 ,go out of the man1 thou unclean spirit4 #e3i4 ,and he asked him3 ,what is thy name8 ,and he saith to him3 ,my name is ,legion1 for we are many4 #e3aj4 ,and he besought him much1 that he would not drive him away out of the country4 #e3aa4 ,and there was there near the mountain a great herd of swine1 feeding4 #e3ab4 ,and the spirits besought him1 saying3 ,send us into the swine1 that we may enter into them4 #e3ac4 ,and ,jesus immediately gave them leave4 ,and the unclean spirits going out1 entered into the swine3 and the herd with great violence was carried headlong into the sea1 being about two thousand1 were stifled in the sea4 #e3ad4 ,and they that fed them fled1 and told it in the city and in the fields4 ,and they went out to see what was done3 #e3ae4 ,and they came to ,jesus1 and they see him that was troubled with the devil1 sitting1 clothed1 and well in his wits1 and they were afraid4 #e3af4 ,and they that had seen it1 told them1 in what manner he had been dealt with who had the devil2 and concerning the swine4 #e3ag4 ,and they began to pray him that he would depart from their coasts4 #e3ah4 ,and when he went up into the ship1 he that had been troubled with the devil1 began to beseech him that he might be with him4 #e3ai4 ,and he admitted him not1 but saith him3 ,go into thy house to thy friends1 and tell them how great things the ,lord hath done for thee1 and hath had mercy thee4 #e3bj4 ,and he went his way1 and began to publish in ,decapolis how great things ,jesus had done for him3 and all men wondered4 #e3ba4 ,and when ,jesus had passed again in the ship over the strait1 a great multitude assembled together unto him1 and he was nigh unto the sea4 #e3bb4 ,and there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue named ,jairus3 and seeing him1 falleth down at his feet4 #e3bc4 ,and he besought him much1 saying3 ,my daughter is at the point of death1 come1 lay thy hand upon her1 that she may be safe1 and may live4 #e3bd4 ,and he went with him1 and a great multitude followed him1 and they thronged him4 #e3be4 ,and a woman who was under an issue of blood twelve years1 #e3bf4 ,and had suffered many things from many physicians2 and had spent all that she had1 and was nothing the better1 but rather worse1 #e3bg4 ,when she had heard of ,jesus1 came in the crowd behind him1 and touched his garment4 #e3bh4 ,for she said3 ,if ,i shall touch but his garment1 ,i shall be whole4 #e3bi4 ,and forthwith the fountain of her blood was dried up1 and she felt in her body that she was healed of the evil4 #e3cj4 ,and immediately ,jesus knowing in himself the virtue that had proceeded from him1 turning to the multitude1 said3 ,who hath touched my garments8 #e3ca4 ,and his disciples said to him3 ,thou seest the multitude thronging thee1 and sayest thou who hath touched me8 #e3cb4 ,and he looked about to see her who had done this4 #e3cc4 ,but the woman fearing and trembling1 knowing what was done in her1 came and fell down before him1 and told him all the truth4 #e3cd4 ,and he said to her3 ,daughter1 thy faith hath made thee whole3 go in peace1 and be thou whole of thy disease4 #e3ce4 ,while he was yet speaking1 some come from the ruler of the synagogue's house1 saying3 ,thy daughter is dead3 why dost thou trouble the master any further8 #e3cf4 ,but ,jesus having heard the word that was spoken1 saith to the ruler of the synagogue3 ,fear not1 only believe4 #e3cg4 ,and he admitted not any man to follow him1 but ,peter1 and ,james1 and ,john the brother of ,james4 #e3ch4 ,and they cone to the house of the ruler of the synagogue2 and he seeth a tumult1 and people weeping and wailing much4 #e3ci4 ,and going in1 he saith to them ,why make you this ado1 and weep8 the damsel is not dead1 but sleepeth4 #e3dj4 ,and they laughed him to scorn4 ,but he having put them all out1 taketh the father and the mother of the damsel1 and them that were with him1 and entereth in where the damsel was lying4 #e3da4 ,and taking the damsel by the hand1 he saith to her3 ,talitha cumi1 which is1 being interpreted3 ,damsel 7,i say to thee7 arise4 #e3db4 ,and immediately the damsel rose up1 and walked3 and she was twelve years old3 and they were astonished with a great astonishment4 #e3dc4 ,and he charged them strictly that no man should know it3 and commanded that something should be given her to eat4 ,mark ,chapter #f ,christ teaches at ,nazareth3 he sends forth the twelve apostles3 he feeds five thousand with five loaves2 and walks upon the sea4 #f3a4 ,and going out from thence1 he went into his own country2 and his disciples followed him4 #f3b4 ,and when the ,sabbath was come1 he began to teach in the synagogue3 and many hearing him were in admiration at his doctrine1 saying3 ,how came this man by all these things8 and what wisdom is this that is given to him1 and such mighty works as are wrought by his hands8 #f3c4 ,is not this the carpenter1 the son of ,mary1 the brother of ,james1 and ,joseph1 and ,jude1 and ,simon8 are not also his sisters here with us8 ,and they were scandalized in regard of him4 #f3d4 ,and ,jesus said to them3 ,a prophet is not without honour1 but in his own country1 and in his own house1 and among his own kindred4 #f3e4 ,and he could not do any miracles there1 only that he cured a few that were sick1 laying his hands upon them4 ,he could not4 4 4,not for want of power1 but because he would not work miracles in favour of obstinate and incredulous people1 who were unworthy of such favours4 #f3f4 ,and he wondered because of their unbelief1 and he went through the villages round about teaching4 #f3g4 ,and he called the twelve2 and began to send them two and two1 and gave them power over unclean spirits4 #f3h4 ,and he commanded them that they should take nothing for the way1 but a staff only2 no scrip1 no bread1 nor money in their purse1 #f3i4 ,but to be shod with sandals1 and that they should not put on two coats4 #f3aj4 ,and he said to them3 ,wheresoever you shall enter into an house1 there abide till you depart from that place4 #f3aa4 ,and whosoever shall not receive you1 nor hear you2 going forth from thence1 shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony to them4 #f3ab4 ,and going forth they preached men should do penance3 #f3ac4 ,and they cast out many devils1 and anointed with oil many that were sick1 and healed them4 #f3ad4 ,and king ,herod heard1 7for his name was made manifest17 and he said3 ,john the ,baptist is risen again from dead1 and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him4 #f3ae4 ,and others said3 ,it is ,elias4 ,but others said3 ,it is a prophet1 as one of the prophets4 #f3af4 ,which ,herod hearing1 said3 ,john whom ,i beheaded1 he is risen again from the dead4 #f3ag4 ,for ,herod himself had sent and apprehended ,john1 and bound him prison for the sake of ,herodias the wife of ,philip his brother1 because he had married her4 #f3ah4 ,for ,john said to ,herod3 ,it is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife4 #f3ai4 ,now ,herodias laid snares for him3 and was desirous to put him to death and could not4 #f3bj4 ,for ,herod feared ,john1 knowing him to be a just and holy man3 and kept him1 and when he heard him1 did many things3 and he heard him willingly4 ,and kept him4 4 4,that is1 from the designs of ,herodias2 and for fear of the people1 would not put him to death1 though she sought it2 and through her daughter she effected her wish4 #f3ba4 ,and when a convenient day was come1 ,herod made a supper for his birthday1 for the princes1 and tribunes1 and chief men of ,galilee4 #f3bb4 ,and when the daughter of the same ,herodias had come in1 and had danced1 and pleased ,herod1 and them that were at table with him1 the king said to the damsel3 ,ask of me what thou wilt1 and ,i will give it thee4 #f3bc4 ,and he swore to her3 ,whatsoever thou shalt ask ,i will give thee1 though it be the half of my kingdom4 #f3bd4 ,who when she was gone out1 said to her mother1 ,what shall ,i ask8 ,but her mother said3 ,the head of ,john the ,baptist4 #f3be4 ,and when she was come in immediately with haste to the king1 she asked1 saying3 ,i will that forthwith thou give me in a dish1 the head of ,john the ,baptist4 #f3bf4 ,and the king was struck sad4 ,yet because of his oath1 and because of them that were with him at table1 he would not displease her3 #f3bg4 ,but sending an executioner1 he commanded that his head should be brought in a dish4 #f3bh4 ,and he beheaded him in the prison1 and brought his head in a dish3 and gave to the damsel1 and the damsel gave it her mother4 #f3bi4 ,which his disciples hearing came1 and took his body1 and laid it in a tomb4 #f3cj4 ,and the apostles coming together unto ,jesus1 related to him all things that they had done and taught4 #f3ca4 ,and he said to them3 ,come apart into a desert place1 and rest a little4 ,for there were many coming and going3 and they had not so much as time to eat4 #f3cb4 ,and going up into a ship1 they went into a desert place apart4 #f3cc4 ,and they saw them going away1 and many knew3 and they ran flocking thither foot from all the cities1 and were there before them4 #f3cd4 ,and ,jesus going out saw a great multitude3 and he had compassion on them1 because they were as sheep not having a shepherd1 and he began to teach them many things4 #f3ce4 ,and when the day was now far spent1 his disciples came to him1 saying3 ,this is a desert place1 and the hour is now past3 #f3cf4 ,send them away1 that going into the next villages and towns1 they may buy themselves meat to eat4 #f3cg4 ,and he answering said to them3 ,give you them to eat4 ,and they said to him3 ,let us go and buy bread for two hundred pence1 and we will give them to eat4 #f3ch4 ,and he saith to them3 ,how many loaves have you8 go and see4 ,and when they knew1 they say3 ,five1 and two fishes4 #f3ci4 ,and he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass4 #f3dj4 ,and they sat down in ranks1 by hundreds and by fifties4 #f3da4 ,and when he had taken the five loaves1 and the two fishes3 looking up to heaven1 he blessed1 and broke the loaves1 and gave to his disciples to set before them3 and the two fishes he divided among them all4 #f3db4 ,and they all did eat1 and had their fill4 #f3dc4 ,and they took up the leavings1 twelve full baskets of fragments1 and of the fishes4 #f3dd4 ,and they that did eat1 were five thousand men4 #f3de4 ,and immediately he obliged his disciples to go up into the ship1 that they might go before him over the water to ,bethsaida1 whilst he dismissed the people4 #f3df4 ,and when he had dismissed them1 he went up to the mountain to pray1 #f3dg4 ,and when it was late1 the ship was in the midst of the sea1 and himself alone on the land4 #f3dh4 ,and seeing them labouring in rowing1 7for the wind was against them17 and about the fourth watch of the night1 he cometh to them walking upon the sea1 and he would have passed by them4 #f3di4 ,but they seeing him walking upon the sea1 thought it was an apparition1 and they cried out4 #f3ej4 ,for they all saw him1 and were troubled bled4 ,and immediately he spoke with them1 and said to them3 ,have a good heart1 it is ,i1 fear ye not4 #f3ea4 ,and he went up to them into the ship1 and the wind ceased3 and they were far more astonished within themselves3 #f3eb4 ,for they understood not concerning the loaves2 for their heart was blinded4 #f3ec4 ,and when they had passed over1 they came into the land of ,genezareth1 and set to the shore4 #f3ed4 ,and when they were gone out of the ship1 immediately they knew him3 #f3ee4 ,and running through that whole country1 they began to carry about in beds those that were sick1 where they heard he was4 #f3ef4 ,and whithersoever he entered1 into towns or into villages or cities1 they laid the sick in the streets1 and besought him that they might touch but the hem of his garment3 and as many as touched him were made whole4 ,mark ,chapter #g ,christ rebukes the ,pharisees4 ,he heals the daughter of the woman of ,chanaan2 and the man that was deaf and dumb4 #g3a4 ,and there assembled together unto him the ,pharisees and some of the scribes1 coming from ,jerusalem4 #g3b4 ,and when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common1 that is1 with unwashed hands1 they found fault4 #g3c4 ,for the ,pharisees and all the ,jews eat not without often washing their hands1 holding the tradition of the ancients4 #g3d4 ,and when they come from the market1 unless they be washed1 they eat not3 and many other things there are that have been delivered to them to observe1 the washings of cups and of pots and of brazen vessels and of beds4 #g3e4 ,and the ,pharisees and scribes asked him3 ,why do not thy disciples walk according to the tradition of the ancients1 but they eat bread with common hands8 #g3f4 ,but he answering1 said to them3 ,well did ,isaias prophesy of you hypocrites1 as it is written3 ,this people honoureth me with their lips1 but their heart is far from me4 #g3g4 ,and in vain do they worship me1 teaching doctrines and precepts of men4 ,doctrines and precepts of men4 4 4,see the annotations1 ,matt4 #ae4 #i1 #aa4 #g3h4 ,for leaving the commandment of ,god1 you hold the tradition of men1 the washing of pots and of cups3 and many other things you do like to these4 #g3i4 ,and he said to them3 ,well do you make void the commandment of ,god1 that you may keep your own tradition4 #g3aj4 ,for ,moses said3 ,honour thy father and thy mother4 ,and ,he that shall curse father or mother1 dying let him die4 #g3aa4 ,but you say3 ,if a man shall say to his father or mother1 ,corban 7which is a gift7 whatsoever is from me shall profit thee4 #g3ab4 ,and further you suffer him not to do any thing for his father or mother1 #g3ac4 ,making void the word of ,god by your own tradition1 which you have given forth4 ,and many other such like things you do4 #g3ad4 ,and calling again the multitude unto him1 he said to them3 ,hear ye me all and understand4 #g3ae4 ,there is nothing from without a man that entering into him can defile him4 ,but the things which come from a man1 those are they that defile a man4 #g3af4 ,if any man have ears to hear1 let him hear4 #g3ag4 ,and when he was come into the house from the multitude1 his disciples asked him the parable4 #g3ah4 ,and he saith to them3 ,so are you also without knowledge8 ,understand you not that every thing from without entering into a man cannot defile him3 #g3ai4 ,because it entereth not into his heart but goeth into his belly and goeth out into the privy1 purging all meats8 #g3bj4 ,but he said that the things which come out from a man1 they defile a man4 #g3ba4 ,for from within1 out of the heart of men1 proceed evil thoughts1 adulteries1 fornications1 murders1 #g3bb4 ,thefts1 covetousness1 wickedness1 deceit1 lasciviousness1 an evil eye1 blasphemy1 pride1 foolishness4 #g3bc4 ,all these evil things come from within and defile a man4 #g3bd4 ,and rising from thence he went into the coasts of ,tyre and ,sidon3 and entering into a house1 he would that no man should know it4 ,and he could not be hid4 #g3be4 ,for a woman as soon as she heard of him1 whose daughter had an unclean spirit1 came in and fell down at his feet4 #g3bf4 ,for the woman was a ,gentile1 a ,syrophenician born4 ,and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter4 #g3bg4 ,who said to her3 suffer first the children to be filled3 for it is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs4 #g3bh4 ,but she answered and said to him3 ,yea1 ,lord2 for the whelps also eat under the table of the crumbs of the children4 #g3bi4 ,and he said to her3 ,for this saying1 go thy way4 ,the devil is gone out of thy daughter4 #g3cj4 ,and when she was come into her house1 she found the girl lying upon the bed and that the devil was gone out4 #g3ca4 ,and again going out of the coasts of ,tyre1 he came by ,sidon to the sea of ,galilee1 through the midst the of the coasts of ,decapolis4 #g3cb4 ,and they bring to him one deaf and dumb3 and they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him4 #g3cc4 ,and taking him from the multitude apart1 he put his fingers into his ears3 and spitting1 he touched his tongue4 #g3cd4 ,and looking up to heaven1 he groaned and said to him3 ,ephpheta1 which is1 ,be thou opened4 #g3ce4 ,and immediately his ears were opened and the string of his tongue was loosed and he spoke right4 #g3cf4 ,and he charged them that they should tell no man4 ,but the more he charged them1 so much the more a great deal did they publish it4 #g3cg4 ,and so much the more did they wonder1 saying3 ,he hath done all things well4 ,he hath made both the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak4 ,mark ,chapter #h ,christ feeds four thousand4 ,he gives sight to a blind man4 ,he foretells his passion4 #h3a4 ,in those days again1 when there was great multitude and they had nothing to eat2 calling his disciples together1 he saith to them3 #h3b4 ,i have compassion on the multitude1 for behold they have now been with me three days and have nothing to eat4 #h3c4 ,and if ,i shall send them away fasting to their home1 they will faint in the way3 for some of them came from afar off4 #h3d4 ,and his disciples answered him3 ,from whence can any one fill them here with bread in the wilderness8 #h3e4 ,and he asked them3 ,how many loaves have ye8 ,who said3 ,seven4 #h3f4 ,and he commanded the people to sit down on the ground4 ,and taking the seven loaves1 giving thanks1 he broke and gave to his disciples for to set before them4 ,and they set them before the people4 #h3g4 ,and they had a few little fishes3 and he blessed them and commanded them to be set before them4 #h3h4 ,and they did eat and were filled3 and they took up that which was left of the fragments1 seven baskets4 #h3i4 ,and they that had eaten were about four thousand4 ,and he sent them away4 #h3aj4 ,and immediately going up into a ship with his disciples1 he came into the parts of ,dalmanutha4 #h3aa4 ,and the ,pharisees came forth and began to question with him1 asking him a sign from heaven1 tempting him4 #h3ab4 ,and sighing deeply in spirit1 he saith3 ,why doth this generation seek a sign8 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 a sign shall not be given to this generation4 #h3ac4 ,and leaving them1 he went up again into the ship and passed to the other side of the water4 #h3ad4 ,and they forgot to take bread3 and they had but one loaf with them in the ship4 #h3ae4 ,and he charged them saying3 ,take heed and beware of the leaven of the ,pharisees and of the leaven of ,herod4 #h3af4 ,and they reasoned among themselves1 saying3 ,because we have no bread4 #h3ag4 ,which ,jesus knowing1 saith to them3 ,why do you reason1 because you have no bread8 ,do you not yet know nor understand8 ,have you still your heart blinded8 #h3ah4 ,having eyes1 see you not8 ,and having ears1 hear you not8 ,neither do you remember8 #h3ai4 ,when ,i broke the five loves among five thousand1 how many baskets full of fragments took you up8 ,they say to him3 ,twelve4 #h3bj4 ,when also the seven loaves among four thousand1 how many baskets of fragments took you up8 ,and they say to him3 ,seven4 #h3ba4 ,and he said to them3 ,how do you not yet understand8 #h3bb4 ,and they came to ,bethsaida3 and they bring to him a blind man4 ,and they besought him that he would touch him4 #h3bc4 ,and taking the blind man by the hand1 he led him out of the town4 ,and spitting upon his eyes1 laying his hands on him1 he asked him if he saw any thing4 #h3bd4 ,and looking up1 he said3 ,i see men1 as it were trees1 walking4 #h3be4 ,after that again he laid his hands upon his eyes3 and he began to see and was restored1 so that he saw all things clearly4 #h3bf4 ,and he sent him into his house1 saying3 ,go into thy house1 and if thou enter into the town1 tell nobody4 #h3bg4 ,and ,jesus went out1 and his disciples into the towns of ,caesarea ,philippi4 ,and in the way1 he asked his disciples1 saying to them3 ,whom do men say that ,i am8 #h3bh4 ,who answered him1 saying3 ,john the ,baptist2 but some ,elias1 and others as one of the prophets4 #h3bi4 ,then he saith to them3 ,but whom do you say that ,i am8 ,peter answering said to him3 ,thou art the ,christ4 #h3cj4 ,and he strictly charged them that they should not tell any man of him4 #h3ca4 ,and he began to teach them that the ,son of man must suffer many things and be rejected by the ancients and by the high priests and the scribes3 and be killed and after three days rise again4 #h3cb4 ,and he spoke the word openly4 ,and ,peter taking him began to rebuke him4 #h3cc4 ,who turning about and seeing his disciples1 threatened ,peter1 saying3 ,go behind me1 ,satan1 because thou savourest not the things that are of ,god but that are of men4 #h3cd4 ,and calling the multitude together with his disciples1 he said to them3 ,if any man will follow me1 let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me4 #h3ce4 ,for whosoever will save his life shall lose it3 and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel shall save it4 #h3cf4 ,for what shall it profit a man1 if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul8 #h3cg4 ,or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul3 #h3ch4 ,for he that shall be ashamed of me and of my words1 in this adulterous and sinful generation3 the ,son of man also will be ashamed of him1 when he shall come in the glory of his ,father with the holy angels4 #h3ci4 ,and he said to them3 ,amen f say to you that there are some of them that stand here who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of ,god coming in power4 ,mark ,chapter #i ,christ is transfigured4 ,he casts out the dumb spirit4 ,he teaches humility and to avoid scandal4 #i3a4 ,and after six days1 ,jesus taketh with him ,peter and ,james and ,john1 and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves1 and was transfigured before them4 #i3b4 ,and his garments became shining and exceeding white as snow1 so as no fuller upon earth can make white4 #i3c4 ,and there appeared to them ,elias with ,moses3 and they were talking with ,jesus4 #i3d4 ,and ,peter answering1 said to ,jesus3 ,rabbi1 it is good for us to be here4 ,and let us make three tabernacles1 one for thee1 and one for ,moses1 and one for ,elias4 #i3e4 ,for he knew not what he said3 for they were struck with fear4 #i3f4 ,and there was a cloud overshadowing them4 ,and a voice came out of the cloud1 saying3 ,this is my most beloved ,son4 ,hear ye him4 #i3g4 ,and immediately looking about1 they saw no man any more1 but ,jesus only with them4 #i3h4 ,and as they came down from the mountain1 he charged them not to tell any man what things they had seen1 till the ,son of man shall be risen again from the dead4 #i3i4 ,and they kept the word to themselves2 questioning together what that should mean1 when he shall be risen from the dead4 #i3aj4 ,and they asked him1 saying3 ,why then do the ,pharisees and scribes say that ,elias must come first8 #i3aa4 ,who answering1 said to then3 ,elias1 when he shall come first1 shall restore all things2 and as it is written of the ,son of man that he must suffer many things and be despised4 #i3ab4 ,but ,i say to you that ,elias also is come 7and they have done to him whatsoever they would71 as it is written of him4 #i3ac4 ,and coming to his disciples he saw a great multitude about them and the scribes disputing with them4 #i3ad4 ,and presently all the people1 seeing ,jesus1 were astonished and struck with fear3 and running to him1 they saluted him4 #i3ae4 ,and he asked them3 ,what do you question about among you8 #i3af4 ,and one of the multitude1 answering1 said3 ,master1 ,i have brought my son to thee1 having a dumb spirit4 #i3ag4 ,who1 wheresoever he taketh him1 dasheth him3 and he foameth and gnasheth with the teeth and pineth away4 ,and ,i spoke to thy disciples to cast him out3 and they could not4 #i3ah4 ,who answering them1 said3 ,o incredulous generation1 how long shall ,i be with you8 ,how long shall ,i suffer you8 ,bring him unto me4 #i3ai4 ,and they brought him4 ,and when he had seen him1 immediately the spirit troubled him and being thrown down upon the ground1 he rolled about foaming4 #i3bj4 ,and he asked his father3 ,how long time is it since this hath happened unto him8 ,but he sad3 ,from his infancy4 #i3ba4 ,and oftentimes hath he cast him into the fire and into the waters to destroy him4 ,but if thou canst do any thing1 help us1 having compassion on us4 #i3bb4 ,and ,jesus saith to him3 ,if thou canst believe1 all things are possible to him that believeth4 #i3bc4 ,and immediately the father of the boy crying out1 with tears said3 ,i do believe1 ,lord4 ,help my unbelief4 #i3bd4 ,and when ,jesus saw the multitude running together1 he threatened the unclean spirit1 saying to him3 ,deaf and dumb spirit1 ,i command thee1 go out of him and enter not any more into him4 #i3be4 ,and crying out and greatly tearing him1 he went our of him4 ,and he became as dead1 so that many said3 ,he is dead4 #i3bf4 ,but ,jesus taking him by the hand1 lifted him up4 ,and he arose4 #i3bg4 ,and when he was come into the house1 his disciples secretly asked him3 ,why could not we cast him out8 #i3bh4 ,and he said to them3 ,this kind can go out by nothing1 but by prayer and fasting4 #i3bi4 ,and departing from thence1 they passed through ,galilee3 and he would not that any man should know it4 #i3cj4 ,and he taught his disciples and said to them3 ,the ,son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men1 and they shall kill him2 and after that he is killed1 he shall rise again the third day4 #i3ca4 ,but they understood not the word3 and they were afraid to ask him4 #i3cb4 ,and they came to ,capharnaum4 ,and when they were in the house1 he asked them3 ,what did you treat of in the way8 #i3cc4 ,but they held their peace1 for in the way they had disputed among themselves1 which of them should be the greatest4 #i3cd4 ,and sitting down1 he called the twelve and saith to them3 ,if any man desire to be first1 he shall be the last of all and be minister of all4 #i3ce4 ,and taking a child1 he set him in the midst of them4 ,whom when he had embraced1 he saith to them3 #i3cf4 ,whosoever shall receive one such child as this in my name receiveth me4 ,and whosoever shall receive me receiveth not me but him that sent me4 #i3cg4 ,john answered him1 saying3 ,master1 we saw one casting out devils in thy name1 who followeth not us3 and we forbade him4 #i3ch4 ,but ,jesus said3 ,do not forbid him4 ,for there is no man that doth a miracle in my name and can soon speak ill of me4 #i3ci4 ,for he that is not against you is for you4 #i3dj4 ,for whosoever shall give you to drink a cup of water in my name1 because you belong to ,christ3 amen ,i say to you1 he shall not lose his reward4 #i3da4 ,and whosoever shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me3 it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and he were cast into the sea4 #i3db4 ,and if thy hand scandalize thee1 cut it off3 it is better for thee to enter into life1 maimed1 than having two hands to go into hell1 into unquenchable fire3 #i3dc4 ,where their worm dieth not1 and the fire is not extinguished4 #i3dd4 ,and if thy foot scandalize thee1 cut it off3 it is better for thee to enter lame into life everlasting than having two feet to be cast into the hell of unquenchable fire3 #i3de4 ,where their worm dieth not1 and the fire is not extinguished4 #i3df4 ,and if thy eye scandalize thee1 pluck it out3 it is better for thee with one eye to enter into the kingdom of ,god than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire3 #i3dg4 ,where their worm dieth not1 and the fire is not extinguished4 #i3dh4 ,for every one shall be salted with fire3 and every victim shall be salted with salt4 #i3di4 ,salt is good4 ,but if the salt become unsavoury1 wherewith will you season it8 ,have salt in you3 and have peace among you4 ,mark ,chapter #aj ,marriage is not to be dissolved4 ,the danger of riches4 ,the ambition of the sons of ,zebedee4 ,a blind man is restored to his sight4 #aj3a4 ,and rising up from thence1 he cometh into the coast of ,judea beyond the ,jordan3 and the multitude flocked to him again4 ,and as he was accustomed1 he taught them again4 #aj3b4 ,and the ,pharisees coming to him asked him1 tempting him3 ,is it lawful for a man to put away his wife8 #aj3c4 ,but he answering1 saith to them3 ,what did ,moses command you8 #aj3d4 ,who said3 ,moses permitted to write a bill of divorce and to put her away4 #aj3e4 ,to whom ,jesus answering1 said3 ,because of the hardness of your heart1 he wrote you that precept4 #aj3f4 ,but from the beginning of the creation1 ,god made them male and female4 #aj3g4 ,for this cause1 a man shall leave his father and mother and shall cleave to his wife4 #aj3h4 ,and they two shall be in one flesh4 ,therefore now they are not two1 but one flesh4 #aj3i4 ,what therefore ,god hath joined together1 let no man put asunder4 #aj3aj4 ,and in the house again his disciples asked him concerning the same thing4 #aj3aa4 ,and he saith to them3 ,whosoever shall put away his wife and marry another committeth adultery against her4 #aj3ab4 ,and if the wife shall put away her husband and be married to another1 she committeth adultery4 #aj3ac4 ,and they brought to him young children1 that he might touch them4 ,and the disciples rebuked them that brought them4 #aj3ad4 ,whom when ,jesus saw1 he was much displeased and saith to them3 ,suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not3 for of such is the kingdom of ,god4 #aj3ae4 ,amen ,i say to you1 whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of ,god as a little child shall not enter into it4 #aj3af4 ,and embracing them and laying his hands upon them1 he blessed them4 #aj3ag4 ,and when he was gone forth into the way1 a certain man1 running up and kneeling before him1 asked him3 ,good ,master1 what shall ,i do that ,i may receive life everlasting8 #aj3ah4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,why callest thou me good8 ,none is good but one1 that is ,god4 ,none is good4 4 4,of himself entirely and essentially1 but ,god alone2 men may be good also1 but only by participation of ,god's goodness4 #aj3ai4 ,thou knowest the commandments3 ,do not commit adultery1 do not kill1 do not steal1 bear not false witness1 do no fraud1 honour thy father and mother4 #aj3bj4 ,but he answering1 said to him3 ,master1 all these things ,i have observed from my youth4 #aj3ba4 ,and ,jesus1 looking on him1 loved him and said to him3 ,one thing is wanting unto thee4 ,go1 sell whatsoever thou hast and give to the poor3 and thou shalt have treasure in heaven4 ,and come1 follow me4 #aj3bb4 ,who being struck sad at that saying1 went away sorrowful3 for he had great possessions4 #aj3bc4 ,and ,jesus looking round about1 saith to his disciples3 ,how hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of ,god6 #aj3bd4 ,and the disciples were astonished at his words4 ,but ,jesus again answering1 saith to them3 ,children1 how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of ,god8 #aj3be4 ,it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of ,god4 #aj3bf4 ,who wondered the more1 saying among themselves3 ,who then can be saved8 #aj3bg4 ,and ,jesus looking on them1 saith with men it is impossible2 but not with ,god4 ,for all things are possible with ,god4 #aj3bh4 ,and ,peter began to say unto him3 ,behold1 we have left all things and have followed thee4 #aj3bi4 ,jesus answering said3 ,amen ,i say to you1 there is no man who hath left house or brethren or sisters or father or mother or children or lands1 for my sake and for the gospel1 #aj3cj4 ,who shall not receive an hundred times as much1 now in this time3 houses and brethren and sisters and mothers and children and lands1 with persecutions3 and in the world to come life everlasting4 #aj3ca4 ,but many that are first shall be last3 and the last1 first4 #aj3cb4 ,and they were in the way going up to ,jerusalem3 and ,jesus went before them4 ,and they were astonished and following were afraid4 ,and taking again the twelve1 he began to tell them the things that should befall him4 #aj3cc4 ,saying3 ,behold we go up to ,jerusalem1 and the ,son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests and to the scribes and ancients4 ,and they shall condemn him to death and shall deliver him to the ,gentiles4 #aj3cd4 ,and they shall mock him and spit on him and scourge him and kill him3 and the third day he shall rise again4 #aj3ce4 ,and ,james and ,john1 the sons of ,zebedee1 come to him1 saying3 ,master1 we desire that whatsoever we shall ask1 thou wouldst do it for us4 #aj3cf4 ,but he said to them3 ,what would you that ,i should do for you8 #aj3cg4 ,and they said3 ,grant to us that we may sit1 one on thy right hand and the other on thy left hand1 in thy glory4 #aj3ch4 ,and ,jesus said to them3 ,you know not what you ask4 ,can you drink of the chalice that ,i drink of or be baptized with the baptism wherewith ,i am baptized8 #aj3ci4 ,but they said to him3 ,we can4 ,and ,jesus saith to them3 ,you shall indeed drink of the chalice that ,i drink of2 and with the baptism wherewith ,i am baptized you shall be baptized4 #aj3dj4 ,but to sit on my right hand or on my left is not mine to give to you1 but to them for whom it is prepared4 #aj3da4 ,and the ten1 hearing it1 began to be much displeased at ,james and ,john4 #aj3db4 ,but ,jesus calling them1 saith to them3 ,you know that they who seem to rule over the ,gentiles lord it over them3 and their princes have power over them4 #aj3dc4 ,but it is not so among you3 but whosoever will be greater shall be your minister4 #aj3dd4 ,and whosoever will be first among you shall be the servant of all4 #aj3de4 ,for the ,son of man also is not come to be ministered unto3 but to minister and to give his life a redemption for many4 #aj3df4 ,and they came to ,jericho4 ,and as he went out of ,jericho with his disciples and a very great multitude1 ,bartimeus the blind man1 the son of ,timeus1 sat by the way side begging4 #aj3dg4 ,who when he had heard that it was ,jesus of ,nazareth1 began to cry out and to say3 ,jesus1 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on me4 #aj3dh4 ,and many rebuked him1 that he might hold his peace2 but he cried a great deal the more3 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on me4 #aj3di4 ,and ,jesus1 standing still1 commanded him to be called4 ,and they call the blind man1 saying to him3 ,be of better comfort4 ,arise1 he calleth thee4 #aj3ej4 ,who casting off his garment leaped up and came to him4 #aj3ea4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to him3 ,what wilt thou that ,i should do to thee8 ,and the blind man said to him3 ,rabboni4 ,that ,i may see4 #aj3eb4 ,and ,jesus saith to him3 ,go thy way4 ,thy faith hath made thee whole4 ,and immediately he saw and followed him in the way4 ,mark ,chapter #aa ,christ enters into ,jerusalem upon an ass4 ,he curses the barren fig tree and drives the buyers and sellers out of the temple4 #aa3a4 ,and when they were drawing near to ,jerusalem and to ,bethania1 at the mount of ,olives1 he sendeth two of his disciples1 #aa3b4 ,and saith to them3 ,go into the village that is over against you1 and immediately at your coming in thither1 you shall find a colt tied1 upon which no man yet hath sat4 ,loose him and bring him4 #aa3c4 ,and if any man shall say to you3 ,what are you doing8 ,say ye that the ,lord hath need of him4 ,and immediately he will let him come hither4 #aa3d4 ,and going their way1 they found the colt tied before the gate without1 in the meeting of two ways4 ,and they loose him4 #aa3e4 ,and some of them that stood there said to them3 ,what do you loosing the colt8 #aa3f4 ,who said to them as ,jesus had commanded them4 ,and they let him go with them4 #aa3g4 ,and they brought the colt to ,jesus4 ,and they lay their garments on him3 and he sat upon him4 #aa3h4 ,and many spread their garments in the way3 and others cut down boughs from the trees and strewed them in the way4 #aa3i4 ,and they that went before and they that followed cried1 saying3 ,hosanna3 ,blessed is he that cometh in the name of the ,lord4 #aa3aj4 ,blessed be the kingdom of our father ,david that cometh3 ,hosanna in the highest4 #aa3aa4 ,and he entered into ,jerusalem1 into the temple3 and having viewed all things round about1 when now the eventide was come1 he went out to ,bethania with the twelve4 #aa3ab4 ,and the next day when they came out from ,bethania1 he was hungry4 #aa3ac4 ,and when he had seen afar off a fig tree having leaves1 he came1 if perhaps he might find any thing on it4 ,and when he was come to it1 he found nothing but leaves4 ,for it was not the time for figs4 #aa3ad4 ,and answering he said to it3 ,may no man hereafter eat fruit of thee any more for ever6 ,and his disciples heard it4 #aa3ae4 ,and they came to ,jerusalem4 ,and when he was entered into the temple1 he began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple3 and over threw the tables of the moneychangers and the chairs of them that sold doves4 #aa3af4 ,and he suffered not that any man should carry a vessel through the temple4 #aa3ag4 ,and he taught1 saying to them3 ,is it not written3 ,my house shall be called the house of prayer to all nations1 but you have made it a den of thieves4 #aa3ah4 ,which when the chief priests and the scribes had heard1 they sought how they might destroy him4 ,for they feared him1 because the whole multitude was in admiration at his doctrine4 #aa3ai4 ,and when evening was come1 he went forth out of the city4 #aa3bj4 ,and when they passed by in the morning they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots4 #aa3ba4 ,and ,peter remembering1 said to him3 ,rabbi1 behold the fig tree which thou didst curse is withered away4 #aa3bb4 ,and ,jesus answering1 saith to them3 ,have the faith of ,god4 #aa3bc4 ,amen ,i say to you that whosoever shall say to this mountain1 ,be thou removed and be cast into the sea1 and shall not stagger in his heart1 but be believe that whatsoever he saith shall be done2 it shall be done unto him4 #aa3bd4 ,therefore ,i say unto you1 all things1 whatsoever you ask when ye pray1 believe that you shall receive3 and they shall come unto you4 #aa3be4 ,and when you shall stand to pray1 forgive1 if you have aught against any man3 that your ,father also1 who is in heaven1 may forgive you your sins4 #aa3bf4 ,but if you will not forgive1 neither will your father that is in heaven forgive you your sins4 #aa3bg4 ,and they come again to ,jerusalem4 ,and when he was walking in the temple1 there come to him the chief priests and the scribes and the ancients4 #aa3bh4 ,and they say to him3 ,by what authority dost thou these things8 ,and who hath given thee this authority that thou shouldst do these things8 #aa3bi4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to them3 ,i will also ask you one word4 ,and answer you me3 and ,i will tell you by what authority ,i do these things4 #aa3cj4 ,the baptism of ,john1 was it from heaven or from men8 ,answer me4 #aa3ca4 ,but they thought with themselves1 saying3 ,if we say1 ,from heaven2 he will say1 ,why then did you not believe him8 #aa3cb4 ,if we say1 ,from men1 we fear the people4 ,for all men counted ,john that he was a prophet indeed4 #aa3cc4 ,and they answering1 say to ,jesus3 ,we know not4 ,and ,jesus answering1 saith to them3 ,neither do ,i tell you by what authority ,i do these things4 ,mark ,chapter #ab ,the parable of the vineyard and husbandmen4 ,caesar's right to tribute4 ,the ,sadducees are confuted4 ,the first commandment4 ,the widow's mite4 #ab3a4 ,and he began to speak to them in parables3 ,a certain man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it and dug a place for the winefat and built a tower and let it to husbandmen3 and went into a far country4 #ab3b4 ,and at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant to receive of the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard4 #ab3c4 ,who1 having laid hands on him1 beat and sent him away empty4 #ab3d4 ,and again he sent to them another servant3 and him they wounded in the head and used him reproachfully4 #ab3e4 ,and again he sent another1 and him they killed3 and many others1 of whom some they beat1 and others they killed4 #ab3f4 ,therefore1 having yet one son1 most dear to him1 he also sent him unto them last of all1 saying3 ,they will reverence my son4 #ab3g4 ,but the husbandmen said one to another3 ,this is the heir4 ,come let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours4 #ab3h4 ,and laying hold on him1 they killed him and cast him out of the vineyard4 #ab3i4 ,what therefore will the lord of the vineyard do8 ,he will come and destroy those husbandmen and will give the vineyard to others4 #ab3aj4 ,and have you not read this scripture1 ,the stone which the builders rejected1 the same is made the head of the corner3 #ab3aa4 ,by the ,lord has this been done1 and it is wonderful in our eyes4 #ab3ab4 ,and they sought to lay hands on him3 but they feared the people4 ,for they knew that he spoke this parable to them4 ,and leaving him1 they went their way4 #ab3ac4 ,and they sent to him some of the ,pharisees and of the ,herodians3 that they should catch him in his words4 #ab3ad4 ,who coming1 say to him3 ,master1 we know that thou art a true speaker and carest not for any man2 for thou regardest not the person of men1 but teachest the way of ,god in truth4 ,is it lawful to give tribute to ,caesar8 ,or shall we not give it8 #ab3ae4 ,who knowing their wiliness1 saith to them3 ,why tempt you me8 ,bring me a penny that ,i may see it4 #ab3af4 ,and they brought it him4 ,and he saith to them3 ,whose is this image and inscription8 ,they say to him1 ,caesar's4 #ab3ag4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to them3 ,render therefore to ,caesar the things that are ,caesar's and to ,god the things that are ,god's4 ,and they marvelled at him4 #ab3ah4 ,and there came to him the ,sadducees1 who say there is no resurrection4 ,and they asked him1 saying3 #ab3ai4 ,master1 ,moses wrote unto us that if any man's brother die and leave his wife behind him and leave no children1 his brother should take his wife and raise up seed to his brother4 #ab3bj4 ,now there were seven brethren3 and the first took a wife and died leaving no issue4 #ab3ba4 ,and the second took her and died3 and neither did he leave any issue4 ,and the third in like manner4 #ab3bb4 ,and the seven all took her in like manner and did not leave issue4 ,last of all the woman also died4 #ab3bc4 ,in the resurrection therefore1 when they shall rise again1 whose wife shall she be of them8 ,for the seven had her to wife4 #ab3bd4 ,and ,jesus answering1 saith to them3 ,do ye not therefore err1 because you know not the scriptures nor the power of ,god8 #ab3be4 ,for when they shall rise again from the dead1 they shall neither marry1 nor be married1 but are as the angels in heaven4 #ab3bf4 ,and as concerning the dead that they rise again have you not read in the book of ,moses1 how in the bush ,god spoke to him1 saying3 ,i am the ,god of ,abraham and the ,god of ,isaac and the ,god of ,jacob8 #ab3bg4 ,he is not the ,god of the dead1 but of the living4 ,you therefore do greatly err4 #ab3bh4 ,and there came one of the scribes that had heard them reasoning together1 and seeing that he had answered them well1 asked him which was the first commandment of all4 #ab3bi4 ,and ,jesus answered him3 ,the first commandment of all is1 ,hear1 ,o ,israel3 the ,lord thy ,god is one ,god4 #ab3cj4 ,and thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with thy whole mind and with thy whole strength4 ,this is the first commandment4 #ab3ca4 ,and the second is like to it3 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself4 ,there is no other commandment greater than these4 #ab3cb4 ,and the scribe said to him3 ,well1 ,master1 thou hast said in truth that there is one ,god and there is no other besides him4 #ab3cc4 ,and that he should be loved with the whole heart and with the whole understanding and with the whole soul and with the whole strength4 ,and to love one's neighbour as one's self is a greater thing than all holocausts and sacrifices4 #ab3cd4 ,and ,jesus seeing that he had answered wisely1 said to him3 ,thou art not far from the kingdom of ,god4 ,and no man after that durst ask him any question4 #ab3ce4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said1 teaching in the temple3 ,how do the scribes say that ,christ is the son of ,david8 #ab3cf4 ,for ,david himself saith by the ,holy ,ghost3 ,the ,lord said to my ,lord3 ,sit on my right hand1 until ,i make thy enemies thy footstool4 #ab3cg4 ,david therefore himself calleth him ,lord4 ,and whence is he then his son8 ,and a great multitude heard him gladly4 #ab3ch4 ,and he said to them in his doctrine3 ,beware of the scribes1 who love to walk in long robes and to be saluted in the marketplace1 #ab3ci4 ,and to sit in the first chairs in the synagogues and to have the highest places at suppers3 #ab3dj4 ,who devour the houses of widows under the pretence of long prayer4 ,these shall receive greater judgment4 #ab3da4 ,and ,jesus sitting over against the treasury1 beheld how the people cast money into the treasury4 ,and many that were rich cast in much4 #ab3db4 ,and there came a certain poor widow3 and she cast in two mites1 which make a farthing4 #ab3dc4 ,and calling his disciples together1 he saith to them3 ,amen ,i say to you1 this poor widow hath cast in more than all they who have cast into the treasury4 #ab3dd4 ,for all they did cast in of their abundance2 but she of her want cast in all she had1 even her whole living4 ,mark ,chapter #ac ,christ foretells the destruction of the temple and the signs that shall forerun the day of judgment4 #ac3a4 ,and as he was going out of the temple1 one of his disciples said to him3 ,master1 behold what manner of stones and what buildings are here4 #ac3b4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to him3 ,seest thou all these great buildings8 ,there shall not be left a stone upon a stone1 that shall not be thrown down4 #ac3c4 ,and as he sat on the mount of ,olivet over against the temple1 ,peter and ,james and ,john and ,andrew asked him apart3 #ac3d4 ,tell us1 when shall these things be and what shall be the sign when all these things shall begin to be fulfilled8 #ac3e4 ,and ,jesus answering1 began to say to them3 ,take heed lest any man deceive you4 #ac3f4 ,for many shall come in my name saying1 ,i am he3 and they shall deceive many4 #ac3g4 ,and when you shall hear of wars and rumours of wars1 fear ye not4 ,for such things must needs be3 but the end is not yet4 #ac3h4 ,for nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom3 and there shall be earthquakes in divers places and famines4 ,these things are the beginning of sorrows4 #ac3i4 ,but look to yourselves4 ,for they shall deliver you ,up to councils3 and in the synagogues you shall be beaten3 and you shall stand before governors and kings for my sake1 for a testimony unto them4 #ac3aj4 ,and unto all nations the gospel must first be preached4 #ac3aa4 ,and when they shall lead you and deliver you up1 be not thoughtful beforehand what you shall speak3 but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour1 that speak ye4 ,for it is not you that speak1 but the ,holy ,ghost4 #ac3ab4 ,and the brother shall betray his brother unto death1 and the father his son2 and children shall rise up against their parents and shall work their death4 #ac3ac4 ,and you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake4 ,but he that shall endure unto the end1 he shall be saved4 #ac3ad4 ,and when you shall see the abomination of desolation1 standing where it ought not 7he that readeth let him understand73 then let them that are in ,judea flee unto the mountains4 #ac3ae4 ,and let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house nor enter therein to take any thing out of the house4 #ac3af4 ,and let him that shall be in the field not turn back to take up his garment4 #ac3ag4 ,and woe to them that are with child and that give suck in those days4 #ac3ah4 ,but pray ye that these things happen not in winter4 #ac3ai4 ,for in those days shall be such tribulations as were not from the beginning of the creation which ,god created until now3 neither shall be4 #ac3bj4 ,and unless the ,lord had shortened the days1 no flesh should be saved3 but1 for the sake of the elect which he hath chosen1 he hath shortened the days4 #ac3ba4 ,and then if any man shall say to you3 ,lo1 here is ,christ4 ,lo1 he is here3 do not believe4 #ac3bb4 ,for there will rise up false ,christs and false prophets3 and they shall shew signs and wonders1 to seduce 7if it were possible7 even the elect4 #ac3bc4 ,take you heed therefore3 behold1 ,i have foretold you all things4 #ac3bd4 ,but in those days1 after that tribulation1 the sun shall be darkened and the moon shall not give her light4 #ac3be4 ,and the stars of heaven shall be falling down and the powers that are in heaven shall be moved4 #ac3bf4 ,and then shall they see the ,son of man coming in the clouds1 with great power and glory4 #ac3bg4 ,and then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds1 from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven4 #ac3bh4 ,now of the fig tree learn ye a parable4 ,when the branch thereof is now tender and the leaves are come forth1 you know that summer is very near4 #ac3bi4 ,so you also when you shall see these things come to pass1 know ye that it is very nigh1 even at the doors4 #ac3cj4 ,amen1 ,i say to you that this generation shall not pass until all these things be done4 #ac3ca4 ,heaven and earth shall pass away3 but my word shall not pass away4 #ac3cb4 ,but of that day or hour no man knoweth1 neither the angels in heaven1 nor the ,son1 but the ,father4 ,nor the ,son4 4 4,not that the ,son of ,god is absolutely ignorant of the day of judgment1 but that he knoweth it not1 as our teacher2 that is1 he knoweth it not so as to teach it to us1 as not being expedient4 #ac3cc4 ,take ye heed1 watch and pray4 ,for ye know not when the time is4 #ac3cd4 ,even as a man who1 going into a far country1 left his house and gave authority to his servants over every work and commanded the porter to watch4 #ac3ce4 ,watch ye therefore 7for you know not when the lord of the house cometh1 at even1 or at midnight1 or at the cock crowing1 or in the morning73 #ac3cf4 ,lest coming on a sudden1 he find you sleeping4 #ac3cg4 ,and what ,i say to you1 ,i say to all3 ,watch4 ,mark ,chapter #ad ,the first part of the history of the passion of ,christ4 #ad3a4 ,now the feast of the pasch and of the ,azymes was after two days3 and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might by some wile lay hold on him and kill him4 ,azymes4 4 4,that is1 the feast of the unleavened bread4 #ad3b4 ,but they said3 ,not on the festival day1 lest there should be a tumult among the people4 #ad3c4 ,and when he was in ,bethania1 in the house of ,simon the leper1 and was at meat1 there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of precious spikenard4 ,and breaking the alabaster box1 she poured it out upon his head4 #ad3d4 ,now there were some that had indignation within themselves and said3 ,why was this waste of the ointment made8 #ad3e4 ,for this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred pence and given to the poor4 ,and they murmured against her4 #ad3f4 ,but ,jesus said3 ,let her alone4 ,why do ,you molest her8 ,she hath wrought a good work upon me4 #ad3g4 ,for the poor you have always with you3 and whensoever you will1 you may do them good3 but me you have not always4 #ad3h4 ,she hath done what she could3 she is come beforehand to anoint my body for the burial4 #ad3i4 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world1 that also which she hath done shall be told for a memorial of her4 #ad3aj4 ,and ,judas ,iscariot1 one of the twelve1 went to the chief priests1 to betray him to them4 #ad3aa4 ,who hearing it were glad3 and they promised him they would give him money4 ,and he sought how he might conveniently betray him4 #ad3ab4 ,now on the first day of the unleavened bread1 when they sacrificed the pasch1 the disciples say to him3 ,whither wilt thou that we go and prepare for thee to eat the pasch8 #ad3ac4 ,and he sendeth two of his disciples and saith to them3 ,go ye into the city2 and there shall meet you a man carrying a pitcher of water4 ,follow him4 #ad3ad4 ,and whithersoever he shall go in1 say to the master of the house1 ,the master saith1 ,where is my refectory1 where ,i may eat the pasch with my disciples8 #ad3ae4 ,and he will shew you a large dining room furnished4 ,and there prepare ye for us4 #ad3af4 ,and his disciples went their way and came into the city4 ,and they found as he had told them3 and they prepared the pasch4 #ad3ag4 ,and when evening was come1 he cometh with the twelve4 #ad3ah4 ,and when they were at table and eating1 ,jesus saith3 ,amen ,i say to you1 one of you that eateth with me shall betray me4 #ad3ai4 ,but they began to be sorrowful and to say to him1 one by one3 ,is it ,i8 #ad3bj4 ,who saith to them3 ,one of the twelve1 who dippeth with me his hand in the dish4 #ad3ba4 ,and the ,son of man indeed goeth1 as it is written of him3 but woe to that man by whom the ,son of man shall be betrayed4 ,it were better for him1 if that man had not been born4 #ad3bb4 ,and whilst they were eating1 ,jesus took bread2 and blessing1 broke and gave to them and said3 ,take ye4 ,this is my body4 #ad3bc4 ,and having taken the chalice1 giving thanks1 he gave it to them4 ,and they all drank of it4 #ad3bd4 ,and he said to them3 ,this is my blood of the new testament1 which shall be shed for many4 #ad3be4 ,amen ,i say to you that ,i will drink no more of the fruit of the vine until that day when ,i shall drink it new in the kingdom of ,god4 #ad3bf4 ,and when they had sung an hymn1 they went forth to the mount of ,olives4 #ad3bg4 ,and ,jesus saith to them3 ,you will all be scandalized in my regard this night4 ,for it is written3 ,i will strike the shepherd1 and the sheep shall be dispersed4 #ad3bh4 ,but after ,i shall be risen again1 ,i will go before you into ,galilee4 #ad3bi4 ,but ,peter saith to him3 ,although all shall be scandalized in thee1 yet not ,i4 #ad3cj4 ,and ,jesus saith to him3 ,amen ,i say to thee1 to-day1 even in this night1 before the cock crow twice1 thou shalt deny me thrice4 ,crow twice4 4 4,the cocks crow at two different times of the night2 viz41 about midnight for the first time2 and then about the time commonly called the cock crowing2 and this was the cock crowing our ,saviour spoke of2 and therefore the other ,evangelists take no notice of the first crowing4 #ad3ca4 ,but he spoke the more vehemently3 ,although ,i should die together with thee1 ,i will not deny thee4 ,and in like manner also said they all4 #ad3cb4 ,and they came to a farm called ,gethsemani4 ,and he saith to his disciples3 ,sit you here1 while ,i pray4 #ad3cc4 ,and he taketh ,peter and ,james and ,john with him3 and he began to fear and to be heavy4 #ad3cd4 ,and he saith to them3 ,my soul is sorrowful even unto death4 ,stay you here and watch4 #ad3ce4 ,and when he was gone forward a little1 he fell flat on the ground3 and he prayed that1 if it might be1 the hour might pass from him4 #ad3cf4 ,and he saith3 ,abba1 ,father1 all things are possible to thee3 remove this chalice from me2 but not what ,i will1 but what thou wilt4 #ad3cg4 ,and he cometh and findeth them sleeping4 ,and he saith to ,peter3 ,simon1 sleepest thou8 ,couldst thou not watch one hour8 #ad3ch4 ,watch ye3 and pray that you enter not into temptation4 ,the spirit indeed is willing1 but the flesh is weak4 #ad3ci4 ,and going away again1 he prayed1 saying the same words4 #ad3dj4 ,and when he returned1 he found them again asleep 7for their eyes were heavy73 and they knew not what to answer him4 #ad3da4 ,and he cometh the third time and saith to them3 ,sleep ye now and take your rest4 ,it is enough4 ,the hour is come3 behold the ,son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners4 #ad3db4 ,rise up3 let us go4 ,behold1 he that will betray me is at hand4 #ad3dc4 ,and while he was yet speaking1 cometh ,judas ,iscariot1 one of the twelve3 and with him a great multitude with swords and staves1 from the chief priests and the scribes and the ancients4 #ad3dd4 ,and he that betrayed him had given them a sign1 saying3 ,whomsoever ,i shall kiss1 that is he4 ,lay hold on him3 and lead him away carefully4 #ad3de4 ,and when he was come1 immediately going up to him he saith3 ,hail1 ,rabbi6 ,and he kissed him4 #ad3df4 ,but they laid hands on him and held him4 #ad3dg4 ,and one of them that stood by1 drawing a sword1 struck a servant of the chief priest and cut off his ear4 #ad3dh4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to them3 ,are you come out as to a robber1 with swords and staves to apprehend me8 #ad3di4 ,i was daily with you in the temple teaching3 and you did not lay hands on me4 ,but that the scriptures may be fulfilled4 #ad3ej4 ,then his disciples1 leaving him1 all fled away4 #ad3ea4 ,and a certain young man followed him1 having a linen cloth cast about his naked body4 ,and they laid hold on him4 #ad3eb4 ,but he1 casting off the linen cloth1 fled from them naked4 #ad3ec4 ,and they brought ,jesus to the high priest4 ,and all the priests and the scribes and the ancients assembled together4 #ad3ed4 ,and ,peter followed him afar off1 even into the court of the high priest4 ,and he sat with the servants at the fire and warmed himself4 #ad3ee4 ,and the chief priests and all the council sought for evidence against ,jesus1 that they might put him to death3 and found none4 #ad3ef4 ,for many bore false witness against him3 and their evidences were not agreeing4 #ad3eg4 ,and some rising up1 bore false witness against him1 saying3 #ad3eh4 ,we heard him say1 ,i ,will destroy this temple made with hands and within three days ,i will build another not made with hands4 #ad3ei4 ,and their witness did not agree4 #ad3fj4 ,and the high priest rising up in the midst1 asked ,jesus1 saying3 ,answerest thou nothing to the things that are laid to thy charge by these men8 #ad3fa4 ,but he held his peace and answered nothing4 ,again the high priest asked him and said to him3 ,art thou the ,christ1 the ,son of the ,blessed ,god8 #ad3fb4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,i am4 ,and you shall see the ,son of man sitting on the right hand of the power of ,god and coming with the clouds of heaven4 #ad3fc4 ,then the high priest rending his garments1 saith3 ,what need we any further witnesses8 #ad3fd4 ,you have heard the blasphemy4 ,what think you8 ,who all condemned him to be guilty of death4 #ad3fe4 ,and some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to buffet him and to say unto him3 ,prophesy4 ,and the servants struck him with the palms their hands4 #ad3ff4 ,now when ,peter was in the court below1 there cometh one of the maidservants of the high priest4 #ad3fg4 ,and when she had seen ,peter warming himself looking on him1 she saith3 ,thou also wast with ,jesus of ,nazareth4 #ad3fh4 ,but he denied1 saying3 ,i neither know nor understand what thou sayest4 ,and he went forth before the court2 and the cock crew4 #ad3fi4 ,and again a maidservant seeing him1 began to say to the standers by3 ,this is one of them4 #ad3gj4 ,but he denied again4 ,and after a1 while they that stood by said again to ,peter3 ,surely thou art one of them2 for thou art also a ,galilean4 #ad3ga4 ,but he began o curse and to swear1 saying3 ,i know not this man of whom you speak4 #ad3gb4 ,and immediately the cock crew again4 ,and ,peter remembered the word that ,jesus had said unto him3 ,before the cock crow twice1 thou shalt thrice deny me4 ,and he began to weep1 ,mark ,chapter #ae ,the continuation of the history of the passion4 #ae3a4 ,and straightway in the morning1 the chief priests holding a consultation with the ancients and the scribes and the whole council1 binding ,jesus1 led him away and delivered him to ,pilate4 #ae3b4 ,and ,pilate asked him3 ,art thou the king of the ,jews8 ,but he answering1 saith to him3 ,thou sayest it4 #ae3c4 ,and the chief priests accused him in many things4 #ae3d4 ,and ,pilate again asked him1 saying3 ,answerest thou nothing8 ,behold in how many things they accuse thee4 #ae3e4 ,but ,jesus still answered nothing3 so that ,pilate wondered4 #ae3f4 ,now on the festival day he was wont to release unto them one of the prisoners1 whomsoever they demanded4 #ae3g4 ,and there was one called ,barabbas1 who was put in prison with some seditious men1 who in the sedition had committed murder4 #ae3h4 ,and when the multitude was come up1 they began to desire that he would do as he had ever done unto them4 #ae3i4 ,and ,pilate answered them and said3 ,will you that ,i release to you the king of the ,jews8 #ae3aj4 ,for he knew that the chief priests had delivered him up out of envy4 #ae3aa4 ,but the chief priests moved the people1 that he should rather release ,barabbas to them4 #ae3ab4 ,and ,pilate again answering1 saith to them3 ,what will you then that ,i do to the king of the ,jews8 #ae3ac4 ,but they again cried out3 ,crucify him4 #ae3ad4 ,and ,pilate saith to them3 ,why1 what evil hath he done8 ,but they cried out the more3 ,crucify him4 #ae3ae4 ,and so ,pilate being willing to satisfy the people1 released to them ,barabbas3 and delivered up ,jesus1 when he had scourged him1 to be crucified4 #ae3af4 ,and the soldiers led him away into the court of the palace3 and they called together the whole band4 #ae3ag4 ,and they clothed him with purple3 and1 platting a crown of thorns1 they put it upon him4 #ae3ah4 ,and they began to salute him3 ,hail1 king of the ,jews4 #ae3ai4 ,and they struck his head with a reed3 and they did spit on him4 ,and bowing their knees1 they adored him4 #ae3bj4 ,and after they had mocked him1 they took off the purple from him and put his own garments on him3 and they led him out to crucify him4 #ae3ba4 ,and they forced one ,simon a ,cyrenian1 who passed by coming out of the country1 the father of ,alexander and of ,rufus1 to take up his cross4 #ae3bb4 ,and they bring him into the place called ,golgotha1 which being interpreted is1 ,the place of ,calvary4 #ae3bc4 ,and they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh4 ,but he took it not4 #ae3bd4 ,and crucifying him1 they divided his garments1 casting lots upon them1 what every man should take4 #ae3be4 ,and it was the third hour3 and they crucified him4 ,the third hour4 4 4,the ancient account divided the day into four parts1 which were named from the hour from which they began2 the first1 third1 sixth1 and ninth hour4 ,our ,lord was crucified a little before noon2 before the third hour had quite expired2 but when the sixth hour was near at hand4 #ae3bf4 ,and the inscription of his cause was written over3 ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews4 #ae3bg4 ,and with him they crucify two thieves3 the one on his right hand1 and the other on his left4 #ae3bh4 ,and the scripture was fulfilled1 which saith3 ,and with the wicked he was reputed4 #ae3bi4 ,and they that passed by blasphemed him1 wagging their heads and saying3 ,vah1 thou that destroyest the temple of ,god and in three days buildest it up again3 #ae3cj4 ,save thyself1 coming down from the cross4 #ae3ca4 ,in like manner also the chief priests1 mocking1 said with the scribes one to another3 ,he saved others2 himself he cannot save4 #ae3cb4 ,let ,christ the king of ,israel come down now from the cross1 that we may see and believe4 ,and they that were crucified with him1 reviled him4 #ae3cc4 ,and when the sixth hour was come1 there was darkness over the whole earth until the ninth hour4 #ae3cd4 ,and at the ninth hour1 ,jesus cried out with a loud voice1 saying3 ,eloi1 ,eloi1 lamma sabacthani8 ,which is1 being interpreted3 ,my ,god1 ,my ,god1 ,why hast thou forsaken me8 #ae3ce4 ,and some of the standers by hearing1 said3 ,behold he calleth ,elias4 #ae3cf4 ,and one running and filling a sponge with vinegar and putting it upon a reed1 gave him to drink1 saying3 ,stay1 let us see if ,elias come to take him down4 #ae3cg4 ,and ,jesus1 having cried out with a loud voice1 gave up the ghost4 #ae3ch4 ,and the veil of the temple was rent in two1 from the top to the bottom4 #ae3ci4 ,and the centurion who stood over against him1 seeing that crying out in this manner he had given up the ghost4 said3 ,indeed this man was the son of ,god4 #ae3dj4 ,and there were also women looking on afar off3 among whom was ,mary ,magdalen and ,mary the mother of ,james the ,less and of ,joseph and ,salome1 #ae3da4 ,who also when he was in ,galilee followed him and ministered to him1 and many other women that came up with him to ,jerusalem4 #ae3db4 ,and when evening was now come 7because it was the ,parasceve1 that is1 the day before the sabbath71 #ae3dc4 ,joseph of ,arimathea1 a noble counsellor1 who was also himself looking for the kingdom of ,god1 came and went in boldly to ,pilate and begged the body of ,jesus4 #ae3dd4 ,but ,pilate wondered that he should be already dead4 ,and sending for the centurion1 he asked him if he were already dead4 #ae3de4 ,and when he had understood it by the centurion1 he gave the body to ,joseph4 #ae3df4 ,and ,joseph1 buying fine linen and taking him down1 wrapped him up in the fine linen and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewed out of a rock4 ,and he rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre4 #ae3dg4 ,and ,mary ,magdalen and ,mary the mother of ,joseph1 beheld where he was laid4 ,mark ,chapter #af ,christ's resurrection and ascension4 #af3a4 ,and when the sabbath was past1 ,mary ,magdalen and ,mary the mother of ,james and ,salome bought sweet spices1 that coming1 they might anoint ,jesus4 #af3b4 ,and very early in the morning1 the first day of the week1 they come to the sepulchre1 the sun being now risen4 ,the sun being now risen4 4 4,they set out before it was light1 to go to the sepulchre2 but the sun was risen when they arrived there4 ,or1 figuratively1 the sun here spoken of is the sun of justice1 ,christ ,jesus our ,lord1 who was risen before their coming4 #af3c4 ,and they said one to another3 ,who shall roll us back the stone from the door of the sepulchre8 #af3d4 ,and looking1 they saw the stone rolled back4 ,for it was very great4 #af3e4 ,and entering into the sepulchre1 they saw a young man sitting on the right side1 clothed with a white robe3 and they were astonished4 #af3f4 ,who saith to them3 ,be not affrighted4 you seek ,jesus of ,nazareth1 who was crucified4 ,he is risen3 he is not here4 ,behold the place where they laid him4 #af3g4 ,but go1 tell his disciples and ,peter that he goeth before you into ,galilee4 ,there you shall see him1 as he told you4 #af3h4 ,but they going out1 fled from the sepulchre3 for a trembling and fear had seized them4 ,and they said nothing to any man3 for they were afraid4 #af3i4 ,but he rising early the first day of the week1 appeared first to ,mary ,magdalen2 out of whom he had cast seven devils4 #af3aj4 ,she went and told them that had been with him1 who were mourning and weeping4 #af3aa4 ,and they hearing that he was alive and had been seen by her1 did not believe4 #af3ab4 ,and after that he appeared in another shape to two of them walking1 as they were going into the country4 #af3ac4 ,and they going told it to the rest3 neither did they believe them4 #af3ad4 ,at length he appeared to the eleven as they were at table3 and he upbraided them with their incredulity and hardness of heart1 because they did not believe them who had seen him after he was risen again4 #af3ae4 ,and he said to them3 ,go ye into the whole world and preach the gospel to every creature4 #af3af4 ,he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved3 but he that believeth not shall he condemned4 #af3ag4 ,and these signs shall follow them that believe3 ,in my name they shall cast out devils4 ,they shall speak with new tongues4 #af3ah4 ,they shall take up serpents3 and if they shall drink any deadly thing1 it shall not hurt them4 ,they shall lay their hand upon the sick3 and they shall recover4 #af3ai4 ,and the ,lord ,jesus1 after he had spoken to them1 was taken up into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of ,god4 #af3bj4 ,but they going forth preached every where3 the ,lord working withal1 and confirming the word with signs that followed4 ,,the ,,holy ,,gospel ,,of ,,jesus ,,christ ,,according ,,to ,,st4 ,,luke ,st4 ,luke was a native of ,antioch1 the capital of ,syria4 ,he was by profession a physician2 and some ancient writers say1 that he was very skillful in painting4 ,he was converted by ,st4 ,paul and became his disciple and companion in his travels1 and fellow-labourer in the ministry of the ,gospel4 ,he wrote in ,greek1 about twenty-four years after our ,lord's ,ascension4 ,luke ,chapter #a ,the conception of ,john the ,baptist1 and of ,christ4 ,the visitation and canticle of the ,blessed ,virgin4 ,the birth of the ,baptist and the canticle of ,zachary4 #a3a4 ,forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a narration of the things that have been accomplished among us1 #a3b4 ,according as they have delivered them unto us1 who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word3 #a3c4 ,it seemed good to me also1 having diligently attained to all things from the beginning1 to write to thee in order1 most excellent ,theophilus1 #a3d4 ,that thou mayest know the verity of those words in which thou hast been instructed4 #a3e4 ,there was in the days of ,herod1 the king of ,judea1 a certain priest named ,zachary1 of the course of ,abia3 and his wife was of the daughters of ,aaron1 and her name ,elizabeth4 ,of the course of ,abia4 4 4that is1 of the rank of ,abia1 which word in the ,greek is commonly put for the employment of one day3 but here for the functions of a whole week4 ,for1 by the appointment of ,david1 #a ,par4 #bd41 the descendants from ,aaron were divided into twenty-four families1 of which the eighth was ,abia1 from whom descended this ,zachary1 who at this time was in the week of his priestly functions4 #a3f4 ,and they were both just before ,god1 walking in all the commandments and justifications of the ,lord without blame4 #a3g4 ,and they had no son1 for that ,elizabeth was barren3 and they both were well advanced in years4 #a3h4 ,and it came to pass1 when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before ,god1 #a3i4 ,according to the custom of the priestly office1 it was his lot to offer incense1 going into the temple of the ,lord4 #a3aj4 ,and all the multitude of the people was praying without1 at the hour of incense4 #a3aa4 ,and there appeared to him an angel of the ,lord1 standing on the right side of the altar of incense4 #a3ab4 ,and ,zachary seeing him1 was troubled3 and fear fell upon him4 #a3ac4 ,but the angel said to him3 ,fear not1 ,zachary1 for thy prayer is heard3 and thy wife ,elizabeth shall bear thee a son4 ,and thou shalt call his name ,john4 #a3ad4 ,and thou shalt have joy and gladness3 and many shall rejoice in his nativity4 #a3ae4 ,for he shall be great before the ,lord and shall drink no wine nor strong drink3 and he shall be filled with the ,holy ,ghost1 even from his mother's womb4 #a3af4 ,and he shall convert many of the children of ,israel to the ,lord their ,god4 #a3ag4 ,and he shall go before him in the spirit and power of ,elias3 that he may turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children and the incredulous to the wisdom of the just1 to prepare unto the ,lord a perfect people4 #a3ah4 ,and ,zachary said to the angel3 ,whereby shall ,i know this8 ,for ,i am an old man1 and my wife is advanced in years4 #a3ai4 ,and the angel answering1 said to him3 ,i am ,gabriel1 who stand before ,god and am sent to speak to thee and to bring thee these good tidings4 #a3bj4 ,and behold1 thou shalt be dumb and shalt not be able to speak until the day wherein these things shall come to pass3 because thou hast not believed my words1 which shall be fulfilled in their time4 #a3ba4 ,and the people were waiting for ,zachary3 and they wondered that he tarried so long in the temple4 #a3bb4 ,and when he came out1 he could not speak to them3 and they understood that he had seen a vision in the temple4 ,and he made signs to them and remained dumb4 #a3bc4 ,and it came to pass1 after the days of his office were accomplished1 he departed to his own house4 #a3bd4 ,and after those days1 ,elizabeth his wife conceived and hid herself five months1 saying3 #a3be4 ,thus hath the ,lord dealt with me in the days wherein he hath had regard to take away my reproach among men4 #a3bf4 ,and in the sixth month1 the angel ,gabriel was sent from ,god into a city of ,galilee1 called ,nazareth1 #a3bg4 ,to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was ,joseph1 of the house of ,david3 and the virgin's name was ,mary4 #a3bh4 ,and the angel being come in1 said unto her3 ,hail1 full of grace1 the ,lord is with thee3 blessed art thou among women4 #a3bi4 ,who having heard1 was troubled at his saying and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be4 #a3cj4 ,and the angel said to her3 ,fear not1 ,mary1 for thou hast found grace with ,god4 #a3ca4 ,behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a son3 and thou shalt call his name ,jesus4 #a3cb4 ,he shall be great and shall be called the ,son of the ,most ,high4 ,and the ,lord ,god shall give unto him the throne of ,david his father3 and he shall reign in the house of ,jacob for ever4 #a3cc4 ,and of his kingdom there shall be no end4 #a3cd4 ,and ,mary said to the angel3 ,how shall this be done1 because ,i know not man8 #a3ce4 ,and the angel answering1 said to her3 ,the ,holy ,ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the ,most ,high shall overshadow thee4 ,and therefore also the ,holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the ,son of ,god4 #a3cf4 ,and behold thy cousin ,elizabeth1 she also hath conceived a son in her old age3 and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren4 #a3cg4 ,because no word shall be impossible with ,god4 #a3ch4 ,and ,mary said3 ,behold the handmaid of the ,lord3 be it done to me according to thy word4 ,and the angel departed from her4 #a3ci4 ,and ,mary rising up in those days1 went into the hill country with haste into a city of ,juda4 #a3dj4 ,and she entered into the house of ,zachary and saluted ,elizabeth4 #a3da4 ,and it came to pass that when ,elizabeth heard the salutation of ,mary1 the infant leaped in her womb4 ,and ,elizabeth was filled with the ,holy ,ghost4 #a3db4 ,and she cried out with a loud voice and said3 ,blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb4 #a3dc4 ,and whence is this to me that the mother of my ,lord should come to me8 #a3dd4 ,for behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears1 the infant in my womb leaped for joy4 #a3de4 ,and blessed art thou that hast believed1 because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the ,lord4 #a3df4 ,and ,mary said3 ,my soul doth magnify the ,lord4 #a3dg4 ,and my spirit hath rejoiced in ,god my ,saviour4 #a3dh4 ,because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid3 for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed4 ,shall call me blessed4 4 4,these words are a prediction of that honour which the church in all ages should pay to the ,blessed ,virgin4 ,let ,protestants examine whether they are any way concerned in this prophecy4 #a3di4 ,because he that is mighty hath done great things to me3 and holy is his name4 #a3ej4 ,and his mercy is from generation unto generations1 to them that fear him4 #a3ea4 ,he hath shewed might in his arm3 he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart4 #a3eb4 ,he hath put down the mighty from their seat and hath exalted the humble4 #a3ec4 ,he hath filled the hungry with good things3 and the rich he hath sent empty away4 #a3ed4 ,he hath received ,israel his servant1 being mindful of his mercy4 #a3ee4 ,as he spoke to our fathers3 to ,abraham and to his seed for ever4 #a3ef4 ,and ,mary abode with her about three months4 ,and she returned to her own house4 #a3eg4 ,now ,elizabeth's full time of being delivered was come3 and she brought forth a son4 #a3eh4 ,and her neighbors and kinsfolks heard that the ,lord had shewed his great mercy towards her3 and they congratulated with her4 #a3ei4 ,and it came to pass that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child3 and they called him by his father's name ,zachary4 #a3fj4 ,and his mother answering1 said3 ,not so4 ,but he shall be called ,john4 #a3fa4 ,and they said to her3 ,there is none of thy kindred that is called by this name4 #a3fb4 ,and they made signs to his father1 how he would have him called4 #a3fc4 ,and demanding a writing table1 he wrote1 saying3 ,john is his name4 ,and they all wondered4 #a3fd4 ,and immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed3 and he spoke1 blessing ,god4 #a3fe4 ,and fear came upon all their neighbours3 and all these things were noised abroad over all the hill country of ,judea4 #a3ff4 ,and all they that had heard them laid them up in their heart1 saying3 ,what an one1 think ye1 shall this child be8 ,for the hand of the ,lord was with him4 #a3fg4 ,and ,zachary his father was filled with the ,holy ,ghost4 ,and he prophesied1 saying3 #a3fh4 ,blessed be the ,lord ,god of ,israel3 because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people4 #a3fi4 ,and hath raised up an horn of salvation to us1 in the house of ,david his servant4 ,horn of salvation4 4 4,that is1 ,a powerful salvation1 as ,dr4 ,witham translates it4 ,for in the ,scripture1 by horn is generally understood strength and power4 #a3gj4 ,as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets1 who are from the beginning4 #a3ga4 ,salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all that hate us4 #a3gb4 ,to perform mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy testament4 #a3gc4 ,the oath1 which he swore to ,abraham our father1 that he would grant to us4 #a3gd4 ,that being delivered from the hand of our enemies1 we may serve him without fear3 #a3ge4 ,in holiness and justice before him1 all our days4 #a3gf4 ,and thou1 child1 shalt be called the prophet of the ,highest3 for thou shalt1 go before the face of the ,lord to prepare his ways3 #a3gg4 ,to give knowledge of salvation to his people1 unto the remission of their sins4 #a3gh4 ,through the bowels of the mercy of our ,god1 in which the ,orient from on high hath visited us3 ,the ,orient4 4 4,it is one of the titles of the ,messias1 the true light of the world1 and the sun of justice4 #a3gi4 ,to enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death3 to direct our feet into the way of peace4 #a3hj4 ,and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit3 and was in the deserts until the day of his manifestation to ,israel4 ,luke ,chapter #b ,the birth of ,christ4 ,his presentation in the temple4 ,simeon's prophecy4 ,christ at twelve years of age1 is found amongst the doctors4 #b3a4 ,and it came to pass that in those days there went out a decree from ,caesar ,augustus that the whole world should be enrolled4 #b3b4 ,this enrolling was first made by ,cyrinus1 the governor of ,syria4 #b3c4 ,and all went to be enrolled1 every one into his own city4 #b3d4 ,and ,joseph also went up from ,galilee1 out of the city of ,nazareth1 into ,judea1 to the city of ,david1 which is called ,bethlehem3 because he was of the house and family of ,david4 #b3e4 ,to be enrolled with ,mary his espoused wife1 who was with child4 #b3f4 ,and it came to pass that when they were there1 her days were accomplished that she should be delivered4 #b3g4 ,and she brought forth her first born son and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger3 because there was no room for them in the inn4 ,her firstborn4 4 4,the meaning is1 not that she had afterward any other child2 but it is a way of speech among the ,hebrews1 to call them also the firstborn1 who are the only children4 ,see annotation ,matt4 #a4 #be4 #b3h4 ,and there were in the same country shepherds watching and keeping the night watches over their flock4 #b3i4 ,and behold an angel of the ,lord stood by them and the brightness of ,god shone round about them3 and they feared with a great fear4 #b3aj4 ,and the angel said to them3 ,fear not2 for1 behold1 ,i bring you good tidings of great joy that shall be to all the people3 #b3aa4 ,for1 this day is born to you a ,saviour1 who is ,christ the ,lord1 in the city of ,david4 #b3ab4 ,and this shall be a sign unto you4 ,you shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger4 #b3ac4 ,and suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army1 praising ,god and saying3 #b3ad4 ,glory to ,god in the highest3 and on earth peace to men of good will4 #b3ae4 ,and it came to pass1 after the angels departed from them into heaven1 the shepherds said one to another3 ,let us go over to ,bethlehem and let us see this word that is come to pass1 which the ,lord hath shewed to us4 #b3af4 ,and they came with haste3 and they found ,mary and ,joseph1 and the infant lying in the manger4 #b3ag4 ,and seeing1 they understood of the word that had been spoken to them concerning this child4 #b3ah4 ,and all that heard wondered3 and at those things that were told them by the shepherds4 #b3ai4 ,but ,mary kept all these words1 pondering them in her heart4 #b3bj4 ,and the shepherds returned1 glorifying and praising ,god for all the things they had heard and seen1 as it was told unto them4 #b3ba4 ,and after eight days were accomplished1 that the child should be circumcised1 his name was called ,,jesus1 which was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb4 #b3bb4 ,and after the days of her purification1 according to the law of ,moses1 were accomplished1 they carried him to ,jerusalem1 to present him to the ,lord3 #b3bc4 ,as it is written in the law of the ,lord3 ,every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the ,lord3 #b3bd4 ,and to offer a sacrifice1 according as it is written in the law of the ,lord1 a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons3 #b3be4 ,and behold there was a man in ,jerusalem named ,simeon3 and this man was just and devout1 waiting for the consolation of ,israel4 ,and the ,holy ,ghost was in him4 #b3bf4 ,and he had received an answer from the ,holy ,ghost1 that he should not see death before he had seen the ,christ of the ,lord4 #b3bg4 ,and he came by the ,spirit into the temple4 ,and when his parents brought in the child ,jesus1 to do for him according to the custom of the law1 #b3bh4 ,he also took him into his arms and blessed ,god and said #b3bi4 ,now thou dost dismiss thy servant1 ,o ,lord1 according to thy word in peace3 #b3cj4 ,because my eyes have seen thy salvation1 #b3ca4 ,which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples3 #b3cb4 ,a light to the revelation of the ,gentiles and the glory of thy people ,israel4 #b3cc4 ,and his father and mother were wondering at those things which were spoken concerning him4 #b3cd4 ,and ,simeon blessed them and said to ,mary his mother3 ,behold this child is set for the fall and for the resurrection of many in ,israel and for a sign which shall be contradicted4 ,for the fall1 etc4 4 4,christ came for the salvation of all men2 but here ,simeon prophesies what would come to pass1 that many through their own wilful blindness and obstinacy would not believe in ,christ1 nor receive his doctrine1 which therefore would be ruin to them3 but to others a resurrection1 by their believing in him1 and obeying his commandments4 #b3ce4 ,and thy own soul a sword shall pierce1 that1 out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed4 #b3cf4 ,and there was one ,anna1 a prophetess1 the daughter of ,phanuel1 of the tribe of ,aser4 ,she was far advanced in years and had lived with her husband seven years from her virginity4 #b3cg4 ,and she was a widow until fourscore and four years3 who departed not from the temple1 by fastings and prayers serving night and day4 #b3ch4 ,now she1 at the same hour1 coming in1 confessed to the ,lord3 and spoke of him to all that looked for the redemption of ,israel4 #b3ci4 ,and after they had performed all things according to the law of the ,lord1 they returned into ,galilee1 to their city ,nazareth4 #b3dj4 ,and the child grew and waxed strong1 full of wisdom3 and the grace of ,god was in him4 #b3da4 ,and his parents went every year to ,jerusalem1 at the solemn day of the pasch4 #b3db4 ,and when he was twelve years old1 they going up into ,jerusalem1 according to the custom of the feast1 #b3dc4 ,and having fulfilled the days1 when they returned1 the child ,jesus remained in ,jerusalem4 ,and his parents knew it not4 #b3dd4 ,and thinking that he was in the company1 they came a day's journey and sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance4 #b3de4 ,and not finding him1 they returned into ,jerusalem1 seeking him4 #b3df4 ,and it came to pass1 that1 after three days1 they found him in the temple1 sitting in the midst of the doctors1 hearing them and asking them questions4 #b3dg4 ,and all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers4 #b3dh4 ,and seeing him1 they wondered4 ,and his mother said to him3 ,son1 why hast thou done so to us8 ,behold thy father and ,i have sought thee sorrowing4 #b3di4 ,and he said to them3 ,how is it that you sought me8 ,did you not know that ,i must be about my father's business8 #b3ej4 ,and they understood not the word that he spoke unto them4 #b3ea4 ,and he went down with them and came to ,nazareth and was subject to them4 ,and his mother kept all these words in her heart4 #b3eb4 ,and ,jesus advanced in wisdom and age and grace with ,god and men4 ,luke ,chapter #c ,john's mission and preaching4 ,christ is baptized by him4 #c3a4 ,now in the fifteenth year of the reign of ,tiberius ,caesar1 ,pontius ,pilate being governor of ,judea1 and ,herod being tetrarch of ,galilee1 and ,philip his brother tetrarch of ,iturea and the country of ,trachonitis1 and ,lysanias tetrarch of ,abilina3 #c3b4 ,under the high priests ,anna and ,caiphas3 the word of the ,lord was made unto ,john1 the son of ,zachary1 in the desert4 #c3c4 ,and he came into all the country about the ,jordan1 preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins4 #c3d4 ,as it was written in the book of the sayings of ,isaias the prophet3 ,a voice of one crying in the wilderness3 ,prepare ye the way of the ,lord1 make straight his paths4 #c3e4 ,every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be brought low3 and the crooked shall be made straight1 and the rough ways plain4 #c3f4 ,and all flesh shall see the salvation of ,god4 #c3g4 ,he said therefore to the multitudes that went forth to be baptized by him3 ,ye offspring of vipers1 who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come8 #c3h4 ,bring forth therefore fruits worthy of penance3 and do not begin to say1 ,we have ,abraham for our father4 ,for ,i say unto you that ,god is able of these stones1 to raise up children to ,abraham4 #c3i4 ,for now the axe is laid to the root of the trees4 ,every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be cut down and cast into the fire4 #c3aj4 ,and the people asked him1 saying3 ,what then shall we do8 #c3aa4 ,and he answering1 said to them3 ,he that hath two coats1 let him give to him that hath none2 and he that hath meat1 let him do in like manner4 #c3ab4 ,and the publicans also came to be baptized and said to him3 ,master1 what shall we do8 #c3ac4 ,but he said to them3 ,do nothing more than that which is appointed you4 #c3ad4 ,and the soldiers also asked him1 saying3 ,and what shall we do8 ,and he said to them3 ,do violence to no man1 neither calumniate any man2 and be content with your pay4 #c3ae4 ,and as the people were of opinion1 and all were thinking in their hearts of ,john1 that perhaps he might be the ,christ3 #c3af4 ,john answered1 saying unto all3 ,i indeed baptize you with water3 but there shall come one mightier than ,i1 the latchet of whose shoes ,i am not worthy to loose4 ,he shall baptize you with the ,holy ,ghost and with fire2 #c3ag4 ,whose fan is in his hand3 and he will purge his floor and will gather the wheat into his barn3 but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire4 #c3ah4 ,and many other things exhorting did he preach to the people4 #c3ai4 ,but ,herod the tetrarch1 when he was reproved by him for ,herodias1 his brother's wife1 and for all the evils which ,herod had done3 #c3bj4 ,he added this also above all and shut up ,john in prison4 #c3ba4 ,now it came to pass1 when all the people were baptized1 that ,jesus also being baptized and praying1 heaven was opened4 #c3bb4 ,and the ,holy ,ghost descended in a bodily shape1 as a dove1 upon him4 ,and a voice came from heaven3 ,thou art my beloved ,son4 ,in thee ,i am well pleased4 #c3bc4 ,and ,jesus himself was beginning about the age of thirty years3 being 7as it was supposed7 the son of ,joseph1 who was of ,heli1 who was of ,mathat1 ,who was of ,heli4 4 4,st4 ,joseph1 who by nature was the son of ,jacob1 7,st4 ,matt4 #a4 #af17 in the account of the law1 was son of ,heli4 ,for ,heli and ,jacob were brothers1 by the same mother2 and ,heli1 who was the elder1 dying without issue1 ,jacob1 as the law directed1 married his widow3 in consequence of such marriage1 his son ,joseph was reputed in the law the son of ,heli4 #c3bd4 ,who was of ,levi1 who was of ,melchi4 who was of ,janne1 who was of ,joseph1 #c3be4 ,who was of ,mathathias1 who was of ,amos1 who was of ,nahum1 who was of ,hesli1 who was of ,nagge1 #c3bf4 ,who was of ,mahath1 who was of ,mathathias1 who was of ,semei1 who was of ,joseph1 who was of ,juda1 #c3bg4 ,who was of ,joanna1 who was of ,reza1 who was of ,zorobabel1 who was of ,salathiel1 who was of ,neri1 #c3bh4 ,who was of ,melchi1 who was of ,addi1 who was of ,cosan1 who was of ,helmadan1 who was of ,her1 #c3bi4 ,who was of ,jesus1 who was of ,eliezer1 who was of ,jorim1 who was of ,mathat1 who was of ,levi1 #c3cj4 ,who was of ,simeon1 who was of ,judas1 who was of ,joseph1 who was of ,jona1 who was of ,eliakim1 #c3ca4 ,who was of ,melea1 who was of ,menna1 who was of ,mathatha1 who was of ,nathan1 who was of ,david1 #c3cb4 ,who was of ,jesse1 who was of ,obed1 who was of ,booz1 who was of ,salmon1 who was of ,naasson1 #c3cc4 ,who was of ,aminadab1 who was of ,aram1 who was of ,esron1 who was of ,phares1 who was of ,judas1 #c3cd4 ,who was of ,jacob1 who was of ,isaac1 who was of ,abraham1 who was of ,thare1 who was of ,nachor1 #c3ce4 ,who was of ,sarug1 who was of ,ragau1 who was of ,phaleg1 who was of ,heber1 who was of ,sale1 #c3cf4 ,who was of ,cainan1 who was of ,arphaxad1 who was of ,sem1 who was ,of ,noe1 who was of ,lamech1 #c3cg4 ,who was of ,mathusale1 who was of ,henoch1 who was of ,jared1 who was of ,malaleel1 who was of ,cainan1 #c3ch4 ,who was of ,henos1 who was of ,seth1 who was of ,adam1 who was of ,god4 ,luke ,chapter #d ,christ's fasting and temptation4 ,he is persecuted in ,nazareth4 ,his miracles in ,capharnaum4 #d3a4 ,and ,jesus being full of the ,holy ,ghost1 returned from the ,jordan and was led the by the spirit into the desert1 #d3b4 ,for the space of forty days1 and was tempted by the devil4 ,and he ate nothing in those days4 ,and when they were ended1 he was hungry4 #d3c4 ,and the devil said to him3 ,if thou be the ,son of ,god1 say to this stone that it be made bread4 #d3d4 ,and ,jesus answered him3 is written that ,man liveth not by bread alone1 but by every word of ,god4 #d3e4 ,and the devil led him into a high mountain and shewed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time4 #d3f4 ,and he said to him3 ,to thee will ,i give all this power and the glory of them4 ,for to me they are delivered3 and to whom ,i will1 ,i give them4 #d3g4 ,if thou therefore wilt adore before me1 all shall be thine4 #d3h4 ,and ,jesus answering said to him4 ,it is written3 ,thou shalt adore the ,lord thy ,god1 and him only shalt thou serve4 #d3i4 ,and he brought him to ,jerusalem and set him on a pinnacle of the temple and said to him3 ,if thou be the ,son of ,god1 cast thyself from hence4 #d3aj4 ,for it is written that ,he hath given his angels charge over thee that they keep thee4 #d3aa4 ,and that in their hands they shall bear thee up1 lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone4 #d3ab4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to him3 ,it is said3 ,thou shalt not tempt the ,lord thy ,god4 #d3ac4 ,and all the temptation being ended1 the devil departed from him for a time4 #d3ad4 ,and ,jesus returned in the power of the spirit1 into ,galilee3 and the fame of him went out through the whole country4 #d3ae4 ,and he taught in their synagogues and was magnified by all4 #d3af4 ,and he came to ,nazareth1 where he was brought up3 and he went into the synagogue1 according to his custom1 on the sabbath day3 and he rose up to read4 #d3ag4 ,and the book of ,isaias the prophet was delivered unto him4 ,and as he unfolded the book1 he found the place where it was written3 #d3ah4 ,the spirit of the ,lord is upon me4 ,wherefore he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor1 he hath sent me to heal the contrite of heart1 #d3ai4 ,to preach deliverance to the captives and sight to the blind1 to set at liberty them that are bruised1 to preach the acceptable year of the ,lord and the day of reward4 #d3bj4 ,and when he had folded the book1 he restored it to the minister and sat down4 ,and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him4 #d3ba4 ,and he began to say to them3 ,this day is fulfilled this scripture in your ears4 #d3bb4 ,and all gave testimony to him4 ,and they wondered at the words of grace that proceeded from his mouth4 ,and they said3 ,is not this the son of ,joseph8 #d3bc4 ,and he said to them3 ,doubtless you will say to me this similitude3 ,physician1 heal thyself4 ,as great things as we have heard done in ,capharnaum1 do also here in thy own country4 #d3bd4 ,and he said3 ,amen ,i say to you that no prophet is accepted in his own country4 #d3be4 ,in truth ,i say to ,you1 there were many widows in the days of ,elias in ,israel1 when heaven was shut up three years and six months1 when there was a great famine throughout all the earth4 #d3bf4 ,and to none of them was ,elias sent1 but to ,sarepta of ,sidon1 to a widow woman4 #d3bg4 ,and there were many lepers in ,israel in the time of ,eliseus the prophet3 and none of them was cleansed but ,naaman the ,syrian4 #d3bh4 ,and all they in the synagogue1 hearing these things1 were filled with anger4 #d3bi4 ,and they rose up and thrust him out of the city3 and they brought him to the brow of the hill whereon their city was built1 that they might cast him down headlong4 #d3cj4 ,but he passing through the midst of them1 went his way4 #d3ca4 ,and he went down into ,capharnaum1 a city of ,galilee3 and there he taught them on the sabbath days4 #d3cb4 ,and they were astonished at his doctrine3 for his speech was with power4 #d3cc4 ,and in the synagogue there was a man who had an unclean devil3 and he cried out with a loud voice1 #d3cd4 ,saying3 ,let us alone4 ,what have we to do with thee1 ,jesus of ,nazareth8 ,art thou come to destroy us8 ,i know thee who thou art1 the holy one of ,god4 #d3ce4 ,and ,jesus rebuked him1 saying3 ,hold thy peace and go out of him4 ,and when the devil had thrown him into the midst1 he went out of him and hurt him not at all4 #d3cf4 ,and there came fear upon all2 and they talked among themselves1 saying3 ,what word is this1 for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits1 and they go out8 #d3cg4 ,and the fame of him was published into every place of the country4 #d3ch4 ,and ,jesus rising up out of the synagogue1 went into ,simon's house4 ,and ,simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever3 and they besought him for her4 #d3ci4 ,and standing over her1 he commanded the fever3 and it left her4 ,and immediately rising1 she ministered to them4 #d3dj4 ,and when the sun was down1 all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him4 ,but he1 laying his hands on every one of them1 healed them4 #d3da4 ,and devils went out from many1 crying out and saying3 ,thou art the son of ,god4 ,and rebuking them he suffered them not to speak2 for they knew that he was ,christ4 #d3db4 ,and when it was day1 going out he went into a desert place3 and the multitudes sought him1 and came unto him4 ,and they stayed him that should not depart from them4 #d3dc4 ,to whom he said3 ,to other cities also ,i must preach the kingdom of ,god3 for therefore am ,i sent4 #d3dd4 ,and he was preaching in the synagogues of ,galilee4 ,luke ,chapter #e ,the miraculous draught of fishes4 ,the cure of the leper and of the paralytic4 ,the call of ,matthew4 #e3a4 ,and it came to pass1 that when the multitudes pressed upon him to hear the word of ,god1 he stood by the lake of ,genesareth1 #e3b4 ,and saw two ships standing by the lake3 but the fishermen were gone out of them and were washing their nets4 #e3c4 ,and going into one of the ships that was ,simon's1 he desired him to draw back a little from the land4 ,and sitting1 he taught the multitudes out of the ship4 #e3d4 ,now when he had ceased to speak1 he said to ,simon3 ,launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a draught4 #e3e4 ,and ,simon answering said to him3 ,master1 we have laboured all the night and have taken nothing3 but at thy word ,i will let down the net4 #e3f4 ,and when they had done this1 they enclosed a very great multitude of fishes3 and their net broke4 #e3g4 ,and they beckoned to their partners that were in the other ship1 that they should come and help them4 ,and they came and filled both the ships1 so that they were almost sinking4 #e3h4 ,which when ,simon ,peter saw1 he fell down at ,jesus' knees1 saying3 ,depart from me1 for ,i am a sinful man1 ,o ,lord4 #e3i4 ,for he was wholly astonished1 and all that were with him1 at the draught of the fishes which they had taken4 #e3aj4 ,and so were also ,james and ,john1 the sons of ,zebedee1 who were ,simon's partners4 ,and ,jesus saith to ,simon3 ,fear not3 from henceforth thou shalt catch men4 #e3aa4 ,and having brought their ships to land1 leaving all things1 they followed him4 #e3ab4 ,and it came to pass1 when he was in a certain city1 behold a man full of leprosy who1 seeing ,jesus and falling on his face1 besought him saying3 ,lord1 if thou wilt1 thou canst make me clean4 #e3ac4 ,and stretching forth his hand1 he touched him1 saying3 ,i will4 ,be thou cleansed4 ,and immediately the leprosy departed from him4 #e3ad4 ,and he charged him that he should tell no man1 but3 ,go1 shew thyself to the priest and offer for thy cleansing according as ,moses commanded1 for a testimony to them4 #e3ae4 ,but the fame of him went abroad the more3 and great multitudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities4 #e3af4 ,and he retired into the desert2 and prayed4 #e3ag4 ,and it came to pass on a certain day1 as he sat teaching1 that there were also ,pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by1 that were come out of every town of ,galilee and ,judea and ,jerusalem3 and the power of the ,lord was to heal them4 #e3ah4 ,and behold1 men brought in a bed a man who had the palsy3 and they sought means to bring him in and to lay him before him4 #e3ai4 ,and when they could not find by what way they might bring him in1 because of the multitude1 they went up upon the roof and let him down through the tiles with his bed into the midst before ,jesus4 #e3bj4 ,whose faith when he saw1 he said3 ,man1 thy sins are forgiven thee4 #e3ba4 ,and the scribes and ,pharisees began to think1 saying3 ,who is this who speaketh blasphemies8 ,who can forgive sins1 but ,god alone8 #e3bb4 ,and when ,jesus knew their thoughts1 answering he said to them3 ,what is it you think in your hearts8 #e3bc4 ,which is easier to say3 ,thy sins are forgiven thee2 or to say3 ,arise and walk8 #e3bd4 ,but that you may know that the ,son of man hath the power on earth to forgive sins 7he saith to the sick of the palsy71 ,i say to thee to3 ,arise1 take up thy bed and go into thy house4 #e3be4 ,and immediately rising up before them1 he took up the bed on which he lay3 and he went away to his own house1 glorifying ,god4 #e3bf4 ,and all were astonished3 and they glorified ,god4 ,and they were filled with fear1 saying3 ,we have seen wonderful things to-day4 #e3bg4 ,and after these things1 he went forth and saw a publican named ,levi1 sitting at the receipt of custom3 and he said to him3 ,follow me4 #e3bh4 ,and leaving all things1 he rose up and followed him4 #e3bi4 ,and ,levi made him a great feast in his own house3 ,and there was a great company of publicans and of others that were at table with them4 #e3cj4 ,but the ,pharisees and scribes murmured1 saying to his disciples3 ,why do you eat and drink with publicans and sinners8 #e3ca4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to them3 ,they that are whole need not the physician3 but they that are sick4 #e3cb4 ,i came not to call the just1 but sinners to penance4 #e3cc4 ,and they said to him3 ,why do the disciples of ,john fast often and make prayers1 and the disciples of the ,pharisees in like manner2 but thine eat and drink8 #e3cd4 ,to whom he said3 ,can you make the children of the bridegroom fast whilst the bridegroom is with them8 #e3ce4 ,but the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them3 then shall they fast in those days4 #e3cf4 ,and he spoke also a similitude to them3 ,that no man putteth a piece from a new garment upon an old garment3 otherwise he both rendeth the new1 and the piece taken from the new agreeth not with the old4 #e3cg4 ,and no man putteth new wine into old bottles3 otherwise the new wine will break the bottles2 and it will be spilled and the bottles will be lost4 #e3ch4 ,but new wine must be put into new bottles3 and both are preserved4 #e3ci4 ,and no man drinking old hath presently a mind to new3 for he saith3 ,the old is better4 ,luke ,chapter #f ,christ excuses his disciples4 ,he cures upon the sabbath day1 chooses the twelve and makes a sermon to them4 #f3a4 ,and it came to pass on the second first sabbath that1 as he went through the corn fields1 his disciples plucked the ears and did eat1 rubbing them in their hands4 ,the second first sabbath4 4 4,some understand this of the sabbath of ,pentecost1 which was the second in course among the great feasts3 others1 of a sabbath day that immediately followed any solemn feast4 #f3b4 ,and some of the ,pharisees said to them3 ,why do you that which is not lawful on the sabbath days8 #f3c4 ,and ,jesus answering them1 said3 ,have you not read so much as this1 what ,david did1 when himself was hungry and they that were with him3 #f3d4 ,how he went into the house of ,god and took and ate the bread of proposition and gave to them that were with him1 which is not lawful to eat but only for the priests8 #f3e4 ,and he said to them3 ,the ,son of man is ,lord also of the sabbath4 #f3f4 ,and it came to pass also1 on another sabbath1 that he entered into the synagogue and taught4 ,and there was a man whose right hand was withered4 #f3g4 ,and the scribes and ,pharisees watched if he would heal on the sabbath3 that they might find an accusation against him4 #f3h4 ,but he knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the withered hand3 ,arise and stand forth in the midst4 ,and rising he stood forth4 #f3i4 ,then ,jesus said to them3 ,i ask you1 if it be lawful on the sabbath days to do good or to do evil8 ,to save life or to destroy8 #f3aj4 ,and looking round about on them all1 he said to the man3 ,stretch forth thy hand4 ,and he stretched it forth4 ,and his hand was restored4 #f3aa4 ,and they were filled with madness3 and they talked one with another1 what they might do to ,jesus4 #f3ab4 ,and it came to pass in those days1 that he went out into a mountain to pray3 and he passed the whole night in the prayer of ,god4 #f3ac4 ,and when day was come1 he called unto him his disciples3 and he chose twelve of them 7whom also he named apostles73 #f3ad4 ,simon1 whom he surnamed ,peter1 and ,andrew his brother1 ,james and ,john1 ,philip and ,bartholomew1 #f3ae4 ,matthew and ,thomas1 ,james the son of ,alpheus1 and ,simon who is called ,zelotes1 #f3af4 ,and ,jude the brother of ,james1 and ,judas ,iscariot1 who was the traitor4 #f3ag4 ,and coming down with them1 he stood in a plain place3 and the company of his disciples and a very great multitude of people from all ,judea and ,jerusalem and the sea coast1 both of ,tyre and ,sidon1 #f3ah4 ,who were come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases4 ,and they that were troubled with unclean spirits were cured4 #f3ai4 ,and all the multitude sought to touch him3 for virtue went out from him and healed all4 #f3bj4 ,and he1 lifting up his eyes on his disciples1 said3 ,blessed are ye poor3 for yours is the kingdom of ,god4 #f3ba4 ,blessed are ye that hunger now3 for you shall be filled4 ,blessed are ye that weep now3 for you shall laugh4 #f3bb4 ,blessed shall you be when men shall hate you1 and when they shall separate you and shall reproach you and cast out your name as evil1 for the ,son of man's sake4 #f3bc4 ,be glad in that day and rejoice3 for behold1 your reward is great in heaven1 ,for according to these things did their fathers to the prophets4 #f3bd4 ,but woe to you that are rich3 for you have your consolation4 #f3be4 ,woe to you that are filled3 for you shall hunger4 ,woe to you that now laugh3 for you shall mourn and weep4 #f3bf4 ,woe to you when men shall bless you3 for according to these things did their fathers to the false prophets4 #f3bg4 ,but ,i say to you that hear3 ,love your enemies4 ,do good to them that hate you4 #f3bh4 ,bless them that curse you and pray for them that calumniate you4 #f3bi4 ,and to him that striketh thee on the one cheek1 offer also the other4 ,and him that taketh away from thee thy cloak1 forbid not to take thy coat also4 #f3cj4 ,give to every one that asketh thee3 and of him that taketh away thy goods1 ask them not again4 #f3ca4 ,and as you would that men should do to you1 do you also to them in like manner4 #f3cb4 ,and if you love them that love you1 what thanks are to you8 ,for sinners also love those that love them4 #f3cc4 ,and if you do good to them who do good to you1 what thanks are to you8 ,for sinners also do this4 #f3cd4 ,and if you lend to them of whom you hope to receive1 what thanks are to you8 ,for sinners also lend to sinners1 for to receive as much4 #f3ce4 ,but love ye your enemies3 do good1 and lend1 hoping for nothing thereby3 and your reward shall be great1 and you shall be the sons of the ,highest4 ,for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil4 #f3cf4 ,be ye therefore merciful1 as your ,father also is merciful4 #f3cg4 ,judge not3 and you shall not be judged4 ,condemn not3 and you shall not be condemned4 ,forgive3 and you shall be forgiven4 #f3ch4 ,give3 and it shall be given to you3 good measure and pressed down and shaken together and running over shall they give into your bosom4 ,for with the same measure that you shall mete withal1 it shall be measured to you again4 #f3ci4 ,and he spoke also to them a similitude3 ,can the blind lead the blind8 ,do they not both fall into the ditch8 #f3dj4 ,the disciple is not above his master3 but every one shall be perfect1 if he be as his master4 #f3da4 ,and why seest thou the mote in thy brother's eye3 but the beam that is in thy own eye thou considerest not8 #f3db4 ,or how canst thou say to thy brother3 ,brother1 let me pull the mote out of thy eye1 when thou thyself seest not the beam in thy own eye8 ,hypocrite1 cast first the beam out of thy own eye3 and then shalt thou see clearly to take out the mote from thy brother's eye4 #f3dc4 ,for there is no good tree that bringeth forth evil fruit3 nor an evil tree that bringeth forth good fruit4 #f3dd4 ,for every tree is known by its fruit4 ,for men do not gather figs from thorns3 nor from a bramble bush do they gather the grape4 #f3de4 ,a good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good3 and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil4 ,for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh4 #f3df4 ,and why call you me1 ,lord1 ,lord2 and do not the things which ,i say8 #f3dg4 ,every one that cometh to me and heareth my words and doth them1 ,i will shew you to whom he is like4 #f3dh4 ,he is like to a man building a house1 who digged deep and laid the foundation upon a rock4 ,and when a flood came1 the stream beat vehemently upon that house3 and it could not shake it3 for it was founded on a rock4 #f3di4 ,but he that heareth and doth not is like to a man building his house upon the earth without a foundation3 against which the stream beat vehemently4 ,and immediately it fell3 and the ruin of that house was great4 ,luke ,chapter #g ,christ heals the centurion's servant4 ,he raises the widow's son to life1 answers the messengers sent by ,john and absolves the penitent sinner4 #g3a4 ,and when he had finished all his words in the hearing of the people1 he entered into ,capharnaum4 #g3b4 ,and the servant of a certain centurion who was dear to him1 being sick1 was ready to die4 #g3c4 ,and when he had heard of ,jesus1 he sent unto him the ancients of the ,jews1 desiring him to come and heal his servant4 #g3d4 ,and when they came to ,jesus1 they besought him earnestly1 saying to him3 ,he is worthy that thou shouldest do this for him4 #g3e4 ,for he loveth our nation3 and he hath built us a synagogue4 #g3f4 ,and ,jesus went with them4 ,and when he was now not far from the house1 the centurion sent his friends to him1 saying3 ,lord1 trouble not thyself2 for ,i am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof4 #g3g4 ,for which cause neither did ,i think myself worthy to come to thee3 but say the word1 and my servant shall be healed4 #g3h4 ,for ,i also am a man subject to authority1 having under me soldiers3 and ,i say to one1 ,go1 and he goeth3 and to another1 ,come1 and he cometh2 and to my servant1 ,do this1 and he doth it4 #g3i4 ,which ,jesus hearing1 marvelled3 and turning about to the multitude that followed him1 he said3 ,amen ,i say to you1 ,i have not found so great faith1 not even in ,israel4 #g3aj4 ,and they who were sent1 being returned to the house1 found the servant whole who had been sick4 #g3aa4 ,and it came to pass afterwards that he went into a city that is called ,naim3 and there went with him his disciples and a great multitude4 #g3ab4 ,and when he came nigh to the gate of the city1 behold a dead man was carried out1 the only son of his mother3 and she was a widow4 ,and a great multitude of the city was with her4 #g3ac4 ,whom when the ,lord had seen1 being moved with mercy towards her1 he said to her3 ,weep not4 #g3ad4 ,and he came near and touched the bier4 ,and they that carried it stood still4 ,and he said3 ,young man1 ,i say to thee1 arise4 #g3ae4 ,and he that was dead sat up and begun to speak4 ,and he gave him to his mother4 #g3af4 ,and there came a fear upon them all3 and they glorified ,god saying3 ,a great prophet is risen up among us3 and1 ,god hath visited his people4 #g3ag4 ,and this rumour of him went forth throughout all ,judea and throughout all the country round about4 #g3ah4 ,and ,john's disciples told him of all these things4 #g3ai4 ,and ,john called to him two of his disciples and sent them to ,jesus1 saying3 ,art thou he that art to come8 ,or look we for another8 #g3bj4 ,and when the men were come unto him1 they said3 ,john the ,baptist hath sent us to thee1 saying3 ,art thou he that art to come8 ,or look we for another8 #g3ba4 7,and in that same hour1 he cured many of their diseases and hurts and evil spirits3 and to many that were blind he gave sight47 #g3bb4 ,and answering1 he said to them3 ,go and relate to ,john what you have heard and seen3 the blind see1 the lame walk1 the lepers are made clean1 the deaf hear1 the dead rise again1 to the poor the gospel is preached4 #g3bc4 ,and blessed is he whosoever shall not be scandalized in me4 #g3bd4 ,and when the messengers of ,john were departed1 he began to speak to the multitudes concerning ,john4 ,what went ye out into the desert to see8 ,a reed shaken with the wind8 #g3be4 ,but what went you out to see8 ,a man clothed in soft garments8 ,behold they that are in costly apparel and live delicately are in the houses of kings4 #g3bf4 ,but what went you out to see8 ,a prophet8 ,yea1 ,i say to you1 and more than a prophet4 #g3bg4 ,this is he of whom it is written3 ,behold ,i send my angel before thy face1 who shall prepare thy way before thee4 #g3bh4 ,for ,i say to you3 ,amongst those that are born of men1 there is not a greater prophet than ,john the ,baptist4 ,but he that is the lesser in the kingdom of ,god is greater than he4 #g3bi4 ,and all the people hearing1 and the publicans1 justified ,god1 being baptized with ,john's baptism4 ,justified ,god4 4 4that is1 praised the justice of ,god1 feared and worshipped ,god1 as just and merciful4 #g3cj4 ,but the ,pharisees and the lawyers despised the counsel of ,god against themselves1 being not baptized by him4 #g3ca4 ,and the ,lord said3 ,whereunto then shall ,i liken the men of this generation8 ,and to what are they like8 #g3cb4 ,they are like to children sitting in the marketplace and speaking one to another and saying3 ,we have piped to you1 and you have not danced3 we have mourned1 and you have not wept4 #g3cc4 ,for ,john the ,baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine4 ,and you say3 ,he hath a devil4 #g3cd4 ,the ,son of man is come eating and drinking4 ,and you say3 ,behold a man that is a glutton and a drinker of wine1 a friend of publicans and sinners4 #g3ce4 ,and wisdom is justified by all her children4 #g3cf4 ,and one of the ,pharisees desired him to eat with him4 ,and he went into the house of the ,pharisee and sat down to meat4 ,one of the ,pharisees3 that is1 ,simon4 #g3cg4 ,and behold a woman that was in the city1 a sinner1 when she knew that he sat at meat in the ,pharisee's house1 brought an alabaster box of ointment4 #g3ch4 ,and standing behind at his feet4 she began to wash his feet with tears and wiped them with the hairs of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment4 #g3ci4 ,and the ,pharisee1 who had invited him1 seeing it1 spoke within himself1 saying3 ,this man1 if he were if a prophet1 would know surely who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him1 that she is a sinner4 #g3dj4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to him3 ,simon1 ,i have somewhat to say to thee4 ,but he said3 ,master1 say it4 #g3da4 ,a certain creditor had two debtors3 the one owed five hundred pence and the other fifty4 #g3db4 ,and whereas they had not wherewith to pay1 he forgave them both4 ,which therefore of the two loveth him most8 #g3dc4 ,simon answering1 said3 ,i suppose that he to whom he forgave most4 ,and he said to him3 ,thou hast judged rightly4 #g3dd4 ,and turning to the woman1 he said unto ,simon3 ,dost thou see this woman8 ,i entered into thy house3 thou gavest me no water for my feet4 ,but she with tears hath washed my feet2 and with her hairs hath wiped them4 #g3de4 ,thou gavest me no kiss4 ,but she1 since she cane in1 hath not ceased to kiss my feet4 #g3df4 ,my head with oil thou didst not anoint4 ,but she with ointment hath anointed my feet4 #g3dg4 ,wherefore1 ,i say to thee3 ,many sins are forgiven her1 because she hath loved much4 ,but to whom less is forgiven1 he loveth less4 ,many sins are forgiven her1 because she hath loved much4 4 4,in the scripture an effect sometimes seems attributed to one only cause1 when there are divers other concurring dispositions2 for the sins of this woman1 in this verse1 are said to be forgiven1 because she loved much3 but 7ver4 #ej7 ,christ tells her1 ,thy faith hath made thee safe4 ,hence in a true conversion are joined faith1 hope1 love1 sorrow for sin1 and other pious dispositions4 #g3dh4 ,and he said to her3 ,thy sins are forgiven thee4 #g3di4 ,and they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves3 ,who is this that forgiveth sins also8 #g3ej4 ,and he said to the woman3 ,thy faith hath made thee safe4 ,go in peace4 ,luke ,chapter #h ,the parable of the seed4 ,christ stills the storm at sea1 casts out the legion1 heals the issue of blood and raises the daughter of ,jairus to life4 #h3a4 ,and it came to pass afterwards he travelled through the cities and towns1 preaching and evangelizing the kingdom of ,god3 and the twelve with him3 #h3b4 ,and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities3 ,mary who is called ,magdalen1 out of whom seven devils were gone forth1 #h3c4 ,and ,joanna the wife of ,chusa1 ,herod's steward1 and ,susanna and many others who ministered unto him of their substance4 #h3d4 ,and when a very great multitude was gathered together and hastened out of the cities1 unto him1 he spoke by a similitude4 #h3e4 ,the sower went out to sow his seed4 ,and as he sowed1 some fell by the way side4 ,and it was trodden down3 and the fowls of the air devoured it4 #h3f4 ,and other some fell upon a rock4 ,and as soon as it was sprung up1 it withered away1 because it had no moisture4 #h3g4 ,and other some fell among thorns4 ,and the thorns growing up with it1 choked it4 #h3h4 ,and other some fell upon good ground and1 being sprung up1 yielded fruit a hundredfold4 ,saying these things1 he cried out3 ,he that hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 #h3i4 ,and his disciples asked him what this parable might be4 #h3aj4 ,to whom he said3 ,to you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of ,god2 but to the rest in parables1 that seeing they may not see and hearing may not understand4 ,seeing they may not see4 4 4,see the annotation1 ,mark #d4 #ab4 #h3aa4 ,now the parable is this3 ,the seed is the word of ,god4 #h3ab4 ,and they by the way side are they that hear3 then the devil cometh and taketh the word out of their heart1 lest believing they should be saved4 #h3ac4 ,now they upon the rock are they who when they hear receive the word with joy3 and these have no roots3 for they believe for a while and in time of temptation they fall away4 #h3ad4 ,and that which fell among thorns are they who have heard and1 going their way1 are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of this life and yield no fruit4 #h3ae4 ,but that on the good ground are they who in a good and perfect heart1 hearing the word1 keep it and bring forth fruit in patience4 #h3af4 ,now no man lighting a candle covereth it with a vessel or putteth it under a bed3 but setteth it upon a candlestick1 that they who come in may see the light4 #h3ag4 ,for there is not any thing secret that shall not be made manifest1 nor hidden that shall not be known and come abroad4 #h3ah4 ,take heed therefore how you hear4 ,for whosoever hath1 to him shall be given3 and whosoever hath not1 that also which he thinketh he hath shall be taken away from him4 #h3ai4 ,and his mother and brethren came unto him3 and they could not come at him for the crowd4 #h3bj4 ,and it was told him3 ,thy mother and thy brethren stand without1 desiring to see thee4 #h3ba4 ,who answering1 said to them3 ,my mother and my brethren are they who hear the word of ,god and do it4 #h3bb4 ,and it came to pass on a certain day that he went into a little ship with his disciples4 ,and he said to them3 ,let us go over to the other side of the lake4 ,and they launched forth4 #h3bc4 ,and when they were sailing1 he slept4 ,and there came down a storm of wind upon the lake3 and they were filled and were in danger4 #h3bd4 ,and they came and awaked him1 saying3 ,master1 we perish4 ,but he arising1 rebuked the wind and the rage of the water4 ,and it ceased3 and there was a calm4 #h3be4 ,and he said to them3 ,where is your faith8 ,who being afraid1 wondered1 saying one to another3 ,who is this 7think you71 that he commandeth both the winds and the sea3 and they obey him8 #h3bf4 ,and they sailed to the country of the ,gerasens1 which is over against ,galilee4 #h3bg4 ,and when he was come forth to the land1 there met him a certain man who had a devil now a very long time4 ,and he wore no clothes3 neither did he abide in a house1 but in the sepulchres4 #h3bh4 ,and when he saw ,jesus1 he fell down before him4 ,and crying out with a loud voice1 he said3 ,what have ,i to do with thee1 ,jesus1 ,son of the most high ,god8 ,i beseech thee1 do not torment me4 #h3bi4 ,for he commanded the unclean spirit to go out of the man4 ,for many times it seized him3 and he was bound with chains and kept in fetters3 and breaking the bonds1 he was driven by the devil into the deserts4 #h3cj4 ,and ,jesus asked him1 saying3 ,what is thy name8 ,but he said3 ,legion4 ,because many devils were entered into him4 #h3ca4 ,and they besought him that he would not command them to go into the abyss4 #h3cb4 ,and there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain3 and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them4 ,and he suffered them4 #h3cc4 ,the devils therefore went out of the man and entered into the swine4 ,and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake and were stifled4 #h3cd4 ,which when they that fed them saw done1 they fled away and told it in the city and in the villages4 #h3ce4 ,and they went out to see what was done4 ,and they came to ,jesus and found the man out of whom the devils were departed1 sitting at his feet1 clothed and in his right mind4 ,and they were afraid4 #h3cf4 ,and they also that had seen told them how he had been healed from the legion4 #h3cg4 ,and all the multitude of the country of the ,gerasens besought him to depart from them3 for they were taken with great fear4 ,and he1 going up into the ship1 returned back again4 #h3ch4 ,now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him4 ,but ,jesus sent him away1 saying3 #h3ci4 ,return to thy house and tell how great things ,god hath done to thee4 ,and he went through the whole city1 publishing how great things ,jesus had done to him4 #h3dj4 ,and it came to pass that when ,jesus was returned1 the multitude received him3 for they were all waiting for him4 #h3da4 ,and behold there came a man whose name was ,jairus3 and he was a ruler of the synagogue4 ,and he fell down at the feet of ,jesus1 beseeching him that he would come into his house3 #h3db4 ,for he had an only daughter1 almost twelve years old1 and she was dying4 ,and it happened as he went that he was thronged by the multitudes4 #h3dc4 ,and there was a certain woman having an issue of blood twelve years1 who had bestowed all her substance on physicians and could not be healed by any4 #h3dd4 ,she came behind him and touched the hem of his garment3 and immediately the issue of her blood stopped4 #h3de4 ,and ,jesus said3 ,who is it that touched me8 ,and all denying1 ,peter and they that were with him said3 ,master1 the multitudes throng and press thee2 and dost thou say1 who touched me8 #h3df4 ,and ,jesus said3 ,somebody hath touched me2 for ,i know that virtue is gone out from me4 #h3dg4 ,and the woman seeing that she was not hid1 came trembling and fell down before his feet and declared before all the people for what cause she had touched him1 and how she was immediately healed4 #h3dh4 ,but he said to her3 ,daughter1 thy faith hath made thee whole4 ,go thy way in peace4 #h3di4 ,as he was yet speaking1 there cometh one to the ruler of the synagogue1 saying to him3 ,thy daughter is dead3 trouble him not4 #h3ej4 ,and ,jesus hearing this word1 answered the father of the maid3 ,fear not4 ,believe only3 and she shall be safe4 #h3ea4 ,and when he was come to the house1 he suffered not any man to go in with him1 but ,peter and ,james and ,john1 and the father and mother of the maiden4 #h3eb4 ,and all wept and mourned for her4 ,but he said3 ,weep not4 ,the maid is not dead1 but sleepeth4 #h3ec4 ,and they laughed him to scorn1 knowing that she was dead4 #h3ed4 ,but he taking her by the hand1 cried out1 saying3 ,maid1 arise4 #h3ee4 ,and her spirit returned3 and she arose immediately4 ,and he bid them give her to eat4 #h3ef4 ,and her parents were astonished1 whom he charged to tell no man what was done4 ,luke ,chapter #i ,christ sends forth his apostles1 feeds five thousand with five loaves1 is transfigured and casts out a devil4 #i3a4 ,then calling together the twelve apostles1 he gave them power and authority over all devils and to cure diseases4 #i3b4 ,and he sent them to preach the kingdom of ,god and to heal the sick4 #i3c4 ,and he said to them3 ,take nothing for your journey1 neither staff1 nor scrip1 nor bread1 nor money2 neither have two coats4 #i3d4 ,and whatsoever house you shall enter into1 abide there and depart not from thence4 #i3e4 ,and whosoever will not receive you1 when ye go out of that city1 shake off even the dust of your feet1 for a testimony against them4 #i3f4 ,and going out1 they went about through the towns1 preaching the gospel and healing every where4 #i3g4 ,now ,herod1 the tetrarch1 heard of all things that were done by him4 ,and he was in a doubt1 because it was said #i3h4 ,by some that ,john was risen from the dead3 but by other some1 that ,elias had appeared3 and by others1 that one of the old prophets was risen again4 #i3i4 ,and ,herod said3 ,john ,i have beheaded4 ,but who is this of whom ,i hear such things8 ,and he sought to see him4 #i3aj4 ,and the apostles1 when they were returned1 told him all they had done4 ,and taking them1 he went aside into a desert place1 apart1 which belongeth to ,bethsaida4 #i3aa4 ,which when the people knew1 they followed him3 and he received them and spoke to them of the kingdom of ,god and healed them who had need of healing4 #i3ab4 ,now the day began to decline4 ,and the twelve came and said to him3 ,send away the multitude1 that1 going into the towns and villages round about1 they may lodge and get victuals2 for we are here in a desert place4 #i3ac4 ,but he said to them3 ,give you them to eat4 ,and they said3 ,we have no more than five loaves and two fishes2 unless perhaps1 we should go and buy food for all this multitude4 #i3ad4 ,now there were about five thousand men4 ,and he said to his disciples3 ,make them sit down by fifties in a company4 #i3ae4 ,and they did so and made them all sit down4 #i3af4 ,and taking the five loaves and the two fishes1 he looked up to heaven and blessed them3 and he broke and distributed to his disciples1 to set before the multitude4 #i3ag4 ,and they did all eat and were filled4 ,and there were taken up of fragments that remained to them1 twelve baskets4 #i3ah4 ,and it came to pass1 as he was alone praying1 his disciples also were with him3 and he asked them1 saying3 ,whom do the people say that ,i am8 #i3ai4 ,but they answered and said3 ,john the ,baptist2 but some say ,elias3 and others say that one of the former prophets is risen again4 #i3bj4 ,and he said to them3 ,but whom do you say that ,i am8 ,simon ,peter answering1 said3 ,the ,christ of ,god4 #i3ba4 ,but he strictly charging them1 commanded they should tell this to no man4 #i3bb4 ,saying3 ,the ,son of man must suffer many things and be rejected by the ancients and chief priests and scribes and be killed and the third day rise again4 #i3bc4 ,and he said to all3 ,if any man will come after me1 let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me4 #i3bd4 ,for whosoever will save his life shall lose it3 for he that shall lose his life for my sake shall save it4 #i3be4 ,for what is a man advantaged1 if he gain the whole world and lose himself and cast away himself8 #i3bf4 ,for he that shall be ashamed of me and of my words1 of him the ,son of man shall be ashamed1 when he shall come in his majesty and that of his ,father and of the holy angels4 #i3bg4 ,but ,i tell you of a truth3 ,there are some standing here that shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of ,god4 #i3bh4 ,and it came to pass1 about eight days after these words1 that he took ,peter and ,james and ,john and went up into a mountain to pray4 #i3bi4 ,and whilst he prayed1 the shape of his countenance was altered and his raiment became white and glittering4 #i3cj4 ,and behold two men were talking with him4 ,and they were ,moses and ,elias1 #i3ca4 ,appearing in majesty4 ,and they spoke of his decease that he should accomplish in ,jerusalem4 #i3cb4 ,but ,peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep4 ,and waking1 they saw his glory and the two men that stood with him4 #i3cc4 ,and it came to pass that1 as they were departing from him1 ,peter saith to ,jesus3 ,master1 it is good for us to be here3 and let us make three tabernacles1 one for thee1 and one for ,moses2 and one for ,elias3 not knowing what he said4 #i3cd4 ,and as he spoke these things1 there came a cloud and overshadowed them4 ,and they were afraid when they entered into the cloud4 #i3ce4 ,and a voice came out of the cloud2 saying3 ,this is my beloved son4 ,hear him4 #i3cf4 ,and whilst the voice was uttered ,jesus was found alone4 ,and they held their peace and told no man in those days any of these things which they had seen4 #i3cg4 ,and it came to pass the day following1 when they came down from the mountain1 there met him a great multitude4 #i3ch4 ,and behold a man among the crowd cried out1 saying3 ,master1 ,i beseech thee1 look upon my son1 because he is my only one4 #i3ci4 ,and lo1 a spirit seizeth him1 and he suddenly crieth out1 and he throweth him down and teareth him1 so that he foameth2 and bruising him1 he hardly departeth from him4 #i3dj4 ,and ,i desired thy disciples to cast him out3 and they could not4 #i3da4 ,and ,jesus1 answering31 said3 ,o faithless and perverse generation1 how long shall ,i be with you and suffer you8 ,bring hither thy son4 #i3db4 ,and as he was coming to him1 the devil threw him down and tore him4 #i3dc4 ,and ,jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and cured the boy and restored him to his father4 #i3dd4 ,and all were astonished at the mighty power of ,god4 ,but while all wondered at all the things he did1 he said to his disciples3 ,lay you up in your hearts these words1 for it shall come to pass that the ,son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men4 #i3de4 ,but they understood not this word3 and it was hid from them1 so that they perceived it not4 ,and they were afraid to ask him concerning this word4 #i3df4 ,and there entered a thought into them1 which of them should be greater4 #i3dg4 ,but ,jesus seeing the thoughts of their hearts1 took a child and set him by him1 #i3dh4 ,and said to them3 ,whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me2 and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me4 ,for he that is the lesser among you all1 he is the greater4 #i3di4 ,and ,john1 answering1 said3 ,master1 we saw a certain man casting out devils in thy name3 and we forbade him1 because he followeth not with us4 #i3ej4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,forbid him not3 for he that is not against you is for you4 #i3ea4 ,and it came to pass1 when the days of his assumption were accomplishing1 that he steadfastly set his face to go to ,jerusalem4 #i3eb4 ,and he sent messengers before his face3 and going1 they entered into a city of the ,samaritans1 to prepare for him4 #i3ec4 ,and they received him not1 because his face was of one going to ,jerusalem4 #i3ed4 ,and when his disciples1 ,james and ,john1 had seen this1 they said3 ,lord1 wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them8 #i3ee4 ,and turning1 he rebuked them1 saying3 you know not of what spirit you are4 #i3ef4 ,the ,son of man came not to destroy souls1 but to save4 ,and they went into another town4 #i3eg4 ,and it came to pass1 as they walked in the way1 that a certain man said to him3 ,i will follow thee whithersoever thou goest4 #i3eh4 ,jesus said to him3 ,the foxes have holes1 and the birds of the air nests3 but the ,son of man hath not where to lay his head4 #i3ei4 ,but he said to another3 ,follow me4 ,and he said3 ,lord1 suffer me first to go and to bury my father4 #i3fj4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,let the dead bury their dead3 but go thou and preach the kingdom of ,god4 #i3fa4 ,and another said3 ,i will follow thee1 ,lord2 but let me first take my leave of them that are at my house4 #i3fb4 ,jesus said to him3 ,no man putting his hand to the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of ,god4 ,luke ,chapter #aj ,christ sends forth and instructs his seventy-two disciples4 ,the good ,samaritan4 #aj3a4 ,and after these things1 the ,lord appointed also other seventy-two4 ,and he sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself was to come4 #aj3b4 ,and he said to them3 ,the harvest indeed is great1 but the labourers are few4 ,pray ye therefore the ,lord of the harvest that he send labourers into his harvest4 #aj3c4 ,go3 ,behold ,i send you as lambs among wolves4 #aj3d4 ,carry neither purse1 nor scrip1 nor shoes3 and salute no man by the way4 #aj3e4 ,into whatever house you enter1 first say3 ,peace be to this house4 #aj3f4 ,and if the son of peace be there1 your peace shall rest upon him3 but if not1 it shall return to you4 #aj3g4 ,and in the same house1 remain1 eating and drinking such things as they have3 for the labourer is worthy of his hire4 ,remove not from house to house4 #aj3h4 ,and into what city soever you enter1 and they receive you1 eat such things as are set before you4 #aj3i4 ,and heal the sick that are therein and say to them3 ,the kingdom of ,god is come nigh unto you4 #aj3aj4 ,but into whatsoever city you enter1 and they receive you not1 going forth into the streets thereof1 say3 #aj3aa4 ,even the very dust of your city that cleaveth to us1 we wipe off against you4 ,yet know this1 that the kingdom of ,god is at hand4 #aj3ab4 ,i say to you1 it shall be more tolerable at that day for ,sodom than for that city4 #aj3ac4 ,woe to thee1 ,corozain6 ,woe to thee1 ,bethsaida6 ,for if in ,tyre and ,sidon had been wrought the mighty works that have been wrought in you1 they would have done penance long ago1 sitting in sackcloth and ashes4 #aj3ad4 ,but it shall be more tolerable for ,tyre and ,sidon at the judgment than for you4 #aj3ae4 ,and thou1 ,capharnaum1 which art exalted unto heaven1 thou shalt be thrust down to hell4 #aj3af4 ,he that heareth you heareth me3 and he that despiseth you despiseth me3 and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me4 #aj3ag4 ,and the seventy-two returned with joy1 saying3 ,lord1 the devils also are subject to us in thy name4 #aj3ah4 ,and he said to them3 ,i saw ,satan like lightning falling from heaven4 #aj3ai4 ,behold1 ,i have given you power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and upon all the power of the enemy3 and nothing shall hurt you4 #aj3bj4 ,but yet rejoice not in this1 that spirits are subject unto you3 but rejoice in this1 that your names are written in heaven4 #aj3ba4 ,in that same hour1 he rejoiced in the ,holy ,ghost and said3 ,i confess to thee1 ,o ,father1 ,lord of heaven and earth1 because thou hast hidden these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them to little ones4 ,yea1 ,father1 for so it hath seemed good in thy sight4 ,he rejoiced in the ,holy ,ghost4 4 4,that is1 according to his humanity he rejoiced in the ,holy ,ghost1 and gave thanks to his eternal ,father4 #aj3bb4 ,all things are delivered to me by my ,father4 ,and no one knoweth who the ,son is1 but the ,father3 and who the ,father is1 but the ,son and to whom the ,son will reveal him4 #aj3bc4 ,and turning to his disciples1 he said3 ,blessed are the eyes that see the things which you see4 #aj3bd4 ,for ,i say to you that many prophets and kings have desired to see the things that you see and have not seen them2 and to hear the things that you hear and have not heard them4 #aj3be4 ,and behold a certain lawyer stood up1 tempting him and saying1 ,master1 what must ,i do to possess eternal life8 #aj3bf4 ,but he said to him3 ,what is written in the law8 ,how readest thou8 #aj3bg4 ,he answering1 said3 ,thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul and with all thy strength and with all thy mind3 and thy neighbour as thyself4 #aj3bh4 ,and he said to him3 ,thou hast answered right4 ,this do3 and thou shalt live4 #aj3bi4 ,but he willing to justify himself1 said to ,jesus3 ,and who is my neighbour8 #aj3cj4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said3 ,a certain man went down from ,jerusalem to ,jericho and fell among robbers1 who also stripped him and having wounded him went away1 leaving him half dead4 #aj3ca4 ,and it chanced1 that a certain priest went down the same way3 and seeing him1 passed by4 #aj3cb4 ,in like manner also a ,levite1 when he was near the place and saw him1 passed by4 #aj3cc4 ,but a certain ,samaritan1 being on his journey1 came near him3 and seeing him1 was moved with compassion3 #aj3cd4 ,and going up to him1 bound up his wounds1 pouring in oil and wine3 and setting him upon his own beast1 brought him to an inn and took care of him4 #aj3ce4 ,and the next day he took out two pence and gave to the host and said3 ,take care of him2 and whatsoever thou shalt spend over and above1 ,i1 at my return1 will repay thee4 #aj3cf4 ,which of these three1 in thy opinion1 was neighbour to him that fell among the robbers8 #aj3cg4 ,but he said3 ,he that shewed mercy to him4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,go1 and do thou in like manner4 #aj3ch4 ,now it came to pass1 as they went1 that he entered into a certain town3 and a certain woman named ,martha received him into her house4 #aj3ci4 ,and she had a sister called ,mary4 who1 sitting also at the ,lord's feet1 heard his word4 #aj3dj4 ,but ,martha was busy about much serving4 ,who stood and said3 ,lord1 hast thou no care that my sister hath left me alone to serve8 ,speak to her therefore1 that she help me4 #aj3da4 ,and the ,lord answering1 said to her3 ,martha1 ,martha1 thou art careful and art troubled about many things3 #aj3db4 ,but one thing is necessary4 ,mary hath chosen the best part1 which shall not be taken away from her4 ,luke ,chapter #aa ,christ teaches his disciples to pray4 ,he casts out a dumb devil1 confutes the ,pharisees1 and pronounces woes against them for their hypocrisy4 #aa3a4 ,and it came to pass that as he was in a certain place praying1 when he ceased1 one of his disciples said to him3 ,lord1 teach us to pray1 as ,john also taught his disciples4 #aa3b4 ,and he said to them3 ,when you pray1 say3 ,father1 hallowed be thy name4 ,thy kingdom come4 #aa3c4 ,give us this day our daily bread4 #aa3d4 ,and forgive us our sins1 for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us4 ,and lead us not into temptation4 #aa3e4 ,and he said to them3 ,which of you shall have a friend and shall go to him at midnight and shall say to him3 ,friend1 lend me three loaves1 #aa3f4 ,because a friend of mine is come off his journey to me and ,i have not what to set before him4 #aa3g4 ,and he from within should answer and say3 ,trouble me not2 the door is now shut1 and my children are with me in bed4 ,i cannot rise and give thee4 #aa3h4 ,yet if he shall continue knocking1 ,i say to you1 although he will not rise and give him because he is his friend2 yet1 because of his importunity1 he will rise and give him as many as he needeth4 #aa3i4 ,and ,i say to you3 ,ask1 and it shall be given you3 seek1 and you shall find3 knock1 and it shall be opened to you4 #aa3aj4 ,for every one that asketh receiveth3 and he that seeketh findeth3 and to him that knocketh it shall be opened3 #aa3aa4 ,and which of you1 if he ask his father bread1 will he give him a stone8 ,or a fish1 will he for a fish give him a serpent8 #aa3ab4 ,or if he shall ask an egg1 will he reach him a scorpion8 #aa3ac4 ,if you then1 being evil1 know how to give good gifts to your children1 how much more will your ,father from heaven give the good ,spirit to them that ask him8 #aa3ad4 ,and he was casting out a devil3 and the same was dumb4 ,and when he had cast out the devil1 the dumb spoke3 and the multitudes1 were in admiration at it4 #aa3ae4 ,but some of them said3 ,he casteth out devils by ,beelzebub1 the prince of devils4 #aa3af4 ,and others tempting1 asked of him a sign from heaven4 #aa3ag4 ,but he seeing their thoughts1 said to them3 ,every kingdom divided against itself shall be brought to desolation2 and house upon house shall fall4 #aa3ah4 ,and if ,satan also be divided against himself1 how shall his kingdom stand8 ,because you say that through ,beelzebub ,i cast out devils4 #aa3ai4 ,now if ,i cast out devils by ,beelzebub1 by whom do your children cast them out8 ,therefore1 they shall be your judges4 #aa3bj4 ,but if ,i by the finger of ,god cast out devils1 doubtless the kingdom of ,god is come upon you4 #aa3ba4 ,when a strong man armed keepeth his court1 those things are in peace which he possesseth4 #aa3bb4 ,but if a stronger than he come upon him and overcome him1 he will take away all his armour wherein he trusted and will distribute his spoils4 #aa3bc4 ,he that is not with me is against me2 and he that gathereth not with me scattereth4 #aa3bd4 ,when the unclean spirit is gone out of a man1 he walketh through places without water1 seeking rest3 and not finding1 he saith3 ,i will return into my house whence ,i came out4 #aa3be4 ,and when he is come1 he findeth it swept and garnished4 #aa3bf4 ,then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself3 and entering in they dwell there4 ,and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first4 #aa3bg4 ,and it came to pass1 as he spoke these things1 a certain woman from the crowd1 lifting up her voice1 said to him3 ,blessed is the womb that bore thee and the paps that gave thee suck4 #aa3bh4 ,but he said3 ,yea rather1 blessed are they who hear the word of ,god and keep it4 #aa3bi4 ,and the multitudes running together1 he began to say3 ,this generation is a wicked generation4 ,it asketh a sign3 and a sign shall not be given it1 but the sign of ,jonas the prophet4 #aa3cj4 ,for as ,jonas was a sign to the ,ninivites2 so shall the ,son of man also be to this generation4 #aa3ca4 ,the queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation and shall condemn them3 because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of ,solomon4 ,and behold more than ,solomon here4 #aa3cb4 ,the men of ,ninive shall rise in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it2 ,because they did penance at the preaching of ,jonas4 ,and behold more than ,jonas here4 #aa3cc4 ,no man lighteth a candle and putteth it in a hidden place1 nor under a bushel3 but upon a candlestick1 that they that come in may see the light4 #aa3cd4 ,the light of thy body is thy eye4 ,if thy eye be single1 thy whole body will be lightsome3 but if it be evil1 thy body also will be darksome4 #aa3ce4 ,take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness4 #aa3cf4 ,if then thy whole body be lightsome1 having no part of darkness3 the whole shall be lightsome and1 as a bright lamp1 shall enlighten thee4 #aa3cg4 ,and as he was speaking1 a certain ,pharisee prayed him that he would dine with him4 ,and he going in1 sat down to eat4 #aa3ch4 ,and the ,pharisee began to say1 thinking within himself1 why he was not washed before dinner4 #aa3ci4 ,and the ,lord said to him3 ,now you1 ,pharisees1 make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter3 but your inside is full of rapine and iniquity4 #aa3dj4 ,ye fools1 did not he that made that which is without make also that which is within8 #aa3da4 ,but yet that which remaineth1 give alms3 and behold1 all things are clean unto you4 #aa3db4 ,but woe to you1 ,pharisees1 because you tithe mint and rue and every herb and pass over judgment and the charity of ,god4 ,now these things you ought to have done1 and not to leave the other undone4 #aa3dc4 ,woe to you1 ,pharisees1 because you love the uppermost seats in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplace4 #aa3dd4 ,woe to you1 because you are as sepulchres that appear not3 and men that walk over are not aware4 #aa3de4 ,and one of the lawyers answering1 saith to him3 ,master1 in saying these things1 thou reproachest us also4 #aa3df4 ,but he said3 ,woe to you lawyers also1 because you load men with burdens which they cannot bear and you yourselves touch not the packs with one of your fingers4 ,woe to you lawyers4 4 4,he speaks of the doctors of the law of ,moses1 commonly called the scribes4 #aa3dg4 ,woe to you who build the monuments of the prophets3 and your fathers killed them4 ,woe to you who build1 etc4 4 4,not that the building of the monuments of the prophets was in itself blameworthy1 but only the intention of these unhappy men1 who made use of this outward shew of religion and piety1 as a means to carry on their wicked designs against the prince of prophets4 #aa3dh4 ,truly you bear witness that you consent to the doings of your fathers4 ,for they indeed killed them3 and you build their sepulchres4 #aa3di4 ,for this cause also the wisdom of ,god said3 ,i will send to them prophets and apostles3 and some of them they will kill and persecute4 #aa3ej4 ,that the blood of all the prophets which was shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation1 #aa3ea4 ,from the blood of ,abel unto the blood of ,zacharias1 who was slain between the altar and the temple4 ,yea ,i say to you3 ,it shall be required of this generation4 #aa3eb4 ,woe to you lawyers1 for you have taken away the key of knowledge4 ,you yourselves have not entered in3 and those that were entering in1 you have hindered4 #aa3ec4 ,and as he was saying these things to them1 the ,pharisees and the lawyers began violently to urge him and to oppress his mouth about many things1 #aa3ed4 ,lying in wait for him and seeking to catch something from his mouth1 that they might accuse him4 ,luke ,chapter #ab ,christ warns us against hypocrisy1 the fear of the world and covetousness4 ,he admonishes all to watch4 #ab3a4 ,and when great multitudes stood about him1 so that they trod one upon another1 he began to say to his disciples3 ,beware ye of the leaven of the ,pharisees1 which is hypocrisy4 #ab3b4 ,for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed3 nor hidden that shall not be known4 #ab3c4 ,for whatsoever things you have spoken in darkness shall be published in the light3 and that which you have spoken in the ear in the chambers shall be preached on the housetops4 #ab3d4 ,and ,i say to you1 my friends3 ,be not afraid of them who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do4 #ab3e4 ,but ,i will shew you whom you shall fear3 ,fear ye him who1 after he hath killed1 hath power to cast into hell4 ,yea1 ,i say to you3 ,fear him4 #ab3f4 ,are not five sparrows sold for two farthings1 and not one of them is forgotten before ,god8 #ab3g4 ,yea1 the very hairs of your head are all numbered4 ,fear not therefore3 you are of more value than many sparrows4 #ab3h4 ,and ,i say to you3 ,whosoever shall confess me before men1 him shall the ,son of man also confess before the angels of ,god4 #ab3i4 ,but he that shall deny me before men shall be denied before the angels of ,god4 #ab3aj4 ,and whosoever speaketh a word against the ,son of man1 it shall be forgiven him3 but to him that shall blaspheme against the ,holy ,ghost1 it shall not be forgiven4 #ab3aa4 ,and when they shall bring you into the synagogues and to magistrates and powers1 be not solicitous how or what you shall answer1 or what you shall say4 #ab3ab4 ,for the ,holy ,ghost shall teach you in the same hour what you must say4 #ab3ac4 ,and one of the multitude said to him3 ,master1 speak to my brother that he divide the inheritance with me4 #ab3ad4 ,but he said to him3 ,man1 who hath appointed me judge or divider over you8 #ab3ae4 ,and he said to them3 ,take heed and beware of all covetousness3 for a man's life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth4 #ab3af4 ,and he spoke a similitude to them1 saying3 ,the land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits4 #ab3ag4 ,and he thought within himself1 saying3 ,what shall ,i do1 because ,i have no room where to bestow my fruits8 #ab3ah4 ,and he said3 ,this will ,i do3 ,i will pull down my barns and will build greater3 and into them will ,i gather all things that are grown to me and my goods4 #ab3ai4 ,and ,i will say to my soul3 ,soul1 thou hast much goods laid up for many years4 ,take thy rest3 eat1 drink1 make good cheer4 #ab3bj4 ,but ,god said to him3 ,thou fool1 this night do they require thy soul of thee4 ,and whose shall those things be which thou hast provided8 #ab3ba4 ,so is he that layeth up treasure for himself and is not rich towards ,god4 #ab3bb4 ,and he said to his disciples3 ,therefore ,i say to you3 ,be not solicitous for your life1 what you shall eat1 nor for your body1 what you shall put on4 #ab3bc4 ,the life is more than the meat3 and the body is more than the raiment4 #ab3bd4 ,consider the ravens1 for they sow not1 neither do they reap1 neither have they storehouse nor barn1 and ,god feedeth them4 ,how much are you more valuable than they8 #ab3be4 ,and which of you by taking thought can add to his stature one cubit8 #ab3bf4 ,if then ye be not able to do so much as the least thing1 why are you solicitous for the rest8 #ab3bg4 ,consider the lilies1 how they grow3 they labour not1 neither do they spin4 ,but ,i say to you1 not even ,solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these4 #ab3bh4 ,now1 if ,god clothe in this manner the grass that is to-day in the field and to-morrow is cast into the oven3 how much more you1 ,o ye of little faith8 #ab3bi4 ,and seek not what you shall eat or what you shall drink3 and be not lifted up on high4 #ab3cj4 ,for all these things do the nations of the world seek4 ,but your ,father knoweth that you have need of these things4 #ab3ca4 ,but seek ye first the kingdom of ,god and his justice3 and all these things shall be added unto you4 #ab3cb4 ,fear not1 little flock1 for it hath pleased your ,father to give you a kingdom4 #ab3cc4 ,sell what you possess and give alms4 ,make to yourselves bags which grow not old1 a treasure in heaven which faileth not3 where no thief approacheth1 nor moth corrupteth4 #ab3cd4 ,for where your treasure is1 there will your heart be also4 #ab3ce4 ,let your loins be girt and lamps burning in your hands4 #ab3cf4 ,and you yourselves like to men who wait for their lord1 when he shall return from the wedding2 that when he cometh and knocketh1 they may open to him immediately4 #ab3cg4 ,blessed are those servants whom the ,lord1 when he cometh1 shall find watching4 ,amen ,i say to you that he will gird himself and make them sit down to meat and passing will minister unto them4 #ab3ch4 ,and if he shall come in the second watch or come in the third watch and find them so1 blessed are those servants4 #ab3ci4 ,but this know ye1 that if the householder did know at what hour the thief would come1 he would surely watch and would not suffer his house to be broken open4 #ab3dj4 ,be you then also ready3 for at what hour you think not the ,son of man will come4 #ab3da4 ,and ,peter said to him3 ,lord1 dost thou speak this parable to us1 or likewise to all8 #ab3db4 ,and the ,lord said3 ,who thinkest thou is the faithful and wise steward1 whom his lord setteth over his family1 to give them their measure of wheat in due season8 #ab3dc4 ,blessed is that servant whom1 when his lord shall come1 he shall find so doing4 #ab3dd4 ,verily ,i say to you1 he will set him over all that he possesseth4 #ab3de4 ,but if that servant shall say in his heart3 ,my ,lord is long a coming2 and shall begin to strike the men-servants and maid-servants1 and to eat and to drink and be drunk3 #ab3df4 ,the lord of that servant will come in the day that he hopeth not1 and at the hour that he knoweth not3 and shall separate him and shall appoint him his portion with unbelievers4 #ab3dg4 ,and that servant1 who knew the will of his lord and prepared not himself and did not according to his will1 shall be beaten with many stripes4 #ab3dh4 ,but he that knew not and did things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few stripes4 ,and unto whomsoever much is given1 of him much shall be required3 and to whom they have committed much1 of him they will demand the more4 #ab3di4 ,i am come to cast fire on the earth4 ,and what will ,i1 but that it be kindled8 #ab3ej4 ,and ,i have a baptism wherewith ,i am to be baptized4 ,and how am ,i straitened until it be accomplished8 #ab3ea4 ,think ye1 that ,i am come to give peace on earth8 ,i tell you1 no2 but separation4 #ab3eb4 ,for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided3 three against two1 and two against three4 #ab3ec4 ,the father shall be divided against the son and the son against his father3 the mother against the daughter and the daughter against her mother3 the mother-in-law against the daughter-in-law and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law4 #ab3ed4 ,and he said also to the multitudes3 ,when you see a cloud rising from the west1 presently you say3 ,a shower is coming4 ,and so it happeneth4 #ab3ee4 ,and when ye see the south wind blow1 you say3 ,there will heat4 ,and it cometh to pass4 #ab3ef4 ,you hypocrites1 you know how to discern the face of the heaven and of the earth3 but how is it that you do not discern this time8 #ab3eg4 ,and why1 even of yourselves1 do you not judge that which is just8 #ab3eh4 ,and when thou goest with thy adversary to the prince1 whilst thou art in the way1 endeavour to be delivered from him3 lest perhaps he draw thee to he judge1 and the judge deliver thee to the exacter1 and the exacter cast thee into prison4 #ab3ei4 ,i say to thee1 thou shalt not go out thence until thou pay the very last mite4 ,luke ,chapter #ac ,the necessity of penance4 ,the barren fig tree4 ,the cure of the infirm woman4 ,the journey to ,jerusalem4 #ac3a4 ,and there were present1 at that very time1 some that told him of the ,galileans1 whose blood ,pilate had mingled with their sacrifices4 #ac3b4 ,and he answering1 said to them3 ,think you that these ,galileans were sinners above all the men of ,galilee1 because they suffered such things8 #ac3c4 ,no1 ,i say to you3 but unless you shall do penance1 you shall all likewise perish4 #ac3d4 ,or those eighteen upon whom the tower fell in ,siloe and slew them3 think you that they also were debtors above all the men that dwelt in ,jerusalem8 #ac3e4 ,no1 ,i say to you3 but except you do penance1 you shall all likewise perish4 #ac3f4 ,he spoke also this parable3 ,a certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard3 and he came seeking fruit on it and found none4 #ac3g4 ,and he said to the dresser of the vineyard3 ,behold1 for these three years ,i come seeking fruit on this fig tree and ,i find none4 ,cut it down therefore4 ,why cumbereth it the ground8 #ac3h4 ,but he answering1 said to him3 ,lord1 let it alone this year also1 until ,i dig about it and dung it4 #ac3i4 ,and if happily it bear fruit3 but if not1 then after that thou shalt cut it down4 #ac3aj4 ,and he was teaching in their synagogue on their sabbath4 #ac3aa4 ,and behold there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years4 ,and she was bowed together3 neither could she look upwards at all4 #ac3ab4 ,whom when ,jesus saw1 he called her unto him and said to her3 ,woman1 thou art delivered from thy infirmity4 #ac3ac4 ,and he laid his hands upon her3 and immediately she was made straight and glorified ,god4 #ac3ad4 ,and the ruler of the synagogue being angry that ,jesus had healed on the sabbath answering1 said to the multitude3 ,six days there are wherein you ought to work4 ,in them therefore come and be healed3 and not on the sabbath day4 #ac3ae4 ,and the ,lord answering him1 said3 ,ye hypocrites1 doth not every one of you1 on the sabbath day1 loose his ox or his ass from the manger and lead them to water8 #ac3af4 ,and ought not this daughter of ,abraham1 whom ,satan hath bound1 lo1 these eighteen years1 be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day8 #ac3ag4 ,and when he said these things1 all his adversaries were ashamed3 and all the people rejoiced for all the things that were gloriously done by him4 #ac3ah4 ,he said therefore3 ,to what is the kingdom of ,god like1 and whereunto shall ,i resemble it8 #ac3ai4 ,it is like to a grain of mustard seed1 which a man took and cast into his garden3 and it grew and became a great tree1 and the birds of the air lodged in the branches thereof4 #ac3bj4 ,and again he said3 ,whereunto shall ,i esteem the kingdom of ,god to be like8 #ac3ba4 ,it is like to leaven1 which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal1 till the whole was leavened4 #ac3bb4 ,and he went through the cities and towns teaching and making his journey to ,jerusalem4 #ac3bc4 ,and a certain man said to him3 ,lord1 are they few that are saved8 ,but he said to them3 #ac3bd4 ,strive to enter by the narrow gate3 for many1 ,i say to you1 shall seek to enter and shall not be able4 ,shall seek1 etc4 4 4,shall desire to be saved2 but for want of taking sufficient pains1 and being thoroughly in earnest1 shall not attain to it4 #ac3be4 ,but when the master of the house shall be gone in and shall shut the door1 you shall begin to stand without2 and knock at the door1 saying3 ,lord1 open to us4 ,and he answering1 shall say to you3 ,i know you not1 whence you are4 #ac3bf4 ,then you shall begin to say3 ,we have eaten and drunk in thy presence3 and thou hast taught in our streets4 #ac3bg4 ,and he shall say to you3 ,i know you not1 whence you are4 ,depart from me1 all ye workers of iniquity4 #ac3bh4 ,there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth2 when you shall see ,abraham and ,isaac and ,jacob and all the prophets1 in the kingdom of ,god3 and you yourselves thrust out4 #ac3bi4 ,and there shall come from the east and the west and the north and the south3 and shall sit down in the kingdom of ,god4 #ac3cj4 ,and behold1 they are last that shall be first3 and they are first that shall be last4 #ac3ca4 ,the same day1 there came some of the ,pharisees1 saying to him3 ,depart1 and get thee hence1 for ,herod hath a mind to kill thee4 #ac3cb4 ,and he said to them3 ,go and tell that fox3 ,behold1 ,i cast out devils and do cures1 to-day and to-morrow1 and the third day ,i am consummated4 #ac3cc4 ,nevertheless1 ,i must walk to-day and to-morrow and the day following1 because it cannot be that a prophet perish1 out of ,jerusalem4 #ac3cd4 ,jerusalem1 ,jerusalem1 that killest the prophets2 and stonest them that are sent to thee1 how often would ,i have gathered thy children as the bird doth her brood under her wings1 and thou wouldest not8 #ac3ce4 ,behold your house shall be left to you desolate4 ,and ,i say to you that you shall not see me till the time come when you shall say3 ,blessed is he that cometh in the name of the ,lord4 ,luke ,chapter #ad ,christ heals the dropsical man4 ,the parable of the supper4 ,the necessity of renouncing all to follow ,christ4 #ad3a4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,jesus went into the house of one of the ,pharisees1 on the sabbath day1 that they watched him4 #ad3b4 ,and behold1 there was a certain man before him that had the dropsy4 #ad3c4 ,and ,jesus answering1 spoke to the lawyers and ,pharisees1 saying3 ,is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day8 #ad3d4 ,but they held their peace4 ,but he taking him1 healed him and sent him away4 #ad3e4 ,and answering them1 he said3 ,which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a pit and will not immediately draw him out1 on the sabbath day8 #ad3f4 ,and they could not answer him to these things4 #ad3g4 ,and he spoke a parable also to them that were invited1 marking how they chose the first seats at the table1 saying to them3 #ad3h4 ,when thou art invited to a wedding1 sit not down in the first place1 lest perhaps one more honourable than thou be invited by him3 #ad3i4 ,and he that invited thee and him1 come and say to thee3 ,give this man place4 ,and then thou begin with shame to take the lowest place4 #ad3aj4 ,but when thou art invited1 go1 sit down in the lowest place2 that when he who invited thee cometh1 he may say to thee3 ,friend1 go up higher4 ,then shalt thou have glory before them that sit at table with thee4 #ad3aa4 ,because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled3 and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted4 #ad3ab4 ,and he said to him also that had invited him3 ,when thou makest a dinner or a supper1 call not thy friends nor thy brethren nor thy kinsmen nor thy neighbours who are rich2 lest perhaps they also invite thee again1 and a recompense be made to thee4 #ad3ac4 ,but when thou makest a feast1 call the poor1 the maimed1 the lame and the blind4 #ad3ad4 ,and thou shalt be blessed1 because they have not wherewith to make thee recompense3 for recompense shall be made thee at the resurrection of the just4 #ad3ae4 ,when one of them that sat at table with him had heard these things1 he said to him3 ,blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of ,god4 #ad3af4 ,but he said to him3 ,a certain man made a great supper and invited many4 #ad3ag4 ,and he sent his servant at the hour of supper to say to them that were invited1 that they should come3 for now all things are ready4 #ad3ah4 ,and they began all at once to make excuse4 ,the first said to him3 ,i have bought a farm and ,i must needs go out and see it4 ,i pray thee1 hold me excused4 #ad3ai4 ,and another said3 ,i have bought five yoke of oxen and ,i go to try them4 ,i pray thee1 hold me excused4 #ad3bj4 ,and another said3 ,i have married a wife2 and therefore ,i cannot come4 #ad3ba4 ,and the servant returning1 told these things to his lord4 ,then the master of the house1 being angry1 said to his servant3 ,go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city2 and bring in hither the poor and the feeble and the blind and the lame4 #ad3bb4 ,and the servant said3 ,lord1 it is done as thou hast commanded2 and yet there is room4 #ad3bc4 ,and the ,lord said to the servant3 ,go out into the highways and hedges1 and compel them to come in1 that my house may be filled4 #ad3bd4 ,but ,i say unto you that none of those men that were invited shall taste of my supper4 #ad3be4 ,and there went great multitudes with him4 ,and turning1 he said to them3 #ad3bf4 ,if any man come to me1 and hate not his father and mother and wife and children and brethren and sisters1 yea and his own life also1 he cannot be my disciple4 ,hate not1 etc4 4 4,the law of ,christ does not allow us to hate even our enemies1 much less our parents3 but the meaning of the text is1 that we must be in that disposition of soul1 as to be willing to renounce1 and part with every thing1 how near or dear soever it may be to us1 that would keep us from following ,christ4 #ad3bg4 ,and whosoever doth not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple4 #ad3bh4 ,for which of you1 having a mind to build a tower1 doth not first sit down and reckon the charges that are necessary1 whether he have wherewithal to finish it3 #ad3bi4 ,lest1 after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish it1 all that see it begin to mock him1 #ad3cj4 ,saying3 ,this man began to build and was not able to finish4 #ad3ca4 ,or1 what king1 about to go to make war against another king1 doth not first sit down and think whether he be able1 with ten thousand1 to meet him that1 with twenty thousand1 cometh against him8 #ad3cb4 ,or else1 while the other is yet afar off1 sending an embassy1 he desireth conditions of peace4 #ad3cc4 ,so likewise every one of you that doth not renounce all that he possesseth cannot be my disciple4 #ad3cd4 ,salt is good4 ,but if the salt shall lose its savour1 wherewith shall it be seasoned8 #ad3ce4 ,it is neither profitable for the land nor for the dunghill3 but shall be cast out4 ,he that hath ears to hear1 let him hear4 ,luke ,chapter #ae ,the parables of the lost sheep and of the prodigal son4 #ae3a4 ,now the publicans and sinners drew near unto him to hear him4 #ae3b4 ,and the ,pharisees and the scribes murmured1 saying3 ,this man receiveth sinners and eateth with them4 #ae3c4 ,and he spoke to them this parable1 saying3 #ae3d4 ,what man of you that hath an hundred sheep1 and if he shall lose one of them1 doth he not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after that which was lost1 until he find it8 #ae3e4 ,and when he hath found it1 lay it upon his shoulders1 rejoicing8 #ae3f4 ,and coming home1 call together his friends and neighbours1 saying to them3 ,rejoice with me1 because ,i have found my sheep that was lost8 #ae3g4 ,i say to you that even so there shall be joy in heaven upon one sinner that doth penance1 more than upon ninety-nine just who need not penance4 #ae3h4 ,or what woman having ten groats1 if she lose one groat1 doth not light a candle and sweep the house and seek diligently until she find it8 #ae3i4 ,and when she hath found it1 call together her friends and neighbours1 saying3 ,rejoice with me1 because ,i have found the groat which ,i had lost4 #ae3aj4 ,so ,i say to you1 there shall be joy before the angels of ,god upon one sinner doing penance4 ,before the angels4 4 4,by this it is plain that the spirits in heaven have a concern for us below1 and a joy at our repentance and consequently a knowledge of it4 #ae3aa4 ,and he said3 ,a certain man had two sons4 #ae3ab4 ,and the younger of them said to his father3 ,father1 give me the portion of substance that falleth to me4 ,and he divided unto them his substance4 #ae3ac4 ,and not many days after1 the younger son1 gathering all together1 went abroad into a far country3 and there wasted his substance1 living riotously4 #ae3ad4 ,and after he had spent all1 there came a mighty famine in that country3 and he began to be in want4 #ae3ae4 ,and he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country4 ,and he sent him into his farm to feed swine4 #ae3af4 ,and he would fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did eat3 and no man gave unto him4 #ae3ag4 ,and returning to himself1 he said3 ,how many hired servants in my father's house abound with bread1 and ,i here perish with hunger6 #ae3ah4 ,i will arise and will go to my father and say to him3 ,father1 ,i have sinned against heaven and before thee4 #ae3ai4 ,i am not worthy to be called thy son3 make me as one of thy hired servants4 #ae3bj4 ,and rising up1 he came to his father4 ,and when he was yet a great way off1 his father saw him and was moved with compassion and running to him fell upon his neck and kissed him4 #ae3ba4 ,and the son said to him3 ,father3 ,i have sinned against heaven and before thee ,i am not now worthy to be called thy son4 #ae3bb4 ,and the father said to his servants3 ,bring forth quickly the first robe and put it on him3 and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet4 #ae3bc4 ,and bring hither the fatted calf1 and kill it3 and let us eat and make merry3 #ae3bd4 ,because this my son was dead and is come to life again1 was lost and is found4 ,and they began to be merry4 #ae3be4 ,now his elder son was in the field and when he came and drew nigh to the house1 he heard music and dancing4 #ae3bf4 ,and he called one of the servants1 and asked what these things meant4 #ae3bg4 ,and he said to him3 ,thy brother is come and thy father hath killed the fatted calf1 because he hath received him safe4 #ae3bh4 ,and he was angry and would not go in4 ,his father therefore coming out began to entreat him4 #ae3bi4 ,and he answering1 said to his father3 ,behold1 for so many years do ,i serve thee and ,i have never transgressed thy commandment3 and yet thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with my friends4 #ae3cj4 ,but as soon as this thy son is come1 who hath devoured his substance with harlots1 thou hast killed for him the fatted calf4 #ae3ca4 ,but he said to him3 ,son1 thou art always with me2 and all ,i have is thine4 #ae3cb4 ,but it was fit that we should make merry and be glad3 for this thy brother was dead and is come to life again2 he was lost1 and is found4 ,luke ,chapter #af ,the parable of the unjust steward and of the rich man and ,lazarus4 #af3a4 ,and he said also to his disciples3 ,there was a certain rich man who had a steward3 and the same was accused unto him1 that he had wasted his goods4 #af3b4 ,and he called him and said to him3 ,how is it that ,i hear this of thee8 ,give an account of thy stewardship3 for now thou canst be steward no longer4 #af3c4 ,and the steward said within himself3 ,what shall ,i do1 because my lord taketh away from me the stewardship8 ,to dig ,i am not able2 to beg ,i am ashamed4 #af3d4 ,i know what ,i will do1 that when ,i shall be removed from the stewardship1 they may receive me into their houses4 #af3e4 ,therefore1 calling together every one of his lord's debtors1 he said to the first3 ,how much dost thou owe my lord8 #af3f4 ,but he said3 ,an hundred barrels of oil4 ,and he said to him3 ,take thy bill and sit down quickly and write fifty4 #af3g4 ,then he said to another3 ,and how much dost thou owe8 ,who said3 ,an hundred quarters of wheat4 ,he said to him3 ,take thy bill and write eighty4 #af3h4 ,and the lord commended the unjust steward1 forasmuch as he had done wisely3 for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light4 #af3i4 ,and ,i say to you3 ,make unto you friends of the mammon of iniquity3 that when you shall fail1 they may receive you into everlasting dwellings4 ,mammon of iniquity4 4 4,mammon signifies riches4 ,they are here called the mammon of iniquity1 because oftentimes ill gotten1 ill bestowed1 or an occasion of evil2 and at the best are but worldly1 and false2 and not the true riches of a ,christian4 ,they may receive4 4 4,by this we see1 that the poor servants of ,god1 whom we have relieved by our alms1 may hereafter1 by their intercession1 bring our souls to heaven4 #af3aj4 ,he that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in that which is greater3 and he that is unjust in that which is little is unjust also in that which is greater4 #af3aa4 ,if then you have not been faithful in the unjust mammon1 who will trust you with that which is the true8 #af3ab4 ,and if you have not been faithful in that which is another's1 who will give you that which is your own8 #af3ac4 ,no servant can serve two masters3 for either he will hate the one and love the other3 or he will hold to the one and despise the other4 ,you cannot serve ,god and mammon4 #af3ad4 ,now the ,pharisees1 who were covetous1 heard all these things3 and they derided him4 #af3ae4 ,and he said to them3 you are they who justify yourselves before men1 but ,god knoweth your hearts4 ,for that which is high to men is an abomination before ,god4 #af3af4 ,the law and the prophets were until ,john4 ,from that time the kingdom of ,god is preached3 and every one useth violence towards it4 #af3ag4 ,and it is easier for heaven and earth to pass than one tittle of the law to fall4 #af3ah4 ,every one that putteth away his wife and marrieth another committeth adultery3 and he that marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery4 #af3ai4 ,there was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and feasted sumptuously every day4 #af3bj4 ,and there was a certain beggar1 named ,lazarus1 who lay at his gate1 full of sores1 #af3ba4 ,desiring to be filled with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table4 ,and no one did give him3 moreover the dogs came and licked his sores4 #af3bb4 ,and it came to pass that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into ,abraham's bosom4 ,and the rich man also died3 and he was buried in hell4 ,abraham's bosom4 4 4,the place of rest1 where the souls of the saints resided1 till ,christ had opened heaven by his death4 #af3bc4 ,and lifting up his eyes when he was in torments1 he saw ,abraham afar off and ,lazarus in his bosom3 #af3bd4 ,and he cried and said3 ,father ,abraham1 have mercy on me and send ,lazarus1 that he may dip the tip of his finger in water to cool my tongue3 for ,i am tormented in this flame4 #af3be4 ,and ,abraham said to him3 ,son1 remember that thou didst receive good things in thy lifetime1 and likewise ,lazarus evil things3 but now he is comforted and thou art tormented4 #af3bf4 ,and besides all this1 between us and you1 there is fixed a great chaos3 so that they who would pass from hence to you cannot1 nor from thence come hither4 #af3bg4 ,and he said3 ,then1 father1 ,i beseech thee that thou wouldst send him to my father's house1 for ,i have five brethren1 #af3bh4 ,that he may testify unto them1 lest they also come into this place of torments4 #af3bi4 ,and ,abraham said to him3 ,they have ,moses and the prophets4 ,let them hear them4 #af3cj4 ,but he said3 ,no1 father ,abraham3 but if one went to them from the dead1 they will do penance4 #af3ca4 ,and he said to him3 ,if they hear not ,moses and the prophets1 neither will they believe1 if one rise again from the dead4 ,luke ,chapter #ag ,lessons of avoiding scandal and of the efficacy of faith4 ,the ten lepers4 ,the manner of the coming of ,christ4 #ag3a4 ,and he said to his disciples3 ,it is impossible that scandals should not come4 ,but woe to him through whom they come6 #ag3b4 ,it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and he cast into the sea1 than that he should scandalize one of these little ones4 #ag3c4 ,take heed to yourselves4 ,if thy brother sin against thee1 reprove him3 and if he do penance1 forgive him4 #ag3d4 ,and if he sin against thee seven times in a day1 and seven times in a day be converted unto thee1 saying3 ,i repent3 forgive him4 #ag3e4 ,and the apostles said to the ,lord3 ,increase our faith4 #ag3f4 ,and the ,lord said3 ,if you had faith like to a grain of mustard seed1 you might say to this mulberry tree3 ,be thou rooted up and be thou transplanted into the sea4 ,and it would obey you4 #ag3g4 ,but which of you1 having a servant ploughing or feeding cattle1 will say to him1 when he is come from the field3 ,immediately go4 ,sit down to meat4 #ag3h4 ,and will not rather say to him3 ,make ready my supper and gird thyself and serve me1 whilst ,i eat and drink2 and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink8 #ag3i4 ,doth he thank that servant for doing the things which he commanded him8 #ag3aj4 ,i think not4 ,so you also1 when you shall have done all these things that are commanded you1 say3 ,we are unprofitable servants2 we have done that which we ought to do4 ,unprofitable servants4 4 4,because our service is of no profit to our master2 and he justly claims it as our bounden duty4 ,but though we are unprofitable to him1 our serving him is not unprofitable to us2 for he is pleased to give by his grace a value to our good works1 which1 in consequence of his promise1 entitles them to an eternal reward4 #ag3aa4 ,and it came to pass1 as he was going to ,jerusalem1 he passed through the midst of ,samaria and ,galilee4 #ag3ab4 ,and as he entered into a certain town1 there met him ten men that were lepers1 who stood afar off4 #ag3ac4 ,and lifted up their voice1 saying3 ,jesus1 ,master1 have mercy on us4 #ag3ad4 ,whom when he saw1 he said3 ,go1 shew yourselves to the priests4 ,and it came to pass1 as they went1 they were made clean4 #ag3ae4 ,and one of them1 when he saw that he was made clean1 went back1 with a loud voice glorifying ,god4 #ag3af4 ,and he fell on his face before his feet1 giving thanks4 ,and this was a ,samaritan4 #ag3ag4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said3 ,were not ten made clean8 ,and where are the nine8 #ag3ah4 ,there is no one found to return and give glory to ,god1 but this stranger4 #ag3ai4 ,and he said to him3 ,arise1 go thy way2 for thy faith hath made thee whole4 #ag3bj4 ,and being asked by the ,pharisees when the kingdom of ,god should come1 he answering them and said3 ,the kingdom of ,god cometh not with observation4 #ag3ba4 ,neither shall they say3 ,behold here1 or behold there4 ,for lo1 the kingdom of ,god is within you4 #ag3bb4 ,and he said to his disciples3 ,the days will come when you shall desire to see one day of the ,son of man4 ,and you shall not see it4 #ag3bc4 ,and they will say to you3 ,see here1 and see there4 ,go ye not after1 nor follow them4 #ag3bd4 ,for as the lightning that lighteneth from under heaven shineth unto the parts that are under heaven1 so shall the ,son of man be in his day4 #ag3be4 ,but first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation4 #ag3bf4 ,and as it came to pass in the days of ,noe1 so shall it be also in the days of the ,son of man4 #ag3bg4 ,they did eat and drink1 they married wives and were given in marriage1 until the day that ,noe entered into the ark and the flood came and destroyed them all4 #ag3bh4 ,likewise as it came to pass in the days of ,lot4 ,they did eat and drink1 they bought and sold1 they planted and built4 #ag3bi4 ,and in the day that ,lot went out of ,sodom1 it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all4 #ag3cj4 ,even thus shall it be in the day when the ,son of man shall be revealed4 #ag3ca4 ,in that hour1 he that shall be on the housetop1 and his goods in the house1 let him not go down to take them away3 and he that shall be in the field1 in like manner1 let him not return back4 #ag3cb4 ,remember ,lot's wife4 #ag3cc4 ,whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it3 and whosoever shall lose it shall preserve it4 #ag3cd4 ,i say to you3 ,in that night there shall be two men in one bed4 ,the one shall be taken and the other shall be left4 #ag3ce4 ,two women shall be grinding together4 ,the one shall be taken and the other shall be left4 ,two men shall be in the field4 ,the one shall be taken and the other shall be left4 #ag3cf4 ,they answering1 say to him3 ,where1 ,lord8 #ag3cg4 ,who said to them3 ,wheresoever the body shall be1 thither will the eagles also be gathered together4 ,luke ,chapter #ah ,we must pray always4 ,the ,pharisee and the publican4 ,the danger of riches4 ,the blind man is restored to sight4 #ah3a4 ,and he spoke also a parable to them1 that we ought always to pray and not to faint1 #ah3b4 ,saying3 ,there was a judge in a certain city1 who feared not ,god nor regarded man4 #ah3c4 ,and there was a certain widow in that city2 and she came to him1 saying3 ,avenge me of my adversary4 ,avenge4 4 4,that is1 do me justice4 ,it is a ,hebraism4 #ah3d4 ,and he would not for a long time4 ,but afterwards he said within himself3 ,although ,i fear not ,god nor regard man1 #ah3e4 ,yet because this widow is troublesome to me1 ,i will avenge her1 lest continually coming she weary me4 #ah3f4 ,and the ,lord said3 ,hear what the unjust judge saith4 #ah3g4 ,and will not ,god revenge his elect who cry to him day and night8 ,and will he have patience in their regard8 #ah3h4 ,i say to you that he will quickly revenge them4 ,but yet the ,son of man1 when he cometh1 shall he find1 think you1 faith on earth8 #ah3i4 ,and to some who trusted in themselves as just and despised others1 he spoke also this parable3 #ah3aj4 ,two men went up into the temple to pray3 the one a ,pharisee and the other a publican4 #ah3aa4 ,the ,pharisee standing1 prayed thus with himself3 ,o ,god1 ,i give thee thanks that ,i am not as the rest of men1 extortioners1 unjust1 adulterers1 as also is this publican4 #ah3ab4 ,i fast twice in a week3 ,i give tithes of all that ,i possess4 #ah3ac4 ,and the publican1 standing afar off1 would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven2 but struck his breast1 saying3 ,o ,god1 be merciful to me a sinner4 #ah3ad4 ,i say to you1 this man went down into his house justified rather than the other3 because every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled3 and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted4 #ah3ae4 ,and they brought unto him also infants1 that he might touch them4 ,which when the disciples saw1 they rebuked them4 #ah3af4 ,but ,jesus1 calling them together1 said3 ,suffer children to come to me and forbid them not3 for of such is the kingdom of ,god4 #ah3ag4 ,amen1 ,i say to you3 ,whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of ,god as a child shall not enter into it4 #ah3ah4 ,and a certain ruler asked him1 saying3 ,good master1 what shall ,i do to possess everlasting life8 #ah3ai4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,why dost thou call me good8 ,none is good but ,god alone4 #ah3bj4 ,thou knowest the commandments3 ,thou shalt not kill4 ,thou shalt not commit adultery3 ,thou shalt not steal3 ,thou shalt not bear false witness3 ,honour thy father and mother4 #ah3ba4 ,who said3 ,all these things have ,i kept from my youth4 #ah3bb4 ,which when ,jesus had heard1 he said to him3 ,yet one thing is wanting to thee4 ,sell all whatever thou hast and give to the poor3 and thou shalt have treasure in heaven4 ,and come1 follow me4 #ah3bc4 ,he having heard these things1 became sorrowful3 for he was very rich4 #ah3bd4 ,and ,jesus seeing him become sorrowful1 said3 ,how hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of ,god #ah3be4 ,for it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of ,god4 #ah3bf4 ,and they that heard it said3 ,who then can be saved8 #ah3bg4 ,he said to them3 ,the things that are impossible with men are possible with ,god4 #ah3bh4 ,then ,peter said3 ,behold1 we have left all things and have followed thee4 #ah3bi4 ,who said to them3 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 there is no man that hath left home or parents or brethren or wife or children1 for the kingdom of ,god's sake1 #ah3cj4 ,who shall not receive much more in this present time1 and in the world to come life everlasting4 #ah3ca4 ,then ,jesus took unto him the twelve and said to them3 ,behold1 we go up to ,jerusalem2 and all things shall be accomplished which were written by the prophets concerning the ,son of man4 #ah3cb4 ,for he shall be delivered to the ,gentiles and shall be mocked and scourged and spit upon4 #ah3cc4 ,and after they have scourged him1 they will put him to death4 ,and the third day he shall rise again4 #ah3cd4 ,and they understood none of these things1 and this word was hid from them3 and they understood not the things that were said4 #ah3ce4 ,now it came to pass1 when he drew nigh to ,jericho1 that a certain blind man sat by the way side1 begging4 #ah3cf4 ,and when he heard the multitude passing by1 he asked what this meant4 #ah3cg4 ,and they told him that ,jesus of ,nazareth was passing by4 #ah3ch4 ,and he cried out1 saying3 ,jesus1 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on me4 #ah3ci4 ,and they that went before rebuked him1 that he should hold his peace3 but he cried out much more3 ,son of ,david1 have mercy on me4 #ah3dj4 ,and ,jesus standing1 commanded him to be brought unto him4 ,and when he was come near1 he asked him1 #ah3da4 ,saying2 ,what wilt thou that ,i do to thee8 ,but he said3 ,lord1 that ,i may see4 #ah3db4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,receive thy sight3 thy faith hath made thee whole4 #ah3dc4 ,and immediately he saw and followed him1 glorifying ,god4 ,and all the people1 when they saw it1 gave praise to ,god4 ,luke ,chapter #ai ,zacheus entertains ,christ4 ,the parable of the pounds4 ,christ rides upon an ass and weeps over ,jerusalem4 #ai3a4 ,and entering he walked through ,jericho4 #ai3b4 ,and behold1 there was a man named ,zacheus1 who was the chief of the publicans3 and he was rich4 #ai3c4 ,and he sought to see ,jesus who he was3 and he could not for the crowd1 because he was low of stature4 #ai3d4 ,and running before1 he climbed up into a sycamore tree1 that he might see him3 for he was to pass that way4 #ai3e4 ,and when ,jesus was come to the place1 looking up1 he saw him and said to him3 ,zacheus1 make haste and come down3 for this day ,i must abide in thy house4 #ai3f4 ,and he made haste and came down and received him with joy4 #ai3g4 ,and when all saw it1 they murmured1 saying1 that he was gone to be a guest with a man that was a sinner4 #ai3h4 ,but ,zacheus standing1 said to the ,lord3 ,behold1 ,lord1 the half of my goods ,i give to the poor2 and if ,i have wronged any man of any thing1 ,i restore him fourfold4 #ai3i4 ,jesus said to him3 ,this day is salvation come to this house1 because he also is a son of ,abraham4 #ai3aj4 ,for the ,son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost4 #ai3aa4 ,as they were hearing these things1 he added and spoke a parable1 because he was nigh to ,jerusalem and because they thought that the kingdom of ,god should immediately be manifested4 #ai3ab4 ,he said therefore3 a certain nobleman went into a far country1 to receive for himself a kingdom and to return4 #ai3ac4 ,and calling his ten servants1 he gave them ten pounds and said to them3 ,trade till ,i come4 ,he gave them ten pounds4 4 4,in the original1 what is here translated a pound1 is in ,latin1 mina1 in value of our coin1 three pounds two shillings and sixpence4 #ai3ad4 ,but his citizens hated him and they sent an embassage after him1 saying3 ,we will not have this man to reign over us4 #ai3ae4 ,and it came to pass that he returned1 having received the kingdom3 and he commanded his servants to be called1 to whom he had given the money1 that he might know how much every man had gained by trading1 #ai3af4 ,and the first came saying3 ,lord1 thy pound hath gained ten pounds4 #ai3ag4 ,and he said to him3 ,well done1 thou good servant1 because thou hast been faithful in a little1 thou shalt have power over ten cities4 #ai3ah4 ,and the second came1 saying3 ,lord1 thy pound hath gained five pounds4 #ai3ai4 ,and he said to him3 ,be thou also over five cities4 #ai3bj4 ,and another came1 saying3 ,lord1 behold here is thy pound1 which ,i have kept laid up in a napkin4 #ai3ba4 ,for ,i feared thee1 because thou art an austere man3 thou takest up what thou didst not lay down3 and thou reapest that which thou didst not sow4 #ai3bb4 ,he saith to him3 ,out of thy own mouth ,i judge thee1 thou wicked servant4 ,thou knewest that ,i was an austere man1 taking up what ,i laid not down and reaping that which ,i did not sow4 #ai3bc4 ,and why then didst thou not give my money into the bank1 that at my coming ,i might have exacted it with usury8 #ai3bd4 ,and he said to them that stood by3 ,take the pound away from him and give it to him that hath ten pounds4 #ai3be4 ,and they said to him3 ,lord1 he hath ten pounds4 #ai3bf4 ,but ,i say to you that to every one that hath shall be given1 and he shall abound3 and from him that hath not1 even that which he hath shall be taken from him4 #ai3bg4 ,but as for those my enemies1 who would not have me reign over them1 bring them hither and kill them before me4 #ai3bh4 ,and having said these things1 he went before1 going up to ,jerusalem4 #ai3bi4 ,and it came to pass1 when he was come nigh to ,bethphage and ,bethania1 unto the mount called ,olivet1 he sent two of his disciples1 #ai3cj4 ,saying3 ,go into the town which is over against you1 at your entering into which you shall find the colt of an ass tied1 on which no man ever hath sitten3 loose him and bring him hither4 #ai3ca4 ,and if any man shall ask you3 ,why do you loose him8 ,you shall say thus unto him3 ,because the ,lord hath need of his service4 #ai3cb4 ,and they that were sent went their way and found the colt standing1 as he said unto them4 #ai3cc4 ,and as they were loosing the colt1 the owners thereof said to them3 ,why loose you the colt8 #ai3cd4 ,but they said3 ,because the ,lord hath need of him4 #ai3ce4 ,and they brought him to ,jesus4 ,and casting their garments on the colt1 they set ,jesus thereon4 #ai3cf4 ,and as he went1 they spread their clothes underneath in the way4 #ai3cg4 ,and when he was now coming near the descent of ,mount ,olivet1 the whole multitude of his disciples began with joy to praise ,god with a loud voice1 for all the mighty works they had seen1 #ai3ch4 ,saying3 ,blessed be the king who cometh in the name of the ,lord6 ,peace in heaven and glory on high6 #ai3ci4 ,and some of the ,pharisees1 from amongst the multitude1 said to him3 ,master1 rebuke thy disciples4 #ai3dj4 ,to whom he said3 ,i say to you that if these shall hold their peace1 the stones will cry out4 #ai3da4 ,and when he drew near1 seeing the city1 he wept over it1 saying3 #ai3db4 ,if thou also hadst known1 and that in this thy day1 the things that are to thy peace3 but now they are hidden from thy eyes4 #ai3dc4 ,for the days shall come upon thee3 and thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee and compass thee round and straiten thee on every side1 #ai3dd4 ,and beat thee flat to the ground1 and thy children who are in thee4 ,and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone3 because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation4 #ai3de4 ,and entering into the temple1 he began to cast out them that sold therein and them that bought4 #ai3df4 ,saying to them3 ,it is written3 ,my house is the house of prayer4 ,but you have made it a den of thieves4 #ai3dg4 ,and he was teaching daily in the temple4 ,and the chief priests and the scribes and the rulers of the people sought to destroy him4 #ai3dh4 ,and they found not what to do to him3 for all the people were very attentive to hear him4 ,luke ,chapter #bj ,the parable of the husbandmen4 ,of paying tribute to ,caesar and of the resurrection of the dead4 #bj3a4 ,and it came to pass that on one of the days1 as he was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel1 the chief priests and the scribes1 with the ancients1 met together1 #bj3b4 ,and spoke to him1 saying3 ,tell us1 by what authority dost thou these things8 ,or1 who is he that hath given thee this authority8 #bj3c4 ,and ,jesus answering1 said to them3 ,i will also ask you one thing4 ,answer me3 #bj3d4 ,the baptism of ,john1 was it from heaven1 or of men8 #bj3e4 ,but they thought within themselves1 saying3 ,if we shall say1 ,from heaven3 he will say3 ,why then did you not believe in him8 #bj3f4 ,but if we say1 of men3 the whole people will stone us4 ,for they are persuaded that ,john was a prophet4 #bj3g4 ,and they answered that they knew not whence it was4 #bj3h4 ,and ,jesus said to them3 ,neither do ,i tell you by what authority ,i do these things4 #bj3i4 ,and he began to speak to the people this parable3 ,a certain man planted a vineyard and let it out to husbandmen3 and he was abroad for a long time4 #bj3aj4 ,and at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen1 that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard4 ,who1 beating him1 sent him away empty4 #bj3aa4 ,and again he sent another servant4 ,but they beat him also and1 treating him reproachfully1 sent him away empty4 #bj3ab4 ,and again he sent the third3 and they wounded him also and cast him out4 #bj3ac4 ,then the lord of the vineyard said3 ,what shall ,i do8 ,i will send my beloved son4 ,it may be1 when they see him1 they will reverence him4 #bj3ad4 ,whom1 when the husbandmen saw1 they thought within themselves1 saying3 ,this is the heir4 ,let us kill him1 that the inheritance may be ours4 #bj3ae4 ,so casting him out of the vineyard1 they killed him4 ,what therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them8 #bj3af4 ,he will come and will destroy these husbandmen and will give the vineyard to others4 ,which they hearing1 said to him3 ,god forbid4 #bj3ag4 ,but he looking on them1 said3 ,what is this then that is written1 ,the stone1 which the builders rejected1 the same is become the head of the corner8 #bj3ah4 ,whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be bruised3 and upon whomsoever it shall fall1 it will grind him to powder4 #bj3ai4 ,and the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him the same hour3 but they feared the people1 for they knew that he spoke this parable to them4 #bj3bj4 ,and being upon the watch1 they sent spies1 who should feign themselves just1 that they might take hold of him in his words1 that they might deliver him up to the authority and power of the governor4 #bj3ba4 ,and they asked him1 saying3 ,master1 we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly3 and thou dost not respect any person1 but teachest the way of ,god in truth4 #bj3bb4 ,is it lawful for us to give tribute to ,caesar1 or no8 #bj3bc4 ,but he1 considering their guile1 said to them3 ,why tempt you me8 #bj3bd4 ,shew me a penny4 ,whose image and inscription hath it8 ,they answering1 said to him3 ,caesar's4 #bj3be4 ,and he said to them3 ,render therefore to ,caesar the things1 that are ,caesar's3 and to ,god the things that are ,god's4 #bj3bf4 ,and they could not reprehend his word before the people3 and wondering at his answer1 they held their peace4 #bj3bg4 ,and there came to him some of the ,sadducees1 who deny that there is any resurrection3 and they asked him1 #bj3bh4 ,saying3 ,master1 ,moses wrote unto us3 ,if any man's brother die1 having a wife1 and he leave no children1 that his brother should take her to wife and raise up seed unto his brother4 #bj3bi4 ,there were therefore seven brethren3 and the first took a wife and died without children4 #bj3cj4 ,and the next took her to wife3 and he also died childless4 #bj3ca4 ,and the third took her4 ,and in like manner1 all the seven3 and they left no children and died4 #bj3cb4 ,last of all the woman died also4 #bj3cc4 ,in the resurrection therefore1 whose wife of them shall she be8 ,for all the seven had her to wife4 #bj3cd4 ,and ,jesus said to them3 ,the children of this world marry and are given in marriage3 #bj3ce4 ,but they that shall be accounted worthy of that world and of the resurrection from the dead shall neither be married nor take wives4 #bj3cf4 ,neither can they die any more for they are equal to the angels and are the children of ,god1 being the children of the resurrection4 #bj3cg4 ,now that the dead rise again1 ,moses also shewed at the bush1 when he called the ,lord3 ,the ,god of ,abraham and the ,god of ,isaac and the ,god of ,jacob4 #bj3ch4 ,for he is not the ,god of the dead1 but of the living3 for all live to him4 #bj3ci4 ,and some of the scribes answering1 said to him3 ,master1 thou hast said well4 #bj3dj4 ,and after that they durst not ask him any more questions4 #bj3da4 ,but he said to them3 ,how say they that ,christ is the son of ,david8 #bj3db4 ,and ,david himself saith in the book of ,psalms3 ,the ,lord said to my ,lord1 sit thou on my right hand1 #bj3dc4 ,till ,i make thy enemies thy footstool4 #bj3dd4 ,david then calleth him ,lord4 ,and how is he his son8 #bj3de4 ,and in the hearing of all the people1 he said to his disciples3 #bj3df4 ,beware of the scribes1 who desire to walk in long robes and love salutations in the market place and the first chairs in the synagogues and the chief rooms at feasts3 #bj3dg4 ,who devour the houses of widows1 feigning long prayer4 ,these shall receive greater damnation4 ,luke ,chapter #ba ,the widow's mites4 ,the signs that should forerun the destruction of ,jerusalem and the end of the world4 #ba3a4 ,and looking on1 he saw the rich men cast their gifts into the treasury4 #ba3b4 ,and he saw also a certain poor widow casting in two brass mites4 #ba3c4 ,and he said3 ,verily1 ,i say to you that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all4 #ba3d4 ,for all these have of their abundance cast into the offerings of ,god3 but she of her want hath cast in all the living that she had4 #ba3e4 ,and some saying of the temple that it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts1 he said3 #ba3f4 ,these things which you see1 the days will come in which there shall not be left a stone upon a stone that shall not be thrown down4 #ba3g4 ,and they asked him1 saying3 ,master1 when shall these things be8 ,and what shall be the sign when they shall begin to come to pass8 #ba3h4 ,who said3 ,take heed you be not seduced3 for many will come in my name1 saying3 ,i am he and the time is at hand4 ,go ye not therefore after them4 #ba3i4 ,and when you shall hear of wars and seditions1 be not terrified4 ,these things must first come to pass3 but the end is not yet presently4 #ba3aj4 ,then he said to them3 ,nation shall rise against nation1 and kingdom against kingdom4 #ba3aa4 ,and there shall be great earthquakes in divers places and pestilences and famines and terrors from heaven3 and there shall be great signs4 #ba3ab4 ,but before all these things1 they will lay their hands on you and persecute you1 delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons1 dragging you before kings and governors1 for my name's sake4 #ba3ac4 ,and it shall happen unto you for a testimony4 #ba3ad4 ,lay it up therefore in your hearts1 not to meditate before how you shall answer3 #ba3ae4 ,for ,i will give you a mouth and wisdom1 which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist and gainsay4 #ba3af4 ,and you shall be betrayed by your parents and brethren and kinsmen and friends3 and some of you they will put to death4 #ba3ag4 ,and you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake4 #ba3ah4 ,but a hair of your head shall not perish4 #ba3ai4 ,in your patience you shall possess your souls4 #ba3bj4 ,and when you shall see ,jerusalem compassed about with an army1 then know that the desolation thereof is at hand4 #ba3ba4 ,then let those who are in ,judea flee to the mountains3 and those who are in the midst thereof depart out3 and those who are in the countries not enter into it4 #ba3bb4 ,for these are the days of vengeance1 that all things may be fulfilled1 that are written4 #ba3bc4 ,but woe to them that are with child and give suck in those days3 for there shall be great distress in the land and wrath upon this people4 #ba3bd4 ,and they shall fall by the edge of the sword and shall be led away captives into all nations3 and ,jerusalem shall be trodden down by the ,gentiles till the times of the nations be fulfilled4 #ba3be4 ,and there shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the stars2 and upon the earth distress of nations1 by reason of the confusion of the roaring of the sea1 and of the waves3 #ba3bf4 ,men withering away for fear and expectation of what shall come upon the whole world4 ,for the powers of heaven shall be moved4 #ba3bg4 ,and then they shall see the ,son of man coming in a cloud1 with great power and majesty4 #ba3bh4 ,but when these things begin to come to pass1 look up and lift up your heads1 because your redemption is at hand4 #ba3bi4 ,and he spoke to them a similitude4 ,see the fig tree and all the trees3 #ba3cj4 ,when they now shoot forth their fruit1 you know that summer is nigh2 #ba3ca4 ,so you also1 when you shall see these things come to pass1 know that the kingdom of ,god is at hand4 #ba3cb4 ,amen1 ,i say to you1 this generation shall not pass away till all things be fulfilled4 #ba3cc4 ,heaven and earth shall pass away3 but my words shall not pass away4 #ba3cd4 ,and take heed to yourselves1 lest perhaps your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness and the cares of this life3 and that day come upon you suddenly4 #ba3ce4 ,for as a snare shall it come upon all that sit upon the face of the whole earth4 #ba3cf4 ,watch ye1 therefore1 praying at all times1 that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that are to come and to stand before the ,son of man4 #ba3cg4 ,and in the daytime1 he was teaching in the temple3 but at night going out1 he abode in the mount that is called ,olivet4 #ba3ch4 ,and all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple1 to hear him4 ,luke ,chapter #bb ,the treason of ,judas4 ,the last supper4 ,the first part of the history of the passion4 #bb3a4 ,now the feast of unleavened bread1 which is called the pasch1 was at hand4 #bb3b4 ,and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put ,jesus to death3 but they feared the people4 #bb3c4 ,and ,satan entered into ,judas1 who was surnamed ,iscariot1 one of the twelve4 #bb3d4 ,and he went and discoursed with the chief priests and the magistrates1 how he might betray him to them4 #bb3e4 ,and they were glad and covenanted to give him money4 #bb3f4 ,and he promised4 ,and he sought opportunity to betray him in the absence of the multitude4 #bb3g4 ,and the day of the unleavened bread came1 on which it was necessary that the pasch should be killed4 #bb3h4 ,and he sent ,peter and ,john1 saying3 ,go1 and prepare for us the pasch1 that we may eat4 #bb3i4 ,but they said3 ,where wilt thou that we prepare8 #bb3aj4 ,and he said to them3 ,behold1 as you go into the city1 there shall meet you a man carrying a pitcher of water3 follow him into the house where he entereth in4 #bb3aa4 ,and you shall say to the goodman of the house3 ,the master saith to thee3 ,where is the guest chamber1 where ,i may eat the pasch with my disciples8 #bb3ab4 ,and he will shew you a large dining room1 furnished4 ,and there prepare4 #bb3ac4 ,and they going1 found as he had said to them and made ready the pasch4 #bb3ad4 ,and when the hour was come1 he sat down3 and the twelve apostles with him4 #bb3ae4 ,and he said to them3 ,with desire ,i have desired to eat this pasch with you1 before ,i suffer4 #bb3af4 ,for ,i say to you that from this time ,i will not eat it1 till it be fulfilled in the kingdom of ,god4 #bb3ag4 ,and having taken the chalice1 he gave thanks and said3 ,take and divide it among you4 #bb3ah4 ,for ,i say to you that ,i will not drink of the fruit of the vine1 till the kingdom of ,god come4 #bb3ai4 ,and taking bread1 he gave thanks and brake and gave to them1 saying3 ,this is my body1 which is given for you4 ,do this for a commemoration of me4 ,do this for a commemoration of me4 4 4,this sacrifice and sacrament is to be continued in the church1 to the end of the world1 to shew forth the death of ,christ1 until he cometh4 ,but this commemoration1 or remembrance1 is by no means inconsistent with the real presence of his body and blood1 under these sacramental veils1 which represent his death2 on the contrary1 it is the manner that he himself hath commanded1 of commemorating and celebrating his death1 by offering in sacrifice1 and receiving in the sacrament1 that body and blood by which we were redeemed4 #bb3bj4 ,in like manner1 the chalice also1 after he had supped1 saying3 ,this is the chalice1 the new testament in my blood1 which shall be shed for you4 #bb3ba4 ,but yet behold3 the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table4 #bb3bb4 ,and the ,son of man indeed goeth1 according to that which is determined3 but yet1 woe to that man by whom he shall be betrayed4 #bb3bc4 ,and they began to inquire among themselves1 which of them it was that should do this thing4 #bb3bd4 ,and there was also a strife amongst them1 which of them should seem to be the greater4 #bb3be4 ,and he said to them3 ,the kings of the ,gentiles lord it over them2 and they that have power over them are called beneficent4 #bb3bf4 ,but you not so3 but he that is the greater among you1 let him become as the younger3 and he that is the leader1 as he that serveth4 #bb3bg4 ,for which is greater1 he that sitteth at table or he that serveth8 ,is not he that sitteth at table8 ,but ,i am in the midst of you1 as he that serveth4 #bb3bh4 ,and you are they who have continued with me in my temptations3 #bb3bi4 ,and ,i dispose to you1 as my ,father hath disposed to me1 a kingdom2 #bb3cj4 ,that you may eat and drink at my table1 in my kingdom3 and may sit upon thrones1 judging the twelve tribes of ,israel4 #bb3ca4 ,and the ,lord said3 ,simon1 ,simon1 behold ,satan hath desired to have you1 that he may sift you as wheat4 #bb3cb4 ,but ,i have prayed for thee1 that thy faith fail not3 and thou1 being once converted1 confirm thy brethren4 #bb3cc4 ,who said to him3 ,lord1 ,i am ready to go with thee1 both into prison and to death4 #bb3cd4 ,and he said3 ,i say to thee1 ,peter1 the cock shall not crow this day1 till thou thrice deniest that thou knowest me4 ,and he said to them3 #bb3ce4 ,when ,i sent you without purse and scrip and shoes1 did you want anything8 #bb3cf4 ,but they said3 ,nothing4 ,then said he unto them3 ,but now he that hath a purse1 let him take it1 and likewise a scrip3 and he that hath not1 let him sell his coat and buy a sword4 #bb3cg4 ,for ,i say to you that this that is written must yet be fulfilled in me4 ,and with the wicked was he reckoned4 ,for the things concerning me have an end4 #bb3ch4 ,but they said3 ,lord1 behold1 here are two swords4 ,and he said to them3 ,it is enough4 #bb3ci4 ,and going out1 he went1 according to his custom1 to the ,mount of ,olives4 ,and his disciples also followed him4 #bb3dj4 ,and when he was come to the place1 he said to them3 ,pray1 lest ye enter into temptation4 #bb3da4 ,and he was withdrawn away from them a stone's cast4 ,and kneeling down1 he prayed4 #bb3db4 ,saying3 ,father1 if thou wilt1 remove this chalice from me3 but yet not my will1 but thine be done4 #bb3dc4 ,and there appeared to him an angel from heaven1 strengthening him4 ,and being in an agony1 he prayed the longer4 #bb3dd4 ,and his sweat became as drops of blood1 trickling down upon the ground4 #bb3de4 ,and when he rose up from prayer and was come to the disciples1 he found them sleeping for sorrow4 #bb3df4 ,and he said to them3 ,why sleep you8 ,arise3 pray3 lest you enter into temptation4 #bb3dg4 ,as he was yet speaking1 behold a multitude2 and he that was called ,judas1 one of the twelve1 went before them and drew near to ,jesus1 for to kiss him4 #bb3dh4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,judas1 dost thou betray the ,son of man with a kiss8 #bb3di4 ,and they that were about him1 seeing what would follow1 said to him3 ,lord1 shall we strike with the sword8 #bb3ej4 ,and one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear4 #bb3ea4 ,but ,jesus answering1 said3 ,suffer ye thus far4 ,and when he had touched his ear1 he healed him4 #bb3eb4 ,and ,jesus said to the chief priests and magistrates of the temple and the ancients1 that were come unto him3 ,are ye come out1 as it were against a thief1 with swords and clubs8 #bb3ec4 ,when ,i was daily with you in the temple1 you did not stretch forth your hands against me3 but this is your hour and the power of darkness4 #bb3ed4 ,and apprehending him1 they led him to the high priest's house4 ,but ,peter followed afar off4 #bb3ee4 ,and when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall and were sitting about it1 ,peter was in the midst of them4 #bb3ef4 ,whom when a certain servant maid had seen sitting at the light and had earnestly beheld him1 she said3 ,this man also was with him4 #bb3eg4 ,but he denied him1 saying3 ,woman1 ,i know him not4 #bb3eh4 ,and after a little while1 another seeing him1 said3 ,thou also art one of them4 ,but ,peter said3 ,o man1 ,i am not4 ,another1 etc4 4 4,observe here1 in order to reconcile the four ,evangelists1 that divers persons concurred in charging ,peter with being ,christ's disciple2 till at length they brought him to deny him thrice4 #a4 ,the porteress that let him in1 and afterwards seeing him at the fire1 first put the question to him2 and then positively affirmed that he was with ,christ4 #b4 ,another maid accused him to the standers by2 and gave occasion to the man here mentioned to renew the charge against him1 which caused the second denial4 #c4 ,others of the company took notice of his being a ,galilean2 and were seconded by the kinsman of ,malchus1 who affirmed he had seen him in the garden4 ,and this drew on the third denial4 #bb3ei4 ,and after the space1 as it were of one hour1 another certain man affirmed1 saying3 ,of a truth1 this man was also with him3 for he is also a ,galilean4 #bb3fj4 ,and ,peter said3 ,man1 ,i know not what thou sayest4 ,and immediately1 as he was yet speaking1 the cock crew4 #bb3fa4 ,and the ,lord turning looked on ,peter4 ,and ,peter remembered the word of the ,lord1 as he had said3 ,before the cock crow1 thou shalt deny thrice4 #bb3fb4 ,and ,peter going out1 wept bitterly4 #bb3fc4 ,and the men that held him mocked him and struck him4 #bb3fd4 ,and they blindfolded him and smote his face4 ,and they asked him saying3 ,prophesy3 ,who is it that struck thee8 #bb3fe4 ,and blaspheming1 many other things they said against him4 #bb3ff4 ,and as soon as it was day1 the ancients of the people and the chief priests and scribes came together4 ,and they brought him into their council saying3 ,if thou be the ,christ1 tell us4 #bb3fg4 ,and he saith to them3 ,if ,i shall tell you1 you will not believe me4 #bb3fh4 ,and if ,i shall also ask you1 you will not answer me1 nor let me go4 #bb3fi4 ,but hereafter the ,son of man shall be sitting on the right hand of the power of ,god4 #bb3gj4 ,then said they all3 ,art thou then the ,son of ,god8 ,who said3 ,you say that ,i am4 #bb3ga4 ,and they said3 ,what need we any further testimony8 ,for we ourselves have heard it from his own mouth4 ,luke ,chapter #bc ,the continuation of the history of the passion4 #bc3a4 ,and the whole multitude of them1 rising up1 led him to ,pilate4 #bc3b4 ,and they began to accuse him1 saying3 ,we have found this man perverting our nation and forbidding to give tribute to ,caesar and saying that he is ,christ the king4 #bc3c4 ,and ,pilate asked him1 saying3 ,art thou the king of the ,jews8 ,but he answering1 said3 ,thou sayest it4 #bc3d4 ,and ,pilate said to the chief priests and to the multitudes3 ,i find no cause in this man4 #bc3e4 ,but they were more earnest1 saying3 ,he stirreth up the people1 teaching throughout all ,judea1 beginning from ,galilee to this place4 #bc3f4 ,but ,pilate hearing ,galilee1 asked if the man were of ,galilee8 #bc3g4 ,and when he understood that he was of ,herod's jurisdiction1 he sent him away to ,herod1 who was also himself at ,jerusalem in those days4 #bc3h4 ,and ,herod seeing ,jesus1 was very glad3 for he was desirous of a long time to see him1 because he had heard many things of him2 and he hoped to see some sign wrought by him4 #bc3i4 ,and he questioned him in many words4 ,but he answered him nothing4 #bc3aj4 ,and the chief priests and the scribes stood by1 earnestly accusing him4 #bc3aa4 ,and ,herod with his army set him at nought and mocked him1 putting on him a white garment3 and sent him back to ,pilate4 #bc3ab4 ,and ,herod and ,pilate were made friends1 that same day3 for before they were enemies one to another4 #bc3ac4 ,and ,pilate1 calling together the chief priests and the magistrates and the people1 #bc3ad4 ,said to them3 ,you have presented unto me this man as one that perverteth the people4 ,and behold ,i1 having examined him before you1 find no cause in this man1 in those things wherein you accuse him4 #bc3ae4 ,no1 nor ,herod neither4 ,for1 ,i sent you to him3 and behold1 nothing worthy of death is done to him4 #bc3af4 ,i will chastise him therefore and release him4 #bc3ag4 ,now of necessity he was to release unto them one upon the feast day4 #bc3ah4 ,but the whole multitude together cried out1 saying3 ,away with this man1 and release unto us ,barabbas3 #bc3ai4 ,who1 for a certain sedition made in the city and for a murder1 was cast into prison4 #bc3bj4 ,and ,pilate again spoke to them1 desiring to release ,jesus4 #bc3ba4 ,but they cried again1 saying3 ,crucify him1 ,crucify him4 #bc3bb4 ,and he said to them the third time3 ,why1 what evil hath this man done8 ,i find no cause of death in him4 ,i will chastise him therefore and let him go4 #bc3bc4 ,but they were instant with loud voices1 requiring that he might be crucified4 ,and their voices prevailed4 #bc3bd4 ,and ,pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required4 #bc3be4 ,and he released unto them him who for murder and sedition had been cast into prison1 whom they had desired4 ,but ,jesus he delivered up to their will4 #bc3bf4 ,and as they led him away1 they laid hold of one ,simon of ,cyrene1 coming from the country2 and they laid the cross on him to carry after ,jesus4 #bc3bg4 ,and there followed him a great multitude of people and of women1 who bewailed and lamented him4 #bc3bh4 ,but ,jesus turning to them1 said3 ,daughters of ,jerusalem1 weep not over me2 but weep for yourselves and for your children4 #bc3bi4 ,for behold1 the days shall come1 wherein they will say3 ,blessed are the barren and the wombs that have not borne and the paps that have not given suck4 #bc3cj4 ,then shall they begin to say to the mountains3 ,fall upon us4 ,and to the hills3 ,cover us4 #bc3ca4 ,for if in the green wood they do these things1 what shall be done in the dry8 #bc3cb4 ,and there were also two other malefactors led with him to be put to death4 #bc3cc4 ,and when they were come to the place which is called ,calvary1 they crucified him there3 and the robbers1 one on the right hand1 and the other on the left4 #bc3cd4 ,and ,jesus said3 ,father1 forgive them1 for they know not what they do4 ,but they1 dividing his garments1 cast lots4 #bc3ce4 ,and the people stood beholding4 ,and the rulers with them derided him1 saying3 ,he saved others3 let him save himself1 if he be ,christ1 the elect of ,god4 #bc3cf4 ,and the soldiers also mocked him1 coming to him and offering him vinegar1 #bc3cg4 ,and saying3 ,if thou be the king of the ,jews1 save thyself4 #bc3ch4 ,and there was also a superscription written over him in letters of ,greek and ,latin and ,hebrew ,,this ,,is ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews4 #bc3ci4 ,and one of those robbers who were hanged blasphemed him1 saying3 ,if thou be ,christ1 save thyself and us4 #bc3dj4 ,but the other answering1 rebuked him1 saying3 ,neither dost thou fear ,god1 seeing2 thou art under the same condemnation8 #bc3da4 ,and we indeed justly3 for we receive the due reward of our deeds4 ,but this man hath done no evil4 #bc3db4 ,and he said to ,jesus3 ,lord1 remember me when thou shalt come into thy kingdom4 #bc3dc4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,amen ,i say to thee3 ,this day thou shalt be with me in paradise4 ,in paradise4 4 4,that is1 in the happy state of rest1 joy1 and peace everlasting4 ,christ was pleased1 by a special privilege1 to reward the faith and confession of the penitent thief1 with a full discharge of all his sins1 both as to the guilt and punishment2 and to introduce him immediately after death into the happy society of the saints1 whose limbo1 that is1 the place of their confinement1 was now made a paradise by our ,lord's going thither4 #bc3dd4 ,and it was almost the sixth hour3 and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour4 #bc3de4 ,and the sun was darkened1 and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst4 #bc3df4 ,and ,jesus crying with a loud voice1 said3 ,father1 into thy hands ,i commend my spirit4 ,and saying this1 he gave up the ghost4 #bc3dg4 ,now1 the centurion1 seeing what was done1 glorified ,god1 saying3 ,indeed this was a just man4 #bc3dh4 ,and all the multitude of them that were come together to that sight and saw the things that were done returned1 striking their breasts4 #bc3di4 ,and all his acquaintance and the women that had followed him from ,galilee stood afar off1 beholding these things4 #bc3ej4 ,and behold there was a man named ,joseph who was a counsellor1 a good and a just man1 #bc3ea4 7,the same had not consented to their counsel and doings7 of ,arimathea1 a city of ,judea3 who also himself looked for the kingdom of ,god4 #bc3eb4 ,this man went to ,pilate and begged the body of ,jesus4 #bc3ec4 ,and taking him down1 he wrapped him in fine linen and laid him in a sepulchre that was hewed in stone1 wherein never yet any man had been laid4 #bc3ed4 ,and it was the day of the ,parasceve3 and the sabbath drew on4 ,parasceve4 4 4,that is1 the eve1 or day of preparation for the sabbath4 #bc3ee4 ,and the women that were come with him from ,galilee1 following after1 saw the sepulchre and how his body was laid4 #bc3ef4 ,and returning1 they prepared spices and ointments3 and on the sabbath day they rested1 according to the commandment4 ,luke ,chapter #bd ,christ's resurrection and manifestation of himself to his disciples4 #bd3a4 ,and on the first day of the week1 very early in the morning1 they came to the sepulchre1 bringing the spices which they had prepared4 #bd3b4 ,and they found the stone rolled back from the sepulchre4 #bd3c4 ,and going in1 they found not the body of the ,lord ,jesus4 #bd3d4 ,and it came to pass1 as they were astonished in their mind at this1 behold1 two men stood by them1 in shining apparel4 #bd3e4 ,and as they were afraid and bowed down their countenance towards the ground1 they said unto them3 ,why seek you the living with the dead8 #bd3f4 ,he is not here1 but is risen4 ,remember how he spoke unto you1 when he was yet in ,galilee1 #bd3g4 ,saying3 ,the ,son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and the third day rise again4 #bd3h4 ,and they remembered his words4 #bd3i4 ,and going back from the sepulchre1 they told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest4 #bd3aj4 ,and it was ,mary ,magdalen and ,joanna and ,mary of ,james and the other women that were with them1 who told these things to the apostles4 #bd3aa4 ,and these words seemed to them as idle tales3 and they did not believe them4 #bd3ab4 ,but ,peter rising up1 ran to the sepulchre and1 stooping down1 he saw the linen cloths laid by themselves3 and went away wondering in himself at that which was come to pass4 #bd3ac4 ,and behold1 two of them went1 the same day1 to a town which was sixty furlongs from ,jerusalem1 named ,emmaus4 #bd3ad4 ,and they talked together of all these things which had happened4 #bd3ae4 ,and it came to pass that while they talked and reasoned with themselves1 ,jesus himself also1 drawing near1 went with them4 #bd3af4 ,but their eyes were held1 that they should not know him4 #bd3ag4 ,and he said to them3 ,what are these discourses that you hold one with another as you walk and are sad8 #bd3ah4 ,and the one of them1 whose name was ,cleophas1 answering1 said to him3 ,art thou only a stranger in ,jerusalem1 and hast not known the things that have been done there in these days8 #bd3ai4 ,to whom he said3 ,what things8 ,and they said3 ,concerning ,jesus of ,nazareth1 who was a prophet1 mighty in work and word before ,god and all the people4 #bd3bj4 ,and how our chief priests and princes delivered him to be condemned to death and crucified him4 #bd3ba4 ,but we hoped that it was he that should have redeemed ,israel4 ,and now besides all this1 to-day is the third day since these things were done4 #bd3bb4 ,yea and certain women also of our company affrighted us who1 before it was light1 were at the sepulchre1 #bd3bc4 ,and not finding his body1 came1 saying that they had all seen a vision of angels1 who say that he is alive4 #bd3bd4 ,and some of our people went to the sepulchre and found it so as the women had said3 but him they found not4 #bd3be4 ,then he said to them3 ,o foolish and slow of heart to believe in all things1 ,which the prophets have spoken4 #bd3bf4 ,ought not ,christ to have suffered these things and so1 to enter into his glory8 #bd3bg4 ,and beginning at ,moses and all the prophets1 he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things that were concerning him4 #bd3bh4 ,and they drew nigh to the town whither they were going3 and he made as though he would go farther4 #bd3bi4 ,but they constrained him1 saying3 ,stay with us1 because it is towards evening and the day is now far spent4 ,and he went in with them4 #bd3cj4 ,and it came to pass1 whilst he was at table with them1 he took bread and blessed and brake and gave to them4 #bd3ca4 ,and their eyes were opened3 and they knew him4 ,and he vanished out of their sight4 #bd3cb4 ,and they said one to the other3 ,was not our heart burning within us1 whilst he spoke in the way and opened to us the scriptures8 #bd3cc4 ,and rising up1 the same hour1 they went back to ,jerusalem3 and they found the eleven gathered together1 and those that were with them1 #bd3cd4 ,saying3 ,the ,lord is risen indeed and hath appeared to ,simon4 #bd3ce4 ,and they told what things were done in the way3 and how they knew him in the breaking of bread4 #bd3cf4 ,now1 whilst they were speaking these things1 ,jesus stood in the midst of them and saith to them3 ,peace be to you4 ,it is ,i3 ,fear not4 #bd3cg4 ,but they being troubled and frightened1 supposed that they saw a spirit4 #bd3ch4 ,and he said to them3 ,why are you troubled1 and why do thoughts arise in your hearts8 #bd3ci4 ,see my hands and feet1 that it is ,i myself4 ,handle1 and see3 for a spirit hath not flesh and bones1 as you see me to have4 #bd3dj4 ,and when he had said this1 he shewed them his hands and feet4 #bd3da4 ,but while they yet believed not and wondered for joy1 he said3 ,have you here any thing to eat8 #bd3db4 ,and they offered him a piece of a broiled fish and a honeycomb4 #bd3dc4 ,and when he had eaten before them1 taking the remains1 he gave to them4 #bd3dd4 ,and he said to them3 ,these are the words which ,i spoke to you while ,i was yet with you1 that all things must needs be fulfilled which are written in the law of ,moses and in the prophets and in the psalms1 concerning me4 #bd3de4 ,then he opened their understanding1 that they might understand the scriptures4 #bd3df4 ,and he said to them3 ,thus it is written1 and thus it behoved ,christ to suffer and to rise again from the dead1 the third day3 #bd3dg4 ,and that penance and remission of sins should be preached in his name1 unto all nations1 beginning at ,jerusalem4 #bd3dh4 ,and you are witnesses of these things4 #bd3di4 ,and ,i send the promise of my ,father upon you3 but stay you in the city till you be endued with power from on high4 ,the promise of my ,father4 4 4that is1 the ,holy ,ghost1 whom ,christ had promised that his ,father and he would send1 ,john #ad4 #bf1 and #ag4 #g4 #bd3ej4 ,and he led them out as far as ,bethania3 and lifting up his hands1 he blessed them4 #bd3ea4 ,and it came to pass1 whilst he blessed them1 he departed from them and was carried up to heaven4 #bd3eb4 ,and they adoring went back into ,jerusalem with great joy4 #bd3ec4 ,and they were always in the temple1 praising and blessing ,god4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,holy ,,gospel ,,of ,,jesus ,,christ ,,according ,,to ,,st4 ,,john ,st4 ,john the ,apostle and ,evangelist was the son of ,zebedee and ,salome1 brother to ,james the ,greater4 ,he was called the ,beloved disciple of ,christ and stood by at his ,crucifixion4 ,he wrote the ,gospel after the other ,evangelists1 about sixty-three years after our ,lord's ,ascension4 ,many things that they had omitted were supplied by him4 ,the original was written in ,greek2 and by the ,greeks he is titled3 ,the ,divine4 ,st4 ,jerome relates that1 when he was earnestly requested by the brethren to write the ,gospel1 he answered he would do it1 if by ordering a common fast1 they would all put up their prayers together to the ,almighty ,god2 which being ended replenished with the clearest and fullest revelation coming from ,heaven1 he burst forth into that preface3 ,,in ,,the ,,beginning ,,was ,,the ,,word4 ,john ,chapter #a ,the divinity and incarnation of ,christ4 ,john bears witness of him4 ,he begins to call his disciples4 #a3a4 ,in the beginning was the ,word3 and the ,word was with ,god3 and the ,word was ,god4 #a3b4 ,the same was in the beginning with ,god4 #a3c4 ,all things were made by him3 and without him was made nothing that was made4 #a3d4 ,in him was life3 and the life was the light of men4 #a3e4 ,and the light shineth in darkness3 and the darkness did not comprehend it4 #a3f4 ,there was a man sent from ,god1 whose name was ,john4 #a3g4 ,this man came for a witness1 to give testimony of the light1 that all men might believe through him4 #a3h4 ,he was not the light1 but was to give testimony of the light4 #a3i4 ,that was the true light1 which enlighteneth every man that cometh into this world4 #a3aj4 ,he was in the world3 and the world was made by him3 and the world knew him not4 #a3aa4 ,he came unto his own3 and his own received him not4 #a3ab4 ,but as many as received him1 he gave them power to be made the sons of ,god1 to them that believe in his name4 #a3ac4 ,who are born1 not of blood1 nor of the will of the flesh1 nor of the will of man1 but of ,god4 #a3ad4 ,and the ,word was made flesh and dwelt among us 7and we saw his glory1 the glory as it were of the only begotten of the ,father71 full of grace and truth4 #a3ae4 ,john beareth witness of him and crieth out1 saying3 ,this was he of whom ,i spoke3 ,he that shall come after me is preferred before me3 because he was before me4 #a3af4 ,and of his fulness we all have received3 and grace for grace4 #a3ag4 ,for the law was given by ,moses3 grace and truth came by ,jesus ,christ4 #a3ah4 ,no man hath seen ,god at any time3 the only begotten ,son who is in the ,bosom of the ,father1 he hath declared him4 #a3ai4 ,and this is the testimony of ,john1 when the ,jews sent from ,jerusalem priests and ,levites to him1 to ask him3 ,who art thou8 #a3bj4 ,and he confessed and did not deny3 and he confessed3 ,i am not the ,christ4 #a3ba4 ,and they asked him3 ,what then8 ,art thou ,elias8 ,and he said3 ,i am not4 ,art thou the prophet8 ,and he answered3 ,no4 #a3bb4 ,they said therefore unto him3 ,who art thou1 that we may give an answer to them that sent us8 ,what sayest thou of thyself8 #a3bc4 ,he said3 ,i am the voice of one crying in the wilderness1 make straight the way of the ,lord1 as said the prophet ,isaias4 #a3bd4 ,and they that were sent were of the ,pharisees4 #a3be4 ,and they asked him and said to him3 ,why then dost thou baptize1 if thou be not ,christ1 nor ,elias1 nor the prophet8 #a3bf4 ,john answered them1 saying3 ,i baptize with water3 but there hath stood one in the midst of you1 whom you know not4 #a3bg4 ,the same is he that shall come after me1 who is preferred before me3 the latchet of whose shoe ,i am not worthy to loose4 #a3bh4 ,these things were done in ,bethania1 beyond the ,jordan1 where ,john was baptizing4 #a3bi4 ,the next day1 ,john saw ,jesus coming to him2 and he saith3 ,behold the ,lamb of ,god4 ,behold him who taketh away the sin of the world4 #a3cj4 ,this is he of whom ,i said3 ,after me there cometh a man1 who is preferred before me3 because he was before me4 #a3ca4 ,and ,i knew him not3 but that he may be made manifest in ,israel1 therefore am ,i come baptizing with water4 #a3cb4 ,and ,john gave testimony1 saying3 ,i saw the ,spirit coming down1 as a dove from heaven2 and he remained upon him4 #a3cc4 ,and ,i knew him not3 but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me3 ,he upon whom thou shalt see the ,spirit descending and remaining upon him1 he it is that baptizeth with the ,holy ,ghost4 #a3cd4 ,and ,i saw3 and ,i gave testimony that this is the ,son of ,god4 #a3ce4 ,the next day again ,john stood and two of his disciples4 #a3cf4 ,and beholding ,jesus walking1 he saith3 ,behold the ,lamb of ,god4 #a3cg4 ,and the two disciples heard him speak3 and they followed ,jesus4 #a3ch4 ,and ,jesus turning and seeing them following him1 saith to them3 ,what seek you8 ,who said to him3 ,rabbi 7which is to say1 being interpreted1 ,master71 where dwellest thou8 #a3ci4 ,he saith to them3 ,come and see4 ,they came and saw where he abode3 and they stayed with him that day4 ,now it was about the tenth hour4 #a3dj4 ,and ,andrew1 the brother of ,simon ,peter1 was one of the two who had heard of ,john and followed him4 #a3da4 ,he findeth first his brother ,simon and saith to him3 ,we have found the ,messias1 which is1 being interpreted1 the ,christ4 #a3db4 ,and he brought him to ,jesus4 ,and ,jesus looking upon him1 said3 ,thou art ,simon the son of ,jona4 ,thou shalt be called ,cephas1 which is interpreted ,peter4 #a3dc4 ,on the following day1 he would go forth into ,galilee3 and he findeth ,philip1 ,and ,jesus saith to him3 follow me4 #a3dd4 ,now ,philip was of ,bethsaida1 the city of ,andrew and ,peter4 #a3de4 ,philip findeth ,nathanael and saith to him3 ,we have found him of whom ,moses1 in the law and the prophets did write1 ,jesus the son of ,joseph of ,nazareth4 #a3df4 ,and ,nathanael said to him3 ,can any thing of good come from ,nazareth8 ,philip saith to him3 ,come and see4 #a3dg4 ,jesus saw ,nathanael coming to him and he saith of him3 ,behold an ,israelite indeed1 in whom there is no guile4 #a3dh4 ,nathanael saith to him3 ,whence knowest thou me8 ,jesus answered and said to him3 ,before that ,philip called thee1 when thou wast under the fig tree1 ,i saw thee4 #a3di4 ,nathanael answered him and said3 ,rabbi3 ,thou art the ,son of ,god4 ,thou art the ,king of ,israel4 #a3ej4 ,jesus answered and said to him3 ,because ,i said unto thee1 ,i saw thee under the fig tree1 thou believest3 greater things than these shalt thou see4 #a3ea4 ,and he saith to him3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 you shall see the heaven opened and the angels of ,god ascending and descending upon the ,son of man4 ,john ,chapter #b ,christ changes water into wine4 ,he casts the sellers out of the temple4 #b3a4 ,and the third day1 there was a marriage in ,cana of ,galilee3 and the mother of ,jesus was there4 #b3b4 ,and ,jesus also was invited1 and his disciples1 to the marriage4 #b3c4 ,and the wine failing1 the mother of ,jesus saith to him3 ,they have no wine4 #b3d4 ,and ,jesus saith to her3 ,woman1 what is that to me and to thee8 ,my hour is not yet come4 ,what is that to me1 etc4 4 4,these words of our ,saviour1 spoken to his mother1 have been understood by some commentators as harsh1 they not considering the next following verse3 ,whatsoever he shall say to you1 do ye1 which plainly shows that his mother knew of the miracle that he was to perform1 and that it was at her request he wrought it2 besides the manner of speaking the words as to the tone1 and the countenance shown at the same time1 which could only be known to those who were present1 or from what had followed3 for words indicating anger in one tone of voice1 would be understood quite the reverse in another4 #b3e4 ,his mother saith to the waiters3 ,whatsoever he shall say to you1 do ye4 #b3f4 ,now there were set there six waterpots of stone1 according to the manner of the purifying of the ,jews1 containing two or three measures apiece4 #b3g4 ,jesus saith to them3 ,fill the waterpots with water4 ,and they filled them up to the brim4 #b3h4 ,and ,jesus saith to them3 ,draw out now and carry to the chief steward of the feast4 ,and they carried it4 #b3i4 ,and when the chief steward had tasted the water made wine and knew not whence it was1 but the waiters knew who had drawn the water3 the chief steward calleth the bridegroom1 #b3aj4 ,and saith to him3 ,every man at first setteth forth good wine1 and when men have well drunk1 then that which is worse4 ,but thou hast kept the good wine until now4 #b3aa4 ,this beginning of miracles did ,jesus in ,cana of ,galilee and manifested his glory4 ,and his disciples believed in him4 #b3ab4 ,after this1 he went down to ,capharnaum1 he and his mother and his brethren and his disciples3 and they remained there not many days4 #b3ac4 ,and the pasch of the ,jews was at hand3 and ,jesus went up to ,jerusalem4 #b3ad4 ,and he found in the temple them that sold oxen and sheep and doves1 and the changers of money sitting4 #b3ae4 ,and when he had made1 as it were1 a scourge of little cords1 he drove them all out of the temple1 the sheep also and the oxen3 and the money of the changers he poured out1 and the tables he overthrew4 #b3af4 ,and to them that sold doves he said3 ,take these things hence1 and make not the house of my ,father a house of traffic4 #b3ag4 ,and his disciples remembered1 that it was written3 ,the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up4 #b3ah4 ,the ,jews1 therefore1 answered1 and said to him3 ,what sign dost thou shew unto us1 seeing thou dost these things8 #b3ai4 ,jesus answered and said to them3 ,destroy this temple2 and in three days ,i will raise it up4 #b3bj4 ,the ,jews then said3 ,six and forty years was this temple in building2 and wilt thou raise it up in three days8 #b3ba4 ,but he spoke of the temple of his body4 #b3bb4 ,when therefore he was risen again from the dead1 his disciples remembered that he had said this3 and they believed the scripture and the word that ,jesus had said4 #b3bc4 ,now when he was at ,jerusalem1 at the pasch1 upon the festival day1 many believed in his name1 seeing his signs which he did4 #b3bd4 ,but ,jesus did not trust himself unto them3 for that he knew all men1 #b3be4 ,and because he needed not that any should give testimony of man3 for he knew what was in man4 ,john ,chapter #c ,christ's discourse with ,nicodemus4 ,john's testimony4 #c3a4 ,and there was a man of the ,pharisees1 named ,nicodemus1 a ruler of the ,jews4 #c3b4 ,this man came to ,jesus by night and said to him3 ,rabbi1 we know that thou art come a teacher from ,god2 for no man can do these signs which thou dost1 unless ,god be with him4 #c3c4 ,jesus answered and said to him3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to thee1 unless a man be born again1 he cannot see the kingdom of ,god4 #c3d4 ,nicodemus saith to him3 ,how can a man be born when he is old8 ,can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born again8 #c3e4 ,jesus answered3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to thee1 unless a man be born again of water and the ,holy ,ghost1 he cannot enter into the kingdom of ,god4 ,unless a man be born again1 etc4 4 4,by these words our ,saviour hath declared the necessity of baptism2 and by the word water it is evident that the application of it is necessary with the words4 ,matt4 #bh4 #ai4 #c3f4 ,that which is born of the flesh is flesh3 and that which is born of the ,spirit is spirit4 #c3g4 ,wonder not that ,i said to thee3 ,you must be born again4 #c3h4 ,the ,spirit breatheth where he will and thou hearest his voice3 but thou knowest not whence he cometh and whither he goeth4 ,so is every one that is born of the ,spirit4 #c3i4 ,nicodemus answered and said to him3 ,how can these things be done8 #c3aj4 ,jesus answered and said to him3 ,art thou a master in ,israel1 and knowest not these things8 #c3aa4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to thee that we speak what we know and we testify what we have seen3 and you receive not our testimony4 #c3ab4 ,if ,i have spoken to you earthly things1 and you believe not3 how will you believe1 if ,i shall speak to you heavenly things8 #c3ac4 ,and no man hath ascended into heaven1 but he that descended from heaven1 the ,son of man who is in heaven4 #c3ad4 ,and as ,moses lifted up the serpent in the desert1 so must the ,son of man be lifted up3 #c3ae4 ,that whosoever believeth in him may not perish1 but may have life everlasting4 #c3af4 ,for ,god so loved the world1 as to give his only begotten ,son3 that whosoever believeth in him may not perish1 but may have life everlasting4 #c3ag4 ,for ,god sent not his ,son into the world1 to judge the world3 but that the world may be saved by him4 #c3ah4 ,he that believeth in him is not judged4 ,but he that doth not believe is already judged3 because he believeth not in the name of the only begotten ,son of ,god4 ,is not judged4 4 4,he that believeth1 viz41 by a faith working through charity1 is not judged1 that is1 is not condemned2 but the obstinate unbeliever is judged1 that is1 condemned already1 by retrenching himself from the society of ,christ and his church4 #c3ai4 ,and this is the judgment3 ,because the light is come into the world and men loved darkness rather than the light3 for their works were evil4 ,the judgment4 4 4,that is1 the cause of his comdemnation4 #c3bj4 ,for every one that doth evil hateth the light and cometh not to the light1 that his works may not be reproved4 #c3ba4 ,but he that doth truth cometh to the light1 that his works may be made manifest3 because they are done in ,god4 ,he that doth truth4 4 4that is1 he that acteth according to truth1 which here signifies the ,law of ,god4 ,thy law is truth4 ,psa4 #aah4 #adb4 #c3bb4 ,after these things1 ,jesus and his disciples came into the land of ,judea3 and there he abode with them and baptized4 #c3bc4 ,and ,john also was baptizing in ,ennon near ,salim3 because there was much water there4 ,and they came and were baptized4 #c3bd4 ,for ,john was not yet cast into prison4 #c3be4 ,and there arose a question between some of ,john's disciples and the ,jews1 concerning purification4 #c3bf4 ,and they came to ,john and said to him3 ,rabbi1 he that was with thee beyond the ,jordan1 to whom thou gavest testimony3 behold1 he baptizeth and all men come to him4 #c3bg4 ,john answered and said3 ,a man cannot receive any thing1 unless it be given him from heaven4 #c3bh4 ,you yourselves do bear me witness that ,i said that ,i am not ,christ1 but that ,i am sent before him4 #c3bi4 ,he that hath the bride is the bridegroom3 but the friend of the bridegroom1 who standeth and heareth ,him1 rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom's voice4 ,this my joy therefore is fulfilled4 #c3cj4 ,he must increase3 but ,i must decrease4 #c3ca4 ,he that cometh from above is above all4 ,he that is of the earth1 of the earth he is1 and of the earth he speaketh4 ,he that cometh from heaven is above all4 #c3cb4 ,and what he hath seen and heard1 that he testifieth3 and no man receiveth his testimony4 #c3cc4 ,he that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that ,god is true4 #c3cd4 ,for he whom ,god hath sent speaketh the words of ,god3 for ,god doth not give the ,spirit by measure4 #c3ce4 ,the ,father loveth the ,son3 and he hath given all things into his hand4 #c3cf4 ,he that believeth in the ,son hath life everlasting3 but he that believeth not the ,son shall not see life3 but the wrath of ,god abideth on him4 ,john ,chapter #d ,christ talks with the ,samaritan woman4 ,he heals the ruler's son4 #d3a4 ,when ,jesus therefore understood the ,pharisees had heard that ,jesus maketh more disciples and baptizeth more than ,john #d3b4 7,though ,jesus himself did not baptize1 but his disciples71 #d3c4 ,he left ,judea and went again into ,galilee4 #d3d4 ,and he was of necessity to pass through ,samaria4 #d3e4 ,he cometh therefore to a city of ,samaria1 which is called ,sichar1 near the land which ,jacob gave to his son ,joseph4 #d3f4 ,now ,jacob's well was there4 ,jesus therefore1 being wearied with his journey1 sat thus on the well4 ,it was about the sixth hour4 #d3g4 ,there cometh a woman of ,samaria1 to draw water4 ,jesus saith to her3 ,give me to drink4 #d3h4 ,for his disciples were gone into the city to buy meats4 #d3i4 ,then that ,samaritan woman saith to him3 ,how dost thou1 being a ,jew2 ask of me to drink1 who am a ,samaritan woman8 ,for the ,jews do not communicate with the ,samaritans4 #d3aj4 ,jesus answered and said to her3 ,if thou didst know the gift of ,god and who he is that saith to thee3 ,give me to drink2 thou perhaps wouldst have asked of him1 and he would have given thee living water4 #d3aa4 ,the woman saith to him3 ,sir1 thou hast nothing wherein to draw1 and the well is deep4 ,from whence then hast thou living water8 #d3ab4 ,art thou greater than our father ,jacob1 who gave us the well and drank thereof1 himself and his children and his cattle8 #d3ac4 ,jesus answered and said to her3 ,whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again3 but he that shall drink of the water that ,i will give him shall not thirst for ever4 #d3ad4 ,but the water that ,i will give him shall become in him a fountain of water1 springing up into life everlasting4 #d3ae4 ,the woman said to him3 ,sir1 give me this water1 that ,i may not thirst1 nor come hither to draw4 #d3af4 ,jesus saith to her3 ,go1 call thy husband1 and come hither4 #d3ag4 ,the woman answered and said3 ,i have no husband4 ,jesus said to her3 ,thou hast said well3 ,i have no husband4 #d3ah4 ,for thou hast had five husbands3 and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband4 ,this1 thou hast said truly4 #d3ai4 ,the woman saith to him3 ,sir1 ,i perceive that thou art a prophet4 #d3bj4 ,our fathers adored on this mountain3 and you say that at ,jerusalem is the place where men must adore4 ,this mountain4 4 4,garizim1 where the ,samaritans had their schismatical temple4 #d3ba4 ,jesus saith to her3 ,woman1 believe me that the hour cometh1 when you shall neither on this mountain1 nor in ,jerusalem1 adore the ,father4 #d3bb4 ,you adore that which you know not3 we adore that which we know4 ,for salvation is of the ,jews4 #d3bc4 ,but the hour cometh and now is1 when the true adorers shall adore the ,father in spirit and in truth4 ,for the ,father also seeketh such to adore him4 #d3bd4 ,god is a spirit3 and they that adore him must adore him in spirit and in truth4 #d3be4 ,the woman saith to him3 ,i know that the ,messias cometh 7who is called ,christ73 therefore1 when he is come1 he will tell us all things4 #d3bf4 ,jesus saith to her3 ,i am he1 who am speaking with thee4 #d3bg4 ,and immediately his disciples came4 ,and they wondered that he talked with the woman4 ,yet no man said3 ,what seekest thou8 ,or3 ,why talkest thou with her8 #d3bh4 ,the woman therefore left her waterpot and went her way into the city and saith to the men there3 #d3bi4 ,come1 and see a man who has told me all things whatsoever ,i have done4 ,is not he the ,christ8 #d3cj4 ,they went therefore out of the city and came unto him4 #d3ca4 ,in the mean time1 the disciples prayed him1 saying3 ,rabbi1 eat4 #d3cb4 ,but he said to them3 ,i have meat to eat which you know not4 #d3cc4 ,the disciples therefore said one to another3 ,hath any man brought him to eat8 #d3cd4 ,jesus saith to them3 ,my meat is to do the will of him that sent me1 that ,i may perfect his work4 #d3ce4 ,do not you say3 ,there are yet four months1 and then the harvest cometh8 ,behold1 ,i say to you1 lift up your eyes1 and see the countries4 ,for they are white already to harvest4 #d3cf4 ,and he that reapeth receiveth wages and gathereth fruit unto life everlasting3 that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together4 #d3cg4 ,for in this is the saying true3 ,that it is one man that soweth1 and it is another that reapeth4 #d3ch4 ,i have sent you to reap that in which you did not labour4 ,others have laboured3 and you have entered into their labours4 #d3ci4 ,now of that city many of the ,samaritans believed in him1 for the word of the woman giving testimony3 ,he told me all things whatsoever ,i have done4 #d3dj4 ,so when the ,samaritans were come to him1 they desired that he would tarry there4 ,and he abode there two days4 #d3da4 ,and many more believed in him1 because of his own word4 #d3db4 ,and they said to the woman3 ,we now believe1 not for thy saying3 for we ourselves have heard him and know that this is indeed the ,saviour of the world4 #d3dc4 ,now after two days1 he departed thence and went into ,galilee4 #d3dd4 ,for ,jesus himself gave testimony that a prophet hath no honour in his own country4 #d3de4 ,and when he was come into ,galilee1 the ,galileans received him1 having seen all the things he had done at ,jerusalem on the festival day3 for they also went to the festival day4 #d3df4 ,he came again therefore into ,cana of ,galilee1 where he made the water wine4 ,and there was a certain ruler1 whose son was sick at ,capharnaum4 #d3dg4 ,he having heard that ,jesus was come from ,judea into ,galilee1 sent to him and prayed him to come down and heal his son3 for he was at the point of death4 #d3dh4 ,jesus therefore said to him3 ,unless you see signs and wonders1 you believe not4 #d3di4 ,the ruler saith to him3 ,lord1 come down before that my son die4 #d3ej4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,go thy way4 ,thy son liveth4 ,the man believed the word which ,jesus said to him and went his way4 #d3ea4 ,and as he was going down1 his servants met him3 and they brought word1 saying1 that his son lived4 #d3eb4 ,he asked therefore of them the hour wherein he grew better4 ,and they said to him3 ,yesterday at the seventh hour1 the fever left him4 #d3ec4 ,the father therefore knew that it was at the same hour that ,jesus said to him3 ,thy son liveth4 ,and himself believed1 and his whole house4 #d3ed4 ,this is again the second miracle that ,jesus did1 when he was come out of ,judea4 into ,galilee4 ,john ,chapter #e ,christ heals on the sabbath the man languishing thirty-eight years4 ,his discourse upon this occasion4 #e3a4 ,after these things was a festival day of the ,jews3 and ,jesus went up to ,jerusalem4 #e3b4 ,now there is at ,jerusalem a pond1 called ,probatica1 which in ,hebrew is named ,bethsaida1 having five porches4 ,probatica4 4 4,that is1 the sheep pond2 either so called1 because the sheep were washed therein1 that were to be offered up in sacrifice in the temple1 or because it was near the sheep gate4 ,that this was a pond where miracles were wrought is evident from the sacred text2 and also that the water had no natural virtue to heal1 as one only of those put in after the motion of the water was restored to health2 for if the water had the healing quality1 the others would have the like benefit1 being put into it about the same time4 #e3c4 ,in these lay a great multitude of sick1 of blind1 of lame1 of withered3 waiting for the moving of the water4 #e3d4 ,and an angel of the ,lord descended at certain times into the pond and the water was moved4 ,and he that went down first into the pond after the motion of the water was made whole of whatsoever infirmity he lay under4 #e3e4 ,and there was a certain man there that had been eight and thirty years under his infirmity4 #e3f4 ,him when ,jesus had seen lying1 and knew that he had been now a long time1 he saith to him3 ,wilt thou be made whole8 #e3g4 ,the infirm man answered him3 ,sir1 ,i have no man1 when the water is troubled1 to put me into the pond4 ,for whilst ,i am coming1 another goeth down before me4 #e3h4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,arise1 take up thy bed and walk4 #e3i4 ,and immediately the man was made whole3 and he took up his bed and walked4 ,and it was the sabbath that day4 #e3aj4 ,the ,jews therefore said to him that was healed3 ,it is the sabbath4 ,it is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed4 #e3aa4 ,he answered them3 ,he that made me whole1 he said to me3 ,take up thy bed and walk4 #e3ab4 ,they asked him therefore3 ,who is that man who said to thee3 ,take up thy bed and walk8 #e3ac4 ,but he who was healed knew not who it was3 for ,jesus went aside from the multitude standing in the place4 #e3ad4 ,afterwards1 ,jesus findeth him in the temple and saith to him3 ,behold thou art made whole3 sin no more1 lest some worse thing happen to thee4 #e3ae4 ,the man went his way and told the ,jews that it was ,jesus who had made him whole4 #e3af4 ,therefore did the ,jews persecute ,jesus1 because he did these things on the sabbath4 #e3ag4 ,but ,jesus answered them3 ,my ,father worketh until now2 and ,i work4 #e3ah4 ,hereupon therefore the ,jews sought the more to kill him1 because he did not only break the sabbath but also said ,god was his ,father1 making himself equal to ,god4 #e3ai4 ,then ,jesus answered and said to them3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say unto you1 the ,son cannot do any thing of himself1 but what he seeth the ,father doing3 for what things soever he doth1 these the ,son also doth in like manner4 #e3bj4 ,for the ,father loveth the ,son and sheweth him all things which himself doth3 and greater works than these will he shew him1 that you may wonder4 #e3ba4 ,for as the ,father raiseth up the dead and giveth life3 so the ,son also giveth life to whom he will4 #e3bb4 ,for neither does the ,father judge any man3 but hath given all judgment to the ,son4 #e3bc4 ,that all men may honour the ,son1 as they honour the ,father4 ,he who honoureth not the ,son honoureth not the ,father who hath sent him4 #e3bd4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say unto you that he who heareth my word and believeth him that sent me hath life everlasting3 and cometh not into judgment1 but is passed from death to life4 #e3be4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say unto you1 that the hour cometh1 and now is1 when the dead shall hear the voice of the ,son of ,god3 and they that hear shall live4 #e3bf4 ,for as the ,father hath life in himself1 so he hath given to the ,son also to have life in himself4 #e3bg4 ,and he hath given him power to do judgment1 because he is the ,son of man4 #e3bh4 ,wonder not at this3 for the hour cometh wherein all that are in the graves shall hear the voice of the ,son of ,god4 #e3bi4 ,and they that have done good things shall come forth unto the resurrection of life3 but they that have done evil1 unto the resurrection of judgment4 ,unto the resurrection of judgment4 4 4,that is1 condemnation4 #e3cj4 ,i cannot of myself do any thing4 ,as ,i hear1 so ,i judge4 ,and my judgment is just3 because ,i seek not my own will4 but the will of him that sent me4 #e3ca4 ,if ,i bear witness of myself1 my witness is not true4 #e3cb4 ,there is another that beareth witness of me3 and ,i know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true4 #e3cc4 ,you sent to ,john3 and he gave testimony to the truth4 #e3cd4 ,but ,i receive not testimony from man3 but ,i say these things1 that you may be saved4 #e3ce4 ,he was a burning and a shining light3 and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light4 #e3cf4 ,but ,i have a greater testimony than that of ,john3 for the works which the ,father hath given me to perfect1 the works themselves which ,i do1 give testimony of me1 that the ,father hath sent me4 #e3cg4 ,and the ,father himself who hath sent me hath given testimony of me3 neither have you heard his voice at any time1 nor seen his shape4 #e3ch4 ,and you have not his word abiding in you3 for whom he hath sent1 him you believe not4 #e3ci4 ,search the scriptures3 for you think in them to have life everlasting4 ,and the same are they that give testimony of me4 ,or4 4 4,you search the scriptures4 ,scrutamini4 4 4,it is not a command for all to read the scriptures2 but a reproach to the ,pharisees1 that reading the scriptures as they did1 and thinking to find everlasting life in them1 they would not receive him to whom all those scriptures gave testimony1 and through whom alone they could have that true life4 #e3dj4 ,and you will not come to me that you may have life4 #e3da4 ,i receive not glory from men4 #e3db4 ,but ,i know you1 that you have not the love of ,god in you4 #e3dc4 ,i am come in the name of my ,father1 and you receive me not3 if another shall come in his own name1 him you will receive4 #e3dd4 ,how can you believe1 who receive glory one from another3 and the glory which is from ,god alone1 you do not seek8 #e3de4 ,think not that ,i will accuse you to the ,father4 ,there is one that accuseth you1 ,moses1 in whom you trust4 #e3df4 ,for if you did believe ,moses1 you would perhaps believe me also3 for he wrote of me4 #e3dg4 ,but if you do not believe his writings1 how will you believe my words8 ,john ,chapter #f ,christ feeds five thousand with five loaves4 ,he walks upon the sea and discourses of the bread of life4 #f3a4 ,after these things ,jesus went over the sea of ,galilee1 which is that of ,tiberias4 #f3b4 ,and a great multitude followed him1 because they saw the miracles which he did on them that were diseased4 #f3c4 ,jesus therefore went up into a mountain3 and there he sat with his disciples4 #f3d4 ,now the pasch1 the festival day of the ,jews1 was near at hand4 #f3e4 ,when ,jesus therefore had lifted up his eyes and seen that a very great multitude cometh to him1 he said to ,philip3 ,whence shall we buy bread1 that these may eat8 #f3f4 ,and this he said to try him3 for he himself knew what he would do4 #f3g4 ,philip answered him3 ,two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them that every one may take a little4 #f3h4 ,one of his disciples1 ,andrew1 the brother of ,simon ,peter1 saith to him3 #f3i4 ,there is a boy here that hath five barley loaves and two fishes4 ,but what are these among so many8 #f3aj4 ,then ,jesus said3 ,make the men sit down4 ,now1 there was much grass in the place4 ,the men therefore sat down1 in number about five thousand4 #f3aa4 ,and ,jesus took the loaves3 and when he had given thanks1 he distributed to them that were set down4 ,in like manner also of the fishes1 as much as they would4 #f3ab4 ,and when they were filled1 he said to his disciples3 gather up the fragments that remain1 lest they be lost4 #f3ac4 ,they gathered up therefore and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves which remained over and above to them that had eaten4 #f3ad4 ,now those men1 when they had seen what a miracle ,jesus had done1 said3 ,this is of a truth the prophet that is to come into the world4 #f3ae4 ,jesus therefore1 when he knew that they would come to take him by force and make him king1 fled again into the mountains1 himself alone4 #f3af4 ,and when evening was come1 his disciples went down to the sea4 #f3ag4 ,and when they had gone up into a ship1 they went over the sea to ,capharnaum4 ,and it was now dark3 and ,jesus was not come unto them4 #f3ah4 ,and the sea arose1 by reason of a great wind that blew4 #f3ai4 ,when they had rowed therefore about five and twenty or thirty furlongs1 they see ,jesus walking upon the sea and drawing nigh to the ship4 ,and they were afraid4 #f3bj4 ,but he saith to them3 ,it is ,i4 ,be not afraid4 #f3ba4 ,they were willing therefore to take him into the ship4 ,and presently the ship was at the land to which they were going4 #f3bb4 ,the next day1 the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other ship there but one3 and that ,jesus had not entered into the ship with his disciples1 but that his disciples were gone away alone4 #f3bc4 ,but other ships came in from ,tiberias1 nigh unto the place where they had eaten the bread1 the ,lord giving thanks4 #f3bd4 ,when therefore the multitude saw that ,jesus was not there1 nor his disciples1 they took shipping and came to ,capharnaum1 seeking for ,jesus4 #f3be4 ,and when they had found him on that other side of the sea1 they said to him3 ,rabbi1 when camest thou hither8 #f3bf4 ,jesus answered them and said3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 you seek me1 not because you have seen miracles1 but because you did eat of the loaves and were filled4 #f3bg4 ,labour not for the meat which perisheth1 but for that which endureth unto life everlasting1 which the ,son of man will give you4 ,for him hath ,god1 the ,father1 sealed4 #f3bh4 ,they said therefore unto him3 ,what shall we do1 that we may work the works of ,god8 #f3bi4 ,jesus answered and said to them3 ,this is the work of ,god1 that you believe in him whom he hath sent4 #f3cj4 ,they said therefore to him3 ,what sign therefore dost thou shew that we may see and may believe thee8 ,what dost thou work8 #f3ca4 ,our fathers did eat manna in the desert1 as it is written3 ,he gave them bread from heaven to eat4 #f3cb4 ,then ,jesus said to them3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you2 ,moses gave you not bread from heaven1 but my ,father giveth you the true bread from heaven4 #f3cc4 ,for the bread of ,god is that which cometh down from heaven and giveth life to the world4 #f3cd4 ,they said therefore unto him3 ,lord1 give us always this bread4 #f3ce4 ,and ,jesus said to them3 ,i am the bread of life4 ,he that cometh to me shall not hunger3 and he that believeth in me shall never thirst4 #f3cf4 ,but ,i said unto you that you also have seen me1 and you believe not4 #f3cg4 ,all that the ,father giveth to me shall come to me3 and him that cometh to me1 ,i will not cast out4 #f3ch4 ,because ,i came down from heaven1 not to do my own will but the will of him that sent me4 #f3ci4 ,now this is the will of the ,father who sent me3 that of all that he hath given me1 ,i should lose nothing2 but should raise it up again in the last day4 #f3dj4 ,and this is the will of my ,father that sent me3 that every one who seeth the ,son and believeth in him may have life everlasting4 ,and ,i will raise him up in the last day4 #f3da4 ,the ,jews therefore murmured at him1 because he had said3 ,i am the living bread which came down from heaven4 #f3db4 ,and they said3 ,is not this ,jesus1 the son of ,joseph1 whose father and mother we know8 ,how then saith he3 ,i came down from heaven8 #f3dc4 ,jesus therefore answered and said to them3 ,murmur not among yourselves4 #f3dd4 ,no man can come to me1 except the ,father1 who hath sent me1 draw him4 ,and ,i will raise him up in the last day4 ,draw him4 4 4,not by compulsion1 nor by laying the free will under any necessity1 but by the strong and sweet motions of his heavenly grace4 #f3de4 ,it is written in the prophets3 ,and they shall all be taught of ,god4 ,every one that hath heard of the ,father and hath learned cometh forth me4 #f3df4 ,not that any man hath seen the ,father3 but he who is of ,god1 he hath seen the ,father4 #f3dg4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say unto you3 ,he that believeth in me hath everlasting life4 #f3dh4 ,i am the bread of life4 #f3di4 ,your fathers did eat manna in the desert3 and are dead4 #f3ej4 ,this is the bread which cometh down from heaven3 that if any man eat of it1 he may not die4 #f3ea4 ,i am the living bread which came down from heaven4 #f3eb4 ,if any man eat of this bread1 he shall live for ever3 and the bread that ,i will give is my flesh1 for the life of the world4 #f3ec4 ,the ,jews therefore strove among themselves1 saying3 ,how can this man give us his flesh to eat8 #f3ed4 ,then ,jesus said to them3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say unto you3 except you eat the flesh of the ,son of man and drink his blood1 you shall not have life in you4 ,except you eat--and drink1 etc4 4 4,to receive the body and blood of ,christ1 is a divine precept1 insinuated in this text2 which the faithful fulfil1 though they receive but in one kind2 because in one kind they receive both body and blood1 which cannot be separated from each other4 ,hence1 life eternal is here promised to the worthy receiving1 though but in one kind4 ,ver4 #eb4 ,if any man eat of this bread1 he shall live for ever2 and the bread that ,i will give1 is my flesh for the life of the world4 ,ver4 #eh4 ,he that eateth me1 the same also shall live by me4 ,ver4 #ei4 ,he that eateth this bread1 shall liver for ever4 #f3ee4 ,he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath everlasting life3 and ,i will raise him up in the last day4 #f3ef4 ,for my flesh is meat indeed3 and my blood is drink indeed4 #f3eg4 ,he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me3 and ,i in him4 #f3eh4 ,as the living ,father hath sent me and ,i live by the ,father3 so he that eateth me1 the same also shall live by me4 #f3ei4 ,this is the bread that came down from heaven4 ,not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead4 ,he that eateth this bread shall live for ever4 #f3fj4 ,these things he said1 teaching in the synagogue1 in ,capharnaum4 #f3fa4 ,many therefore of his disciples1 hearing it1 said3 ,this saying is hard2 and who can hear it8 #f3fb4 ,but ,jesus1 knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at this1 said to them3 ,doth this scandalize you8 #f3fc4 ,if then you shall see the ,son of man ascend up where he was before8 ,if then you shall see1 etc4 4 4,christ by mentioning his ascension1 by this instance of his power and divinity1 would confirm the truth of what he had before asserted2 and at the same time correct their gross apprehension of eating his flesh1 and drinking his blood1 in a vulgar and carnal manner1 by letting them know he should take his whole body living with him to heaven2 and consequently not suffer it to be as they supposed1 divided1 mangled1 and consumed upon earth4 #f3fd4 ,it is the spirit that quickeneth3 the flesh profiteth nothing4 ,the words that ,i have spoken to you are spirit and life4 ,the flesh profiteth nothing4 4 4,dead flesh separated from the spirit1 in the gross manner they supposed they were to eat his flesh1 would profit nothing4 ,neither doth man's flesh1 that is to say1 man's natural and carnal apprehension1 7which refuses to be subject to the spirit1 and words of ,christ17 profit any thing4 ,but it would be the height of blasphemy1 to say the living flesh of ,christ 7which we receive in the blessed sacarament1 with his spirit1 that is1 with his soul and divinity7 profiteth nothing4 ,for if ,christ's flesh had profitedus nothing1 he would never have taken flesh for us1 nor died in us nothing1 he would never have taken flesh for us1 nor died in the flesh for us4 ,are spirit and life4 4 4,by proposing to you a heavenly sacrament1 in which you shall receive1 in a wonderful manner1 spirit1 grace1 and life1 in its very fountain4 #f3fe4 ,but there are some of you that believe not4 ,for ,jesus knew from the beginning who they were that did not believe and who he was that would betray him4 #f3ff4 ,and he said3 ,therefore did ,i say to you that no man can come to me1 unless it be given him by my ,father4 #f3fg4 ,after this1 many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him4 #f3fh4 ,then ,jesus said to the twelve3 ,will you also go away8 #f3fi4 ,and ,simon ,peter answered him3 ,lord1 to whom shall we go8 ,thou hast the words of eternal life4 #f3gj4 ,and we have believed and have known that thou art the ,christ1 the ,son of ,god4 #f3ga4 ,jesus answered them3 ,have not ,i chosen you twelve8 ,and one of you is a devil4 #f3gb4 ,now he meant ,judas ,iscariot1 the son of ,simon3 for this same was about to betray him1 whereas he was one of the twelve4 ,john ,chapter #g ,christ goes up to the feast of the tabernacles4 ,he teaches in the temple4 #g3a4 ,after these things1 ,jesus walked in ,galilee3 for he would not walk in ,judea1 because the ,jews sought to kill him4 #g3b4 ,now the ,jews feast of tabernacles was at hand4 #g3c4 ,and his brethren said to1 him3 ,pass from hence and go into ,judea1 that thy disciples also may see thy works which thou dost4 #g3d4 ,for there is no man that doth any thing in secret1 and he himself seeketh to be known openly4 ,if thou do these things1 manifest thyself to the world4 #g3e4 ,for neither did his brethren believe in him4 #g3f4 ,then ,jesus said to them3 ,my time is not yet come2 but your time is always ready4 #g3g4 ,the world cannot hate you3 but me it hateth1 because ,i give testimony of it1 that the works thereof are evil1 #g3h4 ,go you up to this festival day3 but ,i go not up to this festival day1 because my time is not accomplished4 #g3i4 ,when he had said these things1 he himself stayed in ,galilee4 #g3aj4 ,but after his brethren were gone up1 then he also went up to the feast1 not openly1 but1 as it were1 in secret4 #g3aa4 ,the ,jews therefore sought him on the festival day and said3 ,where is he8 #g3ab4 ,and there was much murmuring among the multitude concerning him4 ,for some said3 ,he is a good man4 ,and others said3 ,no1 but he seduceth the people4 #g3ac4 ,yet no man spoke openly of him1 for fear of the ,jews4 #g3ad4 ,now1 about the midst of the feast1 ,jesus went up into the temple and taught4 #g3ae4 ,and the ,jews wondered1 saying3 ,how doth this man know letters1 having never learned8 #g3af4 ,jesus answered them and said3 ,my doctrine is not mine1 but his that sent me4 #g3ag4 ,if any man will do the will of him1 he shall know of the doctrine1 whether it be of ,god1 or whether ,i speak of myself4 #g3ah4 ,he that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory3 but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him1 he is true and there is no injustice in him4 #g3ai4 ,did not ,moses give you the law1 and yet none of you keepeth the law8 #g3bj4 ,why seek you to kill me8 ,the multitude answered and said3 ,thou hast a devil4 ,who seeketh to kill thee8 #g3ba4 ,jesus answered and said to them3 ,one work ,i have done3 and you all wonder4 #g3bb4 ,therefore1 ,moses gave you circumcision 7not because it is of ,moses1 but of the fathers73 and on the sabbath day you circumcise a man4 #g3bc4 ,if a man receive circumcision on the sabbath day1 that the law of ,moses may not be broken3 are you angry at me1 because ,i have healed the whole man on the sabbath day8 #g3bd4 ,judge not according to the appearance3 but judge just judgment4 #g3be4 ,some therefore of ,jerusalem said3 ,is not this he whom they seek to kill8 #g3bf4 ,and behold1 he speaketh openly3 and they say nothing to him4 ,have the rulers known for a truth that this is the ,christ8 #g3bg4 ,but we know this man1 whence he is3 but when the ,christ cometh1 no man knoweth1 whence he is4 #g3bh4 ,jesus therefore cried out in the temple1 teaching and saying3 ,you both know me1 and you know whence ,i am4 ,and ,i am not come of myself3 but he that sent me is true1 whom you know not4 #g3bi4 ,i know him1 because ,i am from him3 and he hath sent me4 #g3cj4 ,they sought therefore to apprehend him3 and no man laid hands on him1 because his hour was not yet come4 #g3ca4 ,but of the people many believed in him and said3 ,when the ,christ cometh1 shall he do more miracles than this man doth8 #g3cb4 ,the ,pharisees heard the people murmuring these things concerning him3 and the rulers and ,pharisees sent ministers to apprehend him4 #g3cc4 ,jesus therefore said to them3 ,yet a little while ,i am with you3 and then ,i go to him that sent me4 #g3cd4 ,you shall seek me and shall not find me3 and where ,i am1 thither you cannot come4 #g3ce4 ,the ,jews therefore said among themselves3 ,whither will he go1 that we shall not find him8 ,will he go unto the dispersed among the ,gentiles and teach the ,gentiles8 #g3cf4 ,what is this saying that he hath said3 ,you shall seek me and shall not find me8 ,and3 ,where ,i am1 you cannot come8 #g3cg4 ,and on the last1 and great day of the festivity1 ,jesus stood and cried1 saying3 ,if any man thirst1 let him come to me and drink4 #g3ch4 ,he that believeth in me1 as the scripture saith3 ,out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water4 #g3ci4 ,now this he said of the ,spirit which they should receive who believed in him3 for as yet the ,spirit was not given1 because ,jesus was not yet glorified4 #g3dj4 ,of that multitude therefore1 when they had heard these words of his1 some said3 ,this is the prophet indeed4 #g3da4 ,others said3 ,this is the ,christ4 ,but some said3 ,doth the ,christ come out of ,galilee8 #g3db4 ,doth not the scripture say3 ,that ,christ cometh of the seed of ,david and from ,bethlehem the town where ,david was8 #g3dc4 ,so there arose a dissension among the people because of him4 #g3dd4 ,and some of them would have apprehended him3 but no man laid hands upon him4 #g3de4 ,the ministers therefore came to the chief priests and the ,pharisees4 ,and they said to them3 ,why have you not brought him8 #g3df4 ,the ministers answered3 ,never did man speak like this man4 #g3dg4 ,the ,pharisees therefore answered them3 ,are you also seduced8 #g3dh4 ,hath any one of the rulers believed in him1 or of the ,pharisees8 #g3di4 ,but this multitude1 that knoweth not the law1 are accursed4 #g3ej4 ,nicodemus said to them 7he that came to him by night1 who was one of them73 #g3ea4 ,doth our law judge any man1 unless it first hear him and know what he doth8 #g3eb4 ,they answered and said to him3 ,art thou also a ,galilean8 ,search the scriptures1 and see that out of ,galilee a prophet riseth not4 #g3ec4 ,and every man returned to his own house4 ,john ,chapter #h ,the woman taken in adultery4 ,christ justifies his doctrine4 #h3a4 ,and ,jesus went unto mount ,olivet4 #h3b4 ,and early in the morning he came again into the temple3 and all the people came to him4 ,and sitting down he taught them4 #h3c4 ,and the scribes and ,pharisees bring unto him a woman taken in adultery3 and they set her in the midst1 #h3d4 ,and said to him3 ,master1 this woman was even now taken in adultery4 #h3e4 ,now ,moses in the law commanded us to stone such a one4 ,but what sayest thou8 #h3f4 ,and this they said tempting him1 that they might accuse him4 ,but ,jesus bowing himself down1 wrote with his finger on the ground4 #h3g4 ,when therefore they continued asking him1 he lifted up himself and said to them3 ,he that is without sin among you1 let him first cast a stone at her4 #h3h4 ,and again stooping down1 he wrote on the ground4 #h3i4 ,but they hearing this1 went out one by one1 beginning at the eldest4 ,and ,jesus alone remained1 and the woman standing in the midst4 #h3aj4 ,then ,jesus lifting up himself1 said to her3 ,woman1 where are they that accused thee8 ,hath no man condemned thee8 #h3aa4 ,who said3 ,no man1 ,lord4 ,and ,jesus said3 ,neither will ,i condemn thee4 ,go1 and now sin no more4 #h3ab4 ,again therefore1 ,jesus spoke to3 them1 saying3 ,i am the light of the world4 ,he that followeth me walketh not in darkness1 but shall have the light of life4 #h3ac4 ,the ,pharisees therefore said to him3 ,thou givest testimony of thyself4 ,thy testimony is not true4 #h3ad4 ,jesus answered and said to them3 ,although ,i give testimony of myself1 my testimony is true3 for ,i know whence ,i came and whither ,i go4 #h3ae4 ,you judge according to the flesh3 ,i judge not any man4 #h3af4 ,and if ,i do judge1 my judgment is true3 because ,i am not alone1 but ,i and the ,father that sent me4 #h3ag4 ,and in your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true4 #h3ah4 ,i am one that give testimony of myself3 and the ,father that sent me giveth testimony of me4 #h3ai4 ,they said therefore to him3 ,where is thy ,father8 ,jesus answered3 ,neither me do you know1 nor my ,father4 ,if you did know me1 perhaps you would know my ,father also4 #h3bj4 ,these words ,jesus spoke in the treasury1 teaching in the temple3 and no man laid hands on him1 because his hour was not yet come4 #h3ba4 ,again therefore ,jesus said to them3 ,i go3 and you shall seek me4 ,and you shall die in your sin4 ,whither ,i go1 you cannot come4 #h3bb4 ,the ,jews therefore said3 ,will he kill himself1 because he said3 ,whither ,i go you cannot come8 #h3bc4 ,and he said to them3 ,you are from beneath3 ,i am from above4 ,you are of this world3 ,i am not of this world4 #h3bd4 ,therefore ,i said to you that you shall die in your sins4 ,for if you believe not that ,i am he1 you shall die in your sin4 #h3be4 ,they said therefore to him3 ,who art thou8 ,jesus said to them3 ,the beginning1 who also speak unto you4 #h3bf4 ,many things ,i have to speak and to judge of you4 ,but he that sent me1 is true3 and the things ,i have heard of him1 these same ,i speak in the world4 #h3bg4 ,and they understood not that he called ,god his ,father4 #h3bh4 ,jesus therefore said to them3 ,when you shall have lifted up1 the ,son of man1 then shall you know that ,i am he and that ,i do nothing of myself4 ,but as the ,father hath taught me1 these things ,i speak4 #h3bi4 ,and he that sent me is with me3 and he hath not left me alone4 ,for ,i do always the things that please him4 #h3cj4 ,when he spoke these things1 many believed in him4 #h3ca4 ,then ,jesus said to those ,jews who believed him3 ,if you continue in my word1 you shall be my disciples indeed4 #h3cb4 ,and you shall know the truth3 and the truth shall make you free4 #h3cc4 ,they answered him3 ,we are the seed of ,abraham3 and we have never been slaves to any man4 ,how sayest thou3 ,you shall be free8 #h3cd4 ,jesus answered them3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say unto you that whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin4 #h3ce4 ,now the servant abideth not in the house for ever3 but the son abideth for ever4 #h3cf4 ,if therefore the son shall make you free1 you shall be free indeed4 #h3cg4 ,i know that you are the children of ,abraham3 but you seek to kill me1 because my word hath no place in you4 #h3ch4 ,i speak that which ,i have seen with my ,father3 and you do the things that you have seen with your father4 #h3ci4 ,they answered and said to him3 ,abraham is our father4 ,jesus saith them3 ,if you be the children of ,abraham1 do the works of ,abraham4 #h3dj4 ,but now you seek to kill me1 a man who have spoken the truth to you1 which ,i have heard of ,god4 ,this ,abraham did not4 #h3da4 ,you do the works of your father4 ,they said therefore to him3 ,we are not born of fornication3 we have one ,father1 even ,god4 #h3db4 ,jesus therefore said to them3 ,if ,god were your ,father1 you would indeed love me4 ,for from ,god ,i proceeded and came4 ,for ,i came not of myself3 but he sent me4 #h3dc4 ,why do you not know my speech8 ,because you cannot hear my word4 #h3dd4 ,you are of your father the devil3 and the desires of your father you will do4 ,he was a murderer from the beginning3 and he stood not in the truth1 because truth is not in him4 ,when he speaketh a lie1 he speaketh of his own3 for he is a liar1 and the father thereof4 #h3de4 ,but if ,i say the truth1 you believe me not4 #h3df4 ,which of you shall convince me of sin8 ,if ,i say the truth to you1 why do you not believe me3 #h3dg4 ,he that is of ,god heareth the words of ,god4 ,therefore you hear them not1 because you are not of ,god4 #h3dh4 ,the ,jews therefore answered and said to him3 ,do not we say well that thou art a ,samaritan and hast a devil8 #h3di4 ,jesus answered3 ,i have not a devil3 but ,i honour my ,father4 ,and you have dishonoured me4 #h3ej4 ,but ,i seek not my own glory3 there is one that seeketh and judgeth4 #h3ea4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you3 ,if any man keep my word1 he shall not see death for ever4 #h3eb4 ,the ,jews therefore said3 ,now we know that thou hast a devil4 ,abraham is dead1 and the prophets3 and thou sayest3 ,if any man keep my word1 he shall not taste death for ever4 #h3ec4 ,art thou greater than our father ,abraham who is dead8 ,and the prophets are dead4 ,whom dost thou make thyself8 #h3ed4 ,jesus answered3 ,if ,i glorify myself1 my glory is nothing4 ,it is my ,father that glorifieth me1 of whom you say that he is your ,god4 #h3ee4 ,and you have not known him3 but ,i know him4 ,and if ,i shall say that ,i know him not1 ,i shall be like to you1 a liar4 ,but ,i do know him and do keep his word4 #h3ef4 ,abraham your father rejoiced that he might see my day3 he saw it and was glad4 #h3eg4 ,the ,jews therefore said to him3 ,thou art not yet fifty years old4 ,and hast thou seen ,abraham8 #h3eh4 ,jesus said to them3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 before ,abraham was made1 ,i ,,am4 #h3ei4 ,they took up stones therefore to cast at him4 ,but ,jesus hid himself and went out of the temple4 ,john ,chapter #i ,he gives sight to the man born blind4 #i3a4 ,and ,jesus passing by1 saw a man who was blind from his birth4 #i3b4 ,and his disciples asked him3 ,rabbi1 who hath sinned1 this man or his parents1 that he should be born blind8 #i3c4 ,jesus answered3 ,neither hath this man sinned1 nor his parents2 but that the works of ,god should be made manifest in him4 #i3d4 ,i must work the works of him that sent me1 whilst it is day3 the night cometh1 when no man can work4 #i3e4 ,as long as ,i am in the world1 ,i am the light of the world4 #i3f4 ,when he had said these things1 he spat on the ground and made clay of the spittle and spread the clay upon his eyes1 #i3g4 ,and said to him3 ,go1 wash in the pool of ,siloe1 which is interpreted1 ,sent4 ,he went therefore and washed3 and he came seeing4 #i3h4 ,the neighbours1 therefore1 and they who had seen him before that he was a beggar1 said3 ,is not this he that sat and begged8 ,some said3 ,this is he4 #i3i4 ,but others said3 ,no1 but he is like him4 ,but he said3 ,i am he4 #i3aj4 ,they said therefore to him3 ,how were thy eyes opened8 #i3aa4 ,he answered3 ,that man that is called ,jesus made clay and anointed my eyes and said to me3 ,go to the pool of ,siloe and wash4 ,and ,i went3 ,i washed3 and ,i see4 #i3ab4 ,and they said to him3 ,where is he8 ,he saith3 ,i know not4 #i3ac4 ,they bring him that had been blind to the ,pharisees4 #i3ad4 ,now it was the sabbath1 when ,jesus made the clay and opened his eyes4 #i3ae4 ,again therefore the ,pharisees asked him how he had received his sight4 ,but he said to them3 ,he put clay upon my eyes3 and ,i washed3 and ,i see4 #i3af4 ,some therefore of the ,pharisees said3 ,this man is not of ,god1 who keepeth not the sabbath4 ,but others said3 ,how can a man that is a sinner do such miracles8 ,and there was a division among them4 #i3ag4 ,they say therefore to the blind man again3 ,what sayest thou of him that hath opened thy eyes8 ,and he said3 ,he is a prophet4 #i3ah4 ,the ,jews then did not believe concerning him1 that he had been blind and had received his sight1 until they called the parents of him that had received his sight1 #i3ai4 ,and asked them1 saying3 ,is this your son1 who you say was born blind8 ,how then doth he now see8 #i3bj4 ,his parents answered them and said3 ,we know that this is our son and that he was born blind3 #i3ba4 ,but how he now seeth1 we know not3 or who hath opened his eyes1 we know not4 ,ask himself3 he is of age3 ,let him speak for himself4 #i3bb4 ,these things his parents said1 because they feared the ,jews3 for the ,jews had already agreed among themselves that if any man should confess him to be ,christ1 he should be put out of the synagogue4 #i3bc4 ,therefore did his parents say3 ,he is of age4 ,ask himself4 #i3bd4 ,they therefore called the man again that had been blind and said to him3 ,give glory to ,god4 ,we know that this man is a sinner4 #i3be4 ,he said therefore to them3 ,if he be a sinner1 ,i know not4 ,one thing ,i know1 that whereas ,i was blind4 now ,i see4 #i3bf4 ,they said then to him3 ,what did he to thee8 ,how did he open thy eyes8 #i3bg4 ,he answered them3 ,i have told you already1 and you have heard4 ,why would you hear it again8 ,will you also become his disciples8 #i3bh4 ,they reviled him therefore and said3 ,be thou his disciple2 but we are the disciples of ,moses4 #i3bi4 ,we know that ,god spoke to ,moses3 but as to this man1 we know not from whence he is4 #i3cj4 ,the man answered and said to them3 why1 herein is a wonderful thing1 that you know not from whence he is1 and he hath opened my eyes4 #i3ca4 ,now we know that ,god doth not hear sinners3 but if a man be a server of ,god and doth his1 will1 him he heareth4 #i3cb4 ,from the beginning of the world it hath not been heard1 that any man hath opened the eyes of one born blind4 #i3cc4 ,unless this man were of ,god1 he could not do anything4 #i3cd4 ,they answered and said to him3 ,thou wast wholly born in sins2 and dost thou teach us8 ,and they cast him out4 #i3ce4 ,jesus heard that they had cast him out4 ,and when he had found him1 he said to him3 ,dost thou believe in the ,son of ,god8 #i3cf4 ,he answered1 and said3 ,who is he1 ,lord1 that ,i may believe in him8 #i3cg4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,thou hast both seen him2 and it is he that talketh with thee4 #i3ch4 ,and he said3 ,i believe1 ,lord4 ,and falling down1 he adored him4 #i3ci4 ,and ,jesus said3 ,for judgment ,i am come into this world3 that they who see not may see2 and they who see may become blind4 ,i am come1 etc4 4 4,not that ,christ came for that end1 that any one should be made blind3 but that the ,jews1 by the abuse of his coming1 and by their not receiving him1 brought upon themselves this judgment of blindness4 #i3dj4 ,and some of the ,pharisees1 who were with him1 heard3 and they said unto him3 ,are we also blind8 #i3da4 ,jesus said to them3 ,if you were blind1 you should not have sin3 but now you say3 ,we see4 ,your sin remaineth4 ,if you were blind1 etc4 4 4,if you were invincibly ignorant1 and had neither read the scriptures1 nor seen my miracles1 you would not be guilty of the sin of infidelity3 but now1 as you boast of your knowledge of the scriptures1 you are inexcusable4 ,john ,chapter #aj ,christ is the door and the good shepherd4 ,he and his ,father are one4 #aj3a4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you3 ,he that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up another way1 the same is a thief and a robber4 #aj3b4 ,but he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep4 #aj3c4 ,to him the porter openeth3 and the sheep hear his voice4 ,and he calleth his own sheep by name and leadeth them out4 #aj3d4 ,and when he hath let out his own sheep1 he goeth before them3 and the sheep follow him1 because they know his voice4 #aj3e4 ,but a stranger they follow not1 but fly from him1 because they know not the voice of strangers4 #aj3f4 ,this proverb ,jesus spoke to them4 ,but they understood not what he spoke4 #aj3g4 ,jesus therefore said to them again3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 ,i am the door of the sheep4 #aj3h4 ,all others1 as many as have come1 are thieves and robbers3 and the sheep heard them not4 #aj3i4 ,i am the door4 ,by me1 if any man enter in1 he shall be saved3 and he shall go in and go out1 and shall find pastures4 #aj3aj4 ,the thief cometh not1 but for to steal and to kill and to destroy4 ,i am come that they may have life and may have it more abundantly4 #aj3aa4 ,i am the good shepherd4 ,the good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep4 #aj3ab4 ,but the hireling and he that is not the shepherd1 whose own the sheep are not1 seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and flieth3 and the wolf casteth and scattereth the sheep1 #aj3ac4 ,and the hireling flieth1 because he is a hireling3 and he hath no care for the sheep4 #aj3ad4 ,i am the good shepherd3 and ,i know mine1 and mine know me4 #aj3ae4 ,as the ,father knoweth me1 and ,i know the ,father3 and ,i lay down my life for my sheep4 #aj3af4 ,and other sheep ,i have that are not of this fold3 them also ,i must bring4 ,and they shall hear my voice3 ,and there shall be one fold and one shepherd4 #aj3ag4 ,therefore doth the ,father love me3 because ,i lay down my life1 that ,i may take it again4 #aj3ah4 ,no man taketh it away from me3 but ,i lay it down of myself4 ,and ,i have power to lay it down3 and ,i have power to take it up again4 ,this commandment have ,i received of my ,father4 #aj3ai4 ,a dissension rose again among the ,jews for these words4 #aj3bj4 ,and many of them said3 ,he hath a devil and is mad4 ,why hear you him8 #aj3ba4 ,others said3 ,these are not the words of one that hath a devil4 ,can a devil open the eyes of the blind8 #aj3bb4 ,and it was the feast of the dedication at ,jerusalem3 and it was winter4 #aj3bc4 ,and ,jesus walked in the temple1 in ,solomon's porch4 #aj3bd4 ,the ,jews therefore came round about him and said to him3 ,how long dost thou hold our souls in suspense8 ,if thou be the ,christ1 tell us plainly4 #aj3be4 ,jesus answered them3 ,i speak to you1 and you believe not3 the works that ,i do in the name of my ,father1 they give testimony of me4 #aj3bf4 ,but you do not believe1 because you are not of my sheep4 #aj3bg4 ,my sheep hear my voice4 ,and ,i know them3 and they follow me4 #aj3bh4 ,and ,i give them life everlasting3 and they shall not perish for ever4 ,and no man shall pluck them out of my hand4 #aj3bi4 ,that which my ,father hath given me is greater than all3 and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my ,father4 #aj3cj4 ,i and the ,father are one4 ,i and the ,father are one4 4 4,that is1 one divine nature1 but two distinct persons4 #aj3ca4 ,the ,jews then took up stones to stone him4 #aj3cb4 ,jesus answered them3 ,many good works ,i have shewed you from my ,father4 ,for which of those works do you stone me8 #aj3cc4 ,the ,jews answered him3 ,for a good work we stone thee not1 but for blasphemy3 and because that thou4 being a1 man1 makest thyself ,god4 #aj3cd4 ,jesus answered them3 ,is it not written in your law3 ,i said1 you are gods8 #aj3ce4 ,if he called them gods to whom the word of ,god was spoken2 and the scripture cannot be broken3 #aj3cf4 ,do you say of him whom the ,father hath sanctified and sent into the world3 ,thou blasphemest2 because ,i said3 ,i am the ,son of ,god8 #aj3cg4 ,if ,i do not the works of my ,father1 believe me not4 #aj3ch4 ,but if ,i do1 though you will not believe me1 believe the works3 that you may know and believe that the ,father is in me and ,i in the ,father4 #aj3ci4 ,they sought therefore to take him3 and he escaped out of their hands4 #aj3dj4 ,and he went again beyond the ,jordan1 into that place where ,john was baptizing first4 ,and there he abode4 #aj3da4 ,and many resorted to him3 and they said3 ,john indeed did no sign4 #aj3db4 ,but all things whatsoever ,john said of this man were true4 ,and many believed n him4 ,john ,chapter #aa ,christ raises ,lazarus to life4 ,the rulers resolve to put him to death4 #aa3a4 ,now there was a certain man sick1 named ,lazarus1 of ,bethania1 of the town of ,mary and of ,martha her sister4 #aa3b4 7,and ,mary was she that anointed the ,lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair3 whose brother ,lazarus was sick47 #aa3c4 ,his sisters therefore sent to him1 saying3 ,lord1 behold1 he whom thou lovest is sick4 #aa3d4 ,and ,jesus hearing it1 said to them3 ,this sickness is not unto death1 but for the glory of ,god3 that the ,son of ,god may be glorified by it4 #aa3e4 ,now ,jesus loved ,martha and her sister ,mary and ,lazarus4 #aa3f4 ,when he had heard therefore that he was sick1 he still remained in the same place two days4 #aa3g4 ,then after that1 he said to his disciples3 ,let us go into ,judea again4 #aa3h4 ,the disciples say to him3 ,rabbi1 the ,jews but now sought to stone thee4 ,and goest thou thither again8 #aa3i4 ,jesus answered3 ,are there not twelve hours of the day8 ,if a man walk in the day he stumbleth not1 because he seeth the light of this world3 #aa3aj4 ,but if he walk in the night1 he stumbleth1 because the light is not in him4 #aa3aa4 ,these things he said2 and after that he said to them3 ,lazarus our friend sleepeth3 but ,i go that ,i may awake him out of sleep4 #aa3ab4 ,his disciples therefore said3 ,lord1 if he sleep1 he shall do well4 #aa3ac4 ,but ,jesus spoke of his death3 and they thought that he spoke of the repose of sleep4 #aa3ad4 ,then therefore ,jesus said to them plainly3 ,lazarus is dead4 #aa3ae4 ,and ,i am glad1 for your sakes2 that ,i was not there1 that you may believe4 ,but1 let us go to him4 #aa3af4 ,thomas therefore1 who is called ,didymus1 said to his fellow disciples3 ,let us also go1 that we may die with him4 #aa3ag4 ,jesus therefore came3 and found that he had been four days already in the grave4 #aa3ah4 7,now ,bethania was near ,jerusalem1 about fifteen furlongs off47 #aa3ai4 ,and many of the ,jews were come to ,martha and ,mary1 to comfort them concerning their brother4 #aa3bj4 ,martha therefore1 as soon as she heard that ,jesus was come1 went to meet him3 but ,mary sat at home4 #aa3ba4 ,martha therefore said to ,jesus3 ,lord1 if thou hadst been here1 my brother had not died4 #aa3bb4 ,but now also ,i know that whatsoever thou wilt ask of ,god1 ,god will give it thee4 #aa3bc4 ,jesus saith to her3 ,thy brother shall rise again4 #aa3bd4 ,martha saith to him3 ,i know that he shall rise again1 in the resurrection at the last day4 #aa3be4 ,jesus said to her3 ,i am the resurrection and the life3 he that believeth in me1 although he be dead1 shall live3 #aa3bf4 ,and every one that liveth and believeth in me shall not die for ever4 ,believest thou this8 #aa3bg4 ,she saith to him3 ,yea1 ,lord1 ,i have believed that thou art ,christ1 the ,son of the living ,god1 who art come into this world4 #aa3bh4 ,and when she had said these things1 she went and called her sister ,mary secretly1 saying3 ,the master is come and calleth for thee4 #aa3bi4 ,she1 as soon as she heard this1 riseth quickly and cometh to him4 #aa3cj4 ,for ,jesus was not yet come into the town3 but he was still in that place where ,martha had met him4 #aa3ca4 ,the ,jews therefore1 who were with her in the house and comforted her1 when they saw ,mary1 that she rose up speedily and went out1 followed her1 saying3 ,she goeth to the grave to weep there4 #aa3cb4 ,when ,mary therefore was come where ,jesus was1 seeing him1 she fell down at his feet and saith to him4 ,lord1 if thou hadst been here1 my brother had not died4 #aa3cc4 ,jesus1 therefore1 when he saw her weeping1 and the ,jews that were come with her weeping1 groaned in the spirit and troubled himself1 #aa3cd4 ,and said3 ,where have you laid him8 ,they say to him3 ,lord1 come and see4 #aa3ce4 ,and ,jesus wept4 #aa3cf4 ,the ,jews therefore said3 ,behold how he loved him4 #aa3cg4 ,but some of them said3 ,could not he that opened the eyes of the man born blind have caused that this man should not die8 #aa3ch4 ,jesus therefore again groaning in himself1 cometh to the sepulchre4 ,now it was a cave2 and a stone was laid over it4 #aa3ci4 ,jesus saith3 ,take away the stone4 ,martha1 the sister of him that was dead1 saith to him3 ,lord1 by this time he stinketh1 for he is now of four days4 #aa3dj4 ,jesus saith to her3 ,did not ,i say to thee that if thou believe1 thou shalt see the glory of ,god8 #aa3da4 ,they took therefore the stone away4 ,and ,jesus lifting up his eyes1 said3 ,father1 ,i give thee thanks that thou hast heard me4 #aa3db4 ,and ,i knew that thou hearest me always3 but because of the people who stand about have ,i said it1 that they may believe that thou hast sent me4 #aa3dc4 ,when he had said these things1 he cried with a loud voice3 ,lazarus1 come forth4 #aa3dd4 ,and presently he that had been dead came forth1 bound feet and hands with winding bands4 ,and his face was bound about with a napkin4 ,jesus said to them3 ,loose him and let him go4 #aa3de4 ,many therefore of the ,jews1 who were come to ,mary and ,martha and had seen the things that ,jesus did1 believed in him4 #aa3df4 ,but some of them went to the ,pharisees and told them the things that ,jesus had done4 #aa3dg4 ,the chief priests1 therefore1 and the ,pharisees gathered a council and said3 ,what do we1 for this man doth many miracles8 #aa3dh4 ,if we let him alone so1 all will believe in him2 and the ,romans will come1 and take away our place and nation4 #aa3di4 ,but one of them1 named ,caiphas1 being the high priest that year1 said to them3 ,you know nothing4 #aa3ej4 ,neither do you consider that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people and that the whole nation perish not4 #aa3ea4 ,and this he spoke not of himself3 but being the high priest of that year1 he prophesied that ,jesus should die for the nation4 #aa3eb4 ,and not only for the nation1 but to gather together in one the children of ,god that were dispersed4 #aa3ec4 ,from that day therefore they devised to put him to death4 #aa3ed4 ,wherefore ,jesus walked no more openly among the ,jews3 but he went into a country near the desert1 unto a city that is called ,ephrem4 ,and there he abode with his disciples4 #aa3ee4 ,and the pasch of the ,jews was at hand3 and many from the country went up to ,jerusalem1 before the pasch1 to purify themselves4 #aa3ef4 ,they sought therefore for ,jesus2 and they discoursed one with another1 standing in the temple3 ,what think you that he is not come to the festival day8 ,and the chief priests and ,pharisees had given a commandment that1 if any man knew where he was1 he should tell1 that they might apprehend him4 ,john ,chapter #ab ,the anointing of ,christ's feet4 ,his riding into ,jerusalem upon an ass4 ,a voice from heaven4 #ab3a4 ,jesus therefore1 six days before the pasch1 came to ,bethania1 where ,lazarus had been dead1 whom ,jesus raised to life4 #ab3b4 ,and they made him a supper there3 and ,martha served4 ,but ,lazarus was one of them that were at table with him4 #ab3c4 ,mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard1 of great price1 and anointed the feet of ,jesus and wiped his feet with her hair4 ,and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment4 #ab3d4 ,then one of his disciples1 ,judas ,iscariot1 he that was about to betray him1 said3 #ab3e4 ,why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence and given to the poor8 #ab3f4 ,now he said this not because he cared for the poor2 but because he was a thief and1 having the purse1 carried the things that were put therein4 #ab3g4 ,jesus therefore said3 ,let her alone1 that she may keep it against the day of my burial4 #ab3h4 ,for the poor you have always with you3 but me you have not always4 ,see the annotation of ,st4 ,matt4 #bf4 #aa4 #ab3i4 ,a great multitude therefore of the ,jews knew that he was there2 and they came1 not for ,jesus' sake only1 but that they might see ,lazarus1 whom he had raised from the dead4 #ab3aj4 ,but the chief priests thought to kill ,lazarus also3 #ab3aa4 ,because many of the ,jews1 by reason of him1 went away and believed in ,jesus4 #ab3ab4 ,and on the next day1 a great multitude that was come to the festival day1 when they had heard that ,jesus was coming to ,jerusalem1 #ab3ac4 ,took branches of palm trees and went forth to meet him and cried ,hosanna4 ,blessed is he that cometh in the name of the ,lord1 the king of ,israel4 #ab3ad4 ,and ,jesus found a young ass and sat upon it1 as it is written3 #ab3ae4 ,fear not1 daughter of ,sion3 behold thy king cometh1 sitting on an ass's colt4 #ab3af4 ,these things his disciples did not know at the first3 but when ,jesus was glorified1 then they remembered that these things were written of him and that they had done these things to him4 #ab3ag4 ,the multitude therefore gave testimony1 which was with him1 when he called ,lazarus out of the grave and raised him from the dead4 #ab3ah4 ,for which reason also the people came to meet him1 because they heard that he had done this miracle4 #ab3ai4 ,the ,pharisees therefore said among themselves3 ,do you see that we prevail nothing8 ,behold1 the whole world is gone after him4 #ab3bj4 ,now there were certain ,gentiles among them1 who came up to adore on the festival day4 #ab3ba4 ,these therefore came to ,philip1 who was of ,bethsaida of ,galilee1 and desired him1 saying3 ,sir1 we would see ,jesus4 #ab3bb4 ,philip cometh and telleth ,andrew4 ,again ,andrew and ,philip told ,jesus4 #ab3bc4 ,but ,jesus answered them1 saying3 ,the hour is come that the ,son of man should be glorified4 #ab3bd4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 unless the grain of wheat falling into the ground die1 #ab3be4 ,itself remaineth alone4 ,but if it die it bringeth forth much fruit4 ,he that loveth his life shall lose it and he that hateth his life in this world keepeth it unto life eternal4 #ab3bf4 ,if any man minister to me1 let him follow me3 and where ,i am1 there also shall my minister be4 ,if any man minister to me1 him will my ,father honour4 #ab3bg4 ,now is my soul troubled4 ,and what shall ,i say8 ,father1 save me from this hour4 ,but for this cause ,i came unto this hour4 #ab3bh4 ,father1 glorify thy name4 ,a voice therefore came from heaven3 ,i have both glorified it and will glorify it again4 #ab3bi4 ,the multitude therefore that stood and heard said that it thundered4 ,others said3 ,an angel spoke to him4 #ab3cj4 ,jesus answered and said3 ,this voice came not because of me1 but for your sakes4 #ab3ca4 ,now is the judgment of the world3 now shall the prince of this world be cast out4 #ab3cb4 ,and ,i1 if ,i be lifted up from the earth1 will draw all things to myself4 #ab3cc4 7,now this he said1 signifying what death he should die47 #ab3cd4 ,the multitude answered him3 ,we have heard out of the law that ,christ abideth for ever4 ,and how sayest thou3 ,the ,son of man must be lifted up8 ,who is this ,son of man8 #ab3ce4 ,jesus therefore said to them3 ,yet a little while1 the light is among you4 ,walk whilst you have the light1 and the darkness overtake you not4 ,and he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither be goeth4 #ab3cf4 ,whilst you have the light1 believe in the light1 that you may be the children of light4 ,these things ,jesus spoke3 and he went away and hid himself from them4 #ab3cg4 ,and whereas he had done so many miracles before them1 they believed not in him3 #ab3ch4 ,that the saying of ,isaias the prophet might be fulfilled1 which he said3 ,lord1 who hath believed our hearing8 ,and to whom hath the arm of the ,lord been revealed8 #ab3ci4 ,therefore they could not believe1 because ,isaias said again3 ,they could not believe4 4 4,because they would not1 saith ,st4 ,augustine1 ,tract4 #cc1 in ,joan4 ,see the annotation1 ,st4 ,mark #d4 #ab4 #ab3dj4 ,he hath blinded their eyes and hardened their heart1 that they should not see with their eyes1 nor understand with their heart and be converted3 and ,i should heal them4 #ab3da4 ,these things said ,isaias1 when he saw his glory1 and spoke of him4 #ab3db4 ,however1 many of the chief men also believed in him3 but because of the ,pharisees they did not confess him1 that they might not be cast out of the synagogue4 #ab3dc4 ,for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of ,god4 #ab3dd4 ,but ,jesus cried and said3 ,he that believeth in me doth not believe in me1 but in him that sent me4 #ab3de4 ,and he that seeth me1 seeth him that sent me4 #ab3df4 ,i am come1 a light into the world1 that whosoever believeth in me may not remain in darkness4 #ab3dg4 ,and if any man hear my words and keep them not1 ,i do not judge him for ,i came not to judge the world1 but to save the world4 #ab3dh4 ,he that despiseth me and receiveth not my words hath one that judgeth him4 ,the word that ,i have spoken1 the same shall judge him in the last day4 #ab3di4 ,for ,i have not spoken of myself3 but the ,father who sent me1 he gave me commandment what ,i should say and what ,i should speak4 #ab3ej4 ,and ,i know that his commandment is life everlasting4 ,the things therefore that ,i speak1 even as the ,father said unto me1 so do ,i speak4 ,john ,chapter #ac ,christ washes his disciples' feet4 ,the treason of ,judas4 ,the new commandment of love4 #ac3a4 ,before the festival day of the pasch1 ,jesus knowing that his hour was come1 that he should pass out of this world to the ,father3 having loved his own who were in the world1 he loved them unto the end4 ,before the festival day of the pasch4 4 4,this was the fourth and last pasch of the ministry of ,christ1 and according to the common computation1 was in the thirty-third year of our ,lord3 and in the year of the world #djcf4 ,some chronologers are of opinion that our ,saviour suffered in the thirty-seventh year of his age3 but these different opinions on this subject are of no consequence4 #ac3b4 ,and when supper was done 7the devil having now put into the heart of ,judas ,iscariot1 the son of ,simon1 to betray him71 #ac3c4 ,knowing that the ,father had given him all things into his hands and that he came from ,god and goeth to ,god1 #ac3d4 ,he riseth from supper and layeth aside his garments and1 having taken a towel1 girded himself4 #ac3e4 ,after that1 he putteth water into a basin and began to wash the feet of the disciples and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded4 #ac3f4 ,he cometh therefore to ,simon ,peter4 ,and ,peter saith to him3 ,lord1 dost thou wash my feet8 #ac3g4 ,jesus answered and said to him3 ,what ,i do1 thou knowest not now2 but thou shalt know hereafter4 #ac3h4 ,peter saith to him3 ,thou shalt never wash my feet1 ,jesus answered him3 ,if ,i wash thee not1 thou shalt have no part with me4 #ac3i4 ,simon ,peter saith to him3 ,lord1 not only my feet1 but also my hands and my head4 #ac3aj4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,he that is washed needeth not but to wash his feet1 but is clean wholly4 ,and you are clean1 but not all4 #ac3aa4 ,for he knew who he was that would betray him2 therefore he said3 ,you are not all clean4 #ac3ab4 ,then after he had washed their feet and taken his garments1 being set down again1 he said to them3 ,know you what ,i have done to you8 #ac3ac4 ,you call me ,master and ,lord4 ,and you say well3 for so ,i am4 #ac3ad4 ,if then ,i being your ,lord and ,master1 have washed your feet2 you also ought to wash one another's feet4 #ac3ae4 ,for ,i have given you an example1 that as ,i have done to you1 so you do also4 #ac3af4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you3 ,the servant is not greater than his lord3 neither is the apostle greater than he that sent him4 #ac3ag4 ,if you know these things1 you shall be blessed if you do them4 #ac3ah4 ,i speak not of you all3 ,i know whom ,i have chosen4 ,but that the scripture may be fulfilled3 ,he that eateth bread with me shall lift up his heel against me1 #ac3ai4 ,at present ,i tell you1 before it come to pass3 that when it shall come to pass1 you may believe that ,i am he4 #ac3bj4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 he that receiveth whomsoever ,i send receiveth me3 and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me4 #ac3ba4 ,when ,jesus had said these things1 he was troubled in spirit2 and he testified1 and said3 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 one of you shall betray me4 #ac3bb4 ,the disciples therefore looked one upon another1 doubting of whom he spoke4 #ac3bc4 ,now there was leaning on ,jesus' bosom one of his disciples1 whom ,jesus loved4 #ac3bd4 ,simon ,peter therefore beckoned to him and said to him3 ,who is it of whom he speaketh8 #ac3be4 ,he therefore1 leaning on the breast of ,jesus1 saith to him3 ,lord1 who is it8 #ac3bf4 ,jesus answered3 ,he it is to whom ,i shall reach bread dipped4 ,and when he had dipped the bread1 he gave it to ,judas ,iscariot1 the son of ,simon4 #ac3bg4 ,and after the morsel1 ,satan entered into him4 ,and ,jesus said to him3 ,that which thou dost1 do quickly4 ,that which thou dost1 do quickly4 4 4,it is not a license1 much less a command1 to go about his treason3 but a signification to him that ,christ would not hinder or resist what he was about1 do it as soon as he pleased3 but was both ready and desirous to suffer for our redemption4 #ac3bh4 ,now no man at the table knew to what purpose he said this unto him4 #ac3bi4 ,for some thought1 because ,judas had the purse1 that ,jesus had said to him3 ,buy those things which we have need of for the festival day3 or that he should give something to the poor4 #ac3cj4 ,he therefore1 having received the morsel1 went out immediately4 ,and it was night4 #ac3ca4 ,when he therefore was gone out1 ,jesus said3 ,now is the ,son of man glorified2 and ,god is glorified in him4 #ac3cb4 ,if ,god be glorified in him1 ,god also will glorify him in himself3 and immediately will he glorify him4 #ac3cc4 ,little children1 yet a little while ,i am with you4 ,you shall seek me4 ,and as ,i said to the ,jews3 ,whither ,i go you cannot come2 so ,i say to you now4 #ac3cd4 ,a new commandment ,i give unto you3 ,that you love one another1 as ,i have loved you1 that you also love one another4 #ac3ce4 ,by this shall all men know that you are my disciples1 if you have love one for another4 #ac3cf4 ,simon ,peter saith to him3 ,lord1 whither goest thou8 ,jesus answered3 ,whither ,i go1 thou canst not follow me now3 but thou shalt follow hereafter4 #ac3cg4 ,peter saith to him3 ,why cannot ,i follow thee now8 ,i will lay down my life for thee4 #ac3ch4 ,jesus answered him3 ,wilt thou lay down thy life for me8 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to thee1 the cock shall not crow1 till thou deny me thrice4 ,john ,chapter #ad ,christ's discourse after his last supper4 #ad3a4 ,let not your heart be troubled4 ,you believe in ,god3 believe also in me4 #ad3b4 ,in my ,father's house there are many mansions4 ,if not1 ,i would have told you3 because ,i go to prepare a place for you4 #ad3c4 ,and if ,i shall go and prepare a place for you1 ,i will come again and will take you to myself3 that where ,i am1 you also may be4 #ad3d4 ,and whither ,i go you know3 and the way you know4 #ad3e4 ,thomas saith to him3 ,lord1 we know not whither thou goest4 ,and how can we know the way8 #ad3f4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,i am the way1 and the truth1 and the life4 ,no man cometh to the ,father1 but by me4 #ad3g4 ,if you had known me1 you would without doubt have known my ,father also3 and from henceforth you shall know him4 ,and you have seen him4 #ad3h4 ,philip saith to him3 ,lord1 shew us the ,father2 and it is enough for us4 #ad3i4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,have ,i been so long a time with you and have you not known me8 ,philip1 he that seeth me seeth the ,father also4 ,how sayest thou3 ,shew us the ,father8 #ad3aj4 ,do you not believe that ,i am in the ,father and the ,father in me8 ,the words that ,i speak to you1 ,i speak not of myself4 ,but the ,father who abideth in me1 he doth the works4 #ad3aa4 ,believe you not that ,i am in the ,father and the ,father in me8 #ad3ab4 ,otherwise believe for the very works' sake4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 he that believeth in me1 the works that ,i do1 he also shall do3 and greater than these shall he do4 #ad3ac4 ,because ,i go to the ,father3 and whatsoever you shall ask the ,father in my name1 that will ,i do3 that the ,father may be glorified in the ,son4 #ad3ad4 ,if you shall ask me any thing in my name1 that ,i will do4 #ad3ae4 ,if you love me1 keep my commandments4 #ad3af4 ,and ,i will ask the ,father3 and he shall give you another ,paraclete1 that he may abide with you for ever3 ,paraclete4 4 4,that is1 a comforter3 or also an advocate2 inasmuch as by inspiring prayer1 he prays1 as it were1 in us1 and pleads for us4 ,for ever4 4 4,hence it is evident that this ,spirit of ,truth was not only promised to the persons of the apostles1 but also to their successors through all generations4 #ad3ag4 ,the spirit of truth1 whom the world cannot receive1 because it seeth him not1 nor knoweth him4 ,but you shall know him2 because he shall abide with you and shall be in you4 #ad3ah4 ,i will not leave you orphans3 ,i will come to you4 #ad3ai4 ,yet a little while and the world seeth me no more4 ,but you see me3 because ,i live1 and you shall live4 #ad3bj4 ,in that day you shall know that ,i am in my ,father3 and you in me1 and ,i in you4 #ad3ba4 ,he that hath my commandments and keepeth them2 he it is that loveth me4 ,and he that loveth me shall be loved of my ,father3 and ,i will love him and will manifest myself to him4 #ad3bb4 ,judas saith to him1 not the ,iscariot3 ,lord1 how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us1 and not to the world8 #ad3bc4 ,jesus answered and said to him3 ,if any one love me1 he will keep my word4 ,and my ,father will love him and we will come to him and will make our abode with him4 #ad3bd4 ,he that loveth me not keepeth not my words4 ,and the word which you have heard is not mine2 but the ,father's who sent me4 #ad3be4 ,these things have ,i spoken to you1 abiding with you4 #ad3bf4 ,but the ,paraclete1 the ,holy ,ghost1 whom the ,father will send in my name1 he will teach you all things and bring all things to your mind1 whatsoever ,i shall have said to you4 ,teach you all things4 4 4,here the ,holy ,ghost is promised to the apostles and their successors1 particularly1 in order to teach them all truth1 and to preserve them from error4 #ad3bg4 ,peace ,i leave with you3 my peace ,i give unto you3 not as the world giveth1 do ,i give unto you4 ,let not your heart be troubled3 nor let it be afraid4 #ad3bh4 ,you have heard that ,i said to you3 ,i go away1 and ,i come unto you4 ,if you loved me you would indeed be glad1 because ,i go to the ,father3 for the ,father is greater than ,i4 ,for the ,father is greater than ,i4 4 4,it is evident1 that ,christ our ,lord speaks here of himself as he is made man3 for as ,god he is equal to the ,father4 7,see ,phil4 #b47 ,any difficulty of understanding the meaning of these words will vanish1 when the relative circumstances of the text here are considered3 for ,christ being at this time shortly to suffer death1 signified to his apostles his human nature by these very words3 for as ,god he could not die4 ,and therefore as he was both ,god and man1 it must follow that according to his humanity he was to die1 which the apostles were soon to see and believe1 as he expresses1 ver4 #bi4 ,and now ,i have told you before it come to pass3 that when it shall come to pass1 you may believe4 #ad3bi4 ,and now ,i have told you before it come to pass3 that when it shall come to pass1 you may believe4 #ad3cj4 ,i will not now speak many things with you4 ,for the prince of this world3 cometh3 and in me he hath not any thing4 #ad3ca4 ,but that the world may know that ,i love the ,father3 and as the ,father hath given me commandments1 so do ,i4 ,arise1 let us go hence4 ,john ,chapter #ae ,a continuation of ,christ's discourse to his disciples4 #ae3a4 ,i am the true vine3 and my ,father is the husbandman4 #ae3b4 ,every branch in me that beareth not fruit1 he will take away3 and every one that beareth fruit1 he will purge it1 that it may bring forth more fruit4 #ae3c4 ,now you are clean1 by reason of the word which ,i have spoken to you4 #ae3d4 ,abide in me3 and ,i in you4 ,as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself1 unless it abide in the vine1 so neither can you1 unless you abide in me4 #ae3e4 ,i am the vine3 you the branches4 ,he that abideth in me1 and ,i in him1 the same beareth much fruit3 for without me you can do nothing4 #ae3f4 ,if any one abide not in me1 he shall be cast forth as a branch and shall wither3 and they shall gather him up and cast him into the fire3 and he burneth4 #ae3g4 ,if you abide in me and my words abide in you1 you shall ask whatever you will3 and it shall be done unto you4 #ae3h4 ,in this is my ,father glorified3 that you bring forth very much fruit and become my disciples4 #ae3i4 ,as the ,father hath loved me1 ,i also have loved you4 ,abide in my love4 #ae3aj4 ,if you keep my commandments1 you shall abide in my love3 as ,i also have kept my ,father's commandments and do abide in his love4 #ae3aa4 ,these things ,i have spoken to you1 that my joy may be in you1 and your joy may be filled4 #ae3ab4 ,this is my commandment1 that you love one another1 as ,i have loved you4 #ae3ac4 ,greater love than this no man hath1 that a man lay down his life for his friends4 #ae3ad4 ,you are my friends1 if you do the things that ,i command you4 #ae3ae4 ,i will not now call you servants3 for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth4 ,but ,i have called you friends4 because all things1 whatsoever ,i have heard of my ,father1 ,i have made known to you4 #ae3af4 ,you have not chosen me3 but ,i have chosen you2 and have appointed you1 that you should go and should bring forth fruit2 and your fruit should remain3 that whatsoever you shall ask of the ,father in my name1 he may give it you4 #ae3ag4 ,these things ,i command you1 that you love one another4 #ae3ah4 ,if the world hate you1 know ye that it hath hated me before you4 #ae3ai4 ,if you had been of the world1 the world would love its own3 but because you are not of the world1 but ,i have chosen you out of the world1 therefore the world hateth you4 #ae3bj4 ,remember my word that ,i said to you3 ,the servant is not greater than his master4 ,if they have persecuted me1 they will also persecute you4 ,if they have kept my word1 they will keep yours also4 #ae3ba4 ,but all these things they will do to you for my name's sake3 because they know not him that sent me4 #ae3bb4 ,if ,i had not come and spoken to them1 they would not have sin3 but now they have no excuse for their sin4 #ae3bc4 ,he that hateth me hateth my ,father also4 #ae3bd4 ,if ,i had not done among them the works that no other man hath done1 they would not have sin3 but now they have both seen and hated both me and my ,father4 #ae3be4 ,but that the word may be fulfilled which is written in their law3 they hated me without cause4 #ae3bf4 ,but when the ,paraclete cometh1 whom ,i will send you from the ,father1 the ,spirit of truth1 who proceedeth from the ,father1 he shall give testimony of me4 ,whom ,i will send4 4 4,this proves1 against the modern ,greeks1 that the ,holy ,ghost proceedeth from the ,son1 as well as from the ,father3 otherwise he could not be sent by the ,son4 #ae3bg4 ,and you shall give testimony1 because you are with me from the beginning4 ,john ,chapter #af ,the conclusion of ,christ's last discourse to his disciples4 #af3a4 ,these things have ,i spoken to you things have ,i spoken to you that you may not be scandalized4 #af3b4 ,they will put you out of the synagogues3 yea1 the hour cometh1 that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth a service to ,god4 #af3c4 ,and these things will they do to you2 because they have not known the ,father nor me4 #af3d4 ,but these things ,i have told you1 that when the hour shall come1 you may remember that ,i told you of them4 #af3e4 ,but ,i told you not these things from the beginning1 because ,i was with you4 ,and now ,i go to him that sent me1 and none of you asketh me3 ,whither goest thou8 #af3f4 ,but because ,i have spoken these things to you1 sorrow hath filled your heart4 #af3g4 ,but ,i tell you the truth3 it is expedient to you that ,i go4 ,for if ,i go not1 the ,paraclete will not come to you3 but if ,i go1 ,i will send him to you4 #af3h4 ,and when he is come1 he will convince the world of sin and of justice and of judgment4 ,he will convince the world of sin1 etc4 4 4,the ,holy ,ghost1 by his coming brought over many thousands1 first1 to a sense of their sin in not believing in ,christ4 ,secondly1 to a conviction of the justice of ,christ1 now sitting at the right hand of his ,father4 ,and thirdly1 to a right apprehension of the judgment prepared for them that choose to follow ,satan1 who is already judged and condemned4 #af3i4 ,of sin3 because they believed not in me4 #af3aj4 ,and of justice3 because ,i go to the ,father3 and you shall see me no longer4 #af3aa4 ,and of judgment3 because the prince of this world is already judged4 #af3ab4 ,i have yet many things to say to you3 but you cannot bear them now4 #af3ac4 ,but when he1 the ,spirit of truth1 is come1 he will teach you all truth4 ,for he shall not speak of himself3 but what things soever he shall hear1 he shall speak4 ,and the things that are to come1 he shall shew you4 ,will teach you all truth4 4 4,see the annotation on chap4 #ad4 ver4 #bf4 #af3ad4 ,he shall glorify me3 because he shall receive of mine and shall shew it to you4 #af3ae4 ,all things whatsoever the ,father hath are mine4 ,therefore ,i said that he shall receive of me and shew it to you4 #af3af4 ,a little while1 and now you shall not see me3 and again a little while1 and you shall see me3 because ,i go to the ,father4 #af3ag4 ,then some of his disciples said one to another3 ,what is this that he saith to us3 ,a little while1 and you shall not see me3 and again a little while1 and you shall see me1 and1 ,because ,i go to the ,father8 #af3ah4 ,they said therefore3 ,what is this that he saith1 ,a little while8 ,we know not what he speaketh4 #af3ai4 ,and ,jesus knew that they had a mind to ask him4 ,and he said to them3 ,of this do you inquire among yourselves1 because ,i said3 ,a little while1 and you shall not see me2 and again a little while1 and you shall see me8 #af3bj4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you1 that you shall lament and weep1 but the world shall rejoice3 and you shall be made sorrowful1 but your sorrow shall be turned into joy4 #af3ba4 ,a woman1 when she is in labour1 hath sorrow1 because her hour is come2 but when she hath brought forth the child1 she remembereth no more the anguish1 for joy that a man is born into the world4 #af3bb4 ,so also you now indeed have sorrow3 but ,i will see you again and your heart shall rejoice4 ,and your joy no man shall take from you4 #af3bc4 ,and in that day you shall not ask me any thing4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to you3 if you ask the ,father any thing in my name1 he will give it you4 #af3bd4 ,hitherto1 you have not asked any thing in my name4 ,ask1 and you shall receive2 that your joy may be full4 #af3be4 ,these things ,i have spoken to you in proverbs4 ,the hour cometh when ,i will no longer speak to you in proverbs1 but will shew you plainly of the ,father4 #af3bf4 ,in that day1 you shall ask in my name3 and ,i say not to you that ,i will ask the ,father for you4 #af3bg4 ,for the ,father himself loveth you1 because you have loved me and have believed that ,i came out from ,god4 #af3bh4 ,i came forth from the ,father and am come into the world3 again ,i leave the world and ,i go to the ,father4 #af3bi4 ,his disciples say to him3 ,behold1 now thou speakest plainly and speakest no proverb4 #af3cj4 ,now we know that thou knowest all things and thou needest not that any man should ask thee4 ,by this we believe that thou camest forth from ,god4 #af3ca4 ,jesus answered them3 ,do you now believe8 #af3cb4 ,behold1 the hour cometh1 and it is now come1 that you shall be scattered every man to his own and shall leave me alone4 ,and yet ,i am not alone1 because the ,father is with me4 #af3cc4 ,these things ,i have spoken to you1 that in me you may have peace4 ,in the world you shall have distress4 ,but have confidence4 ,i have overcome the world4 ,john ,chapter #ag ,christ's prayer for his disciples4 #ag3a4 ,these things ,jesus spoke3 and lifting up his eyes to heaven1 he said3 the hour is come4 ,glorify thy ,son1 that thy ,son may glorify thee4 #ag3b4 ,as thou hast given him power over all flesh1 that he may give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him4 #ag3c4 ,now this is eternal life3 ,that they may know thee1 the only true ,god1 and ,jesus ,christ1 whom thou hast sent4 #ag3d4 ,i have glorified thee on the earth2 ,i have finished the work which thou gavest me to do4 #ag3e4 ,and now glorify thou me1 ,o ,father1 with thyself1 with the glory which ,i had1 before the world was1 with thee4 #ag3f4 ,i have manifested thy name to the men whom thou hast given me out of the world4 ,thine they were3 and to me thou gavest them4 ,and they have kept thy word4 #ag3g4 ,now they have known that all things which thou hast given me are from thee3 #ag3h4 ,because the words which thou gavest me1 ,i have given to them4 ,and they have received them and have known in very deed that ,i came out from thee3 and they have believed that thou didst send me4 #ag3i4 ,i pray for them4 ,i pray not for the world1 but for them whom thou hast given me3 because they are thine4 #ag3aj4 ,and all my things are thine1 and thine are mine3 and ,i am glorified in them4 #ag3aa4 ,and now ,i am not in the world1 and these are in the world1 and ,i come to thee4 ,holy ,father1 keep them in thy name whom thou hast given me3 that they may be one1 as we also are4 #ag3ab4 ,while ,i was with them1 ,i kept them in thy name4 ,those whom thou gavest me have ,i kept3 and none of them is lost1 but the son of perdition3 that the scripture may be fulfilled4 #ag3ac4 ,and now ,i come to thee3 and these things ,i speak in the world1 that they may have my joy filled in themselves4 #ag3ad4 ,i have given them thy word1 and the world hath hated them3 because they are not of the world1 as ,i also am not of the world4 #ag3ae4 ,i pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world1 but that thou shouldst keep them from evil4 #ag3af4 ,they are not of the world1 as ,i also am not of the world4 #ag3ag4 ,sanctify them in truth4 ,thy word is truth4 #ag3ah4 ,as thou hast sent me into the world1 ,i also have sent them into the world4 #ag3ai4 ,and for them do ,i sanctify myself1 that they also may be sanctified in truth4 #ag3bj4 ,and not for them only do ,i pray1 but for them also who through their word shall believe in me4 #ag3ba4 ,that they all may be one1 as thou1 ,father1 in me1 and ,i in thee2 that they also may be one in us3 that the world may believe that thou hast sent me4 #ag3bb4 ,and the glory which thou hast given me1 ,i have given to them3 that1 they may be one1 as we also are one4 #ag3bc4 ,i in them1 and thou in me3 that they may be made perfect in one3 and the world may know that thou hast sent me and hast loved them1 as thou hast also loved me4 #ag3bd4 ,father1 ,i will that where ,i am1 they also whom thou hast given me may be with me3 that they may see my glory which thou hast given me1 because thou hast loved me before the creation of the world4 #ag3be4 ,just ,father1 the world hath not known thee3 but ,i have known thee4 ,and these have known that thou hast sent me4 #ag3bf4 ,and ,i have made known thy name to them and will make it known3 that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them1 and ,i in them4 ,john ,chapter #ah ,the history of the passion of ,christ4 #ah3a4 ,when ,jesus had said these things1 he went forth with his disciples over the brook ,cedron1 where there was a garden1 into which he entered with his disciples4 #ah3b4 ,and ,judas also1 who betrayed him1 knew the place3 because ,jesus had often resorted thither together with his disciples4 #ah3c4 ,judas therefore having received a band of soldiers and servants from the chief priests and the ,pharisees1 cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons4 #ah3d4 ,jesus therefore1 knowing all things that should come upon him1 went forth and said to them3 ,whom seek ye8 #ah3e4 ,they answered him3 ,jesus of ,nazareth4 ,jesus saith to them3 ,i am he4 ,and ,judas also1 who betrayed him1 stood with them4 #ah3f4 ,as soon therefore as he had said to them3 ,i am he2 they went backward and fell to the ground4 #ah3g4 ,again therefore he asked them3 ,whom seek ye8 ,and they said3 ,jesus of ,nazareth4 #ah3h4 ,jesus answered3 ,i have told you that ,i am he4 ,if therefore you seek me1 let these go their way1 #ah3i4 ,that the word might be fulfilled which he said3 ,of them whom thou hast given me1 ,i have not lost any one4 #ah3aj4 ,then ,simon ,peter1 having a sword1 drew it and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear4 ,and the name of thee servant was ,malchus4 #ah3aa4 ,jesus therefore said to ,peter3 ,put up thy sword into the scabbard4 ,the chalice which my father hath given me1 shall ,i not drink it8 #ah3ab4 ,then the band and the tribune and the servants of the ,jews took ,jesus and bound him4 #ah3ac4 ,and they led him away to ,annas first1 for he was father-in-law to ,caiphas1 who was the high priest of that year4 #ah3ad4 ,now ,caiphas was he who had given the counsel to the ,jews3 ,that it was expedient that one man should die for the people4 #ah3ae4 ,and ,simon ,peter followed ,jesus3 and so did another disciple4 ,and that disciple was known to the high priest and went in with ,jesus into the court of the high priest4 #ah3af4 ,but ,peter stood at the door without4 ,the other disciple therefore1 who was known to the high priest1 went out and spoke to the portress and brought in ,peter4 #ah3ag4 ,the maid therefore that was portress saith to ,peter3 ,art not thou also one of this man's disciple8 ,he saith ,i am not4 #ah3ah4 ,now the servants and ministers stood at a fire of coals1 because it was cold1 and warmed themselves4 ,and with them was ,peter also1 standing and warming himself4 #ah3ai4 ,the high priest therefore asked ,jesus of his disciples and of his doctrine4 #ah3bj4 ,jesus answered him3 ,i have spoken openly to the world4 ,i have always taught in the synagogue and in the temple1 whither all the ,jews resort3 and in secret ,i have spoken nothing4 #ah3ba4 ,why askest thou me8 ,ask them who have heard what ,i have spoken unto them4 ,behold they know what things ,i have said4 #ah3bb4 ,and when he had said these things1 one of the servants standing by gave ,jesus a blow1 saying3 ,answerest thou the high priest so8 #ah3bc4 ,jesus answered him3 ,if ,i have spoken evil1 give testimony of the evil2 but if well1 why strikest thou me8 #ah3bd4 ,and ,annas sent him bound to ,caiphas the high priest4 #ah3be4 ,and ,simon ,peter was standing and warming himself4 ,they said therefore to him3 ,art not thou also one of his disciples8 ,he denied it and said3 ,i am not4 #ah3bf4 ,one of the servants of the high priest 7a kinsman to him whose ear ,peter cut off7 saith to him3 ,did not ,i see thee in the garden with him8 #ah3bg4 ,again therefore ,peter denied3 and immediately the cock crew4 #ah3bh4 ,then they led ,jesus from ,caiphas to the governor's hall4 ,and it was morning3 and they went not into the hall1 that they might not be defiled1 but that they might eat the pasch4 #ah3bi4 ,pilate therefore went out to them1 and said3 ,what accusation bring you against this man8 #ah3cj4 ,they answered and said to him3 ,if he were not a malefactor1 we would not have delivered him up to thee4 #ah3ca4 ,pilate therefore said to them3 ,take him you1 and judge him according to your law4 ,the ,jews therefore said to him3 ,it is not lawful for us to put any man to death4 #ah3cb4 ,that the word of ,jesus might be fulfilled1 which he said1 signifying what death he should die4 #ah3cc4 ,pilate therefore went into the hall again and called ,jesus and said to him3 ,art thou the king of the ,jews8 #ah3cd4 ,jesus answered3 ,sayest thou this thing of thyself1 or have others told it thee of me8 #ah3ce4 ,pilate answered3 ,am ,i a ,jew8 ,thy own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee up to me4 ,what hast thou done8 #ah3cf4 ,jesus answered3 ,my kingdom is not of this world4 ,if my kingdom were of this world1 my servants would certainly strive that ,i should not be delivered to the ,jews3 but now my kingdom is not from hence4 #ah3cg4 ,pilate therefore said to him3 ,art thou a king then8 ,jesus answered3 ,thou sayest that ,i am a king4 ,for this was ,i born1 and for this came ,i into the world2 that ,i should give testimony to the truth4 ,every one that is of the truth heareth my voice4 #ah3ch4 ,pilate saith to him3 ,what is truth8 ,and when he said this1 he went out again to the ,jews and saith to them3 ,i find no cause in him4 #ah3ci4 ,but you have a custom that ,i should release one unto you at the ,pasch4 ,will you1 therefore1 that ,i release unto you the king of the ,jews8 #ah3dj4 ,then cried they all again1 saying3 ,not this man1 but ,barabbas4 ,now ,barabbas was a robber4 ,john ,chapter #ai ,the continuation of the history of the ,passion of ,christ4 #ai3a4 ,then therefore ,pilate took ,jesus and scourged him4 #ai3b4 ,and the soldiers platting a crown of thorns1 put it upon his head3 and they put on him a purple garment4 #ai3c4 ,and they came to him and said3 ,hail1 king of the ,jews4 ,and they gave him blows4 #ai3d4 ,pilate therefore went forth again and saith to them3 ,behold1 ,i bring him forth unto you1 that you may know that ,i find no cause in him4 #ai3e4 7,jesus therefore came forth1 bearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment47 ,and he saith to them3 ,behold the ,man4 #ai3f4 ,when the chief priests1 therefore1 and the servants had seen him1 they cried out1 saying3 ,crucify him1 ,crucify him4 ,pilate saith to them3 ,take him you1 and crucify him3 for ,i find no cause in him4 #ai3g4 ,the ,jews answered him3 ,we have a law2 and according to the law he ought to die1 because he made himself the ,son of ,god4 #ai3h4 ,when ,pilate therefore had heard this saying1 he feared the more4 #ai3i4 ,and he entered into the hall again2 and he said to ,jesus3 ,whence art thou8 ,but ,jesus gave him no answer4 #ai3aj4 ,pilate therefore saith to him3 ,speakest thou not to me8 ,knowest thou not that ,i have power to crucify thee1 and ,i have power to release thee8 #ai3aa4 ,jesus answered3 ,thou shouldst not have any power against me1 unless it were given thee from above4 ,therefore1 he that hath delivered me to thee hath the greater sin4 #ai3ab4 ,and from henceforth ,pilate sought to release him4 ,but the ,jews cried out1 saying3 ,if thou release this man1 thou art not ,caesar's friend4 ,for whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against ,caesar4 #ai3ac4 ,now when ,pilate had heard these words1 he brought ,jesus forth and sat down in the judgment seat1 in the place that is called ,lithostrotos1 and in ,hebrew ,gabbatha4 #ai3ad4 ,and it was the parasceve of the pasch1 about the sixth hour3 and he saith to the ,jews3 ,behold your king4 ,the parasceve of the pasch4 4 4,that is1 the day before the paschal sabbath4 ,the eve of every sabbath was called the parasceve1 or day of preparation4 ,but this was the eve of a high sabbath1 viz41 that which fell in the paschal week4 #ai3ae4 ,but they cried out3 ,away with him3 ,away with him3 ,crucify him4 ,pilate saith to them3 shall ,i crucify your king8 ,the chief priests answered3 ,we have no king but ,caesar4 #ai3af4 ,then therefore he delivered him to them to be crucified4 ,and they took ,jesus and led him forth4 #ai3ag4 ,and bearing his own cross1 he went forth to the place which is called ,calvary1 but in ,hebrew ,golgotha4 #ai3ah4 ,where they crucified him1 and with him two others1 one on each side1 and ,jesus in the midst4 #ai3ai4 ,and ,pilate wrote a title also3 and he put it upon the cross4 ,and the writing was3 ,,jesus ,,of ,,nazareth1 ,,the ,,king ,,of ,,the ,,jews4 #ai3bj4 ,this title therefore many of the ,jews did read3 because the place where ,jesus was crucified was nigh to the city4 ,and it was written in ,hebrew1 in ,greek1 and in ,latin4 #ai3ba4 ,then the chief priests of the ,jews said to ,pilate3 ,write not3 ,the ,king of the ,jews4 ,but that he said3 ,i am the ,king of the ,jews4 #ai3bb4 ,pilate answered3 ,what ,i have written1 ,i have written4 #ai3bc4 ,the soldiers therefore1 when they had crucified him1 took his garments1 7and they made four parts1 to every soldier a part7 and also his coat4 ,now the coat was without seam1 woven from the top throughout4 #ai3bd4 ,they said then one to another3 ,let us not cut it but let us cast lots for it1 whose it shall be2 that the scripture might be fulfilled1 saying3 ,they have parted my garments among them1 and upon my vesture they have cast lots4 ,and the soldiers indeed did these things4 #ai3be4 ,now there stood by the cross of ,jesus1 his mother and his mother's sister1 ,mary of ,cleophas1 and ,mary ,magdalen4 #ai3bf4 ,when ,jesus therefore had seen his mother and the disciple standing whom he loved1 he saith to his mother3 ,woman1 behold thy son4 #ai3bg4 ,after that1 he saith to the disciple3 ,behold thy mother4 ,and from that hour1 the disciple took her to his own4 #ai3bh4 ,afterwards1 ,jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished1 that the scripture might be fulfilled1 said3 ,i thirst4 #ai3bi4 ,now there was a vessel set there1 full of vinegar4 ,and they1 putting a sponge full of vinegar about hyssop1 put it to his mouth4 #ai3cj4 ,jesus therefore1 when he had taken the vinegar1 said3 ,it is consummated4 ,and bowing his head1 he gave up the ghost4 #ai3ca4 ,then the ,jews 7because it was the parasceve71 that the bodies might not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day 7for that was a great sabbath day71 besought ,pilate that their legs might be broken3 and that they might be taken away4 #ai3cb4 ,the soldiers therefore came3 and they broke the legs of the first1 and of the other that was crucified with him4 #ai3cc4 ,but after they were come to ,jesus1 when they saw that he was already dead1 they did not break his legs4 #ai3cd4 ,but one of the soldiers with a spear opened his side3 and immediately there came out blood and water4 #ai3ce4 ,and he that saw it hath given testimony3 and his testimony is true4 ,and he knoweth that he saith true3 that you also may believe4 #ai3cf4 ,for these things were done that the scripture might be fulfilled3 ,you shall not break a bone of him4 #ai3cg4 ,and again another scripture saith3 ,they shall look on him whom they pierced4 #ai3ch4 ,and after these things1 ,joseph of ,arimathea 7because he was a disciple of ,jesus1 but secretly for fear of the ,jews71 besought ,pilate that he might take away the body of ,jesus4 ,and ,pilate gave leave4 ,he came therefore and took away the body of ,jesus4 #ai3ci4 ,and ,nicodemus also came 7he who at the first came to ,jesus by night71 bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes1 about an hundred pound weight4 #ai3dj4 ,they took therefore the body of ,jesus and bound it in linen cloths1 with the spices1 as the manner of the ,jews is to bury4 #ai3da4 ,now there was in the place where he was crucified a garden3 and in the garden a new sepulchre1 wherein no man yet had been laid4 #ai3db4 ,there1 therefore1 because of the parasceve of the ,jews1 they laid ,jesus3 because the sepulchre was nigh at hand4 ,john ,chapter #bj ,christ's resurrection and manifestation to his disciples4 #bj3a4 ,and on the first day of the week1 ,mary ,magdalen cometh early1 when it was yet dark1 unto the sepulchre3 and she saw the stone taken away from the sepulchre4 #bj3b4 ,she ran therefore and cometh to ,simon ,peter and to the other disciple whom ,jesus loved and saith to them3 ,they have taken away the ,lord out of the sepulchre3 and we know not where they have laid him4 #bj3c4 ,peter therefore went out1 and the other disciple3 and they came to the sepulchre4 #bj3d4 ,and they both ran together3 and that other disciple did outrun ,peter and came first to the sepulchre4 #bj3e4 ,and when he stooped down1 he saw the linen cloths lying3 but yet he went not in4 #bj3f4 ,then cometh ,simon ,peter1 following him1 and went into the sepulchre3 and saw the linen cloths lying1 #bj3g4 ,and the napkin that had been about his head1 not lying with the linen cloths1 but apart1 wrapped up into one place4 #bj3h4 ,then that other disciple also went in1 who came first to the sepulchre3 and he saw and believed4 #bj3i4 ,for as yet they knew not the scripture1 that he must rise again from the dead4 #bj3aj4 ,the disciples therefore departed again to their home4 #bj3aa4 ,but ,mary stood at the sepulchre without1 weeping4 ,now as she was weeping1 she stooped down and looked into the sepulchre1 #bj3ab4 ,and she saw two angels in white1 sitting1 one at the head1 and one at the feet1 where the body of ,jesus had been laid4 #bj3ac4 ,they say to her3 ,woman1 why weepest thou8 ,she saith to them3 ,because they have taken away my ,lord3 and ,i know not where they have laid him4 #bj3ad4 ,when she had thus said1 she turned herself back and saw ,jesus standing3 and she knew not that it was ,jesus4 #bj3ae4 ,jesus saith to her3 ,woman1 why weepest thou8 ,whom seekest thou8 ,she1 thinking that it was the gardener1 saith to him3 ,sir1 if thou hast taken him hence1 tell me where thou hast laid him3 and ,i will take him away4 #bj3af4 ,jesus saith to her3 ,mary4 ,she turning1 saith to him3 ,rabboni 7which is to say1 ,master74 #bj3ag4 ,jesus saith to her3 ,do not touch me3 for ,i am not yet ascended to my ,father4 ,but go to my brethren and say to them3 ,i ascend to my ,father and to your ,father1 to my ,god and to your ,god4 #bj3ah4 ,mary ,magdalen cometh and telleth the disciples3 ,i have seen the ,lord2 and these things he said to me4 #bj3ai4 ,now when it was late the same day1 the first of the week1 and the doors were shut1 where the disciples were gathered together1 for fear of the ,jews1 ,jesus came and stood in the midst and said to them3 ,peace be to you4 ,the doors were shut4 4 4,the same power which could bring ,christ's whole body1 entire in all its dimensions1 through the doors1 can without the least question make the same body really present in the sacrament2 though both the one and the other be above our comprehension4 #bj3bj4 ,and when he had said this1 he shewed them his hands and his side4 ,the disciples therefore were glad1 when they saw the ,lord4 #bj3ba4 ,he said therefore to them again3 ,peace be to you4 ,as the ,father hath sent me1 ,i also send you4 #bj3bb4 ,when he had said this1 he breathed on them2 and he said to them3 ,receive ye the ,holy ,ghost4 #bj3bc4 ,whose sins you shall forgive1 they are forgiven them3 and whose sins you shall retain1 they are retained4 ,whose sins1 etc4 4 4,see here the commission1 stamped by the broad seal of heaven1 by virtue of which the pastors of ,christ's church absolve repenting sinners upon their confession4 #bj3bd4 ,now ,thomas1 one of the twelve1 who is called ,didymus1 was not with them when ,jesus came4 #bj3be4 ,the other disciples therefore said to him3 ,we have seen the ,lord4 ,but he said to them3 ,except ,i shall see in his hands the print of the nails and put my finger into the place of the nails and put my hand into his side1 ,i will not believe4 #bj3bf4 ,and after eight days1 again his disciples were within1 and ,thomas with them4 ,jesus cometh1 the doors being shut1 and stood in the midst and said3 ,peace be to you4 #bj3bg4 ,then he said to ,thomas3 ,put in thy finger hither and see my hands4 ,and bring hither the hand and put it into my side4 ,and be not faithless1 but believing4 #bj3bh4 ,thomas answered and said to him3 ,my ,lord and my ,god4 #bj3bi4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,because thou hast seen me1 ,thomas1 thou hast believed3 blessed are they that have not seen and have believed4 #bj3cj4 ,many other signs also did ,jesus in the sight of his disciples1 which are not written in this book4 #bj3ca4 ,but these are written1 that you may believe that ,jesus is the ,christ1 the ,son of ,god3 and that believing1 you may have life in his name4 ,john ,chapter #ba ,christ manifests himself to his disciples by the sea side and gives ,peter the charge of his sheep4 #ba3a4 ,after this1 ,jesus shewed himself to the disciples at the sea of ,tiberias4 ,and he shewed himself after this manner4 #ba3b4 ,there were together3 ,simon ,peter and ,thomas1 who is called ,didymus1 and ,nathanael1 who was of ,cana of ,galilee1 and the sons of ,zebedee and two others of his disciples4 #ba3c4 ,simon ,peter saith to them3 ,i go a fishing4 ,they say to him3 ,we also come with thee4 ,and they went forth and entered into the ship3 and that night they caught nothing4 #ba3d4 ,but when the morning was come1 ,jesus stood on the shore3 yet the disciples knew not that it was ,jesus4 #ba3e4 ,jesus therefore said to them3 ,children1 have you any meat8 ,they answered him3 ,no4 #ba3f4 ,he saith to them3 ,cast the net on the right side of the ship2 and you shall find4 ,they cast therefore3 and now they were not able to draw it1 for the multitude of fishes4 #ba3g4 ,that disciple therefore whom ,jesus loved said to ,peter3 ,it is the ,lord4 ,simon ,peter1 when he heard that it was the ,lord1 girt his coat about him 7for he was naked7 and cast himself into the sea4 #ba3h4 ,but the other disciples came in the ship 7for they were not far from the land1 but as it were two hundred cubits7 dragging the net with fishes4 #ba3i4 ,as soon then as they came to land they saw hot coals lying1 and a fish laid thereon1 and bread4 #ba3aj4 ,jesus saith to them3 ,bring hither of the fishes which you have now caught4 #ba3aa4 ,simon ,peter went up and drew the net to land1 full of great fishes1 one hundred and fifty-three4 ,and although there were so many1 the net was not broken4 #ba3ab4 ,jesus saith to them3 ,come and dine4 ,and none of them who were at meat1 durst ask him3 ,who art thou8 ,knowing that it was the ,lord4 #ba3ac4 ,and ,jesus cometh and taketh bread and giveth them3 and fish in like manner4 #ba3ad4 ,this is now the third time that ,jesus was manifested to his disciples1 after he was risen from the dead4 #ba3ae4 ,when therefore they had dined1 ,jesus saith to ,simon ,peter3 ,simon1 son of ,john1 lovest thou me more than these8 ,he saith to him3 ,yea1 ,lord1 thou knowest that ,i love thee4 ,he saith to him3 ,feed my lambs4 #ba3af4 ,he saith to him again3 ,simon1 son of ,john1 lovest thou me8 ,he saith to him3 yea1 ,lord1 thou knowest that ,i love thee4 ,he saith to him3 ,feed my lambs4 #ba3ag4 ,he said to him the third time3 ,simon1 son of ,john1 lovest thou me8 ,peter was grieved because he had said to him the third time3 ,lovest thou me8 ,and he said to him3 ,lord1 thou knowest all things3 thou knowest that ,i love thee4 ,he said to him3 ,feed my sheep4 ,feed my sheep4 4 4,our ,lord had promised the spiritual supremacy to ,st4 ,peter2 ,st4 ,matt4 #af4 #ai2 and here he fulfils that promise1 by charging him with the superintendency of all his sheep1 without exception2 and consequently of his whole flock1 that is1 of his own church4 #ba3ah4 ,amen1 amen1 ,i say to thee1 ,when thou wast younger1 thou didst gird thyself and didst walk where thou wouldst4 ,but when thou shalt be old1 thou shalt stretch forth thy hands1 and another shall gird thee and lead thee whither thou wouldst not4 #ba3ai4 ,and this he said1 signifying by what death he should glorify ,god4 ,and when he had said this1 he saith to him3 ,follow me4 #ba3bj4 ,peter turning about1 saw that disciple whom ,jesus loved following1 who also leaned on his breast at supper and said3 ,lord1 who is he that shall betray thee8 #ba3ba4 ,him therefore when ,peter had seen1 he saith to ,jesus3 ,lord1 and what shall this man do8 #ba3bb4 ,jesus saith to him3 ,so ,i will have him to remain till ,i come1 what is it to thee8 ,follow thou me4 #ba3bc4 ,this saying therefore went abroad among the brethren1 that that disciple should not die4 ,and ,jesus did not say to him3 ,he should not die2 but3 ,so ,i will have him to remain till ,i come1 what is it to thee8 #ba3bd4 ,this is that disciple who giveth testimony of these things and hath written these things3 and we know that his testimony is true4 #ba3be4 ,but there are also many other things which ,jesus did which1 if they were written every one1 the world itself4 ,i think1 would not be able to contain the books that should be written4 ,,the ,,acts ,,of ,,the ,,apostles ,this ,book1 which1 from the first ages1 hath been called1 ,,the ,,acts ,,of ,,the ,,apostles1 is not to be considered as a history of what was done by all the ,apostles1 who were dispersed into different nations2 but only a short view of the first establishment of the ,christian ,church4 ,a part of the preaching and action of ,st4 ,peter are related in the first twelve chapters2 and a particular account of ,st4 ,paul's apostolical labours in the subsequent chapters4 ,it was written by ,st4 ,luke the ,evangelist1 and the original in ,greek4 ,its history commences from the ,ascension of ,christ our ,lord and ends in the year sixty-three1 being a brief account of the ,church for the space of about thirty years4 ,acts ,chapter #a ,the ascension of ,christ4 ,matthias is chosen in place of ,judas4 #a3a4 ,the former treatise ,i made1 ,o ,theophilus1 of all things which ,jesus began to do and to teach1 #a3b4 ,until the day on which1 giving commandments by the ,holy ,ghost to the apostles whom he had chosen1 he was taken up4 #a3c4 ,to whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion1 by many proofs1 for forty days appearing to them1 and speaking of the kingdom of ,god4 #a3d4 ,and eating together with them1 he commanded them1 that they should not depart from ,jerusalem1 but should wait for the promise of the ,father1 which you have heard 7saith he7 by my mouth4 #a3e4 ,for ,john indeed baptized with water3 but you shall be baptized with the ,holy ,ghost1 not many days hence4 #a3f4 ,they therefore who were come together1 asked him1 saying3 ,lord1 wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom of ,israel8 #a3g4 ,but he said to them3 ,it is not for you to know the time or moments1 which the ,father hath put in his own power3 #a3h4 ,but you shall receive the power of the ,holy ,ghost coming upon you1 and you shall be witnesses unto me in ,jerusalem1 and in all ,judea1 and ,samaria1 and even to the uttermost part of the earth4 #a3i4 ,and when he had said these things1 while they looked on1 he was raised up3 and a cloud received him out of their sight4 #a3aj4 ,and while they were beholding him going up to heaven1 behold two men stood by them in white garments4 #a3aa4 ,who also said3 ,ye men of ,galilee1 why stand you looking up to heaven8 ,this ,jesus who is taken up from you into heaven1 shall so come as you have seen him going into heaven4 #a3ab4 ,then they returned to ,jerusalem from the mount that is called ,olivet1 which is nigh ,jerusalem1 within a sabbath day's journey4 #a3ac4 ,and when they were come in1 they went up into an upper room1 where abode ,peter and ,john1 ,james and ,andrew1 ,philip and ,thomas1 ,bartholomew and ,matthew1 ,james of ,alpheus and ,simon ,zelotes and ,jude the brother of ,james4 #a3ad4 ,all these were persevering with one mind in prayer with the women1 and ,mary the mother of ,jesus1 and with his brethren4 #a3ae4 ,in those days ,peter rising up in the midst of the brethren1 said 7now the number of persons together was about an hundred and twenty73 #a3af4 ,men1 brethren1 the scripture must needs be fulfilled1 which the ,holy ,ghost spoke before by the mouth of ,david concerning ,judas1 who was the leader of them that apprehended ,jesus3 #a3ag4 ,who was numbered with us1 and had obtained part of this ministry4 #a3ah4 ,and he indeed hath possessed a field of the reward of iniquity1 and being hanged1 burst asunder in the midst3 and all his bowels gushed out4 #a3ai4 ,and it became known to all the inhabitants of ,jerusalem3 so that the same field was called in their tongue1 ,haceldama1 that is to say1 ,the field of blood4 #a3bj4 ,for it is written in the book of ,psalms3 ,let their habitation become desolate1 and let there be none to dwell therein4 ,and his bishopric let another take4 #a3ba4 ,wherefore of these men who have companied with us1 all the time that the ,lord ,jesus came in and went out among us1 #a3bb4 ,beginning from the baptism of ,john1 until the day wherein he was taken up from us1 one of these must be made a witness with us of his resurrection4 #a3bc4 ,and they appointed two1 ,joseph1 called ,barsabas1 who was surnamed ,justus1 and ,matthias4 #a3bd4 ,and praying1 they said3 ,thou1 ,lord1 who knowest the heart of all men1 shew whether of these two thou hast chosen1 #a3be4 ,to take the place of this ministry and apostleship1 from which ,judas hath by transgression fallen1 that he might go to his own place4 #a3bf4 ,and they gave them lot1 and the lot fell upon ,matthias1 and he was numbered with the eleven apostles4 ,acts ,chapter #b ,the disciples receive the ,holy ,ghost4 ,peter's sermon to the people4 ,the piety of the first converts4 #b3a4 ,and when the days of the ,pentecost were accomplished1 they were all together in one place3 #b3b4 ,and suddenly there came a sound from heaven1 as of a mighty wind coming3 and it filled the whole house where they were sitting4 #b3c4 ,and there appeared to them parted tongues1 as it were of fire3 and it sat upon every one of them4 #b3d4 ,and they were all filled with the ,holy ,ghost3 and they began to speak with divers tongues1 according as the ,holy ,ghost gave them to speak4 #b3e4 ,now there were dwelling at ,jerusalem1 ,jews1 devout men1 out of every nation under heaven4 #b3f4 ,and when this was noised abroad1 the multitude came together1 and were confounded in mind1 because that every man heard them speak in his own tongue4 #b3g4 ,and they were all amazed1 and wondered1 saying3 ,behold1 are not all these that speak ,galilean8 #b3h4 ,and how have we heard1 every man our own tongue wherein we were born8 #b3i4 ,parthians and ,medes and ,elamites and inhabitants of ,mesopotamia1 ,judea1 and ,cappadocia1 ,pontus and ,asia1 #b3aj4 ,phrygia and ,pamphylia1 ,egypt and the parts of ,libya about ,cyrene1 and strangers of ,rome1 #b3aa4 ,jews also1 and proselytes1 ,cretes1 and ,arabians3 we have heard them speak in our own tongues the wonderful works of ,god4 #b3ab4 ,and they were all astonished1 and wondered1 saying one to another3 ,what meaneth this8 #b3ac4 ,but others mocking1 said3 ,these men are full of new wine4 #b3ad4 ,but ,peter standing up with the eleven1 lifted up his voice1 and spoke to them3 ,ye men of ,judea1 and all you that dwell in ,jerusalem1 be this known to you and with your ears receive my words4 #b3ae4 ,for these are not drunk1 as you suppose1 seeing it is but the third hour of the day3 #b3af4 ,but this is that which was spoken of by the prophet ,joel3 #b3ag4 ,and it shall come to pass1 in the last days1 7saith the ,lord71 ,i will pour out of my ,spirit upon all flesh3 and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy3 and your young men shall see visions1 and your old men shall dream dreams4 #b3ah4 ,and upon my servants indeed and upon my handmaids will ,i pour out in those days of my spirit3 and they shall prophesy4 #b3ai4 ,and ,i will shew wonders in the heaven above1 and signs on the earth beneath3 blood and fire1 and vapour of smoke4 #b3bj4 ,the sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood1 before the great and manifest day of the ,lord to come4 #b3ba4 ,and it shalt come to pass1 that whosoever shall call upon the name of the ,lord shall be saved4 #b3bb4 ,ye men of ,israel1 hear these words3 ,jesus of ,nazareth1 a man approved of ,god among you by miracles and wonders and signs1 which ,god did by him1 in the midst of you1 as you also know3 #b3bc4 ,this same being delivered up1 by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of ,god1 you by the hands of wicked men have crucified and slain4 ,by the determinate1 etc4 4 4,god delivered up his ,son2 and his ,son delivered up himself1 for the love of us1 and for the sake of our salvation2 and so ,christ's being delivered up was holy1 and was ,god's own determination4 ,but they who betrayed and crucified him1 did wickedly1 following therein their own malice and the instigation of the devil2 not the will and determination of ,god1 who was by no means the author of their wickedness2 though he permitted it2 because he could1 and did draw out of it so great a good1 viz41 the salvation of man4 #b3bd4 ,whom ,god hath raised up1 having loosed the sorrows of hell1 as it was impossible that he should be holden by it4 ,having loosed the sorrow1 etc4 4 4,having overcome the grievous pains of death and all the power of hell4 #b3be4 ,for ,david saith concerning him3 ,i foresaw the ,lord before my face3 because he is at my right hand1 that ,i may not be moved4 #b3bf4 ,for this my heart hath been glad1 and my tongue hath rejoiced3 moreover my flesh also shall rest in hope4 #b3bg4 ,because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell3 nor suffer thy ,holy ,one to see corruption4 #b3bh4 ,thou hast made known to me the ways of life3 thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance4 #b3bi4 ,ye men1 brethren1 let me freely speak to you of the patriarch ,david3 that he died and was buried2 and his sepulchre is with us to this present say4 #b3cj4 ,whereas therefore he was a prophet and knew that ,god hath sworn to him with an oath1 that of the fruit of his loins one should sit upon his throne4 #b3ca4 ,foreseeing this1 he spoke of the resurrection of ,christ4 ,for neither was he left in hell3 neither did his flesh see corruption4 #b3cb4 ,this ,jesus hath ,god raised again1 whereof all we are witnesses4 #b3cc4 ,being exalted therefore by the right hand of ,god and having received of the ,father the promise of the ,holy ,ghost1 he hath poured forth this which you see and hear4 #b3cd4 ,for ,david ascended not into heaven2 but he himself said3 ,the ,lord said to my ,lord3 ,sit thou on my right hand1 #b3ce4 ,until ,i make thy enemies thy footstool4 #b3cf4 ,therefore let all the house of ,israel know most certainly that ,god hath made both ,lord and ,christ1 this same ,jesus1 whom you have crucified4 #b3cg4 ,now when they had heard these things1 they had compunction in their heart and said to ,peter and to the rest of the apostles3 ,what shall we do1 men and brethren8 #b3ch4 ,but ,peter said to them3 ,do penance3 and be baptized every one of you in the name of ,jesus ,christ1 for the remission of your sins4 ,and you shall receive the gift of the ,holy ,ghost4 #b3ci4 ,for the promise is to you and to your children and to all that are far off1 whomsoever the ,lord our ,god shall call4 #b3dj4 ,and with very many other words did he testify and exhort them1 saying3 ,save yourselves from this perverse generation4 #b3da4 ,they therefore that received his word were baptized3 and there were added in that day about three thousand souls4 #b3db4 ,and they were persevering in the doctrine of the apostles and in the communication of the breaking of bread and in prayers4 #b3dc4 ,and fear came upon every soul4 ,many wonders also and signs were done by the apostles in ,jerusalem3 and there was great fervor in all4 #b3dd4 ,and all they that believed were together and had all things common4 #b3de4 ,their possessions and goods they sold and divided them to all1 according as every one had need4 #b3df4 ,and continuing daily with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house1 they took their meat with gladness and simplicity of heart3 #b3dg4 ,praising ,god and having favour with all the people4 ,and the ,lord increased daily together such as should be saved4 ,acts ,chapter #c ,the miracle upon the lame man1 followed by the conversion of many4 #c3a4 ,now ,peter and ,john went up into the temple at the ninth hour of prayer4 #c3b4 ,and a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was carried3 whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple1 which is called ,beautiful1 that he might ask alms of them that went into the temple4 #c3c4 ,he1 when he had seen ,peter and ,john1 about to go into the temple1 asked to receive an alms4 #c3d4 ,but ,peter with ,john1 fastening his eyes upon him1 said3 ,look upon us4 #c3e4 ,but he looked earnestly upon them1 hoping that he should receive something of them4 #c3f4 ,but ,peter said3 ,silver and gold ,i have none2 but what ,i have1 ,i give thee4 ,in the name of ,jesus ,christ of ,nazareth1 arise and walk4 #c3g4 ,and taking him by the right hand1 he lifted him up3 and forthwith his feet and soles received strength4 #c3h4 ,and he leaping up1 stood and walked and went in with them into the temple1 walking and leaping and praising ,god4 #c3i4 ,and all the people saw him walking and praising ,god4 #c3aj4 ,and they knew him1 that it was he who sat begging alms at the ,beautiful gate of the temple3 and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him4 #c3aa4 ,and as he held ,peter and ,john1 all the people ran to them1 to the porch which is called ,solomon's1 greatly wondering4 #c3ab4 ,but ,peter seeing1 made answer to the people3 ,ye men of ,israel1 why wonder you at this8 ,or why look you upon us1 as if by our strength or power we had made this man to walk8 #c3ac4 ,the ,god of ,abraham and the ,god of ,isaac and the ,god of ,jacob1 the ,god of our fathers1 hath glorified his ,son ,jesus1 whom you indeed delivered up and denied before the face of ,pilate1 when he judged he should be released4 #c3ad4 ,but you denied the ,holy ,one and the ,just3 and desired a murderer to be granted unto you4 #c3ae4 ,but the author of life you killed1 whom ,god hath raised from the dead3 of which we are witnesses4 #c3af4 ,and in the faith of his name1 this man1 whom you have seen and known1 hath his name strengthened4 ,and the faith which is by him hath given this perfect soundness in the sight of you all4 #c3ag4 ,and now1 brethren1 ,i know that you did it through ignorance3 as did also your rulers4 #c3ah4 ,but those things which ,god before had shewed by the mouth of all the prophets1 that his ,christ should suffer1 he hath so fulfilled4 #c3ai4 ,be penitent1 therefore1 and be converted1 that your sins may be blotted out4 #c3bj4 ,that when the times of refreshment shall come from the presence of the ,lord1 and he shall send him who hath been preached unto you1 ,jesus ,christ4 #c3ba4 ,whom heaven indeed must receive1 until the times of the restitution of all things1 which ,god hath spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets1 from the beginning of the world4 #c3bb4 ,for ,moses said3 ,a prophet shall the ,lord your ,god raise up unto you of your brethren1 like unto me3 him you shall hear according to all things whatsoever he shall speak to you4 #c3bc4 ,and it shall be1 that every soul which will not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people4 #c3bd4 ,and all the prophets1 from ,samuel and afterwards1 who have spoken1 have told of these days4 #c3be4 ,you are the children of the prophets and of the testament which ,god made to our fathers1 saying to ,abraham3 ,and in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed4 #c3bf4 ,to you first1 ,god1 raising up his ,son1 hath sent him to bless you3 that every one may convert himself from his wickedness4 ,acts ,chapter #d ,peter and ,john are apprehended4 ,their constancy4 ,the church is increased4 #d3a4 ,and as they were speaking to the people the priests and the officer of the temple and the ,sadducees came upon them1 #d3b4 ,being grieved that they taught the people and preached in ,jesus the resurrection from the dead3 #d3c4 ,and they laid hands upon them and put them in hold till the next day3 for it was now evening4 #d3d4 ,but many of them who had heard the word believed3 and the number of the men was made five thousand4 #d3e4 ,and it came to pass on the morrow1 that their princes and ancients and scribes were gathered together in ,jerusalem4 #d3f4 ,and ,annas the high priest and ,caiphas and ,john and ,alexander3 and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest4 #d3g4 ,and setting them in the midst1 they asked3 ,by what power or by what name1 have you done this8 #d3h4 ,then ,peter1 filled with the ,holy ,ghost1 said to them3 ,ye princes of the people and ancients1 hear4 #d3i4 ,if we this day are examined concerning the good deed done to the infirm man1 by what means he hath been made whole3 #d3aj4 ,be it known to you all and to all the people of ,israel1 that by the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ of ,nazareth1 whom you crucified1 whom ,god hath raised from the dead1 even by him1 this man standeth here before you1 whole4 #d3aa4 ,this is the stone which was rejected by you the builders1 which is become the head of the corner4 #d3ab4 ,neither is there salvation in any other4 ,for there is no other name under heaven given to men1 whereby we must be saved4 #d3ac4 ,now seeing the constancy of ,peter and of ,john1 understanding that they were illiterate and ignorant men1 they wondered3 and they knew them that they had been with ,jesus4 #d3ad4 ,seeing the man also who had been healed1 standing with them1 they could say nothing against it4 #d3ae4 ,but they commanded them to go aside out of the council3 and they conferred among themselves1 #d3af4 ,saying3 ,what shall we do to these men8 ,for indeed a miracle hath been done by them1 known to all the inhabitants of ,jerusalem4 ,it is manifest3 and we cannot deny it4 #d3ag4 ,but that it may be no farther spread among the people1 let us threaten them that they speak no more in this name to any man4 #d3ah4 ,and calling them1 they charged them not to speak at all1 nor teach in the name of ,jesus4 #d3ai4 ,but ,peter and ,john answering1 said to them3 ,if it be just1 in the sight of ,god1 to hear you rather than ,god1 judge ye4 #d3bj4 ,for we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard4 #d3ba4 ,but they1 threatening1 sent them away1 not finding how they might punish them1 because of the people3 for all men glorified what had been done1 in that which had come to pass4 #d3bb4 ,for the man was above forty years old1 in whom that miraculous cure had been wrought4 #d3bc4 ,and being let go1 they came to their own company and related all that the chief priests and ancients had said to them4 #d3bd4 ,who having heard it1 with one accord lifted up their voice to ,god and said3 ,lord1 thou art he that didst make heaven and earth1 the sea and all things that are in them4 #d3be4 ,who1 by the ,holy ,ghost1 by the mouth of our father ,david1 thy servant1 hast said3 ,why did the ,gentiles rage3 and the people meditate vain things8 #d3bf4 ,the kings of the earth stood up3 and the princes assembled together against the ,lord and his ,christ4 #d3bg4 ,for of a truth there assembled together in this city against thy holy child ,jesus1 whom thou hast anointed1 ,herod1 and ,pontius ,pilate1 with the ,gentiles and the people of ,israel1 #d3bh4 ,to do what thy hand and thy counsel decreed to be done4 #d3bi4 ,and now1 ,lord1 behold their threatenings3 and grant unto thy servants that with all confidence they may speak thy word1 #d3cj4 ,by stretching forth thy hand to cures and signs and wonders1 to be done by the name of thy holy ,son1 ,jesus4 #d3ca4 ,and when they had prayed1 the place was moved wherein they were assembled3 and they were all filled with the ,holy ,ghost3 and they spoke the word of ,god with confidence4 #d3cb4 ,and the multitude of believers had but one heart and one soul4 ,neither did any one say that aught of the things which he possessed was his own3 but all things were common unto them4 #d3cc4 ,and with great power did the ,apostles give testimony of the resurrection of ,jesus ,christ our ,lord3 and great grace was in them all4 #d3cd4 ,for neither was there any one needy among them4 ,for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the price of the things they sold1 #d3ce4 ,and laid it down before the feet of the apostles4 ,and distribution was made to every one1 according as he had need4 #d3cf4 ,and ,joseph1 who1 by the apostles1 was surnamed ,barnabas 7which is1 by interpretation1 ,the son of consolation71 a ,levite1 a ,cyprian born1 #d3cg4 ,having land1 sold it and brought the price and laid it at the feet of the ,apostles4 ,acts ,chapter #e ,the judgment of ,god upon ,ananias and ,saphira4 ,the apostles are cast into prison4 #e3a4 ,but a certain man named ,ananias1 with ,saphira his wife1 sold a piece of land1 #e3b4 ,and by fraud kept back part of the price of the land1 his wife being privy thereunto3 and bringing a certain part of it1 laid it at the feet of the apostles4 #e3c4 ,but ,peter said3 ,ananias1 why hath ,satan tempted thy heart1 that thou shouldst lie to the ,holy ,ghost and by fraud keep part of the price of the land8 #e3d4 ,whilst it remained1 did it not remain to thee8 ,and after it was sold1 was it not in thy power8 ,why hast thou conceived this thing in thy heart8 ,thou hast not lied to men1 but to ,god4 #e3e4 ,and ,ananias1 hearing these words1 fell down and gave up the ghost4 ,and there came great fear upon all that heard it4 #e3f4 ,and the young men rising up1 removed him1 and carrying him out1 buried him4 #e3g4 ,and it was about the space of three hours after1 when his wife1 not knowing what had happened1 came in4 #e3h4 ,and ,peter said to her3 ,tell me1 woman1 whether you sold the land for so much8 ,and she said3 ,yea1 for so much4 #e3i4 ,and ,peter said unto her3 ,why have you agreed together to tempt the spirit of the ,lord8 ,behold the feet of them who have buried thy husband are at the door3 and they shall carry thee out1 #e3aj4 ,immediately1 she fell down before his feet and gave up the ghost4 ,and the young men coming in found her dead3 and carried her out and buried her by her husband4 #e3aa4 ,and there came great fear upon the whole church and upon all that heard these things4 #e3ab4 ,and by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people4 ,and they were all with one accord in ,solomon's porch4 #e3ac4 ,but of the rest no man durst join himself unto them3 but the people magnified them4 #e3ad4 ,and the multitude of men and women who believed in the ,lord was more increased3 #e3ae4 ,insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and couches1 that1 when ,peter came1 his shadow at the least might overshadow any of them and they might be delivered from their infirmities4 #e3af4 ,and there came also together to ,jerusalem a multitude out of the neighbouring cities1 bringing sick persons and such as were troubled with unclean spirits3 who were all healed4 #e3ag4 ,then the high priest rising up1 and all they that were with him 7which is the heresy of the ,sadducees7 were filled with envy4 #e3ah4 ,and they laid hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison4 #e3ai4 ,but an angel of the ,lord by night1 opening the doors of the prison and leading them out1 said3 #e3bj4 ,go1 and standing speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life4 #e3ba4 ,who having heard this1 early in the morning1 entered into the temple and taught4 ,and the high priest coming1 and they that were with him1 called together the council and all the ancients of the children of ,israel3 and they sent to the prison to have them brought4 #e3bb4 ,but when the ministers came and opening the prison found them not there1 they returned and told1 #e3bc4 ,saying3 ,the prison indeed we found shut with all diligence1 and the keepers standing before the door3 but opening it1 we found no man within4 #e3bd4 ,now when the officer of the temple and the chief priests heard these words1 they were in doubt concerning them1 what would come to pass4 #e3be4 ,but one came and told them3 ,behold1 the men whom you put in prison are in the temple1 standing and teaching the people4 #e3bf4 ,then went the officer with the ministers and brought them without violence3 for they feared the people1 lest they should be stoned4 #e3bg4 ,and when they had brought them1 they set them before the council4 ,and the high priest asked them1 #e3bh4 ,saying3 ,commanding1 we commanded you that you should not teach in this name4 ,and behold1 you have filled ,jerusalem with your doctrine3 and you have a mind to bring the blood of this man upon us4 #e3bi4 ,but ,peter and the apostles answering1 said3 ,we ought to obey ,god rather than men4 #e3cj4 ,the ,god of our fathers hath raised up ,jesus1 whom you put to death1 hanging him upon a tree4 #e3ca4 ,him hath ,god exalted with his right hand1 to be ,prince and ,saviour4 to give repentance to ,israel and remission of sins4 #e3cb4 ,and we are witnesses of these things3 and the ,holy ,ghost1 whom ,god hath given to all that obey him4 #e3cc4 ,when they had heard these things1 they were cut to the heart3 and they thought to put them to death4 #e3cd4 ,but one in the council rising up1 a ,pharisee1 named ,gamaliel1 a doctor of the law1 respected by all the people1 commanded the men to be put forth a little while4 #e3ce4 ,and he said to them3 ,ye men of ,israel1 take heed to yourselves what you intend to do1 as touching these men4 #e3cf4 ,for before these days rose up ,theodas1 affirming himself to be somebody1 to whom a number of men1 about four hundred1 joined themselves4 ,who was slain3 and all that believed him were scattered and brought to nothing4 #e3cg4 ,after this man1 rose up ,judas of ,galilee1 in the days of the enrolling1 and drew away the people after him4 ,he also perished3 and all1 even as many as consented to him1 were dispersed4 #e3ch4 ,and now1 therefore1 ,i say to you3 ,refrain from these men and let them alone4 ,for if this council or this work be of men1 it will come to nought3 #e3ci4 ,but if it be of ,god1 you cannot overthrow it1 lest perhaps you be found even to fight against ,god4 ,and they consented to him4 #e3dj4 ,and calling in the apostles1 after they had scourged them1 they charged them that they should not speak at all in the name of ,jesus4 ,and they dismissed them4 #e3da4 ,and they indeed went from the presence of the council1 rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to suffer reproach for the name of ,jesus4 #e3db4 ,and every day they ceased not1 in the temple and from house to house1 to teach and preach ,christ ,jesus4 ,acts ,chapter #f ,the ordination of the seven deacons4 ,the zeal of ,stephen4 #f3a4 ,and in those days1 the number of the disciples increasing1 there arose a murmuring of the ,greeks against the ,hebrews1 for that their widows were neglected in the daily ministration4 ,greeks4 4 4,so they called the ,jews that were born and brought up in ,greece4 #f3b4 ,then the twelve1 calling together the multitude of the disciples1 said3 ,it is not reason that we should leave the word of ,god and serve tables4 #f3c4 ,wherefore1 brethren1 look ye out among you seven men of good reputation1 full of the ,holy ,ghost and wisdom1 whom we may appoint over this business4 #f3d4 ,but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word4 #f3e4 ,and the saying was liked by all the multitude4 ,and they chose ,stephen1 a man full of faith and of the ,holy ,ghost1 and ,philip and ,prochorus and ,nicanor1 and ,timon and ,parmenas and ,nicolas1 a proselyte of ,antioch4 #f3f4 ,these they set before the apostles3 and they praying1 imposed hands upon them4 #f3g4 ,and the word of the ,lord increased3 and the number of the disciples was multiplied in ,jerusalem exceedingly4 ,a great multitude also of the priests obeyed the faith4 #f3h4 ,and ,stephen1 full of grace and fortitude1 did great wonders and signs among the people4 #f3i4 ,now there arose some1 of that which is called the synagogue of the ,libertines and of the ,cyrenians and of the ,alexandrians and of them that were of ,cilicia and ,asia1 disputing with ,stephen4 #f3aj4 ,and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that spoke4 #f3aa4 ,then they suborned men to say they had heard him speak words of blasphemy against ,moses and against ,god4 #f3ab4 ,and they stirred up the people and the ancients and the scribes4 ,and running together1 they took him and brought him to the council4 #f3ac4 ,and they set up false witnesses1 who said3 ,this man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law4 #f3ad4 ,for we have heard him say that this ,jesus of ,nazareth shall destroy this place and shall change the traditions which ,moses delivered unto us4 #f3ae4 ,and all that sat in the council1 looking on him1 saw his face as if it had been the face of an angel4 ,acts ,chapter #g ,stephen's speech before the council4 ,his martyrdom4 #g3a4 ,then the high priest said3 ,are these things so8 #g3b4 ,who said3 ,ye men1 brethren and fathers1 hear4 ,the ,god of glory appeared to our father ,abraham1 when he was in ,mesopotamia1 before he dwelt in ,charan4 #g3c4 ,and said to him3 ,go forth out of thy country and from thy kindred3 and come into the land which ,i shall shew thee4 #g3d4 ,then he went out of the land of the ,chaldeans and dwelt in ,charan4 ,and from thence1 after his father was dead1 he removed him into this land1 wherein you now dwell4 #g3e4 ,and he gave him no inheritance in it3 no1 not the pace of a foot4 ,but he promised to give it him in possession1 and to his seed after him1 when as yet he had no child4 #g3f4 ,and ,god said to him3 ,that his seed should sojourn in a strange country1 and that they should bring them under bondage and treat them evil four hundred years4 #g3g4 ,and the nation which they shall serve will ,i judge 7said the ,lord73 and after these things they shall go out and shall serve me in this place4 #g3h4 ,and he gave him the covenant of circumcision4 ,and so he begot ,isaac and circumcised him the eighth day3 and ,isaac begot ,jacob3 and ,jacob1 the twelve patriarchs4 #g3i4 ,and the patriarchs1 through envy1 sold ,joseph into ,egypt4 ,and ,god was with him1 #g3aj4 ,and delivered him out of all his tribulations3 and he gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of ,pharao1 the king of ,egypt4 ,and he appointed him governor over ,egypt and over all his house4 #g3aa4 ,now there came a famine upon all ,egypt and ,chanaan1 and great tribulation3 and our fathers found no food4 #g3ab4 ,but when ,jacob had heard that there was corn in ,egypt1 he sent our fathers first4 #g3ac4 ,and at the second time1 ,joseph was known by his brethren3 and his kindred was made known to ,pharao4 #g3ad4 ,and ,joseph sending1 called thither ,jacob1 his father1 and all his kindred1 seventy-five souls4 #g3ae4 ,so ,jacob went down into ,egypt4 ,and he died1 and our fathers4 #g3af4 ,and they were translated into ,sichem and were laid in the sepulchre that ,abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of ,hemor1 the son of ,sichem4 #g3ag4 ,and when the time of the promise drew near1 which ,god had promised to ,abraham1 the people increased and were multiplied in ,egypt4 #g3ah4 ,till another king arose in ,egypt1 who knew not ,joseph4 #g3ai4 ,this same1 dealing craftily with our race1 afflicted our fathers1 that they should expose their children1 to the end they might not be kept alive4 #g3bj4 ,at the same time was ,moses born3 and he was acceptable to ,god4 ,who was nourished three months in his father's house4 #g3ba4 ,and when he was exposed1 ,pharao's daughter took him up and nourished him for her own son4 #g3bb4 ,and ,moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the ,egyptians3 and he was mighty in his words and in his deeds4 #g3bc4 ,and when he was full forty years old1 it came into his heart to visit his brethren1 the children of ,israel4 #g3bd4 ,and when he had seen one of them suffer wrong1 he defended him3 and striking the ,egyptian1 he avenged him who suffered the injury4 #g3be4 ,and he thought that his brethren understood that ,god by his hand would save them4 ,but they understood it not4 #g3bf4 ,and the day following1 he shewed himself to them when they were at strife and would have reconciled them in peace1 saying3 ,men1 ye are brethren4 ,why hurt you one another8 #g3bg4 ,but he that did the injury to his neighbour thrust him away1 saying3 ,who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us3 #g3bh4 ,what6 ,wilt thou kill me1 as thou didst yesterday kill the ,egyptian8 #g3bi4 ,and ,moses fled upon this word3 and was a stranger in the land of ,madian1 where he begot two sons4 #g3cj4 ,and when forty years were expired1 there appeared to him1 in the desert of mount ,sina1 an angel in a flame of fire in a bush4 #g3ca4 ,and ,moses seeing it wondered at the sight4 ,and as he drew near to view it1 the voice of the ,lord came unto him1 saying3 #g3cb4 ,i am the ,god of thy fathers3 the ,god of ,abraham1 the ,god of ,isaac and the ,god of ,jacob4 ,and ,moses being terrified durst not behold4 #g3cc4 ,and the ,lord said to him3 ,loose the shoes from thy feet3 for the place wherein thou standest is holy ground4 #g3cd4 ,seeing1 ,i have seen the affliction of my people which is in ,egypt3 and ,i have heard their groaning and am come down to deliver them4 ,and now come3 and ,i will send thee into ,egypt4 #g3ce4 ,this ,moses1 whom they refused1 saying3 ,who hath appointed thee prince and judge8 ,him ,god sent to be prince and redeemer1 by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the burning bush4 #g3cf4 ,he brought them out1 doing wonders and signs in the land of ,egypt and in the ,red ,sea and in the desert1 forty years4 #g3cg4 ,this is that ,moses who said to the children of ,israel3 ,a prophet shall ,god raise up to you of your own brethren1 as myself4 ,him shall you hear4 #g3ch4 ,this is he that was in the church in the wilderness1 with the angel who spoke to him on ,mount ,sina and with our fathers4 ,who received the words of life to give unto us4 #g3ci4 ,whom our fathers would not obey3 but thrust him away and in their hearts turned back into ,egypt1 #g3dj4 ,saying to ,aaron3 ,make us gods to go before us4 ,for as for this ,moses1 who brought us out of the land of ,egypt1 we know not what is become of him4 #g3da4 ,and they made a calf in those days and offered sacrifices to the idol and rejoiced in the works of their own hands4 #g3db4 ,and ,god turned and gave them up to serve the host of heaven1 as it is written in the books of the prophets3 ,did you offer victims and sacrifices to me for forty years1 in the desert1 ,o house of ,israel8 #g3dc4 ,and you took unto you the tabernacle of ,moloch and the star of your god ,rempham1 figures which you made to adore them4 ,and ,i will carry you away beyond ,babylon4 #g3dd4 ,the tabernacle of the testimony was with our fathers in the desert1 as ,god ordained for them1 speaking to ,moses1 that he should make it according to the form which he had seen4 #g3de4 ,which also our fathers receiving1 brought in with ,jesus1 into the possession of the ,gentiles3 whom ,god drove out before the face of our fathers1 unto the days of ,david1 ,jesus4 4 4,that is ,josue1 so called in ,greek4 #g3df4 ,who found grace before ,god and desired to find a tabernacle for the ,god of ,jacob4 #g3dg4 ,but ,solomon built him a house1 #g3dh4 ,yet the most ,high dwelleth not in houses made by hands1 as the prophet saith3 ,dwelleth not in houses1 etc4 4 4,that is1 so as to stand in need of earthly dwellings1 or to be contained1 or circumscribed by them4 ,though1 otherwise by his immense divinity1 he is in our houses2 and every where else2 and ,christ in his humanity dwelt in houses2 and is now on our altars4 #g3di4 ,heaven is my throne and the earth my footstool4 ,what house will you build me 7saith the ,lord78 ,or what is the place of my resting8 #g3ej4 ,hath not my hand made all these things8 #g3ea4 ,you stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears1 you always resist the ,holy ,ghost4 ,as your fathers did1 so do you also4 #g3eb4 ,which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted8 ,and they have slain them who foretold of the coming of the ,just ,one3 of whom you have been now the betrayers and murderers4 #g3ec4 ,who have received the law by the disposition of angels and have not kept it4 #g3ed4 ,now hearing these things1 they were cut to the heart3 and they gnashed with their teeth at him4 #g3ee4 ,but he1 being full of the ,holy ,ghost1 looking up steadfastly to heaven1 saw the glory of ,god and ,jesus standing on the right hand of ,god4 ,and he said3 ,behold1 ,i see the heavens opened and the ,son of man standing on the right hand of ,god4 #g3ef4 ,and they1 crying out with a loud voice1 stopped their ears and with one accord ran violently upon him4 #g3eg4 ,and casting him forth without the city4 they stoned him4 ,and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man1 whose name was ,saul4 #g3eh4 ,and they stoned ,stephen1 invoking and saying3 ,lord ,jesus1 receive my spirit4 #g3ei4 ,and falling on his knees1 he cried with a loud voice1 saying3 ,lord1 lay not his sin to their charge3 ,and when he had said this1 he fell asleep in the ,lord4 ,and ,saul was consenting to his death4 ,acts ,chapter #h ,philip converts the ,samaritans and baptizes the eunuch4 #h3a4 ,and at that time1 there was raised a great persecution against the church which was at ,jerusalem4 ,and they were all dispersed through the countries of ,judea1 and ,samaria1 except the apostles4 #h3b4 ,and devout men took order for ,stephen's funeral and made great mourning over him4 #h3c4 ,but ,saul made havock of the church1 entering in from house to house3 and dragging away men and women1 committed them to prison4 #h3d4 ,they therefore that were dispersed went about preaching the word of ,god4 #h3e4 ,and ,philip1 going down to the city of ,samaria1 preached ,christ unto them4 #h3f4 ,and the people with one accord were attentive to those things which were said by ,philip1 hearing1 and seeing the miracles which he did4 #h3g4 ,for many of them who had unclean spirits1 crying with a loud voice1 went out4 #h3h4 ,and many1 taken with the palsy1 and that were lame1 were healed4 #h3i4 ,there was therefore great joy in that city4 ,now there was a certain man named ,simon who before had been a magician in that city1 seducing the people of ,samaria1 giving out that he was some great one3 #h3aj4 ,to whom they all gave ear1 from the least to the greatest1 saying3 ,this man is the power of ,god1 which is called great4 #h3aa4 ,and they were attentive to him1 because1 for a long time1 he had bewitched them with his magical practices4 #h3ab4 ,but when they had believed ,philip preaching of the kingdom of ,god1 in the name of ,jesus ,christ1 they were baptized1 both men and women4 #h3ac4 ,then ,simon himself believed also and1 being baptized1 he adhered to ,philip4 ,and being astonished1 wondered to see the signs and exceeding great miracles which were done4 #h3ad4 ,now1 when the apostles1 who were in ,jerusalem1 had heard that ,samaria had received the word of ,god1 they sent unto them ,peter and ,john4 #h3ae4 ,who1 when they were come1 prayed for them that they might receive the ,holy ,ghost4 #h3af4 ,for he was not as yet come upon any of them3 but they were only baptized in the name of the ,lord ,jesus4 #h3ag4 ,then they laid their hands upon them3 and they received the ,holy ,ghost4 ,they laid their hands upon them1 etc4 4 4,the apostles administered the sacrament of confirmation1 by imposition of hands1 and prayer2 and the faithful thereby received the ,holy ,ghost4 ,not but they had received the grace of the ,holy ,ghost at their baptism3 yet not that plenitude of grace and those spiritual gifts which they afterwards received from bishops in the sacrament of confirmation1 which strengthened them to profess their faith publicly4 #h3ah4 ,and when ,simon saw that1 by the imposition of the hands of the apostles1 the ,holy ,ghost was given1 he offered them money1 #h3ai4 ,saying3 ,give me also this power1 that on whomsoever ,i shall lay my hands1 he may receive the ,holy ,ghost4 ,but ,peter said to him3 #h3bj4 ,keep thy money to thyself1 to perish with thee3 because thou hast thought that the gift of ,god may be purchased with money4 #h3ba4 ,thou hast no part nor lot in this matter4 ,for thy heart is not right in the sight of ,god4 #h3bb4 ,do penance therefore for this thy wickedness3 and pray to ,god1 that perhaps this thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee4 #h3bc4 ,for ,i see thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity4 #h3bd4 ,then ,simon answering1 said3 ,pray you for me to the ,lord that none of these things which you have spoken may come upon me4 #h3be4 ,and they indeed1 having testified and preached the word of the ,lord1 returned to ,jerusalem3 and preached the gospel to many countries of the ,samaritans4 #h3bf4 ,now an angel of the ,lord spoke to ,philip1 saying3 ,arise1 go towards the south1 to the way that goeth down from ,jerusalem into ,gaza3 this is desert4 #h3bg4 ,and rising up1 he went4 ,and behold1 a man of ,ethiopia1 an eunuch1 of great authority under ,candace the queen of the ,ethiopians1 who had charge over all her treasures1 had come to ,jerusalem to adore4 #h3bh4 ,and he was returning1 sitting in his chariot and reading ,isaias the prophet4 #h3bi4 ,and the ,spirit said to ,philip3 ,go near and join thyself to this chariot4 #h3cj4 ,and ,philip running thither1 heard him reading the prophet ,isaias4 ,and he said3 ,thinkest thou that thou understandest what thou readest8 #h3ca4 ,who said3 ,and how can ,i1 unless some man shew me8 ,and he desired ,philip that he would come up and sit with him4 #h3cb4 ,and the place of the scripture which he was reading was this3 ,he was led as a sheep to the slaughter3 and like a lamb without voice before his shearer1 so openeth he not his mouth4 #h3cc4 ,in humility his judgment was taken away4 ,his generation who shall declare1 for his life shall be taken from the earth8 #h3cd4 ,and the eunuch answering ,philip1 said3 ,i beseech thee1 of whom doth the prophet speak this8 ,of himself1 or of some other man8 #h3ce4 ,then ,philip1 opening his mouth and beginning at this scripture1 preached unto him ,jesus4 #h3cf4 ,and as they went on their way1 they came to a certain water4 ,and the eunuch said3 ,see1 here is water3 ,what doth hinder me from being baptized8 #h3cg4 ,and ,philip said3 ,if thou believest with all thy heart1 thou mayest4 ,and he answering1 said3 ,i believe that ,jesus ,christ is the ,son of ,god4 ,if thou believest with all thy heart4 4 4,the scripture many times mentions only one disposition1 as here belief1 when others equally necessary are not expressed1 viz41 a sorrow for sins1 a firm hope1 and the love of ,god4 ,moreover1 believing with the whole heart signifies a belief of every thing necessary for salvation4 #h3ch4 ,and he commanded the chariot to stand still4 ,and they went down into the water1 both ,philip and the eunuch4 ,and he baptized him4 #h3ci4 ,and when they were come up out of the water1 the ,spirit of the ,lord took away ,philip3 and the eunuch saw him no more4 ,and he went on his way rejoicing4 #h3dj4 ,but ,philip was found in ,azotus3 and passing through1 he preached the gospel to all the cities1 till he came to ,caesarea4 ,acts ,chapter #i ,paul's conversion and zeal4 ,peter heals ,eneas and raises up ,tabitha to life4 #i3a4 ,and ,saul1 as yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the ,lord1 went to the high priest #i3b4 ,and asked of him letters to ,damascus1 to the synagogues3 that if he found any men and women of this way1 he might bring them bound to ,jerusalem4 #i3c4 ,and as he went on his journey1 it came to pass that he drew nigh to ,damascus4 ,and suddenly a light from heaven shined round about him4 #i3d4 ,and falling on the ground1 he heard a voice saying to him3 ,saul1 ,saul1 why persecutest thou me8 #i3e4 ,who said3 ,who art thou1 ,lord8 ,and he3 ,i am ,jesus whom thou persecutest4 ,it is hard for thee to kick against the goad4 #i3f4 ,and he1 trembling and astonished1 said3 ,lord1 what wilt thou have me to do8 #i3g4 ,and the ,lord said to him3 ,arise and go into the city2 and there it shall be told thee what thou must do4 ,now the men who went in company with him stood amazed1 hearing indeed a voice but seeing no man4 #i3h4 ,and ,saul arose from the ground3 and when his eyes were opened1 he saw nothing4 ,but they1 leading him by the hands1 brought him to ,damascus4 #i3i4 ,and he was there three days without sight3 and he did neither eat nor drink4 #i3aj4 ,now there was a certain disciple at ,damascus1 named ,ananias4 ,and the ,lord said to him in a vision3 ,ananias1 ,and he said3 ,behold ,i am here1 ,lord4 #i3aa4 ,and the ,lord said to him3 ,arise and go into the street that is called ,strait and seek in the house of ,judas1 one named ,saul of ,tarsus4 ,for behold he prayeth4 #i3ab4 7,and he saw a man named ,ananias coming in and putting his hands upon him1 that he might receive his sight47 #i3ac4 ,but ,ananias answered3 ,lord1 ,i have heard by many of this man1 how much evil he hath done to thy saints in ,jerusalem4 #i3ad4 ,and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that invoke thy name4 #i3ae4 ,and the ,lord said to him3 ,go thy way3 for this man is to me a vessel of election1 to carry my name before the ,gentiles and kings and the children of ,israel4 #i3af4 ,for ,i will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake4 #i3ag4 ,and ,ananias went his way and entered into the house4 ,and laying his hands upon him1 he said3 ,brother ,saul1 the ,lord ,jesus hath sent me1 he that appeared to thee in the way as thou camest1 that thou mayest receive thy sight and be filled with the ,holy ,ghost4 #i3ah4 ,and immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales3 and he received his sight4 ,and rising up1 he was baptized4 #i3ai4 ,and when he had taken meat1 he was strengthened4 ,and he was with the disciples that were at ,damascus1 for some days4 #i3bj4 ,and immediately he preached ,jesus in the synagogues1 that he is the son of ,god4 #i3ba4 ,and all that heard him were astonished and said3 ,is not this he who persecuted in ,jerusalem those that called upon this name and came hither for that intent1 that he might carry them bound to the chief priests8 #i3bb4 ,but ,saul increased much more in strength and confounded the ,jews who dwelt at ,damascus1 affirming that this is the ,christ4 #i3bc4 ,and when many days were passed1 the ,jews consulted together to kill him4 #i3bd4 ,but their lying in wait was made known to ,saul4 ,and they watched the gates also day and night1 that they might kill him4 #i3be4 ,but the disciples1 taking him in the night1 conveyed him away by the wall1 letting him down in a basket4 #i3bf4 ,and when he was come into ,jerusalem1 he essayed to join himself to the disciples3 and they all were afraid of him1 not believing that he was a disciple4 #i3bg4 ,but ,barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and told them how he had seen the ,lord1 and that he had spoken to him3 and how in ,damascus he had dealt confidently in the name of ,jesus4 #i3bh4 ,and he was with them1 coming in and going out in ,jerusalem and dealing confidently in the name of the ,lord4 #i3bi4 ,he spoke also to the ,gentiles and disputed with the ,greeks4 ,but they sought to kill him4 #i3cj4 ,which when the brethren had known1 they brought him down to ,caesarea and sent him away to ,tarsus4 #i3ca4 ,now1 the church had peace throughout all ,judea and ,galilee and ,samaria3 and was edified1 walking in the fear of the ,lord3 and was filled with the consolation of the ,holy ,ghost4 #i3cb4 ,and it came to pass that ,peter1 as he passed through1 visiting all1 came to the saints who dwelt at ,lydda4 #i3cc4 ,and he found there a certain man named ,eneas1 who had kept his bed for eight years1 who was ill of the palsy4 #i3cd4 ,and ,peter said to him3 ,eneas1 the ,lord ,jesus ,christ healeth thee4 ,arise and make thy bed4 ,and immediately he arose4 #i3ce4 ,and all that dwelt at ,lydda and ,saron saw him3 who were converted to the ,lord4 #i3cf4 ,and in ,joppe there was a certain disciple named ,tabitha1 which by interpretation is called ,dorcas4 ,this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did4 #i3cg4 ,and it came to pass in those days that she was sick and died4 ,whom when they had washed1 they laid her in an upper chamber4 #i3ch4 ,and forasmuch as ,lydda was nigh to ,joppe1 the disciples1 hearing that ,peter was there1 sent unto him two men1 desiring him that he would not be slack to come unto them4 #i3ci4 ,and ,peter rising up went with them4 ,and when he was come1 they brought him into the upper chamber4 ,and all the widows stood about him1 weeping and shewing him the coats and garments which ,dorcas made them4 #i3dj4 ,and they all being put forth1 ,peter1 kneeling down1 prayed4 ,and turning to the body1 he said3 ,tabitha1 arise4 ,and she opened her eyes and1 seeing ,peter1 sat up4 #i3da4 ,and giving her his hand1 he lifted her up4 ,and when he had called the saints and the widows1 he presented her alive4 #i3db4 ,and it was made known throughout all ,joppe4 ,and many believed in the ,lord4 #i3dc4 ,and it cane to pass that he abode many days in ,joppe1 with one ,simon a tanner4 ,acts ,chapter #aj ,cornelius is received into the church4 ,peter's vision4 #aj3a4 ,and there was a certain man in ,caesarea1 named ,cornelius1 a centurion of that which is called the ,italian band3 #aj3b4 ,a religious man1 and fearing ,god with all his house1 giving much alms to the people and always praying to ,god4 #aj3c4 ,this man saw in a vision manifestly1 about the ninth hour of the day1 an angel of ,god coming in unto him and saying to him3 ,cornelius4 #aj3d4 ,and he1 beholding him4 being seized with fear1 said3 ,what is it1 ,lord8 ,and he said to him3 ,thy prayers and thy alms are ascended for a memorial in the sight of ,god4 #aj3e4 ,and now send men to ,joppe3 and call hither one ,simon1 who is surnamed ,peter4 #aj3f4 ,he lodgeth with one ,simon a tanner1 whose house is by the sea side4 ,he will tell thee what thou must do4 #aj3g4 ,and when the angel who spoke to him was departed1 he called two of his household servants and a soldier who feared the ,lord1 of them that were under him4 #aj3h4 ,to whom when he had related all1 he sent them to ,joppe4 #aj3i4 ,and on the next day1 whilst they were going on their journey and drawing nigh to the city1 ,peter went up to the higher parts of the house to pray1 about the sixth hour4 #aj3aj4 ,and being hungry1 he was desirous to taste somewhat4 ,and as they were preparing1 there came upon him an ecstasy of mind4 #aj3aa4 ,and he saw the heaven opened and a certain vessel descending1 as it were a great linen sheet let down by the four corners from heaven to the earth3 #aj3ab4 ,wherein were all manner of four-footed beasts and creeping things of the earth and fowls of the air4 #aj3ac4 ,and there came a voice to him3 ,arise1 ,peter4 ,kill and eat4 #aj3ad4 ,but ,peter said3 ,far be it from me4 ,for ,i never did eat any thing that is common and unclean4 #aj3ae4 ,and the voice spoke to him again the second time3 ,that which ,god hath cleansed1 do not thou call common4 #aj3af4 ,and this was done thrice4 ,and presently the vessel was taken up into heaven4 #aj3ag4 ,now1 whilst ,peter was doubting within himself what the vision that he had seen should mean1 behold the men who were sent from ,cornelius1 inquiring for ,simon's house1 stood at the gate4 #aj3ah4 ,and when they had called1 they asked if ,simon1 who is surnamed ,peter1 were lodged there4 #aj3ai4 ,and as ,peter was thinking of the vision1 the ,spirit said to him3 ,behold three men seek thee4 #aj3bj4 ,arise1 therefore3 get thee down and go with them1 doubting nothing3 for ,i have sent them4 #aj3ba4 ,then ,peter1 going down to the men1 said3 ,behold1 ,i am he whom you seek4 ,what is the cause for which you are come8 #aj3bb4 ,who said3 ,cornelius1 a centurion1 a just man and one that feareth ,god1 and having good testimony from all the nation of the ,jews1 received an answer of an holy angel1 to send for thee into his house ,and to hear words of thee4 #aj3bc4 ,then bringing them in1 he lodged them4 ,and the day following1 he arose and went with them3 and some of the brethren from ,joppe accompanied him4 #aj3bd4 ,and the morrow after1 he entered into ,caesarea4 ,and ,cornelius waited for them1 having called together his kinsmen and special friends4 #aj3be4 ,and it came to pass that when ,peter was come in1 ,cornelius came to meet him and falling at his feet adored4 #aj3bf4 ,but ,peter lifted him up1 saying3 ,arise3 ,i myself also am a man4 #aj3bg4 ,and talking with him1 he went in and found many that were come together4 #aj3bh4 ,and he said to them3 you know how abominable it is for a man that is a ,jew to keep company or to come unto one of another nation3 but ,god hath shewed to me1 to call no man common or unclean4 #aj3bi4 ,for which cause1 making no doubt1 ,i came when ,i was sent for4 ,i ask1 therefore1 for what cause you have sent for me8 #aj3cj4 ,and ,cornelius said3 ,four days ago1 unto this hour1 ,i was praying in my house1 at the ninth hour and behold a man stood before me in white apparel and said3 #aj3ca4 ,cornelius1 thy prayer is heard and thy alms are had in remembrance in the sight of ,god4 #aj3cb4 ,send therefore to ,joppe3 and call hither ,simon1 who is surnamed ,peter4 ,he lodgeth in the house of ,simon a tanner1 by the sea side4 #aj3cc4 ,immediately therefore ,i sent to thee3 and thou hast done well in coming4 ,now1 therefore1 all we are present in thy sight to hear all things whatsoever are commanded thee by the ,lord4 #aj3cd4 ,and ,peter opening his mouth1 said3 in very deed ,i perceive that ,god is not a respecter of persons4 #aj3ce4 ,but in every nation1 he that feareth him and worketh justice is acceptable to him4 ,in every nation1 etc4 4 4,that is to say1 not only ,jews1 but ,gentiles also1 of what nation soever1 are acceptable to ,god1 if they fear him and work justice4 ,but then true faith is always to be presupposed1 without which 7saith ,st4 ,paul1 ,heb4 #aa4 #f7 it is impossible to please ,god4 ,beware then of the error of those1 who would infer from this passage1 that men of all religions may be pleasing to ,god4 ,for since none but the true religion can be from ,god1 all other religions must be from the father of lies1 and therefore highly displeasing to the ,god of truth4 #aj3cf4 ,god sent the word to the children of ,israel1 preaching peace by ,jesus ,christ 7,he is ,lord of all74 #aj3cg4 ,you know the word which hath been published through all ,judea3 for it began from ,galilee1 after the baptism which ,john preached4 #aj3ch4 ,jesus of ,nazareth3 how ,god anointed him with the ,holy ,ghost and with power1 who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil1 for ,god was with him4 #aj3ci4 ,and we are witnesses of all things that he did in the land of the ,jews and in ,jerusalem3 whom they killed1 hanging him upon a tree4 #aj3dj4 ,him ,god raised up the third day and gave him to be made manifest1 #aj3da4 ,not to all the people1 but to witnesses preordained by ,god1 even to us1 who did eat and drink with him1 after he arose again from the dead4 #aj3db4 ,and he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that it is he who was appointed by ,god to be judge of the living and of the dead4 #aj3dc4 ,to him all the prophets give testimony1 that by his name all receive remission of sins1 who believe in him4 #aj3dd4 ,while ,peter was yet speaking these words1 the ,holy ,ghost fell on all them that heard the word4 #aj3de4 ,and the faithful of the circumcision1 who came with ,peter1 were astonished for that the grace of the ,holy ,ghost was poured out upon the ,gentiles also4 #aj3df4 ,for they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying ,god4 #aj3dg4 ,then ,peter answered3 ,can any man forbid water1 that these should not be baptized1 who have received the ,holy ,ghost1 as well as we8 #aj3dh4 ,and he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,then they desired him to tarry with them some days4 ,acts ,chapter #aa ,peter defends his having received the ,gentiles into the church4 #aa3a4 ,and the apostles and brethren1 who were in ,judea1 heard that the ,gentiles also had received the word of ,god4 #aa3b4 ,and when ,peter was come up to ,jerusalem1 they that were of the circumcision contended with him1 #aa3c4 ,saying3 ,why didst thou go in to men uncircumcised and didst eat with them8 #aa3d4 ,but ,peter began and declared to them the matter in order1 saying3 #aa3e4 ,i was in the city of ,joppe praying3 and ,i saw in an ecstasy of mind a vision1 a certain vessel descending1 as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners4 ,and it came even unto me4 #aa3f4 ,into which looking1 ,i considered and saw fourfooted creatures of the earth and beasts and creeping things and fowls of the air4 #aa3g4 ,and ,i heard also a voice saying to me3 ,arise1 ,peter4 ,kill and eat4 #aa3h4 ,and ,i said3 ,not so1 ,lord3 for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth4 #aa3i4 ,and the voice answered again from heaven3 ,what ,god hath made clean1 do not thou call common4 #aa3aj4 ,and this was done three times4 ,and all were taken up again into heaven4 #aa3aa4 ,and behold1 immediately there were three men come to the house wherein ,i was1 sent to me from ,caesarea4 #aa3ab4 ,and the ,spirit said to me that ,i should go with them1 nothing doubting4 ,and these six brethren went with me also3 and we entered into the man's house4 #aa3ac4 ,and he told us how he had seen an angel in his house1 standing and saying to him3 ,send to ,joppe and call hither ,simon1 who is surnamed ,peter1 #aa3ad4 ,who shall speak to thee words whereby thou shalt be saved1 and all thy house4 #aa3ae4 ,and when ,i had begun to speak1 the ,holy ,ghost fell upon them1 as upon us also in the beginning4 #aa3af4 ,and ,i remembered the word of the ,lord1 how that he said3 ,john indeed baptized with water but you shall be baptized with the ,holy ,ghost4 #aa3ag4 ,if then ,god gave them the same grace as to us also who believed in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 who was ,i1 that could withstand ,god8 #aa3ah4 ,having heard these things1 they held their peace and glorified ,god1 saying3 ,god then hath also to the ,gentiles given repentance1 unto life4 #aa3ai4 ,now they who had been dispersed by the persecution that arose on occasion of ,stephen went about as far as ,phenice and ,cyprus and ,antioch1 speaking the word to none1 but to the ,jews only4 #aa3bj4 ,but some of them were men of ,cyprus and ,cyrene1 who1 when they were entered into ,antioch1 spoke also to the ,greeks1 preaching the ,lord ,jesus4 #aa3ba4 ,and the hand of he ,lord was with them3 and a great number believing1 were converted to the ,lord4 #aa3bb4 ,and the tidings came to the ears of the church that was at ,jerusalem1 touching these things3 and they sent ,barnabas as far as ,antioch4 #aa3bc4 ,who1 when he was come and had seen the grace of ,god1 rejoiced4 ,and he exhorted them all with purpose of heart to continue in the ,lord4 #aa3bd4 ,for he was a good man and full of the ,holy ,ghost and of faith4 ,and a great multitude was added to the ,lord4 #aa3be4 ,and ,barnabas went to ,tarsus to seek ,saul3 whom1 when he had found1 he brought to ,antioch4 #aa3bf4 ,and they conversed there in the church a whole year3 and they taught a great multitude1 so that at ,antioch the disciples were first named ,christians4 #aa3bg4 ,and in these days there came prophets from ,jerusalem to ,antioch4 #aa3bh4 ,and one of them named ,agabus1 rising up1 signified by the ,spirit that there should be a great famine over the whole world1 which came to pass under ,claudius4 #aa3bi4 ,and the disciples1 every man according to his ability1 purposed to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in ,judea4 #aa3cj4 ,which also they did1 sending it to the ancients1 by the hands of ,barnabas and ,saul4 ,acts ,chapter #ab ,herod's persecution4 ,peter's deliverance by an angel4 ,herod's punishment4 #ab3a4 ,and at the same time1 ,herod the king stretched forth his hands1 to afflict some of the church4 #ab3b4 ,and he killed ,james1 the brother of ,john1 ,with the sword4 #ab3c4 ,and seeing that it pleased the ,jews1 he proceeded to take up ,peter also4 ,now it was in the days of the ,azymes4 ,azymes4 4 4,the festival of the unleavened bread1 or the pasch1 which answers to our ,easter4 #ab3d4 ,and when he had apprehended him1 he cast him into prison1 delivering him to four files of soldiers1 to be kept1 intending1 after the pasch1 to bring him forth to the people4 #ab3e4 ,peter therefore was kept in prison4 ,but prayer was made without ceasing by the church unto ,god for him4 #ab3f4 ,and when ,herod would have brought him forth1 the same night1 ,peter was sleeping between two soldiers1 bound with two chains3 and the keepers before the door kept the prison4 #ab3g4 ,and behold an angel of the ,lord stood by him and a light shined in the room4 ,and he1 striking ,peter on the side1 raised him up1 saying3 ,arise quickly4 ,and the chains fell off from his hands4 #ab3h4 ,and the angel said to him3 ,gird thyself and put on thy sandals4 ,and he did so4 ,and he said to him3 ,cast thy garment about thee and follow me1 #ab3i4 ,and going out1 he followed him4 ,and he knew not that it was true which was done by the angel3 but thought he saw a vision4 #ab3aj4 ,and passing through the first and the second ward1 they came to the iron gate that leadeth to the city which of itself opened to them4 ,and going out1 they passed on through one street4 ,and immediately the angel departed from him4 #ab3aa4 ,and ,peter coming to himself1 said3 ,now ,i know in very deed that the ,lord hath sent his angel and hath delivered me out of the hand of ,herod and from all the expectation of the people of the ,jews4 #ab3ab4 ,and considering1 he came to the house of ,mary the mother of ,john1 who was surnamed ,mark1 where many were gathered together and praying4 #ab3ac4 ,and when he knocked at the door of the gate1 a damsel came to hearken4 whose name was ,rhode4 #ab3ad4 ,and as soon as she knew ,peter's voice1 she opened not the gate for joy3 but running in she told that ,peter stood before the gate4 #ab3ae4 ,but they said to her3 ,thou art mad4 ,but she affirmed that it was so4 ,then said they3 ,it is his angel4 #ab3af4 ,but ,peter continued knocking4 ,and when they had opened1 they saw him and were astonished4 #ab3ag4 ,but he1 beckoning to them with his hand to hold their peace1 told how the ,lord had brought him out of prison4 ,and he said3 ,tell these things to ,james and to the brethren4 ,and going out1 he went into another place4 #ab3ah4 ,now when day was come1 there was no small stir among the soldiers1 what was become of ,peter4 #ab3ai4 ,and when ,herod had sought for him and found him not1 having examined the keepers1 he commanded they should be put to death4 ,and going down from ,judea to ,caesarea1 he abode there4 #ab3bj4 ,and he was angry with the ,tyrians and the ,sidonians4 ,but they with one accord came to him3 and1 having gained ,blastus who was the king's chamberlain1 they desired peace1 because their countries were nourished by him4 #ab3ba4 ,and upon a day appointed1 ,herod being arrayed in kingly apparel1 sat in the judgment seat and made an oration to them4 #ab3bb4 ,and the people made acclamation1 saying3 ,it is the voice of a god1 and not of a man4 #ab3bc4 ,and forthwith an angel of the ,lord struck him1 because he had not given the honour to ,god3 and1 being eaten up by worms1 he gave up the ghost4 #ab3bd4 ,but the word of the ,lord increased and multiplied4 #ab3be4 ,and ,barnabas and ,saul1 returned from ,jerusalem1 having fulfilled their ministry1 taking with them ,john who was surnamed ,mark4 ,acts ,chapter #ac ,saul and ,barnabas are sent forth by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,they preach in ,cyprus and in ,antioch of ,pisidia4 #ac3a4 ,now there were in the church which was at ,antioch prophets and doctors1 among whom was ,barnabas and ,simon who was called ,niger1 and ,lucius of ,cyrene and ,manahen who was the foster brother of ,herod the tetrarch1 and ,saul4 #ac3b4 ,and as they were ministering to the ,lord and fasting1 the ,holy ,ghost said to them3 ,separate me ,saul and ,barnabas1 for the work whereunto ,i have taken them4 #ac3c4 ,then they fasting and praying and imposing their hands upon them1 sent them away4 #ac3d4 ,so they1 being sent by the ,holy ,ghost1 went to ,seleucia3 and from thence they sailed to ,cyprus4 #ac3e4 ,and when they were come to ,salamina1 they preached the word of ,god in the synagogues of the ,jews4 ,and they had ,john also in the ministry4 #ac3f4 ,and when they had gone through the whole island1 as far as ,paphos1 they found a certain man1 a magician1 a false prophet1 a ,jew1 whose name was ,bar-,jesu3 #ac3g4 ,who was with the proconsul ,sergius ,paulus1 a prudent man4 ,he1 sending for ,barnabas and ,saul1 desired to hear the word of ,god4 #ac3h4 ,but ,elymas the magician 7for so his name is interpreted7 withstood them1 seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith4 #ac3i4 ,then ,saul1 otherwise ,paul1 filled with the ,holy ,ghost1 looking upon him1 #ac3aj4 ,said3 ,o full of all guile and of all deceit1 child of the devil1 enemy of all justice1 thou ceases not to pervert the right ways of the ,lord4 #ac3aa4 ,and now behold1 the hand of the ,lord is upon thee3 and thou shalt be blind1 not seeing the sun for a time4 ,and immediately there fell a mist and darkness upon him3 and going about1 he sought some one to lead him by the hand4 #ac3ab4 ,then the proconsul1 when he had seen what was done1 believed1 admiring at the doctrine of the ,lord4 #ac3ac4 ,now when ,paul and they that were with him had sailed from ,paphos1 they came to ,perge in ,pamphylia4 ,and ,john departing from them1 returned to ,jerusalem4 #ac3ad4 ,but they1 passing through ,perge1 came to ,antioch in ,pisidia3 and1 entering into the ,synagogue on the sabbath day1 they sat down4 #ac3ae4 ,and after the reading of the law and the prophets1 the rulers of the synagogue sent to them1 saying3 ,ye men1 brethren1 if you have any word of exhortation to make to the people1 speak4 #ac3af4 ,then ,paul rising up and with his hand bespeaking silence1 said3 ,ye men of ,israel and you that fear ,god1 give ear4 #ac3ag4 ,the ,god of the people of ,israel chose our fathers and exalted the people when they were sojourners in the land of ,egypt3 ,and with an high arm brought them out from thence3 #ac3ah4 ,and for the space of forty years endured their manners in the desert3 #ac3ai4 ,and1 destroying seven nations in the land of ,chaanan1 divided their land among them by lot4 #ac3bj4 ,as it were1 after four hundred and fifty years4 ,and after these things1 he gave unto them judges1 until ,samuel the prophet4 #ac3ba4 ,and after that they desired a king3 and ,god gave them ,saul the son of ,cis1 a man of the tribe of ,benjamin1 forty years4 #ac3bb4 ,and when he had removed him1 he raised them up ,david to be king3 to whom giving testimony1 he said3 ,i have found ,david1 the son of ,jesse1 a man according to my own heart1 who shall do all my wills4 #ac3bc4 ,of this man's seed1 ,god1 according to his promise1 hath raised up to ,israel a ,saviour ,jesus3 #ac3bd4 ,john first preaching1 before his coming1 the baptism of penance to all the people of ,israel4 #ac3be4 ,and when ,john was fulfilling his course1 he said3 ,i am not he whom you think me to be4 ,but behold1 there cometh one after me1 whose shoes of his feet ,i am not worthy to loose4 #ac3bf4 ,men1 brethren1 children of the stock of ,abraham1 and whosoever among you fear ,god3 to you the word of this salvation is sent4 #ac3bg4 ,for they that inhabited ,jerusalem and the rulers thereof1 not knowing him1 nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath1 judging him1 have fulfilled them4 #ac3bh4 ,and finding no cause of death in him1 they desired of ,pilate that they might kill him4 #ac3bi4 ,and when they had fulfilled all things that were written of him1 taking him down from the tree1 they laid him in a sepulchre4 #ac3cj4 ,but ,god raised him up from the dead the third day4 #ac3ca4 ,who was seen for many days by them who came up with him from ,galilee to ,jerusalem1 who to this present are his witnesses to the people4 #ac3cb4 ,and we declare unto you that the promise which was made to our fathers1 #ac3cc4 ,this same ,god hath fulfilled to our children1 raising up ,jesus1 as in the second psalm also is written3 ,thou art my ,son3 this day have ,i begotten thee4 #ac3cd4 ,and to shew that he raised him up from the dead1 not to return now any more to corruption1 he said thus3 ,i will give you the holy things of ,david1 faithful4 ,i will give you the holy1 etc4 4 4,these are the words of the prophet ,isaias1 #ee4 #c4 ,according to the ,septuagint1 the sense is3 ,i will faithfully fulfil the promises ,i made to ,david4 #ac3ce4 ,and therefore1 in another place also1 he saith3 ,thou shalt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption4 #ac3cf4 ,for ,david1 when he had served in his generation1 according to the will of ,god1 slept3 and was laid unto his fathers and saw corruption4 #ac3cg4 ,but he whom ,god hath raised from the dead saw no corruption4 #ac3ch4 ,be it known therefore to you1 men1 brethren1 that through him forgiveness of sins is preached to you3 and from all the things from which you could not be justified by the law of ,moses4 #ac3ci4 ,in him every one that believeth is justified4 #ac3dj4 ,beware1 therefore1 lest that come upon you which is spoken in the prophets3 #ac3da4 ,behold1 ye despisers1 and wonder and perish3 for ,i work a work in your days1 a work which you will not believe1 if any man shall tell it you4 #ac3db4 ,and as they went out1 they desired them that on the next sabbath they would speak unto them these words4 #ac3dc4 ,and when the synagogue was broken up1 many of the ,jews and of the strangers who served ,god followed ,paul and ,barnabas3 who1 speaking to them1 persuaded them to continue in the grace of ,god4 #ac3dd4 ,but the next sabbath day1 the whole city almost came together1 to hear the word of ,god4 #ac3de4 ,and the ,jews1 seeing the multitudes1 were filled with envy and contradicted those things which were said by ,paul1 blaspheming4 #ac3df4 ,then ,paul and ,barnabas said boldly3 ,to you it behoved us first to speak the word of ,god3 but because you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life1 behold we turn to the ,gentiles4 #ac3dg4 ,for so the ,lord hath commanded us3 ,i have set thee to be the light of the ,gentiles3 that thou mayest be for salvation unto the utmost part of the earth4 #ac3dh4 ,and the ,gentiles hearing it were glad and glorified the word of the ,lord3 and as many as were ordained to life everlasting believed4 #ac3di4 ,and the word of the ,lord was published throughout the whole country4 #ac3ej4 ,but the ,jews stirred up religious and honourable women and the chief men of the city3 and raised persecution against ,paul and ,barnabas3 and cast them out of their coasts4 #ac3ea4 ,but they1 shaking off the dust of their feet against them1 came to ,iconium4 #ac3eb4 ,and the disciples were filled with joy and with the ,holy ,ghost4 ,acts ,chapter #ad ,paul and ,barnabas preach in ,iconium and ,lystra4 ,paul heals a cripple4 ,they are taken for gods4 ,paul is stoned4 ,they preach in ,derbe and ,perge4 #ad3a4 ,and it came to pass in ,iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the ,jews and so spoke that a very great multitude both of the ,jews and of the ,greeks did believe4 #ad3b4 ,but the unbelieving ,jews stirred up and incensed the minds of the ,gentiles against the brethren4 #ad3c4 ,a long time therefore they abode there1 dealing confidently in the ,lord1 who gave testimony to the word of his grace1 granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands4 #ad3d4 ,and the multitude of the city was divided4 ,and some of them indeed held with the ,jews1 but some with the apostles4 #ad3e4 ,and when there was an assault made by the ,gentiles and the ,jews with their rulers1 to use them contumeliously and to stone them3 #ad3f4 ,they1 understanding it1 fled to ,lystra and ,derbe1 cities of ,lycaonia1 and to the whole country round about3 and were there preaching the gospel4 #ad3g4 ,and there sat a certain man at ,lystra1 impotent in his feet1 a cripple from his mother's womb1 who never had walked4 #ad3h4 ,this same heard ,paul speaking4 ,who looking upon him and seeing that he had faith to be healed1 #ad3i4 ,said with a loud voice3 ,stand upright on thy feet4 ,and he leaped up and walked4 #ad3aj4 ,and when the multitudes had seen what ,paul had done1 they lifted up their voice in the ,lycaonian tongue1 saying3 ,the gods are come down to us in the likeness of men4 #ad3aa4 ,and they called ,barnabas1 ,jupiter3 but ,paul1 ,mercury3 because he was chief speaker4 #ad3ab4 ,the priest also of ,jupiter that was before the city1 bringing oxen and garlands before the gate1 would have offered sacrifice with the people4 #ad3ac4 ,which1 when the apostles ,barnabas and ,paul had heard1 rending their clothes1 they leaped out among the people1 crying1 #ad3ad4 ,and saying3 ,ye men1 why do ye these things8 ,we also are mortals1 men like unto you1 preaching to you to be converted from these vain things to the living ,god1 who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and all things that are in them3 #ad3ae4 ,who in times past1 suffered all nations to walk in their own ways4 #ad3af4 ,nevertheless he left not himself without testimony1 doing good from heaven1 giving rains and fruitful ,seasons1 filling our hearts with food and gladness4 #ad3ag4 ,and speaking these things1 they scarce restrained the people from sacrificing to them4 #ad3ah4 ,now there came thither certain ,jews from ,antioch and ,iconium3 and1 persuading the multitude and stoning ,paul1 drew him out of the city1 thinking him to be dead4 #ad3ai4 ,but as the disciples stood round about him1 he rose up and entered into the city3 and the next day he departed with ,barnabas to ,derbe4 #ad3bj4 ,and when they had preached the gospel to that city and had taught many1 they returned again to ,lystra and to ,iconium and to ,antioch3 #ad3ba4 ,confirming the souls of the disciples and exhorting them to continue in the faith3 and that through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of ,god4 #ad3bb4 ,and when they had ordained to them priests in every church and had prayed with fasting1 they commended them to the ,lord1 in whom they believed4 #ad3bc4 ,and passing through ,pisidia1 they came into ,pamphylia4 #ad3bd4 ,and having spoken the word of the ,lord in ,perge1 they went down into ,attalia4 #ad3be4 ,and thence they sailed to ,antioch1 from whence they had been delivered to the grace of ,god1 unto the work which they accomplished4 #ad3bf4 ,and when they were come and had assembled the church1 they related what great things ,god had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith to the ,gentiles4 #ad3bg4 ,and they abode no small time with the disciples4 ,acts ,chapter #ae ,a dissension about circumcision4 ,the decision and letter of the council of ,jerusalem4 #ae3a4 ,and some1 coming down from ,judea1 taught the brethren3 ,that1 except you be circumcised after the manner of ,moses1 you cannot be saved4 #ae3b4 ,and when ,paul and ,barnabas had no small contest with them1 they determined that ,paul and ,barnabas and certain others of the other side should go up to the apostles and priests to ,jerusalem1 about this question4 #ae3c4 ,they therefore1 being brought on their way by the church1 passed through ,phenice and ,samaria1 relating the conversion of the ,gentiles4 ,and they caused great joy to all the brethren4 #ae3d4 ,and when they were come to ,jerusalem1 they were received by the church and by the apostles and ancients1 declaring how great things ,god had done with them4 #ae3e4 ,but there arose of the sect of the ,pharisees some that believed1 saying3 ,they must be circumcised and be commanded to observe the law of ,moses4 #ae3f4 ,and the apostles and ancients assembled to consider of this matter4 #ae3g4 ,and when there had been much disputing1 ,peter1 rising up1 said to them3 ,men1 brethren1 you know that in former days ,god made choice among us1 that by my mouth the ,gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe4 #ae3h4 ,and ,god1 who knoweth the hearts1 gave testimony1 giving unto them the ,holy ,ghost1 as well as to us3 #ae3i4 ,and put no difference between us and them1 purifying their hearts by faith4 #ae3aj4 ,now therefore1 why tempt you ,god to put a yoke upon the necks of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear8 #ae3aa4 ,but by the grace of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 we believe to be saved1 in like manner as they also4 #ae3ab4 ,and all the multitude held their peace3 and they heard ,barnabas and ,paul telling what great signs and wonders ,god had wrought among the ,gentiles by them4 #ae3ac4 ,and after they had held their peace1 ,james answered1 saying3 ,men1 brethren1 hear me4 #ae3ad4 ,simon hath related how ,god first visited to take to the ,gentiles1 a people to his name4 #ae3ae4 ,and to this agree the words of the prophets1 as it is written3 #ae3af4 ,after these things ,i will return and will rebuild the tabernacle of ,david1 which is fallen down3 and the ruins thereof ,i will rebuild4 ,and ,i will set it up3 #ae3ag4 ,that the residue of men may seek after the ,lord1 and all nations upon whom my name is invoked1 saith the ,lord1 who doth these things4 #ae3ah4 ,to the ,lord was his own work known from the beginning of the world4 #ae3ai4 ,for which cause1 judge that they who from among the ,gentiles are converted to ,god are not to be disquieted3 #ae3bj4 ,but that we write unto them1 that they refrain themselves from the pollutions of idols and from fornication and from things strangled and from blood4 #ae3ba4 ,for ,moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him in the synagogues1 where he is read every sabbath4 #ae3bb4 ,then it pleased the apostles and ancients1 with the whole church1 to choose men of their own company and to send to ,antioch with ,paul and ,barnabas1 namely1 ,judas1 who was surnamed ,barsabas1 and ,silas1 chief men among the brethren4 #ae3bc4 ,writing by their hands3 ,the apostles and ancients1 brethren1 to the brethren of the ,gentiles that are at ,antioch and in ,syria and ,cilicia1 greeting4 #ae3bd4 ,forasmuch as we have heard that some going out from us have troubled you with words1 subverting your souls1 to whom we gave no commandment3 #ae3be4 ,it hath seemed good to us1 being assembled together1 to choose out men and to send them unto you1 with our well beloved ,barnabas and ,paul3 #ae3bf4 ,men that have given their lives for the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #ae3bg4 ,we have sent therefore ,judas and ,silas1 who themselves also will1 by word of mouth1 tell you the same things4 #ae3bh4 ,for it hath seemed good to the ,holy ,ghost and to us to lay no further burden upon you than these necessary things3 #ae3bi4 ,that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication3 from which things keeping yourselves1 you shall do well4 ,fare ye well4 ,from blood1 and from things strangled4 4 4,the use of these things1 though of their own nature indifferent1 was here prohibited1 to bring the ,jews more easily to admit of the society of the ,gentiles2 and to exercise the latter in obedience4 ,but this prohibition was but temporary1 and has long since ceased to oblige2 more especially in the western churches4 #ae3cj4 ,they therefore1 being dismissed1 went down to ,antioch and1 gathering together the multitude1 delivered the epistle4 #ae3ca4 ,which when they had read1 they rejoiced for the consolation4 #ae3cb4 ,but ,judas and ,silas1 being prophets also themselves1 with many words comforted the brethren and confirmed them4 #ae3cc4 ,and after they had spent some time there1 they were let go with peace by the brethren unto them that had sent them4 #ae3cd4 ,but it seemed good unto ,silas to remain there3 and ,judas alone departed to ,jerusalem4 #ae3ce4 ,and ,paul and ,barnabas continued at ,antioch1 teaching and preaching1 with many others1 the word of the ,lord4 #ae3cf4 ,and after some days1 ,paul said to ,barnabas3 ,let us return and visit our brethren in all the cities wherein we have preached the word of the ,lord1 to see how they do4 #ae3cg4 ,and ,barnabas would have taken with them ,john also1 that was surnamed ,mark4 #ae3ch4 ,but ,paul desired that he 7as having departed from them out of ,pamphylia and not gone with them to the work7 might not be received4 #ae3ci4 ,and there arose a dissension so that they departed one from another4 ,and ,barnabas indeed1 taking ,mark1 sailed to ,cyprus4 #ae3dj4 ,but ,paul1 choosing ,silas1 departed1 being delivered by the brethren to the grace of ,god4 #ae3da4 ,and he went through ,syria and ,cilicia1 confirming the churches1 commanding them to keep the precepts of the apostles and the ancients4 ,acts ,chapter #af ,paul visits the churches4 ,he is called to preach in ,macedonia4 ,he is scourged at ,philippi4 #af3a4 ,and he came to ,derbe and ,lystra4 ,and behold1 there was a certain disciple there named ,timothy1 the son of a ,jewish woman that believed3 but his father was a ,gentile4 #af3b4 ,to this man the brethren that were in ,lystra and ,iconium gave a good testimony4 #af3c4 ,him ,paul would have to go along with him3 and taking him1 he circumcised him1 because of the ,jews who were in those places4 ,for they all knew that his father was a ,gentile4 #af3d4 ,and as they passed through the cities1 they delivered unto them the decrees for to keep1 that were decreed by the apostles and ancients who were at ,jerusalem4 #af3e4 ,and the churches were confirmed in faith and increased in number daily4 #af3f4 ,and when they had passed through ,phrygia and the country of ,galatia1 they were forbidden by the ,holy ,ghost to preach the word in ,asia4 #af3g4 ,and when they were come into ,mysia1 they attempted to go into ,bithynia3 and the ,spirit of ,jesus suffered them not4 #af3h4 ,and when they had passed through ,mysia1 they went down to ,troas4 #af3i4 ,and a vision was shewed to ,paul in the night1 which was a man of ,macedonia standing and beseeching him and saying3 ,pass over into ,macedonia and help us4 #af3aj4 ,and as soon as he had seen the vision1 immediately we sought to go into ,macedonia3 being assured that ,god had called us to preach the gospel to them4 #af3aa4 ,and sailing from ,troas1 we came with a straight course to ,samothracia1 and the day following to ,neapolis4 #af3ab4 ,and from thence to ,philippi1 which is the chief city of part of ,macedonia1 a colony4 ,and we were in this city some days conferring together4 #af3ac4 ,and upon the ,sabbath day1 we went forth without the gate by a river side1 where it seemed that there was prayer3 and sitting down1 we spoke to the women that were assembled4 #af3ad4 ,and a certain woman named ,lydia1 a seller of purple1 of the city of ,thyatira1 one that worshipped ,god1 did hear3 whose heart the ,lord opened to attend to those things which were said by ,paul4 #af3ae4 ,and when she was baptized1 and her household1 she besought us1 saying3 ,if you have judged me to be faithful to the ,lord1 come into my house and abide there4 ,and she constrained us4 #af3af4 ,and it came to pass1 as we went to prayer1 a certain girl having a pythonical spirit met us1 who brought to her masters much gain by divining4 ,a pythonical spirit4 4 4,that is1 a spirit pretending to divine1 and tell fortunes4 #af3ag4 ,this same following ,paul and us1 cried out1 saying3 ,these men are the servants of the ,most ,high ,god1 who preach unto you the way of salvation4 #af3ah4 ,and this she did many days4 ,but ,paul being grieved1 turned and said to the spirit3 ,i command thee1 in the name of ,jesus ,christ1 to go from her4 ,and he went out the same hour4 #af3ai4 ,but her masters1 seeing that the hope of their gain was gone1 apprehending ,paul and ,silas1 brought them into the market place to the rulers4 #af3bj4 ,and presenting them to the magistrates1 they said3 ,these men disturb our city1 being ,jews3 #af3ba4 ,and preach a fashion which it is not lawful for us to receive nor observe1 being ,romans4 #af3bb4 ,and the people ran together against them3 and the magistrates1 rending off their clothes1 commanded them to be beaten with rods4 #af3bc4 ,and when they had laid many stripes upon them1 they cast them into prison1 charging the gaoler to keep them diligently4 #af3bd4 ,who having received such a charge1 thrust them into the inner prison and made their feet fast in the stocks4 #af3be4 ,and at midnight1 ,paul and ,silas1 praying1 praised ,god4 ,and they that were in prison heard them4 #af3bf4 ,and suddenly there was a great earthquake1 so that the foundations of the prison were shaken4 ,and immediately all the doors were opened and the bands of all were loosed4 #af3bg4 ,and the keeper of the prison1 awakening out of his sleep and seeing the doors of the prison open1 drawing his sword1 would have killed himself1 supposing that the prisoners had been fled4 #af3bh4 ,but ,paul cried with a loud voice1 saying3 ,do thyself no harm1 for we all are here4 #af3bi4 ,then calling for a light1 he went in3 and trembling1 fell down at the feet of ,paul and ,silas4 #af3cj4 ,and bringing them out1 he said3 ,masters1 what must ,i do1 that ,i may be saved8 #af3ca4 ,but they said3 believe in the ,lord ,jesus3 and thou shalt be saved1 and thy house4 #af3cb4 ,and they preached the word of the ,lord to him and to all that were in his house4 #af3cc4 ,and he1 taking them the same hour of the night1 washed their stripes3 and himself was baptized1 and all his house immediately4 #af3cd4 ,and when he had brought them into his own house1 he laid the table for them3 and rejoiced with all his house1 believing ,god4 #af3ce4 ,and when the day was come1 the magistrates sent the serjeants1 saying3 ,let those men go4 #af3cf4 ,and the keeper of the prison told these words to ,paul3 ,the magistrates have sent to let you go4 ,now therefore depart4 ,and go in peace4 #af3cg4 ,but ,paul said to them3 ,they have beaten us publicly1 uncondemned1 men that are ,romans1 and have cast us into prison4 ,and now do they thrust us out privately8 ,not so3 but let them come4 #af3ch4 ,and let us out themselves4 ,and the serjeants told these words to the magistrates4 ,and they were afraid3 hearing that they were ,romans4 #af3ci4 ,and coming1 they besought them3 and bringing them out1 they desired them to depart out of the city4 #af3dj4 ,and they went out of the prison and entered into the house of ,lydia3 and having seen the brethren1 they comforted them and departed4 ,acts ,chapter #ag ,paul preaches to the ,thessalonians and ,bereans4 ,his discourse to the ,athenians4 #ag3a4 ,and when they had passed through ,amphipolis and ,apollonia1 they came to ,thessalonica1 where there was a synagogue of the ,jews4 #ag3b4 ,and ,paul1 according to his custom1 went in unto them4 ,and for three sabbath days he reasoned with them out of the scriptures3 #ag3c4 ,declaring and insinuating that the ,christ was to suffer and to rise again from the dead2 and that this is ,jesus ,christ1 whom ,i preach to you4 #ag3d4 ,and some of them believed and were associated to ,paul and ,silas3 and of those that served ,god and of the ,gentiles a great multitude3 and of noble women not a few4 #ag3e4 ,but the ,jews1 moved with envy and taking unto them some wicked men of the vulgar sort and making a tumult1 set the city in an uproar3 and besetting ,jason's house1 sought to bring them out unto the people4 #ag3f4 ,and not finding them1 they drew ,jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city1 crying3 ,they that set the city in an uproar are come hither also3 ,city4 ,urbem4 4 4,in the ,greek1 the world4 #ag3g4 ,whom ,jason hath received4 ,and these all do contrary to the decrees of ,caesar1 saying that there is another king1 ,jesus4 #ag3h4 ,and they stirred up the people3 and the rulers of the city1 hearing these things1 #ag3i4 ,and having taken satisfaction of ,jason and of the rest1 they let them go4 #ag3aj4 ,but the brethren immediately sent away ,paul and ,silas by night unto ,berea4 ,who1 when they were come thither1 went into the synagogue of the ,jews4 #ag3aa4 ,now these were more noble than those in ,thessalonica1 who received the word with all eagerness1 daily searching the scriptures1 whether these things were so4 ,more noble4 4 4,the ,jews of ,berea are justly commended1 for their eagerly embracing the truth1 and searching the scriptures1 to find out the texts alleged by the apostle3 which was a far more generous proceeding than that of their countrymen at ,thessalonica1 who persecuted the preachers of the gospel1 without examining the grounds they alleged for what they taught4 #ag3ab4 ,and many indeed of them believed3 and of honourable women that were ,gentiles and of men1 not a few4 #ag3ac4 ,and when the ,jews of ,thessalonica had knowledge that the word of ,god was also preached by ,paul at ,berea1 they came thither also1 stirring up and troubling the multitude4 #ag3ad4 ,and then immediately the brethren sent away ,paul1 to go unto the sea3 but ,silas and ,timothy remained there4 #ag3ae4 ,and they that conducted ,paul brought him as far as ,athens3 and receiving a commandment from him to ,silas and ,timothy1 that they should come to him with all speed1 they departed4 #ag3af4 ,now whilst ,paul waited for them at ,athens1 his spirit was stirred within him1 seeing the city wholly given to idolatry4 #ag3ag4 ,he disputed1 therefore1 in the synagogue with the ,jews and with them that served ,god3 and in the market place1 every day1 with them that were there4 #ag3ah4 ,and certain philosophers of the ,epicureans and of the ,stoics disputed with him4 ,and some said3 ,what is it that this word sower would say8 ,but others3 ,he seemeth to be a setter forth of new gods4 ,because he preached to them ,jesus and the resurrection4 #ag3ai4 ,and taking him1 they brought him to the ,areopagus1 saying3 ,may we know what this new doctrine is1 which thou speakest of8 #ag3bj4 ,for thou bringest in certain new things to our ears4 ,we would know therefore what these things mean4 #ag3ba4 7,now all the ,athenians and strangers that were there employed themselves in nothing else1 but either in telling or in hearing some new thing47 #ag3bb4 ,but ,paul1 standing in the midst of the ,areopagus1 said3 ,ye men of ,athens1 ,i perceive that in all things you are too superstitious4 #ag3bc4 ,for passing by and seeing your idols1 ,i found an altar also1 on which was written3 ,to the ,unknown ,god4 ,what therefore you worship without knowing it1 that ,i preach to you3 #ag3bd4 ,god1 who made the world and all things therein1 he being ,lord of heaven and earth1 dwelleth not in temples made with hands4 ,dwelleth not in temples4 4 4,god is not contained in temples2 so as to need them for his dwelling1 or any other uses1 as the heathens imagined4 ,yet by his omnipresence1 he is both there and everywhere4 #ag3be4 ,neither is he served with men's hands1 as though he needed any thing3 seeing it is he who giveth to all life and breath and all things3 #ag3bf4 ,and hath made of one1 all mankind1 to dwell upon the whole face of the earth1 determining appointed times and the limits of their habitation4 #ag3bg4 ,that they should seek ,god1 if haply they may feel after him or find him1 although he be not far from every one of us4 #ag3bh4 ,for in him we live and move and are3 as some also of your own poets said3 ,for we are also his offspring4 #ag3bi4 ,being therefore the offspring of ,god1 we must not suppose the divinity to be like unto gold or silver or stone1 the graving of art and device of man4 #ag3cj4 ,and ,god indeed having winked at the times of this ignorance1 now declareth unto men that all should every where do penance4 #ag3ca4 ,because he hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in equity1 by the man whom he hath appointed3 giving faith to all1 by raising him up from the dead4 #ag3cb4 ,and when they had heard of the resurrection of the dead1 some indeed mocked4 ,but others said3 ,we will hear thee again concerning this matter4 #ag3cc4 ,so ,paul went out from among them4 #ag3cd4 ,but certain men1 adhering to him1 did believe3 among whom was also ,dionysius the ,areopagite and a woman named ,damaris and others with them4 ,acts ,chapter #ah ,paul founds the church of ,corinth and preaches at ,ephesus and in other places4 ,apollo goes to ,corinth4 #ah3a4 ,after these things1 departing from ,athens1 he came to ,corinth4 #ah3b4 ,and finding a certain ,jew1 named ,aquila1 born in ,pontus1 lately come from ,italy1 with ,priscilla his wife 7because that ,claudius had commanded all ,jews to depart from ,rome71 he came to them4 #ah3c4 ,and because he was of the same trade1 he remained with them and wrought4 7,now they were tentmakers by trade47 #ah3d4 ,and he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath1 bringing in the name of the ,lord ,jesus4 ,and he persuaded the ,jews and the ,greeks4 #ah3e4 ,and when ,silas and ,timothy were come from ,macedonia1 ,paul was earnest in preaching1 testifying to the ,jews that ,jesus is the ,christ4 #ah3f4 ,but they gainsaying and blaspheming1 he shook his garments and said to them3 ,your blood be upon your own heads3 ,i am clean4 ,from henceforth ,i will go unto the ,gentiles4 #ah3g4 ,and departing thence1 he entered into the house of a certain man1 named ,titus ,justus1 one that worshipped ,god1 whose house was adjoining to the synagogue4 #ah3h4 ,and ,crispus1 the ruler of the synagogue1 believed in the ,lord1 with all his house4 ,and many of the ,corinthians hearing1 believed and were baptized4 #ah3i4 ,and the ,lord said to ,paul in the night1 by a vision3 ,do not fear1 but speak4 ,and hold not thy peace1 #ah3aj4 ,because ,i am with thee and no man shall set upon thee1 to hurt thee4 ,for ,i have much people in this city4 #ah3aa4 ,and he stayed there a year and six months1 teaching among them the word of ,god4 #ah3ab4 ,but when ,gallio was proconsul of ,achaia1 the ,jews with one accord rose up against ,paul and brought him to the judgment seat1 #ah3ac4 ,saying3 ,this man persuadeth men to worship ,god contrary to the law4 #ah3ad4 ,and when ,paul was beginning to open his mouth1 ,gallio said to the ,jews3 ,if it were some matter of injustice or an heinous deed1 ,o ,jews1 ,i should with reason bear with you4 #ah3ae4 ,but if they be questions of word and names and of your law1 look you to it4 ,i will not be judge of such things4 #ah3af4 ,and he drove them from the judgment seat4 #ah3ag4 ,and all laying hold on ,sosthenes1 the ruler of the synagogue1 beat him before the judgment seat4 ,and ,gallio cared for none of those things4 #ah3ah4 ,but ,paul1 when he had stayed yet many days1 taking his leave of the brethren1 sailed thence into ,syria 7and with him ,priscilla and ,aquila71 having shorn his head in ,cenchrae4 ,for he had a vow4 #ah3ai4 ,and he came to ,ephesus and left them there4 ,but he himself1 entering into the synagogue1 disputed with the ,jews4 #ah3bj4 ,and when they desired him that he would tarry a longer time1 he consented not3 #ah3ba4 ,but taking his leave and saying3 ,i will return to you again1 ,god willing1 he departed from ,ephesus4 #ah3bb4 ,and going down to ,caesarea1 he went up to ,jerusalem and saluted the church3 and so came down to ,antioch4 #ah3bc4 ,and after he had spent some time there1 he departed and went through the country of ,galatia and ,phrygia1 in order1 confirming all the disciples4 #ah3bd4 ,now a certain ,jew1 named ,apollo1 born at ,alexandria1 an eloquent man1 came to ,ephesus1 one mighty in the scriptures4 #ah3be4 ,this man was instructed in the way of the ,lord3 and being fervent in spirit1 spoke and taught diligently the things that are of ,jesus1 knowing only the baptism of ,john4 #ah3bf4 ,this man therefore began to speak boldly in the synagogue4 ,whom when ,priscilla and ,aquila had heard1 they took him to them and expounded to him the way of the ,lord more diligently4 #ah3bg4 ,and whereas he was desirous to go to ,achaia1 the brethren exhorting wrote to the disciples to receive him4 ,who1 when he was come1 helped them much who had believed4 #ah3bh4 ,for with much vigour he convinced the ,jews openly1 shewing by the scriptures that ,jesus is the ,christ4 ,acts ,chapter #ai ,paul establishes the church at ,ephesus4 ,the tumult of the silversmiths4 #ai3a4 ,and it came to pass1 while ,apollo was at ,corinth1 that ,paul1 having passed through the upper coasts1 came to ,ephesus and found certain disciples4 #ai3b4 ,and he said to them3 ,have you received the ,holy ,ghost since ye believed8 ,but they said to him3 ,we have not so much as heard whether there be a ,holy ,ghost4 #ai3c4 ,and he said3 ,in what then were you baptized8 ,who said3 ,in ,john's baptism4 #ai3d4 ,then ,paul said3 ,john baptized the people with the baptism of penance saying3 ,that they should believe in him1 who was to come after him1 that is to say1 in ,jesus4 #ai3e4 ,having heard these things1 they were baptized in the name of the ,lord ,jesus4 #ai3f4 ,and when ,paul had imposed his hands on them1 the ,holy ,ghost came upon them3 and they spoke with tongues and prophesied4 #ai3g4 ,and all the men were about twelve4 #ai3h4 ,and entering into the synagogue1 he spoke boldly for the space of three months1 disputing and exhorting concerning the kingdom of ,god4 #ai3i4 ,but when some were hardened and believed not1 speaking evil of the way of the ,lord before the multitude1 departing from them1 he separated the disciples1 disputing daily in the school of one ,tyrannus4 #ai3aj4 ,and this continued for the space of two years1 so that all who dwelt in ,asia heard the word of the ,lord1 both ,jews and ,gentiles4 #ai3aa4 ,and ,god wrought by the hand of ,paul more than common miracles4 #ai3ab4 ,so that even there were brought from his body to the sick1 handkerchiefs and aprons3 and the diseases departed from them3 and the wicked spirits went out of them4 #ai3ac4 ,now some also of the ,jewish exorcists1 who went about1 attempted to invoke over them that had evil spirits the name of the ,lord ,jesus1 saying3 ,i conjure you by ,jesus1 whom ,paul preacheth4 #ai3ad4 ,and there were certain men1 seven sons of ,sceva1 a ,jew1 a chief priest1 that did this4 #ai3ae4 ,but the wicked spirit1 answering1 said to them3 ,jesus ,i know3 and ,paul ,i know4 ,but who are you8 #ai3af4 ,and the man in whom the wicked spirit was1 leaping upon them and mastering them both1 prevailed against them1 so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded4 #ai3ag4 ,and this became known to all the ,jews and the ,gentiles that dwelt a ,ephesus4 ,and fear fell on them all3 and the name of the ,lord ,jesus was magnified4 #ai3ah4 ,and many of them that believed came1 confessing and declaring their deeds #ai3ai4 ,and many of them who had followed curious arts brought together their books and burnt them before all4 ,and1 counting the price of them1 they found the money to be fifty thousand pieces of silver4 #ai3bj4 ,so mightily grew the word of ,god and was confirmed4 #ai3ba4 ,and when these things were ended1 ,paul purposed in the spirit1 when he had passed through ,macedonia and ,achaia1 to go to ,jerusalem1 saying3 ,after ,i have been there1 ,i must see ,rome also4 #ai3bb4 ,and sending into ,macedonia two of them that ministered to him1 ,timothy and ,erastus1 he himself remained for a time in ,asia4 #ai3bc4 ,now at that time there arose no small disturbance about the way of the ,lord4 #ai3bd4 ,for a certain man named ,demetrius1 a silversmith1 who made silver temples for ,diana1 brought no small gain to the craftsmen4 #ai3be4 ,whom he calling together with the workmen of like occupation1 said3 ,sirs1 you know that our gain is by this trade4 #ai3bf4 ,and you see and hear that this ,paul1 by persuasion hath drawn away a great multitude1 not only of ,ephesus1 but almost of all ,asia1 saying3 they are not gods which are made by hands4 #ai3bg4 ,so that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought1 but also the temple of great ,diana shall be reputed for nothing6 ,yea1 and her majesty shall begin to be destroyed1 whom all ,asia and the world worshippeth4 #ai3bh4 ,having heard these things1 they were full of anger and cried out1 saying3 ,great is ,diana of the ,ephesians6 #ai3bi4 ,and the whole city was filled with confusion4 ,and having caught ,gaius and ,aristarchus1 men of ,macedonia1 ,paul's companions1 they rushed with one accord into the theatre4 #ai3cj4 ,and when ,paul would have entered in unto the people1 the disciples suffered him not4 #ai3ca4 ,and some also of the rulers of ,asia1 who were his friends1 sent unto him1 desiring that he would not venture himself into the theatre4 #ai3cb4 ,now some cried one thing1 some another4 ,for the assembly was confused3 and the greater part knew not for what cause they were come together4 #ai3cc4 ,and they drew forth ,alexander out of the multitude1 the ,jews thrusting him forward4 ,and ,alexander1 beckoning with his hand for silence1 would have given the people satisfaction1 #ai3cd4 ,but as soon as they perceived him to be a ,jew1 all with one voice1 for the space of about two1 hours1 cried out3 ,great is ,diana of the ,ephesians6 #ai3ce4 ,and when the town clerk had appeased the multitudes1 he said3 ,ye men of ,ephesus1 what man is there that knoweth not that the city of the ,ephesians is a worshipper of the great ,diana and of ,jupiter's offspring8 #ai3cf4 ,for as much therefore as these things cannot be contradicted1 you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rashly4 #ai3cg4 ,for you have brought hither these men1 who are neither guilty of sacrilege nor of blasphemy against your goddess4 #ai3ch4 ,but if ,demetrius and the craftsmen that are with him have a matter against any man1 the courts of justice are open3 and there are proconsuls4 ,let them accuse one another4 #ai3ci4 ,and if you inquire after any other matter1 it may be decided in a lawful assembly4 #ai3dj4 ,for we are even in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar1 there being no man guilty 7of whom we may give account7 of this concourse4 ,and when he had said these things1 he dismissed the assembly4 ,acts ,chapter #bj ,paul passes through ,macedonia and ,greece4 ,he raises a dead man to life at ,troas4 ,his discourse to the clergy of ,ephesus4 #bj3a4 ,and after the tumult was ceased1 ,paul calling to him the disciples and exhorting them1 took his leave and set forward to go into ,macedonia4 #bj3b4 ,and when he had gone over those parts and had exhorted them with many words1 he came into ,greece3 #bj3c4 ,where1 when he had spent three months1 the ,jews laid wait for him1 as he was about to sail into ,syria4 ,so he took a resolution to return through ,macedonia4 #bj3d4 ,and there accompanied him ,sopater1 the son of ,pyrrhus1 of ,berea3 and of the ,thessalonians1 ,aristarchus and ,secundus3 and ,gaius of ,derbe and ,timothy3 and of ,asia1 ,tychicus and ,trophimus4 #bj3e4 ,these1 going before1 stayed for us at ,troas4 #bj3f4 ,but we sailed from ,philippi after the days of the azymes and came to them to ,troas in five days1 where we abode seven days4 #bj3g4 ,and on the first day of the week1 when we were assembled to break bread1 ,paul discoursed with them1 being to depart on the morrow4 ,and he continued his speech until midnight4 ,and on the first day of the week4 4 4,here ,st4 ,chrysostom and many other interpreters of the scripture explain1 that the ,christians even at this time1 must have changed the sabbath into the first day of the week1 7the ,lord's day17 as all ,christians now keep it4 ,this change was undoubtedly made by the authority of the church2 hence the exercise of the power1 which ,christ had given to her3 for he is ,lord of the sabbath4 #bj3h4 ,and there were a great number of lamps in the upper chamber where we were assembled4 #bj3i4 ,and a certain young man named ,eutychus1 sitting on the window1 being oppressed with a deep sleep 7as ,paul was long preaching71 by occasion of his sleep fell from the third loft down and was taken up dead4 #bj3aj4 ,to whom1 when ,paul had gone down1 he laid himself upon him and1 embracing him1 said3 ,be not troubled1 for his soul is in him4 #bj3aa4 ,then going up and breaking bread and tasting and having talked a long time to them1 until daylight1 so he departed4 #bj3ab4 ,and they brought the youth alive and were not a little comforted4 #bj3ac4 ,but we going aboard the ship1 sailed to ,assos1 being there to take in ,paul4 ,for so he had appointed1 himself purposing to travel by land4 #bj3ad4 ,and when he had met with us at ,assos1 we took him in and came to ,mitylene4 #bj3ae4 ,and sailing thence1 the day following we came over against ,chios3 and the next day we arrived at ,samos3 and the day following we came to ,miletus4 #bj3af4 ,for ,paul had determined to sail by ,ephesus1 lest he should be stayed any time in ,asia4 ,for he hasted4 if it were possible for him1 to keep the day of ,pentecost at ,jerusalem4 #bj3ag4 ,and sending from ,miletus to ,ephesus1 he called the ancients of the church4 #bj3ah4 ,and when they were come to him and were together1 he said to them3 ,you know from the first day that ,i came into ,asia1 in what manner ,i have been with you1 for all the time4 #bj3ai4 ,serving the ,lord with all humility and with tears and temptations which befell me by the conspiracies of the ,jews3 #bj3bj4 ,how ,i have kept back nothing that was profitable to you1 but have preached it to you1 and taught you publicly1 and from house to house1 #bj3ba4 ,testifying both to ,jews and ,gentiles penance towards ,god and faith in our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #bj3bb4 ,and now1 behold1 being bound in the spirit1 ,i go to ,jerusalem3 not knowing the things which shall befall me there3 #bj3bc4 ,save that the ,holy ,ghost in every city witnesseth to me1 saying3 ,that bands and afflictions wait for me at ,jerusalem4 #bj3bd4 ,but ,i fear none of these things1 neither do ,i count my life more precious than myself1 so that ,i may consummate my course and the ministry of the word which ,i received from the ,lord ,jesus1 to testify the gospel of the grace of ,god4 #bj3be4 ,and now behold1 ,i know that all you1 among whom ,i have gone preaching the kingdom of ,god1 shall see my face no more4 #bj3bf4 ,wherefore ,i take you to witness this day that ,i am clear from the blood of all men4 #bj3bg4 ,for ,i have not spread to declare unto you all1 the counsel of ,god4 #bj3bh4 ,take heed to yourselves and to the whole flock1 wherein the ,holy ,ghost hath placed you bishops1 to rule the ,church of ,god which he hath purchased with his own blood4 #bj3bi4 ,i know that after my departure ravening wolves will enter in among you1 not sparing the flock4 #bj3cj4 ,and of your own selves shall arise men speaking perverse things1 to draw away disciples after them4 #bj3ca4 ,therefore watch1 keeping in memory that for three years ,i ceased not with tears to admonish every one of you1 night and day4 #bj3cb4 ,and now ,i commend you to ,god and to the word of his grace1 who is able to build up and to give an inheritance among all the sanctified4 #bj3cc4 ,i have not coveted any man's silver1 gold or apparel1 as #bj3cd4 ,you yourselves know4 ,for such things as were needful for me and them that are with me1 these hands have furnished4 #bj3ce4 ,i have shewed you all things1 how that so labouring you ought to support the weak and to remember the word of the ,lord ,jesus1 how he said3 ,it is a more blessed thing to give1 rather than to receive4 #bj3cf4 ,and when he had said these things1 kneeling down1 he prayed with them all4 #bj3cg4 ,and there was much weeping among them all4 ,and falling on the neck of ,paul1 they kissed him1 #bj3ch4 ,being grieved most of all for the word which he had said1 that they should see his face no more4 ,and they brought him on his way to the ship4 ,acts ,chapter #ba ,paul goes up to ,jerusalem4 ,he is apprehended by the ,jews in the temple4 #ba3a4 ,and when it came to pass that1 being parted from them1 we set sail1 we came with a straight course to ,coos1 and the day following to ,rhodes3 and from thence to ,patara4 #ba3b4 ,and when we had found a ship sailing over to ,phenice1 we went aboard and set forth4 #ba3c4 ,and when we had discovered ,cyprus1 leaving it on the left hand1 we sailed into ,syria1 and came to ,tyre3 for there the ship was to unlade her burden4 #ba3d4 ,and finding disciples1 we tarried there seven days3 who said to ,paul1 through the ,spirit1 that he should not go up to ,jerusalem4 #ba3e4 ,and the days being expired1 departing we went forward1 they all bringing us on our way1 with their wives and children1 till we were out of the city4 ,and we kneeled down on the shore3 and we prayed4 #ba3f4 ,and when we had bid one another farewell1 we took ship4 ,and they returned home4 #ba3g4 ,but we1 having finished the voyage by sea1 from ,tyre came down to ,ptolemais3 and saluting the brethren1 we abode one day with them4 #ba3h4 ,and the next day departing1 we came to ,caesarea4 ,and entering into the house of ,philip the evangelist1 who was one of the seven1 we abode with him4 ,the evangelist4 4 4,that is1 the preacher of the gospel2 the same that before converted the ,samaritans1 and baptized the eunuch1 chap4 #h41 being one of the first seven deacons4 #ba3i4 ,and he had four daughters1 virgins1 who did prophesy4 #ba3aj4 ,and as we tarried there for some days1 there came from ,judea a certain prophet1 named ,agabus4 #ba3aa4 ,who1 when he was come to us1 took ,paul's girdle3 and binding his own feet and hands1 he said3 ,thus saith the ,holy ,ghost3 ,the man whose girdle this is1 the ,jews shall bind in this manner in ,jerusalem and shall deliver him into the hands of the ,gentiles4 #ba3ab4 ,which when we had heard1 both we and they that were of that place desired him that he would not go up to ,jerusalem4 #ba3ac4 ,then ,paul answered and said3 ,what do you mean1 weeping and afflicting my heart8 ,for ,i am ready not only to be bound1 but to die also in ,jerusalem1 for the name of the ,lord ,jesus4 #ba3ad4 ,and when we could not persuade him1 we ceased1 saying3 ,the will of the ,lord be done4 #ba3ae4 ,and after those days1 being prepared1 we went up to ,jerusalem4 #ba3af4 ,and there went also with us some of the disciples from ,caesarea1 bringing with them one ,mnason a ,cyprian1 an old disciple1 with whom we should lodge4 #ba3ag4 ,and when we were come to ,jerusalem1 the brethren received us gladly4 #ba3ah4 ,and the day following1 ,paul went in with us unto ,james3 and all the ancients were assembled4 #ba3ai4 ,whom when he had saluted1 he related particularly what things ,god had wrought among the ,gentiles by his ministry4 #ba3bj4 ,but they hearing it1 glorified ,god and said to him3 ,thou seest1 brother1 how many thousands there are among the ,jews that have believed3 and they are all zealous for the law4 #ba3ba4 ,now they have heard of thee that thou teachest those ,jews1 who are among the ,gentiles to depart from ,moses3 saying that they ought not to circumcise their children1 nor walk according to the custom4 #ba3bb4 ,what is it therefore8 ,the multitude must needs come together3 for they will hear that thou art come4 #ba3bc4 ,do therefore this that we say to thee4 ,we have four men1 who have a vow on them4 #ba3bd4 ,take these and sanctify thyself with them3 and bestow on them1 that they may shave their heads4 ,and all will know that the things which they have heard of these are false3 but that thou thyself also walkest keeping the law4 ,keeping the law4 4 4,the law1 though now no longer obligatory1 was for a time observed by the ,christian ,jews3 to bury1 as it were1 the synagogue with honour4 #ba3be4 ,but1 as touching the ,gentiles that believe1 we have written1 decreeing that they should only refrain themselves from that which has been offered to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication4 #ba3bf4 ,then ,paul took the men and1 the next day being purified with them1 entered into the temple1 giving notice of the accomplishment of the days of purification1 until an oblation should be offered for every one of them4 #ba3bg4 ,but when the seven days were drawing to an end1 those ,jews that were of ,asia1 when they saw him in the temple1 stirred up all the people and laid hands upon him1 crying out3 #ba3bh4 ,men of ,israel1 help3 ,this is the man that teacheth all men every where against the people and the law and this place2 and moreover hath brought in ,gentiles into the temple and hath violated this holy place4 #ba3bi4 7,for they had seen ,trophimus the ,ephesian in the city with him4 whom they supposed that ,paul had brought into the temple47 #ba3cj4 ,and he whole city was in an uproar3 and the people ran together4 ,and taking ,paul1 they drew him out of the temple3 and immediately the doors were shut4 #ba3ca4 ,and as they went about to kill him1 it was told the tribune of the band that all ,jerusalem was in confusion4 #ba3cb4 ,who1 forthwith taking with him soldiers and centurions1 ran down to them4 ,and when they saw the tribune and the soldiers1 they left off beating ,paul4 #ba3cc4 ,then the tribune1 coming near1 took him and commanded him to be bound with two chains3 and demanded who he was and what he had done4 #ba3cd4 ,and some cried one thing1 some another1 among the multitude4 ,and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult1 he commanded him to be carried into the castle4 #ba3ce4 ,and when he was come to the stairs1 it fell out that he was carried by the soldiers1 because of the violence of the people4 #ba3cf4 ,for the multitude of the people followed after1 crying3 ,away with him6 #ba3cg4 ,and as ,paul was about to be brought into the castle1 he saith to the tribune3 ,may ,i speak something to thee8 ,who said3 ,canst thou speak ,greek8 #ba3ch4 ,art not thou that ,egyptian who before these days didst raise a tumult and didst lead forth into the desert four thousand men that were murderers8 #ba3ci4 ,but ,paul said to him3 ,i am a ,jew of ,tarsus in ,cilicia1 a citizen of no mean city4 ,and ,i beseech thee1 suffer me to speak to the people4 #ba3dj4 ,and when he had given him leave1 ,paul standing on the stairs1 beckoned with his hand to the people4 ,and a great silence being made1 he spoke unto them in the ,hebrew tongue1 saying3 ,acts ,chapter #bb ,paul declares to the people the history of his conversion4 ,he escapes scourging by claiming the privilege of a ,roman citizen4 #bb3a4 ,men1 brethren and fathers1 hear ye the account which ,i now give unto you4 #bb3b4 7,and when they heard that he spoke to them in the ,hebrew tongue1 they kept the more silence47 #bb3c4 ,and he saith3 ,i am a ,jew1 born at ,tarsus in ,cilicia1 but brought up in this city1 at the feet of ,gamaliel1 taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers1 zealous for the law1 as also all you are this day3 #bb3d4 ,who persecuted this way unto death1 binding and delivering into prisons both men and women1 #bb3e4 ,as the high priest doth bear me witness and all the ancients4 ,from whom also receiving letters to the brethren1 ,i went to ,damascus1 that ,i might bring them bound from thence to ,jerusalem to be punished4 #bb3f4 ,and it came to pass1 as ,i was going and drawing nigh to ,damascus1 at mid-day1 that suddenly from heaven there shone round about me a great light3 #bb3g4 ,and falling on the ground1 ,i heard a voice saying to me3 ,saul1 ,saul1 why persecutest thou me8 #bb3h4 ,and ,i answered3 ,who art thou1 ,lord8 ,and he said to me3 ,i am ,jesus of ,nazareth1 whom thou persecutest4 #bb3i4 ,and they that were with me saw indeed the light3 but they heard not the voice of him that spoke with me4 ,heard not the voice4 4 4,that is1 they distinguished not the words2 though they heard the voice4 ,acts #i4 #g4 #bb3aj4 ,and ,i said3 ,what shall ,i do1 ,lord8 ,and the ,lord said to me3 ,arise and go to ,damascus2 and there it shall be told thee of all things that thou must do4 #bb3aa4 ,and whereas ,i did not see for the brightness of that light1 being led by the hand by my companions1 ,i came to ,damascus1 #bb3ab4 ,and one ,ananias1 a man according to the law1 having testimony of all the ,jews who dwelt there1 #bb3ac4 ,coming to me and standing by me1 said to me3 ,brother ,saul1 look up4 ,and ,i1 the same hour1 looked upon him4 #bb3ad4 ,but he said3 ,the ,god of our fathers hath preordained thee that thou shouldst know his will and see the ,just ,one and shouldst hear the voice from his mouth4 ,just ,one4 4 4,our ,saviour1 who appeared to ,st4 ,paul1 ,acts #i4 #ag4 #bb3ae4 ,for thou shalt be his witness to all men of those things which thou hast seen and heard4 #bb3af4 ,and now why tarriest thou8 ,rise up and be baptized and wash away thy sins1 invoking his name4 #bb3ag4 ,and it came to pass1 when ,i was come again to ,jerusalem and was praying in the temple1 that ,i was in a trance1 #bb3ah4 ,and saw him saying unto me3 ,make haste and get thee quickly out of ,jerusalem3 because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me4 #bb3ai4 ,and ,i said3 ,lord1 they know that ,i cast into prison and beat in every synagogue them that believed in thee4 #bb3bj4 ,and when the blood of ,stephen thy witness was shed1 ,i stood by and consented3 and kept the garments of them that killed him4 #bb3ba4 ,and he said to me3 ,go1 for unto the ,gentiles afar off will ,i send thee4 #bb3bb4 ,and they heard him until this word and then lifted up their voice1 saying3 ,away with such an one from the earth4 ,for it is not fit that he should live4 #bb3bc4 ,and as they cried out and threw off their garments and cast dust into the air1 #bb3bd4 ,the tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle1 and that he should be scourged and tortured3 to know for what cause they did so cry out against him4 #bb3be4 ,and when they had bound him with thongs1 ,paul saith to the centurion that stood by him3 ,is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a ,roman and uncondemned8 #bb3bf4 ,which the centurion hearing1 went to the tribune and told him1 saying3 ,what art thou about to do8 ,for this man is a ,roman citizen4 #bb3bg4 ,and the tribune coming1 said to him3 ,tell me4 ,art thou a ,roman8 ,but he said3 ,yea4 #bb3bh4 ,and the tribune answered3 ,i obtained the being free of this city with a great sum4 ,and ,paul said3 ,but ,i was born so4 #bb3bi4 ,immediately therefore they departed from him that were about to torture him4 ,the tribune also was afraid after he understood that he was a ,roman citizen and because he had bound him4 #bb3cj4 ,but on the next day1 meaning to know more diligently for what cause he was accused by the ,jews1 he loosed him and commanded the priests to come together and all the council3 and1 bringing forth ,paul1 he set him before them4 ,acts ,chapter #bc ,paul stands before the council4 ,the ,jews conspire his death4 ,he is sent away to ,cesarea4 #bc3a4 ,and ,paul1 looking upon the council1 said3 ,men1 brethren1 ,i have conversed with all good conscience before ,god until this present day4 #bc3b4 ,and the high priest1 ,ananias1 commanded them that stood by him to strike him on the mouth4 #bc3c4 ,then ,paul said to him3 ,god shall strike thee1 thou whited wall4 ,for1 sittest thou to judge me according to the law and1 contrary to the law1 commandest me to be struck8 #bc3d4 ,and they that stood by said3 ,dost thou revile the high priest of ,god8 #bc3e4 ,and ,paul said3 ,i knew not1 brethren1 that he is the high priest4 ,for it is written3 ,thou shalt not speak evil of the prince of thy people4 #bc3f4 ,and ,paul1 knowing that the one part were ,sadducees and the other ,pharisees1 cried out in the council3 ,men1 brethren1 ,i am a ,pharisee1 the son of ,pharisees3 concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead ,i am called in question4 #bc3g4 ,and when he had so said1 there arose a dissension between the ,pharisees and the ,sadducees4 ,and the multitude was divided4 #bc3h4 ,for the ,sadducees say that there is no resurrection1 neither angel1 nor spirit3 but the ,pharisees confess both4 #bc3i4 ,and there arose a great cry4 ,and some of the ,pharisees rising up1 strove1 saying3 ,we find no evil in this man4 ,what if a spirit hath spoken to him1 or an angel8 #bc3aj4 ,and when there arose a great dissension1 the tribune1 fearing lest ,paul should be pulled in pieces by them1 commanded the soldiers to go down and to take him by force from among them and to bring him into the castle4 #bc3aa4 ,and the night following1 the ,lord standing by him1 said3 ,be constant3 for as thou hast testified of me in ,jerusalem1 so must thou bear witness also at ,rome4 #bc3ab4 ,and when day was come1 some of the ,jews gathered together and bound themselves under a curse1 saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they killed ,paul4 #bc3ac4 ,and they were more than forty men that had made this conspiracy4 #bc3ad4 ,who came to the chief priests and the ancients and said3 ,we have bound ourselves under a great curse that we will eat nothing till we have slain ,paul4 #bc3ae4 ,now therefore do you with the council signify to the tribune1 that he bring him forth to you1 as if you meant to know something more certain touching him4 ,and we1 before he come near1 are ready to kill him4 #bc3af4 ,which when ,paul's sister's son had heard1 of their lying in wait1 he came and entered into the castle and told ,paul4 #bc3ag4 ,and ,paul1 calling to him one of the centurions1 said3 ,bring this young man to the tribune3 for he hath some thing to tell him4 #bc3ah4 ,and he1 taking him1 brought him to the tribune and said3 ,paul1 the prisoner1 desired me to bring this young man unto thee1 who hath some thing to say to thee4 #bc3ai4 ,and the tribune1 taking him by the hand1 went aside with him privately and asked him3 ,what is it that thou hast to tell me8 #bc3bj4 ,and he said3 ,the ,jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldst bring forth ,paul to-morrow into the council1 as if they meant to inquire some thing more certain touching him4 #bc3ba4 ,but do not thou give credit to them3 for there lie in wait for him more than forty men of them1 who have bound themselves by oath neither to eat nor to drink1 till they have killed him4 ,and they are now ready1 looking for a promise from thee4 #bc3bb4 ,the tribune therefore dismissed the young man1 charging him that he should tell no man that he had made known these things unto him4 #bc3bc4 ,then having called two centurions1 he said to them3 ,make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as ,caesarea3 and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen1 for the third hour of the night4 #bc3bd4 ,and provide beasts1 that they may set ,paul on and bring him safe to ,felix the governor4 #bc3be4 7,for he feared lest perhaps the ,jews might take him away by force and kill him3 and he should afterwards be slandered1 as if he was to take money47 ,and he wrote a letter after this manner3 #bc3bf4 ,claudius ,lysias to the most excellent governor1 ,felix1 greeting3 #bc3bg4 ,this man1 being taken by the ,jews and ready to be killed by them1 ,i rescued1 coming in with an army1 understanding that he is a ,roman4 #bc3bh4 ,and meaning to know the cause which they objected unto him1 ,i brought him forth into their council4 #bc3bi4 ,whom ,i found to be accused concerning questions of their law2 but having nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bands4 #bc3cj4 ,and when ,i was told of ambushes that they had prepared for him1 ,i sent him to thee1 signifying also to his accusers to plead before thee4 ,farewell4 #bc3ca4 ,then the soldiers1 according as it was commanded them1 taking ,paul1 brought him by night to ,antipatris4 #bc3cb4 ,and the next day1 leaving the horsemen to go with him1 they returned to the castle4 #bc3cc4 ,who1 when they were come to ,caesarea and had delivered the letter to the governor1 did also present ,paul before him4 #bc3cd4 ,and when he had read it and had asked of what province he was and understood that he was of ,cilicia3 #bc3ce4 ,i will hear thee1 said he1 when thy accusers come4 ,and he commanded him to be kept in ,herod's judgment hall4 ,acts ,chapter #bd ,paul defends his innocence before ,felix the governor4 ,he preaches the faith to him4 #bd3a4 ,and after five days1 the high priest1 ,ananias1 came down with some ancients and one ,tertullus1 an orator1 who went to the governor against ,paul4 #bd3b4 ,and ,paul being called for1 ,tertullus began to accuse him1 saying3 ,whereas1 through thee we live in much peace and many things are rectified by thy providence1 #bd3c4 ,we accept it always and in all places1 most excellent ,felix1 with all thanksgiving4 #bd3d4 ,but that ,i be no further tedious to thee1 ,i desire thee of thy clemency to hear us in a few words4 #bd3e4 ,we have found this to be a pestilent man and raising seditions among all the ,jews throughout the world3 and author of the sedition of the sect of the ,nazarenes4 #bd3f4 ,who also hath gone about to profane the temple3 whom1 we having apprehended1 would also have judged according to our law4 #bd3g4 ,but ,lysias the tribune1 coming upon us with great violence1 took him away out of our hands2 #bd3h4 ,commanding his accusers to come to thee4 ,of whom thou mayest thyself1 by examination1 have knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him4 #bd3i4 ,and the ,jews also added and said that these things were so4 #bd3aj4 ,then ,paul answered 7the governor making a sign to him to speak73 ,knowing that for many years thou hast been judge over this nation1 ,i will with good courage answer for myself4 #bd3aa4 ,for thou mayest understand that there are yet but twelve days since ,i went up to adore in ,jerusalem3 #bd3ab4 ,and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man or causing any concourse of the people3 neither in the synagogues1 nor in the city4 #bd3ac4 ,neither can they prove unto thee the things whereof they now accuse me4 #bd3ad4 ,but this ,i confess to thee that according to the way which they call a heresy1 so do ,i serve the ,father and my ,god1 believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets3 #bd3ae4 ,having hope in ,god1 which these also themselves look for1 that there shall be a resurrection of the just and unjust4 #bd3af4 ,and herein do ,i endeavour to have always a conscience without offence1 towards ,god and towards men4 #bd3ag4 ,now after many years1 ,i came to bring alms to my nation and offerings and vows4 #bd3ah4 ,in which ,i was found purified in the temple3 neither with multitude nor with tumult4 #bd3ai4 ,but certain ,jews of ,asia1 who ought to be present before thee and to accuse1 if they had anything against me3 #bd3bj4 ,or let these men themselves say if they found in me any iniquity1 when standing before the council1 #bd3ba4 ,except it be for this one voice only that ,i cried1 standing among them3 ,concerning the resurrection of the dead am ,i judged this day by you4 #bd3bb4 ,and ,felix put them off1 having most certain knowledge of this way1 saying3 ,when ,lysias the tribune shall come down1 ,i will hear you4 #bd3bc4 ,and he commanded a centurion to keep him3 and that he should be easy and that he should not prohibit any of his friends to minister unto him4 #bd3bd4 ,and after some days1 ,felix1 coming with ,drusilla his wife1 who was a ,jew1 sent for ,paul and heard of him the faith that is in ,christ ,jesus4 #bd3be4 ,and as he treated of justice and chastity and of the judgment to come1 ,felix1 being terrified1 answered3 ,for this time1 go thy way3 but when ,i have a convenient time1 ,i will send for thee4 #bd3bf4 ,hoping also withal that money should be given him by ,paul3 for which cause also oftentimes sending for him1 he spoke with him4 #bd3bg4 ,but when two years were ended1 ,felix had for successor ,portius ,festus4 ,and ,felix being willing to shew the ,jews a pleasure1 left ,paul bound4 ,acts ,chapter #be ,paul appeals to ,caesar4 ,king ,agrippa desires to hear him4 #be3a4 ,now when ,festus was come into the province1 after three days1 he went up to ,jerusalem from ,cesarea4 #be3b4 ,and the chief priests and principal men of the ,jews went unto him against ,paul3 and they besought him1 #be3c4 ,requesting favour against him1 that he would command him to be brought to ,jerusalem1 laying wait to kill him in the way4 #be3d4 ,but ,festus answered3 ,that ,paul was kept in ,caesarea3 and that he himself would very shortly depart thither4 #be3e4 ,let them1 therefore1 saith he1 among you that are able1 go down with me and accuse him1 if there be any crime in the man4 #be3f4 ,and having tarried among them no more than eight or ten days1 he went down to ,caesarea4 ,and the next day1 he sat in the judgment seat and commanded ,paul to be brought4 #be3g4 ,who being brought1 the ,jews stood about him1 who were come down from ,jerusalem1 objecting many and grievious causes1 which they could not prove3 #be3h4 ,paul making answer for himself3 ,neither against the law of the ,jews1 nor against the temple1 nor against ,caesar1 have ,i offended in any thing4 #be3i4 ,but ,festus1 willing to shew the ,jews a pleasure1 answering ,paul1 said3 ,wilt thou go up to ,jerusalem and there be judged of these things before me8 #be3aj4 ,then ,paul said3 ,i stand at ,caesar's judgment seat1 where ,i ought to be judged4 ,to the ,jews ,i have done no injury1 as thou very well knowest4 #be3aa4 ,for if ,i have injured them or have committed any thing worthy of death1 ,i refuse not to die4 ,but if there be none of these things whereof they accuse me1 no man may deliver me to them4 ,i appeal to ,caesar4 #be3ab4 ,then ,festus1 having conferred with the council1 answered3 ,hast thou appealed to ,caesar8 ,to ,caesar shalt thou go4 #be3ac4 ,and after some days1 king ,agrippa and ,bernice came down to ,caesarea1 to salute ,festus4 #be3ad4 ,and as they tarried there many days1 ,festus told the king of ,paul1 saying3 ,a certain man was left prisoner by ,felix4 #be3ae4 ,about whom1 when ,i was at ,jerusalem1 the chief priests and the ancients of the ,jews came unto me1 desiring condemnation against him4 #be3af4 ,to whom ,i answered3 it is not the custom of the ,romans to condemn any man1 before that he who is accused have his accusers present and have liberty to make his answer1 to clear himself of the things laid to his charge4 #be3ag4 ,when therefore they were come hither1 without any delay1 on the day following1 sitting in the judgment seat1 ,i commanded the man to be brought4 #be3ah4 ,against whom1 when the accusers stood up1 they brought no accusation of this which ,i thought ill of3 #be3ai4 ,but had certain questions of their own superstition against him1 and of one ,jesus deceased1 whom ,paul affirmed to be alive4 #be3bj4 ,i therefore being in a doubt of this manner of question1 asked him whether he would go to ,jerusalem and there be judged of these things4 #be3ba4 ,but ,paul1 appealing to be reserved unto the hearing of ,augustus1 ,i commanded him to be kept1 till ,i might send him to ,caesar4 #be3bb4 ,and ,agrippa said to ,festus3 ,i would also hear the man1 myself4 ,to-morrow1 said he1 thou shalt hear him4 #be3bc4 ,and on the next day1 when ,agrippa and ,bernice were come with great pomp and had entered into the hall of audience with the tribunes and principal men of the city1 at ,festus' commandment1 ,paul was brought forth4 #be3bd4 ,and ,festus saith3 ,king ,agrippa and all ye men who are here present with us1 you see this man1 about whom all the multitude of the ,jews dealt with me at ,jerusalem1 requesting and crying out that he ought not to live any longer4 #be3be4 ,yet have ,i found nothing that he hath committed worthy of death4 ,but forasmuch as he himself hath appealed to ,augustus1 ,i have determined to send him4 #be3bf4 ,of whom ,i have nothing certain to write to my lord4 ,for which cause1 ,i have brought him forth before you1 and especially before thee1 ,o king ,agrippa1 that1 examination being made1 ,i may have what to write4 #be3bg4 ,for it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to signify the things laid to his charge4 ,acts ,chapter #bf ,paul gives an account to ,agrippa of his life1 conversion and calling4 #bf3a4 ,then ,agrippa said to ,paul3 ,thou art permitted to speak for thyself4 ,then ,paul1 stretching forth his hand1 began to make his answer4 #bf3b4 ,i think myself happy1 ,o king ,agrippa1 that ,i am to answer for myself this day before thee1 touching all the things whereof ,i am accused by the ,jews4 #bf3c4 ,especially as thou knowest all1 both customs and questions1 that are among the ,jews4 ,wherefore ,i beseech thee to hear me patiently4 #bf3d4 ,and my life indeed from my youth1 which was from the beginning among my own nation in ,jerusalem1 all the ,jews do know3 #bf3e4 ,having known me from the beginning 7if they will give testimony7 that according to the most sure sect of our religion ,i lived1 a ,pharisee4 #bf3f4 ,and now for the hope of the promise that was made by ,god to the fathers1 do ,i stand subject to judgment3 #bf3g4 ,unto which1 our twelve tribes1 serving night and day1 hope to come4 ,for which hope1 ,o king1 ,i am accused by the ,jews4 #bf3h4 ,why should it be thought a thing incredible that ,god should raise the dead8 #bf3i4 ,and ,i indeed did formerly think that ,i ought to do many things contrary to the name of ,jesus of ,nazareth4 #bf3aj4 ,which also ,i did at ,jerusalem3 and many of the saints did ,i shut up in prison1 having received authority of the chief priests4 ,and when they were put to death1 ,i brought the sentence4 #bf3aa4 ,and oftentimes punishing them1 in every synagogue1 ,i compelled them to blaspheme3 and being yet more mad against them1 ,i persecuted them even unto foreign cities4 #bf3ab4 ,whereupon1 when ,i was going to ,damascus with authority and permission of the chief priest1 #bf3ac4 ,at midday1 ,o king1 ,i saw in the way a light from heaven1 above the brightness of the sun1 shining round about me and them that were in company with me4 #bf3ad4 ,and when we were all fallen down on the ground1 ,i heard a voice speaking to me in the ,hebrew tongue3 ,saul1 ,saul1 why persecutest thou me8 ,it is hard for thee to kick against the good4 #bf3ae4 ,and ,i said3 ,who art thou1 ,lord8 ,and the ,lord answered3 ,i am ,jesus whom thou persecutest4 #bf3af4 ,but rise up and stand upon thy feet3 for to this end have ,i appeared to thee1 that ,i may make thee a minister and a witness of those things which thou hast seen and of those things wherein ,i will appear to thee1 #bf3ag4 ,delivering thee from the people and from the nations unto which now ,i send thee3 #bf3ah4 ,to open their eyes1 that they may be converted from darkness to light and from the power of ,satan to ,god1 that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a lot among the saints1 by the faith that is in me4 #bf3ai4 ,whereupon1 ,o king ,agrippa1 ,i was not incredulous to the heavenly vision4 #bf3bj4 ,but to them first that are at ,damascus and at ,jerusalem1 and unto all the country of ,judea1 and to the ,gentiles did ,i preach1 that they should do penance and turn to ,god1 doing works worthy of penance4 #bf3ba4 ,for this cause1 the ,jews1 when ,i was in the temple1 having apprehended me1 went about to kill me4 #bf3bb4 ,but being aided by the help of ,god1 ,i stand unto this day1 witnessing both to small and great1 saying no other thing than those which the prophets and ,moses did say should come to pass3 #bf3bc4 ,that ,christ should suffer and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead and should shew light to the people and to the ,gentiles4 #bf3bd4 ,as he spoke these things and made his answer1 ,festus said with a loud voice3 ,paul1 thou art beside thyself3 much learning doth make thee mad4 #bf3be4 ,and ,paul said3 ,i am not mad1 most excellent ,festus1 but ,i speak words of truth and soberness4 #bf3bf4 ,for the king knoweth of these things1 to whom also ,i speak with confidence4 ,for ,i am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him4 ,for neither was any of these things done in a corner4 #bf3bg4 ,believest thou the prophets1 ,o king ,agrippa8 ,i know that thou believest4 #bf3bh4 ,and ,agrippa said to ,paul3 ,in a little thou persuadest me to become a ,christian4 #bf3bi4 ,and ,paul said3 ,i would to ,god that both in a little and in much1 not only thou1 but also all that hear me this day1 should become such as ,i also am1 except these bands4 #bf3cj4 ,and the king rose up1 and the governor and ,bernice and they that sat with them4 #bf3ca4 ,and when they were gone aside1 they spoke among themselves1 saying3 ,this man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bands4 #bf3cb4 ,and ,agrippa said to ,festus3 ,this man might have been set at liberty1 if he had not appealed to ,caesar4 ,acts ,chapter #bg ,paul is shipped for ,rome4 ,his voyage and shipwreck4 #bg3a4 ,and when it was determined that he should sail into ,italy and that ,paul1 with the other prisoners1 should be delivered to a centurion1 named ,julius1 of the band ,augusta1 #bg3b4 ,going on board a ship of ,adrumetum1 we launched1 meaning to sail by the coasts of ,asia1 ,aristarchus1 the ,macedonian of ,thessalonica1 continuing with us4 #bg3c4 ,and the day following1 we came to ,sidon4 ,and ,julius1 treating ,paul courteously1 permitted him to go to his friends and to take care of himself4 #bg3d4 ,and when we had launched from thence1 we sailed under ,cyprus1 because the winds were contrary4 #bg3e4 ,and sailing over the sea of ,cilicia and ,pamphylia1 we came to ,lystra1 which is in ,lycia4 #bg3f4 ,and there1 the centurion1 finding a ship of ,alexandria sailing into ,italy1 removed us into it4 #bg3g4 ,and when for many days we had sailed slowly and were scarce come over against ,gnidus1 the wind not suffering us1 we sailed near ,crete by ,salmone4 #bg3h4 ,and with much ado sailing by it1 we came into a certain place1 which is called ,good-havens1 nigh to which was the city of ,thalassa4 #bg3i4 ,and when much time was spent and when sailing now was dangerous1 because the fast was now past1 ,paul comforted them1 #bg3aj4 ,saying to them3 ,ye men1 ,i see that the voyage beginneth to be with injury and much damage1 not only of the lading and ship1 but also of our lives4 #bg3aa4 ,but the centurion believed the pilot and the master of the ship1 more than those things which were said by ,paul4 #bg3ab4 ,and whereas it was not a commodious haven to winter in1 the greatest part gave counsel to sail thence1 if by any means they might reach ,phenice1 to winter there1 which is a haven of ,crete1 looking towards the southwest and northwest4 #bg3ac4 ,and the south wind gently blowing1 thinking that they had obtained their purpose1 when they had loosed from ,asson1 they sailed close by ,crete4 #bg3ad4 ,but not long after1 there arose against it a tempestuous wind1 called ,euroaquilo4 #bg3ae4 ,and when the ship was caught and could not bear up against the wind1 giving up the ship to the winds1 we were driven4 #bg3af4 ,and running under a certain island that is called ,cauda1 we had much work to come by the boat4 #bg3ag4 ,which being taken up1 they used helps1 undergirding the ship3 and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands1 they let down the sail yard and so were driven4 #bg3ah4 ,and we1 being mightily tossed with the tempest1 the next day they lightened the ship4 #bg3ai4 ,and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tacking of the ship4 #bg3bj4 ,and when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and no small storms lay on us1 all hope of our being saved was now taken away4 #bg3ba4 ,and after they had fasted a long time1 ,paul standing forth in the midst of them1 said3 ,you should indeed1 ,o ye men1 have hearkened unto me and not have loosed from ,crete and have gained this harm and loss4 #bg3bb4 ,and now ,i exhort you to be of good cheer4 ,for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you1 but only of the ship4 #bg3bc4 ,for an angel of ,god1 whose ,i am and whom ,i serve1 stood by me this night1 #bg3bd4 ,saying3 ,fear not1 ,paul1 thou must be brought before ,caesar2 and behold1 ,god hath given thee all them that sail with thee4 #bg3be4 ,wherefore1 sirs1 be of good cheer3 for ,i believe ,god1 that it shall so be1 as it hath been told me4 #bg3bf4 ,and we must come unto a certain island4 #bg3bg4 ,but after the fourteenth night was come1 as we were sailing in ,adria1 about midnight1 the shipmen deemed that they discovered some country4 #bg3bh4 ,who also sounding1 found twenty fathoms3 and going on a little further1 they found fifteen fathoms4 #bg3bi4 ,then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places1 they cast four anchors out of the stern3 and wished for the day4 #bg3cj4 ,but as the shipmen sought to fly out of the ship1 having let down the boat into the sea1 under colour1 as though they would have cast anchors out of the forepart of the ship1 #bg3ca4 ,paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers3 ,except these stay in the ship1 you cannot be saved4 #bg3cb4 ,then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let her fall off4 #bg3cc4 ,and when it began to be light1 ,paul besought them all to take meat1 saying3 ,this day is the fourteenth day that you have waited and continued fasting1 taking nothing4 #bg3cd4 ,wherefore1 ,i pray you to take some meat for your health's sake3 for there shall not an hair of the head of any of you perish4 #bg3ce4 ,and when he had said these things1 taking bread1 he gave thanks to ,god in the sight of them all4 ,and when he had broken it1 he began to eat4 #bg3cf4 ,then were they all of better cheer3 and they also took some meat4 #bg3cg4 ,and we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls4 #bg3ch4 ,and when they had eaten enough1 they lightened the ship1 casting the wheat into the sea4 #bg3ci4 ,and when it was day1 they knew not the land4 ,but they discovered a certain creek that had a shore1 into which they minded1 if they could1 to thrust in the ship4 #bg3dj4 ,and when they had taken up the anchors1 they committed themselves to the sea1 loosing withal the rudder bands4 ,and hoisting up the mainsail to the wind1 they made towards shore4 #bg3da4 ,and when we were fallen into a place where two seas met1 they run the ship aground4 ,and the forepart indeed1 sticking fast1 remained unmoveable3 but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the sea4 #bg3db4 ,and the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners1 lest any of them1 swimming out should escape4 #bg3dc4 ,but the centurion1 willing to save ,paul1 forbade it to be done4 ,and he commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves first into the sea and save themselves and get to land4 #bg3dd4 ,and the rest1 some they carried on boards and some on those things that belonged to the ship4 ,and so it came to pass that every soul got safe to land4 ,acts ,chapter #bh ,paul1 after three months' stay in ,melita1 continues his voyage and arrives at ,rome4 ,his conference there with the ,jews4 #bh3a4 ,and when we had escaped1 then we knew that the island was called ,melita4 ,but the barbarians shewed us no small courtesy4 #bh3b4 ,for kindling a fire1 they refreshed us all1 because of the present rain and of the cold4 #bh3c4 ,and when ,paul had gathered together a bundle of sticks and had laid them on the fire1 a viper1 coming out of the heat1 fastened on his hand4 #bh3d4 ,and when the barbarians saw the beast hanging on his hand1 they said one to another3 ,undoubtedly this man is a murderer1 who1 though he hath escaped the sea1 yet vengeance doth not suffer him to live4 #bh3e4 ,and he indeed1 shaking off the beast into the fire1 suffered no harm4 #bh3f4 ,but they supposed that he would begin to swell up and that he would suddenly fall down and die4 ,but expecting long and seeing that there came no harm to him1 changing their minds1 they said that he was a god4 #bh3g4 ,now in these places were possessions of the chief man of the island1 named ,publius3 who1 receiving us for three days1 entertained us courteously4 #bh3h4 ,and it happened that the father of ,publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux4 ,to whom ,paul entered in4 ,and when he had prayed and laid his hands on him1 he healed him4 #bh3i4 ,which being done1 all that had diseases in the island came and were healed4 #bh3aj4 ,who also honoured us with many honours3 and when we were to set sail1 they laded us with such things as were necessary4 #bh3aa4 ,and after three months1 we sailed in a ship of ,alexandria1 that had wintered in the island1 whose sign was the ,castors4 #bh3ab4 ,and when we were come to ,syracusa1 we tarried there three days4 #bh3ac4 ,from thence1 compassing by the shore1 we came to ,rhegium3 and after one day1 the south wind blowing1 we came the second day to ,puteoli3 #bh3ad4 ,where1 finding brethren1 we were desired to tarry with them seven days4 ,and so we went to ,rome4 #bh3ae4 ,and from thence1 when the brethren had heard of us1 they came to meet us as far as ,appii ,forum and the ,three ,taverns4 ,whom when ,paul saw1 he gave thanks to ,god and took courage4 #bh3af4 ,and when we were come to ,rome1 ,paul was suffered to dwell by himself1 with a soldier that kept him4 #bh3ag4 ,and after the third day1 he called together the chief of the ,jews4 ,and when they were assembled1 he said to them3 ,men1 brethren1 ,i1 having done nothing against the people or the custom of our fathers1 was delivered prisoner from ,jerusalem into the hands of the ,romans4 #bh3ah4 ,who1 when they had examined me1 would have released me1 for that there was no cause of death in me4 #bh3ai4 ,but the ,jews contradicting it1 ,i was constrained to appeal unto ,caesar3 not that ,i had anything to accuse my nation of4 #bh3bj4 ,for this cause therefore ,i desired to see you and to speak to you4 ,because that for the hope of ,israel1 ,i am bound with this chain4 #bh3ba4 ,but they said to him3 ,we neither received letters concerning thee from ,judea3 neither did any of the brethren that came hither relate or speak any evil of thee4 #bh3bb4 ,but we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest3 for as concerning this sect1 we know that it is every where contradicted4 #bh3bc4 ,and when they had appointed him a day1 there came very many to him unto his lodgings4 ,to whom he expounded1 testifying the kingdom of ,god and persuading them concerning ,jesus1 out of the law of ,moses and the prophets1 from morning until evening4 #bh3bd4 ,and some believed the things that were said3 but some believed not4 #bh3be4 ,and when they agreed not among themselves1 they departed1 ,paul speaking this one word3 ,well did the ,holy ,ghost speak to our fathers by ,isaias the prophet1 #bh3bf4 ,saying3 ,go to this people and say to them3 ,with the ear you shall hear and shall not understand3 and seeing you shall see and shall not perceive4 #bh3bg4 ,for the heart of this people is grown gross1 and with their ears have they heard heavily and their eyes they have shut1 lest perhaps they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and should be converted3 and ,i should heal them4 #bh3bh4 ,be it known therefore to you that this salvation of ,god is sent to the ,gentiles3 and they will hear it4 #bh3bi4 ,and when he had said these things1 the ,jews went out from him1 having much reasoning among themselves4 #bh3cj4 ,and he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging3 and he received all that came in to him1 #bh3ca4 ,preaching the kingdom of ,god and teaching the things which concern the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 with all confidence1 without prohibition4 ,,the ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,the ,,apostle ,,to ,,the ,,romans ,st4 ,paul wrote this epistle at ,corinth1 when he was preparing to go to ,jerusalem with the charitable contributions collected in ,achaia and ,macedonia for the relief of the ,christians in ,judea2 which was about twenty-four years after ,our ,lord's ,ascension4 ,it was written in ,greek2 but at the same time translated into ,latin1 for the benefit of those who did not understand that language4 ,and though it is not the first of his ,epistles in the order of time1 yet it is first placed on account of sublimity of the matter contained in it1 of the preeminence of the place to which it was sent1 and in veneration of the ,church4 ,romans ,chapter #a ,he commends the faith of the ,romans1 whom he longs to see4 ,the philosophy of the heathens1 being void of faith and humility1 betrayed them into shameful sins4 #a3a4 ,paul1 a servant of ,jesus ,christ1 called to be an apostle1 separated unto the gospel of ,god4 #a3b4 ,which he had promised before1 by his prophets1 in the holy scriptures1 #a3c4 ,concerning his ,son1 who was made to him of the seed of ,david1 according to the flesh1 #a3d4 ,who was predestinated the ,son of ,god in power1 according to the spirit of sanctification1 by the resurrection of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ from the dead3 ,predestinated1 etc4 4 4,christ as man1 was predestinated to be the ,son of ,god3 and declared to be so 7as the apostle here signifies7 first1 by power1 that is1 by his working stupendous miracles2 secondly1 by the spirit of sanctification1 that is1 by his infinite sanctity2 thirdly1 by his ressurection1 or raising himself from the dead4 #a3e4 ,by whom we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith1 in all nations1 for his name3 #a3f4 ,among whom are you also the called of ,jesus ,christ3 #a3g4 ,to all that are at ,rome1 the beloved of ,god1 called to be saints4 ,grace to you and peace1 from ,god our ,father and from the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3h4 ,first1 ,i give thanks to my ,god1 through ,jesus ,christ1 for you all3 because your faith is spoken of in the whole world4 #a3i4 ,for ,god is my witness1 whom ,i serve in my spirit in the gospel of his ,son1 that without ceasing ,i make a commemoration of you3 #a3aj4 ,always in my prayers making request1 if by any means now at length ,i may have a prosperous journey1 by the will of ,god1 to come unto you4 #a3aa4 ,for ,i long to see you that ,i may impart unto you some spiritual grace1 to strengthen you3 #a3ab4 ,that is to say1 that ,i may be comforted together in you by that which is common to us both1 your faith and mine4 #a3ac4 ,and ,i would not have you ignorant1 brethren1 that ,i have often purposed to come unto you 7and have been hindered hitherto7 that ,i might have some fruit among you also1 even as among other ,gentiles4 #a3ad4 ,to the ,greeks and to the barbarians1 to the wise and to the unwise1 ,i am a debtor4 #a3ae4 ,so 7as much as is in me7 ,i am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are at ,rome4 #a3af4 ,for ,i am not ashamed of the gospel4 ,for it is the power of ,god unto salvation to every one that believeth3 to the ,jew first and to the ,greek4 #a3ag4 ,for the justice of ,god is revealed therein1 from faith unto faith1 as it is written3 ,the just man liveth by faith4 #a3ah4 ,for the wrath of ,god is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and injustice of those men that detain the truth of ,god in injustice3 #a3ai4 ,because that which is known of ,god is manifest in them4 ,for ,god hath manifested it unto them4 #a3bj4 ,for the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen1 being understood by the things that are made4 ,his eternal power also and divinity3 so that they are inexcusable4 #a3ba4 ,because that1 when they knew ,god1 they have not glorified him as ,god or given thanks3 but became vain in their thoughts4 ,and their foolish heart was darkened4 #a3bb4 ,for1 professing themselves to be wise1 they became fools4 #a3bc4 ,and they changed the glory of the incorruptible ,god into the likeness of the image of a corruptible man and of birds1 and of fourfooted beasts and of creeping things4 #a3bd4 ,wherefore1 ,god gave them up to the desires of their heart1 unto uncleanness3 to dishonour their own bodies among themselves4 #a3be4 ,who changed the truth of ,god into a lie and worshipped and served the creature rather than the ,creator1 who is blessed for ever4 ,amen4 #a3bf4 ,for this cause1 ,god delivered them up to shameful affections4 ,for their women have changed the natural use into that use which is against nature4 ,god delivered them up4 4 4,not by being author of their sins1 but by withdrawing his grace1 and so permitting them1 in punishment of their pride1 to fall into those shameful sins4 #a3bg4 ,and1 in like manner1 the men also1 leaving the natural use of the women1 have burned in their lusts1 one towards another3 men with men1 working that which is filthy and receiving in themselves the recompense which was due to their error4 #a3bh4 ,and as they liked not to have ,god in their knowledge1 ,god delivered them up to a reprobate sense1 to do those things which are not convenient4 #a3bi4 ,being filled with all iniquity1 malice1 fornication1 avarice1 wickedness3 full of envy1 murder1 contention1 deceit1 malignity3 whisperers1 #a3cj4 ,detractors1 hateful to ,god1 contumelious1 proud1 haughty1 inventors of evil things1 disobedient to parents1 #a3ca4 ,foolish1 dissolute3 without affection1 without fidelity1 without mercy4 #a3cb4 ,who1 having known the justice of ,god1 did not understand that they who do such things1 are worthy of death3 and not only they that do them1 but they also that consent to them that do them4 ,romans ,chapter #b ,the ,jews are censured1 who make their boast of the law and keep it not4 ,he declares who are the true ,jews4 #b3a4 ,wherefore thou art inexcusable1 ,o man1 whosoever thou art that judgest4 ,for wherein thou judgest another1 thou condemnest thyself4 ,for thou dost the same things which thou judgest4 #b3b4 ,for we know that the judgment of ,god is1 according to truth1 against them that do such things4 #b3c4 ,and thinkest thou this1 ,o man1 that judgest them who do such things and dost the same1 that thou shalt escape the judgment of ,god8 #b3d4 ,or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and patience and longsuffering8 ,knowest thou not that the benignity of ,god leadeth thee to penance8 #b3e4 ,but according to thy hardness and impenitent heart1 thou treasurest up to thyself wrath1 against the day of wrath and revelation of the just judgment of ,god3 #b3f4 ,who will render to every man according to his works4 #b3g4 ,to them indeed who1 according to patience in good work1 seek glory and honour and incorruption1 eternal life3 #b3h4 ,but to them that are contentious and who obey not the truth but give credit to iniquity1 wrath and indignation4 #b3i4 ,tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that worketh evil3 of the ,jew first1 and also of the ,greek4 #b3aj4 ,but glory and honour and peace to every one that worketh good3 to the ,jew first1 and also to the ,greek4 #b3aa4 ,for there is no respect of persons with ,god4 #b3ab4 ,for whosoever have sinned without the law shall perish without the law3 and whosoever have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law4 #b3ac4 ,for not the hearers of the law are just before ,god3 but the doers of the law shall be justified4 #b3ad4 ,for when the ,gentiles1 who have not the law1 do by nature those things that are of the law2 these1 having not the law1 are a law to themselves4 #b3ae4 ,who shew the work of the law written in their hearts1 their conscience bearing witness to them3 and their thoughts between themselves accusing or also defending one another1 #b3af4 ,in the day when ,god shall judge the secrets of men by ,jesus ,christ1 according to my gospel4 #b3ag4 ,but if thou art called a ,jew and restest in the law and makest thy boast of ,god1 #b3ah4 ,and knowest his will and approvest the more profitable things1 being instructed by the law3 #b3ai4 ,art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind1 a light of them that are in darkness1 #b3bj4 ,an instructor of the foolish1 a teacher of infants1 having the form of knowledge and of truth in the law4 #b3ba4 ,thou therefore1 that teachest another1 teachest not thyself3 thou1 that preachest that men should not steal1 stealest4 #b3bb4 ,thou1 that sayest men should not commit adultery1 committest adultery3 thou1 that abhorrest idols1 committest sacrilege3 #b3bc4 ,thou1 that makest thy boast of the law1 by transgression of the law dishonourest ,god4 #b3bd4 7,for the name of ,god through you is blasphemed among the ,gentiles1 as it is written47 #b3be4 ,circumcision profiteth indeed1 if thou keep the law3 but if thou be a transgressor of the law1 thy circumcision is made uncircumcision4 #b3bf4 ,if then1 the uncircumcised keep the justices of the law1 shall not this uncircumcision be counted for circumcision8 #b3bg4 ,and shall not that which by nature is uncircumcision1 if it fulfil the law1 judge thee1 who by the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of the law8 #b3bh4 ,for it is not he is a ,jew1 who is so outwardly3 nor is that circumcision which is outwardly in the flesh4 #b3bi4 ,but he is a ,jew that is one inwardly and the circumcision is that of the heart1 in the spirit not in the letter3 whose praise is not of men1 but of ,god4 ,romans ,chapter #c ,the advantages of the ,jews4 ,all men are sinners and none can be justified by the works of the law1 but only by the grace of ,christ4 #c3a4 ,what advantage then hath the ,jew3 or what is the profit of circumcision8 #c3b4 ,much every way4 ,first indeed1 because the words of ,god were committed to them4 #c3c4 ,for what if some of them have not believed8 ,shall their unbelief make the faith of ,god without effect8 ,god forbid6 #c3d4 ,but ,god is true and every man a liar1 as it is written3 ,that thou mayest be justified in thy words and mayest overcome when thou art judged4 ,god only is essentially true4 ,all men in their own capacity are liable to lies and errors3 nevertheless ,god1 who is the truth1 will make good his promise of keeping his church in all truth4 ,see ,st4 ,john #af4ac4 #c3e4 ,but if our injustice commend the justice of ,god1 what shall we say8 ,is ,god unjust1 who executeth wrath8 #c3f4 7,i speak according to man47 ,god forbid6 ,otherwise how shall ,god judge this world8 #c3g4 ,for if the truth of ,god hath more abounded through my lie1 unto his glory1 why am ,i also yet judged as a sinner8 #c3h4 ,and not rather 7as we are slandered and as some affirm that we say7 let us do evil that there may come good8 ,whose damnation is just4 #c3i4 ,what then8 ,do we excel them8 ,no1 not so4 ,for we have charged both ,jews and ,greeks1 that they are all under sin4 #c3aj4 ,as it is written3 ,there is not any man just4 ,there is not any man just1 viz4 4 4by virtue either of the law of nature1 or of the law of ,moses2 but only by faith and grace4 #c3aa4 ,there is none that understandeth3 there is none that seeketh after ,god4 #c3ab4 ,all have turned out of the way3 they are become unprofitable together3 there is none that doth good1 there is not so much as one4 #c3ac4 ,their throat is an open sepulchre3 with their tongues they have dealt deceitfully4 ,the venom of asps is under their lips4 #c3ad4 ,whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness3 #c3ae4 ,their feet swift to shed blood3 #c3af4 ,destruction and misery in their ways3 #c3ag4 ,and the way of peace they have not known4 #c3ah4 ,there is no fear of ,god before their eyes4 #c3ai4 ,now we know that what things soever the law speaketh1 it speaketh to them that are in the law3 that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be made subject to ,god4 #c3bj4 ,because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him4 ,for by the law is the knowledge of sin4 #c3ba4 ,but now1 without the law1 the justice of ,god is made manifest1 being witnessed by the law and the prophets4 #c3bb4 ,even the justice of ,god1 by faith of ,jesus ,christ1 unto all1 and upon all them that believe in him3 for there is no distinction4 #c3bc4 ,for all have sinned and do need the glory of ,god4 #c3bd4 ,being justified freely by his grace1 through the redemption that is in ,christ ,jesus1 #c3be4 ,whom ,god hath proposed to be a propitiation1 through faith in his blood1 to the shewing of his justice1 for the remission of former sins1 #c3bf4 ,through the forbearance of ,god1 for the shewing of his justice in this time3 that he himself may be just and the justifier of him who is of the faith of ,jesus ,christ #c3bg4 ,where is then thy boasting8 ,it is excluded4 ,by what law8 ,of works8 ,no1 but by the law of faith4 #c3bh4 ,for we account a man to be justified by faith1 without the works of the law4 ,by faith1 etc4 4 4,the faith1 to which the apostle here attributes man's justification1 is not a presumptuous assurance of our being justified2 but a firm and lively belief of all that ,god has revealed or promised4 ,heb4 #aa4 ,a faith working through charity in ,jesus ,christ4 ,gal4 #e4f4 ,in short1 a faith which takes in hope1 love1 repentance1 and the use of the sacraments4 ,and the works which he here excludes1 are only the works of the law3 that is1 such as are done by the law of nature1 or that of ,moses1 antecedent to the faith of ,christ3 but by no means1 such as follow faith1 and proceed from it4 #c3bi4 ,is he the ,god of the ,jews only8 ,is he not also of the ,gentiles8 yes1 of the ,gentiles also4 #c3cj4 ,for it is one ,god that justifieth circumcision by faith and uncircumcision through faith4 #c3ca4 ,do we then1 destroy the law through faith8 ,god forbid6 ,but we establish the law4 ,romans ,chapter #d ,abraham was not justified by works done1 as of himself1 but by grace and by faith4 ,and that before he was circumcised4 ,gentiles1 by faith1 are his children4 #d3a4 ,what shall we say then that ,abraham hath found1 who is our father according to the flesh8 #d3b4 ,for if ,abraham were justified by works1 he hath whereof to glory1 but not before ,god4 ,by works4 4 4,done by his own strength1 without the grace of ,god1 and faith in him4 ,not before ,god4 4 4,whatever glory or applause such works might procure from men1 they would be of no value in the sight of ,god4 #d3c4 ,for what saith the scripture8 ,abraham believed ,god3 and it was reputed to him unto justice4 ,reputed1 etc4 4 4,by ,god1 who reputeth nothing otherwise than it is4 ,however1 we may gather from this word1 that when we are justified1 our justification proceedeth from ,god's free grace and bounty2 and not from any efficacy which any act of ours could have of its own nature1 abstracting from ,god's grace4 #d3d4 ,now to him that worketh1 the reward is not reckoned according to grace but according to debt4 ,to him that worketh4 4 4,vis41 as of his own fund1 or by his own strength4 ,such a man1 says the apostle1 challenges his reward as a debt due to his own performances2 whereas he who worketh not1 that is1 who presumeth not upon any works done by his own strength1 but seeketh justice through faith and grace1 is freely justified by ,god's grace4 #d3e4 ,but to him that worketh not1 yet believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly1 his faith is reputed to justice1 according to the purpose of the grace of ,god4 #d3f4 ,as ,david also termeth the blessedness of a man to whom ,god reputeth justice without works3 #d3g4 ,blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven3 and whose sins are covered4 ,blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven1 and whose sins are covered4 4 4,that is1 blessed are those who1 by doing penance1 have obtained pardon and remission of their sins1 and also are covered2 that is1 newly clothed with the habit of grace1 and vested with the stole of charity4 #d3h4 ,blessed is the man to whom the ,lord hath not imputed sin4 ,blessed is the man to whom the ,lord hath not imputed sin4 4 4,that is1 blessed is the man who hath retained his baptismal innocence1 that no grievous sin can be imputed to him4 ,and1 likewise1 blessed is the man1 who after fall into sin1 hath done penance and leads a virtuous life1 by frequenting the sacraments necessary for obtaining the grace to prevent a relapse1 that sin is no more imputed to him4 #d3i4 ,this blessedness then1 doth it remain in the circumcision only or in the uncircumcision also8 ,for we say that unto ,abraham faith was reputed to justice4 ,in the circumcision1 etc4 4 4,that is1 is it only for the ,jews that are circumcised8 ,no1 says the apostle1 but also for the uncircumcised ,gentiles3 who1 by faith and grace1 may come to justice2 as ,abraham did before he was circumcised4 #d3aj4 ,how then was it reputed8 ,when he was in circumcision or in uncircumcision8 ,not in circumcision1 but in uncircumcision4 #d3aa4 ,and he received the sign of circumcision1 a seal of the justice of the faith which he had1 being uncircumcised3 that he might be the father of all them that believe1 being uncircumcised3 that unto them also it may be reputed to justice3 #d3ab4 ,and he might be the father of circumcision2 not to them only that are of the circumcision1 but to them also that follow the steps of the faith that is in the uncircumcision of our father ,abraham4 #d3ac4 ,for not through the law was the promise to ,abraham or to his seed1 that he should be heir of the world3 but through the justice of faith4 #d3ad4 ,for if they who are of the law be heirs1 faith is made void3 the promise is made of no effect4 ,be heirs4 4 4,that is1 if they alone1 who follow the ceremonies of the law1 be heirs of the blessings promised to ,abraham2 then that faith which was so much praised in him1 will be found to be of little value4 ,and the very promise will be made void1 by which he was promised to be the father1 not of the ,jews only1 but of all nations of believers4 #d3ae4 ,for the law worketh wrath4 ,for where there is no law1 neither is there transgression4 ,the law worketh wrath4 4 4,the law1 abstracting from faith and grace1 worketh wrath occasionally1 by being an occasion of many transgressions1 which provoke ,god's wrath4 #d3af4 ,therefore is it of faith1 that according to grace the promise might be firm to all the seed3 not to that only which is of the law1 but to that also which is of the faith of ,abraham1 who is the father of us all1 #d3ag4 7,as it is written3 ,i have made thee a father of many nations71 before ,god1 whom he believed3 who quickeneth the dead and calleth those things that are not1 as those that are4 #d3ah4 ,who against hope believed in hope2 that he might be made the father of many nations1 according to that which was said to him3 ,so shall thy seed be4 #d3ai4 ,and he was not weak in faith4 ,neither did he consider his own body1 now dead 7whereas he was almost an hundred years old71 nor the dead womb of ,sara4 #d3bj4 ,in the promise also of ,god he staggered not by distrust3 but was strengthened in faith1 giving glory to ,god3 #d3ba4 ,most fully knowing that whatsoever he has promised1 he is able also to perform4 #d3bb4 ,and therefore it was reputed to him unto justice4 #d3bc4 ,now it is not written only for him4 that it was reputed to him unto justice1 #d3bd4 ,but also for us1 to whom it shall be reputed1 if we believe in him that raised up ,jesus ,christ1 our ,lord1 from the dead1 #d3be4 ,who was delivered up for our sins and rose again for our justification4 ,romans ,chapter #e ,the grounds we have for hope in ,christ4 ,sin and death came by ,adam1 grace and life by ,christ4 #e3a4 ,being justified therefore by faith1 let us have peace with ,god1 through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 #e3b4 ,by whom also we have access through faith into this grace wherein we stand3 and glory in the hope of the glory of the sons of ,god4 #e3c4 ,and not only so3 but we glory also in tribulation1 knowing that tribulation worketh patience2 #e3d4 ,and patience trial2 and trial hope2 #e3e4 ,and hope confoundeth not3 because the charity of ,god is poured forth in our hearts1 by the ,holy ,ghost who is given to us4 #e3f4 ,for why did ,christ1 when as yet we were weak1 according to the time1 die for the ungodly8 #e3g4 ,for scarce for a just man will one die3 yet perhaps for a good man some one would dare to die4 #e3h4 ,but ,god commendeth his charity towards us3 because when as yet we were sinners according to the time4 #e3i4 ,christ died for us4 ,much more therefore1 being now justified by his blood1 shall we be saved from wrath through him4 #e3aj4 ,for if1 when we were enemies1 we were reconciled to ,god by the death of his ,son3 much more1 being reconciled1 shall we be saved by his life4 #e3aa4 ,and not only so3 but also we glory in ,god1 through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 by whom we have now received reconciliation4 #e3ab4 ,wherefore as by one man sin entered into this world and by sin death3 and so death passed upon all men1 in whom all have sinned4 ,by one man4 4 4,adam1 from whom we all contracted original sin4 #e3ac4 ,for until the law sin was in the world3 but sin was not imputed1 when the law was not4 ,not imputed4 4 4,that is1 men knew not1 or made no account of sin1 neither was it imputed to them1 in the manner it was afterwards1 when they transgressed the known written law of ,god4 #e3ad4 ,but death reigned from ,adam unto ,moses1 even over them also who have not sinned1 after the similitude of the transgression of ,adam1 who is a figure of him who was to come4 #e3ae4 ,but not as the offence1 so also the gift4 ,for if by the offence of one1 many died3 much more the grace of ,god and the gift1 by the grace of one man1 ,jesus ,christ1 hath abounded unto many4 #e3af4 ,and not as it was by one sin1 so also is the gift4 ,for judgment indeed was by one unto condemnation3 but grace is of many offences unto justification4 #e3ag4 ,for if by one man's offence death reigned through one2 much more they who receive abundance of grace and of the gift and of justice shall reign in life through one1 ,jesus ,christ4 #e3ah4 ,therefore1 as by the offence of one1 unto all men to condemnation3 so also by the justice of one1 unto all men to justification of life4 #e3ai4 ,for as by the disobedience of one man1 many were made sinners3 so also by the obedience of one1 many shall be made just4 #e3bj4 ,now the law entered in that sin might abound4 ,and where sin abounded1 grace did more abound4 ,that sin might abound4 4 4,not as if the law were given on purpose for sin to abound3 but that it so happened through man's perversity1 taking occasion of sinning more1 from the prohibition of sin4 #e3ba4 ,that as sin hath reigned to death3 so also grace might reign by justice unto life everlasting1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,romans ,chapter #f ,the ,christian must die to sin and live to ,god4 #f3a4 ,what shall we say1 then8 ,shall we continue in sin1 that grace may abound8 #f3b4 ,god forbid6 ,for we that are dead to sin1 how shall we live any longer therein8 #f3c4 ,know you not that all we who are baptized in ,christ ,jesus are baptized in his death8 #f3d4 ,for we are buried together with him by baptism into death3 that1 as ,christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the ,father1 so we also may walk in newness of life4 #f3e4 ,for if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death1 we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection4 #f3f4 ,knowing this1 that our old man is crucified with him1 that the body of sin may be destroyed1 to the end that we may serve sin no longer4 ,old man--body of sin4 4 4,our corrupt state1 subject to sin and concupiscence1 coming to us from ,adam1 is called our old man1 as our state1 reformed in and by ,christ1 is called the new man4 ,and the vices and sins1 which then ruled in us are named the body of sin4 #f3g4 ,for he that is dead is justified from sin4 #f3h4 ,now1 if we be dead with ,christ1 we believe that we shall live also together with ,christ4 #f3i4 ,knowing that ,christ1 rising again from the dead1 dieth now no more4 ,death shall no more have dominion over him4 #f3aj4 ,for in that he died to sin1 he died once3 but in that he liveth1 he liveth unto ,god4 #f3aa4 ,so do you also reckon that you are dead to sin1 but alive unto ,god1 in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 #f3ab4 ,let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body1 so as to obey the lusts thereof4 #f3ac4 ,neither yield ye your members as instruments of iniquity unto sin3 but present yourselves to ,god1 as those that are alive from the dead2 and your members as instruments of justice unto ,god4 #f3ad4 ,for sin shall not have dominion over you3 for you are not under the law1 but under grace4 #f3ae4 ,what then8 ,shall we sin1 because we are not under the law1 but under grace8 ,god forbid6 #f3af4 ,know you not that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey1 his servants you are whom you obey1 whether it be of sin unto death or of obedience unto justice4 #f3ag4 ,but thanks be to ,god1 that you were the servants of sin but have obeyed from the heart unto that form of doctrine into which you have been delivered4 #f3ah4 ,being then freed from sin1 we have been made servants of justice4 #f3ai4 ,i speak an human thing1 because of the infirmity of your flesh4 ,for as you have yielded your members to serve uncleanness and iniquity1 unto iniquity3 so now yield your members to serve justice1 unto sanctification4 #f3bj4 ,for when you were the servants of sin1 you were free men to justice4 #f3ba4 ,what fruit therefore had you then in those things of which you are now ashamed8 ,for the end of them is death4 #f3bb4 ,but now being made free from sin and become servants to ,god1 you have your fruit unto sanctification1 and the end life everlasting4 #f3bc4 ,for the wages of sin is death4 ,but the grace of ,god1 life everlasting in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 ,romans ,chapter #g ,we are released by ,christ from the law and from the guilt of sin1 though the inclination to it still tempts us4 #g3a4 ,know you not1 brethren 7for ,i speak to them that know the law7 that the law hath dominion over a man as long as it liveth8 ,as long as it liveth24 4 4or1 as long as he liveth4 #g3b4 ,for the woman that hath an husband1 whilst her husband liveth is bound to the law4 ,but if her husband be dead1 she is loosed from the law of her husband4 #g3c4 ,therefore1 whilst her husband liveth1 she shall be called an adulteress1 if she be with another man3 but if her husband be dead1 she is delivered from the law of her husband3 so that she is not an adulteress1 if she be with another man4 #g3d4 ,therefore1 my brethren1 you also are become dead to the law1 by the body of ,christ3 that you may belong to another1 who is risen again from the dead that we may bring forth fruit to ,god4 #g3e4 ,for when we were in the flesh1 the passions of sins1 which were by the law1 did work in our members1 to bring forth fruit unto death4 #g3f4 ,but now we are loosed from the law of death wherein we were detained2 so that we should serve in newness of spirit1 and not in the oldness of the letter4 #g3g4 ,what shall we say1 then8 ,is the law sin8 ,god forbid6 ,but ,i do not know sin1 but by the law4 ,for ,i had not known concupiscence1 if the law did not say3 ,thou shalt not covet4 #g3h4 ,but sin1 taking occasion by the commandment1 wrought in me all manner of concupiscence4 ,for without the law sin was dead4 ,sin taking occasion4 4 4,sin1 or concupiscence1 which is called sin1 because it is from sin1 and leads to sin1 which was asleep before1 was weakened by the prohibition3 the law not being the cause thereof1 nor properly giving occasion to it3 but occasion being taken by our corrupt nature to resist the commandment laid upon us4 #g3i4 ,and ,i lived some time without the law4 ,but when the commandment came1 sin revived1 #g3aj4 ,and ,i died4 ,and the commandment that was ordained to life1 the same was found to be unto death to me4 #g3aa4 ,for sin1 taking occasion by the commandment1 seduced me3 and by it killed me4 #g3ab4 ,wherefore the law indeed is holy3 and the commandment holy and just and good4 #g3ac4 ,was that then which is good made death unto me8 ,god forbid6 ,but sin1 that it may appear sin1 by that which is good1 wrought death in me3 that sin1 by the commandment1 might become sinful above measure4 ,that it may appear sin1 or that sin may appear1 viz4 4 4,to be the monster it is1 which is even capable to take occasion from that which is good1 to work death4 #g3ad4 ,for we know that the law is spiritual4 ,but ,i am carnal1 sold under sin4 #g3ae4 ,for that which ,i work1 ,i understand not4 ,for ,i do not that good which ,i will3 but the evil which ,i hate1 that ,i do4 ,i do not that good which ,i will1 etc4 4 4,the apostle here describes the disorderly motions of passion and concupiscence2 which oftentimes in us get the start of reason3 and by means of which even good men suffer in the inferior appetite what their will abhors3 and are much hindered in the accomplishment of the desires of their spirit and mind4 ,but these evil motions1 7though they are called the law of sin1 because they come from original sin1 and violently tempt and incline to sin17 as long as the will does not consent to them1 are not sins1 because they are not voluntary4 #g3af4 ,if then ,i do that which ,i will not1 ,i consent to the law1 that it is good4 #g3ag4 ,now then it is no more ,i that do it3 but sin that dwelleth in me4 #g3ah4 ,for ,i know that there dwelleth not in me1 that is to say1 in my flesh1 that which is good4 ,for to will is present with me3 but to accomplish that which is good1 ,i find not4 #g3ai4 ,for the good which ,i will1 ,i do not3 but the evil which ,i will not1 that ,i do4 #g3bj4 ,now if ,i do that which ,i will not1 it is no more ,i that do it3 but sin that dwelleth in me4 #g3ba4 ,i find then a law1 that when ,i have a will to do good1 evil is present with me4 #g3bb4 ,for ,i am delighted with the law of ,god1 according to the inward man3 #g3bc4 ,but ,i see another law in my members1 fighting against the law of my mind and captivating me in the law of sin that is in my members4 #g3bd4 ,unhappy man that ,i am1 who shall deliver me from the body of this death8 #g3be4 ,the grace of ,god1 by ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 ,therefore1 ,i myself1 with the mind serve the law of ,god3 but with the flesh1 the law of sin4 ,romans ,chapter #h ,there is no condemnation to them that1 being justified by ,christ1 walk not according to the flesh1 but according to the spirit4 ,their strong hope and love of ,god4 #h3a4 ,there is now therefore no condemnation to them that are in ,christ ,jesus1 who walk not according to the flesh4 #h3b4 ,for the law of the spirit of life1 in ,christ ,jesus1 hath delivered me from the law of sin and of death4 #h3c4 ,for what the law could not do1 in that it was weak through the flesh1 ,god1 sending his own ,son in the likeness of sinful flesh and of sin1 hath condemned sin in the flesh4 #h3d4 ,that the justification of the law might be fulfilled in us who walk not according to the flesh1 but according to the spirit4 #h3e4 ,for they that are according to the flesh mind the things that are of the flesh3 but they that are according to the spirit mind the things that are of the spirit4 #h3f4 ,for the wisdom of the flesh is death3 but the wisdom of the spirit is life and peace4 #h3g4 ,because the wisdom of the flesh is an enemy to ,god4 ,for it is not subject to the law of ,god3 neither can it be4 #h3h4 ,and they who are in the flesh cannot please ,god4 #h3i4 ,but you are not in the flesh1 but the spirit1 if so be that the ,spirit of ,god dwell in you4 ,now if any man have not the ,spirit of ,christ1 he is none of his4 #h3aj4 ,and if ,christ be in you1 the body indeed is dead1 because of sin3 but the spirit liveth1 because of justification4 #h3aa4 ,and if the ,spirit of him that raised up ,jesus from the dead dwell in you2 he that raised up ,jesus ,christ1 from the dead shall quicken also your mortal bodies1 because of his ,spirit that dwelleth in you4 #h3ab4 ,therefore1 brethren1 we are debtors1 not to the flesh to live according to the flesh4 #h3ac4 ,for if you live according to the flesh1 you shall die3 but if by the ,spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh1 you shall live4 #h3ad4 ,for whosoever are led by the ,spirit of ,god1 they are the sons of ,god4 #h3ae4 ,for you have not received the spirit of bondage again in fear3 but you have received the spirit of adoption of sons1 whereby we cry3 ,abba 7,father74 #h3af4 ,for the ,spirit himself giveth testimony to our spirit that we are the sons of ,god4 ,the ,spirit himself1 etc4 4 4,by the inward motions of divine love1 and the peace of conscience1 which the children of ,god experience1 they have a kind of testimony of ,god's favour2 by which they are much strengthened in their hope of their justification and salvation2 but yet not so as to pretend to an absolute assurance3 which is not usually granted in this mortal life3 during which we are taught to work out our salvation with fear and trembling4 ,phil4 #b4ab4 ,and that he that thinketh himself to stand1 must take heed lest he fall4 #a ,cor4 #aj4ab4 ,see also1 ,rom4 #aa4bj1 #ba1 #bb4 #h3ag4 ,and if sons1 heirs also2 heirs indeed of ,god and joint heirs with ,christ3 yet so1 if we suffer with him1 that we may be also glorified with him4 #h3ah4 ,for ,i reckon that the sufferings of this time are not worthy to be compared with the glory to come that shall be revealed in us4 #h3ai4 ,for the expectation of the creature waiteth for the revelation of the sons of ,god4 ,the expectation of the creature1 etc4 4 4,he speaks of the corporeal creation1 made for the use and service of man2 and1 by occasion of his sin1 made subject to vanity1 that is1 to a perpetual instability1 tending to corruption and other defects2 so that by a figure of speech it is here said to groan and be in labour1 and to long for its deliverance1 which is then to come1 when sin shall reign no more2 and ,god shall raise the bodies and unite them to their souls never more to separate1 and to be in everlasting happiness in heaven4 #h3bj4 ,for the creature was made subject to vanity3 not willingly1 but by reason of him that made it subject1 in hope4 #h3ba4 ,because the creature also itself shall be delivered from the servitude of corruption1 into the liberty of the glory of the children of ,god4 #h3bb4 ,for we know that every creature groaneth and travaileth in pain1 even till now4 #h3bc4 ,and not only it1 but ourselves also1 who have the firstfruits of the ,spirit3 even we ourselves groan within ourselves1 waiting for the adoption of the sons of ,god1 the redemption of our body4 #h3bd4 ,for we are saved by hope4 ,but hope that is seen is not hope4 ,for what a man seeth1 why doth he hope for8 #h3be4 ,but if we hope for that which we see not1 we wait for it with patience4 #h3bf4 ,likewise1 the ,spirit also helpeth our infirmity4 ,for1 we know not what we should pray for as we ought3 but the ,spirit himself asketh for us with unspeakable groanings1 ,asketh for us4 4 4,the ,spirit is said to ask1 and desire for the saints1 and to pray in us2 inasmuch as he inspireth prayer1 and teacheth us to pray4 #h3bg4 ,and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what the ,spirit desireth3 because he asketh for the saints according to ,god4 #h3bh4 ,and we know that to them that love ,god all things work together unto good3 to such as1 according to his purpose1 are called to be saints4 #h3bi4 ,for whom he foreknew1 he also predestinated to be made conformable to the image of his ,son3 that he might be the ,firstborn amongst many brethren4 ,he also predestinated1 etc4 4 4,that is1 ,god hath preordained that all his elect should be conformable to the image of his ,son4 ,we must not here offer to pry into the secrets of ,god's eternal election2 only firmly believe that all our good1 in time and eternity1 flows originally from ,god's free goodness2 and all our evil from man's free will4 #h3cj4 ,and whom he predestinated1 them he also called4 ,and whom he called1 them he also justified4 ,and whom he justified1 them he also glorified4 #h3ca4 ,what shall we then say to these things8 ,if ,god be for us1 who is against us8 #h3cb4 ,he that spared not even his own ,son1 but delivered him up for us all1 how hath he not also1 with him1 given us all things8 #h3cc4 ,who shall accuse against the elect of ,god8 ,god is he that justifieth3 #h3cd4 ,who is he that shall condemn8 ,christ ,jesus that died3 yea that is risen also again1 who is at the right hand of ,god1 who also maketh intercession for us4 #h3ce4 ,who then shall separate us from the love of ,christ8 ,shall tribulation8 ,or distress8 ,or famine8 ,or nakedness8 ,or danger8 ,or persecution8 ,or the sword8 #h3cf4 7,as it is written3 ,for thy sake1 we are put to death all the day long4 ,we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter47 #h3cg4 ,but in all these things we overcome1 because of him that hath loved us4 #h3ch4 ,for ,i am sure that neither death1 nor life1 nor angels1 nor principalities1 nor powers1 nor things present1 nor things to come1 nor might1 ,i am sure4 4 4,that is1 ,i am persuaded2 as it is in the ,greek1 pepeismai4 #h3ci4 ,nor height1 nor depth1 nor any other creature1 shall be able to separate us from the love of ,god which is in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 ,romans ,chapter #i ,the apostle's concern for the ,jews4 ,god's election is free and not confined to their nation4 #i3a4 ,i speak the truth in ,christ3 ,i lie not1 my conscience bearing me witness in the ,holy ,ghost3 #i3b4 ,that ,i have great sadness and continual sorrow in my heart4 #i3c4 ,for ,i wished myself to be an anathema from ,christ1 for my brethren3 who are my kinsmen according to the flesh3 ,anathema24 4 4,a curse4 ,the apostle's concern and love for his countrymen the ,jews was so great1 that he was willing to suffer even an anathema1 or curse1 for their sake2 or any evil that could come upon him1 without his offending ,god4 #i3d4 ,who are ,israelites3 to whom belongeth the adoption as of children and the glory and the testament and the giving of the law and the service of ,god and the promises3 #i3e4 ,whose are the fathers and of whom is ,christ1 according to the flesh1 who is over all things1 ,god blessed for ever4 ,amen4 #i3f4 ,not as though the word of ,god hath miscarried4 ,for all are not ,israelites that are of ,israel4 ,all are not ,israelites1 etc4 4 4,not all1 who are the carnal seed of ,israel1 are true ,israelites in ,god's account3 who1 as by his free grace1 he heretofore preferred ,isaac before ,ismael1 and ,jacob before ,esau1 so he could1 and did by the like free grace1 election and mercy1 raise up spiritual children by faith to ,abraham and ,israel1 from among the ,gentiles1 and prefer them before the carnal ,jews4 #i3g4 ,neither are all they that are the seed of ,abraham1 children3 but in ,isaac shall thy seed be called4 #i3h4 ,that is to say1 not they that are the children of the flesh are the children of ,god3 but they that are the children of the promise are accounted for the seed4 #i3i4 ,for this is the word of promise3 ,according to this time will ,i come4 ,and ,sara shall have a son4 #i3aj4 ,and not only she4 ,but when ,rebecca also had conceived at once of ,isaac our father4 #i3aa4 ,for when the children were not yet born1 nor had done any good or evil 7that the purpose of ,god according to election might stand73 ,not yet born1 etc4 4 4,by this example of these twins1 and the preference of the younger to the elder1 the drift of the apostle is1 to shew that ,god1 in his election1 mercy and grace1 is not tied to any particular nation1 as the ,jews imagined2 nor to any prerogative of birth1 or any forgoing merits4 ,for as1 antecedently to his grace1 he sees no merits in any1 but finds all involved in sin1 in the common mass of condemnation2 and all children of wrath3 there is no one whom he might not justly leave in that mass2 so that whomsoever he delivers from it1 he delivers in his mercy3 and whomsoever he leaves in it1 he leaves in his justice4 ,as when1 of two equally criminal1 the king is pleased out of pure mercy to pardon one1 whilst he suffers justice to take place in the execution of the other4 #i3ab4 ,not of works1 but of him that calleth1 it was said to her3 ,the elder shall serve the younger4 #i3ac4 ,as it is written3 ,jacob ,i have loved3 but ,esau ,i have hated4 #i3ad4 ,what shall we say then8 ,is there injustice with ,god8 ,god forbid6 #i3ae4 ,for he saith to ,moses3 ,i will have mercy on whom ,i will have mercy4 ,and ,i will shew mercy to whom ,i will shew mercy4 #i3af4 ,so then it is not of him that willeth1 nor of him that runneth1 but of ,god that sheweth mercy4 ,not of him that willeth1 etc4 4 4,that is1 by any power or strength of his own1 abstracting from the grace of ,god4 #i3ag4 ,for the scripture saith to ,pharao3 ,to this purpose have ,i raised thee1 that ,i may shew my power in thee and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth4 ,to this purpose1 etc4 4 4,not that ,god made him on purpose that he should sin1 and so be damned2 but foreseeing his obstinacy in sin1 and the abuse of his own free will1 he raised him up to be a mighty king1 to make a more remarkable example of him3 and that his power might be better known1 and his justice in punishing him1 published throughout the earth4 #i3ah4 ,therefore he hath mercy on whom he will4 ,and whom he will1 he hardeneth4 ,he hardeneth4 4 4,not by being the cause or author of his sin1 but by withholding his grace1 and so leaving him in his sin1 in punishment of his past demerits4 #i3ai4 ,thou wilt say therefore to me3 ,why doth he then find fault8 ,for who resisteth his will8 #i3bj4 ,o man1 who art thou that repliest against ,god8 ,shall the thing formed say to him that formed it3 ,why hast thou made me thus8 #i3ba4 ,or hath not the potter power over the clay1 of the same lump1 to make one vessel unto honour and another unto dishonour8 ,the potter4 4 4,this similitude is used only to shew that we are not to dispute with our ,maker1 nor to reason with him why he does not give as much grace to one as to another2 for since the whole lump of our clay is vitiated by sin1 it is owing to his goodness and mercy1 that he makes out of it so many vessels of honor2 and it is no more than just1 that others1 in punishment of their unrepented sins1 should be given up to be vessels of dishonor4 #i3bb4 ,what if ,god1 willing to shew his wrath and to make his power known1 endured with much patience vessels of wrath1 fitted for destruction1 #i3bc4 ,that he might shew the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy which he hath prepared unto glory8 #i3bd4 ,even us1 whom also he hath called1 not only of the ,jews but also of the ,gentiles4 #i3be4 ,as in ,osee he saith3 ,i will call that which was not my people1 my people2 and her that was not beloved1 beloved2 and her that had not obtained mercy2 one that hath obtained mercy4 #i3bf4 ,and it shalt be in the place where it was said unto them3 you are not my people2 there they shall be called the sons of the living ,god4 #i3bg4 ,and ,isaias cried out concerning ,israel3 ,if the number of the children of ,israel be as the sand of the sea1 a remnant shall be saved4 ,a remnant4 4 4,that is1 a small number only of the children of ,israel shall be converted and saved4 ,how perversely is this text quoted for the salvation of men of all religions1 when it speaks only of the converts of the children of ,israel6 #i3bh4 ,for he shall finish his word and cut it short in justice3 because a short word shall the ,lord make upon the earth4 #i3bi4 ,and ,isaias foretold3 ,unless the ,lord of ,sabbath had left us a seed1 we had been made as ,sodom and we had been like unto ,gomorrha4 #i3cj4 ,what then shall we say8 ,that the ,gentiles who followed not after justice have attained to justice1 even the justice that is of faith4 #i3ca4 ,but ,israel1 by following after the law of justice1 is not come unto the law of justice4 #i3cb4 ,why so8 ,because they sought it not by faith1 but as it were of works4 ,for they stumbled at the stumblingstone4 #i3cc4 ,as it is written3 ,behold ,i lay in ,sion a stumbling-stone and a rock of scandal4 ,and whosoever believeth in him shall not be confounded4 ,romans ,chapter #aj ,the end of the law is faith in ,christ4 which the ,jews refusing to submit to1 cannot be justified4 #aj3a4 ,brethren1 the will of my heart1 indeed and my prayer to ,god is for them unto salvation4 #aj3b4 ,for ,i bear them witness that they have a zeal of ,god1 but not according to knowledge4 #aj3c4 ,for they1 not knowing the justice of ,god and seeking to establish their own1 have not submitted themselves to the justice of ,god4 ,the justice of ,god4 4 4,that is1 the justice which ,god giveth us through ,christ2 as on the other hand1 the ,jews' own justice is1 that which they pretended to by their own strength1 or by the observance of the law1 without faith in ,christ4 #aj3d4 ,for the end of the law is ,christ3 unto justice to everyone that believeth4 #aj3e4 ,for ,moses wrote that the justice which is of the law3 ,the man that shall do it shall live by it4 #aj3f4 ,but the justice which is of faith1 speaketh thus3 ,say not in thy heart3 ,who shall ascend into heaven8 ,that is to bring ,christ down2 #aj3g4 ,or who shall descend into the deep8 ,that is1 to bring up ,christ again from the dead4 #aj3h4 ,but what saith the scripture8 ,the word is nigh thee2 even in thy mouth and in thy heart4 ,this is the word of faith1 which we preach4 #aj3i4 ,for if thou confess with thy mouth the ,lord ,jesus and believe in thy heart that ,god hath raised him up from the dead1 thou shalt be saved4 ,thou shalt be saved4 4 4,to confess the ,lord ,jesus1 and to call upon the name of the ,lord 7ver4 #ac7 is not barely the professing a belief in the person of ,christ2 but moreover1 implies a belief of his whole doctrine1 and an obedience to his law2 without which1 the calling him ,lord will save no man4 ,st4 ,matt4 #g4ba4 #aj3aj4 ,for1 with the heart1 we believe unto justice3 but1 with the mouth1 confession is made unto salvation4 #aj3aa4 ,for the scripture saith3 ,whosoever believeth in him shall not be confounded4 #aj3ab4 ,for there is no distinction of the ,jew and the ,greek3 for the same is ,lord over all1 rich unto all that call upon him4 #aj3ac4 ,for whosoever shall call upon the name of the ,lord shall be saved4 #aj3ad4 ,how then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed8 ,or how shall they believe him of whom they have not heard8 ,and how shall they hear without a preacher8 #aj3ae4 ,and how shall they preach unless they be sent1 as it is written3 ,how beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace1 of them that bring glad tidings of good things8 ,unless they be sent4 4 4,here is an evident proof against all new teachers1 who have all usurped to themselves the ministry without any lawful mission1 derived by succession from the apostles1 to whom ,christ said1 ,john #bj4ba1 ,as my ,father hath sent me1 ,i also send you4 #aj3af4 ,but all do not obey the gospel4 ,for ,isaias saith3 ,lord1 who hath believed our report8 #aj3ag4 ,faith then cometh by hearing2 and hearing by the word of ,christ4 #aj3ah4 ,but ,i say3 ,have they not heard8 ,yes1 verily3 ,their sound hath gone forth into all the earth3 and their words unto the ends of the whole world4 #aj3ai4 ,but ,i say3 ,hath not ,israel known8 ,first1 ,moses saith3 ,i will provoke you to jealousy by that which is not a nation3 by a foolish nation ,i will anger you4 #aj3bj4 ,but ,isaias is bold1 and saith3 ,i was found by them that did not seek me4 ,i appeared openly to them that asked not after me4 #aj3ba4 ,but to ,israel he saith3 ,all the day long have ,i spread my hands to a people that believeth not and contradicteth me4 ,romans ,chapter #aa ,god hath not cast off all ,israel4 ,the ,gentiles must not be proud but stand in faith and fear4 #aa3a4 ,i say then3 ,hath ,god cast away his people8 ,god forbid6 ,for ,i also am an ,israelite of the seed of ,abraham1 of the tribe of ,benjamin4 #aa3b4 ,god hath not cast away his people which he foreknew4 ,know you not what the scripture saith of ,elias1 how he calleth on ,god against ,israel8 #aa3c4 ,lord1 they have slain thy prophets1 they have dug down thy altars4 ,and ,i am left alone3 and they seek my life4 #aa3d4 ,but what saith the divine answer to him8 ,i have left me seven thousand men that have not bowed their knees to ,baal4 ,seven thousand1 etc4 4 4,this is very ill alleged by some1 against the perpetual visibility of the church of ,christ2 the more1 because however the number of the faithful might be abridged by the persecution of ,jezabel in the kingdom of the ten tribes1 the church was at the same time in a most flourishing condition 7under ,asa and ,josaphat7 in the kingdom of ,judah4 #aa3e4 ,even so then1 at this present time also1 there is a remnant saved according to the election of grace4 #aa3f4 ,and if by grace1 it is not now by works3 otherwise grace is no more grace4 ,it is not now by works1 etc4 4 4,if salvation were to come by works1 done by nature1 without faith and grace1 salvation would not be a grace or favour1 but a debt2 but such dead works are indeed of no value in the sight of ,god towards salvation4 ,it is not the same with regard to works done with1 and by1 ,god's grace2 for to such works as these1 he has promised eternal salvation4 #aa3g4 ,what then8 ,that which ,israel sought1 he hath not obtained3 but the election hath obtained it4 ,and the rest have been blinded4 #aa3h4 ,as it is written3 ,god hath given them the spirit of insensibility2 eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear1 until this present day4 ,god hath given them1 etc4 4 4,not by his working or acting in them2 but by his permission1 and by withdrawing his grace in punishment of their obstinacy4 #aa3i4 ,and ,david saith3 ,let their table be made a snare and a trap and a stumbling block and a recompense unto them4 #aa3aj4 ,let their eyes be darkened1 that they may not see3 and bow down their back always4 #aa3aa4 ,i say then3 ,have they so stumbled1 that they should fall8 ,god forbid6 ,but by their offence salvation is come to the ,gentiles1 that they may be emulous of them4 ,that they should fall4 4 4,the nation of the ,jews is not absolutely and without remedy cast off for ever2 but in part only1 7many thousands of them having been at first converted17 and for a time2 which fall of theirs1 ,god has been pleased to turn to the good of the ,gentiles4 #aa3ab4 ,now if the offence of them be the riches of the world and the diminution of them the riches of the ,gentiles3 how much more the fulness of them8 #aa3ac4 ,for ,i say to you1 ,gentiles3 ,as long indeed as ,i am the apostle of the ,gentiles1 ,i will honour my ministry1 #aa3ad4 ,if1 by any means1 ,i may provoke to emulation them who are my flesh and may save some of them4 #aa3ae4 ,for if the loss of them be the reconciliation of the world1 what shall the receiving of them be1 but life from the dead8 #aa3af4 ,for if the firstfruit be holy1 so is the lump also3 and if the root be holy1 so are the branches4 #aa3ag4 ,and if some of the branches be broken and thou1 being a wild olive1 art ingrafted in them and art made partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree3 #aa3ah4 ,boast not against the branches4 ,but if thou boast1 thou bearest not the root3 but the root thee4 #aa3ai4 ,thou wilt say then3 ,the branches were broken off that ,i might be grafted in4 #aa3bj4 ,well3 because of unbelief they were broken off4 ,but thou standest by faith4 ,be not highminded1 but fear4 ,thou standest by faith3 be not highminded1 but fear4 4 4,we see here that he who standeth by faith may fall from it2 and therefore must live in fear1 and not in the vain presumption and security of modern sectaries4 #aa3ba4 ,for if ,god hath not spared the natural branches1 fear lest perhaps also he spare not thee4 #aa3bb4 ,see then the goodness and the severity of ,god3 towards them indeed that are fallen1 the severity2 but towards thee1 the goodness of ,god1 if thou abide in goodness4 ,otherwise thou also shalt be cut off4 ,otherwise thou also shalt be cut off4 4 4,the ,gentiles are here admonished not to be proud1 nor to glory against the ,jews3 but to take occasion rather from their fall to fear and to be humble1 lest they be cast off4 ,not that the whole church of ,christ can ever fall from him2 having been secured by so many divine promises in holy writ2 but that each one in particular may fall2 and therefore all in general are to be admonished to beware of that1 which may happen to any one in particular4 #aa3bc4 ,and they also1 if they abide not still in unbelief1 shall be grafted in3 for ,god is able to graft them in again4 #aa3bd4 ,for if thou were cut out of the wild olive tree1 which is natural to thee2 and1 contrary to nature1 wert grafted into the good olive tree3 how much more shall they that are the natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree8 #aa3be4 ,for ,i would not have you ignorant1 brethren1 of this mystery 7lest you should be wise in your own conceits7 that blindness in part has happened in ,israel1 until the fulness of the ,gentiles should come in4 #aa3bf4 ,and so all ,israel should be saved1 as it is written3 ,there shall come out of ,sion1 he that shall deliver and shall turn away ungodliness from ,jacob4 #aa3bg4 ,and this is to them my covenant3 when ,i shall take away their sins4 #aa3bh4 ,as concerning the gospel1 indeed1 they are enemies for your sake3 but as touching the election1 they are most dear for the sake of the fathers4 #aa3bi4 ,for the gifts and the calling of ,god are without repentance4 ,for the gifts and the calling of ,god are without4 4 4his repenting himself of them2 for the promises of ,god are unchangeable1 nor can he repent of conferring his gifts4 #aa3cj4 ,for as you also in times past did not believe ,god1 but now have obtained mercy1 through their unbelief3 #aa3ca4 ,so these also now have not believed1 for your mercy1 that they also may obtain mercy4 #aa3cb4 ,for ,god hath concluded all in unbelief1 that he may have mercy on all4 ,concluded all in unbelief4 4 4,he hath found all nations1 both ,jews and ,gentiles1 in unbelief and sin2 not by his causing1 but by the abuse of their own free will2 so that their calling and election is purely owing to his mercy4 #aa3cc4 ,o the depth of the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of ,god6 ,how incomprehensible are his judgments1 and how unsearchable his ways6 #aa3cd4 ,for who hath known the mind of the ,lord8 ,or who hath been his counsellor8 #aa3ce4 ,or who hath first given to him1 and recompense shall be made him8 #aa3cf4 ,for of him1 and by him1 and in him1 are all things3 to him be glory for ever4 ,amen4 ,romans ,chapter #ab ,lessons of ,christian virtues4 #ab3a4 ,i beseech you therefore1 brethren1 by the mercy of ,god1 that you present your bodies a living sacrifice1 holy1 pleasing unto ,god1 your reasonable service4 #ab3b4 ,and be not conformed to this world3 but be reformed in the newness of your mind1 that you may prove what is the good and the acceptable and the perfect will of ,god4 #ab3c4 ,for ,i say1 by the grace that is given me1 to all that are among you1 not to be more wise than it behoveth to be wise1 but to be wise unto sobriety and according as ,god hath divided to every one the measure of faith4 #ab3d4 ,for as in one body we have many members1 but all the members have not the same office3 #ab3e4 ,so we1 being many1 are one body in ,christ2 and every one members one of another3 #ab3f4 ,and having different gifts1 according to the grace that is given us1 either prophecy1 to be used according to the rule of faith2 #ab3g4 ,or ministry1 in ministering2 or he that teacheth1 in doctrine2 #ab3h4 ,he that exhorteth1 in exhorting2 he that giveth1 with simplicity2 he that ruleth1 with carefulness2 he that sheweth mercy1 with cheerfulness4 #ab3i4 ,let love be without dissimulation4 ,hating that which is evil1 cleaving to that which is good1 #ab3aj4 ,loving one another with the charity of brotherhood3 with honour preventing one another4 #ab3aa4 ,in carefulness not slothful4 ,in spirit fervent4 ,serving the ,lord4 #ab3ab4 ,rejoicing in hope4 ,patient in tribulation4 ,instant in prayer4 #ab3ac4 ,communicating to the necessities of the saints4 ,pursuing hospitality4 #ab3ad4 ,bless them that persecute you3 bless1 and curse not4 #ab3ae4 ,rejoice with them that rejoice3 weep with them that weep4 #ab3af4 ,being of one mind one towards another4 ,not minding high things1 but consenting to the humble4 ,be not wise in your own conceits4 #ab3ag4 ,to no man rendering evil for evil4 ,providing good things1 not only in the sight of ,god but also in the sight of all men4 #ab3ah4 ,if it be possible1 as much as is in you1 have peace with all men4 #ab3ai4 ,revenge not yourselves1 my dearly beloved2 but give place unto wrath1 for it is written3 ,revenge is mine1 ,i will repay1 saith the ,lord4 #ab3bj4 ,but if the enemy be hungry1 give him to eat2 if he thirst1 give him to drink4 ,for1 doing this1 thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head4 #ab3ba4 ,be not overcome by evil3 but overcome evil by good4 ,romans ,chapter #ac ,lessons of obedience to superiors and mutual charity4 #ac3a4 ,let every soul be subject to higher powers4 ,for there is no power but from ,god3 and those that are ordained of ,god4 #ac3b4 ,therefore1 he that resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of ,god4 ,and they that resist purchase to themselves damnation4 #ac3c4 ,for princes are not a terror to the good work1 but to the evil4 ,wilt thou then not be afraid of the power8 ,do that which is good3 and thou shalt have praise from the same4 #ac3d4 ,for he is ,god's minister to thee1 for good4 ,but if thou do that which is evil1 fear3 for he beareth not the sword in vain4 ,for he is ,god's minister3 an avenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil4 #ac3e4 ,wherefore be subject of necessity3 not only for wrath1 but also for conscience' sake4 #ac3f4 ,for therefore also you pay tribute4 ,for they are the ministers of ,god1 serving unto this purpose4 #ac3g4 ,render therefore to all men their dues4 ,tribute1 to whom tribute is due3 custom1 to whom custom3 fear1 to whom fear3 honour1 to whom honour4 #ac3h4 ,owe no man any thing1 but to love one another4 ,for he that loveth his neighbour hath fulfilled the law4 #ac3i4 ,for3 ,thou shalt not commit adultery3 ,thou shalt not kill3 ,thou shalt not steal3 ,thou shalt not bear false witness3 ,thou shalt not covet4 ,and if there be any other commandment1 it is comprised in this word3 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself4 #ac3aj4 ,the love of our neighbour worketh no evil4 ,love therefore is the fulfilling of the law4 #ac3aa4 ,and that1 knowing the season1 that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep4 ,for now our salvation is nearer than when we believed4 #ac3ab4 ,the night is passed ,and the day is at hand4 ,let us1 therefore cast off the works of darkness and put on the armour of light4 #ac3ac4 ,let us walk honestly1 as in the day3 not in rioting and drunkenness1 not in chambering and impurities1 not in contention and envy4 #ac3ad4 ,but put ye on the ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 and make not provision for the flesh in its concupiscences4 ,romans ,chapter #ad ,the strong must bear with the weak4 ,cautions against judging and giving scandal4 #ad3a4 ,now him that is weak in faith1 take unto you3 not in disputes about thoughts4 #ad3b4 ,for one believeth that he may eat all things3 but he that is weak1 let him eat herbs4 ,eat all things4 4 4,viz41 without observing the distinction of clean and unclean meats1 prescribed by the law of ,moses3 which was now no longer obligatory4 ,some weak ,christians1 converted from among the ,jews1 as we here gather from the apostle1 made a scruple of eating such meats as were deemed unclean by the law2 such as swine's flesh1 etc41 which the stronger sort of ,christians did eat without scruple4 ,now the apostle1 to reconcile them together1 exhorts the former not to judge or condemn the latter1 using their ,christian liberty2 and the latter1 to take care not to despise or scandalize their weaker brethren1 either by bringing them to eat what in their conscience they think they should not1 or by giving them such offence1 as to endanger the driving them thereby from the ,christian religion4 #ad3c4 ,let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not3 and he that eateth not1 let him not judge him that eateth4 ,for ,god hath taken him to him4 #ad3d4 ,who art thou that judgest another man's servant8 ,to his own lord he standeth or falleth4 ,and he shall stand3 for ,god is able to make him stand4 #ad3e4 ,for one judgeth between day and day3 and another judgeth every day4 ,let every man abound in his own sense4 ,between day1 etc4 4 4,still observing the sabbaths and festivals of the law4 #ad3f4 ,he that regardeth the day regardeth it unto the ,lord4 ,and he that eateth eateth to the ,lord3 for he giveth thanks to ,god4 ,and he that eateth not1 to the ,lord he eateth not and giveth thanks to ,god4 #ad3g4 ,for none of us liveth to himself3 and no man dieth to himself4 #ad3h4 ,for whether we live1 we live unto the ,lord3 or whether we die1 we die unto the ,lord4 ,therefore1 whether we live or whether we die1 we are the ,lord's4 #ad3i4 ,for to this end ,christ died and rose again3 that he might be ,lord both of the dead and of the living4 #ad3aj4 ,but thou1 why judgest thou thy brother8 ,or thou1 why dost thou despise thy brother8 ,for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of ,christ4 #ad3aa4 ,for it is written3 ,as ,i live1 saith the ,lord1 every knee shall bow to me and every tongue shall confess to ,god4 #ad3ab4 ,therefore every one of us shall render account to ,god for himself4 #ad3ac4 ,let us not therefore judge one another any more4 ,but judge this rather1 that you put not a stumblingblock or a scandal in your brother's way4 #ad3ad4 ,i know1 and am confident in the ,lord ,jesus1 that nothing is unclean of itself3 but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean1 to him it is unclean4 #ad3ae4 ,for if1 because of thy meat1 thy brother be grieved1 thou walkest not now according to charity4 ,destroy not him with thy meat1 for whom ,christ died4 #ad3af4 ,let not then our good be evil spoken of4 #ad3ag4 ,for the kingdom of ,god is not meat and drink3 but justice and peace and joy in the ,holy ,ghost4 #ad3ah4 ,for he that in this serveth ,christ pleaseth ,god and is approved of men4 #ad3ai4 ,therefore1 let us follow after the things that are of peace and keep the things that are of edification1 one towards another4 #ad3bj4 ,destroy not the work of ,god for meat4 ,all things indeed are clean3 but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence4 #ad3ba4 ,it is good not to eat flesh and not to drink wine3 nor any thing whereby thy brother is offended or scandalized or made weak4 #ad3bb4 ,hast thou faith8 ,have it to thyself before ,god4 ,blessed is he that condemneth not himself in that which he alloweth4 #ad3bc4 ,but he that discerneth1 if he eat1 is condemned2 because not of faith4 ,for all that is not of faith is sin4 ,discerneth4 4 4,that is1 distinguisheth between meats1 and eateth against his conscience1 what he deems unclean4 ,of faith4 4 4,by faith is here understood judgment and conscience3 to act against which is always a sin4 ,romans ,chapter #ae ,he exhorts them to be all of one mind and promises to come and see them4 #ae3a4 ,now1 we that are stronger ought to bear the infirmities of the weak and not to please ourselves4 #ae3b4 ,let every one of you ,please his neighbour unto good1 to edification4 #ae3c4 ,for ,christ did not please himself3 but1 as it is written3 ,the reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me4 #ae3d4 ,for what things soever were written were written for our learning3 that1 through patience and the comfort of the scriptures1 we might have hope4 #ae3e4 ,now the ,god of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind1 one towards another1 according to ,jesus ,christ3 #ae3f4 ,that with one mind and with one mouth you may glorify ,god and the ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #ae3g4 ,wherefore1 receive one another1 as ,christ also hath received you1 unto the honour of ,god4 #ae3h4 ,for ,i say that ,christ ,jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth of ,god1 to confirm the promises made unto the fathers3 ,minister of the circumcision4 4 4,that is1 executed his office and ministry towards the ,jews1 the people of the circumcision4 #ae3i4 ,but that the ,gentiles are to glorify ,god for his mercy1 as it is written3 ,therefore will ,i confess to thee1 ,o ,lord1 among the ,gentiles and will sing to thy name4 #ae3aj4 ,and again he saith3 rejoice ye ,gentiles1 with his people4 #ae3aa4 ,and again3 praise the ,lord1 all ye ,gentiles3 and magnify him1 all ye people4 #ae3ab4 ,and again1 ,isaias saith3 ,there shall be a root of ,jesse2 and he that shall rise up to rule the ,gentiles1 in him the ,gentiles shall hope4 #ae3ac4 ,now the ,god of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing3 that you may abound in hope and in the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 #ae3ad4 ,and ,i myself also1 my brethren1 am assured of you that you also are full of love1 replenished with all knowledge1 so that you are able to admonish one another4 #ae3ae4 ,but ,i have written to you1 brethren1 more boldly in some sort1 as it were putting you in mind1 because of the grace which is given me from ,god1 #ae3af4 ,that ,i should be the minister of ,christ ,jesus among the ,gentiles3 sanctifying the gospel of ,god1 that the oblation of the ,gentiles may be made acceptable and sanctified in the ,holy ,ghost4 #ae3ag4 ,i have therefore glory in ,christ ,jesus towards ,god4 #ae3ah4 ,for ,i dare not to speak of any of those things which ,christ worketh not by me1 for the obedience of the ,gentiles1 by word and deed1 #ae3ai4 ,by the virtue of signs and wonders1 in the power of the ,holy ,ghost1 so that from ,jerusalem round about1 as far as unto ,illyricum1 ,i have replenished the gospel of ,christ4 #ae3bj4 ,and ,i have so preached this gospel1 not where ,christ was named1 lest ,i should build upon another man a foundation4 #ae3ba4 ,but as it is written3 ,they to whom he was not spoken of shall see3 and they that have not heard shall understand4 #ae3bb4 ,for which cause also1 ,i was hindered very much from coming to you and have been kept away till now4 #ae3bc4 ,but now1 having no more place in these countries and having a great desire these many years past to come unto you1 #ae3bd4 ,when ,i shall begin to take my journey into ,spain1 ,i hope that1 as ,i pass1 ,i shall see you and be brought on my way thither by you3 if first1 in part1 ,i shall have enjoyed you4 #ae3be4 ,but now ,i shall go to ,jerusalem1 to minister unto the saints4 #ae3bf4 ,for it hath pleased them of ,macedonia and ,achaia to make a contribution for the poor of the saints that are in ,jerusalem4 #ae3bg4 ,for it hath pleased them3 and they are their debtors4 ,for1 if the ,gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things1 they ought also in carnal things to minister to them4 #ae3bh4 ,when therefore ,i shall have accomplished this and consigned to them this fruit1 ,i will come by you into ,spain4 #ae3bi4 ,and ,i know that when ,i come to you ,i shall come in the abundance of the blessing of the gospel of ,christ4 #ae3cj4 ,i beseech you therefore1 brethren1 through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ and by the charity of the ,holy ,ghost1 that you help me in your prayers for me to ,god1 #ae3ca4 ,that ,i may be delivered from the unbelievers that are in ,judea and that the oblation of my service may be acceptable in ,jerusalem to the saints4 #ae3cb4 ,that ,i may come to you with joy1 by the will of ,god1 and may be refreshed with you4 #ae3cc4 ,now the ,god of peace be with1 you all4 ,amen4 ,romans ,chapter #af ,he concludes with salutations1 bidding them beware of all that should oppose the doctrine they had learned4 #af3a4 ,and ,i commend to you ,phebe1 our sister1 who is in the ministry of the church1 that is in ,cenchrae3 #af3b4 ,that you receive her in the ,lord as becometh saints and that you assist her in whatsoever business she shall have need of you4 ,for she also hath assisted many1 and myself also4 #af3c4 ,salute ,prisca and ,aquila1 my helpers1 in ,christ ,jesus #af3d4 7,who have for my life laid down their own necks3 to whom not ,i only give thanks1 but also all the churches of the ,gentiles71 #af3e4 ,and the church which is in their house4 ,salute ,epenetus1 my beloved3 who is the firstfruits of ,asia in ,christ4 #af3f4 ,salute ,mary1 who hath laboured much among you4 #af3g4 ,salute ,andronicus and ,junias1 my kinsmen and fellow prisoners3 who are of note among the apostles1 who also were in ,christ before me4 #af3h4 ,salute ,ampliatus1 most beloved to me in the ,lord4 #af3i4 ,salute ,urbanus1 our helper in ,christ ,jesus and ,stachys1 my beloved4 #af3aj4 ,salute ,apellas1 approved in ,christ4 #af3aa4 ,salute them that are of ,aristobulus' household4 ,salute ,herodian1 my kinsman4 ,salute them that are of ,narcissus' household1 who are in the ,lord4 #af3ab4 ,salute ,tryphaena and ,tryphosa1 who labour in the ,lord4 ,salute ,persis1 the dearly beloved1 who hath much laboured in the ,lord4 #af3ac4 ,salute ,rufus1 elect in the ,lord1 and his mother and mine4 #af3ad4 ,salute ,asyncritus1 ,phlegon1 ,hermas1 ,patrobas1 ,hermes3 and the brethren that are with them4 #af3ae4 ,salute ,philologus and ,julia1 ,nereus and his sister1 and ,olympias3 and all the saints that are with them4 #af3af4 ,salute one another with an holy kiss4 ,all the churches of ,christ salute you4 #af3ag4 ,now ,i beseech you1 brethren1 to mark them who make dissensions and offences contrary to the doctrine which you have learned and avoid them4 #af3ah4 ,for they that are such serve not ,christ our ,lord but their own belly3 and by pleasing speeches and good words seduce the hearts of the innocent4 #af3ai4 ,for your obedience is published in every place4 ,i rejoice therefore in you4 ,but ,i would have you to be wise in good and simple in evil4 #af3bj4 ,and the ,god of peace crush ,satan under your feet speedily4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you4 #af3ba4 ,timothy1 my fellow labourer1 saluteth you3 and ,lucius and ,jason and ,sosipater1 my kinsmen4 #af3bb4 ,i1 ,tertius1 who wrote this epistle1 salute you in the ,lord4 #af3bc4 ,caius1 my host1 and the whole church saluteth you4 ,erastus1 the treasurer of the city1 saluteth you3 and ,quartus1 a brother4 #af3bd4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you all4 ,amen4 #af3be4 ,now to him that is able to establish you1 according to my gospel and the preaching of ,jesus ,christ1 according to the revelation of the mystery which was kept secret from eternity2 #af3bf4 7,which now is made manifest by the scriptures of the prophets1 according to the precept of the eternal ,god1 for the obedience of faith7 known among all nations3 #af3bg4 ,to ,god1 the only wise1 through ,jesus ,christ1 to whom be honour and glory for ever and ever4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,first ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,corinthians ,st4 ,paul1 having planted the faithful in ,corinth1 where he had preached a year and a half and converted a great many1 went to ,ephesus4 ,after being there three years1 he wrote this first ,epistle to the ,corinthians and sent it by the same persons1 ,stephanus1 ,fortunatus and ,achaicus1 who had brought their letter to him4 ,it was written about twenty-four years after our ,lord's ,ascension and contains several matters appertaining to faith and morals and also to ecclesiastical discipline4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #a ,he reproveth their dissensions about their teachers4 ,the world was to be saved by preaching of the cross1 and not by human wisdom or eloquence4 #a3a4 ,paul1 called to be an apostle of ,jesus ,christ by the will of ,god1 and ,sosthenes a brother1 #a3b4 ,to the church of ,god that is at ,corinth1 to them that are sanctified in ,christ ,jesus1 called to be saints1 with all that invoke the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ in every place of theirs and ours4 #a3c4 ,grace to you and peace1 from ,god our father and from the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3d4 ,i give thanks to my ,god always for you1 for the grace of ,god that is given you in ,christ ,jesus3 #a3e4 ,that in all things you are made rich in him1 in all utterance and in all knowledge2 #a3f4 ,as the testimony of ,christ was confirmed in you1 #a3g4 ,so that nothing is wanting to you in any grace1 waiting for the manifestation of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3h4 ,who also will confirm you unto the end without crime1 in the days of the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3i4 ,god is faithful3 by whom you are called unto the fellowship of his ,son1 ,jesus ,christ our ,lord4 #a3aj4 ,now ,i beseech you1 brethren1 by the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that you all speak the same thing and that there be no schisms among you3 but that you be perfect in the same mind and in the same judgment4 #a3aa4 ,for it hath been signified unto me1 my brethren1 of you1 by them that are of the house of ,chloe1 that there are contentions among you4 #a3ab4 ,now this ,i say1 that every one of you saith3 ,i indeed am of ,paul2 and ,i am of ,apollo2 and ,i of ,cephas2 and ,i of ,christ4 #a3ac4 ,is ,christ divided8 ,was ,paul then crucified for you8 ,or were you baptized in the name of ,paul8 #a3ad4 ,i give ,god thanks1 that ,i baptized none of you but ,crispus and ,caius3 #a3ae4 ,lest any should say that you were baptized in my name4 #a3af4 ,and ,i baptized also the household of ,stephanus4 ,besides1 ,i know not whether ,i baptized any other4 #a3ag4 ,for ,christ sent me not to baptize1 but to preach the gospel3 not in wisdom of speech1 lest the cross of ,christ should be made void4 #a3ah4 ,for the word of the cross1 to them indeed that perish1 is foolishness3 but to them that are saved1 that is1 to us1 it is the power of ,god4 #a3ai4 ,for it is written3 ,i will destroy the wisdom of the wise3 and the prudence of the prudent ,i will reject4 #a3bj4 ,where is the wise8 ,where is the scribe8 ,where is the disputer of this world8 ,hath not ,god made foolish the wisdom of this world8 #a3ba4 ,for1 seeing that in the wisdom of ,god1 the world1 by wisdom1 knew not ,god1 it pleased ,god1 by the foolishness of our preaching1 to save them that believe4 #a3bb4 ,for both the ,jews require signs3 and the ,greeks seek after wisdom4 #a3bc4 ,but we preach ,christ crucified3 unto the ,jews indeed a stumblingblock1 and unto the ,gentiles foolishness3 #a3bd4 ,but unto them that are called1 both ,jews and ,greeks1 ,christ1 the power of ,god and the wisdom of ,god4 #a3be4 ,for the foolishness of ,god is wiser than men3 and the weakness of ,god is stronger than men4 ,the foolishness1 etc4 4 4,that is to say1 what appears foolish to the world in the ways of ,god1 is indeed most wise2 and what appears weak is indeed above all the strength and comprehension of man4 #a3bf4 ,for see your vocation1 brethren1 that there are not many wise according to the flesh1 not many mighty1 not many noble4 #a3bg4 ,but the foolish things of the world hath ,god chosen1 that he may confound the wise3 and the weak things of the world hath ,god chosen1 that he may confound the strong4 #a3bh4 ,and the base things of the world and the things that are contemptible1 hath ,god chosen3 and things that are not1 that he might bring to nought things that are3 #a3bi4 ,that no flesh should glory in his sight4 #a3cj4 ,but of him are you in ,christ ,jesus1 who of ,god is made unto us wisdom and justice and sanctification and redemption3 #a3ca4 ,that1 as it is written3 ,he that glorieth may glory in the ,lord4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #b ,his preaching was not in loftiness of words1 but in spirit and power4 ,and the wisdom he taught was not to be understood by the worldly wise or sensual man1 but only by the spiritual man4 #b3a4 ,and ,i1 brethren1 when ,i came to you1 came not in loftiness of speech or of wisdom1 declaring unto you the testimony of ,christ4 #b3b4 ,for ,i judged not myself to know anything among you1 but ,jesus ,christ3 and him crucified4 #b3c4 ,and ,i was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling4 #b3d4 ,and my speech and my preaching was not in the persuasive words of human wisdom4 but in shewing of the ,spirit and power3 #b3e4 ,that your faith might not stand on the wisdom of men1 but on the power of ,god4 #b3f4 ,howbeit we speak wisdom among the perfect3 yet not the wisdom of this world1 neither of the princes of this world that come to nought4 #b3g4 ,but we speak the wisdom of ,god in a mystery1 a wisdom which is hidden1 which ,god ordained before the world1 unto our glory3 #b3h4 ,which none of the princes of this world knew4 ,for if they had known it1 they would never have crucified the ,lord of glory4 #b3i4 ,but1 as it is written3 ,that eye hath not seen1 nor ear heard3 neither hath it entered into the heart of man1 what things ,god hath prepared for them that love him4 #b3aj4 ,but to us ,god hath revealed them by his ,spirit4 ,for the ,spirit searcheth all things1 yea1 the deep things of ,god4 #b3aa4 ,for what man knoweth the things of a man1 but the spirit of a man that is in him8 ,so the things also that are of ,god1 no man knoweth1 but the ,spirit of ,god4 #b3ab4 ,now1 we have received not the spirit of this world1 but the ,spirit that is of ,god3 that we may know the things that are given us from ,god4 #b3ac4 ,which things also we speak3 not in the learned words of human wisdom1 but in the doctrine of the ,spirit1 comparing spiritual things with spiritual4 #b3ad4 ,but the sensual man perceiveth not these things that are of the ,spirit of ,god4 ,for it is foolishness to him3 and he cannot understand1 because it is spiritually examined4 ,the sensual man--the spiritual man4 4 4,the sensual man is either he who is taken up with sensual pleasures1 with carnal and worldly affections2 or he who measureth divine mysteries by natural reason1 sense1 and human wisdom only4 ,now such a man has little or no notion of the things of ,god4 ,whereas the spiritual man is he who1 in the mysteries of religion1 takes not human sense for his guide3 but submits his judgment to the decisions of the church1 which he is commanded to hear and obey4 ,for ,christ hath promised to remain to the end of the world with his church1 and to direct her in all things by the ,spirit of truth4 #b3ae4 ,but the spiritual man judgeth all things3 and he himself is judged of no man4 #b3af4 ,for who hath known the mind of the ,lord1 that he may instruct him8 ,but we have the mind of ,christ4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #c ,they must not contend about their teachers1 who are but ,god's ministers and accountable to him4 ,their works shall be tried by fire4 #c3a4 ,and ,i1 brethren1 could not speak to you as unto spiritual1 but as unto carnal4 ,as unto little ones in ,christ4 #c3b4 ,i gave you milk to drink1 not meat3 for you were not able as yet4 ,but neither indeed are you now able3 for you are yet carnal4 #c3c4 ,for1 whereas there is among you envying and contention1 are you not carnal and walk you not according to man8 #c3d4 ,for while one saith3 ,i indeed am of ,paul3 and another3 ,i am of ,apollo3 are you not men8 ,what then is ,apollo and what is ,paul8 #c3e4 ,the ministers of him whom you have believed3 and to every one as the ,lord hath given4 #c3f4 ,i have planted1 ,apollo watered3 but ,god gave the increase4 #c3g4 ,therefore1 neither he that planteth is any thing1 nor he that watereth3 but ,god that giveth the increase4 #c3h4 ,now he that planteth and he that watereth1 are one4 ,and every man shall receive his own reward1 according to his own labour4 #c3i4 ,for we are ,god's coadjutors4 ,you are ,god's husbandry3 you are ,god's building4 #c3aj4 ,according to the grace of ,god that is given to me1 as a wise architect1 ,i have laid the foundation3 and another buildeth thereon4 ,but let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon4 #c3aa4 ,for other foundation no man can lay1 but that which is laid3 which is ,christ ,jesus4 #c3ab4 ,now1 if any man build upon this foundation1 gold1 silver1 precious stones1 wood1 hay1 stubble3 ,upon this foundation4 4 4,the foundation is ,christ and his doctrine3 or the true faith in him1 working through charity4 ,the building upon this foundation gold1 silver1 and precious stones1 signifies the more perfect preaching and practice of the gospel2 the wood1 hay1 and stubble1 such preaching as that of the ,corinthian teachers 7who affected the pomp of words and human eloquence7 and such practice as is mixed with much imperfection1 and many lesser sins4 ,now the day of the ,lord1 and his fiery trial1 7in the particular judgment immediately after death17 shall make manifest of what sort every man's work has been3 of which1 during this life1 it is hard to make a judgment4 ,for then the fire of ,god's judgment shall try every man's work4 ,and they1 whose works1 like wood1 hay1 and stubble1 cannot abide the fire1 shall suffer loss2 these works being found to be of no value2 yet they themselves1 having built upon the right foundation1 7by living and dying in the true faith and in the state of grace1 though with some imperfection17 shall be saved yet so as by fire2 being liable to this punishment1 by reason of the wood1 hay1 and stubble1 which was mixed with their building4 #c3ac4 ,every man's work shall be manifest4 ,for the day of the ,lord shall declare it1 because it shall be revealed in fire4 ,and the fire shall try every man's work1 of what sort it is4 #c3ad4 ,if any man's work abide1 which he hath built thereupon1 he shall receive a reward4 #c3ae4 ,if any mans work burn1 he shall suffer loss3 but he himself shall be saved1 yet so as by fire4 #c3af4 ,know you not that you are the temple of ,god and that the ,spirit of ,god dwelleth in you8 #c3ag4 ,but if any man violate the temple of ,god1 him shall ,god destroy4 ,for the temple of ,god is holy1 which you are4 #c3ah4 ,let no man deceive himself4 ,if any man among you seem to be wise in this world1 let him become a fool1 that he may be wise4 #c3ai4 ,for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with ,god4 ,for it is written3 ,i will catch the wise in their own craftiness4 #c3bj4 ,and again3 ,the ,lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise1 that they are vain4 #c3ba4 ,let no man therefore glory in men4 #c3bb4 ,for all things are yours1 whether it be ,paul or ,apollo or ,cephas1 or the world1 or life1 or death1 or things present1 or things to come4 ,for all are yours4 #c3bc4 ,and you are ,christ's4 ,and ,christ is ,god's4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #d ,god's ministers are not to be judged4 ,he reprehends their boasting of their preachers and describes the treatment the apostles every where met with4 #d3a4 ,let a man so account of us as of the ministers of ,christ and the dispensers of the mysteries of ,god4 #d3b4 ,here now it is required among the dispensers that a man be found faithful4 #d3c4 ,but to me it is a very small thing to be judged by you or by man's day4 ,but neither do ,i judge my own self4 #d3d4 ,for ,i am not conscious to myself of anything4 ,yet am ,i not hereby justified3 but he that judgeth me is the ,lord4 #d3e4 ,therefore1 judge not before the time3 until the ,lord come1 who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts4 ,and then shall every man have praise from ,god4 #d3f4 ,but these things1 brethren1 ,i have in a figure transferred to myself and to ,apollo1 for your sakes3 that in us you may learn that one be not puffed up against the other for another1 above that which is written4 #d3g4 ,for who distinguisheth thee8 ,or what hast thou that thou hast not received1 and if thou hast received1 why dost thou glory1 as if thou hadst not received it8 #d3h4 ,you are now full3 you are now become rich3 you reign without us2 and ,i would to ,god you did reign1 that we also might reign with you4 #d3i4 ,for ,i think that ,god hath set forth us apostles1 the last1 as it were men appointed to death4 ,we are made a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men4 #d3aj4 ,we are fools for ,christs sake1 but you are wise in ,christ3 we are weak1 but you are strong3 you are honourable1 but we without honour4 #d3aa4 ,even unto this hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and have no fixed abode4 #d3ab4 ,and we labour1 working with our own hands4 ,we are reviled3 and we bless4 ,we are persecuted3 and we suffer it4 #d3ac4 ,we are blasphemed3 and we entreat4 ,we are made as the refuse of this world1 the offscouring of all1 even until now4 #d3ad4 ,i write not these things to confound you3 but ,i admonish you as my dearest children4 #d3ae4 ,for if you have ten thousand instructors in ,christ1 yet not many fathers4 ,for in ,christ ,jesus1 by the gospel1 ,i have begotten you4 #d3af4 ,wherefore1 ,i beseech you1 be ye followers of me as ,i also am of ,christ4 #d3ag4 ,for this cause have ,i sent to you ,timothy1 who is my dearest son and faithful in the ,lord4 ,who will put you in mind of my ways1 which are in ,christ ,jesus3 as ,i teach every where in every church4 #d3ah4 ,as if ,i would not come to you1 so some are puffed up4 #d3ai4 ,but ,i will come to you shortly1 if the ,lord will3 and will know1 not the speech of them that are puffed up1 but the power4 #d3bj4 ,for the kingdom of ,god is not in speech1 but in power4 #d3ba4 ,what will you8 ,shall ,i come to you with a rod8 ,or in charity and in the spirit of meekness8 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #e ,he excommunicates the incestuous adulterer and admonishes them to purge out the old leaven4 #e3a4 ,it is absolutely heard that there is fornication among you and such fornication as the like is not among the heathens3 that one should have his father's wife4 #e3b4 ,and you are puffed up and have not rather mourned3 that he might be taken away from among you that hath done this thing4 #e3c4 ,i indeed1 absent in body but present in spirit1 have already judged1 as though ,i were present1 him that hath so done1 #e3d4 ,in the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 you being gathered together and my spirit1 with the power of our ,lord ,jesus3 #e3e4 ,to deliver such a one to ,satan for the destruction of the flesh1 that the spirit may be saved in the day of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #e3f4 ,your glorying is not good4 ,know you not that a little leaven corrupteth the whole lump8 #e3g4 ,purge out the old leaven1 that you may be a new paste1 as you are unleavened4 ,for ,christ our pasch is sacrificed4 #e3h4 ,therefore1 let us feast1 not with the old leaven1 nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness3 but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth4 #i4 ,i wrote to you in an epistle not to keep company with fornicators4 #e3aj4 ,i mean not with the fornicators of this world or with the covetous or the extortioners or the servers of idols3 otherwise you must needs go out of this world4 #e3aa4 ,but now ,i have written to you1 not to keep company1 if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator or covetous or a server of idols or a railer or a drunkard or an extortioner3 with such a one1 not so much as to eat4 #e3ab4 ,for what have ,i to do to judge them that are without8 ,do not you judge them that are within8 #e3ac4 ,for them that are without1 ,god will judge4 ,put away the evil one from among yourselves4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #f ,he blames them for going to law before unbelievers4 ,of sins that exclude from the kingdom of heaven4 ,the evil of fornication4 #f3a4 ,dare any of you1 having a matter against another1 go to be judged before the unjust3 and not before the saints8 #f3b4 ,know you not that the saints shall judge this world8 ,and if the world shall be judged by you1 are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters8 #f3c4 ,know you not that we shall judge angels8 ,how much more things of this world8 #f3d4 ,if therefore you have judgments of things pertaining to this world1 set them to judge who are the most despised in the church4 #f3e4 ,i speak to your shame4 ,is it so that there is not among you any one wise man that is able to judge between his brethren8 #f3f4 ,but brother goeth to law with brother3 and that before unbelievers4 #f3g4 ,already indeed there is plainly a fault among you1 that you have law suits one with another4 ,why do you not rather take wrong8 ,why do you not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded8 ,a fault4 4 4,lawsuits can hardly ever be without a fault1 on the one side or the other2 and oftentimes on both sides4 #f3h4 ,but you do wrong and defraud3 and that to your brethren4 #f3i4 ,know you not that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of ,god8 ,do not err3 ,neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers3 #f3aj4 ,nor the effeminate nor liers with mankind nor thieves nor covetous nor drunkards nor railers nor extortioners shall possess the kingdom of ,god4 #f3aa4 ,and such some of you were4 ,but you are washed3 but you are sanctified3 but you are justified3 in the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ and the ,spirit of our ,god4 #f3ab4 ,all things are lawful to me3 but all things are not expedient4 ,all things are lawful to me3 but ,i will not be brought under the power of any4 ,all things are lawful1 etc4 4 4,that is1 all indifferent things are indeed lawful1 inasmuch as they are not prohibited2 but oftentimes they are not expedient2 as in the case of lawsuits1 etc4 ,and much less would it be expedient to be enslaved by an irregular affection to any thing1 how indifferent soever4 #f3ac4 ,meat for the belly and the belly for the meats3 but ,god shall destroy both it and them4 ,but the body is not for fornication1 but for the ,lord3 and the ,lord for the body4 #f3ad4 ,now ,god hath raised up the ,lord and will raise us up also by his power4 #f3ae4 ,know you not that your bodies are the members of ,christ8 ,shall ,i then take the members of ,christ and make them the members of an harlot8 ,god forbid6 #f3af4 ,or know you not that he who is joined to a harlot is made one body8 ,for they shall be1 saith he1 two in one flesh4 #f3ag4 ,but he who is joined to the ,lord is one spirit4 #f3ah4 ,fly fornication4 ,every sin that a man doth is without the body3 but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body4 #f3ai4 ,or know you not that your members are the temple of the ,holy ,ghost1 who is in you1 whom you have from ,god3 and you are not your own8 #f3bj4 ,for you are bought with a great price4 ,glorify and bear ,god in your body4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #g ,lessons relating to marriage and celibacy4 ,virginity is preferable to a married state4 #g3a4 ,now concerning the things whereof you wrote to me3 ,it is good for a man not to touch a woman4 #g3b4 ,but for fear of fornication1 let every man have his own wife3 and let every woman have her own husband4 ,have his own wife4 4 4,that is1 keep to his wife1 which he hath4 ,his meaning is not to exhort the unmarried to marry3 on the contrary1 he would have them rather continue as they are4 7,ver4 #g3h47 ,but he speaks here to them that are already married2 who must not depart from one another1 but live together as they ought to do in the marriage state4 #g3c4 ,let the husband render the debt to his wife3 and the wife also in like manner to the husband4 #g3d4 ,the wife hath not power of her own body3 but the husband4 ,and in like manner the husband also hath not power of his own body3 but the wife4 #g3e4 ,defraud not one another1 except1 perhaps1 by consent1 for a time1 that you may give yourselves to prayer3 and return together again1 lest ,satan tempt you for your incontinency4 #g3f4 ,but ,i speak this by indulgence1 not by commandment4 ,by indulgence4 4 4,that is1 by a condescension to your weakness4 #g3g4 ,for ,i would that all men were even as myself4 ,but every one hath his proper gift from ,god3 one after this manner1 and another after that4 #g3h4 ,but ,i say to the unmarried and to the widows3 ,it is good for them if they so continue1 even as ,i4 #g3i4 ,but if they do not contain themselves1 let them marry4 ,for it is better to marry than to be burnt4 ,if they do not contain1 etc4 4 4,this is spoken of such as are free1 and not of such as1 by vow1 have given their first faith to ,god2 to whom if they will use proper means to obtain it1 ,god will never refuse the gift of continency4 ,some translators have corrupted this text1 by rendering it1 if they cannot contain4 #g3aj4 ,but to them that are married1 not ,i1 but the ,lord1 commandeth that the wife depart not from her husband4 #g3aa4 ,and if she depart1 that she remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband4 ,and let not the husband put away his wife4 #g3ab4 ,for to the rest ,i speak1 not the ,lord4 ,if any brother hath a wife that believeth not and she consent to dwell with him3 let him not put her away4 ,i speak1 not the ,lord4 4 4,viz41 by any express commandment1 or ordinance4 #g3ac4 ,and if any woman hath a husband that believeth not and he consent to dwell with her3 let her not put away her husband4 #g3ad4 ,for the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the believing wife3 and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the believing husband4 ,otherwise your children should be unclean3 but now they are holy4 ,is sanctified4 4 4,the meaning is not1 that the faith of the husband or the wife is of itself sufficient to put the unbelieving party1 or their children1 in the state of grace and salvation2 but that it is very often an occasion of their sanctification1 by bringing them to the true faith4 #g3ae4 ,but if the unbeliever depart1 let him depart4 ,for a brother or sister is not under servitude in such cases4 ,but ,god hath called us in peace4 #g3af4 ,for how knowest thou1 ,o wife1 whether thou shalt save thy husband8 ,or how knowest thou1 ,o man1 whether thou shalt save thy wife8 #g3ag4 ,but as the ,lord hath distributed to every one1 as ,god hath called every one3 so let him walk4 ,and so in all churches ,i teach4 #g3ah4 ,is any man called1 being circumcised8 ,let him not procure uncircumcision4 ,is any man called in uncircumcision8 ,let him not be circumcised4 #g3ai4 ,circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing3 but the observance of the commandments of ,god4 #g3bj4 ,let every man abide in the same calling in which he was called4 #g3ba4 ,wast thou called1 being a bondman8 ,care not for it3 but if thou mayest be made free1 use it rather4 #g3bb4 ,for he that is called in the ,lord1 being a bondman1 is the freeman of the ,lord4 ,likewise he that is called1 being free1 is the bondman of ,christ4 #g3bc4 ,you are bought with a price3 be not made the bondslaves of men4 #g3bd4 ,brethren1 let every man1 wherein he was called1 therein abide with ,god4 #g3be4 ,now1 concerning virgins1 ,i have no commandment of the ,lord3 but ,i give counsel1 as having obtained mercy of the ,lord1 to be faithful4 #g3bf4 ,i think therefore that this is good for the present necessity3 that it is good for a man so to be4 #g3bg4 ,art thou bound to a wife8 ,seek not to be loosed4 ,art thou loosed from a wife8 ,seek not a wife4 #g3bh4 ,but if thou take a wife1 thou hast not sinned4 ,and if a virgin marry1 she hath not sinned3 nevertheless1 such shall have tribulation of the flesh4 ,but ,i spare you4 #g3bi4 ,this therefore ,i say1 brethren3 ,the time is short4 ,it remaineth1 that they also who have wives be as if they had none3 #g3cj4 ,and they that weep1 as though they wept not3 and they that rejoice1 as if they rejoiced not3 and they that buy as if they possessed not3 #g3ca4 ,and they that use this world1 as if they used it not4 ,for the fashion of this world passeth away4 #g3cb4 ,but ,i would have you to be without solicitude4 ,he that is without a wife is solicitous for the things that belong to the ,lord3 how he may please ,god4 #g3cc4 ,but he that is with a wife is solicitous for the things of the world3 how he may please his wife4 ,and he is divided4 #g3cd4 ,and the unmarried woman and the virgin thinketh on the things of the ,lord3 that she may be holy both in body and in spirit4 ,but she that is married thinketh on the things of the world3 how she may please her husband4 #g3ce4 ,and this ,i speak for your profit1 not to cast a snare upon you1 but for that which is decent and which may give you power to attend upon the ,lord1 without impediment4 #g3cf4 ,but if any man think that he seemeth dishonoured with regard to his virgin1 for that she is above the age1 and it must so be3 let him do what he will4 ,he sinneth not if she marry4 ,let him do what he will2 he sinneth not1 etc4 4 4,the meaning is not1 as libertines would have it1 that persons may do what they will and not sin1 provided they afterwards marry2 but that the father1 with regard to the giving his virgin in marriage1 may do as he pleaseth2 and that it will be no sin to him if she marry4 #g3cg4 ,for he that hath determined1 being steadfast in his heart1 having no necessity1 but having power of his own will3 and hath judged this in his heart1 to keep his virgin1 doth well4 #g3ch4 ,therefore both he that giveth his virgin in marriage doth well3 and he that giveth her not doth better4 #g3ci4 ,a woman is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth3 but if her husband die1 she is at liberty4 ,let her marry to whom she will3 only in the ,lord4 #g3dj4 ,but more blessed shall she be1 if she so remain1 according to my counsel4 ,and ,i think that ,i also have the spirit of ,god4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #h ,though an idol be nothing1 yet things offered up to idols are not to be eaten1 for fear of scandal4 #h3a4 ,now concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols3 we know we all have knowledge4 ,knowledge puffeth up3 but charity edifieth4 ,knowledge puffeth up1 etc4 4 4,knowledge1 without charity and humility1 serveth only to puff persons up4 #h3b4 ,and if any man think that he knoweth any thing1 he hath not yet known as he ought to know4 #h3c4 ,but if any man love ,god1 the same is known by him4 #h3d4 ,but as for the meats that are sacrificed to idols1 we know that an idol is nothing in the world and that there is no ,god but one4 #h3e4 ,for although there be that are called gods1 either in heaven or on earth 7for there be gods many and lords many73 ,gods many1 etc4 4 4,reputed for such among the heathens4 #h3f4 ,yet to us there is but one ,god1 the ,father1 of whom are all things1 and we unto him3 and one ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 by whom are all things1 and we by him4 #h3g4 ,but there is not knowledge in every one4 ,for some until this present1 with conscience of the idol1 eat as a thing sacrificed to an idol3 and their conscience1 being weak1 is defiled4 #h3h4 ,but meat doth not commend us to ,god4 ,for neither1 if we eat1 shall we have the more3 nor1 if we eat not1 shall we have the less4 #h3i4 ,but take heed lest perhaps this your liberty become a stumblingblock to the weak4 #h3aj4 ,for if a man see him that hath knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple1 shall not his conscience1 being weak1 be emboldened to eat those things which are sacrificed to idols8 #h3aa4 ,and through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish1 for whom ,christ hath died8 #h3ab4 ,now when you sin thus against the brethren and wound their weak conscience1 you sin against ,christ4 #h3ac4 ,wherefore1 if meat scandalize my brother1 ,i will never eat flesh1 lest ,i should scandalize my brother4 ,if meat scandalize4 4 4,that is1 if my eating cause my brother to sin4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #i ,the apostle did not make use of his power of being maintained at the charges of those to whom he preached1 that he might give no hindrance to the gospel4 ,of running in the race and striving for the mastery4 #i3a4 ,am ,i not ,i free8 ,am not ,i an apostle8 ,have not ,i seen ,christ ,jesus our ,lord8 ,are not you my work in the ,lord8 #i3b4 ,and if unto others ,i be not an apostle1 but yet to you ,i am4 ,for you are the seal of my apostleship in the ,lord4 #i3c4 ,my defence with them that do examine me is this4 #i3d4 ,have not we power to eat and to drink8 #i3e4 ,have we not power to carry about a woman1 a sister as well as the rest of the apostles and the brethren of the ,lord and ,cephas8 ,a woman1 a sister4 4 4,some erroneous translators have corrupted this text by rendering it1 a sister1 a wife3 whereas1 it is certain1 ,st4 ,paul had no wife 7chap4 #g ver4 #g1 #h7 and that he only speaks of such devout women1 as1 according to the custom of the ,jewish nation1 waited upon the preachers of the gospel1 and supplied them with necessaries4 #i3f4 ,or ,i only and ,barnabas1 have not we power to do this8 #i3g4 ,who serveth as a soldier1 at any time1 at his own charges8 ,who planteth a vineyard and eateth not of the fruit thereof8 ,who feedeth the flock and eateth not of the milk of the flock8 #i3h4 ,speak ,i these things according to man8 ,or doth not the law also say2 these things8 #i3i4 ,for it is written in the law of ,moses3 ,thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn4 ,doth ,god take care for oxen8 #i3aj4 ,or doth he say this indeed for our sakes8 ,for these things are written for our sakes3 that he that plougheth1 should plough in hope and he that thrasheth1 in hope to receive fruit4 #i3aa4 ,if we have sown unto you spiritual things1 is it a great matter if we reap your carnal things8 #i3ab4 ,if others be partakers of this power over you1 why not we rather8 ,nevertheless1 we have not used this power3 but we bear all things1 lest we should give any hindrance to the gospel of ,christ4 #i3ac4 ,know you not that they who work in the holy place eat the things that are of the holy place2 and they that serve the altar partake with the altar8 #i3ad4 ,so also the ,lord ordained that they who preach the gospel should live by the gospel4 #i3ae4 ,but ,i have used none of these things4 ,neither have ,i written these things1 that they should be so done unto me3 for it is good for me to die rather than that any man should make my glory void4 #i3af4 ,for if ,i preach the gospel1 it is no glory to me3 for a necessity lieth upon me4 ,for woe is unto me if ,i preach not the gospel4 ,it is no glory4 4 4,that is1 ,i have nothing to glory of4 #i3ag4 ,for if ,i do this thing willingly1 ,i have a reward3 but if against my will1 a dispensation is committed to me4 #i3ah4 ,what is my reward then8 ,that preaching the gospel1 ,i may deliver the gospel without charge1 that ,i abuse not my power in the gospel4 #i3ai4 ,for whereas ,i was free as to all1 ,i made myself the servant of all1 that ,i might gain the more4 #i3bj4 ,and ,i became to the ,jews a ,jew1 that ,i might gain the ,jews3 #i3bb4 ,to the weak ,i became weak1 that ,i might gain the weak4 ,i became all things to all men1 that ,i might save all4 #i3bc4 ,and ,i do all things for the gospel's sake1 that ,i may be made partaker thereof4 #i3bd4 ,know you not that they that run in the race1 all run indeed1 but one receiveth the prize4 ,so run that you may obtain4 #i3be4 ,and every one that striveth for the mastery refraineth himself from all things4 ,and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown3 but we an incorruptible one4 #i3bf4 ,i therefore so run1 not as at an uncertainty3 ,i so fight1 not as one beating the air4 #i3bg4 ,but ,i chastise my body and bring it into subjection3 lest perhaps1 when ,i have preached to others1 ,i myself should become a castaway4 ,i chastise1 etc4 4 4,here ,st4 ,paul shews the necessity of self-denial and mortification1 to subdue the flesh1 and its inordinate desires4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #aj ,by the example of the ,israelites1 he shews that we are not to build too much upon favours received but to avoid their sins and fly from the service of idols and from things offered to idols4 #aj3a4 ,for ,i would not have you ignorant1 brethren1 that our fathers were all under the cloud3 and all passed through the sea4 #aj3b4 ,and all in ,moses were baptized1 in the cloud and in the sea3 ,in ,moses4 4 4,under the conduct of ,moses1 they received baptism in figure1 by passing under the cloud1 and through the sea2 and they partook of the body and blood of ,christ in figure1 by eating of the manna1 7called here a spiritual food because it was a figure of the true bread which comes down from heaven17 and drinking the water1 miraculously brought out of the rock1 called here a spiritual rock1 because it was also a figure of ,christ4 #aj3c4 ,and did all eat the same spiritual food3 #aj3d4 ,and all drank the same spiritual drink3 7,and they drank of the spiritual rock that followed them3 and the rock was ,christ47 #aj3e4 ,but with most of them ,god was not well pleased3 for they were overthrown in the desert4 #aj3f4 ,now these things were done in a figure of us1 that we should not covet evil things1 as they also coveted4 #aj3g4 ,neither become ye idolaters1 as some of them1 as it is written3 ,the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play4 #aj3h4 ,neither let us commit fornication1 as some of them that committed fornication3 and there fell in one day three and twenty thousand4 #aj3i4 ,neither let us tempt ,christ1 as some of them tempted and perished by the serpent4 #aj3aj4 ,neither do you murmur1 as some of them murmured and were destroyed by the destroyer4 #aj3aa4 ,now all these things happened to them in figure3 and they are written for our correction1 upon whom the ends of the world are come4 ,the ends of the world4 4 4,that is1 the last ages4 #aj3ab4 ,wherefore1 he that thinketh himself to stand1 let him take heed lest he fall4 #aj3ac4 ,let no temptation take hold on you1 but such as is human4 ,and ,god is faithful1 who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able3 but will make also with temptation issue1 that you may be able to bear it4 ,or4 4 4no temptation hath taken hold of you4 4 4or come upon you as yet1 but what is human1 or incident to man4 ,issue4 4 4or a way to escape4 #aj3ad4 ,wherefore1 my dearly beloved1 fly from the service of idols4 #aj3ae4 ,i speak as to wise men3 judge ye yourselves what ,i say4 #aj3af4 ,the chalice of benediction which we bless1 is it not the communion of the blood of ,christ8 ,and the bread which we break1 is it not the partaking of the body of the ,lord8 ,which we bless4 4 4,here the apostle puts them in mind of their partaking of the body and blood of ,christ in the sacred mysteries1 and becoming thereby one mystical body with ,christ4 ,from whence he infers1 ver4 #ba1 that they who are made partakers with ,christ1 by the eucharistic sacrifice and sacrament1 must not be made partakers with devils by eating of the meats sacrificed to them4 #aj3ag4 ,for we1 being many1 are one bread1 one body3 all that partake of one bread4 ,one bread4 4 4or1 as it may be rendered1 agreeably both to the ,latin and ,greek1 because the bread is one1 all we1 being many1 are one body1 who partake of that one bread4 ,for it is by our communicating with ,christ1 and with one another1 in this blessed sacrament1 that we are formed into one mystical body2 and made1 as it were1 one bread1 compounded of many grains of corn1 closely united together4 #aj3ah4 ,behold ,israel according to the flesh4 ,are not they that eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar8 #aj3ai4 ,what then8 ,do ,i say that what is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing8 ,or that the idol is any thing8 #aj3bj4 ,but the things which the heathens sacrifice1 they sacrifice to devils and not to ,god4 ,and ,i would not that you should be made partakers with devils4 #aj3ba4 ,you cannot drink the chalice of the ,lord and the chalice of devils3 you cannot be partakers of the table of the ,lord and of the table of devils4 #aj3bb4 ,do we provoke the ,lord to jealousy8 ,are we stronger than he8 ,all things are lawful for me3 but all things are not expedient4 #aj3bc4 ,all things are lawful for me3 but all things do not edify4 #aj3bd4 ,let no man seek his own1 but that which is another's4 #aj3be4 ,whatsoever is sold in the shambles1 eat3 asking no question for conscience' sake4 #aj3bf4 ,the earth is the ,lord's and the fulness thereof4 #aj3bg4 ,if any of them that believe not1 invite you1 and you be willing to go3 eat of any thing that is set before you1 asking no question for conscience' sake4 #aj3bh4 ,but if any man say3 ,this has been sacrificed to idols3 do not eat of it1 for his sake that told it and for conscience' sake4 #aj3bi4 ,conscience ,i say1 not thy own1 but the other's4 ,for why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience8 #aj3cj4 ,if ,i partake with thanksgiving1 why am ,i evil spoken of for that for which ,i give thanks8 #aj3ca4 ,therefore1 whether you eat or drink1 or whatsoever else you do1 do all to the glory of ,god4 #aj3cb4 ,be without offence to the ,jew1 and to the ,gentiles and to the church of ,god3 #aj3cc4 ,as ,i also in all things please all men1 not seeking that which is profitable to myself but to many3 that they may be saved4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #aa ,women must have a covering over their heads4 ,he blameth the abuses of their love feasts and upon that occasion treats of the ,blessed ,sacrament4 #aa3a4 ,be ye followers of me1 as ,i also am of ,christ4 #aa3b4 ,now ,i praise you1 brethren1 that in all things you are mindful of me and keep my ordinances as ,i have delivered them to you4 #aa3c4 ,but ,i would have you know that the head of every man is ,christ3 and the head of the woman is the man3 and the head of ,christ is ,god4 #aa3d4 ,every man praying or prophesying with his head covered disgraceth his head4 #aa3e4 ,but every woman praying or prophesying with her head not covered disgraceth her head3 for it is all one as if she were shaven4 #aa3f4 ,for if a woman be not covered1 let her be shorn4 ,but if it be a shame to a woman to be shorn or made bald1 let her cover her head4 #aa3g4 ,the man indeed ought not to cover his head3 because he is the image and glory of ,god4 ,but the woman is the glory of the man4 #aa3h4 ,for the man is not of the woman3 but the woman of the man4 #aa3i4 ,for the man was not created for the woman3 but the woman for the man4 #aa3aj4 ,therefore ought the woman to have a power over her head1 because of the angels4 ,a power4 4 4that is1 a veil or covering1 as a sign that she is under the power of her husband3 and this1 the apostle adds1 because of the angels1 who are present in the assemblies of the faithful4 #aa3aa4 ,but yet neither is the man without the woman1 nor the woman without the man1 in the ,lord4 #aa3ab4 ,for as the woman is of the man1 so also is the man by the woman3 but all things of ,god4 #aa3ac4 ,you yourselves judge4 ,doth it become a woman to pray unto ,god uncovered8 #aa3ad4 ,doth not even nature itself teach you that a man indeed1 if he nourish his hair1 it is a shame unto him8 #aa3ae4 ,but if a woman nourish her hair1 it is a glory to her2 for her hair is given to her for a covering4 #aa3af4 ,but if any man seem to be contentious1 we have no such custom1 nor the ,church of ,god4 #aa3ag4 ,now this ,i ordain3 not praising you1 that you come together1 not for the better1 but for the worse4 #aa3ah4 ,for first of all ,i hear that when you come together in the church1 there are schisms among you4 ,and in part ,i believe it4 #aa3ai4 ,for there must be also heresies3 that they also1 who are approved may be made manifest among you4 ,there must be also heresies4 4 4,by reason of the pride and perversity of man's heart2 not by ,god's will or appointment2 who nevertheless draws good out of this evil1 manifesting1 by that occasion1 who are the good and firm ,christians1 and making their faith more remarkable4 #aa3bj4 ,when you come therefore together into one place1 it is not now to eat the ,lord's supper4 ,the ,lord's supper4 4 4,so the apostle here calls the charity feasts observed by the primitive ,christians2 and reprehends the abuses of the ,corinthians1 on these occasions2 which were the more criminal1 because these feasts were accompanied with the celebrating of the eucharistic sacrifice and sacrament4 #aa3ba4 ,for every one taketh before his own supper to eat4 ,and one indeed is hungry and another is drunk4 #aa3bb4 ,what1 have you no houses to eat and to drink in8 ,or despise ye the church of ,god and put them to shame that have not8 ,what shall ,i say to you8 ,do ,i praise you8 ,in this ,i praise you not4 #aa3bc4 ,for ,i have received of the ,lord that which also ,i delivered unto you1 that the ,lord ,jesus1 the same night in which he was betrayed1 took bread1 #aa3bd4 ,and giving thanks1 broke and said3 ,take ye and eat3 ,this is my body1 which shall be delivered for you4 ,this do for the commemoration of me4 #aa3be4 ,in like manner also the chalice1 after he had supped1 saying3 ,this chalice is the new testament in my blood4 ,this do ye1 as often as you shall drink1 for the commemoration of me4 #aa3bf4 ,for as often as you shall eat this bread and drink the chalice1 you shall shew the death of the ,lord1 until he come4 #aa3bg4 ,therefore1 whosoever shall eat this bread1 or drink the chalice of the ,lord unworthily1 shall be guilty of the body and of the blood of the ,lord4 ,or drink4 4 4,here erroneous translators corrupted the text1 by putting and drink 7contrary to the original7 instead of or drink4 ,guilty of the body1 etc41 not discerning the body1 etc4 4 4,this demonstrates the real presence of the body and blood of ,christ1 even to the unworthy communicant2 who otherwise could not be guilty of the body and blood of ,christ1 or justly condemned for not discerning the ,lord's body4 #aa3bh4 ,but let a man prove himself3 and so let him eat of that bread and drink of the chalice4 ,drink of the chalice4 4 4,this is not said by way of command1 but by way of allowance1 viz41 where and when it is agreeable to the practice and discipline of the church4 #aa3bi4 ,for he that eateth and drinketh unworthily eateth and drinketh judgment to himself1 not discerning the body of the ,lord4 #aa3cj4 ,therefore are there many infirm and weak among you3 and many sleep4 #aa3ca4 ,but if we would judge ourselves1 we should not be judged4 #aa3cb4 ,but whilst we are judged1 we are chastised by the ,lord1 that we be not condemned with this world4 #aa3cc4 ,wherefore1 my brethren1 when you come together to eat1 wait for one another4 #aa3cd4 ,if any man be hungry1 let him eat at home2 that you come not together unto judgment4 ,and the rest ,i will set in order1 when ,i come4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #ab ,of the diversity of spiritual gifts4 ,the members of the mystical body1 like those of the natural body1 must mutually cherish one another4 #ab3a4 ,now concerning spiritual things1 my brethren1 ,i would not have you ignorant4 #ab3b4 ,you know that when you were heathens1 you went to dumb idols1 according as you were led4 #ab3c4 ,wherefore1 ,i give you to understand that no man1 speaking by the ,spirit of ,god1 saith ,anathema to ,jesus4 ,and no man can say ,the ,lord ,jesus1 but by the ,holy ,ghost4 #ab3d4 ,now there are diversities of graces1 but the same ,spirit4 #ab3e4 ,and there are diversities of ministries4 but the same ,lord4 #ab3f4 ,and there are diversities of operations1 but the same ,god1 who worketh all in all4 #ab3g4 ,and the manifestation of the ,spirit is given to every man unto profit4 #ab3h4 ,to one indeed1 by the ,spirit1 is given the word of wisdom3 and to another1 the word of knowledge1 according to the same ,spirit3 #ab3i4 ,to another1 faith in the same spirit3 to another1 the grace of healing in one ,spirit3 #ab3aj4 ,to another the working of miracles3 to another1 prophecy3 to another1 the discerning of spirits3 to another1 diverse kinds of tongues3 to another1 interpretation of speeches4 #ab3aa4 ,but all these things1 one and the same ,spirit worketh1 dividing to every one according as he will4 #ab3ab4 ,for as the body is one and hath many members2 and all the members of the body1 whereas they are many1 yet are one body3 ,so also is ,christ4 #ab3ac4 ,for in one ,spirit were we all baptized into one body1 whether ,jews or ,gentiles1 whether bond or free3 and in one ,spirit we have all been made to drink4 #ab3ad4 ,for the body also is not one member1 but many4 #ab3ae4 ,if the foot should say3 ,because ,i am not the hand1 ,i am not of the body3 ,is it therefore not of the ,body8 #ab3af4 ,and if the ear should say3 ,because ,i am not the eye1 ,i am not of the body3 ,is it therefore not of the body8 #ab3ag4 ,if the whole body were the eye1 where would be the hearing8 ,if the whole were hearing1 where would be the smelling8 #ab3ah4 ,but now ,god hath set the members1 every one of them1 in the body as it hath pleased him4 #ab3ai4 ,and if they all were one member1 where would be the body8 #ab3bj4 ,but now there are many members indeed1 yet one body4 #ab3ba4 ,and the eye cannot say to the hand3 ,i need not thy help4 ,nor again the head to the feet3 ,i have no need of you4 #ab3bb4 ,yea1 much1 more those that seem to be the more feeble members of the body are more necessary #ab3bc4 ,and such as we think to be the less honourable members of the body1 about these we put more abundant honour3 and those that are our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness4 #ab3bd4 ,but our comely parts have no need3 but ,god hath tempered the body together1 giving to that which wanted the more abundant honour4 #ab3be4 ,that there might be no schism in the body3 but the members might be mutually careful one for another4 #ab3bf4 ,and if one member suffer any thing1 all the members suffer with it3 or if one member glory1 all the members rejoice with it4 #ab3bg4 ,now you are the body of ,christ and members of member4 #ab3bh4 ,and ,god indeed hath set some in the church2 first apostles1 secondly prophets1 thirdly doctors3 after that miracles3 then the graces of healings1 helps1 governments1 kinds of tongues1 interpretations of speeches4 #ab3bi4 ,are all apostles8 ,are all prophets8 ,are all doctors8 #ab3cj4 ,are all workers of miracles8 ,have all the grace of healing8 ,do all speak with tongues8 ,do all interpret8 #ab3ca4 ,but be zealous for the better gifts4 ,and ,i shew unto you yet a more excellent way4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #ac ,charity is to be preferred before all gifts4 #ac3a4 ,if ,i speak with the tongues of men and of angels1 and have not charity1 ,i am become as sounding brass1 or a tinkling cymbal4 #ac3b4 ,and if ,i should have prophecy and should know all mysteries and all knowledge1 and if ,i should have all faith1 so that ,i could remove mountains1 and have not charity1 ,i am nothing4 #ac3c4 ,and if ,i should distribute all my goods to feed the poor1 and if ,i should deliver my body to be burned1 and have not charity1 it profiteth me nothing4 #ac3d4 ,charity is patient1 is kind3 charity envieth not1 dealeth not perversely1 is not puffed up1 #ac3e4 ,is not ambitious1 seeketh not her own1 is not provoked to anger1 thinketh no evil3 #ac3f4 ,rejoiceth not in iniquity1 but rejoiceth with the truth3 #ac3g4 ,beareth all things1 believeth all things1 hopeth all things1 endureth all things4 #ac3h4 ,charity never falleth away3 whether prophecies shall be made void or tongues shall cease or knowledge shall be destroyed4 #ac3i4 ,for we know in part3 and we prophesy in part4 #ac3aj4 ,but when that which is perfect is come1 that which is in part shall be done away4 #ac3aa4 ,when ,i was a child1 ,i spoke as a child1 ,i understood as a child1 ,i thought as a child4 ,but1 when ,i became a man1 ,i put away the things of a child4 #ac3ab4 ,we see now through a glass in a dark manner3 but then face to face4 ,now ,i know in part3 but then ,i shall know even as ,i am known4 #ac3ac4 ,and now there remain faith1 hope1 and charity1 these three3 but the greatest of these is charity4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #ad ,the gift of prophesying is to be preferred before that of speaking strange tongues4 #ad3a4 ,follow after charity1 be zealous for spiritual gifts2 but rather that you may prophesy4 ,prophesy4 4 4,that is1 declare or expound the mysteries of faith4 #ad3b4 ,for he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men1 but unto ,god3 for no man heareth4 ,yet by the ,spirit he speaketh mysteries4 ,not unto men4 4 4,viz41 so as to be heard1 that is1 so as to be understood by them4 #ad3c4 ,but he that prophesieth speaketh to men unto edification and exhortation and comfort4 #ad3d4 ,he that speaketh in a tongue edifieth himself3 but he that prophesieth1 edifieth the church4 #ad3e4 ,and ,i would have you all to speak with tongues1 but rather to prophesy4 ,for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues3 unless perhaps he interpret1 that the church may receive edification4 #ad3f4 ,but now1 brethren1 if ,i come to you speaking with tongues1 what shall ,i profit you1 unless ,i speak to you either in revelation or in knowledge or in prophecy or in doctrine8 #ad3g4 ,even things without life that give sound1 whether pipe or harp1 except they give a distinction of sounds1 how shall it be known what is piped or harped8 #ad3h4 ,for if the trumpet give an uncertain sound1 who shall prepare himself to the battle8 #ad3i4 ,so likewise you1 except you utter by the tongue plain speech1 how shall it be known what is said8 ,for you shall be speaking into the air4 #ad3aj4 ,there are1 for example1 so many kinds of tongues in this world3 and none is without voice4 #ad3aa4 ,if then ,i know not the power of the voice1 ,i shall be to him to whom ,i speak a barbarian3 and he that speaketh a barbarian to me4 #ad3ab4 ,so you also1 forasmuch as you are zealous of spirits1 seek to abound unto the edifying of the church4 ,of spirits4 4 4,of spiritual gifts4 #ad3ac4 ,and therefore he that speaketh by a tongue1 let him pray that he may interpret4 #ad3ad4 ,for if ,i pray in a tongue1 my spirit prayeth3 but my understanding is without fruit4 #ad3ae4 ,what is it then8 ,i will pray with the spirit1 ,i will pray also with the understanding1 ,i will sing with the spirit1 ,i will sing also with the understanding4 #ad3af4 ,else1 if thou shalt bless with the spirit1 how shall he that holdeth the place of the unlearned say1 ,amen1 to thy blessing8 ,because he knoweth not what thou sayest4 ,amen4 4 4,the unlearned1 not knowing that you are then blessing1 will not be qualified to join with you by saying ,amen to your blessing4 ,the use or abuse of strange tongues1 of which the apostle here speaks1 does not regard the public liturgy of the church1 7in which strange tongues were never used17 but certain conferences of the faithful1 ver4 #bf1 etc41 in which1 meeting together1 they discovered to one another their various miraculous gifts of the ,spirit1 common in those primitive times2 amongst which the apostle prefers that of prophesying before that of speaking strange tongues1 because it was more to the public edification4 ,where also not1 that the ,latin1 used in our liturgy1 is so far from being a strange or unknown tongue1 that it is perhaps the best known tongue in the world4 #ad3ag4 ,for thou indeed givest thanks well3 but the other is not edified4 #ad3ah4 ,i thank my ,god ,i speak with all your tongues4 #ad3ai4 ,but in the church ,i had rather speak five words with my understanding1 that ,i may instruct others also3 than ten thousand words in a tongue4 #ad3bj4 ,brethren1 do not become children in sense4 ,but in malice be children3 and in sense be perfect4 #ad3ba4 ,in the law it is written3 ,in other tongues and other lips ,i will speak to this people3 and neither so will they hear me1 saith the ,lord4 #ad3bb4 ,wherefore tongues are for a sign1 not to believers but to unbelievers3 but prophecies1 not to unbelievers but to believers4 #ad3bc4 ,if therefore the whole church come together into one place1 and all speak with tongues1 and there come in unlearned persons or infidels1 will they not say that you are mad8 #ad3bd4 ,but if all prophesy1 and there come in one that believeth not or an unlearned person1 he is convinced of all3 he is judged of all4 #ad3be4 ,the secrets of his heart are made manifest4 ,and so1 falling down on his face1 he will adore ,god1 affirming that ,god is among you indeed4 #ad3bf4 ,how is it then1 brethren8 ,when you come together1 every one of you hath a psalm1 hath a doctrine1 hath a revelation1 hath a tongue1 hath an interpretation3 let all things be done to edification4 #ad3bg4 ,if any speak with a tongue1 let it be by two1 or at the most by three1 and in course3 and let one interpret4 #ad3bh4 ,but if there be no interpreter1 let him hold his peace in the church and speak to himself and to ,god4 #ad3bi4 ,and let the prophets speak1 two or three3 and let the rest judge4 #ad3cj4 ,but if any thing be revealed to another sitting1 let the first hold his peace4 #ad3ca4 ,for you may all prophesy1 one by one1 that all may learn and all may be exhorted4 #ad3cb4 ,and the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets4 #ad3cc4 ,for ,god is not the ,god of dissension1 but of peace3 as also ,i teach in all the churches of the saints4 #ad3cd4 ,let women keep silence in the churches3 for it is not permitted them to speak but to be subject1 as also the law saith4 #ad3ce4 ,but if they would learn anything1 let them ask their husbands at home4 ,for it is a shame for a woman to speak in the church4 #ad3cf4 ,or did the word of ,god come out from you8 ,or came it only unto you8 #ad3cg4 ,if any seem to be a prophet or spiritual1 let him know the things that ,i write to you1 that they are the commandments of the ,lord4 #ad3ch4 ,but if any man know not1 he shall not be known4 #ad3ci4 ,wherefore1 brethren1 be zealous to prophesy3 and forbid not to speak with tongues4 #ad3dj4 ,but let all things be done decently and according to order4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #ae ,christ's resurrection and ours4 ,the manner of our resurrection4 #ae3a4 ,now ,i make known unto you1 brethren1 the gospel which ,i preached to you1 which also you have received and wherein you stand4 #ae3b4 ,by which also you are saved1 if you hold fast after what manner ,i preached unto you1 unless you have believed in vain4 #ae3c4 ,for ,i delivered unto you first of all1 which ,i also received3 how that ,christ died for our sins1 according to the scriptures3 #ae3d4 ,and that he was buried3 and that he rose again according to the scriptures3 #ae3e4 ,and that he was seen by ,cephas1 and after that by the eleven4 #ae3f4 ,then was he seen by more than five hundred brethren at once3 of whom many remain until this present1 and some are fallen asleep4 #ae3g4 ,after that1 he was seen by ,james3 then by all the apostles4 #ae3h4 ,and last of all1 he was seen also by me1 as by one born out of due tine4 #ae3i4 ,for ,i am the least of the apostles1 who am not worthy to be called an apostle1 because ,i persecuted the church of ,god4 #ae3aj4 ,but by the grace of ,god1 ,i am what ,i am4 ,and his grace in me hath not been void3 but ,i have laboured more abundantly than all they4 ,yet not ,i1 but the grace of ,god with me3 #ae3aa4 ,for whether ,i or they1 so we preach3 and so you have believed4 #ae3ab4 ,now if ,christ be preached1 that he arose again from the dead1 how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead8 #ae3ac4 ,but if there be no resurrection of the dead1 then ,christ is not risen again4 #ae3ad4 ,and if ,christ be not risen again1 then is our preaching vain3 and your faith is also vain4 #ae3ae4 ,yea1 and we are found false witnesses of ,god3 because we have given testimony against ,god1 that he hath raised up ,christ1 whom he hath not raised up1 if the dead rise not again4 #ae3af4 ,for if the dead rise not again1 neither is ,christ risen again4 #ae3ag4 ,and if ,christ be not risen again1 your faith is vain3 for you are yet in your sins4 #ae3ah4 ,then they also that are fallen asleep in ,christ are perished4 #ae3ai4 ,if in this life only we have hope in ,christ1 we are of all men most miserable4 #ae3bj4 ,but now ,christ is risen from the dead1 the firstfruits of them that sleep3 #ae3ba4 ,for by a man came death3 and by a man the resurrection of the dead4 #ae3bb4 ,and as in ,adam all die1 so also in ,christ all shall be made alive4 #ae3bc4 ,but every one in his own order3 the firstfruits1 ,christ3 then they that are of ,christ1 who have believed in his coming4 #ae3bd4 ,afterwards the end3 when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to ,god and the ,father3 when he shall have brought to nought all principality and power and virtue4 #ae3be4 ,for he must reign1 until he hath put all his enemies under his feet4 #ae3bf4 ,and the enemy1 death1 shall be destroyed last3 ,for he hath put all things under his feet4 ,and whereas he saith3 #ae3bg4 ,all things are put under him2 undoubtedly1 he is excepted1 who put all things under him4 #ae3bh4 ,and when all things shall be subdued unto him1 then the ,son also himself shall be subject unto him that put all things under him1 that ,god may be all in all4 ,the ,son also himself shall be subject unto him4 4 4,that is1 the ,son will be subject to the ,father1 according to his human nature1 even after the general resurrection2 and also the whole mystical body of ,christ will be entirely subject to ,god1 obeying him in every thing4 #ae3bi4 ,otherwise1 what shall they do that are baptized for the dead1 if the dead rise not again at all8 ,why are they then baptized for them8 ,that are baptized for the dead4 4 4,some think the apostle here alludes to a ceremony then in use2 but others1 more probably1 to the prayers and penitential labours1 performed by the primitive ,christians for the souls of the faithful departed2 or to the baptism of afflictions and sufferings undergone for sinners spiritually dead4 #ae3cj4 ,why also are we in danger every hour8 #ae3ca4 ,i die daily1 ,i protest by your glory1 brethren1 which ,i have in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 #ae3cb4 ,if 7according to man7 ,i fought with beasts at ,ephesus1 what doth it profit me1 if the dead rise not again8 ,let us eat and drink1 for to morrow we shall die4 ,let us eat and drink1 etc4 4 4,that is1 if we did not believe that we were to rise again from the dead1 we might live like the impious and wicked1 who have no belief in the resurrection4 #ae3cc4 ,be not seduced3 ,evil communications corrupt good manners4 #ae3cd4 ,awake1 ye just1 and sin not4 ,for some have not the knowledge of ,god4 ,i speak it to your shame4 #ae3ce4 ,but some man will say3 ,how do the dead rise again8 ,or with what manner of body shall they come8 #ae3cf4 ,senseless man1 that which thou sowest is not quickened1 except it die first4 #ae3cg4 ,and that which thou sowest1 thou sowest not the body that shall be3 but bare grain1 as of wheat1 or of some of the rest4 #ae3ch4 ,but ,god giveth it a body as he will3 and to every seed its proper body4 #ae3ci4 ,all flesh is not the same flesh3 but one is the flesh of men1 another of beasts1 other of birds1 another of fishes4 #ae3dj4 ,and there are bodies celestial and bodies terrestrial3 but1 one is the glory of the celestial1 and another of the terrestrial4 #ae3da4 ,one is the glory of the sun1 another the glory of the moon1 and another the glory of the stars4 ,for star differeth from star in glory4 #ae3db4 ,so also is the resurrection of the dead4 ,it is sown in corruption3 it shall rise in incorruption4 #ae3dc4 ,it is sown in dishonour3 it shall rise in glory4 ,it is sown in weakness3 it shall rise in power4 #ae3dd4 ,it is sown a natural body3 it shall rise a spiritual body4 ,if there be a natural body1 there is also a spiritual body1 as it is written3 #ae3de4 ,the first man ,adam was made into a living soul2 the last ,adam into a quickening spirit4 #ae3df4 ,yet that was not first which is spiritual1 but that which is natural3 afterwards that which is spiritual4 #ae3dg4 ,the first man was of the earth1 earthly3 the second man1 from heaven1 heavenly4 #ae3dh4 ,such as is the earthly1 such also are the earthly3 and such as is the heavenly1 such also are they that are heavenly4 #ae3di4 ,therefore1 as we have borne the image of the earthly1 let us bear also the image of the heavenly4 #ae3ej4 ,now this ,i say1 brethren1 that flesh and blood cannot possess the kingdom of ,god3 neither shall corruption possess incorruption4 #ae3ea4 ,behold1 ,i tell you a mystery4 ,we shall all indeed rise again3 but we shall not all be changed4 #ae3eb4 ,in a moment1 in the twinkling of an eye1 at the last trumpet3 for the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall rise again incorruptible4 ,and we shall be changed4 #ae3ec4 ,for this corruptible must put on incorruption3 and this mortal must put on immortality4 #ae3ed4 ,and when this mortal hath put on immortality1 then shall come to pass the saying that is written3 ,death is swallowed up in victory4 #ae3ee4 ,o death1 where is thy victory8 ,o death1 where is thy sting8 #ae3ef4 ,now the sting of death is sin3 and the power of sin is the law4 #ae3eg4 ,but thanks be to ,god1 who hath given us the victory through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #ae3eh4 ,therefore1 my beloved brethren1 be ye steadfast and unmoveable3 always abounding in the work of the ,lord1 knowing that your labour is not in vain in the ,lord4 #a ,corinthians ,chapter #af ,of collection of alms4 ,admonitions and salutations4 #af3a4 ,now concerning the collections that are made for the saints3 as ,i have given order to the churches of ,galatia1 so do ye also4 #af3b4 ,on the first day of the week1 let every one of you put apart with himself1 laying up what it shall well please him3 that when ,i come1 the collections be not then to be made4 #af3c4 ,and when ,i shall be with you1 whomsoever you shall approve by letters1 them will ,i send to carry your grace to ,jerusalem4 #af3d4 ,and if it be meet that ,i also go1 they shall go with me4 #af3e4 ,now ,i will come to you1 when ,i shall have passed through ,macedonia4 ,for ,i shall pass through ,macedonia4 #af3f4 ,and with you perhaps ,i shall abide1 or even spend the winter3 that you may bring me on my way whithersoever ,i shall go4 #af3g4 ,for ,i will not see you now by the way3 for ,i trust that ,i shall abide with you some time1 if the ,lord permit4 #af3h4 ,but ,i will tarry at ,ephesus1 until ,pentecost4 #af3i4 ,for a great door and evident is opened unto me3 and many adversaries4 #af3aj4 ,now if ,timothy come1 see that he be with you without fear3 for he worketh the work of the ,lord1 as ,i also do4 #af3aa4 ,let no man therefore despise him3 but conduct ye him on his way in peace1 that he may come to me4 ,for ,i look for him with the brethren4 #af3ab4 ,and touching our brother ,apollo1 ,i give you to understand that ,i much entreated him to come unto you with the brethren3 and indeed it was not his will at all to come at this time4 ,but he will come when he shall have leisure4 #af3ac4 ,watch ye3 stand fast in the faith3 do manfully and be strengthened4 #af3ad4 ,let all your things be done in charity4 #af3ae4 ,and ,i beseech you1 brethren1 you know the house of ,stephanus1 and of ,fortunatus1 and of ,achaicus1 that they are the firstfruits of ,achaia1 and have dedicated themselves to the ministry of the saints3 #af3af4 ,that you also be subject to such and to every one that worketh with us and laboureth4 #af3ag4 ,and ,i rejoice in the presence of ,stephanus and ,fortunatus and ,achaicus3 because that which was wanting on your part1 they have supplied4 #af3ah4 ,for they have refreshed both my spirit and yours4 ,know them1 therefore1 that are such4 #af3ai4 ,the churches of ,asia salute you4 ,aquila and ,priscilla salute you much in the ,lord1 with the church that is in their house1 with whom ,i also lodge4 #af3bj4 ,all the brethren salute you4 ,salute one another with a holy kiss4 #af3ba4 ,the salutation of me ,paul1 with my own hand4 #af3bb4 ,if any man love not our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 let him be anathema1 maranatha4 ,let him be anathema1 maranatha4 4 4,anathema signifies here a thing accursed4 ,maran-atha1 which1 according to ,st4 ,jerome and ,st4 ,chrysostom1 signify1 ',the ,lord is come' already1 and therefore is to be taken as an admonition to those who doubted of the resurrection1 and to put them in mind that ,christ1 the judge of the living and the dead1 is come already4 ,others explain ,maran-atha3 ',may our ,lord come'1 that is1 to judge and punish those with exemplary judgments and punishments1 that do not love the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #af3bc4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you4 #af3bd4 ,my charity be with you all in ,christ ,jesus4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,second ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,corinthians ,in this ,epistle ,st4 ,paul comforts those who are now reformed by his admonitions to them in the former and absolves the incestuous man on doing penance1 whom he had before excommunicated for his crime4 ,hence he treats of true penance and of the dignity of the ministers of the ,new ,testament4 ,he cautions the faithful against false teachers and the society of infidels4 ,he gives an account of his sufferings and also of the favours and graces which ,god hath bestowed on him4 ,this second ,epistle was written in the same year with the first and sent by ,titus from some place in ,macedonia4 #b ,corinthians ,chapter #a ,he speaks of his troubles in ,asia4 ,his not coming to them was not out of levity4 ,the constancy and sincerity of his doctrine4 #a3a4 ,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ by the will of ,god1 and ,timothy our brother3 to the church of ,god that is at ,corinth1 with all the saints that are in all ,achaia3 #a3b4 ,grace unto you and peace from ,god our ,father and from the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3c4 ,blessed be the ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 the ,father of mercies and the ,god of all comfort3 #a3d4 ,who comforteth us in all our tribulation1 that we also may be able to comfort them who are in all distress1 by the exhortation wherewith we also are exhorted by ,god4 #a3e4 ,for as the sufferings of ,christ abound in us3 so also by ,christ doth our comfort abound4 #a3f4 ,now whether we be in tribulation1 it is for your exhortation and salvation3 or whether we be comforted1 it is for your consolation3 or whether we be exhorted1 it is for your exhortation and salvation1 which worketh the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer4 #a3g4 ,that our hope for you may be steadfast3 knowing that as you are partakers of the sufferings1 so shall you be also of the consolation4 #a3h4 ,for we would not have you ignorant1 brethren1 of our tribulation which came to us in ,asia3 that we were pressed out of measure above our strength1 so that we were weary even of life4 #a3i4 ,but we had in ourselves the answer of death1 that we should not trust in ourselves1 but in ,god who raiseth the dead4 #a3aj4 ,who hath delivered and doth deliver us out of so great dangers3 in whom we trust that he will yet also deliver us1 #a3aa4 ,you helping withal in prayer for us4 ,that for this gift obtained for us1 by the means of many persons1 thanks may be given by many in our behalf4 #a3ab4 ,for our glory is this3 the testimony of our conscience1 that in simplicity of heart and sincerity of ,god1 and not in carnal wisdom1 but in the grace of ,god1 we have conversed in this world3 and more abundantly towards you4 #a3ac4 ,for we write no other things to you than what you have read and known4 ,and ,i hope that you shall know unto the end4 #a3ad4 ,as also you have known us in part1 that we are your glory3 as you also are ours1 in the day of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3ae4 ,and in this confidence ,i had a mind to come to you before1 that you might have a second grace3 #a3af4 ,and to pass by you into ,macedonia3 and again from ,macedonia to come to you1 and by you to be brought on my way towards ,judea4 #a3ag4 ,whereas then ,i was thus minded1 did ,i use lightness8 ,or1 the things that ,i purpose1 do ,i purpose according to the flesh1 that there should be with me1 ,it is1 and ,it is not8 #a3ah4 ,but ,god is faithful3 for our preaching which was to you1 was not1 ,it is1 and ,it is not4 #a3ai4 ,for the ,son of ,god1 ,jesus ,christ1 who was preached among you by us1 by me and ,sylvanus and ,timothy1 was not3 ,it is and ,it is not4 ,but1 ,it is1 was in him4 ,it is1 was in him4 4 4,there was no inconstancy in the doctrine of the apostles1 sometimes1 like modern sectaries1 saying1 ,it is1 and at other times saying1 ,it is not4 ,but their doctrine was ever the same1 one uniform yea1 in ,jesus ,christ1 one ,amen1 that is1 one truth in him4 #a3bj4 ,for all the promises of ,god are in him1 ,it is4 ,therefore also by him1 amen to ,god1 unto our glory4 #a3ba4 ,now he that confirmeth us with you in ,christ and that hath anointed us1 is ,god3 #a3bb4 ,who also hath sealed us and given the pledge of the ,spirit in our hearts4 #a3bc4 ,but ,i call ,god to witness upon my soul that to spare you1 ,i came not any more to ,corinth3 not because we exercise dominion over your faith3 but we are helpers of your joy4 ,for in faith you stand4 #b ,corinthians ,chapter #b ,he grants a pardon to the incestuous man upon his doing penance4 #b3a4 ,but ,i determined this with myself1 to come to you again in sorrow4 #b3b4 ,for if ,i make you sorrowful1 who is he then that can make me glad1 but the same who is made sorrowful by me8 #b3c4 ,and ,i wrote this same to you3 that ,i may not1 when ,i come1 have sorrow upon sorrow from them of whom ,i ought to rejoice3 having confidence in you all1 that my joy is the joy of you all4 #b3d4 ,for out of much affliction and anguish of heart1 ,i wrote to you with many tears3 not that you should be made sorrowful3 but that you might know the charity ,i have more abundantly towards you4 #b3e4 ,and if any one have caused grief1 he hath not grieved me3 but in part1 that ,i may not burden you all4 #b3f4 ,to him who is such a one1 this rebuke is sufficient1 which is given by many4 #b3g4 ,so that on the contrary1 you should rather forgive him and comfort him1 lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow4 #b3h4 ,wherefore1 ,i beseech you that you would confirm your charity towards him4 #b3i4 ,for to this end also did ,i write1 that ,i may know the experiment of you1 whether you be obedient in all things4 #b3aj4 ,and to whom you have pardoned any thing1 ,i also4 ,for1 what ,i have pardoned1 if ,i have pardoned any thing1 for your sakes have ,i done it in the person of ,christ3 ,i also4 4 4,the apostle here granted an indulgence1 or pardon1 in the person and by the authority of ,christ1 to the incestuous ,corinthian1 whom before he had put under penance1 which pardon consisted in a releasing of part of the temporal punishment due to his sin4 #b3aa4 ,that we be not overreached by ,satan4 ,for we are not ignorant of his devices4 #b3ab4 ,and when ,i was come to ,troas for the gospel of ,christ and a door was opened unto me in the ,lord1 #b3ac4 ,i had no rest in my spirit1 because ,i found not ,titus my brother3 but bidding them farewell1 ,i went into ,macedonia4 #b3ad4 ,now thanks be to ,god1 who always maketh us to triumph in ,christ ,jesus and manifesteth the odour of his knowledge by us in every place4 #b3ae4 ,for we are the good odour of ,christ unto ,god1 in them that are saved and in them that perish4 #b3af4 ,to the one indeed the odour of death unto death3 but to the others the odour of life unto life4 ,and for these things who is so sufficient8 ,the odour of death1 etc4 4 4,the preaching of the apostle1 which by its fragrant odour1 brought many to life1 was to others1 through their own fault1 the occasion of death2 by their wilfully opposing and resisting that divine call4 #b3ag4 ,for we are not as many1 adulterating the word of ,god3 but with sincerity3 but as from ,god1 before ,god1 in ,christ we speak4 #b ,corinthians ,chapter #c ,he needs no commendatory letters4 ,the glory of the ministry of the ,new ,testament4 #c3a4 ,do we begin again to commend ourselves8 ,or do we need 7as some do7 epistles of commendation to you1 or from you8 #c3b4 ,you are our epistle1 written in our hearts1 which is known and read by all men3 #c3c4 ,being manifested1 that you are the epistle of ,christ1 ministered by us1 and written3 not with ink but with the ,spirit of the living ,god3 not in tables of stone but in the fleshly tables of the heart4 #c3d4 ,and such confidence we have1 through ,christ1 towards ,god4 #c3e4 ,not that we are sufficient to think any thing of ourselves1 as of ourselves3 but our sufficiency is from ,god4 #c3f4 ,who also hath made us fit ministers of the new testament1 not in the letter but in the spirit4 ,for the letter killeth3 but the spirit quickeneth4 ,the letter4 4 4,not rightly understood1 and taken without the spirit4 #c3g4 ,now if the ministration of death1 engraven with letters upon stones1 was glorious 7so that the children of ,israel could not steadfastly behold the face of ,moses1 for the glory of his countenance71 which is made void3 #c3h4 ,how shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather in glory8 #c3i4 ,for if the ministration of condemnation be glory1 much more the ministration of justice aboundeth in glory4 #c3aj4 ,for even that which was glorious in this part was not glorified by reason of the glory that excelleth4 #c3aa4 ,for if that which is done away was glorious1 much more that which remaineth is in glory4 #c3ab4 ,having therefore such hope1 we use much confidence4 #c3ac4 ,and not as ,moses put a veil upon his face1 that the children of ,israel might not steadfastly look on the face of that which is made void4 #c3ad4 ,but their senses were made dull4 ,for1 until this present day1 the selfsame veil1 in the reading of the old testament1 remaineth not taken away 7because in ,christ it is made void74 #c3ae4 ,but even until this day1 when ,moses is read1 the veil is upon their heart4 #c3af4 ,but when they shall be converted to the ,lord1 the veil shall be taken away4 #c3ag4 ,now the ,lord is a ,spirit4 ,and where the ,spirit of the ,lord is1 there is liberty4 #c3ah4 ,but we all1 beholding the glory of the ,lord with open face1 are transformed into the same image from glory to glory1 as by the ,spirit of the ,lord4 #b ,corinthians ,chapter #d ,the sincerity of his preaching4 ,his comfort in his afflictions4 #d3a4 ,therefore seeing we have this ministration1 according as we have obtained mercy1 we faint not4 #d3b4 ,but we renounce the hidden things of dishonesty1 not walking in craftiness nor adulterating the word of ,god3 but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience1 in the sight of ,god4 #d3c4 ,and if our gospel be also hid1 it is hid to them that are lost1 #d3d4 ,in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of unbelievers1 that the light of the gospel of the glory of ,christ1 who is the image of ,god1 should not shine unto them4 #d3e4 ,for we preach not ourselves1 but ,jesus ,christ our ,lord3 and ourselves your servants through ,jesus4 #d3f4 ,for ,god1 who commanded the light to shine out of darkness1 hath shined in our hearts1 to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of ,god1 in the face of ,christ ,jesus4 #d3g4 ,but we have this treasure in earthen vessels1 that the excellency may be of the power of ,god and not of us4 #d3h4 ,in all things we suffer tribulation3 but are not distressed4 ,we are straitened3 but are not destitute4 #d3i4 ,we suffer persecution3 but are not forsaken4 ,we are cast down3 but we perish not4 #d3aj4 ,always bearing about in our body the mortification of ,jesus1 that the life also of ,jesus may be made manifest in our bodies4 #d3aa4 ,for we who live are always delivered unto death for ,jesus' sake3 that the life also of ,jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh4 #d3ab4 ,so then death worketh in us3 but life in you4 #d3ac4 ,but having the same spirit of faith1 as it is written3 ,i believed1 for which cause ,i have spoken2 we also believe4 ,for which cause we speak also3 #d3ad4 ,knowing that he who raised up ,jesus will raise us up also with ,jesus and place us with you4 #d3ae4 ,for all things are for your sakes3 that the grace1 abounding through many1 may abound in thanksgiving unto the glory of ,god4 #d3af4 ,for which cause we faint not3 but though our outward man is corrupted1 yet the inward man is renewed day by day4 #d3ag4 ,for that which is at present momentary and light of our tribulation worketh for us above measure1 exceedingly an eternal weight of glory4 #d3ah4 ,while we look not at the things which are seen1 but at the things which are not seen4 ,for the things which are seen are temporal3 but the things which are not seen1 are eternal4 #b ,corinthians ,chapter #e ,he is willing to leave his earthly mansion to be with the ,lord4 ,his charity to the ,corinthians4 #e3a4 ,for we know1 if our earthly house of this habitation be dissolved1 that we have a building of ,god1 a house not made with hands1 eternal in heaven4 #e3b4 ,for in this also we groan1 desiring to be clothed upon with our habitation that is from heaven4 #e3c4 ,yet so that we be found clothed1 not naked4 #e3d4 ,for we also1 who are in this tabernacle1 do groan1 being burthened2 because we would not be unclothed1 but clothed upon1 that that which is mortal may be swallowed up by life4 #e3e4 ,now he that maketh us for this very thing is ,god1 who hath given us the pledge of the ,spirit1 #e3f4 ,therefore having always confidence1 knowing that while we are in the body we are absent from the ,lord4 #e3g4 7,for we walk by faith and not by sight47 #e3h4 ,but we are confident and have a good will to be absent rather from the body and to be present with the ,lord4 #e3i4 ,and therefore we labour1 whether absent or present1 to please him4 #e3aj4 ,for we must all be manifested before the judgment seat of ,christ1 that every one may receive the proper things of the body1 according as he hath done1 whether it be good or evil4 ,the proper things of the body4 4 4,in the particular judgment1 immediately after death1 the soul is rewarded or punished according to what it has done in the body4 #e3aa4 ,knowing therefore the fear of the ,lord1 we use persuasion to men3 but to ,god we are manifest4 ,and ,i trust also that in your consciences we are manifest4 #e3ab4 ,we commend not ourselves again to you1 but give you occasion to glory in our behalf3 that you may have somewhat to answer them who glory in face1 and not in heart4 #e3ac4 ,for whether we be transported in mind1 it is to ,god3 or whether we be sober1 it is for you4 #e3ad4 ,for the charity of ,christ presseth us3 judging this1 that if one died for all1 then all were dead4 #e3ae4 ,and ,christ died for all3 that they also who live may not now live to themselves1 but unto him who died for them and rose again4 #e3af4 ,wherefore henceforth1 we know no man according to the flesh4 ,and if we have known ,christ according to the flesh3 but now we know him so no longer4 ,we know no man according to the flesh4 4 4,that is1 we consider not any man with regard to his nation1 family1 kindred1 or other natural qualities or advantages2 but only with relation to ,christ1 and according to the order of divine charity1 in ,god1 and for ,god4 ,the apostle adds1 that even with respect to ,christ himself1 he now no longer considers him according to the flesh1 by taking a satisfaction in his being his countryman2 his affection being now purified from all such earthly considerations4 #e3ag4 ,if then any be in ,christ a new creature1 the old things are passed away4 ,behold all things are made new4 #e3ah4 ,but all things are of ,god1 who hath reconciled us to himself by ,christ and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation4 #e3ai4 ,for ,god indeed was in ,christ1 reconciling the world to himself1 not imputing to them their sins4 ,and he hath placed in us the word of reconciliation4 #e3bj4 ,for ,christ therefore we are ambassadors1 ,god as it were exhorting by us1 for ,christ1 we beseech you1 be reconciled to ,god4 #e3ba4 ,him1 who knew no sin1 he hath made sin for us3 that we might be made the justice of ,god in him4 ,sin for us4 4 4,that is1 to be a sin offering1 a victim for sin4 #b ,corinthians ,chapter #f ,he exhorts them to a correspondence with ,god's grace and not to associate with unbelievers4 #f3a4 ,and we helping do exhort you that you receive not the grace of ,god in vain4 #f3b4 ,for he saith3 ,in an accepted time have ,i heard thee and in the day of salvation have ,i helped thee4 ,behold1 now is the acceptable time3 behold1 now is the day of salvation4 #f3c4 ,giving no offence to any man1 that our ministry be not blamed4 #f3d4 ,but in all things let us exhibit ourselves as the ministers of ,god1 in much patience1 in tribulation1 in necessities1 in distresses1 #f3e4 ,in stripes1 in prisons1 in seditions1 in labours1 in watchings1 in fastings1 #f3f4 ,in chastity1 in knowledge1 in longsuffering1 in sweetness1 in the ,holy ,ghost1 in charity unfeigned1 #f3g4 ,in the word of truth1 in the power of ,god3 by the armour of justice on the right hand and on the left3 #f3h4 ,by honour and dishonour3 by evil report and good report3 as deceivers and yet true3 as unknown and yet known3 #f3i4 ,as dying and behold we live3 as chastised and not killed3 #f3aj4 ,as sorrowful1 yet always rejoicing3 as needy1 yet enriching many3 as having nothing and possessing all things4 #f3aa4 ,our mouth is open to you1 ,o ye ,corinthians3 our heart is enlarged4 #f3ab4 ,you are not straitened in us3 but in your own bowels you are straitened4 #f3ac4 ,but having the same recompense 7,i speak as to my children73 be you also enlarged4 #f3ad4 ,bear not the yoke with unbelievers4 ,for what participation hath justice with injustice8 ,or what fellowship hath light with darkness8 #f3ae4 ,and what concord hath ,christ with ,belial8 ,or what part hath the faithful with the unbeliever8 #f3af4 ,and what agreement hath the temple of ,god with idols8 ,for you are the temple of the living ,god3 as ,god saith3 ,i will dwell in them and walk among them4 ,and ,i will be their ,god3 and they shall be my people4 #f3ag4 ,wherefore3 ,go out from among them and be ye separate1 saith the ,lord1 and touch not the unclean thing3 #f3ah4 ,and ,i will receive you4 ,and will be a ,father to you3 and you shall be my sons and daughters1 saith the ,lord ,almighty4 #b ,corinthians ,chapter #g ,the apostle's affection for the ,corinthians4 ,his comfort and joy on their account4 #g3a4 ,having therefore these promises1 dearly beloved1 let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit1 perfecting sanctification in the fear of ,god4 #g3b4 ,receive us4 ,we have injured no man3 we have corrupted no man3 we have overreached no man4 #g3c4 ,i speak not this to your condemnation4 ,for we have said before that you are in our hearts3 to die together and to live together4 #g3d4 ,great is my confidence for you3 great is my glorying for you4 ,i am filled with comfort3 ,i exceedingly abound with joy in all our tribulation4 #g3e4 ,for also1 when we were come into ,macedonia1 our flesh had no rest3 but we suffered all tribulation4 ,combats without3 fears within4 #g3f4 ,but ,god1 who comforteth the humble1 comforted us by the coming of ,titus4 #g3g4 ,and not by his coming only1 but also by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you1 relating to us your desire1 your mourning1 your zeal for me3 so that ,i rejoiced the more4 #g3h4 ,for although ,i made you sorrowful by my epistle1 ,i do not repent4 ,and if ,i did repent1 seeing that the same epistle 7although but for a time7 did make you sorrowful1 #g3i4 ,now ,i am glad3 not because you were made sorrowful1 but because you were made sorrowful unto penance4 ,for you were made sorrowful according to ,god1 that you might suffer damage by us in nothing4 #g3aj4 ,for the sorrow that is according to ,god worketh penance1 steadfast unto salvation3 but the sorrow of the world worketh death4 #g3aa4 ,for behold this selfsame thing1 that you were made sorrowful according to ,god1 how great carefulness it worketh in you3 yea defence1 yea indignation1 yea fear1 yea desire1 yea zeal1 yea revenge4 ,in all things you have shewed yourselves to be undefiled in the matter4 #g3ab4 ,wherefore although ,i wrote to you1 it was not for his sake that did the wrong1 nor for him that suffered it3 but to manifest our carefulness that we have for you #g3ac4 ,before ,god3 therefore we were comforted4 ,but in our consolation we did the more abundantly rejoice for the joy of ,titus1 because his spirit was refreshed by you all4 #g3ad4 ,and if ,i have boasted any thing to him of you1 ,i have not been put to shame3 but as we have spoken all things to you in truth1 so also our boasting that was made to ,titus is found a truth4 #g3ae4 ,and his bowels are more abundantly towards you3 remembering the obedience of you all1 how with fear and trembling you received him4 #g3af4 ,i rejoice that in all things ,i have confidence in you4 #b ,corinthians ,chapter #h ,he exhorts them to contribute bountifully to relieve the poor of ,jerusalem4 #h3a4 ,now we make known unto you1 brethren1 the grace of ,god that hath been given in the churches of ,macedonia4 #h3b4 ,that in much experience of tribulation1 they have had abundance of joy and their very deep poverty hath abounded unto the riches of their simplicity4 ,simplicity4 4 4,that is1 sincere bounty and charity4 #h3c4 ,for according to their power 7,i bear them witness7 and beyond their power1 they were willing3 #h3d4 ,with much entreaty begging of us the grace and communication of the ministry that is done toward the saints4 #h3e4 ,and not as we hoped3 but they gave their own selves1 first to the ,lord1 then to us by the will of ,god2 #h3f4 ,insomuch1 that we desired ,titus1 that1 as he had begun1 so also he would finish among you this same grace4 #h3g4 ,that as in all things you abound in faith and word and knowledge and all carefulness1 moreover also in your charity towards us3 so in this grace also you may abound4 #h3h4 ,i speak not as commanding3 but by the carefulness of others1 approving also the good disposition of your charity4 #h3i4 ,for you know the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that being rich he became poor for your sakes3 that through his poverty you might be rich4 #h3aj4 ,and herein ,i give my advice3 for this is profitable for you who have begun not only to do but also to be willing1 a year ago4 #h3aa4 ,now therefore perform ye it also in deed3 that as your mind is forward to be willing1 so it may be also to perform1 out of that which you have4 #h3ab4 ,for if the will be forward1 it is accepted according to that which a man hath3 not according to that which he hath not4 #h3ac4 ,for ,i mean not that others should be eased and you burdened1 but by an equality4 #h3ad4 ,in this present time let your abundance supply their want1 that their abundance also may supply your want3 that there may be an equality1 #h3ae4 ,as it is written3 ,he that had much had nothing over2 and he that had little had no want4 #h3af4 ,and thanks be to ,god1 who hath given the same carefulness for you in the heart of ,titus4 #h3ag4 ,for indeed he accepted the exhortation3 but1 being more careful1 of his own will he went unto you4 #h3ah4 ,we have sent also with him the brother whose praise is in the gospel through all the churches4 #h3ai4 ,and not that only3 but he was also ordained by the churches companion of our travels1 for this grace1 which is administered by us1 to the glory of the ,lord and our determined will3 #h3bj4 ,avoiding this1 lest any man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us4 #h3ba4 ,for we forecast what may be good1 not only before ,god but also before men4 #h3bb4 ,and we have sent with them our brother also1 whom we have often proved diligent in many things1 but now much more diligent3 with much confidence in you1 #h3bc4 ,either for ,titus1 who is my companion and fellow labourer towards you1 or our brethren1 the apostles of the churches1 the glory of ,christ4 #h3bd4 ,wherefore shew ye to them1 in the sight of the churches1 the evidence of your charity and of our boasting on your behalf4 #b ,corinthians ,chapter #i ,a further exhortation to almsgiving4 ,the fruits of it4 #i3a4 ,for concerning the ministry that is done towards the saints1 it is superfluous for me to write unto you4 #i3b4 ,for ,i know your forward mind3 for which ,i boast of you to the ,macedonians1 that ,achaia also is ready from the year past4 ,and your emulation hath provoked very many4 #i3c4 ,now ,i have sent the brethren1 that the thing which we boast of concerning you be not made void in this behalf1 that 7as ,i have said7 you may be ready3 #i3d4 ,lest1 when the ,macedonians shall come with me and find you unprepared1 we 7not to say ye7 should be ashamed in this matter4 #i3e4 ,therefore ,i thought it necessary to desire the brethren that they would go to you before and prepare this blessing before promised1 to be ready1 so as a blessing1 not as covetousness4 #i3f4 ,now this ,i say3 ,he who soweth sparingly shall also reap sparingly3 and he who soweth in blessings shall also reap blessings4 #i3g4 ,every one as he hath determined in his heart1 not with sadness or of necessity3 for ,god loveth a cheerful giver4 #i3h4 ,and ,god is able to make all grace abound in you3 that ye always1 having all sufficiently in all things1 may abound to every good work1 #i3i4 ,as it is written3 ,he hath dispersed abroad1 he hath given to the poor3 his justice remaineth for ever4 #i3aj4 ,and he that ministereth seed to the sower will both give you bread to eat and will multiply your seed and increase the growth of the fruits of your justice3 #i3aa4 ,that being enriched in all things1 you may abound unto all simplicity which worketh through us thanksgiving to ,god4 #i3ab4 ,because the administration of this office doth not only supply the want of the saints1 but aboundeth also by many thanksgivings in the ,lord4 #i3ac4 ,by the proof of this ministry1 glorifying ,god for the obedience of your confession unto the gospel of ,christ and for the simplicity of your communicating unto them and unto all4 #i3ad4 ,and in their praying for you1 being desirous of you1 because of the excellent grace of ,god in you4 #i3ae4 ,thanks be to ,god for his unspeakable gift4 #b ,corinthians ,chapter #aj ,to stop the calumny and boasting of false apostles1 he set forth the power of his apostleship4 #aj3a4 ,now ,i ,paul1 myself beseech you1 by the mildness and modesty of ,christ3 who in presence indeed am lowly among you1 but being absent am bold toward you4 #aj3b4 ,but ,i beseech you1 that ,i may not be bold when ,i am present with that confidence wherewith ,i am thought to be bold1 against some who reckon us as if we walked according to the flesh4 #aj3c4 ,for though we walk in the flesh1 we do not war according to the flesh4 #aj3d4 ,for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty to ,god1 unto the pulling down of fortifications1 destroying counsels1 #aj3e4 ,and every height that exalteth itself against the knowledge of ,god3 and bringing into captivity every understanding unto the obedience of ,christ3 #aj3f4 ,and having in readiness to revenge all disobedience1 when your obedience shall be fulfilled4 #aj3g4 ,see the things that are according to outward appearance4 ,if any man trust to himself1 that he is ,christ's let him think this again with himself1 that as he is ,christ's1 so are we also4 #aj3h4 ,for if also ,i should boast somewhat more of our power1 which the ,lord hath given us unto edification and not for your destruction1 ,i should not be ashamed4 #aj3i4 ,but that ,i may not be thought as it were to terrify you by epistles1 #aj3aj4 7,for his epistles indeed1 say they1 are weighty and strong2 but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible73 #aj3aa4 ,let such a one think this1 that such as we are in word by epistles when absent1 such also we will be indeed when present4 #aj3ab4 ,for we dare not match or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves3 but we measure ourselves by ourselves and compare ourselves with ourselves4 #aj3ac4 ,but we will not glory beyond our measure3 but according to the measure of the rule which ,god hath measured to us1 a measure to reach even unto you4 #aj3ad4 ,for we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure1 as if we reached not unto you4 ,for we are come as far as to you in the ,gospel of ,christ4 #aj3ae4 ,not glorying beyond measure in other men's labours3 but having hope of your increasing faith1 to be magnified in you according to our rule abundantly4 #aj3af4 ,yea1 unto those places that are beyond you to preach the gospel3 not to glory in another man's rule1 in those things that are made ready to our hand4 #aj3ag4 ,but he that glorieth1 let him glory in the ,lord4 #aj3ah4 ,for not he who commendeth himself is approved3 but he1 whom ,god commendeth4 #b ,corinthians ,chapter #aa ,he is forced to commend himself and his labours1 lest the ,corinthians should be imposed upon by the false apostles4 #aa3a4 ,would to ,god you could bear with some little of my folly6 ,but do bear with me4 ,my folly4 4 4,so he calls his reciting his own praises1 which1 commonly speaking is looked upon as a piece of folly and vanity2 though the apostle was constrained to do it1 for the good of the souls committed to his charge4 #aa3b4 ,for ,i am jealous of you with the jealousy of ,god4 ,for ,i have espoused you to one husband1 that ,i may present you as a chaste virgin to ,christ4 #aa3c4 ,but ,i fear lest1 as the serpent seduced ,eve by his subtilty1 so your minds should be corrupted and fall from the simplicity that is in ,christ4 #aa3d4 ,for if he that cometh preacheth another ,christ1 whom we have not preached2 or if you receive another ,spirit1 whom you have not received2 or another gospel1 which you have not received3 you might well bear with him4 #aa3e4 ,for ,i suppose that ,i have done nothing less than the great apostles4 #aa3f4 ,for although ,i be rude in speech1 yet not in knowledge3 but in all things we have been made manifest to you4 #aa3g4 ,or did ,i commit a fault1 humbling myself that you might be exalted1 because ,i preached unto you the ,gospel of ,god freely8 #aa3h4 ,i have taken from other churches1 receiving wages of them for your ministry4 #aa3i4 ,and1 when ,i was present with you and wanted1 ,i was chargeable to no man3 for that which was wanting to me1 the brethren supplied who came from ,macedonia4 ,and in all things ,i have kept myself from being burthensome to you3 and so ,i will keep myself4 #aa3aj4 ,the truth of ,christ is in me1 that this glorying shall not be broken off in me in the regions of ,achaia4 #aa3aa4 ,wherefore8 ,because ,i love you not8 ,god knoweth it4 #aa3ab4 ,but what ,i do1 that ,i will do3 that ,i may cut off the occasion from them that desire occasion3 that wherein they glory1 they may be found even as we4 #aa3ac4 ,for such false apostles are deceitful workmen1 transforming themselves into the apostles of ,christ4 #aa3ad4 ,and no wonder3 for ,satan himself transformeth himself into an angel of light4 #aa3ae4 ,therefore it is no great thing if his ministers be transformed as the ministers of justice1 whose end shall be according to their works4 #aa3af4 ,i say again 7,let no man think me to be foolish3 otherwise take me as one foolish1 that ,i also may glory a little73 #aa3ag4 ,that which ,i speak1 ,i speak not according to ,god3 but as it were in foolishness1 in this matter of glorying4 #aa3ah4 ,seeing that many glory according to the flesh1 ,i will glory also4 #aa3ai4 ,for you gladly suffer the foolish3 whereas yourselves are wise4 #aa3bj4 ,for you suffer if a man bring you into bondage1 if a man devour you1 if a man take from you1 if a man be lifted up1 if a man strike you on the face4 #aa3ba4 ,i seek according to dishonour1 as if we had been weak in this part4 ,wherein if any man dare 7,i speak foolishly71 ,i dare also4 #aa3bb4 ,they are ,hebrews3 so am ,i4 ,they are ,israelites3 so am ,i4 ,they are the seed of ,abraham3 so am ,i4 #aa3bc4 ,they are the ministers of ,christ 7,i speak as one less wise73 ,i am more2 in many more labours1 in prisons more frequently1 in stripes above measure1 in deaths often4 #aa3bd4 ,of the ,jews five times did ,i receive forty stripes save one4 #aa3be4 ,thrice was ,i beaten with rods3 once ,i was stoned3 thrice ,i suffered shipwreck3 a night and a day ,i was in the depth of the sea4 #aa3bf4 ,in journeying often1 in perils of waters1 in perils of robbers1 in perils from my own nation1 in perils from the ,gentiles1 in perils in the city1 in perils in the wilderness1 in perils in the sea1 in perils from false brethren3 #aa3bg4 ,in labour and painfulness1 in much watchings1 in hunger and thirst1 in fastings often1 in cold and nakedness3 #aa3bh4 ,besides those things which are without3 my daily instance1 the solicitude for all the churches4 ,my daily instance4 4 4,the labours that come in1 and press upon me every day4 #aa3bi4 ,who is weak1 and ,i am not weak8 ,who is scandalized1 and ,i am not on fire8 #aa3cj4 ,if ,i must needs glory1 ,i will glory of the things that concern my infirmity4 #aa3ca4 ,the ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who is blessed for ever1 knoweth that ,i lie not4 #aa3cb4 ,at ,damascus1 the governor of the nation under ,aretas the king1 guarded the city of the ,damascenes1 to apprehend me4 #aa3cc4 ,and through a window in a basket was ,i let down by the wall3 and so escaped his hands4 #b ,corinthians ,chapter #ab ,his raptures and revelations1 ,his being buffeted by ,satan4 ,his fear for the ,corinthians4 #ab3a4 ,if ,i must glory 7it is not expedient indeed7 but ,i will come to visions and revelations of the ,lord4 #ab3b4 ,i know a man in ,christ3 above fourteen years ago 7whether in the body1 ,i know not1 or out of the body1 ,i know not3 ,god knoweth71 such a one caught up to the third heaven4 #ab3c4 ,and ,i know such a man 7whether in the body1 or out of the body1 ,i know not3 ,god knoweth73 #ab3d4 ,that he was caught up into paradise and heard secret words which it is not granted to man to utter4 #ab3e4 ,for such an one ,i will glory3 but for myself ,i will glory nothing but in my infirmities4 #ab3f4 ,for though ,i should have a mind to glory1 ,i shall not be foolish3 for ,i will say the truth4 ,but ,i forbear1 lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth in me1 or any thing he heareth from me4 #ab3g4 ,and lest the greatness of the revelations should exalt me1 there was given me a sting of my flesh1 an angel of ,satan1 to buffet me4 #ab3h4 ,for which thing1 thrice ,i besought the ,lord that it might depart from me4 #ab3i4 ,and he said to me3 ,my grace is sufficient for thee3 for power is made perfect in infirmity4 ,gladly therefore will ,i glory in my infirmities1 that the power of ,christ may dwell in me4 ,power is made perfect4 4 4,the strength and power of ,god more perfectly shines forth in our weakness and infirmity2 as the more weak we are of ourselves1 the more illustrious is his grace in supporting us1 and giving us the victory under all trials and conflicts4 #ab3aj4 ,for which cause ,i please myself in my infirmities1 in reproaches1 in necessities1 in persecutions1 in distresses1 for ,christ4 ,for when ,i am weak1 then am ,i powerful4 #ab3aa4 ,i am become foolish4 ,you have compelled me3 for ,i ought to have been commended by you4 ,for ,i have no way come short of them that are above measure apostles1 although ,i be nothing4 #ab3ab4 ,yet the signs of my apostleship have been wrought on you1 in all patience1 in signs and wonders and mighty deeds4 #ab3ac4 ,for what is there that you have had less than the other churches but that ,i myself was not burthensome to you8 ,pardon me this injury4 #ab3ad4 ,behold now the third time ,i am ready to come to you and ,i will not be burthensome unto you4 ,for ,i seek not the things that are yours1 but you4 ,for neither ought the children to lay up for the parents1 but the parents for the children4 #ab3ae4 ,but ,i most gladly will spend and be spent myself for your souls3 although loving you more1 ,i be loved less4 #ab3af4 ,but be it so3 ,i did not burthen you3 but being crafty1 ,i caught you by guile4 #ab3ag4 ,did ,i overreach you by any of them whom ,i sent to you8 #ab3ah4 ,i desired ,titus3 and ,i sent with him a brother4 ,did ,titus overreach you8 ,did we not walk with the same spirit8 ,did we not in the same steps8 #ab3ai4 ,of old1 think you that we excuse ourselves to you8 ,we speak before ,god in ,christ3 but all things1 my dearly beloved1 for your edification4 #ab3bj4 ,for ,i fear lest perhaps1 when ,i come1 ,i shall not find you such as ,i would1 and that ,i shall be found by you such as you would not4 ,lest perhaps contentions1 envyings1 animosities1 dissensions1 detractions1 whisperings1 swellings1 seditions1 be among you4 #ab3ba4 ,lest again1 when ,i come1 ,god humble me among you3 and ,i mourn many of them that sinned before and have not done penance for the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness that they have committed4 #b ,corinthians ,chapter #ac ,he threatens the impenitent1 to provoke them to penance4 #ac3a4 ,behold1 this is the third time ,i am coming to you3 ,in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word stand4 #ac3b4 ,i have told before and foretell1 as present and now absent1 to them that sinned before and to all the rest1 that if ,i come again1 ,i will not spare4 #ac3c4 ,do you seek a proof of ,christ that speaketh in me1 who towards you is not weak1 but is mighty in you8 #ac3d4 ,for although he was crucified through weakness1 yet he liveth by the power of ,god4 ,for we also are weak in him3 but we shall live with him by the power of ,god towards you4 #ac3e4 ,try your own selves if you be in the faith3 prove ye yourselves4 ,know you not your own selves1 that ,christ ,jesus is in you1 unless perhaps you be reprobates8 #ac3f4 ,but ,i trust that you shall know that we are not reprobates4 #ac3g4 ,now we pray ,god that you may do no evil1 not that we may appear approved1 but that you may do that which is good and that we may be as reprobates4 ,reprobates4 4 4that is1 without proof1 by having no occasion of shewing our power in punishing you4 #ac3h4 ,for we can do nothing against the truth3 but for the truth4 #ac3i4 ,for we rejoice that we are weak and you are strong4 ,this also we pray for1 your perfection4 #ac3aj4 ,therefore ,i write these things1 being absent1 that1 being present1 ,i may not deal more severely1 according to the power which the ,lord hath given me unto edification and not unto destruction4 #ac3aa4 ,for the rest1 brethren1 rejoice1 be perfect1 take exhortation1 be of one mind1 have peace4 ,and the ,god of grace and of love shall be with you4 #ac3ab4 ,salute one another with a holy kiss4 ,all the saints salute you4 #ac3ac4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ and the charity of ,god and the communication of the ,holy ,ghost be with you all4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,galatians ,the ,galatians1 soon after ,st4 ,paul had preached the ,gospel to them1 were seduced by some false teachers1 who had been ,jews and who were for obliging all ,christians1 even those who had been ,gentiles1 to observe circumcision and the other ceremonies of the ,mosaical law4 ,in this ,epistle1 he refutes the pernicious doctrine of those teachers and also their calumny against his mission and apostleship4 ,the subject matter of this ,epistle is much the same as that to the ,romans4 ,it was written at ,ephesus1 about twenty-three years after our ,lord's ,ascension4 ,galatians ,chapter #a ,he blames the ,galatians for suffering themselves to be imposed upon by new teachers4 ,the apostle's calling4 #a3a4 ,paul1 an apostle1 not of men1 neither by man1 but by ,jesus ,christ and ,god the ,father1 who raised him from the dead3 #a3b4 ,and all the brethren who are with me3 to the churches of ,galatia4 #a3c4 ,grace be to you1 and peace from ,god the ,father and from our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 #a3d4 ,who gave himself for our sins1 that he might deliver us from this present wicked world1 according to the will of ,god and our ,father3 #a3e4 ,to whom is glory for ever and ever4 ,amen4 #a3f4 ,i wonder that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of ,christ1 unto another gospel4 #a3g4 ,which is not another3 only there are some that trouble you and would pervert the gospel of ,christ4 #a3h4 ,but though we1 or an angel from heaven1 preach a gospel to you besides that which we have preached to you1 let him be anathema4 #a3i4 ,as we said before1 so now ,i say again3 ,if any one preach to you a gospel1 besides that which you have received1 let him be anathema4 #a3aj4 ,for do ,i now persuade men1 or ,god8 ,or do ,i seek to please men8 ,if ,i yet pleased men1 ,i should not be the servant of ,christ4 #a3aa4 ,for ,i give you to understand1 brethren1 that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man4 #a3ab4 ,for neither did ,i receive it of man3 nor did ,i learn it but by the revelation of ,jesus ,christ4 #a3ac4 ,for you have heard of my conversation in time past in the ,jews' religion3 how that1 beyond measure1 ,i persecuted the church of ,god and wasted it4 #a3ad4 ,and ,i made progress in the ,jew's religion above many of my equals in my own nation1 being more abundantly zealous for the traditions of my fathers4 #a3ae4 ,but when it pleased him who separated me from my mother's womb and called me by his grace1 #a3af4 ,to reveal his ,son in me1 that ,i might preach him among the ,gentiles3 immediately ,i condescended not to flesh and blood4 #a3ag4 ,neither went ,i to ,jerusalem1 to the apostles who were before me3 but ,i went into ,arabia1 and again ,i returned to ,damascus4 #a3ah4 ,then1 after three years1 ,i went to ,jerusalem to see ,peter3 and ,i tarried with him fifteen days4 #a3ai4 ,but other of the apostles ,i saw none1 saving ,james the brother of the ,lord4 #a3bj4 ,now the things which ,i write to you1 behold1 before ,god1 ,i lie not4 #a3ba4 ,afterwards1 ,i came into the regions of ,syria and ,cilicia4 #a3bb4 ,and ,i was unknown by face to the churches of ,judea1 which were in ,christ3 #a3bc4 ,but they had heard only3 ,he1 who persecuted us in times past doth now preach the faith which once he impugned4 #a3bd4 ,and they glorified ,god in me4 ,galatians ,chapter #b ,the apostle's preaching was approved of by the other apostles4 ,the ,gentiles were not to be constrained to the observance of the law4 #b3a4 ,then1 after fourteen years1 ,i went up again to ,jerusalem with ,barnabas1 taking ,titus also with me4 #b3b4 ,and ,i went up according to revelation and communicated to them the gospel which ,i preach among the ,gentiles3 but apart to them who seemed to be some thing3 lest perhaps ,i should run or had run in vain4 #b3c4 ,but neither ,titus1 who was with me1 being a ,gentile1 was compelled to be circumcised4 #b3d4 ,but because of false brethren unawares brought in1 who came in privately to spy our liberty which we have in ,christ ,jesus1 that they might bring us into servitude4 #b3e4 ,to whom we yielded not by subjection3 no1 not for an hour3 that the truth of the gospel might continue with you4 #b3f4 ,but of them who seemed to be some thing1 7what they were some time it is nothing to me1 ,god accepteth not the person of man73 for to me they that seemed to be some thing added nothing4 #b3g4 ,but contrariwise1 when they had seen that to me was committed the gospel of the uncircumcision1 as to ,peter was that of the circumcision4 ,the gospel of the uncircumcision4 4 4,the preaching of the gospel to the uncircumcised1 that is1 to the ,gentiles4 ,st4 ,paul was called in an extraordinary manner to be the apostle of the ,gentiles2 ,st4 ,peter1 besides his general commission over the whole flock1 7,john #ba4 #ae1 etc417 had a peculiar charge of the people of the circumcision1 that is1 of the ,jews4 #b3h4 7,for he who wrought in ,peter to the apostleship of the circumcision wrought in me also among the ,gentiles47 #b3i4 ,and when they had known the grace that was given to me1 ,james and ,cephas and ,john1 who seemed to be pillars1 gave to me and ,barnabas the right hands of fellowship3 that we should go unto the ,gentiles1 and they unto the circumcision3 #b3aj4 ,only that we should be mindful of the poor3 which same thing also ,i was careful to do4 #b3aa4 ,but when ,cephas was come to ,antioch1 ,i withstood him to the face1 because he was to be blamed4 ,i withstood1 etc4 4 4,the fault that is here noted in the conduct of ,st4 ,peter1 was only a certain imprudence1 in withdrawing himself from the table of the ,gentiles1 for fear of giving offence to the ,jewish converts2 but this1 in such circumstances1 when his so doing might be of ill consequence to the ,gentiles1 who might be induced thereby to think themselves obliged to conform to the ,jewish way of living1 to the prejudice of their ,christian liberty4 ,neither was ,st4 ,paul's reprehending him any argument against his supremacy2 for in such cases an inferior may1 and sometimes ought1 with respect1 to admonish his superior4 #b3ab4 ,for before that some came from ,james1 he did eat with the ,gentiles3 but when they were come1 he withdrew and separated himself1 fearing them who were of the circumcision4 #b3ac4 ,and to his dissimulation the rest of the ,jews consented3 so that ,barnabas also was led by them into that dissimulation4 #b3ad4 ,but when ,i saw that they walked not uprightly unto the truth of the gospel1 ,i said to ,cephas before them all3 ,if thou1 being a ,jew1 livest after the manner of the ,gentiles and not as the ,jews do1 how dost thou compel the ,gentiles to live as do the ,jews8 #b3ae4 ,we by nature are ,jews3 and not of the ,gentiles1 sinners4 #b3af4 ,but knowing that man is not justified by the works of the law1 but by the faith of ,jesus ,christ1 we also believe in ,christ ,jesus1 that we may be justified by the faith of ,christ and not by the works of the law3 because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified4 #b3ag4 ,but if1 while we seek to be justified in ,christ1 we ourselves also are found sinners1 is ,christ then the minister of sin8 ,god forbid6 #b3ah4 ,for if ,i build up again the things which ,i have destroyed1 ,i make myself a prevaricator4 #b3ai4 ,for ,i1 through the law1 am dead to the law1 that ,i may live to ,god2 with ,christ ,i am nailed to the cross4 #b3bj4 ,and ,i live1 now not ,i3 but ,christ liveth in me4 ,and that ,i live now in the flesh3 ,i live in the faith of the ,son of ,god1 who loved me and delivered himself for me4 #b3ba4 ,i cast not away the grace of ,god4 ,for if justice be by the law1 then ,christ died in vain4 ,galatians ,chapter #c ,the ,spirit1 and the blessing promised to ,abraham cometh not by the law1 but by faith4 #c3a4 ,o senseless ,galatians1 who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the truth3 before whose eyes ,jesus ,christ hath been set forth1 crucified among you8 #c3b4 ,this only would ,i learn of you3 ,did you receive the ,spirit by the works of the law or by the hearing of faith8 #c3c4 ,are you so foolish that1 whereas you began in the ,spirit1 you would now be made perfect by the flesh8 #c3d4 ,have you suffered so great things in vain8 ,if it be yet in vain4 #c3e4 ,he therefore who giveth to you the ,spirit and worketh miracles among you3 doth he do it by the works of the law or by the hearing of the faith8 #c3f4 ,as it is written3 ,abraham believed ,god3 and it was reputed to him unto justice4 #c3g4 ,know ye1 therefore1 that they who are of faith1 the same are the children of ,abraham4 #c3h4 ,and the scripture1 foreseeing that ,god justifieth the ,gentiles by faith1 told unto ,abraham before3 ,in thee shall all nations be blessed4 #c3i4 ,therefore1 they that are of faith shall be blessed with faithful ,abraham4 #c3aj4 ,for as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse4 ,for it is written3 ,cursed is every one that abideth1 not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them4 #c3aa4 ,but that in the law no man is justified with ,god1 it is manifest3 because the just man liveth by faith4 #c3ab4 ,but the law is not of faith3 but he that doth those things shall live in them4 #c3ac4 ,christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law1 being made a curse for us 7for it is written3 ,cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree74 #c3ad4 ,that the blessing of ,abraham might come on the ,gentiles through ,christ ,jesus3 that we may receive the promise of the ,spirit by faith4 #c3ae4 ,brethren 7,i speak after the manner of man71 yet a man's testament1 if it be confirmed1 no man despiseth nor addeth to it4 #c3af4 ,to ,abraham were the promises made and to his seed4 ,he saith not3 ,and to his seeds as of many4 ,but as of one3 ,and to thy seed1 which is ,christ4 #c3ag4 ,now this ,i say3 that the testament which was confirmed by ,god1 the law which was made after four hundred and thirty years doth not disannul1 to make the promise of no effect4 #c3ah4 ,for if the inheritance be of the law1 it is no more of promise4 ,but ,god gave it to ,abraham by promise4 #c3ai4 ,why then was the law8 ,it was set because of transgressions1 until the seed should come to whom he made the promise1 being ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator4 ,because of transgressions4 4 4,to restrain them from sin1 by fear and threats4 ,ordained by angels4 4 4,the law was delivered by angels1 speaking in the name and person of ,god to ,moses1 who was the mediator1 on this occasion1 between ,god and the people4 #c3bj4 ,now a mediator is not of one3 but ,god is one4 #c3ba4 ,was the law then against the promises of ,god3 ,god forbid6 ,for if there had been a law given which could give life1 verily justice should have been by the law4 #c3bb4 ,but the scripture hath concluded all under sin1 that the promise1 by the faith of ,jesus ,christ1 might be given to them that believe4 ,hath concluded all under sin4 4 4that is1 hath declared all to be under sin1 from which they could not be delivered but by faith in ,jesus ,christ1 the promised seed4 #c3bc4 ,but before the faith came1 we were kept under the law shut up1 unto that faith which was to be revealed4 #c3bd4 ,wherefore the law was our pedagogue in ,christ3 that we might be justified by faith4 ,pedagogue4 4 4,that is1 schoolmaster1 conductor1 or instructor4 #c3be4 ,but after the faith is come1 we are no longer under a pedagogue4 #c3bf4 ,for you are all the children of ,god1 by faith in ,christ ,jesus4 #c3bg4 ,for as many of you as have been baptized in ,christ have put on ,christ4 #c3bh4 ,there is neither ,jew nor ,greek3 there is neither bond nor free3 there is neither male nor female4 ,for you are all one in ,christ ,jesus4 ,neither ,jew1 etc4 4 4,that is1 no distinction of ,jew1 etc4 #c3bi4 ,and if you be ,christ's1 then are you the seed of ,abraham1 heirs according to the promise4 ,galatians ,chapter #d ,christ has freed us from the servitude of the law4 ,we are the freeborn sons of ,abraham4 #d3a4 ,as long as the heir is a child1 he differeth nothing from a servant1 though he be lord of all1 #d3b4 ,but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed by the father4 #d3c4 ,so we also1 when we were children1 were serving under the elements of the world4 ,under the elements1 etc4 4 4,that is1 under the first rudiments of religion1 in which the carnal ,jews were trained up2 or under those corporeal creatures1 used in their manifold rites1 sacrifices1 and sacraments4 #d3d4 ,but when the fulness of the time was come1 ,god sent his ,son1 made of a woman1 made under the law3 #d3e4 ,that he might redeem them who were under the law3 that we might receive the adoption of sons4 #d3f4 ,and because you are sons1 ,god hath sent the ,spirit of his ,son into your hearts1 crying3 ,abba1 ,father4 #d3g4 ,therefore1 now he is not a servant1 but a son4 ,and if a son1 an heir also through ,god4 #d3h4 ,but then indeed1 not knowing ,god1 you served them who1 by nature1 are not gods4 #d3i4 ,but now1 after that you have known ,god1 or rather are known by ,god3 how turn you again to the weak and needy elements which you desire to serve again8 #d3aj4 ,you observe days and months and times1 and years4 ,you observe days1 etc4 4 4,he speaks not of the observation of the ,lord's day1 or other ,christian festivals2 but either of the superstitious observation of days lucky and unlucky2 or else of the ,jewish festivals1 to the observance of which1 certain ,jewish teachers sought to induce the ,galatians4 #d3aa4 ,i am afraid of you1 lest perhaps ,i have laboured in vain among you4 #d3ab4 ,be ye as ,i1 because ,i also am as you brethren1 ,i beseech you4 ,you have not injured me at all4 #d3ac4 ,and you know how1 through infirmity of the flesh1 ,i preached the gospel to you heretofore3 and your temptation in my flesh #d3ad4 ,you despised not1 nor rejected3 but received me as an angel of ,god1 even as ,christ ,jesus4 #d3ae4 ,where is then your blessedness8 ,for ,i bear you witness that1 if it could be done1 you would have plucked out your own eyes and would have given them to me4 #d3af4 ,am ,i then become your enemy1 because ,i tell you the truth8 #d3ag4 ,they are zealous in your regard not well3 but they would exclude you1 that you might be zealous for them4 #d3ah4 ,but be zealous for that which is good in a good thing always3 and not only when ,i am present with you4 #d3ai4 ,my little children1 of whom ,i am in labour again1 until ,christ be formed in you4 #d3bj4 ,and ,i would willingly be present with you now and change my voice3 because ,i am ashamed for you4 #d3ba4 ,tell me1 you that desire to be under the law1 have you not read the law8 #d3bb4 ,for it is written that ,abraham had two sons3 the one by a bondwoman and the other by a free woman4 #d3bc4 ,but he who was of the bondwoman was born according to the flesh3 but he of the free woman was by promise4 #d3bd4 ,which things are said by an allegory4 ,for these are the two testaments4 ,the one from ,mount ,sina1 engendering unto bondage1 which is ,agar4 #d3be4 ,for ,sina is a mountain in ,arabia1 which hath affinity to that ,jerusalem which now is3 and is in bondage with her children4 #d3bf4 ,but that ,jerusalem which is above is free3 which is our mother4 #d3bg4 ,for it is written3 ,rejoice1 thou barren1 that bearest not3 break forth and cry thou that travailest not3 for many are the children of the desolate1 more than of her that hath a husband4 #d3bh4 ,now we1 brethren1 as ,isaac was1 are the children of promise4 #d3bi4 ,but as then he that was born according to the flesh persecuted him that was after the spirit3 so also it is now4 #d3cj4 ,but what saith the scripture8 ,cast out the bondwoman and her son3 for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the free woman4 #d3ca4 ,so then1 brethren1 we are not the children of the bondwoman but of the free3 by the freedom wherewith ,christ has made us free4 ,galatians ,chapter #e ,he exhorts them to stand to their ,christian liberty4 ,of the fruits of the flesh and of the spirit4 #e3a4 ,stand fast and be not held again under the yoke of bondage4 #e3b4 ,behold1 ,i ,paul tell you1 that if you be circumcised1 ,christ shall profit you nothing4 #e3c4 ,and ,i testify again to every man circumcising himself that he is a debtor to do the whole law4 #e3d4 ,you are made void of ,christ1 you who are justified in the law3 you are fallen from grace4 #e3e4 ,for we in spirit1 by faith1 wait for the hope of justice4 #e3f4 ,for in ,christ ,jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing nor uncircumcision3 but faith that worketh by ,charity4 #e3g4 ,you did run well4 ,what hath hindered you1 that you should not obey the truth8 #e3h4 ,this persuasion is not from him that calleth you4 #e3i4 ,a little leaven corrupteth the whole lump4 #e3aj4 ,i have confidence in you in the ,lord that you will not be of another mind3 but he that troubleth you shall bear the judgment1 whosoever he be4 #e3aa4 ,and ,i1 brethren1 if ,i yet preach circumcision1 why do ,i yet suffer persecution8 ,then is the scandal of the cross made void4 #e3ab4 ,i would they were even cut off1 who trouble you4 #e3ac4 ,for you1 brethren1 have been called unto liberty4 ,only make not liberty an occasion to the flesh3 but by charity of the spirit serve one another4 #e3ad4 ,for all the law is fulfilled in one word3 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself4 #e3ae4 ,but if you bite and devour one another3 take heed you be not consumed one of another4 #e3af4 ,i say then3 ,walk in the spirit3 and you shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh4 #e3ag4 ,for the flesh lusteth against the spirit3 and the spirit against the flesh3 ,for these are contrary one to another3 so that you do not the things that you would4 #e3ah4 ,but if you are led by the spirit1 you are not under the law4 #e3ai4 ,now the works of the flesh are manifest3 which are fornication1 uncleanness1 immodesty1 luxury1 #e3bj4 ,idolatry1 witchcrafts1 enmities1 contentions1 emulations1 wraths1 quarrels1 dissensions1 sects1 #e3ba4 ,envies1 murders1 drunkenness1 revellings1 and such like4 ,of the which ,i foretell you1 as ,i have foretold to you1 that they who do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of ,god4 #e3bb4 ,but the fruit of the ,spirit is1 charity1 joy1 peace1 patience1 benignity1 goodness1 longanimity1 #e3bc4 ,mildness1 faith1 modesty1 continency1 chastity4 ,against such there is no law4 #e3bd4 ,and they that are ,christ's have crucified their flesh1 with the vices and concupiscences4 #e3be4 ,if we live in the ,spirit1 let us also walk in the ,spirit4 #e3bf4 ,let us not be made desirous of vain glory1 provoking one another1 envying one another4 ,galatians ,chapter #f ,he exhorts to charity1 humility and all virtue4 ,he glories in nothing but in the cross of ,christ4 #f3a4 ,brethren1 and if a man be overtaken in any fault1 you1 who are spiritual1 instruct such a one in the spirit of meekness1 considering thyself1 lest thou also be tempted4 #f3b4 ,bear ye one another's burdens3 and so you shall fulfil the law of ,christ4 #f3c4 ,for if any man think himself to be some thing1 whereas he is nothing1 he deceiveth himself4 #f3d4 ,but let every one prove his own work3 and so he shall have glory in himself only and not in another4 #f3e4 ,for every one shall bear his own burden4 #f3f4 ,and let him that is instructed in the word communicate to him that instructeth him1 in all good things4 #f3g4 ,be not deceived3 ,god is not mocked4 #f3h4 ,for what things a man shall sow1 those also shall he reap4 ,for he that soweth in his flesh of the flesh also shall reap corruption4 ,but he that soweth in the spirit of the spirit shall reap life everlasting4 #f3i4 ,and in doing good1 let us not fail4 ,for in due time we shall reap1 not failing4 #f3aj4 ,therefore1 whilst we have time1 let us work good to all men1 but especially to those who are of the household of the faith4 #f3aa4 ,see what a letter ,i have written to you with my own hand4 #f3ab4 ,for as many as desire to please in the flesh1 they constrain you to be circumcised1 only that they may not suffer the persecution of the cross of ,christ4 #f3ac4 ,for neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law3 but they will have you to be circumcised1 that they may glory in your flesh4 #f3ad4 ,but ,god forbid that ,i should glory1 save in the cross of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 by whom the world is crucified to me1 and ,i to the world4 #f3ae4 ,for in ,christ ,jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing1 nor uncircumcision3 but a new creature4 #f3af4 ,and whosoever shall follow this rule1 peace on them and mercy3 and upon the ,israel of ,god4 #f3ag4 ,from henceforth let no man be troublesome to me3 for ,i bear the marks of the ,lord ,jesus in my body4 #f3ah4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with your spirit1 brethren4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,ephesians ,ephesus was the capital of ,lesser ,asia1 and celebrated for the temple of ,diana1 to which the most part of the people of the ,east went frequently to worship4 ,but ,st4 ,paul having preached the ,gospel there1 for two years the first time and afterwards for about a year1 converted many4 ,he wrote this ,epistle to them when he was a prisoner in ,rome2 and sent it by ,tychicus4 ,he admonishes them to hold firmly the faith which they had received and warns them1 and also those of the neighbouring cities1 against the sophistry of philosophers and doctrine of false teachers who were come among them4 ,the matters of faith contained in this ,epistle are exceedingly sublime1 and consequently very difficult to be understood4 ,it was written about twenty-nine years after our ,lord's ,ascension4 ,ephesians ,chapter #a ,the great blessings we have received through ,christ4 ,he is the head of all the church4 #a3a4 ,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 by the will of ,god1 to all the saints who are at ,ephesus and to the faithful in ,christ ,jesus4 #a3b4 ,grace be to you and peace1 from ,god the ,father and from the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3c4 ,blessed be the ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who hath blessed us with spiritual blessings in heavenly places1 in ,christ3 ,in heavenly places4 4 4or1 in heavenly things4 ,in coelestibus4 #a3d4 ,as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world1 that we should be holy and unspotted in his sight in charity4 #a3e4 ,who hath predestinated us unto the adoption of children through ,jesus ,christ unto himself3 according to the purpose of his will3 #a3f4 ,unto the praise of the glory of his grace1 in which he hath graced us1 in his beloved son4 #a3g4 ,in whom we have redemption through his blood1 the remission of sins1 according to the riches of his1 grace1 #a3h4 ,which hath superabounded in us1 in all wisdom and prudence1 #a3i4 ,that he might make known unto us the mystery of his will1 according to his good pleasure1 which he hath purposed in him1 #a3aj4 ,in the dispensation of the fulness of times1 to re-establish all things in ,christ1 that are in heaven and on earth1 in him4 #a3aa4 ,in whom we also are called by lot1 being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things according to the counsel of his will4 #a3ab4 ,that we may be unto the praise of his glory3 we who before hoped in ,christ3 #a3ac4 ,in whom you also1 after you had heard the word of truth 7the gospel of your salvation71 in whom also believing1 you were signed with the holy ,spirit of promise4 #a3ad4 ,who is the pledge of our inheritance1 unto the redemption of acquisition1 unto the praise of his glory4 ,acquisition4 4 4that is1 a purchased possession4 #a3ae4 ,wherefore1 ,i also1 hearing of your faith that is in the ,lord ,jesus and of your love towards all the saints1 #a3af4 ,cease not to give thanks for you1 making commemoration of you in my prayers1 #a3ag4 ,that the ,god of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 the ,father of glory1 may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and of revelation1 in the knowledge of him3 #a3ah4 ,the eyes of your heart enlightened that you may know what the hope is of his calling and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints4 #a3ai4 ,and what is the exceeding greatness of his power towards us1 who believe according to the operation of the might of his power1 #a3bj4 ,which he wrought in ,christ1 raising him up from the dead and setting him on his right hand in the heavenly places4 #a3ba4 ,above all principality and power and virtue and dominion and every name that is named1 not only in this world1 but also in that which is to come4 #a3bb4 ,and he hath subjected all things under his feet and hath made him head over all the church1 #a3bc4 ,which is his body and the fulness of him who is filled all in all4 ,ephesians ,chapter #b ,all our good comes through ,christ4 ,he is our peace4 #b3a4 ,and you1 when you were dead in your offences and sins1 #b3b4 ,wherein in time past you walked according to the course of this world1 according to the prince of the power of this air1 of the spirit that now worketh on the children of unbelief3 #b3c4 ,in which also we all conversed in time past1 in the desires of our flesh1 fulfilling the will of the flesh and of our thoughts1 and were by nature children of wrath1 even as the rest3 #b3d4 ,but ,god 7who is rich in mercy7 for his exceeding charity wherewith he loved us #b3e4 ,even when we were dead in sins1 hath quickened us together in ,christ 7by whose grace you are saved7 #b3f4 ,and hath raised us up together and hath made us sit together in the heavenly places1 through ,christ ,jesus4 #b3g4 ,that he might shew in the ages to come the abundant riches of his grace1 in his bounty towards us in ,christ ,jesus4 #b3h4 ,for by grace you are saved through faith3 and that not of yourselves1 for it is the gift of ,god4 #b3i4 ,not of works1 that no man may glory4 ,not of works4 4 4as of our own growth1 or from ourselves2 but as from the grace of ,god4 #b3aj4 ,for we are his workmanship1 created in ,christ ,jesus in good works1 which ,god hath prepared that we should walk in them4 #b3aa4 ,for which cause be mindful that you1 being heretofore gentiles is the flesh1 who are called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision in the flesh1 made by hands3 #b3ab4 ,that you were at that time without ,christ1 being aliens from the conversation of ,israel and strangers to the testament1 having no hope of the promise and without ,god in this world4 #b3ac4 ,but now in ,christ ,jesus1 you1 who some time were afar off1 are made nigh by the blood of ,christ4 #b3ad4 ,for he is our peace1 who hath made both one1 and breaking down the middle wall of partition1 the enmities in his flesh3 #b3ae4 ,making void the law of commandments contained in decrees3 that he might make the two in himself into one new man1 making peace #b3af4 ,and might reconcile both to ,god in one body by the cross1 killing the enmities in himself4 #b3ag4 ,and coming1 he preached peace to you that were afar off3 and peace to them that were nigh4 #b3ah4 ,for by him we have access both in one ,spirit to the ,father4 #b3ai4 ,now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners3 but you are fellow citizens with the saints and the domestics of ,god1 #b3bj4 ,built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets1 ,jesus ,christ himself being the chief corner stone3 #b3ba4 ,in whom all the building1 being framed together1 groweth up into an holy temple in the ,lord4 #b3bb4 ,in whom you also are built together into an habitation of ,god in the ,spirit4 ,ephesians ,chapter #c ,the mystery hidden from former ages was discovered to the apostle1 to be imparted to the ,gentiles4 ,he prays that they may be strengthened in ,god4 #c3a4 ,for this cause1 ,i ,paul1 the prisoner of ,jesus ,christ1 for you ,gentiles3 #c3b4 ,if yet you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of ,god which is given me towards you3 #c3c4 ,how that1 according to revelation1 the mystery has been made known to me1 as ,i have written above in a few words3 #c3d4 ,as you reading1 may understand my knowledge in the mystery of ,christ1 #c3e4 ,which in other generations was not known to the sons of men1 as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the ,spirit3 #c3f4 ,that the ,gentiles should be fellow heirs and of the same body3 and copartners of his promise in ,christ ,jesus1 by the gospel #c3g4 ,of which ,i am made a minister1 according to the gift of the grace of ,god1 which is given to me according to the operation of his power4 #c3h4 ,to me1 the least of all the saints1 is given this grace1 to preach among the ,gentiles the unsearchable riches of ,christ3 #c3i4 ,and to enlighten all men1 that they may see what is the dispensation of the mystery which hath been hidden from eternity in ,god who created all things3 #c3aj4 ,that the manifold wisdom of ,god may be made known to the principalities and powers in heavenly places through the church1 #c3aa4 ,according to the eternal purpose which he made in ,christ ,jesus our ,lord3 #c3ab4 ,in whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him4 #c3ac4 ,wherefore ,i pray you not to faint at my tribulations for you1 which is your glory4 #c3ad4 ,for this cause ,i bow my knees to the ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 #c3ae4 ,of whom all paternity in heaven and earth is named3 ,all paternity4 4 4,or1 the whole family4 ,god is the ,father1 both of angels and men2 whosoever besides is named father1 is so named with subordination to him4 #c3af4 ,that he would grant you1 according to the riches of his glory1 to be strengthened by his ,spirit with might unto the inward man3 #c3ag4 ,that ,christ may dwell by faith in your hearts3 that1 being rooted and founded in charity1 #c3ah4 ,you may be able to comprehend1 with all the saints1 what is the breadth and length and height and depth1 #c3ai4 ,to know also the charity of ,christ1 which surpasseth all knowledge3 that you may be filled unto all the fulness of ,god4 #c3bj4 ,now to him who is able to do all things more abundantly than we desire or understand1 according to the power that worketh in us3 #c3ba4 ,to him be glory in the church and in ,christ ,jesus1 unto all generations1 world without end4 ,amen4 ,ephesians ,chapter #d ,he exhorts them to unity1 to put on the new man1 and to fly sin4 #d3a4 ,i therefore1 a prisoner in the ,lord1 beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation in which you are called3 #d3b4 ,with all humility and mildness1 with patience1 supporting one another in charity4 #d3c4 ,careful to keep the unity of the ,spirit in the bond of peace4 #d3d4 ,one body and one ,spirit3 as you are called in one hope of your calling4 #d3e4 ,one ,lord1 one faith1 one baptism4 #d3f4 ,one ,god and ,father of all1 who is above all1 and through all1 and in us all4 #d3g4 ,but to every one of us is given grace1 according to the measure of the giving of ,christ4 #d3h4 ,wherefore he saith3 ,ascending on high1 he led captivity captive3 he gave gifts to men4 #d3i4 ,now that he ascended1 what is it1 but because he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth8 #d3aj4 ,he that descended is the same also that ascended above all the heavens3 that he might fill all things4 #d3aa4 ,and he gave some apostles1 and some prophets1 and other some evangelists1 and other some pastors and doctors3 ,gave some apostles--,until we all meet1 etc4 4 4,here it is plainly expressed1 that ,christ has left in his church a perpetual succession of orthodox pastors and teachers1 to preserve the faithful in unity and truth4 #d3ab4 ,for the perfecting of the saints1 for the word of the ministry1 for the edifying of the body of ,christ3 #d3ac4 ,until we all meet into the unity of faith and of the knowledge of the ,son of ,god1 unto a perfect man1 unto the measure of the age of the fulness of ,christ3 #d3ad4 ,that henceforth we be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine1 by the wickedness of men1 by cunning craftiness by which they lie in wait to deceive4 #d3ae4 ,but doing the truth in charity1 we may in all things grow up in him who is the head1 even ,christ3 #d3af4 ,from whom the whole body1 being compacted and fitly joined together1 by what every joint supplieth1 according to the operation in the measure of every part1 maketh increase of the body1 unto the edifying of itself in charity4 #d3ag4 ,this then ,i say and testify in the ,lord3 ,that henceforward you walk not as also the ,gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind3 #d3ah4 ,having their understanding darkened3 being alienated from the life of ,god through the ignorance that is in them1 because of the blindness of their hearts4 #d3ai4 ,who despairing have given themselves up to lasciviousness1 unto the working of all uncleanness1 unto covetousness4 #d3bj4 ,but you have not so learned ,christ3 #d3ba4 ,if so be that you have heard him and have been taught in him1 as the truth is in ,jesus3 #d3bb4 ,to put off1 according to former conversation1 the old man1 who is corrupted according to the desire of error4 #d3bc4 ,and be renewed in spirit of your mind3 #d3bd4 ,and put on the new man1 who according to ,god is created in justice and holiness of truth4 #d3be4 ,wherefore1 putting away lying1 speak ye the truth1 every man with his neighbour4 ,for we are members one of another4 #d3bf4 ,be angry3 and sin not4 ,let not the sun go down upon your anger4 #d3bg4 ,give not place to the devil4 #d3bh4 ,he that stole1 let him now steal no more3 but rather let him labour1 working with his hands the thing which is good1 that he may have something to give to him that suffereth need4 #d3bi4 ,let no evil speech proceed from your mouth3 but that which is good1 to the edification of faith3 that it may administer grace to the hearers4 #d3cj4 ,and grieve not the holy ,spirit of ,god3 whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption4 #d3ca4 ,let all bitterness and anger and indignation and clamour and blasphemy be put away from you1 with all malice4 #d3cb4 ,and be ye kind one to another3 merciful1 forgiving one another1 even as ,god hath forgiven you in ,christ4 ,ephesians ,chapter #e ,exhortations to a virtuous life4 ,the mutual duties of man and wife1 by the example of ,christ and of the ,church4 #e3a4 ,be ye therefore followers of ,god1 as most dear children3 #e3b4 ,and walk in love1 as ,christ also hath loved us and hath delivered himself for us1 an oblation and a sacrifice to ,god for an odour of sweetness4 #e3c4 ,but fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness1 let it not so much as be named among you1 as becometh saints3 #e3d4 ,or obscenity or foolish talking or scurrility1 which is to no purpose3 but rather giving of thanks4 #e3e4 ,for know you this and understand3 ,that no fornicator or unclean or covetous person 7which is a serving of idols7 hath inheritance in the kingdom of ,christ and of ,god4 #e3f4 ,let no man deceive you with vain words4 ,for because of these things cometh the anger of ,god upon the children of unbelief4 #e3g4 ,be ye not therefore partakers with them4 #e3h4 ,for you were heretofore darkness1 but now light in the ,lord4 ,walk then as children of the light4 #e3i4 ,for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and justice and truth3 #e3aj4 ,proving what is well pleasing to ,god4 #e3aa4 ,and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness3 but rather reprove them4 #e3ab4 ,for the things that are done by them in secret1 it is a shame even to speak of4 #e3ac4 ,but all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light3 for all that is made manifest is light4 #e3ad4 ,wherefore he saith3 ,rise1 thou that sleepest1 and arise from the dead3 and ,christ shall enlighten thee4 #e3ae4 ,see therefore1 brethren1 how you walk circumspectly3 not as unwise1 #e3af4 ,but as wise3 redeeming the time1 because the days are evil4 #e3ag4 ,wherefore1 become not unwise3 but understanding what is the will of ,god4 #e3ah4 ,and be not drunk with wine1 wherein is luxury3 but be ye filled with the ,holy ,spirit1 #e3ai4 ,speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual canticles1 singing and making melody in your hearts to the ,lord3 #e3bj4 ,giving thanks always for all things1 in the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 to ,god and the ,father3 #e3ba4 ,being subject one to another1 in the fear of ,christ4 #e3bb4 ,let women be subject to their husbands1 as to the ,lord3 #e3bc4 ,because the husband is the head of the wife1 as ,christ is the head of the church4 ,he is the saviour of his body4 #e3bd4 ,therefore as the church is subject to ,christ3 so also let the wives be to their husbands in all things4 ,as the church is subject to ,christ4 4 4,the church then1 according to ,st4 ,paul1 is ever obedient to ,christ1 and can never fall from him1 but remain faithful to him1 unspotted and unchanged to the end of the world4 #e3be4 ,husbands1 love your wives1 as ,christ also loved the church and delivered himself up for it3 #e3bf4 ,that he might sanctify it1 cleansing it by the laver of water in the word of life3 #e3bg4 ,that he might present it to himself1 a glorious church1 not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing2 but that it should be holy and without blemish4 #e3bh4 ,so also ought men to love their wives as their own bodies4 ,he that loveth his wife loveth himself4 #e3bi4 ,for no man ever hated his own flesh1 but nourisheth and cherisheth it1 as also ,christ doth the church3 #e3cj4 ,because we are members of him1 body1 of his flesh and of his bones4 #e3ca4 ,for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother3 and shall cleave to his wife4 ,and they shall be two in one flesh4 #e3cb4 ,this is a great sacrament3 but ,i speak in ,christ and in the church4 #e3cc4 ,nevertheless1 let every one of you in particular love for his wife as himself3 ,and let the wife fear her husband4 ,ephesians ,chapter #f ,duties of children and servants4 ,the ,christian's armour4 #f3a4 ,children1 obey your parents in the ,lord3 for this is just4 #f3b4 ,honour thy father and thy mother1 which is the first commandment with a promise3 #f3c4 ,that it may be well with thee1 and thou mayest be long lived upon earth4 #f3d4 ,and you1 fathers1 provoke not your children to anger3 but bring them up in the discipline and correction of the ,lord4 #f3e4 ,servants1 be obedient to them that are your lords according to the flesh1 with fear and trembling1 in the simplicity of your heart1 as to ,christ4 #f3f4 ,not serving to the eye1 as it were pleasing men3 but1 as the servants of ,christ1 doing the will of ,god from the heart4 #f3g4 ,with a good will serving1 as to the ,lord1 and not to men4 #f3h4 ,knowing that whatsoever good thing any man shall do1 the same shall he receive from the ,lord1 whether he be bond or free4 #f3i4 ,and you1 masters1 do the same things to them1 forbearing threatenings3 knowing that the ,lord both of them and you is in heaven4 ,and there is no respect of persons with him4 #f3aj4 ,finally1 brethren1 be strengthened in the ,lord and in the might of his power4 #f3aa4 ,put you on the armour of ,god1 that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil4 #f3ab4 ,for our wrestling is not against flesh and blood2 but against principalities and powers1 against the rulers of the world of this darkness1 against the spirits of wickedness in the high places4 ,high places1 or heavenly places4 4 4,that is to say1 in the air1 the lowest of the celestial regions2 in which ,god permits these wicked spirits or fallen angels to wander4 #f3ac4 ,therefore1 take unto you the armour of ,god1 that you may be able to resist in the evil day and to stand in all things perfect4 #f3ad4 ,stand therefore1 having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate of justice3 #f3ae4 ,and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace4 #f3af4 ,in all things taking the shield of faith1 wherewith you may be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the most wicked one4 #f3ag4 ,and take unto you the helmet of salvation and the sword of the ,spirit 7which is the word of ,god74 #f3ah4 ,by all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the spirit3 and in the same watching with all instance and supplication for all the saints3 #f3ai4 ,and for me1 that speech may be given me1 that ,i may open my mouth with confidence1 to make known the mystery of the gospel1 #f3bj4 ,for which ,i am an ambassador in a chain3 so that therein ,i may be bold to speak according as ,i ought4 #f3ba4 ,but that you also may know the things that concern me and what ,i am doing1 ,tychicus1 my dearest brother and faithful minister in the ,lord1 will make known to you all things3 #f3bb4 ,whom ,i have sent to you for this same purpose3 that you may know the things concerning us1 and that he may comfort your hearts4 #f3bc4 ,peace be to the brethren and charity with faith1 from ,god the ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #f3bd4 ,grace be with all them that love our ,lord ,jesus ,christ in incorruption4 ,amen4 ,in incorruption4 4 4,that is1 with a pure and perfect love4 ,,the ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,philippians ,the ,philippians were the first among the ,macedonians converted to the faith4 ,they had a great veneration for ,st4 ,paul and supplied his wants when he was a prisoner in ,rome1 sending to him by ,epaphroditus1 by whom he sent this ,epistle2 in which he recommends charity1 unity and humility and warns them against false teachers1 whom he calls dogs and enemies of the cross of ,christ4 ,he also returns thanks for their benefactions4 ,it was written about twenty-nine years after our ,lord's ,ascension4 ,philippians ,chapter #a ,the apostle's affection for the ,philippians4 #a3a4 ,paul and ,timothy1 the servants of ,jesus ,christ3 to all the saints in ,christ ,jesus who are at ,philippi1 with the bishops and deacons4 #a3b4 ,grace be unto you and peace1 from ,god our ,father and from the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3c4 ,i give thanks to my ,god in every remembrance of you3 #a3d4 ,always in all my prayers making supplication for you all with joy3 #a3e4 ,for your communication in the gospel of ,christ1 from the first day unto now4 #a3f4 ,being confident of this very thing3 that he who hath begun a good work in you will perfect it unto the day of ,christ ,jesus4 #a3g4 ,as it is meet for me to think this for you all1 for that ,i have you in my heart2 and that1 in my bands and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel1 you all are partakers of my joy4 #a3h4 ,for ,god is my witness how ,i long after you all in the bowels of ,jesus ,christ4 #a3i4 ,and this ,i pray3 ,that your charity may more and more abound in knowledge and in all understanding3 #a3aj4 ,that you may approve the better things3 that you may be sincere and without offence unto the day of ,christ3 #a3aa4 ,filled with the fruit of justice1 through ,jesus ,christ1 unto the glory and praise of ,god4 #a3ab4 ,now1 brethren1 ,i desire you should know that the things which have happened to me have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel3 #a3ac4 ,so that my bands are made manifest in ,christ1 in all the court and in all other places4 #a3ad4 ,and many of the brethren in the ,lord1 growing confident by my bands1 are much more bold to speak the word of ,god without fear4 #a3ae4 ,some indeed1 even out of envy and contention3 but some also for good will preach ,christ4 #a3af4 ,some out of charity1 knowing that ,i am set for the defence of the gospel4 #a3ag4 ,and some out of contention preach ,christ not sincerely3 supposing that they raise affliction to my bands4 #a3ah4 ,but what then8 ,so that by all means1 whether by occasion or by truth1 ,christ be preached3 in this also ,i rejoice1 yea1 and will rejoice4 #a3ai4 ,for ,i know that this shall fall out to me unto salvation1 through your prayer and the supply of the ,spirit of ,jesus ,christ1 #a3bj4 ,according to my expectation and hope2 that in nothing ,i shall be confounded3 but with all confidence1 as always1 so now also1 shall ,christ be magnified in my body1 whether it be by life or by death4 #a3ba4 ,for to me1 to live is ,christ3 and to die is gain4 #a3bb4 ,and if to live in the flesh3 this is to me the fruit of labour4 ,and what ,i shall choose ,i know not4 ,this is to me1 etc4 4 4,his meaning is1 that although his dying immediately for ,christ would be his gain1 by putting him presently in possession of heaven2 yet he is doubtful what he should choose1 because by staying longer in the flesh1 he should be more beneficial to the souls of his neighbours4 #a3bc4 ,but ,i am straitened between two3 having a desire to be dissolved and to be with ,christ1 a thing by far the better4 #a3bd4 ,but to abide still in the flesh is needful for you4 #a3be4 ,and having this confidence1 ,i know that ,i shall abide and continue with you all1 for your furtherance and joy of faith3 #a3bf4 ,that your rejoicing may abound in ,christ ,jesus for me1 by my coming to you again4 #a3bg4 ,only let your conversation be worthy of the gospel of ,christ3 that1 whether ,i come and see you1 or1 being absent1 may hear of you1 that you stand fast in one spirit1 with one mind labouring together for the faith of the gospel4 #a3bh4 ,and in nothing be ye terrified by the adversaries3 which to them is a cause of perdition1 but to you of salvation1 and this from ,god4 #a3bi4 ,for unto you it is given for ,christ1 not only to believe in him1 but also to suffer for him3 #a3cj4 ,having the same conflict as that which you have seen in me and now have heard of me4 ,philippians ,chapter #b ,he recommends them to unity and humility1 and to work out their salvation with fear and trembling4 #b3a4 ,if there be therefore any consolation in ,christ1 if any comfort of charity1 if any society of the spirit1 if any bowels of commiseration3 #b3b4 ,fulfil ye my joy1 that you be of one mind1 having the same charity1 being of one accord1 agreeing in sentiment4 #b3c4 ,let nothing be done through contention3 neither by vain glory4 ,but in humility1 let each esteem others better than themselves3 #b3d4 ,each one not considering the things that are his own1 but those that are other men's4 #b3e4 ,for let this mind be in you1 which was also in ,christ ,jesus3 #b3f4 ,who being in the form of ,god1 thought it not robbery to be equal with ,god3 #b3g4 ,but emptied himself1 taking the form of a servant1 being made in the likeness of men1 and in habit found as a man4 ,emptied himself1 exinanivit4 4 4made himself as of no account4 #b3h4 ,he humbled himself1 becoming obedient unto death1 even to the death of the cross4 #b3i4 ,for which cause1 ,god also hath exalted him and hath given him a name which is above all names3 #b3aj4 ,that in the name of ,jesus every knee should bow1 of those that are in heaven1 on earth1 and under the earth3 #b3aa4 ,and that every tongue should confess that the ,lord ,jesus ,christ is in the glory of ,god the ,father4 #b3ab4 ,wherefore1 my dearly beloved1 7as you have always obeyed1 not as in my presence only but much more now in my absence7 with fear and trembling work out your salvation4 ,with fear1 etc4 4 4,this is against the false faith1 and presumptuous security of modern sectaries4 #b3ac4 ,for it is ,god who worketh in you1 both to will and to accomplish1 according to his good will4 #b3ad4 ,and do ye all things without murmurings and hesitations3 #b3ae4 ,that you may be blameless and sincere children of ,god1 without reproof1 in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation3 among whom you shine as lights in the world4 #b3af4 ,holding forth the word of life to my glory in the day of ,christ3 because ,i have not run in vain1 nor laboured in vain4 #b3ag4 ,yea1 and if ,i be made a victim upon the sacrifice and service of your faith1 ,i rejoice and congratulate with you all4 #b3ah4 ,and for the selfsame thing1 do you also rejoice and congratulate with me4 #b3ai4 ,and ,i hope in the ,lord ,jesus to send ,timothy unto you shortly1 that ,i also may be of good comfort1 when ,i know the things concerning you4 #b3bj4 ,for ,i have no man so of the same mind1 who with sincere affection is solicitous for you4 #b3ba4 ,for all seek the things that are their own not the things that are ,jesus ,christ's4 #b3bb4 ,now know ye the proof of him3 that as a son with the father1 so hath he served with me in the gospel4 #b3bc4 ,him therefore ,i hope to send unto you immediately3 so soon as ,i shall see how it will go with me4 #b3bd4 ,and ,i trust in the ,lord that ,i myself also shall come to you shortly4 #b3be4 ,but ,i have thought it necessary to send to you ,epaphroditus1 my brother and fellow labourer and fellow soldier1 but your apostle3 and he that hath ministered to my wants4 #b3bf4 ,for indeed he longed after you all3 and was sad1 for that you had heard that he was sick4 #b3bg4 ,for indeed he was sick1 nigh unto death3 but ,god had mercy on him4 ,and not only on him1 but on me also1 lest ,i should have sorrow upon sorrow4 #b3bh4 ,therefore1 ,i sent him the more speedily3 that seeing him again1 you may rejoice1 and ,i may be without sorrow4 #b3bi4 ,receive him therefore with all joy in the ,lord3 and treat with honour such as he is4 #b3cj4 ,because for the work of ,christ he came to the point of death3 delivering his life1 that he might fulfil that which on your part was wanting towards my service4 ,philippians ,chapter #c ,he warneth them against false teachers4 ,he counts all other things loss1 that he may gain ,christ4 #c3a4 ,as to the rest1 my brethren1 rejoice in the ,lord4 ,to write the same things to you1 to me indeed is not wearisome1 but to you is necessary4 #c3b4 ,beware of dogs3 beware of evil workers3 beware of the concision4 #c3c4 ,for we are the circumcision1 who in spirit serve ,god and glory in ,christ ,jesus1 not having confidence in the flesh4 #c3d4 ,though ,i might also have confidence in the flesh4 ,if any other thinketh he may have confidence in the flesh1 ,i more3 #c3e4 ,being circumcised the eighth day1 of the stock of ,israel1 of the tribe of ,benjamin1 an ,hebrew of the ,hebrews4 ,according to the law1 a ,pharisee3 #c3f4 ,according to zeal1 persecuting the church of ,god3 ,according to the justice that is in the law1 conversing without blame4 #c3g4 ,but the things that were gain to me1 the same ,i have counted loss for ,christ4 #c3h4 ,furthermore1 ,i count all things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of ,jesus ,christ1 my ,lord3 for whom ,i have suffered the loss of all things and count them but as dung1 that ,i may gain ,christ4 #c3i4 ,and may be found in him1 not having my justice1 which is of the law1 but that which is of the faith of ,christ ,jesus1 which is of ,god3 justice in faith4 #c3aj4 ,that ,i may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings3 being made conformable to his death1 #c3aa4 ,if by any means ,i may attain to the resurrection which is from the dead4 #c3ab4 ,not as though ,i had already attained1 or were already perfect3 but ,i follow after1 if ,i may by any means apprehend1 wherein ,i am also apprehended by ,christ ,jesus4 #c3ac4 ,brethren1 ,i do not count myself to have apprehended4 ,but one thing ,i do3 ,forgetting the things that are behind and stretching forth myself to those that are before1 #c3ad4 ,i press towards the mark1 to the prize of the supernal vocation of ,god in ,christ ,jesus4 #c3ae4 ,let us therefore1 as many as are perfect1 be thus minded3 and if in any thing you be otherwise minded1 this also ,god will reveal to you1 #c3af4 ,nevertheless1 whereunto we are come1 that we be of the same mind1 let us also continue in the same rule4 #c3ag4 ,be ye followers of me1 brethren3 and observe them who walk so as you have our model4 #c3ah4 ,for many walk1 of whom ,i have told you often 7and now tell you weeping7 that they are enemies of the cross of ,christ3 #c3ai4 ,whose end is destruction3 whose ,god is their belly3 and whose glory is in their shame3 who mind earthly things4 #c3bj4 ,but our conversation is in heaven3 from whence also we look for the ,saviour1 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 #c3ba4 ,who will reform the body of our lowness1 made like to the body of his glory1 according to the operation whereby also he is able to subdue all things unto himself4 ,philippians ,chapter #d ,he exhorts them to perseverance in all good and acknowledges their charitable contributions to him4 #d3a4 ,therefore my dearly beloved brethren and most desired1 my joy and my crown3 so stand fast in the ,lord1 my dearly beloved4 #d3b4 ,i beg of ,evodia and ,i beseech ,syntyche to be of one mind in the ,lord4 #d3c4 ,and ,i entreat thee also1 my sincere companion1 help those women who have laboured with me in the gospel1 with ,clement and the rest of my fellow labourers1 whose names are in the book of life4 #d3d4 ,rejoice in the ,lord always3 again1 ,i say1 rejoice4 #d3e4 ,let your modesty be known to all men4 ,the ,lord is nigh4 #d3f4 ,be nothing solicitous3 but in every thing1 by prayer and supplication1 with thanksgiving1 let your petitions be made known to ,god4 #d3g4 ,and the peace of ,god1 which surpasseth all understanding1 keep your hearts and minds in ,christ ,jesus4 #d3h4 ,for the rest1 brethren1 whatsoever things are true1 whatsoever modest1 whatsoever just1 whatsoever holy1 whatsoever lovely1 whatsoever of good fame1 if there be any virtue1 if any praise of discipline3 think on these things4 ,for the rest1 brethren1 whatsoever things are true1 etc4 4 4,here the apostle enumerates general precepts of morality1 which they ought to practise4 ,whatsoever things are true4 4 4in words1 in promises1 in lawful oaths1 etc41 he commands rectitude of mind1 and sincerity of heart4 ,whatsoever modest4 4 4by these words he prescribes gravity in manners1 modesty in dress1 and decency in conversation4 ,whatsoever just4 4 4,that is1 in dealing with others1 in buying or selling1 in trade or business1 to be fair and honest4 ,whatsoever holy4 4 4by these words may be understood1 that those who are in a religious state professed1 or in holy orders1 should lead a life of sanctity and chastity1 according to the vows they make2 but these words being also applied to those in the world1 indicate the virtuous life they are bound by the divine commandments to follow4 ,whatsoever lovely4 4 4that is1 to practise those good offices in society1 that procure us the esteem and good will of our neighbours4 ,whatsoever of good fame4 4 4,that is1 that by our conduct and behaviour we should edify our neighbours1 and give them good example by our actions4 ,if there be any virtue1 if any praise of discipline4 4 4that those in error1 by seeing the morality and good discipline of the true religion1 may be converted4 ,and finally1 the apostle commands1 not only the ,philippians1 but all ,christians1 to think on these things4 4 4that is1 to make it their study and concern that the peace of ,god might be with them4 #d3i4 ,the things which you have both learned and received and heard and seen in me1 these do ye3 and the ,god of peace shall be with you4 #d3aj4 ,now ,i rejoice in the ,lord exceedingly that now at length your thought for me hath flourished again1 as you did also think2 but you were busied4 #d3aa4 ,i speak not as it were for want4 ,for ,i have learned1 in whatsoever state ,i am1 to be content therewith4 #d3ab4 ,i know both how to be brought low1 and ,i know how to abound 7every where and in all things ,i am instructed73 both to be full and to be hungry3 both to abound and to suffer need4 #d3ac4 ,i can do all things in him who strengtheneth me4 #d3ad4 ,nevertheless1 you have done well in communicating to my tribulation4 #d3ae4 ,and you also know1 ,o ,philippians1 that in the beginning of the gospel1 when ,i departed from ,macedonia1 no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving1 but you only4 #d3af4 ,for unto ,thessalonica also you sent once and again for my use4 #d3ag4 ,not that ,i seek the gift3 but ,i seek the fruit that may abound to your account4 #d3ah4 ,but ,i have all and abound3 ,i am filled1 having received from ,epaphroditus the things you sent1 an odour of sweetness1 an acceptable sacrifice1 pleasing to ,god4 #d3ai4 ,and may my ,god supply all your want1 according to his riches in glory in ,christ ,jesus4 #d3bj4 ,now to ,god and our ,father be glory1 world without end4 ,amen4 #d3ba4 ,salute ye every saint in ,christ ,jesus4 #d3bb4 ,the brethren who are with me salute you4 ,all the saints salute you3 especially they that are of ,caesar's household4 #d3bc4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with your spirit4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,colossians ,colossa was a city of ,phrygia1 near ,laodicea4 ,it does not appear that ,st4 ,paul had preached there himself1 but that the ,colossians were converted by ,epaphras1 a disciple of the ,apostles4 ,however1 as ,st4 ,paul was the great ,apostle of the ,gentiles1 he wrote this ,epistle to the ,colossians when he was in prison1 and about the same time that he wrote to the ,ephesians and ,philippians4 ,the exhortations and doctrine it contains are similar to that which is set forth in his ,epistle to the ,ephesians4 ,colossians ,chapter #a ,he gives thanks for the grace bestowed upon the ,colossians and prays for them4 ,christ is the head of the church and the peacemaker through his blood4 ,paul is his minister4 #a3a4 ,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 by the will of ,god1 and ,timothy1 a brother3 #a3b4 ,to the saints and faithful brethren in ,christ ,jesus who are at ,colossa4 #a3c4 ,grace be to you and peace1 from ,god our ,father and from the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,we give thanks to ,god and the ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 praying always for you4 #a3d4 ,hearing your faith in ,christ ,jesus and the love which you have towards all the saints4 #a3e4 ,for the hope that is laid up for you in heaven1 which you have heard in the word of the truth of the gospel1 #a3f4 ,which is come unto you1 as also it is in the whole world and bringeth forth fruit and groweth1 even as it doth in you1 since the day you heard and knew the grace of ,god in truth4 #a3g4 ,as you learned of ,epaphras1 our most beloved fellow servant1 who is for you a faithful minister of ,christ ,jesus2 #a3h4 ,who also hath manifested your love in the spirit4 #a3i4 ,therefore we also1 from the day that we heard it1 cease not to pray for you and to beg that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will1 in all wisdom and spiritual understanding3 #a3aj4 ,that you may walk worthy of ,god1 in all things pleasing2 being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of ,god3 #a3aa4 ,strengthened with all might according to the power of his glory1 in all patience and longsuffering with joy1 #a3ab4 ,giving thanks to ,god the ,father1 who hath made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light3 #a3ac4 ,who hath delivered us from the power of darkness and hath translated us into the kingdom of the ,son of his love1 #a3ad4 ,in whom we have redemption through his blood1 the remission of sins3 #a3ae4 ,who is the image of the invisible ,god1 the firstborn of every creature3 ,the firstborn4 4 4,that is1 first begotten2 as the ,evangelist declares1 the only begotten of his ,father3 hence1 ,st4 ,chrisostom explains firstborn1 not first created1 as he was not created at all1 but born of his ,father before all ages2 that is1 coeval with the ,father and with the ,holy ,ghost4 #a3af4 ,for in him were all things created in heaven and on earth1 visible and invisible1 whether thrones1 or dominations1 or principalities1 or powers4 ,all things were created by him and in him4 #a3ag4 ,and he is before all3 and by him all things consist4 #a3ah4 ,and he is the head of the body1 the church3 who is the beginning1 the firstborn from the dead1 that in all things he may hold the primacy3 #a3ai4 ,because in him1 it hath well pleased the ,father that all fulness should dwell3 #a3bj4 ,and through him to reconcile all things unto himself1 making peace through the blood of his cross1 both as to the things that are on earth and the things that are in heaven4 #a3ba4 ,and you1 whereas you were some time alienated and enemies in mind in evil works3 #a3bb4 ,yet now he hath reconciled in the body of his flesh through death1 to present you holy and unspotted and blameless before him3 #a3bc4 ,if so ye continue in the faith1 grounded and settled1 and immoveable from the hope of the gospel which you have heard1 which is preached in all the creation that is under heaven3 whereof ,i ,paul am made a minister4 #a3bd4 ,who now rejoice in my sufferings for you and fill up those things that are wanting of the sufferings of ,christ1 in my flesh1 for his body1 which is the church3 ,wanting4 4 4,there is no want in the sufferings of ,christ in himself as head3 but many sufferings are still wanting1 or are still to come1 in his body the church1 and his members the faithful4 #a3be4 ,whereof ,i am made a minister according to the dispensation of ,god1 which is given me towards you1 that ,i may fulfil the word of ,god3 #a3bf4 ,the mystery which hath been hidden from ages and generations1 but now is manifested to his saints1 #a3bg4 ,to whom ,god would make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the ,gentiles1 which is ,christ1 in you the hope of glory4 #a3bh4 ,whom we preach1 admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom1 that we may present every man perfect in ,christ ,jesus4 #a3bi4 ,wherein also ,i labour1 striving according to his working which he worketh in me in power4 ,colossians ,chapter #b ,he warns them against the impostures of the philosophers and the ,jewish teachers1 that would withdraw them from ,christ4 #b3a4 ,for ,i would have you know what manner of care ,i have for you and for them that are at ,laodicea and whosoever have not seen my face in the flesh3 #b3b4 ,that their hearts may be comforted1 being instructed in charity and unto all riches of fulness of understanding1 unto the knowledge of the mystery of ,god the ,father and of ,christ ,jesus3 #b3c4 ,in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge4 #b3d4 ,now this ,i say1 that no man may deceive you by loftiness of words4 #b3e4 ,for though ,i be absent in body1 yet in spirit ,i am with you1 rejoicing1 and beholding your order and the steadfastness of your faith which is in ,christ4 #b3f4 ,as therefore you have received ,jesus ,christ the ,lord1 walk ye in him3 #b3g4 ,rooted and built up in him and confirmed in the faith1 as also you have learned3 abounding in him in thanksgiving4 #b3h4 ,beware lest any man cheat you by philosophy and vain deceit3 according to the tradition of men according to the elements of the world and not according to ,christ4 #b3i4 ,for in him dwelleth all the fulness of the ,godhead corporeally4 #b3aj4 ,and you are filled in him1 who is the head of all principality and power4 #b3aa4 ,in whom also you are circumcised with circumcision not made by hand in despoiling of the body of the flesh3 but in the circumcision of ,christ4 #b3ab4 ,buried with him in baptism3 in whom also you are risen again by the faith of the operation of ,god who hath raised him up from the dead4 #b3ac4 ,and you1 when you were dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh1 he hath quickened together with him1 forgiving you all offences3 #b3ad4 ,blotting out the handwriting of the decree that was against us1 which was contrary to us4 ,and he hath taken the same out of the way1 fastening it to the cross4 #b3ae4 ,and despoiling the principalities and powers1 he hath exposed them confidently in open shew1 triumphing over them in himself4 #b3af4 ,let no man therefore judge you in meat or in drink or in respect of a festival day or of the new moon or of the sabbaths1 ,in meat1 etc4 4 4,he means with regard to the ,jewish observations of the distinction of clean and unclean meats2 and of their festivals1 new moons1 and sabbaths1 as being no longer obligatory4 #b3ag4 ,which are a shadow of things to come3 but the body is of ,christ4 #b3ah4 ,let no man seduce you1 willing in humility and religion of angels1 walking in the things which he hath not seen1 in vain puffed up by the sense of his flesh3 ,willing1 etc4 4 4,that is1 by a self willed1 self invented1 superstitious worship1 falsely pretending humility1 but really proceeding from pride4 ,such was the worship1 that many of the philosophers 7against whom ,st4 ,paul speaks1 ver4 #h7 paid to angels or demons1 by sacrificing to them1 as carriers of intelligence betwixt ,god and men2 pretending humility in so doing1 as if ,god was too great to be addressed by men2 and setting aside the mediatorship of ,jesus ,christ1 who is the head both of angels and men4 ,such also was the worship paid by the ancient heretics1 disciples of ,simon and ,menander1 to the angels1 whom they believed to be makers and lords of this lower world4 ,this is certain1 that they whom the apostle here condemns1 did not hold the head1 7ver4 #ai17 that is1 ,jesus ,christ1 and his mediatorship2 and therefore what he writes here no way touches the ,catholic doctrine and practice1 of desiring our good angels to pray to ,god for us1 through ,jesus ,christ4 ,st4 ,jerome ,epist4 ad ,algas4 understands by the religion or service of angels1 the ,jewish teachers1 who sought to subject the new ,christians to the observance of the ,mosaic law4 #b3ai4 ,and not holding the head1 from which the whole body1 by joints and bands1 being supplied with nourishment and compacted1 groweth into the increase of ,god4 #b3bj4 ,if then you be dead with ,christ from the elements of this world1 why do you yet decree as though living in the world8 #b3ba4 ,touch not3 taste not3 handle not4 ,touch not1 etc4 4 4,the meaning is1 that ,christians should not subject themselves1 either to the ordinances of the old law1 forbidding touching or tasting things unclean2 or to the superstitious invention of heretics1 imposing such restraints1 under pretence of wisdom1 humility1 or mortification4 #b3bb4 ,which all are unto destruction by the very use1 according to the precepts and doctrines of men4 #b3bc4 ,which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in superstition and humility1 and not sparing the body2 not in any honour to the filling of the flesh4 ,colossians ,chapter #c ,he exhorts them to put off the old man1 and to put on the new4 ,the duties of wives and husbands1 children and servants4 #c3a4 ,therefore if you be risen with ,christ1 seek the things that are above1 where ,christ is sitting at the right hand of ,god4 #c3b4 ,mind the things that are above1 not the things that are upon the earth4 #c3c4 ,for you are dead3 and your life is hid with ,christ in ,god4 #c3d4 ,when ,christ shall appear1 who is your life1 then you also shall appear with him in glory4 #c3e4 ,mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth3 fornication1 uncleanness1 lust1 evil concupiscence and covetousness1 which is the service of idols4 #c3f4 ,for which things the wrath of ,god cometh upon the children of unbelief4 #c3g4 ,in which you also walked some time1 when you lived in them4 #c3h4 ,but now put you also all away3 anger1 indignation1 malice1 blasphemy1 filthy speech out of your mouth4 #c3i4 ,lie not one to another3 stripping yourselves of the old man with his deeds1 #c3aj4 ,and putting on the new1 him who is renewed unto knowledge1 according to the image of him that created him4 #c3aa4 ,where there is neither ,gentile nor ,jew1 circumcision nor uncircumcision1 ,barbarian nor ,scythian1 bond nor free4 ,but ,christ is all and in all4 #c3ab4 ,put ye on therefore1 as the elect of ,god1 holy and beloved1 the bowels of mercy1 benignity1 humility1 modesty1 patience3 #c3ac4 ,bearing with one another and forgiving one another1 if any have a complaint against another4 ,even as the ,lord hath forgiven you1 so do you also4 #c3ad4 ,but above all these things have charity1 which is the bond of perfection4 #c3ae4 ,and let the peace of ,christ rejoice in your hearts1 wherein also you are called in one body3 and be ye thankful4 #c3af4 ,let the word of ,christ dwell in you abundantly3 in all wisdom1 teaching and admonishing one another in psalms1 hymns and spiritual canticles1 singing in grace in your hearts to ,god4 #c3ag4 ,all whatsoever you do in word or in work1 do all in the name of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 giving thanks to ,god and the ,father by him4 #c3ah4 ,wives1 be subject to your husbands1 as it behoveth in the ,lord4 #c3ai4 ,husbands1 love your wives and be not bitter towards them4 #c3bj4 ,children1 obey your parents in all things3 for this is well pleasing to the ,lord4 #c3ba4 ,fathers1 provoke not your children to indignation1 lest they be discouraged4 #c3bb4 ,servants1 obey in all things your masters according to the flesh3 not serving to the eye1 as pleasing men3 but in simplicity of heart1 fearing ,god4 #c3bc4 ,whatsoever you do1 do it from the heart1 as to the ,lord1 and not to men3 #c3bd4 ,knowing that you shall receive of the ,lord the reward of inheritance4 ,serve ye the ,lord ,christ4 #c3be4 ,for he that doth wrong shall receive for that which he hath done wrongfully4 ,and there is no respect of persons with ,god4 ,colossians ,chapter #d ,he recommends constant prayer and wisdom4 ,various salutations4 #d3a4 ,masters1 do to your servants that which is just and equal3 knowing that you also have a master in heaven4 #d3b4 ,be instant in prayer3 watching in it with thanksgiving4 #d3c4 ,praying withal for us also1 that ,god may open unto us a door of speech to speak the mystery of ,christ 7for which also ,i am bound73 #d3d4 ,that ,i may make it manifest as ,i ought to speak4 #d3e4 ,walk with wisdom towards them that are without1 redeeming the time4 #d3f4 ,let your speech be always in grace seasoned with salt3 that you may know how you ought to answer every man4 #d3g4 ,all the things that concern me1 ,tychicus1 our dearest brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the ,lord1 will make known to you4 #d3h4 ,what ,i have sent to you for this same purpose1 that he may know the things that concern you and comfort your hearts3 #d3i4 ,with ,onesimus1 a most beloved and faithful brother1 who is one of you4 ,all things that are done here1 they shall make known to you4 #d3aj4 ,aristarchus1 my fellow prisoner1 saluteth you3 and ,mark1 the cousin german of ,barnabas1 touching whom you have received commandments4 ,if he come unto you1 receive him4 #d3aa4 ,and ,jesus that is called ,justus3 who are of the circumcision4 ,these only are my helpers1 in the kingdom of ,god3 who have been a comfort to me4 #d3ab4 ,epaphras saluteth you1 who is one of you1 a servant of ,christ ,jesus1 who is always solicitous for you in prayers1 that you may stand perfect and full in all the will of ,god4 #d3ac4 ,for ,i bear him testimony that he hath much labour for you and for them that are at ,laodicea and them at ,hierapolis4 #d3ad4 ,luke1 the most dear physician1 saluteth you3 and ,demas4 #d3ae4 ,salute the brethren who are at ,laodicea3 and ,nymphas and the church that is in his house4 #d3af4 ,and when this epistle shall have been read with you1 cause that it be read also in the church of the ,laodiceans3 and that you read that which is of the ,laodiceans4 ,and that you read that which is of the ,laodiceans4 4 4,what this epistle was is uncertain1 and annotators have given different opinions concerning it4 ,some expound these words of an epistle which ,st4 ,paul wrote to the ,laodiceans1 and is since lost1 for that now extant is no more than a collection of sentences out of the other epistles of ,st4 ,paul2 therefore it cannot be considered even as a part of that epistle4 ,others explain that the text means a letter sent to ,st4 ,paul by the ,laodiceans1 which he sends to the ,colossians to be read by them4 ,however1 this opinion does not seem well founded4 ,hence it is more probable that ,st4 ,paul wrote an epistle from ,rome to the ,laodiceans1 about the same time that he wrote to the ,colossians1 as he had them both equally at heart1 and that he ordered that epistle to be read by the ,colossians for their instructions2 and being neighbouring cities1 they might communicate to each other what they had received from him2 as one epistle might contain some matters not related in the other1 and would be equally useful for their concern2 and more particularly as they were equally disturbed by intruders and false teachers1 against which the apostle was anxious to warn them1 lest they should be infected by their pernicious doctrine4 #d3ag4 ,and say to ,archippus3 ,take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the ,lord1 that thou fulfil it4 #d3ah4 ,the salutation of ,paul with my own hand4 ,be mindful of my bands4 ,grace be with you4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,first ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,thessalonians ,thessalonica was the capital of ,macedonia1 in which ,st4 ,paul1 having preached the ,gospel1 converted some ,jews and a great number of the ,gentiles3 but the unbelieving ,jews1 envying his success1 raised such a commotion against him that he1 and his companion1 ,sylvanus were obliged to quit the city4 ,afterwards he went to ,athens1 where he heard that the converts in ,thessalonica were under a severe persecution1 ever since his departure2 and lest they should lose their fortitude1 he sent ,timothy to strengthen and comfort them in their sufferings4 ,in the meantime ,st4 ,paul came to ,corinth1 where he wrote this first ,epistle1 and also the second to the ,thessalonians1 both in the same year1 being the nineteenth after our ,lord's ,ascension4 ,these are the first of his ,epistles in the order of time4 #a ,thessalonians ,chapter #a ,he gives thanks for the grace bestowed on the ,thessalonians4 #a3a4 ,paul and ,sylvanus and ,timothy to the church of the ,thessalonians3 in ,god the ,father and in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3b4 ,grace be to you and peace4 ,we give thanks to ,god always for you all3 making a remembrance of you in our prayers without ceasing1 #a3c4 ,being mindful of the work of your faith and labour and charity3 and of the enduring of the hope of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ before ,god and our ,father4 #a3d4 ,knowing1 brethren1 beloved of ,god1 your election3 #a3e4 ,for our gospel hath not been unto you in word only1 but in power also3 and in the ,holy ,ghost and in much fulness1 as you know what manner of men we have been among you for your sakes4 #a3f4 ,and you became followers of us and of the ,lord3 receiving the word in much tribulation1 with joy of the ,holy ,ghost3 #a3g4 ,so that you were made a pattern to all that believe in ,macedonia and in ,achaia4 #a3h4 ,for from you was spread abroad the word of the ,lord not only in ,macedonia and in ,achaia but also in every place3 your faith which is towards ,god1 is gone forth1 so that we need not to speak any thing4 #a3i4 ,for they themselves relate of us1 what manner of entering in we had unto you3 and how you turned to ,god from idols to serve the living and true ,god4 #a3aj4 ,and to wait for his ,son from heaven 7whom he raised up from the dead71 ,jesus1 who hath delivered us from the wrath to come4 #a ,thessalonians ,chapter #b ,the sincerity of the apostle's preaching the gospel to them and of their receiving it4 #b3a4 ,for yourselves know1 brethren1 our entrance in unto you1 that it was not in vain3 #b3b4 ,but having suffered many things before and been shamefully treated1 7as you know7 at ,philippi1 we had confidence in our ,god1 to speak unto you the gospel of ,god in much carefulness4 #b3c4 ,for our exhortation was not of error1 nor of uncleanness1 nor in deceit4 #b3d4 ,but as we were approved by ,god that the gospel should be committed to us3 even so we speak1 not as pleasing men but ,god1 who proveth our hearts4 #b3e4 ,for neither have we used at any time the speech of flattery1 as you know3 nor taken an occasion of covetousness 7,god is witness73 #b3f4 ,nor sought we glory of men1 neither of you1 nor of others4 #b3g4 ,whereas we might have been burdensome to you1 as the apostles of ,christ3 but we became little ones in the midst of you1 as if a nurse should cherish her children3 #b3h4 ,so desirous of you1 we would gladly impart unto you not only the gospel of ,god but also our own souls3 because you were become most dear unto us4 #b3i4 ,for you remember1 brethren1 our labour and toil3 working night and day1 lest we should be chargeable to any of you1 we preached among you the gospel of ,god4 #b3aj4 ,you are witnesses1 and ,god also1 how holily and justly and without blame we have been to you that have believed3 #b3aa4 ,as you know in what manner1 entreating and comforting you 7as a father doth his children71 #b3ab4 ,we testified to every one of you that you would walk worthy of ,god1 who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory4 #b3ad4 ,for you1 brethren1 are become followers of the churches of ,god which are in ,judea1 in ,christ ,jesus3 for you also have suffered the same things from your own countrymen1 even as they have from the ,jews3 #b3ae4 ,who both killed the ,lord ,jesus1 and the prophets1 and have persecuted us1 and please not ,god1 and are adversaries to all men2 #b3af4 ,prohibiting us to speak to the ,gentiles1 that they may be saved1 to fill up their sins always3 for the wrath of ,god is come upon them to the end4 ,to fill up their sins4 4 4,that is1 to fill up the measure of their sins1 after which ,god's justice would punish them4 ,for the wrath of ,god is come upon them to the end4 4 4,that is1 to continue on them to the end4 #b3ag4 ,but we1 brethren1 being taken away from you for a short time1 in sight1 not in heart1 have hastened the more abundantly to see your face with great desire4 #b3ah4 ,for we would have come unto you1 ,i ,paul indeed1 once and again3 but ,satan hath hindered us4 #b3ai4 ,for what is our hope or joy or crown of glory8 ,are not you1 in the presence of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ at his coming8 #b3bj4 ,for you are our glory and joy4 #a ,thessalonians ,chapter #c ,the apostle's concern and love for the ,thessalonians4 #c3a4 ,for which cause1 forbearing no longer1 we thought it good to remain at ,athens alone4 #c3b4 ,and we sent ,timothy1 our brother and the minister of ,god in the gospel of ,christ1 to confirm you and exhort you concerning your faith3 #c3c4 ,that no man should be moved in these tribulations3 for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto4 #c3d4 ,for even when we were with you1 we foretold you that we should suffer tribulations3 as also it is come to pass1 and you know4 #c3e4 ,for this cause also1 ,i1 forbearing no longer1 sent to know your faith3 lest perhaps he that tempteth should have tempted you3 and our labour should be made vain4 #c3f4 ,but now when ,timothy came to us from you and related to us your faith and charity1 and that you have a good remembrance of us always1 desiring to see us as we also to see you3 #c3g4 ,therefore we were comforted1 brethren1 in you1 in all our necessity and tribulation1 by your faith4 #c3h4 ,because now we live1 if you stand in the ,lord4 #c3i4 ,for what thanks can we return to ,god for you1 in all the joy wherewith we rejoice for you before our ,god1 #c3aj4 ,night and day more abundantly praying that we may see your face and may accomplish those things that are wanting to your faith8 #c3aa4 ,now ,god himself and our ,father and our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 direct our way unto you4 #c3ab4 ,and may the ,lord multiply you and make you abound in charity towards one another and towards all men3 as we do also towards you1 #c3ac4 ,to confirm your hearts without blame1 in holiness1 before ,god and our ,father1 at the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 with all his saints4 ,amen4 #a ,thessalonians ,chapter #d ,he exhorts them to purity and mutual charity4 ,he treats of the resurrection of the dead4 #d3a4 ,for the rest therefore1 brethren1 pray and beseech you in the ,lord ,jesus that1 as you have received from us1 how you ought to walk and to please ,god1 so also you would walk1 that you may abound the more4 #d3b4 ,for you know what precepts ,i have given to you by the ,lord ,jesus4 #d3c4 ,for this is the will of ,god1 your sanctification3 ,that you should abstain from fornication3 #d3d4 ,that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour1 #d3e4 ,not in the passion of lust1 like the ,gentiles that know not ,god3 #d3f4 ,and that no man overreach nor circumvent his brother in business3 because the ,lord is the avenger of all these things1 as we have told you before and have testified4 #d3g4 ,for ,god hath not called us unto uncleanness1 but unto sanctification4 #d3h4 ,therefore1 he that despiseth these things1 despiseth not man1 but ,god1 who also hath given his holy ,spirit in us4 #d3i4 ,but as touching the charity of brotherhood1 we have no need to write to you3 for yourselves have learned of ,god to love one another4 #d3aj4 ,for indeed you do it towards all the brethren in all ,macedonia4 ,but we entreat you1 brethren1 that you abound more3 #d3aa4 ,and that you use your endeavour to be quiet3 and that you do your own business and work with your own hands1 as we commanded you3 and that you walk honestly towards them that are without3 and that you want nothing of any man's4 #d3ab4 ,and we will not have you ignorant brethren1 concerning them that are asleep1 that you be not sorrowful1 even as others who have no hope4 #d3ac4 ,for if we believe that ,jesus died and rose again3 even so them who have slept through ,jesus1 will ,god bring with him4 #d3ad4 ,for this we say unto you in the word of the ,lord1 that we who are alive1 who remain unto the coming of the ,lord1 shall not prevent them who have slept4 #d3ae4 ,for the ,lord himself shall come down from heaven with commandment and with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of ,god3 and the dead who are in ,christ shall rise first4 #d3af4 ,then we who are alive1 who are left1 shall be taken up together with them in the clouds to meet ,christ1 into the air3 and so shall we be always with the ,lord4 #d3ag4 ,wherefore1 comfort ye one another with these words4 #a ,thessalonians ,chapter #e ,the day of the ,lord shall come when least expected4 ,exhortations to several duties4 #e3a4 ,but of the times and moments1 brethren1 you need not1 that we should write to you3 #e3b4 ,for yourselves know perfectly that the day of the ,lord shall so come as a thief in the night4 #e3c4 ,for when they shall say3 ,peace and security2 then shall sudden destruction come upon them1 as the pains upon her that is with child1 and they shall not escape4 #e3d4 ,but you1 brethren1 are not in darkness1 that the day should overtake you as a thief4 #e3e4 ,for all you are the children of light and children of the day3 we are not of the night nor of darkness4 #e3f4 ,therefore1 let us not sleep1 as others do3 but let us watch1 and be sober4 #e3g4 ,for they that sleep1 sleep in the night2 and they that are drunk1 are drunk in the night4 #e3h4 ,but let us1 who are of the day1 be sober1 having on the breast plate of faith and charity and1 for a helmet1 the hope of salvation4 #e3i4 ,for ,god hath not appointed us unto wrath3 but unto the purchasing of salvation by our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 #e3aj4 ,who died for us3 that1 whether we watch or sleep1 we may live together with him4 #e3aa4 ,for which cause comfort one another and edify one another1 as you also do4 #e3ab4 ,and we beseech you1 brethren1 to know them who labour among you and are over you in the ,lord and admonish you2 #e3ac4 ,that you esteem them more abundantly in charity1 for their work's sake4 ,have peace with them4 #e3ad4 ,and we beseech you1 brethren1 rebuke the unquiet3 comfort the feeble minded3 support the weak3 be patient towards all men4 ,the unquiet4 4 4,that is1 such as are irregular and disorderly4 #e3ae4 ,see that none render evil for evil to any man3 but ever follow that which is good towards each other and towards all men4 #e3af4 ,always rejoice4 #e3ag4 ,pray without ceasing4 #e3ah4 ,in all things give thanks for this is the will of ,god in ,christ ,jesus concerning you all4 #e3ai4 ,extinguish not the spirit4 #e3bj4 ,despise not prophecies4 #e3ba4 ,but prove all things3 hold fast that which is good4 #e3bb4 ,from all appearance of evil refrain yourselves4 #e3bc4 ,and may the ,god of peace himself sanctify you in all things3 that your whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless in the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #e3bd4 ,he is faithful who hath called you1 who also will do it4 #e3be4 ,brethren1 pray for us4 #e3bf4 ,salute all the brethren with a holy kiss4 #e3bg4 ,i charge you by the ,lord that this epistle be read to all the holy brethren4 #e3bh4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,second ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,thessalonians ,in this ,epistle ,st4 ,paul admonishes the ,thessalonians to be constant in the faith of ,christ and not to be terrified by the insinuations of false teachers telling them that the day of judgment was near at hand1 as there must come many signs and wonders before it4 ,he bids them to hold firm the traditions received from him1 whether by word1 or by epistle1 and shews them how they may be certain of his letters by the manner he writes4 #b ,thessalonians ,chapter #a ,he gives thanks to ,god for their faith and constancy and prays for their advancement in all good4 #a3a4 ,paul and ,sylvanus and ,timothy1 to the church of the ,thessalonians4 ,in ,god our ,father and the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 #a3b4 ,grace unto you3 and peace from ,god our ,father and from the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3c4 ,we are bound to give thanks always to ,god for you1 brethren1 as it is fitting1 because your faith groweth exceedingly and the charity of every one of you towards each other aboundeth4 #a3d4 ,so that we ourselves also glory in you in the churches of ,god1 for your patience and faith1 and in all your persecutions and tribulations3 which you endure #a3e4 ,for an example of the just judgment of ,god1 that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of ,god1 for which also you suffer4 #a3f4 ,seeing it is a just thing with ,god to repay tribulation to them that trouble you3 #a3g4 ,and to you who are troubled1 rest with us1 when the ,lord ,jesus shall be revealed from heaven with the angels of his power3 #a3h4 ,in a flame of fire1 giving vengeance to them who know not ,god and who obey not the gospel of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3i4 ,who shall suffer eternal punishment in destruction1 from the face of the ,lord and from the glory of his power3 #a3aj4 ,when he shall come to be glorified in his saints and to be made wonderful in all them who have believed2 because our testimony was believed upon you in that day4 #a3aa4 ,wherefore also we pray always for you3 ,that our ,god would make you worthy of his vocation and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness and the work of faith in power3 #a3ab4 ,that the name of our ,lord ,jesus may be glorified in you1 and you in him1 according to the grace of our ,god and of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #b ,thessalonians ,chapter #b ,the day of the ,lord is not to come till the man of sin be revealed4 ,the apostle's traditions are to be observed4 #b3a4 ,and we beseech you1 brethren1 by the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ and of our gathering together unto him3 #b3b4 ,that you be not easily moved from your sense nor be terrified1 neither by spirit nor by word nor by epistle4 as sent from us1 as if the day of the ,lord were at hand4 #b3c4 ,let no man deceive you by any means3 for unless there come a revolt first1 and the man of sin be revealed1 the son of perdition ,a revolt4 4 4,this revolt1 or falling off1 is generally understood1 by the ancient fathers1 of a revolt from the ,roman empire1 which was first to be destroyed1 before the coming of ,antichrist4 ,it may1 perhaps1 be understood also of a revolt of many nations from the ,catholic ,church2 which has1 in part1 happened already1 by means of ,mahomet1 ,luther1 c41 and it may be supposed1 will be more general in the days of the ,antichrist4 ,the man of sin4 4 4,here must be meant some particular man1 as is evident from the frequent repetition of the ,greek article3 o1 'the' man of sin1 'the' son of perdition1 'the' adversary or opposer4 ,it agrees to the wicked and great ,antichrist1 who will come before the end of the world4 #b3d4 ,who opposeth and is lifted up above all that is called ,god or that is worshipped1 so that he sitteth in the temple of ,god1 shewing himself as if he were ,god4 ,in the temple4 4 4,either that of ,jerusalem which some think he will rebuild2 or in some ,christian church1 which he will pervert to his own worship3 as ,mahomet has done by the churches of the east4 #b3e4 ,remember you not that1 when ,i was yet with you1 ,i told you these things8 #b3f4 ,and now you know what withholdeth1 that he may be revealed in his time4 #b3g4 ,for the mystery of iniquity already worketh3 only that he who now holdeth do hold1 until he be taken out of the way4 #b3h4 ,and then that wicked one shall be revealed3 whom the ,lord ,jesus shall kill with the spirit of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming3 him #b3i4 ,whose coming is according to the working of ,satan1 in all power and signs and lying wonders3 #b3aj4 ,and in all seduction of iniquity to them that perish3 because they receive not the love of the truth1 that they might be saved4 ,therefore ,god shall send them the operation of error1 to believe lying3 ,god shall send4 4 4,that is ,god shall suffer them to be deceived by lying wonders1 and false miracles1 in punishment of their not entertaining the love of truth4 #b3aa4 ,that all may be judged who have not believed the truth but have consented to iniquity4 #b3ab4 ,but we ought to give thanks to ,god always for you1 brethren1 beloved of ,god1 for that ,god hath chosen you firstfruits unto salvation1 in sanctification of the spirit and faith of the truth3 #b3ac4 ,whereunto also he hath called you by our gospel1 unto the purchasing of the glory of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #b3ad4 ,therefore1 brethren1 stand fast3 and hold the traditions1 which you have learned1 whether by word or by our epistle4 ,traditions4 4 4,see here that the unwritten traditions are no less to be received than their epistles4 #b3ae4 ,now our ,lord ,jesus ,christ himself1 and ,god and our ,father1 who hath loved us and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope in grace1 #b3af4 ,exhort your hearts and confirm you in every good work and word4 #b ,thessalonians ,chapter #c ,he begs their prayers and warns them against idleness4 #c3a4 ,for the rest1 brethren1 pray for us that the word of ,god may run and may be glorified1 even as among you3 ,may run4 4 4,that is1 may spread itself1 and have free course4 #c3b4 ,and that we may be delivered from importunate and evil men3 for all men have not faith4 #c3c4 ,but ,god is faithful1 who will strengthen and keep you from evil4 #c3d4 ,and we have confidence concerning you in the ,lord that the things which we command1 you both do and will do4 #c3e4 ,and the ,lord direct your hearts1 in the charity of ,god and the patience of ,christ4 #c3f4 ,and we charge you1 brethren1 in the name of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that you withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the tradition which they have received of us4 #c3g4 ,for yourselves know how you ought to imitate us4 ,for we were not disorderly among you4 #c3h4 ,neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing3 but in labour and in toil we worked night and day1 lest we should be chargeable to any of you4 #c3i4 ,not as if we had not power3 but that we might give ourselves a pattern unto you1 to imitate us4 #c3aj4 ,for also1 when we were with you1 this we declared to you3 that1 if any man will not work1 neither let him eat4 #c3aa4 ,for we have heard there are some among you who walk disorderly3 working not at all1 but curiously meddling4 #c3ab4 ,now we charge them that are such and beseech them by the ,lord ,jesus ,christ that1 working with silence1 they would eat their own bread4 #c3ac4 ,but you1 brethren1 be not weary in well doing4 #c3ad4 ,and if any man obey not our word by this epistle1 note that man and do not keep company with him1 that he may be ashamed4 #c3ae4 ,yet do not esteem him as an enemy but admonish him as a brother4 #c3af4 ,now the ,lord of peace himself give you everlasting peace in every place4 ,the ,lord be with you all4 #c3ag4 ,the salutation of ,paul with my own hand3 which is the sign in every epistle4 ,so ,i write4 #c3ah4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you all4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,first ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,timothy ,st4 ,paul write this ,epistle to his ,,beloved ,,timothy1 being then bishop of ,ephesus1 to instruct him in the duties of a bishop1 both in respect to himself and to his charge2 and that he ought to be well informed of the good morals of those on whom he was to impose hands3 ,impose not hands lightly upon any man4 ,he tells him also how he should behave towards his clergy4 ,the ,epistle was written about #cc years after our ,lord's ,ascension2 but where it was written is uncertain3 the more general opinion is1 that it was in ,macedonia4 #a ,timothy ,chapter #a ,he puts ,timothy in mind of his charge and blesses ,god for the mercy he himself had received4 #a3a4 ,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 according to the commandment of ,god our ,saviour and ,christ ,jesus our hope3 #a3b4 ,to ,timothy1 his beloved son in faith4 ,grace1 mercy and peace1 from ,god the ,father and from ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 #a3c4 ,as ,i desired thee to remain at ,ephesus when ,i went into ,macedonia1 that thou mightest charge some not to teach otherwise3 #a3d4 ,not to give heed to fables and endless genealogies1 which furnish questions rather than the edification of ,god which is in faith4 #a3e4 ,now the end of the commandment is charity from a pure heart1 and a good conscience1 and an unfeigned faith4 #a3f4 ,from which things some1 going astray1 are turned aside unto vain babbling3 #a3g4 ,desiring to be teachers of the law3 understanding neither the things they say1 nor whereof they affirm4 #a3h4 ,but we know that the law is good1 if a man use it lawfully4 #a3i4 ,knowing this3 ,that the law is not made for the just man but for the unjust and disobedient1 for the ungodly and for sinners1 for the wicked and defiled1 for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers1 for manslayers1 ,the law is not4 4 4,he means1 that the just man doth good1 and avoideth evil1 not as compelled by the law1 and merely for fear of the punishment appointed for transgressors2 but voluntarily1 and out of the love of ,god and virtue2 and would do so1 though there were no law4 #a3aj4 ,for fornicators1 for them who defile themselves with mankind1 for menstealers1 for liars1 for perjured persons1 and whatever other thing is contrary to sound doctrine3 #a3aa4 ,which is according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed ,god which hath been committed to my trust4 #a3ab4 ,i give him thanks who hath strengthened me1 even to ,christ ,jesus our ,lord1 for that he hath counted me faithful1 putting me in the ministry3 #a3ac4 ,who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and contumelious4 ,but ,i obtained the mercy of ,god1 because ,i did it ignorantly in unbelief4 #a3ad4 ,now the grace of our ,lord hath abounded exceedingly with faith and love1 which is in ,christ ,jesus4 #a3ae4 ,a faithful saying1 and worthy of all acceptation1 that ,christ ,jesus came into the world to save sinners1 of whom ,i am the chief4 #a3af4 ,but for this cause have ,i obtained mercy3 that in me first ,christ ,jesus might shew forth all patience1 for the information of them that shall believe in him unto life everlasting4 #a3ag4 ,now to the king of ages1 immortal1 invisible1 the only ,god1 be honour and glory for ever and ever4 ,amen4 #a3ah4 ,this precept1 ,i commend to thee1 ,o son ,timothy3 according to the prophecies going before on thee1 that thou war in them a good warfare1 #a3ai4 ,having faith and a good conscience1 which some rejecting have made shipwreck concerning the faith4 #a3bj4 ,of whom is ,hymeneus and ,alexander1 whom ,i have delivered up to ,satan1 that they may learn not to blaspheme4 #a ,timothy ,chapter #b ,prayers are to be said for all men1 because ,god wills the salvation of all4 ,women are not to teach4 #b3a4 ,i desire therefore1 first of all1 that supplications1 prayers1 intercessions and thanksgivings be made for all men3 #b3b4 ,for kings and for all that are in high station3 that we may lead a quiet and a peaceable life in all piety and chastity4 #b3c4 ,for this is good and acceptable in the sight of ,god our ,saviour1 #b3d4 ,who will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth4 #b3e4 ,for there is one ,god3 and one mediator of ,god and men1 the man ,christ ,jesus3 ,one mediator4 4 4,christ is the one and only mediator of redemption1 who gave himself1 as the apostle writes in the following verse4 #b3f4 ,who gave himself a redemption for all1 a testimony in due times4 a redemption for all4 4 4 ,he is also the only mediator1 who stands in need of no other to recommend his petitions to the ,father4 ,but this is not against our seeking the prayers and intercession1 as well of the faithful upon earth1 as of the saints and angels in heaven1 for obtaining mercy1 grace1 and salvation1 through ,jesus ,christ4 ,as ,st4 ,paul himself often desired the help of the prayers of the faithful1 without any injury to the mediatorship of ,jesus ,christ4 #b3g4 ,whereunto ,i am appointed a preacher and an apostle 7,i say the truth1 ,i lie not71 a doctor of the ,gentiles in faith and truth4 #b3h4 ,i will therefore that men pray in every place1 lifting up pure hands1 without anger and contention4 #b3i4 ,in like manner1 women also in decent apparel3 adorning themselves with modesty and sobriety1 not with plaited hair1 or gold1 or pearls1 or costly attire3 #b3aj4 ,but1 as it becometh women professing godliness1 with good works4 #b3aa4 ,let the woman learn in silence with all subjection4 #b3ab4 ,but ,i suffer not a woman to teach1 nor to use authority over the man3 but to be in silence4 #b3ac4;,for ,adam was first formed2 then ,eve4 #b3ad4 ,and ,adam was not seduced2 but the woman1 being seduced1 was in the transgression4 #b3ae4 ,yet she shall be saved through child bearing2 if she continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety4 #a ,timothy ,chapter #c ,what sort of men are to be admitted into the clergy4 ,the church is the pillar of truth4 #c3a4 ,a faithful saying3 ,if a man desire the office of a bishop1 he desireth good work4 #c3b4 ,it behoveth therefore a bishop to be blameless1 the husband of one wife1 sober1 prudent1 of good behaviour1 chaste1 given to hospitality1 a teacher1 ,of one wife4 4 4 ,the meaning is not that every bishop should have a wife 7for ,st4 ,paul himself had none71 but that no one should be admitted to the holy orders of bishop1 priest1 or deacon1 who had been married more than once4 #c3c4 ,not given to wine1 no striker1 but modest1 not quarrelsome1 not covetous1 but #c3d4 ,one that ruleth well his own house1 having his children in subjection with all chastity4 #c3e4 ,but if a man know not how to rule his own house1 how shall he take care of the church of ,god8 #c3f4 ,not a neophyte3 lest1 being puffed up with pride1 he fall into the judgment of the devil4 ,a neophyte4 4 4 ,that is1 one lately baptized1 a young convert4 #c3g4 ,moreover1 he must have a good testimony of them who are without3 lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil4 #c3h4 ,deacons in like manner3 chaste1 not double tongued1 not given to much wine1 not greedy of filthy lucre3 #c3i4 ,holding the mystery of faith in a pure conscience4 #c3aj4 ,and let these also first be proved3 and so let them minister1 having no crime4 #c3aa4 ,the women in like manner3 chaste1 not slanderers1 but sober1 faithful in all things4 #c3ab4 ,let deacons be the husbands of one wife3 who rule well their children and their own houses4 #c3ac4 ,for they that have ministered well shall purchase to themselves a good degree and much confidence in the faith which is in ,christ ,jesus4 #c3ad4 ,these things ,i write to thee1 hoping that ,i shall come to thee shortly4 #c3ae4 ,but if ,i tarry long1 that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of ,god1 which is the church of the living ,god1 the pillar and ground of the truth4 ,the pillar and ground of the truth4 4 4 ,therefore the church of the living ,god can never uphold error1 nor bring in corruptions1 superstition1 or idolatry4 #c3af4 ,and evidently great is the mystery of godliness1 which was manifested in the flesh1 was justified in the spirit1 appeared unto angels1 hath been preached unto the ,gentiles1 is believed in the world1 is taken up in glory4 #a ,timothy ,chapter #d ,he warns him against heretics1 and exhorts him to the exercise of piety4 #d3a4 ,now the ,spirit manifestly saith that in the last times some shall depart from the faith1 giving heed to spirits of error and doctrines of devils1 #d3b4 ,speaking lies in hypocrisy and having their conscience seared1 #d3c4 ,forbidding to marry1 to abstain from meats1 which ,god hath created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful and by them that have known the truth4 ,forbidding to marry1 to abstain from meats4 4 4 ,he speaks of the ,gnostics1 the ,marcionites1 the ,eneratites1 the ,manicheans1 and other ancient heretics1 who absolutely condemned marriage1 and the use of all kind of meat2 because they pretended that all flesh was from an evil principle4 ,whereas the church of ,god1 so far from condemning marriage1 holds it a holy sacrament2 and forbids it to none but such as by vow have chosen the better part3 and prohibits not the use of any meats whatsoever in proper times and seasons2 though she does not judge all kind of diet proper for days of fasting and penance4 #d3d4 ,for every creature of ,god is good1 and nothing to be rejected that is received with thanksgiving3 #d3e4 ,for it is sanctified by the word of ,god and prayer4 #d3f4 ,these things proposing to the brethren1 thou shalt be a good minister of ,christ ,jesus1 nourished up in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which thou hast attained unto4 #d3g4 ,but avoid foolish and old wives fables3 and exercise thyself unto godliness4 #d3h4 ,for bodily exercise is profitable to little3 but godliness is profitable to all things1 having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come4 #d3i4 ,a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation4 #d3aj4 ,for therefore we labour and are reviled1 because we hope in the living ,god1 who is the ,saviour of all men1 especially of the faithful4 #d3aa4 ,these things command and teach3 #d3ab4 ,let no man despise thy youth3 but be thou an example of the faithful1 in word1 in conversation1 in charity1 in faith1 in chastity4 #d3ac4 ,till ,i come1 attend unto reading1 to exhortation and to doctrine4 #d3ad4 ,neglect not the grace that is in thee1 which was given thee by prophecy1 with imposition of the hands of the priesthood4 #d3ae4 ,meditate upon these things1 be wholly in these things3 that thy profiting may be manifest to all4 #d3af4 ,take heed to thyself and to doctrine3 be earnest in them4 ,for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee4 #a ,timothy ,chapter #e ,he gives him lessons concerning widows1 and how he is to behave to his clergy4 #e3a4 ,an ancient man rebuke not1 but entreat him as a father3 young men1 as brethren3 #e3b4 ,old women1 as mothers3 young women1 as sisters1 in all chastity4 #e3c4 ,honour widows that are widows indeed4 #e3d4 ,but if any widow have children or grandchildren1 let her learn first to govern her own house and to make a return of duty to her parents2 for this is acceptable before ,god4 #e3e4 ,but she that is a widow indeed1 and desolate1 let her trust in ,god and continue in supplications and prayers night and day4 #e3f4 ,for she that liveth in pleasures is dead while she is living4 #e3g4 ,and this give in charge1 that they may be blameless4 #e3h4 ,but if any man have not care of his own and especially of those of his house1 he hath denied the faith and is worse than an infidel4 #e3i4 ,let a widow be chosen of no less than threescore years of age1 who hath been the wife of one husband4 #e3aj4 ,having testimony for her good works1 if she have brought up children1 if she have received to harbour1 if she have washed the saints' feet1 if she have ministered to them that suffer tribulation1 if she have diligently followed every good work4 #e3aa4 ,but the younger widows avoid4 ,for when they have grown wanton in ,christ1 they will marry3 #e3ab4 ,having damnation1 because they have made void their first faith4 ,their first faith4 4 4 ,their vow1 by which they had engaged themselves to ,christ4 #e3ac4 ,and withal being idle they learn to go about from house to house3 and are not only idle1 but tattlers also and busy bodies1 speaking things which they ought not4 #e3ad4 ,i will1 therefore1 that the younger should marry1 bear children1 be mistresses of families1 give no occasion to the adversary to speak evil4 #e3ae4 ,for some are already turned aside after ,satan4 #e3af4 ,if any of the faithful have widows1 let him minister to them1 and let not the church be charged3 that there may be sufficient for them that are widows indeed4 #e3ag4 ,let the priests that rule well be esteemed worthy of double honour3 especially they who labour in the word and doctrine4 #e3ah4 ,for the scripture saith3 ,thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn3 and1 ,the labourer is worthy of his reward4 #e3ai4 ,against a priest receive not an accusation1 but under two or three witnesses4 #e3bj4 ,them that sin reprove before all that the rest also may have fear4 #e3ba4 ,i charge thee1 before ,god and ,christ ,jesus and the elect angels1 that thou observe these things without prejudice1 doing nothing by declining to either side4 #e3bb4 ,impose not hands lightly upon any man1 neither be partaker of other men's sins4 ,keep thyself chaste4 #e3bc4 ,do not still drink water1 but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thy frequent infirmities4 #e3bd4 ,some men's sins are manifest1 going before to judgment3 and some men they follow after4 #e3be4 ,in like manner also good deeds are manifest3 and they that are otherwise cannot be hid4 #a ,timothy ,chapter #f ,duties of servants4 ,the danger of covetousness4 ,lessons for the rich4 #f3a4 ,whosoever are servants under the yoke1 let them count their masters worthy of all honour2 lest the name of the ,lord and his doctrine be blasphemed4 #f3b4 ,but they that have believing masters1 let them not despise them1 because they are brethren2 but serve them the rather1 because they are faithful and beloved1 who are partakers of the benefit4 ,these things teach and exhort4 #f3c4 ,if any man teach otherwise and consent not to the sound words of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ and to that doctrine which is according to godliness1 #f3d4 ,he is proud1 knowing nothing1 but sick about questions and strifes of words2 from which arise envies1 contentions1 blasphemies1 evil suspicions1 #f3e4 ,conflicts of men corrupted in mind and who are destitute of the truth1 supposing gain to be godliness4 #f3f4 ,but godliness with contentment is great gain4 #f3g4 ,for we brought nothing into this world3 and certainly we can carry nothing out4 #f3h4 ,but having food and wherewith to be covered1 with these we are content4 #f3i4 ,for they that will become rich fall into temptation and into the snare of the devil and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires1 which drown men into destruction and perdition4 #f3aj4 ,for the desire of money is the root of all evils2 which some coveting have erred from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows4 #f3aa4 ,but thou1 ,o man of ,god1 fly these things3 and pursue justice1 godliness1 faith1 charity1 patience1 mildness4 #f3ab4 ,fight the good fight of faith4 ,lay hold on eternal life1 whereunto thou art called and be it confessed a good confession before many witnesses4 #f3ac4 ,i charge thee before ,god who quickeneth all things1 and before ,christ ,jesus who gave testimony under ,pontius ,pilate1 a good confession3 #f3ad4 ,that thou keep the commandment without spot1 blameless1 unto the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 #f3ae4 ,which in his times he shall shew1 who is the ,blessed and only ,mighty1 the ,king of kings and ,lord of lords3 #f3af4 ,who only hath immortality and inhabiteth light inaccessible3 whom no man hath seen1 nor can see3 to whom be honour and empire everlasting4 ,amen4 #f3ag4 ,charge the rich of this world not to be highminded nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches1 but in the living ,god 7who giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy7 #f3ah4 ,to do good1 to be rich in good work1 to give easily1 to communicate to others1 #f3ai4 ,to lay up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come1 that they may lay hold on the true life4 #f3bj4 ,o ,timothy1 keep that which is committed to thy trust1 avoiding the profane novelties of words and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called4 #f3ba4 ,which some promising1 have erred concerning the faith4 ,grace be with thee4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,second ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,timothy ,in this ,epistle1 the ,apostle again instructs and admonishes ,timothy in what belonged to his office1 as in the former2 and also warns him to shun the conversation of those who had erred from the truth1 describing at the same time their character1 ,he tells him of his approaching death and desires him to come speedily to him4 ,it appears from this circumstance that he wrote this second ,epistle in the time of his last imprisonment at ,rome and not long before his martyrdom4 #b ,timothy ,chapter #a ,he admonishes him to stir up the grace he received by his ordination and not to be discouraged at his sufferings1 but to hold firm the sound doctrine of the gospel4 #a3a4 ,paul1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 by the will of ,god1 according to the promise of life which is in ,christ ,jesus3 #a3b4 ,to ,timothy1 my dearly beloved son4 ,grace1 mercy and peace1 from ,god the ,father and from ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 #a3c4 ,i give thanks to ,god1 whom ,i serve from my forefathers1 with a pure conscience1 that without ceasing ,i have a remembrance of thee in my prayers1 night and day4 #a3d4 ,desiring to see thee1 being mindful of thy tears1 that ,i may be filled with joy3 #a3e4 ,calling to mind that faith which is in thee unfeigned1 which also dwelt first in thy grandmother ,lois and in thy mother ,eunice1 and ,i am certain that in thee also4 #a3f4 ,for which cause ,i admonish thee that thou stir up the grace of ,god which is in thee by the imposition of my hands4 #a3g4 ,for ,god hath not given us the spirit of fear3 but of power and of love and of sobriety4 #a3h4 ,be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our ,lord1 nor of me his prisoner3 but labour with the gospel1 according to the power of ,god4 #a3i4 ,who hath delivered us and called us by his holy calling1 not according to our own works1 but according to his own purpose and grace1 which was given us in ,christ ,jesus before the times of the world3 #a3aj4 ,but is now made manifest by the illumination of our ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 who hath destroyed death and hath brought to light life and incorruption by the gospel4 ,by the illumination4 4 4,that is1 by the bright coming and appearing of our ,saviour4 #a3aa4 ,wherein ,i am appointed a preacher and an apostle and teacher of the ,gentiles4 #a3ab4 ,for which cause1 ,i also suffer these things3 but ,i am not ashamed4 ,for ,i know whom ,i have believed and ,i am certain that he is able to keep that which ,i have committed unto him1 against that day4 #a3ac4 ,hold the form of sound words which thou hast heard of me3 in faith and in the love which is in ,christ ,jesus4 #a3ad4 ,keep the good thing committed to thy trust by the ,holy ,ghost who dwelleth in us4 #a3ae4 ,thou knowest this1 that all they who are in ,asia are turned away from me3 of whom are ,phigellus and ,hermogenes4 #a3af4 ,the ,lord give mercy to the house of ,onesiphorus3 because he hath often refreshed me and hath not been ashamed of my chain3 #a3ag4 ,but when he was come to ,rome1 he carefully sought me and found me4 #a3ah4 ,the ,lord grant unto him to find mercy of the ,lord in that day4 ,and in how many things he ministered unto me at ,ephesus1 thou very well knowest4 #b ,timothy ,chapter #b ,he exhorts him to diligence in his office and patience in suffering4 ,the danger of the delusions of heretics4 #b3a4 ,thou therefore1 my son1 be strong in ,christ ,jesus3 #b3b4 ,and the things which thou hast heard of me by many witnesses1 the same commend to faithful men who shall be fit to teach others also4 #b3c4 ,labour as a good soldier of ,christ ,jesus4 #b3d4 ,no man1 being a soldier to ,god1 entangleth himself with secular businesses3 that he may please him to whom he hath engaged himself4 #b3e4 ,for he also that striveth for the mastery is not crowned1 except he strive lawfully4 #b3f4 ,the husbandman that laboureth must first partake of the fruits4 #b3g4 ,understand what ,i say3 for the ,lord will give thee in all things understanding4 #b3h4 ,be mindful that the ,lord ,jesus ,christ is risen again from the dead1 of the seed of ,david1 according to my gospel3 #b3i4 ,wherein ,i labour even unto bands1 as an evildoer4 ,but the word of ,god is not bound4 #b3aj4 ,therefore ,i endure all things for the sake of the elect1 that they also may obtain the salvation which is in ,christ ,jesus1 with heavenly glory4 #b3aa4 ,a faithful saying3 for if we be dead with him1 we shall live also with him4 #b3ab4 ,if we suffer1 we shall also reign with him4 ,if we deny him1 he will also deny us4 #b3ac4 ,if we believe not1 he continueth faithful1 he cannot deny himself4 #b3ad4 ,of these things put them in mind1 charging them before the ,lord4 ,contend not in words3 for it is to no profit1 but to the subverting of the hearers4 #b3ae4 ,carefully study to present thyself approved unto ,god1 a workman that needeth not to be ashamed1 rightly handling the word of truth4 #b3af4 ,but shun profane and vain babblings3 for they grow much towards ungodliness4 #b3ag4 ,and their speech spreadeth like a canker3 of whom are ,hymeneus and ,philetus3 #b3ah4 ,who have erred from the truth1 saying that the resurrection is past already1 and have subverted the faith of some4 #b3ai4 ,but the sure foundation of ,god standeth firm1 having this seal3 the ,lord knoweth who are his2 and let every one depart from iniquity who nameth the name of the ,lord4 #b3bj4 ,but in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver1 but also of wood and of earth3 and some indeed unto honour1 but some unto dishonour4 #b3ba4 ,if any man therefore shall cleanse himself from these1 he shall be a vessel unto honour1 sanctified and profitable to the ,lord1 prepared unto every good work4 #b3bb4 ,but flee thou youthful desires1 and pursue justice1 faith1 charity and peace with them that call on the ,lord out of a pure heart4 #b3bc4 ,and avoid foolish and unlearned questions1 knowing that they beget strifes4 #b3bd4 ,but the servant of the ,lord must not wrangle3 but be mild toward all men1 apt to teach1 patient1 #b3be4 ,with modesty admonishing them that resist the truth3 if peradventure ,god may give them repentance to know the truth2 #b3bf4 ,and they may recover themselves from the snares of the devil by whom they are held captive at his will4 #b ,timothy ,chapter #c ,the character of heretics of latter days4 ,he exhorts ,timothy to constancy4 ,of the great profit of the knowledge of the scriptures4 #c3a4 ,know also this1 that in the last days shall come dangerous times4 #c3b4 ,men shall be lovers of themselves1 covetous1 haughty1 proud1 blasphemers1 disobedient to parents1 ungrateful1 wicked1 #c3c4 ,without affection1 without peace1 slanderers1 incontinent1 unmerciful1 without kindness1 #c3d4 ,traitors1 stubborn1 puffed up1 and lovers of pleasure more than of ,god3 #c3e4 ,having an appearance indeed of godliness but denying the power thereof4 ,now these avoid4 #c3f4 ,for of these sort are they who creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins1 who are led away with divers desires3 #c3g4 ,ever learning1 and never attaining to the knowledge of the truth4 #c3h4 ,now as ,jannes and ,mambres resisted ,moses1 so these also resist the truth1 men corrupted in mind1 reprobate concerning the faith4 ,jannes and ,mambres4 4 4,the magicians of king ,pharao4 #c3i4 ,but they shall proceed no farther3 for their folly shall be manifest to all men1 as theirs also was4 #c3aj4 ,but thou hast fully known my doctrine1 manner of life1 purpose1 faith1 longsuffering1 love1 patience1 #c3aa4 ,persecutions1 afflictions3 such as came upon me at ,antioch1 at ,iconium and at ,lystra3 what persecutions ,i endured1 and out of them all the ,lord delivered me4 #c3ab4 ,and all that will live godly in ,christ ,jesus shall suffer persecution4 #c3ac4 ,but evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse3 erring1 and driving into error1 #c3ad4 ,but continue thou in those things which thou hast learned and which have been committed to thee4 ,knowing of whom thou hast learned them3 #c3ae4 ,and because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures which can instruct thee to salvation by the faith which is in ,christ ,jesus4 #c3af4 ,all scripture1 inspired of ,god1 is profitable to teach1 to reprove1 to correct1 to instruct in justice3 ,all scripture14 4 4,every part of divine scripture is certainly profitable for all these ends4 ,but1 if we would have the whole rule of ,christian faith and practice1 we must not be content with those ,scriptures1 which ,timothy knew from his infancy1 that is1 with the ,old ,testament alone3 nor yet with the ,new ,testament1 without taking along with it the traditions of the apostles1 and the interpretation of the church1 to which the apostles delivered both the book1 and the true meaning of it4 #c3ag4 ,that the man of ,god may be perfect1 furnished to every good work4 #b ,timothy ,chapter #d ,his charge to ,timothy4 ,he tells him of his approaching death and desires him to come to him4 #d3a4 ,i charge thee1 before ,god and ,jesus ,christ1 who shall judge the living and the dead1 by his coming and his kingdom3 #d3b4 ,preach the word3 be instant in season1 out of season3 reprove1 entreat1 rebuke in all patience and doctrine4 #d3c4 ,for there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine but1 according to their own desires1 they will heap to themselves teachers having itching ears3 #d3d4 ,and will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth1 but will be turned unto fables4 #d3e4 ,but be thou vigilant1 labour in all things1 do the work of an evangelist1 fulfil thy ministry4 ,be sober4 ,an evangelist4 4 4a diligent preacher of the gospel4 #d3f4 ,for ,i am even now ready to be sacrificed3 and the time of my dissolution is at hand4 #d3g4 ,i have fought a good fight3 ,i have finished my course3 ,i have kept the faith4 #d3h4 ,as to the rest1 there is laid up for me a crown of justice which the ,lord the just judge will render to me in that day3 and not only to me1 but to them also that love his coming4 ,make haste to come to me quickly4 #d3i4 ,for ,demas hath left me1 loving this world1 and is gone to ,thessalonica3 #d3aj4 ,crescens into ,galatia1 ,titus into ,dalmatia4 #d3aa4 ,only ,luke is with me4 ,take ,mark and bring him with thee3 for he is profitable to me for the ministry4 #d3ab4 ,but ,tychicus ,i have sent to ,ephesus4 #d3ac4 ,the cloak that ,i left at ,troas1 with ,carpus1 when thou comest1 bring with thee3 and the books1 especially the parchments4 #d3ad4 ,alexander the coppersmith hath done me much evil3 the ,lord will reward him according to his works3 #d3ae4 ,whom do thou also avoid3 for he hath greatly withstood our words4 #d3af4 ,at my first answer1 no man stood with me3 but all forsook me4 ,may it not be laid to their charge6 #d3ag4 ,but the ,lord stood by me and strengthened me1 that by me the preaching may be accomplished and that all the ,gentiles may hear4 ,and ,i was delivered out of the mouth of the lion4 #d3ah4 ,the ,lord hath delivered me from every evil work and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom4 ,to whom be glory for ever and ever4 ,amen4 #d3ai4 ,salute ,prisca1 and ,aquila and the household of ,onesiphorus4 #d3bj4 ,erastus remained at ,corinth4 ,and ,trophimus ,i left sick at ,miletus4 #d3ba4 ,make haste to come before winter4 ,eubulus and ,pudens and ,linus and ,claudia and all the brethren1 salute thee4 #d3bb4 ,the ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with thy spirit4 ,grace be with you4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,titus ,st4 ,paul1 having preached the faith in the island of ,crete1 he ordained his beloved disciple and companion1 ,titus1 bishop1 and left him there to finish the work which he had begun4 ,afterwards the ,apostle1 on a journey to ,nicopolis1 a city of ,macedonia1 wrote this ,epistle to ,titus1 in which he directs him to ordain bishops and priests for the different cities1 shewing him the principal qualities necessary for a bishop4 ,he also gives him particular advice for his own conduct to his flock1 exhorting him to hold to strictness of discipline1 but seasoned with lenity4 ,it was written about thirty-three years after our ,lord's ,ascension4 ,titus ,chapter #a ,what kind of men he is to ordain priests4 ,some men are to be sharply rebuked4 #a3a4 ,paul1 a servant of ,god and an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 according to the faith of the elect of ,god and the acknowledging of the truth1 which is according to godliness3 #a3b4 ,unto the hope of life everlasting1 which ,god1 who lieth not1 hath promised before the times of the world3 #a3c4 ,but hath in due times manifested his word in preaching1 which is committed to me according to the commandment of ,god our ,saviour3 #a3d4 ,to ,titus1 my beloved son according to the common faith1 grace and peace1 from ,god the ,father and from ,christ ,jesus our ,saviour4 #a3e4 ,for this cause ,i left thee in ,crete3 that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting and shouldest ordain priests in every city1 as ,i also appointed thee3 #a3f4 ,if any be without crime1 the husband of one wife4 having faithful children1 not accused of riot or unruly4 #a3g4 ,for a bishop must be without crime1 as the steward of ,god3 not proud1 not subject to anger1 nor given to wine1 no striker1 not greedy of filthy lucre3 #a3h4 ,but given to hospitality1 gentle1 sober1 just1 holy1 continent3 #a3i4 ,embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine1 that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to convince the gainsayers4 #a3aj4 ,for there are also many disobedient1 vain talkers and seducers3 especially they who are of the circumcision4 #a3aa4 ,who must be reproved1 who subvert whole houses1 teaching things which they ought not1 for filthy lucre's sake4 #a3ab4 ,one of them a prophet of their own1 said3 ,the ,cretans are always liars1 evil beasts1 slothful bellies4 #a3ac4 ,this testimony is true4 ,wherefore1 rebuke them sharply1 that they may be sound in the faith3 #a3ad4 ,not giving heed to ,jewish fables and commandments of men who turn themselves away from the truth4 #a3ae4 ,all things are clean to the clean3 but to them that are defiled and to unbelievers1 nothing is clean3 but both their mind and their conscience are defiled4 #a3af4 ,they profess that they know ,god3 but in their works they deny him3 being abominable and incredulous and to every good work reprobate4 ,titus ,chapter #b ,how he is to instruct both old and young4 ,the duty of servants4 ,the ,christian's rule of life4 #b3a4 ,but speak thou the things that become sound doctrine3 #b3b4 ,that the aged men be sober1 chaste1 prudent1 sound in faith1 in love1 in patience4 #b3c4 ,the aged women1 in like manner1 in holy attire1 not false accusers1 not given to much wine1 teaching well3 #b3d4 ,that they may teach the young women to be wise1 to love their husbands1 to love their children4 #b3e4 ,to be discreet1 chaste1 sober1 having a care of the house1 gentle1 obedient to their husbands3 that the word of ,god be not blasphemed4 #b3f4 ,young men1 in like manner1 exhort that they be sober4 #b3g4 ,in all things shew thyself an example of good works1 in doctrine1 in integrity1 in gravity1 #b3h4 ,the sound word that can not be blamed3 that he who is on the contrary part may be afraid1 having no evil to say of us4 #b3i4 ,exhort servants to be obedient to their masters3 in all things pleasing1 not gainsaying3 #b3aj4 ,not defrauding1 but in all things shewing good fidelity1 that they may adorn the doctrine of ,god our ,saviour in all things4 #b3aa4 ,for the grace of ,god our ,saviour hath appeared to all men3 #b3ab4 ,instructing us1 that1 denying ungodliness and worldly desires1 we should live soberly and justly and godly in this world1 #b3ac4 ,looking for the blessed hope and coming of the glory of the great ,god and our ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 #b3ad4 ,who gave himself for us1 that he might redeem us from all iniquity and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable1 a pursuer of good works4 #b3ae4 ,these things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority4 ,let no man despise thee4 ,titus ,chapter #c ,other instructions and directions for life and doctrine4 #c3a4 ,admonish them to be subject to princes and powers1 to obey at a word1 to be ready to every good work4 #c3b4 ,to speak evil of no man1 not to be litigious but gentle3 shewing all mildness towards all men4 #c3c4 ,for we ourselves also were some time unwise1 incredulous1 erring1 slaves to divers desires and pleasures1 living in malice and envy1 hateful and hating one another4 #c3d4 ,but when the goodness and kindness of ,god our ,saviour appeared3 #c3e4 ,not by the works of justice which we have done1 but according to his mercy1 he saved us1 by the laver of regeneration and renovation of the ,holy ,ghost4 #c3f4 ,whom he hath poured forth upon us abundantly1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,saviour3 #c3g4 ,that1 being justified by his grace1 we may be heirs according to hope of life everlasting4 #c3h4 ,it is a faithful saying4 ,and these things ,i will have thee affirm constantly1 that they who believe in ,god may be careful to excel in good works4 ,these things are good and profitable unto men4 #c3i4 ,but avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and strivings about the law4 ,for they are unprofitable and vain4 #c3aj4 ,a man that is a heretic1 after the first and second admonition1 avoid3 #c3aa4 ,knowing that he that is such an one is subverted and sinneth1 being condemned by his own judgment4 ,by his own judgment4 4 4,other offenders are judged1 and cast out of the church1 by the sentence of the pastors of the same church4 ,heretics1 more unhappy1 run out of the church of their own accord1 and by doing so1 give judgment and sentence against their own souls4 #c3ab4 ,when ,i shall send to thee ,artemas or ,tychicus1 make haste to come unto me to ,nicopolis4 ,for there ,i have determined to winter4 #c3ac4 ,send forward ,zenas the lawyer and ,apollo1 with care that nothing be wanting to them4 #c3ad4 ,and let our men also learn to excel in good works for necessary uses3 that they be not unfruitful4 #c3ae4 ,all that are with me salute thee4 ,salute them that love us in the faith4 ,the grace of ,god be with you all4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,philemon ,philemon1 a noble citizen of ,colossa1 had a servant named ,onesimus1 who robbed him and fled to ,rome1 where he met ,st4 ,paul1 who was then a prisoner there the first time4 ,the apostle took compassion on him and received him with tenderness and converted him to the faith2 for he was a ,gentile before4 ,st4 ,paul sends him back to his master with this ,epistle in his favour3 and though he beseeches ,philemon to pardon him1 yet the ,apostle writes with becoming dignity and authority4 ,it contains divers profitable instructions and points out the charity and humanity that masters should have for their servants4 ,philemon ,chapter #a ,he commends the faith and charity of ,philemon2 and sends back to him his fugitive servant1 whom he had converted in prison4 #a3a4 ,paul1 a prisoner of ,christ ,jesus1 and ,timothy1 a brother3 to ,philemon1 our beloved and fellow labourer1 #a3b4 ,and to ,appia1 our dearest sister1 and to ,archippus1 our fellow soldier1 and to the church which is in thy house4 #a3c4 ,grace to you and peace1 from ,god our ,father and from the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3d4 ,i give thanks to my ,god1 always making a remembrance of thee in my prayers4 #a3e4 ,hearing of thy charity and faith1 which thou hast in the ,lord ,jesus and towards all the saints3 #a3f4 ,that the communication of thy faith may be made evident in the acknowledgment of every good work that is in you in ,christ ,jesus4 #a3g4 ,for ,i have had great joy and consolation in thy charity1 because the bowels of the saints have been refreshed by thee1 brother4 #a3h4 ,wherefore1 though ,i have much confidence in ,christ ,jesus to command thee that which is to the purpose3 #a3i4 ,for charity sake ,i rather beseech1 whereas thou art such a one1 as ,paul1 an old man and now a prisoner also of ,jesus ,christ4 #a3aj4 ,i beseech thee for my son1 whom ,i have begotten in my bands1 ,onesimus1 #a3aa4 ,who hath been heretofore unprofitable to thee but now is profitable both to me and thee3 #a3ab4 ,whom ,i have sent back to thee4 ,and do thou receive him as my own bowels4 #a3ac4 ,whom ,i would have retained with me1 that in thy stead he might have ministered to me in the bands of the gospel4 #a3ad4 ,but without thy counsel ,i would do nothing3 that thy good deed might not be as it were of necessity1 but voluntary4 #a3ae4 ,for perhaps he therefore departed for a season from thee that thou mightest receive him again for ever3 #a3af4 ,not now as a servant1 but instead of a servant1 a most dear brother1 especially to me4 ,but how much more to thee1 both in the flesh and in the ,lord8 #a3ag4 ,if therefore thou count me a partner1 receive him as myself4 #a3ah4 ,and if he hath wronged thee in any thing or is in thy debt1 put that to my account4 #a3ai4 ,i ,paul have written it with my own hand3 ,i will repay it3 not to say to thee that thou owest me thy own self also4 #a3bj4 ,yea1 brother4 ,may ,i enjoy thee in the ,lord6 ,refresh my bowels in the ,lord4 #a3ba4 ,trusting in thy obedience1 ,i have written to thee3 knowing that thou wilt also do more than ,i say4 #a3bb4 ,but withal prepare me also a lodging4 ,for ,i hope that through your prayers ,i shall be given unto you4 #a3bc4 ,there salute thee ,epaphras1 my fellow prisoner in ,christ ,jesus3 #a3bd4 ,mark1 ,aristarchus1 ,demas and ,luke1 my fellow labourers4 #a3be4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with your spirit4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,paul ,,to ,,the ,,hebrews ,st4 ,paul wrote this ,epistle to the ,christians in ,palestine1 the most part of whom being ,jews before their conversion1 they were called ,hebrews4 ,he exhorts them to be thoroughly converted and confirmed in the faith of ,christ1 clearly shewing them the preeminence of ,christ's priesthood above the ,levitical1 and also the excellence of the new law above the old4 ,he commends faith by the example of the ancient fathers3 and exhorts them to patience and perseverance and to remain in fraternal charity4 ,it appears from chap4 #ac that this ,epistle was written in ,italy1 and probably at ,rome1 about twenty-nine years after our ,lord's ,ascension4 ,hebrews ,chapter #a ,god spoke of old by the prophets1 but now by his ,son1 who is incomparably greater than the angels4 #a3a4 ,god1 who1 at sundry times and in divers manners1 spoke in times past to the fathers by the prophets1 last of all1 #a3b4 ,in these days1 hath spoken to us by his ,son1 whom he hath appointed heir of all things1 by whom also he made the world4 #a3c4 ,who being the brightness of his glory and the figure of his substance and upholding all things by the word of his power1 making purgation of sins1 sitteth on the right hand of the majesty on high3 ,the figure4 4 4that is1 the express image1 and most perfect resemblance4 ,making purgation4 4 4,that is1 having purged away our sins by his passion4 #a3d4 ,being made so much better than the angels as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they4 #a3e4 ,for to which of the angels hath he said at any time3 ,thou art my ,son1 to-day have ,i begotten thee8 ,and again3 ,i will be to him a ,father1 and he shall be to me a ,son8 #a3f4 ,and again1 when he bringeth in the first begotten into the world1 he saith3 ,and let all the angels of ,god adore him4 #a3g4 ,and to the angels indeed he saith3 ,he that maketh his angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire4 #a3h4 ,but to the ,son3 ,thy throne1 ,o ,god1 is for ever and ever3 a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom4 #a3i4 ,thou hast loved justice and hated iniquity3 therefore ,god1 thy ,god1 hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows4 #a3aj4 ,and3 ,thou in the beginning1 ,o ,lord1 didst found the earth3 and the works of thy hands are the heavens4 #a3aa4 ,they shall perish3 but thou shalt continue3 and they shall all grow old as a garment4 #a3ab4 ,and as a vesture shalt thou change them1 and they shalt be changed4 ,but thou art the selfsame3 and thy years shall not fail4 #a3ac4 ,but to which of the angels said he at any time3 ,sit on my right hand1 until ,i make thy enemies thy footstool8 #a3ad4 ,are they not all ministering spirits1 sent to minister for them who shall receive the inheritance of salvation8 ,hebrews ,chapter #b ,the transgression of the precepts of the ,son of ,god is far more condemnable than of those of the ,old ,testament given by angels4 #b3a4 ,therefore ought we more diligently to observe the things which we have heard lest perhaps we should let them slip4 #b3b4 ,for if the word spoken by angels became steadfast and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward3 #b3c4 ,how shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation8 ,which1 having begun to be declared by the ,lord1 was confirmed unto us by them that heard him4 #b3d4 ,god also bearing them witness by signs and wonders and divers miracles and distributions of the ,holy ,ghost1 according to his own will4 #b3e4 ,for ,god hath not subjected unto angels the world to come1 whereof we speak4 #b3f4 ,but one in a certain place hath testified1 saying3 ,what is man1 that thou art mindful of him8 ,or the son of man1 that thou visitest him8 #b3g4 ,thou hast made him a little lower than the angels3 thou hast crowned him with glory and honour and hast set him over the works of thy hands4 #b3h4 ,thou hast subjected all things under his feet4 ,for in that he hath subjected all things to him he left nothing not subject to him4 ,but now we see not as yet all things subject to him4 #b3i4 ,but we see ,jesus1 who was made a little lower than the angels1 for the suffering of death1 crowned with glory and honour3 that1 through the grace of ,god he might taste death for all4 #b3aj4 ,for it became him for whom are all things and by whom are all things1 who had brought many children into glory1 to perfect the author of their salvation1 by his passion4 ,perfect by his passion4 4 4,by suffering1 ,christ was to enter into his glory1 ,luke #bd4bf1 which the apostle here calls being made perfect4 #b3aa4 ,for both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one4 ,for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren1 saying3 #b3ab4 ,i will declare thy name to my brethren3 in the midst of the church will ,i praise thee4 #b3ac4 ,and again3 ,i will put my trust in him4 ,and again3 ,behold ,i and my children1 whom ,god hath given me4 #b3ad4 ,therefore because the children are partakers of flesh and blood1 he also himself in like manner hath been partaker of the same3 that1 through death1 he might destroy him who had the empire of death1 that is to say1 the devil3 #b3ae4 ,and might deliver them1 who through the fear of death were all their lifetime subject to servitude4 #b3af4 ,for nowhere doth he take hold of the angels3 but of the seed of ,abraham he taketh hold4 ,no where doth he1 etc4 4 4,that is1 he never took upon him the nature of angels1 but that of the seed of ,abraham4 #b3ag4 ,wherefore1 it behoved him in all things to be made like unto his brethren1 that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest before ,god1 that he might be a propitiation for the sins of the people4 #b3ah4 ,for in that wherein he himself hath suffered and been tempted he is able to succour them also that are tempted4 ,hebrews ,chapter #c ,christ is more excellent than ,moses4 ,wherefore we must adhere to him by faith and obedience4 #c3a4 ,wherefore1 holy brethren1 partakers of the heavenly vocation consider the apostle and high priest of our confession1 ,jesus3 #c3b4 ,who is faithful to him that made him1 as was also ,moses in all his house4 #c3c4 ,for this man was counted worthy of greater glory than ,moses1 by so much as he that hath built the house hath greater honour than the house4 #c3d4 ,for every house is built by some man3 but he that created all things is ,god4 #c3e4 ,and ,moses indeed was faithful in all his house as a servant1 for a testimony of those things which were to be said3 #c3f4 ,but ,christ1 as the ,son in his own house3 which house are we1 if we hold fast the confidence and glory of hope unto the end4 #c3g4 ,wherefore1 as the ,holy ,ghost saith3 ,to-day if you shall hear his voice1 #c3h4 ,harden not your hearts1 as in the provocation1 in the day of temptation in the desert1 #c3i4 ,where your fathers tempted me1 proved and saw my works1 #c3aj4 ,forty years3 for which cause ,i was offended with this generation1 and ,i said3 ,they always err in heart4 ,and they have not known my ways4 #c3aa4 ,as ,i have sworn in my wrath3 ,if they shall enter into my rest4 #c3ab4 ,take heed1 brethren1 lest perhaps there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief1 to depart from the living ,god4 #c3ac4 ,but exhort one another every day1 whilst it is called to day1 that none of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin4 #c3ad4 ,for we are made partakers of ,christ3 yet so1 if we hold the beginning of his substance firm unto the end4 #c3ae4 ,while it is said3 ,to day1 if you shall hear his voice1 harden not your hearts1 as in that provocation4 #c3af4 ,for some who heard did provoke3 but not all that came out of ,egypt by ,moses4 #c3ag4 ,and with whom was he offended forty years8 ,was it not with them that sinned1 whose carcasses were overthrown in the desert8 #c3ah4 ,and to whom did he swear1 that they should not enter into his rest3 but to them that were incredulous8 #c3ai4 ,and we see that they could not enter in1 because of unbelief4 ,hebrews ,chapter #d ,the ,christian's rest4 ,we are to enter into it through ,jesus ,christ4 #d3a4 ,let us fear therefore lest1 the promise being left of entering into his rest1 any of you should be thought to be wanting4 #d3b4 ,for unto us also it hath been declared in like manner as unto them4 ,but the word of hearing did not profit them1 not being mixed with faith of those things they heard4 #d3c4 ,for we1 who have believed1 shall enter into rest2 as he said3 ,as ,i have sworn in my wrath3 ,if they shall enter into my rest2 and this indeed when the works from the foundation of the world were finished4 #d3d4 ,for in a certain place he spoke of the seventh day thus3 ,and ,god rested the seventh day from all his works4 #d3e4 ,and in this place again3 ,if they shall enter into my rest4 #d3f4 ,seeing then it remaineth that some are to enter into it1 and they to whom it was first preached did not enter because of unbelief3 #d3g4 ,again he limiteth a certain day1 saying in ,david2 ,to day1 after so long a time as it is above said3 ,to day if you shall hear his voice1 harden not your hearts4 #d3h4 ,for if ,jesus had given them rest he would never have afterwards spoken of another day4 ,jesus4 4 4,josue1 who in ,greek is called ,jesus4 #d3i4 ,there remaineth therefore a day of rest for the people of ,god4 #d3aj4 ,for he that is entered into his rest1 the same also hath rested from his works1 as ,god did from his4 #d3aa4 ,let us hasten therefore to enter into that rest3 lest any man fall into the same example of unbelief4 #d3ab4 ,for the word of ,god is living and effectual and more piercing than any two edged sword2 and reaching unto the division of the soul and the spirit1 of the joints also and the marrow3 and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart4 #d3ac4 ,neither is there any creature invisible in his sight3 but all things are naked and open to his eyes1 to whom our speech is4 #d3ad4 ,having therefore a great high priest that hath passed into the heavens1 ,jesus the ,son of ,god3 let us hold fast our confession4 #d3ae4 ,for we have not a high priest who cannot have compassion on our infirmities3 but one tempted in all things like as we are1 without sin4 #d3af4 ,let us go therefore with confidence to the throne of grace3 that we may obtain mercy and find grace in seasonable aid4 ,hebrews ,chapter #e ,the office of a high priest4 ,christ is our high priest4 #e3a4 ,for every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in the things that appertain to ,god1 that he may offer up gifts and sacrifices for sins3 #e3b4 ,who can have compassion on them that are ignorant and that err3 because he himself also is compassed with infirmity4 #e3c4 ,and therefore he ought1 as for the people1 so also for himself1 to offer for sins4 #e3d4 ,neither doth any man take the honour to himself1 but he that is called by ,god1 as ,aaron was4 #e3e4 ,so ,christ also did not glorify himself1 that he might be made a high priest3 but he that said unto him3 ,thou art my ,son3 this day have ,i begotten thee4 #e3f4 ,as he saith also in another place3 ,thou art a priest for ever1 according to the order of ,melchisedech4 #e3g4 ,who in the days of his flesh1 with a strong cry and tears1 offering up prayers and supplications to him that was able to save him from death1 was heard for his reverence4 #e3h4 ,and whereas indeed he was the ,son of ,god1 he learned obedience by the things which he suffered4 #e3i4 ,and being consummated1 he became1 to all that obey him1 the cause of eternal salvation3 #e3aj4 ,called by ,god a high priest1 according to the order of ,melchisedech4 #e3aa4 ,of whom we have much to say and hard to be intelligibly uttered3 because you are become weak to hear4 #e3ab4 ,for whereas for the time you ought to be masters1 you have need to be taught again what are the first elements of the words of ,god3 and you are become such as have need of milk and not of strong meat4 #e3ac4 ,for every one that is a partaker of milk is unskilful in the word of justice3 for he is a little child4 #e3ad4 ,but strong meat is for the perfect3 for them who by custom have their senses exercised to the discerning of good and evil4 ,hebrews ,chapter #f ,he warns them of the danger of falling by apostasy and exhorts them to patience and perseverance4 #f3a4 ,wherefore1 leaving the word of the beginning of ,christ1 let us go on to things more perfect3 not laying again the foundation of penance from dead works and of faith towards ,god1 ,the word of the beginning4 4 4,the first rudiments of the ,christian doctrine4 #f3b4 ,of the doctrine of baptisms and imposition of hands1 and of the resurrection of the dead1 and of eternal judgment4 #f3c4 ,and this will we do1 if ,god permit4 #f3d4 ,for it is impossible for those who were once illuminated1 have tasted also the heavenly gift and were made partakers of the ,holy ,ghost1 ,it is impossible1 etc4 4 4,the meaning is1 that it is impossible for such as have fallen after baptism1 to be again baptized2 and very hard for such as have apostatized from the faith1 after having received many graces1 to return again to the happy state from which they fell4 #f3e4 ,have moreover tasted the good word of ,god and the powers of the world to come1 #f3f4 ,and are fallen away3 to be renewed again to penance1 crucifying again to themselves the ,son of ,god and making him a mockery4 #f3g4 ,for the earth1 that drinketh in the rain which cometh often upon it and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is tilled1 receiveth blessing from ,god4 #f3h4 ,but that which bringeth forth thorns and briers is reprobate and very near unto a curse3 whose end is to be burnt4 #f3i4 ,but1 my dearly beloved1 we trust better things of you1 and nearer to salvation2 though we speak thus4 #f3aj4 ,for ,god is not unjust1 that he should forget your work and the love which you have shewn in his name1 you who have ministered and do minister to the saints4 #f3aa4 ,and we desire that every one of you shew forth the same carefulness to the accomplishing of hope unto the end3 #f3ab4 ,that you become not slothful1 but followers of them who through faith and patience shall inherit the promises4 #f3ac4 ,for ,god making promises to ,abraham1 because he had no one greater by whom he might swear1 swore by himself1 #f3ad4 ,saying3 ,unless blessing ,i shall bless thee and multiplying ,i shall multiply thee4 #f3ae4 ,and so patiently enduring he obtained the promise4 #f3af4 ,for men swear by one greater than themselves3 and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy4 #f3ag4 ,wherein ,god1 meaning more abundantly to shew to the heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel1 interposed an oath3 #f3ah4 ,that by two immutable things in which it is impossible for ,god to lie1 we may have the strongest comfort1 we who have fled for refuge to hold fast the hope set before us4 #f3ai4 ,which we have as an anchor of the soul1 sure and firm1 and which entereth in even within the veil3 #f3bj4 ,where the forerunner ,jesus is entered for us1 made a high priest for ever according to the order of ,melchisedech4 ,hebrews ,chapter #g ,the priesthood of ,christ according to the order of ,melchisedech excels the ,levitical priesthood and puts an end both to that and to the law4 #g3a4 ,for this ,melchisedech was king of ,salem1 priest of the most high ,god1 who met ,abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him3 #g3b4 ,to whom also ,abraham divided the tithes of all3 who first indeed by interpretation is king of justice3 and then also king of ,salem1 that is1 king of peace3 #g3c4 ,without father1 without mother1 without genealogy1 having neither beginning of days nor end of life1 but likened unto the ,son of ,god1 continueth a priest for ever4 ,without father1 etc4 4 4,not that he had no father1 etc41 but that neither his father1 nor his pedigree1 nor his birth1 nor his death1 are set down in scripture4 #g3d4 ,now consider how great this man is1 to whom also ,abraham the patriarch gave tithes out of the principal things4 #g3e4 ,and indeed they that are of the sons of ,levi1 who receive the priesthood1 have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law1 that is to say1 of their brethren3 though they themselves also came out of the loins of ,abraham4 #g3f4 ,but he1 whose pedigree is not numbered among them1 received tithes of ,abraham and blessed him that had the promises4 #g3g4 ,and without all contradiction1 that which is less is blessed by the better4 #g3h4 ,and here indeed1 men that die receive tithes3 but there1 he hath witness that he liveth4 #g3i4 ,and 7as it may be said7 even ,levi who received tithes paid tithes in ,abraham3 #g3aj4 ,for he was yet in the loins of his father when ,melchisedech met him4 #g3aa4 ,if then perfection was by the ,levitical priesthood 7for under it the people received the law71 what further need was there that another priest should rise according to the order of ,melchisedech3 and not be called according to the order of ,aaron8 #g3ab4 ,for the priesthood being translated1 it is necessary that a translation also be made of the law1 #g3ac4 ,for he of whom these things are spoken is of another tribe1 of which no one attended on the altar4 #g3ad4 ,for it is evident that our ,lord sprung out of ,juda3 in which tribe ,moses spoke nothing concerning priests4 #g3ae4 ,and it is yet far more evident3 if according to the similitude of ,melchisedech there ariseth another priest1 #g3af4 ,who is made1 not according to the law of a law of a carnal commandment1 but according to the power of an indissoluble life4 #g3ag4 ,for he testifieth3 ,thou art a priest for ever according to the order of ,melchisedech4 #g3ah4 ,there is indeed a setting aside of the former commandment1 because of the weakness and unprofitableness thereof3 #g3ai4 ,for the law brought nothing to perfection3 but a bringing in of a better hope1 by which we draw nigh to ,god4 #g3bj4 ,and inasmuch as it is not without an oath 7for the others indeed were made priests without an oath3 #g3ba4 ,but this with an oath1 by him that said unto him3 ,the ,lord hath sworn and he will not repent3 ,thou art a priest for ever74 #g3bb4 ,by so much is ,jesus made a surety of a better testament4 #g3bc4 ,and the others indeed were made many priests1 because by reason of death they were not suffered to continue3 ,many priests1 etc4 4 4,the apostle notes this difference between the high priests of the law1 and our high priest ,jesus ,christ2 that they being removed by death1 made way for their successors2 whereas our ,lord ,jesus is a priest for ever1 and hath no successor2 but liveth and concurreth for ever with his ministers1 the priests of the new testament1 in all their functions4 ,also1 that no one priest of the law1 nor all of them together1 could offer that absolute sacrifice of everlasting redemption1 which our one high priest ,jesus ,christ has offered once1 and for ever4 #g3bd4 ,but this1 for that he continueth for ever1 hath an everlasting priesthood3 #g3be4 ,whereby he is able also to save for ever them that come to ,god by him2 always living to make intercession for us4 ,make intercession4 4 4,christ1 as man1 continually maketh intercession for us1 by representing his passion to his ,father4 #g3bf4 ,for it was fitting that we should have such a high priest1 holy1 innocent1 undefiled1 separated from sinners1 and made higher than the heavens3 #g3bg4 ,who needeth not daily 7as the other priests7 to offer sacrifices1 first for his own sins1 and then for the people's3 for this he did once1 in offering himself4 #g3bh4 ,for the law maketh men priests1 who have infirmity3 but the word of the oath 7which was since the law7 the ,son who is perfected for evermore4 ,hebrews ,chapter #h ,more of the excellence of the priesthood of ,christ and of the ,new ,testament4 #h3a4 ,now of the things which we have spoken1 this is the sum3 ,we have such an high priest who is set on the right hand of the throne of majesty in the heavens1 #h3b4 ,a minister of the holies and of the true tabernacle1 which the ,lord hath pitched1 and not man4 ,the holies4 4 4,that is1 the sanctuary4 #h3c4 ,for every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices3 wherefore it is necessary that he also should have some thing to offer4 #h3d4 ,if then he were on earth1 he would not be a priest3 seeing that there would be others to offer gifts according to the law4 ,if then he were on earth1 etc4 4 4,that is1 if he were not of a higher condition than the ,levitical order of earthly priests1 and had not another kind of sacrifice to offer1 he should be excluded by them from the priesthood1 and its functions1 which by the law were appropriated to their tribe4 #h3e4 ,who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things4 ,as it was answered to ,moses1 when he was to finish the tabernacle3 ,see 7saith he7 that thou make all things according to the pattern which was shewn thee on the mount4 ,who serve unto1 etc4 4 4,the priesthood of the law and its functions were a kind of an example and shadow of what is done by ,christ in his church militant and triumphant1 of which the tabernacle was a pattern4 #h3f4 ,but now he hath obtained a better ministry1 by how much also he is a mediator of a better testament which is established on better promises4 #h3g4 ,for if that former had been faultless1 there should not indeed a place have been sought for a second4 #h3h4 ,for1 finding fault with them1 he saith3 ,behold the days shall come1 saith the ,lord3 and ,i will perfect1 unto the house of ,israel and unto the house of ,juda1 a new testament3 #h3i4 ,not according to the testament which ,i made to their fathers1 on the day when ,i took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of ,egypt3 because they continued not in my testament3 and ,i regarded them not1 saith the ,lord4 #h3aj4 ,for this is the testament which ,i will make to the house of ,israel after those days1 saith the ,lord3 ,i will give my laws into their mind3 and in their heart will ,i write them4 ,and ,i will be their ,god3 and they shall be my people4 #h3aa4 ,and they shall not teach every man his neighbour and every man his brother1 saying3 ,know the ,lord4 ,for all shall know me1 from the least to the greatest of them4 ,they shall not teach1 etc4 4 4,so great shall be light and grace of the new testament1 that it shall not be necessary to inculcate to the faithful the belief and knowledge of the true ,god1 for they shall all know him4 #h3ab4 ,because ,i will be merciful to their iniquities3 and their sins ,i will remember no more4 #h3ac4 ,now in saying a new1 he hath made the former old4 ,and that which decayeth and groweth old is near its end4 ,a new4 4 4,supply 'covenant'4 ,hebrews ,chapter #i ,the sacrifices of the law were far inferior to that of ,christ4 #i3a4 ,the former indeed had also justifications of divine service and a sanctuary4 #i3b4 ,for there was a tabernacle made the first1 wherein were the candlesticks and the table and the setting forth of loaves1 which is called the ,holy4 #i3c4 ,and after the second veil1 the tabernacle which is called the ,holy of ,holies3 #i3d4 ,having a golden censer and the ark of the testament covered about on every part with gold1 in which was a golden pot that had manna and the rod of ,aaron that had blossomed and the tables of the testament4 #i3e4 ,and over it were the cherubims of glory overshadowing the propitiatory3 of which it is not needful to speak now particularly4 #i3f4 ,now these things being thus ordered1 into the first tabernacle1 the priests indeed always entered1 accomplishing the offices of sacrifices4 #i3g4 ,but into the second1 the high priest alone1 once a year3 not without blood1 which he offereth for his own and the people's ignorance3 #i3h4 ,the ,holy ,ghost signifying this3 ,that the way into the ,holies was not yet made manifest1 whilst the former tabernacle was yet standing4 #i3i4 ,which is a parable of the time present3 according to which gifts and sacrifices are offered1 which cannot1 as to the conscience1 make him perfect that serveth1 only in meats and in drinks1 #i3aj4 ,and divers washings and justices of the flesh laid on them until the time of correction4 ,of correction4 4 4,viz41 when ,christ should correct and settle all things4 #i3aa4 ,but ,christ1 being come an high ,priest of the good things to come1 by a greater and more perfect tabernacle1 not made with hand1 that is1 not of this creation3 #i3ab4 ,neither by the blood of goats or of calves1 but by his own blood1 entered once into the ,holies1 having obtained eternal redemption4 ,eternal redemption4 4 4,by that one sacrifice of his blood1 once offered on the cross1 ,christ our ,lord paid and exhibited1 once for all1 the general price and ransom of all mankind3 which no other priest could do4 #i3ac4 ,for if the blood of goats and of oxen1 and the ashes of an heifer1 being sprinkled1 sanctify such as are defiled1 to the cleansing of the flesh3 #i3ad4 ,how much more shall the blood of ,christ1 who by the ,holy ,ghost offered himself unspotted unto ,god1 cleanse our conscience from dead works1 to serve the living ,god8 #i3ae4 ,and therefore he is the mediator of the new testament3 that by means of his death for the redemption of those transgressions which were under the former testament1 they that are called may receive the promise of eternal inheritance4 #i3af4 ,for where there is a testament the death of the testator must of necessity come in4 #i3ag4 ,for a testament is of force after men are dead3 otherwise it is as yet of no strength1 whilst the testator liveth4 #i3ah4 ,whereupon neither was the first indeed dedicated without blood4 #i3ai4 ,for when every commandment of the law had been read by ,moses to all the people1 he took the blood of calves and goats1 with water1 and scarlet wool and hyssop1 and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people4 #i3bj4 ,saying3 ,this is the blood of the testament which ,god hath enjoined unto you4 #i3ba4 ,the tabernacle also and all the vessels of the ministry1 in like manner1 he sprinkled with blood4 #i3bb4 ,and almost all things1 according to the law1 are cleansed with blood3 and without shedding of blood there is no remission4 #i3bc4 ,it is necessary therefore that the patterns of heavenly things should be cleansed with these3 but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these4 #i3bd4 ,for ,jesus is not entered into the ,holies made with hands1 the patterns of the true3 but into ,heaven itself1 that he may appear now in the presence of ,god for us4 #i3be4 ,nor yet that he should offer himself often1 as the high priest entereth into the ,holies every year with the blood of others3 ,offer himself often4 4 4,christ shall never more offer himself in sacrifice1 in that violent1 painful1 and bloody manner1 nor can there be any occasion for it3 since by that one sacrifice upon the cross1 he has furnished the full ransom1 redemption1 and remedy for all the sins of the world4 ,but this hinders not that he may offer himself daily in the sacred mysteries in an unbloody manner1 for the daily application of that one sacrifice of redemption to our souls4 #i3bf4 ,for then he ought to have suffered often from the beginning of the world4 ,but now once1 at the end of ages1 he hath appeared for the destruction of sin by the sacrifice of himself4 #i3bg4 ,and as it is appointed unto men once to die1 and after this the judgment3 #i3bh4 ,so also ,christ was offered once to exhaust the sins of many4 ,the second time he shall appear without sin to them that expect him unto salvation4 ,to exhaust4 4 4,that is1 to empty1 or draw out to the very bottom1 by a plentiful and perfect redemption4 ,hebrews ,chapter #aj ,because of the insufficiency of the sacrifices of the law1 ,christ our high priest shed his own blood for us1 offering up once for all the sacrifice of our redemption4 ,he exhorts them to perseverance4 #aj3a4 ,for the law1 having a shadow of the good things to come1 not the very image of the things1 by the selfsame sacrifices which they offer continually every year1 can never make the comers thereunto perfect4 #aj3b4 ,for then they would have ceased to be offered3 because the worshippers once cleansed should have no conscience of sin any longer4 ,they would have ceased4 4 4,if they had been of themselves perfect to all the intents of redemption and remission1 as ,christ's death is there would have been no occasion of so often repeating them3 as there is no occasion for ,christ's dying any more for our sins4 #aj3c4 ,but in them there is made a commemoration of sins every year3 #aj3d4 ,for it is impossible that with the blood of oxen and goats sin should be taken away4 #aj3e4 ,wherefore1 when he cometh into the world he saith3 ,sacrifice and oblation thou wouldest not3 but a body thou hast fitted to me4 #aj3f4 ,holocausts for sin did not please thee4 #aj3g4 ,then said ,i3 ,behold ,i come3 in the head of the book it is written of me3 that ,i should do thy will1 ,o ,god4 #aj3h4 ,in saying before1 ,sacrifices1 and oblations1 and holocausts for sin thou wouldest not1 neither are they pleasing to thee1 which are offered according to the law4 #aj3i4 ,then said ,i3 ,behold1 ,i come to do thy will1 ,o ,god3 ,he taketh away the first1 that he may establish that which followeth4 #aj3aj4 ,in the which will1 we are sanctified by the oblation of the body of ,jesus ,christ once4 #aj3aa4 ,and every priest indeed standeth daily ministering and often offering the same sacrifices which can never take away sins4 #aj3ab4 ,but this man1 offering one sacrifice for sins1 for ever sitteth on the right hand of ,god1 #aj3ac4 ,from henceforth expecting until his enemies be made his footstool4 #aj3ad4 ,for by one oblation he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified4 #aj3ae4 ,and the ,holy ,ghost also doth testify this to us4 ,for after that he said3 #aj3af4 ,and this is the testament which ,i will make unto them after those days1 saith the ,lord4 ,i will give my laws in their hearts and on their minds will ,i write them3 #aj3ag4 ,and their sins and iniquities ,i will remember no more4 #aj3ah4 ,now1 where there is a remission of these1 there is no more an oblation for sin4 ,there is no more an oblation for sin4 4 4,where there is a full remission of sins1 as in baptism1 there is no more occasion for a sin offering to be made for such sins already remitted2 and as for sins committed afterwards1 they can only be remitted in virtue of the one oblation of ,christ's death4 #aj3ai4 ,having therefore1 brethren1 a confidence in the entering into the holies by the blood of ,christ3 #aj3bj4 ,a new and living way which he hath dedicated for us through the veil1 that is to say1 his flesh3 #aj3ba4 ,and a high priest over the house of ,god3 #aj3bb4 ,let us draw near with a true heart1 in fulness of faith1 having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with clean water4 #aj3bc4 ,let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering 7for he is faithful that hath promised73 #aj3bd4 ,and let us consider one another1 to provoke unto charity and to good works3 #aj3be4 ,not forsaking our assembly1 as some are accustomed3 but comforting one anther1 and so much the more as you see the day approaching4 #aj3bf4 ,for if we sin wilfully after having the knowledge of the truth1 there is now left no sacrifice for sins3 ,if we sin wilfully4 4 4,he speaks of the sin of wilful apostasy from the known truth2 after which1 as we can not be baptized again1 we can not expect to have that abundant remission of sins1 which ,christ purchased by his death1 applied to our souls in that ample manner as it is in baptism3 but we have rather all manner of reason to look for a dreadful judgment2 the more because apostates from the known truth1 seldom or never have the grace to return to it4 #aj3bg4 ,but a certain dreadful expectation of judgment1 and the rage of a fire which shall consume the adversaries4 #aj3bh4 ,a man making void the law of ,moses dieth without any mercy under two or three witnesses3 #aj3bi4 ,how much more1 do you think he deserveth worse punishments1 who hath trodden under foot the ,son of ,god and hath esteemed the blood of the testament unclean1 by which he was sanctified1 and hath offered an affront to the ,spirit of grace8 #aj3cj4 ,for we know him that hath said3 ,vengeance belongeth to me1 and ,i will repay4 ,and again3 ,the ,lord shall judge his people4 #aj3ca4 ,it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living ,god4 #aj3cb4 ,but call to mind the former days1 wherein1 being illuminated1 you endured a great fight of afflictions4 #aj3cc4 ,and on the one hand indeed1 by reproaches and tribulations1 were made a gazingstock2 and on the other1 became companions of them that were used in such sort4 #aj3cd4 ,for you both had compassion on them that were in bands and took with joy the being stripped of your own goods1 knowing that you have a better and a lasting substance4 #aj3ce4 ,do not therefore lose your confidence which hath a great reward4 #aj3cf4 ,for patience is necessary for you3 that1 doing the will of ,god1 you may receive the promise4 #aj3cg4 ,for yet a little and a very little while1 and he that is to come will come and will not delay4 #aj3ch4 ,but my just man liveth by faith3 but if he withdraw himself1 he shall not please my soul4 #aj3ci4 ,but we are not the children of withdrawing unto perdition1 but of faith to the saving of the soul4 ,hebrews ,chapter #aa ,what faith is4 ,its wonderful fruits and efficacy demonstrated in the fathers4 #aa3a4 ,now1 faith is the substance of things to be hoped for1 the evidence of things that appear not4 #aa3b4 ,for by this the ancients obtained a testimony4 #aa3c4 ,by faith we understand that the world was framed by the word of ,god3 that from invisible things visible things might be made4 #aa3d4 ,by faith ,abel offered to ,god a sacrifice exceeding that of ,cain1 by which he obtained a testimony that he was just1 ,god giving testimony to his gifts4 ,and by it he being dead yet speaketh4 #aa3e4 ,by faith ,henoch was translated that he should not see death3 and he was not found because ,god had translated him4 ,for before his translation he had testimony that he pleased ,god4 #aa3f4 ,but without faith it is impossible to please ,god4 ,for he that cometh to ,god must believe that he is3 and is a rewarder to them that seek him4 #aa3g4 ,by faith ,noe1 having received an answer concerning those things which as yet were not seen1 moved with fear1 framed the ark for the saving of his house3 by the which he condemned the world and was instituted heir of the justice which is by faith4 #aa3h4 ,by faith he that is called ,abraham obeyed to go out into a place which he was to receive for an inheritance4 ,and he went out1 not knowing whither he went4 ,he that is called ,abraham4 4 4or1 ,abraham being called4 #aa3i4 ,by faith he abode in the land of promise1 as in a strange country1 dwelling in cottages1 with ,isaac and ,jacob1 the co-heirs of the same promise4 #aa3aj4 ,for he looked for a city that hath foundations3 whose builder and maker is ,god4 #aa3aa4 ,by faith also ,sara herself1 being barren1 received strength to conceive seed1 even past the time of age3 because she believed that he was faithful who had promised1 #aa3ab4 ,for which cause there sprung even from one 7and him as good as dead7 as the stars of heaven in multitude and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable4 #aa3ac4 ,all these died according to faith1 not having received the promises but beholding them afar off and saluting them and confessing that they are pilgrims and strangers on the earth4 #aa3ad4 ,for they that say these things do signify that they seek a country4 #aa3ae4 ,and truly1 if they had been mindful of that from whence they came out1 they had doubtless1 time to return4 #aa3af4 ,but now they desire a better1 that is to say1 a heavenly country4 ,therefore1 ,god is not ashamed to be called their ,god3 for he hath prepared for them a city4 #aa3ag4 ,by faith ,abraham1 when he was tried1 offered ,isaac3 and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son1 #aa3ah4 7,to whom it was said3 ,in ,isaac shalt thy seed be called37 #aa3ai4 ,accounting that ,god is able to raise up even from the dead4 ,whereupon also he received him for a parable4 ,for a parable4 4 4,that is1 as a figure of ,christ1 slain and coming to life again4 #aa3bj4 ,by faith also of things to come ,isaac blessed ,jacob and ,esau4 #aa3ba4 ,by faith ,jacob1 dying1 blessed each of the sons of ,joseph and adored the top of his rod4 ,adored the top of his rod4 4 4,the apostle here follows the ancient ,greek ,bible of the seventy interpreters1 7which translates in this manner1 ,gen4 #dg4 #ca417 and alleges this fact of ,jacob1 in paying a relative honour and veneration to the top of the rod or sceptre of ,joseph1 as to a figure of ,christ's sceptre and kingdom1 as an instance and argument of his faith4 ,but some translators1 who are no friends to this relative honour1 have corrupted the text1 by translating it1 he worshipped1 leaning upon the top of his staff2 as if this circumstance of leaning upon his staff were any argument of ,jacob's faith1 or worthy the being thus particularly taken notice of by the ,holy ,ghost4 #aa3bb4 ,by faith ,joseph1 when he was dying1 made mention of the going out of the children of ,israel and gave commandment concerning his bones4 #aa3bc4 ,by faith ,moses1 when he was born1 was hid three months by his parents3 because they saw he was a comely babe1 and they feared not the king's edict4 #aa3bd4 ,by faith ,moses1 when he was grown up1 denied himself to be the son of ,pharao's daughter3 #aa3be4 ,rather choosing to be afflicted with the people of ,god than to have the pleasure of sin for a time3 #aa3bf4 ,esteeming the reproach of ,christ greater riches than the treasure of the ,egyptians4 ,for he looked unto the reward4 #aa3bg4 ,by faith he left ,egypt1 not fearing the fierceness of the king3 for he endured1 as seeing him that is invisible4 #aa3bh4 ,by faith he celebrated the pasch and the shedding of the blood3 that he who destroyed the firstborn might not touch them4 #aa3bi4 ,by faith they passed through the ,red ,sea1 as by dry land3 which the ,egyptians attempting1 were swallowed up4 #aa3cj4 ,by faith the walls of ,jericho fell down1 by the going round them seven days4 #aa3ca4 ,by faith ,rahab the harlot perished not with the unbelievers1 receiving the spies with peace4 #aa3cb4 ,and what shall ,i yet say8 ,for the time would fail me to tell of ,gedeon1 ,barac1 ,samson1 ,jephthe1 ,david1 ,samuel1 and the prophets3 #aa3cc4 ,who by faith conquered kingdoms1 wrought justice1 obtained promises1 stopped the mouths of lions1 #aa3cd4 ,quenched the violence of fire1 escaped the edge of the sword1 recovered strength from weakness1 became valiant in battle1 put to flight the armies of foreigners4 #aa3ce4 ,women received their dead raised to life again4 ,but others were racked1 not accepting deliverance1 that they might find a better resurrection4 #aa3cf4 ,and others had trial of mockeries and stripes3 moreover also of bands and prisons4 #aa3cg4 ,they were stoned1 they were cut asunder1 they were tempted1 they were put to death by the sword1 they wandered about in sheepskins1 in goatskins1 being in want1 distressed1 afflicted3 #aa3ch4 ,of whom the world was not worthy3 wandering in deserts1 in mountains and in dens and in caves of the earth4 #aa3ci4 ,and all these1 being approved by the testimony of faith1 received not the promise3 #aa3dj4 ,god providing some better thing for us1 that they should not be perfected without us4 ,hebrews ,chapter #ab ,exhortation to constancy under their crosses4 ,the danger of abusing the graces of the ,new ,testament4 #ab3a4 ,and therefore we also having so great a cloud of witnesses over our head1 laying aside every weight and sin which surrounds us1 let us run by patience to the fight proposed to us3 #ab3b4 ,looking on ,jesus1 the author and finisher of faith1 who1 having joy set before him1 endured the cross1 despising the shame1 and now sitteth on the right hand of the throne of ,god4 #ab3c4 ,for think diligently upon him that endured such opposition from sinners against himself that you be not wearied1 fainting in your minds4 #ab3d4 ,for you have not yet resisted unto blood1 striving against sin4 #ab3e4 ,and you have forgotten the consolation which speaketh to you1 as unto children1 saying3 ,my son1 neglect not the discipline of the ,lord3 neither be thou wearied whilst thou art rebuked by him4 #ab3f4 ,for whom the ,lord loveth he chastiseth3 and he scourgeth every son whom he receiveth4 #ab3g4 ,persevere under discipline4 ,god dealeth with you as with his sons4 ,for what son is there whom the father doth not correct8 #ab3h4 ,but if you be without chastisement1 whereof all are made partakers1 then are you bastards and not sons4 #ab3i4 ,moreover1 we have had fathers of our flesh for instructors1 and we reverenced them4 ,shall we not much more obey the ,father of spirits and live8 #ab3aj4 ,and they indeed for a few days1 according to their own pleasure1 instructed us3 but he1 for our profit1 that we might receive his sanctification4 #ab3aa4 ,now all chastisement for the present indeed seemeth not to bring with it joy1 but sorrow3 but afterwards it will yield to them that are exercised by it the most peaceable fruit of justice4 #ab3ab4 ,wherefore1 lift up the hands which hang down and the feeble knees3 #ab3ac4 ,and make straight steps with your feet3 that no one1 halting1 may go out of the way2 but rather be healed4 #ab3ad4 ,follow peace with all men and holiness3 without which no man shall see ,god4 #ab3ae4 ,looking diligently1 lest any man be wanting to the grace of ,god3 lest any root of bitterness springing up do hinder and by it many be defiled3 #ab3af4 ,lest there be any fornicator or profane person1 as ,esau who for one mess sold his first birthright4 #ab3ag4 ,for know ye that afterwards1 when he desired to inherit the benediction1 he was rejected4 ,for he found no place of repentance1 although with tears he had sought it4 ,he found1 etc4 4 4,that is1 he found no way to bring his father to repent1 or change his mind1 with relation to his having given the blessing to his younger brother ,jacob4 #ab3ah4 ,for you are not come to a mountain that might be touched and a burning fire and a whirlwind and darkness and storm1 #ab3ai4 ,and the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words1 which they that had excused themselves1 that the word might not be spoken to them4 #ab3bj4 ,for they did not endure that which was said3 and if so much as a beast shall touch the mount1 it shall be stoned4 #ab3ba4 ,and so terrible was that which was seen1 ,moses said3 ,i am frighted1 and tremble4 #ab3bb4 ,but you are come to mount ,sion and to the city of the living ,god1 the heavenly ,jerusalem1 and to the company of many thousands of angels1 #ab3bc4 ,and to the church of the firstborn who are written in the heavens1 and to ,god the judge of all1 and to the spirits of the just made perfect1 #ab3bd4 ,and to ,jesus the mediator of the new testament1 and to the sprinkling of blood which speaketh better than that of ,abel4 #ab3be4 ,see that you refuse him not that speaketh4 ,for if they escaped not who refused him that spoke upon earth1 much more shall not we that turn away from him that speaketh to us from heaven4 #ab3bf4 ,whose voice then moved the earth2 but now he promiseth1 saying3 ,yet once more3 and ,i will move1 not only the earth1 but heaven also4 #ab3bg4 ,and in that he saith3 ,yet once more1 he signifieth the translation of the moveable things as made1 that those things may remain which are immoveable4 #ab3bh4 ,therefore1 receiving an immoveable kingdom1 we have grace3 whereby let us serve1 pleasing ,god1 with fear and reverence4 #ab3bi4 ,for our ,god is a consuming fire4 ,hebrews ,chapter #ac ,divers admonitions and exhortations4 #ac3a4 ,let the charity of the brotherhood abide in you4 #ac3b4 ,and hospitality do not forget3 for by this some1 being not aware of it1 have entertained angels4 #ac3c4 ,remember them that are in bands1 as if you were bound with them3 and them that labour1 as being yourselves also in the body4 #ac3d4 ,marriage honourable in all1 and the bed undefiled4 ,for fornicators and adulterers ,god will judge4 ,or1 ,let marriage be honourable in all4 4 4,that is1 in all things belonging to the marriage state4 ,this is a warning to married people1 not to abuse the sanctity of their state1 by any liberties or irregularities contrary thereunto4 ,now it does not follow from this text that all persons are obliged to marry1 even if the word omnibus were rendered1 in all persons1 instead of in all things3 for if it was a precept1 ,st4 ,paul himself would have transgressed it1 as he never married4 ,moreover1 those who have already made a vow to ,god to lead a single life1 should they attempt to marry1 they would incur their own damnation4 #a ,tim4 #e4 #ab4 #ac3e4 ,let your manners be without covetousness1 contented with such things as you have4 ,for he hath said3 ,i will not leave thee3 neither will ,i forsake thee4 #ac3f4 ,so that we may confidently say3 ,the ,lord is my helper3 ,i will not fear what man shall do to me4 #ac3g4 ,remember your prelates who have spoken the word of ,god to you3 whose faith follow1 considering the end of their conversation1 #ac3h4 ,jesus ,christ1 yesterday1 and today3 and the same for ever4 #ac3i4 ,be not led away with various and strange doctrines4 ,for it is best that the heart be established with grace1 not with meats3 which have not profited those that walk in them4 #ac3aj4 ,we have an altar whereof they have no power to eat who serve the tabernacle4 #ac3aa4 ,for the bodies of those beasts whose blood is brought into the holies by the high priest for sin are burned without the camp4 #ac3ab4 ,wherefore ,jesus also1 that he might sanctify the people by his own blood1 suffered without the gate4 #ac3ac4 ,let us go forth therefore to him without the camp1 bearing his reproach4 ,let us go forth therefore to him without the camp1 bearing his reproach4 4 4,that is1 bearing his cross4 ,it is an exhortation to them to be willing to suffer with ,christ1 reproaches1 persecutions1 and even death1 if they desire to partake of the benefit of his suffering for man's redemption4 #ac3ad4 ,for1 we have not here a lasting city3 but we seek one that is to come4 #ac3ae4 ,by him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise always to ,god1 that is to say1 the fruit of lips confessing to his name4 #ac3af4 ,and do not forget to do good and to impart3 for by such sacrifices ,god's favour is obtained4 #ac3ag4 ,obey your prelates and be subject to them4 ,for they watch as being to render an account of your souls3 that they may do this with joy and not with grief4 ,for this is not expedient for you4 #ac3ah4 ,pray for us4 ,for we trust we have a good conscience1 being willing to behave ourselves well in all things4 #ac3ai4 ,and ,i beseech you the more to do this1 that ,i may be restored to you the sooner4 #ac3bj4 ,and may the ,god of peace1 who brought again from the dead the great pastor of the sheep1 our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 in the blood of the everlasting testament1 #ac3ba4 ,fit you in all goodness1 that you may do his will2 doing in you that which is well pleasing in his sight1 through ,jesus ,christ1 to whom is glory for ever and ever4 ,amen4 #ac3bb4 ,and ,i beseech you1 brethren1 that you suffer this word of consolation4 ,for ,i have written to you in a few words4 #ac3bc4 ,know ye that our brother ,timothy is set at liberty3 with whom 7if he come shortly7 ,i will see you4 #ac3bd4 ,salute all your prelates and all the saints4 ,the brethren from ,italy salute you4 #ac3be4 ,grace be with you all4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,catholic ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,james ,,the ,,apostle ,this ,epistle is called ,catholic or ,universal1 as formerly were also the two ,epistles of ,st4 ,peter1 the first of ,st4 ,john and that of ,st4 ,jude1 because they were not written to any peculiar people or particular person1 but to the faithful in general4 ,it was written by the apostle ,st4 ,james1 called the ,less1 who was also called the brother of our ,lord1 being his kinsman 7for cousins german with the ,hebrews were called brothers74 ,he was the first ,bishop of ,jerusalem4 ,in this ,epistle are set forth many precepts appertaining to faith and morals2 particularly1 that faith without good works will not save a man and that true wisdom is given only from above4 ,in the fifth chapter he publishes the sacrament of anointing the sick4 ,it was written a short time before his martyrdom1 about twenty-eight years after our ,lord's ,ascension4 ,james ,chapter #a ,the benefit of tribulations4 ,prayer with faith4 ,god is the author of all good1 but not of evil4 ,we must be slow to anger and not hearers only1 but doers of the word4 ,of bridling the tongue and of pure religion4 #a3a4 ,james1 the servant of ,god and of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad1 greeting4 #a3b4 ,my brethren1 count it all joy1 when you shall fall into divers temptations3 ,into divers temptations4 4 4,the word temptation1 in this epistle1 is sometimes taken for trials by afflictions or persecutions1 as in this place3 at other times1 it is to be understood1 tempting1 enticing1 or drawing others into sin4 #a3c4 ,knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience #a3d4 ,and patience hath a perfect work3 that you may be perfect and entire1 failing in nothing4 #a3e4 ,but if any of you want wisdom1 let him ask of ,god who giveth to all men abundantly and upbraideth not4 ,and it shall be given him4 #a3f4 ,but let him ask in faith1 nothing wavering4 ,for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea1 which is moved and carried about by the wind4 #a3g4 ,therefore let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the ,lord4 #a3h4 ,a double minded man is inconstant in all his ways4 #a3i4 ,but let the brother of low condition glory in his exaltation3 #a3aj4 ,and the rich1 in his being low3 because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away4 #a3aa4 ,for the sun rose with a burning heat and parched the grass3 and the flower thereof fell off1 and the beauty of the shape thereof perished4 ,so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways4 #a3ab4 ,blessed is the man that endureth temptation3 for1 when he hath been proved1 he shall receive the crown of life which ,god hath promised to them that love him4 #a3ac4 ,let no man1 when he is tempted1 say that he is tempted by ,god4 ,for ,god is not a tempter of evils3 and he tempteth no man4 #a3ad4 ,but every man is tempted by his own concupiscence1 being drawn away and allured4 #a3ae4 ,then1 when concupiscence hath conceived1 it bringeth forth sin4 ,but sin1 when it is completed1 begetteth death4 #a3af4 ,do not err1 therefore1 my dearest brethren4 #a3ag4 ,every best gift and every perfect gift is from above1 coming down from the ,father of lights1 with whom there is no change nor shadow of alteration4 #a3ah4 ,for of his own will hath he begotten us by the word of truth1 that we might be some beginning of his creature4 ,some beginning4 4 4,that is1 a kind of first fruits of his creatures4 #a3ai4 ,you know1 my dearest brethren4 ,and let every man be swift to hear1 but slow to speak and slow to anger4 #a3bj4 ,for the anger of man worketh not the justice of ,god4 #a3ba4 ,wherefore1 casting away all uncleanness and abundance of naughtiness1 with meekness receive the ingrafted word1 which is able to save your souls4 #a3bb4 ,but be ye doers of the word and not hearers only1 deceiving your own selves4 #a3bc4 ,for if a man be a hearer of the word and not a doer1 he shall be compared to a man beholding his own countenance in a glass4 #a3bd4 ,for he beheld himself and went his way and presently forgot what manner of man he was4 #a3be4 ,but he that hath looked into the perfect law of liberty and hath continued therein1 not becoming a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work3 this man shall be blessed in his deed4 #a3bf4 ,and if any man think himself to be religious1 not bridling his tongue but deceiving his own heart1 this man's religion is vain4 #a3bg4 ,religion clean and undefiled before ,god and the ,father is this3 to visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation and to keep one's self unspotted from this world4 ,james ,chapter #b ,against respect of persons4 ,the danger of transgressing one point of the law4 ,faith is dead without works4 #b3a4 ,my brethren1 have not the faith of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ of glory1 with respect of persons4 ,with respect of persons4 4 4,the meaning is1 that in matters relating to faith1 the administering of the sacraments1 and other spiritual functions in ,god's church1 there should be no respect of persons2 but that the souls of the poor should be as much regarded as those of the rich4 ,see ,deut4 #a4ag4 #b3b4 ,for if there shall come into your assembly a man having a golden ring1 in fine apparel2 and there shall come in also a poor man in mean attire3 #b3c4 ,and you have respect to him that is clothed with the fine apparel and shall say to him3 ,sit thou here well3 but say to the poor man3 ,stand thou there1 or3 ,sit under my footstool3 #b3d4 ,do you not judge within yourselves1 and are become judges of unjust thoughts8 #b3e4 ,hearken1 my dearest brethren3 ,hath not ,god chosen the poor in this world1 rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which ,god hath promised to them that love him8 #b3f4 ,but you have dishonoured the poor man4 ,do not the rich oppress you by might8 ,and do not they draw you before the judgment seats8 #b3g4 ,do not they blaspheme the good name that is invoked upon you8 #b3h4 ,if then you fulfil the royal law1 according to the scriptures3 ,thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself2 you do well4 #b3i4 ,but if you have respect to persons1 you commit sin1 being reproved by the law as transgressors4 #b3aj4 ,and whosoever shall keep the whole law1 but offend in one point1 is become guilty of all4 ,guilty of all24 4 4,that is1 he becomes a transgressor of the law in such a manner1 that the observing of all other points will not avail him to salvation2 for he despises the lawgiver1 and breaks through the great and general commandment of charity1 even by one mortal sin4 ,for all the precepts of the law are to be considered as one total and entire law1 and as it were a chain of precepts1 where1 by breaking one link of this chain1 the whole chain is broken1 or the integrity of the law consisting of a collection of precepts4 ,a sinner1 therefore1 by a grievous offence against any one precept1 incurs eternal punishment2 yet the punishment in hell shall be greater for those who have been greater sinners1 as a greater reward shall be for those in heaven who have lived with greater sanctity and perfection4 #b3aa4 ,for he that said3 ,thou shalt not commit adultery1 said also3 ,thou shalt not kill4 ,now if thou do not commit adultery1 but shalt kill1 thou art become a transgressor of the law4 #b3ab4 ,so speak ye and so do1 as being to be judged by the law of liberty4 #b3ac4 ,for judgment without mercy to him that hath not done mercy4 ,and mercy exalteth itself above judgment4 #b3ad4 ,what shall it profit1 my brethren1 if a man say he hath faith1 but hath not works8 ,shall faith be able to save him8 #b3ae4 ,and if a brother or sister be naked and want daily food3 #b3af4 ,and one of you say to them3 ,go in peace1 be ye warmed and filled2 yet give them not those things that are necessary for the body1 what shall it profit8 #b3ag4 ,so faith also1 if it have not works1 is dead in itself4 #b3ah4 ,but some man will say3 ,thou hast faith1 and ,i have works4 ,shew me thy faith without works2 and ,i will shew thee1 by works1 my faith4 #b3ai4 ,thou believest that there is one ,god4 ,thou dost well3 the devils also believe and tremble4 #b3bj4 ,but wilt thou know1 ,o vain man1 that faith without works is dead8 #b3ba4 ,was not ,abraham our father justified by works1 offering up ,isaac his son upon the altar8 #b3bb4 ,seest thou that faith did cooperate with his works and by works faith was made perfect8 #b3bc4 ,and the scripture was fulfilled1 saying3 ,abraham believed ,god1 and it was reputed to him to justice1 and he was called the friend of ,god4 #b3bd4 ,do you see that by works a man is justified1 and not by faith only8 #b3be4 ,and in like manner also ,rahab the harlot1 was not she justified by works1 receiving the messengers and sending them out another way8 #b3bf4 ,for even as the body without the spirit is dead3 so also faith without works is dead4 ,james ,chapter #c ,of the evils of the tongue4 ,of the difference between the earthly and heavenly wisdom4 #c3a4 ,be ye not many masters1 my brethren1 knowing that you receive the greater judgment4 #c3b4 ,for in many things we all offend4 ,if any man offend not in word1 the same is a perfect man4 ,he is able also with a bridle to lead about the whole body4 #c3c4 ,for if we put bits into the mouths of horses1 that they may obey us3 and we turn about their whole body4 #c3d4 ,behold also ships1 whereas they are great and are driven by strong winds1 yet are they turned about with a small helm1 whithersoever the force of the governor willeth4 #c3e4 ,even so the tongue is indeed a little member and boasteth great things4 ,behold how small a fire kindleth a great wood4 #c3f4 ,and the tongue is a fire1 a world of iniquity4 ,the tongue is placed among our members1 which defileth the whole body and inflameth the wheel of our nativity1 being set on fire by hell4 #c3g4 ,for every nature of beasts and of birds and of serpents and of the rest is tamed and hath been tamed1 by the nature of man4 #c3h4 ,but the tongue no man can tame1 an unquiet evil1 full of deadly poison4 #c3i4 ,by it we bless ,god and the ,father3 and by it we curse men who are made after the likeness of ,god4 #c3aj4 ,out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing4 ,my brethren1 these things ought not so to be4 #c3aa4 ,doth a fountain send forth1 out of the same hole1 sweet and bitter water8 #c3ab4 ,can the fig tree1 my brethren1 bear grapes8 ,or the vine1 figs8 ,so neither can the salt water yield sweet4 #c3ac4 ,who is a wise man and endued with knowledge1 among you8 ,let him shew1 by a good contestation1 his work in the meekness of wisdom4 #c3ad4 ,but if you have bitter zeal1 and there be contention in your hearts3 glory not and be not liars against the truth4 #c3ae4 ,for this is not wisdom1 descending from above3 but earthly1 sensual1 devilish4 #c3af4 ,for where envying and contention is3 there is inconstancy and every evil work4 #c3ag4 ,but the wisdom that is from above1 first indeed is chaste1 then peaceable1 modest1 easy to be persuaded1 consenting to the good1 full of mercy and good fruits1 without judging1 without dissimulation4 #c3ah4 ,and the fruit of justice is sown in peace1 to them that make peace4 ,james ,chapter #d ,the evils that flow from yielding to concupiscence and being friends to this world4 ,admonitions against pride1 detraction and the like4 #d3a4 ,from whence are wars and contentions among you8 ,are they not hence1 from your concupiscences1 which war in your members8 #d3b4 ,you covet1 and have not3 you kill and envy and cannot obtain4 ,you contend and war1 and you have not3 because you ask not4 #d3c4 ,you ask and receive not3 because you ask amiss1 that you may consume it on your concupiscences4 #d3d4 ,adulterers1 know you not that the friendship of this world is the enemy of ,god8 ,whosoever therefore will be a friend of this world becometh an enemy of ,god4 #d3e4 ,or do you think that the scripture saith in vain3 ,to envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you8 #d3f4 ,but he giveth greater grace4 ,wherefore he saith3 ,god resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble4 #d3g4 ,be subject therefore to ,god4 ,but resist the devil3 and he will fly from you4 #d3h4 ,draw nigh to ,god3 and he will draw nigh to you4 ,cleanse your hands1 ye sinners1 and purify your hearts1 ye double minded4 #d3i4 ,be afflicted and mourn and weep3 let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into sorrow4 #d3aj4 ,be humbled in the sight of the ,lord3 and he will exalt you4 #d3aa4 ,detract not one another1 my brethren4 ,he that detracteth his brother1 or he that judgeth his brother1 detracteth the law and judgeth the law4 ,but if thou judge the law1 thou art not a doer of the law1 but a judge4 #d3ab4 ,there is one lawgiver and judge1 that is able to destroy and to deliver4 #d3ac4 ,but who art thou that judgest thy neighbour8 ,behold1 now you that say3 ,to-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city1 and there we will spend a year and will traffic and make our gain4 #d3ad4 ,whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow4 #d3ae4 ,for what is your life8 ,it is a vapour which appeareth for a little while and afterwards shall vanish away4 ,for that you should say3 ,if the ,lord will1 and1 ,if we shall live1 we will do this or that4 #d3af4 ,but now you rejoice in your arrogancies4 ,all such rejoicing is wicked4 #d3ag4 ,to him therefore who knoweth to do good and doth it not1 to him it is sin4 ,james ,chapter #e ,a woe to the rich that oppress the poor4 ,exhortations to patience and to avoid swearing4 ,of the anointing the sick1 confession of sins and fervour in prayer4 #e3a4 ,go to now1 ye rich men3 weep and howl in your miseries1 which shall come upon you4 #e3b4 ,your riches are corrupted3 and your garments are motheaten4 #e3c4 ,your gold and silver is cankered3 and the rust of them shall be for a testimony against you and shall eat your flesh like fire4 ,you have stored up to yourselves wrath against the last days4 #e3d4 ,behold the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields1 which by fraud has been kept back by you1 crieth3 and the cry of them hath entered into the ears of the ,lord of ,sabaoth4 #e3e4 ,you have feasted upon earth3 and in riotousness you have nourished your hearts1 in the day of slaughter4 #e3f4 ,you have condemned and put to death the ,just ,one3 and he resisted you not4 #e3g4 ,be patient therefore1 brethren1 until the coming of the ,lord4 ,behold1 the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth3 patiently bearing till he receive the early and latter rain4 #e3h4 ,be you therefore also patient and strengthen your hearts3 for the coming of the ,lord is at hand4 #e3i4 ,grudge not1 brethren1 one against another1 that you may not be judged4 ,behold the judge standeth before the door4 #e3aj4 ,take1 my brethren1 for example of suffering evil1 of labour and patience1 the prophets who spoke in the name of the ,lord4 #e3aa4 ,behold1 we account them blessed who have endured4 ,you have heard of the patience of ,job and you have seen the end of the ,lord1 that the ,lord is merciful and compassionate4 #e3ab4 ,but above all things1 my brethren1 swear not1 neither by heaven1 nor by the earth1 nor by any other oath4 ,but let your speech be3 ,yea1 ,yea3 ,no1 ,no3 that you fall not under judgment4 #e3ac4 ,is any of you sad8 ,let him pray3 ,is he cheerful in mind8 ,let him sing4 #e3ad4 ,is any man sick among you8 ,let him bring in the priests of the church and let them pray over him1 anointing him with oil in the name of the ,lord4 ,let him bring in1 etc4 4 4,see here a plain warrant of scripture for the sacrament of extreme unction1 that any controversy against its institution would be against the express words of the sacred text in the plainest terms4 #e3ae4 ,and the prayer of faith shall save the sick man4 ,and the ,lord shall raise him up3 and if he be in sins1 they shall be forgiven him4 #e3af4 ,confess therefore your sins one to another3 and pray one for another1 that you may be saved4 ,for the continual prayer of a just man availeth much4 ,confess your sins one to another4 4 4,that is1 to the priests of the church1 whom 7ver4#ad7 he had ordered to be called for1 and brought in to the sick2 moreover1 to confess to persons who had no power to forgive sins1 would be useless4 ,hence the precept here means1 that we must confess to men whom ,god hath appointed1 and who1 by their ordination and jurisdiction1 have received the power of remitting sins in his name4 #e3ag4 ,elias was a man passible like unto us3 and with prayer he prayed that it might not rain upon the earth4 ,and it rained not for three years and six months4 #e3ah4 ,and he prayed again4 ,and the heaven gave rain3 and the earth brought forth her fruit4 #e3ai4 ,my brethren1 if any of you err from the truth and one convert him3 #e3bj4 ,he must know that he who causeth a sinner to be converted from the error of his way shall save his soul from death and shall cover a multitude of sins4 ,,the ,,first ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,peter ,,the ,,apostle ,the first ,epistle of ,st4 ,peter1 though brief1 contains much doctrine concerning ,faith1 ,hope1 and ,charity1 with divers instructions to all persons of what state or condition soever4 ,the ,apostle commands submission to rulers and superiors and exhorts all to the practice of a virtuous life in imitation1 of ,christ4 ,this ,epistle is written with such apostolical dignity as to manifest the supreme authority with which its writer1 the ,prince of the ,apostles1 had been vested by his ,lord and ,master1 ,jesus ,christ4 ,he wrote it at ,rome1 which figuratively he calls ,babylon1 about fifteen years after our ,lord's ,ascension4 #a ,peter ,chapter #a ,he gives thanks to ,god for the benefit of our being called to the true faith and to eternal life1 into which we are to enter by many tribulations4 ,he exhorts to holiness of life1 considering the holiness of ,god and our redemption by the blood of ,christ4 #a3a4 ,peter1 an apostle of ,jesus ,christ1 to the strangers dispersed through ,pontus1 ,cappadocia1 ,asia and ,bithynia1 elect1 #a3b4 ,according to the foreknowledge of ,god the ,father1 unto the sanctification of the ,spirit1 unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of ,jesus ,christ4 ,grace unto you and peace be multiplied4 #a3c4 ,blessed be the ,god and ,father of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 who according to his great mercy hath regenerated us unto a lively hope1 by the resurrection of ,jesus ,christ from the dead3 #a3d4 ,unto an inheritance1 incorruptible1 and undefiled and that cannot fade1 reserved in heaven for you1 #a3e4 ,who1 by the power of ,god1 are kept by faith unto salvation1 ready to be revealed in the last time4 #a3f4 ,wherein you shalt greatly rejoice1 if now you must be for a little time made sorrowful in divers temptations3 #a3g4 ,that the trial of your faith 7much more precious than gold which is tried by the fire7 may be found unto praise and glory and honour at the appearing of ,jesus ,christ4 #a3h4 ,whom having not seen1 you love3 in whom also now though you see him not1 you believe and1 believing1 shall rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorified2 #a3i4 ,receiving the end of your faith1 even the salvation of your souls4 #a3aj4 ,of which salvation the prophets have inquired and diligently searched1 who prophesied of the grace to come in you4 #a3aa4 ,searching what or what manner of time the ,spirit of ,christ in them did signify1 when it foretold those sufferings that are in ,christ and the glories that should follow4 #a3ab4 ,to whom it was revealed that1 not to themselves but to you1 they ministered those things which are now declared to you by them that have preached the gospel to you3 the ,holy ,ghost being sent down from heaven1 on whom the angels desire to look4 #a3ac4 ,wherefore1 having the loins of your mind girt up1 being sober1 trust perfectly in the grace which is offered you in the revelation of ,jesus ,christ4 #a3ad4 ,as children of obedience1 not fashioned according to the former desires of your ignorance1 #a3ae4 ,but according to him that hath called you1 who is holy1 be you also in all manner of conversation holy3 #a3af4 ,because it is written3 ,you shall be holy1 for ,i am holy4 #a3ag4 ,and if you invoke as ,father him who1 without respect of persons1 judgeth according to every one's work3 converse in fear during the time of your sojourning here4 #a3ah4 ,knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things1 as gold or silver1 from your vain conversation of the tradition of your fathers3 #a3ai4 ,but with the precious blood of ,christ1 as of a lamb unspotted and undefiled #a3bj4 ,foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world1 but manifested in the last times for you3 #a3ba4 ,who through him are faithful in ,god who raised him up from the dead and hath given him glory1 that your faith and hope might be in ,god4 #a3bb4 ,purifying your souls in the obedience of charity1 with a brotherly love1 from a sincere heart love one another earnestly3 #a3bc4 ,being born again1 not of corruptible seed1 but incorruptible1 by the word of ,god who liveth and remaineth for ever4 #a3bd4 ,for all flesh is as grass and all the glory thereof as the flower of grass4 ,the grass is withered and the flower thereof is fallen away4 #a3be4 ,but the word of the ,lord endureth for ever4 ,and this is the word which by the gospel hath been preached unto you4 #a ,peter ,chapter #b ,we are to lay aside all guile and go to ,christ the living stone1 and1 as being now his people1 walk worthily of him1 with submission to superiors and patience under sufferings4 #b3a4 ,wherefore laying away all malice and all guile and dissimulations and envies and all detractions1 #b3b4 ,as newborn babes1 desire the rational milk without guile1 that thereby you may grow unto salvation3 #b3c4 ,if so be you have tasted that the ,lord is sweet4 #b3d4 ,unto whom coming1 as to a living stone1 rejected indeed by men but chosen and made honourable by ,god3 #b3e4 ,be you also as living stones built up1 a spiritual house1 a holy priesthood1 to offer up spiritual sacrifices1 acceptable to ,god by ,jesus ,christ4 #b3f4 ,wherefore it is said in the scripture3 ,behold1 ,i lay in ,sion a chief corner stone1 elect1 precious4 ,and he that shall believe in him shall not be confounded4 #b3g4 ,to you therefore that believe1 he is honour3 but to them that believe not1 the stone which the builders rejected1 the same is made the head of the corner3 #b3h4 ,and a stone of stumbling and a rock of scandal1 to them who stumble at the word1 neither do believe1 whereunto also they are set4 #b3i4 ,but you are a chosen generation1 a kingly priesthood1 a holy nation1 a purchased people3 that you may declare his virtues1 who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light3 #b3aj4 ,who in times past were not a people3 but are now the people of ,god4 ,who had not obtained mercy3 but now have obtained mercy4 #b3aa4 ,dearly beloved1 ,i beseech you1 as strangers and pilgrims1 to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul1 #b3ab4 ,having your conversation good among the ,gentiles3 that whereas they speak against you as evildoers1 they may1 by the good works which they shall behold in you1 glorify ,god in the day of visitation4 #b3ac4 ,be ye subject therefore to every human creature for ,god's sake3 whether it be to the king as excelling1 #b3ad4 ,or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of the good4 #b3ae4 ,for so is the will of ,god1 that by doing well you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men3 #b3af4 ,as free and not as making liberty a cloak for malice1 but as the servants of ,god4 #b3ag4 ,honour all men4 ,love the brotherhood4 ,fear ,god4 ,honour the king4 #b3ah4 ,servants1 be subject to your masters with all fear1 not only to the good and gentle but also to the froward4 #b3ai4 ,for this is thankworthy3 if1 for conscience towards ,god1 a man endure sorrows1 suffering wrongfully4 #b3bj4 ,for what glory is it1 if1 committing sin and being buffeted for it1 you endure8 ,but if doing well you suffer patiently3 this is thankworthy before ,god4 #b3ba4 ,for unto this are you called3 because ,christ also suffered for us1 leaving you an example that you should follow his steps4 #b3bb4 ,who did no sin1 neither was guile found in his mouth4 #b3bc4 ,who1 when he was reviled1 did not revile3 when he suffered1 he threatened not1 but delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly4 #b3bd4 ,who his own self bore our sins in his body upon the tree3 that we1 being dead to sins1 should live to justice3 by whose stripes you were healed4 #b3be4 ,for you were as sheep going astray3 but you are now converted to the shepherd and bishop of your souls4 #a ,peter ,chapter #c ,how wives are to behave to their husbands4 ,what ornaments they are to seek4 ,exhortations to divers ,virtues4 #c3a4 ,in like manner also1 let wives be subject to their husbands3 that1 if any believe not the word1 they may be won without the word1 by the conversation of the wives1 #c3b4 ,considering your chaste conversation with fear4 #c3c4 ,whose adorning1 let it not be the outward plaiting of the hair1 or the wearing of gold1 or the putting on of apparel3 #c3d4 ,but the hidden man of the heart1 in the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit which is rich in the sight of ,god4 #c3e4 ,for after this manner heretofore1 the holy women also who trusted in ,god adorned themselves1 being in subjection to their own husbands3 #c3f4 ,as ,sara obeyed ,abraham1 calling him lord3 whose daughters you are1 doing well and not fearing any disturbance4 #c3g4 ,ye husbands1 likewise dwelling with them according to knowledge1 giving honour to the female as to the weaker vessel and as to the co-heirs of the grace of life3 that your prayers be not hindered4 #c3h4 ,and in fine1 be ye all of one mind1 having compassion one of another1 being lovers of the brotherhood1 merciful1 modest1 humble3 #c3i4 ,not rendering evil for evil1 nor railing for railing1 but contrariwise1 blessing3 for unto this are you called1 that you may inherit a blessing4 #c3aj4 ,for he that will love life and see good days1 let him refrain his tongue from evil1 and his lips that they speak no guile4 #c3aa4 ,let him decline from evil and do good3 ,let him seek after peace and pursue it3 #c3ab4 ,because the eyes of the ,lord are upon the just1 and his ears unto their prayers but the countenance of the ,lord upon them that do evil things4 #c3ac4 ,and who is he that can hurt you1 if you be zealous of good8 #c3ad4 ,but if also you suffer any thing for justice' sake1 blessed are ye4 ,and be not afraid of their fear3 and be not troubled4 #c3ae4 ,but sanctify the ,lord ,christ in your hearts1 being ready always to satisfy every one that asketh you a reason of that hope which is in you4 #c3af4 ,but with modesty and fear1 having a good conscience3 that whereas they speak evil of you1 they may be ashamed who falsely accuse your good conversation in ,christ4 #c3ag4 ,for it is better doing well 7if such be the will of ,god7 to suffer than doing ill4 #c3ah4 ,because ,christ also died once for our sins1 the just for the unjust3 that he might offer us to ,god1 being put to death indeed in the flesh1 but enlivened in the spirit1 #c3ai4 ,in which also coming he preached to those spirits that were in prison3 ,spirits that were in prison4 4 4,see here a proof of a third place1 or middle state of souls3 for these spirits in prison1 to whom ,christ went to preach1 after his death1 were not in heaven2 nor yet in the hell of the damned3 because heaven is no prison3 and ,christ did not go to preach to the damned4 #c3bj4 ,which had been some time incredulous1 when they waited for the patience of ,god in the days of ,noe1 when the ark was a building3 wherein a few1 that is1 eight souls1 were saved by water4 #c3ba4 ,whereunto baptism1 being of the like form1 now saveth you also3 not the putting away of the filth of the flesh1 but1 the examination of a good conscience towards ,god by the resurrection of ,jesus ,christ4 ,whereunto baptism1 etc4 4 4,baptism is said to be of the like form with the water by which ,noe was saved1 because the one was a figure of the other4 ,not the putting away1 etc4 4 4,as much as to say1 that baptism has not its efficacy1 in order to salvation1 from its washing away any bodily filth or dirt2 but from its purging the conscience from sin1 when accompanied with suitable dispositions in the party1 to answer the interrogations made at that time1 with relation to faith1 the renouncing of ,satan with all his works2 and the obedience to ,god's commandments4 #c3bb4 ,who is on the right hand of ,god1 swallowing down death that we might be made heirs of life everlasting3 being gone into heaven1 the angels and powers and virtues being made subject to him4 #a ,peter ,chapter #d ,exhortations to cease from sin1 to mutual charity1 to do all for the glory of ,god1 to be willing to suffer for ,christ4 #d3a4 ,christ therefore having suffered in the flesh1 be you also armed with the same thought3 for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sins3 #d3b4 ,that now he may live the rest of his time in the flesh1 not after the desires of men but according to the will of ,god4 #d3c4 ,for the time past is sufficient to have fulfilled the will of the ,gentiles1 for them who have walked in riotousness1 lusts1 excess of wine1 revellings1 banquetings and unlawful worshipping of idols4 #d3d4 ,wherein they think it strange that you run not with them into the same confusion of riotousness3 speaking evil of you4 #d3e4 ,who shall render account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead4 #d3f4 ,for1 for this cause was the gospel preached also to the dead3 ,that they might be judged indeed according to men1 in the flesh3 but may live according to ,god1 in the ,spirit4 #d3g4 ,but the end of all is at hand4 ,be prudent therefore and watch in prayers4 #d3h4 ,but before all things have a constant mutual charity among yourselves3 for charity covereth a multitude of sins4 #d3i4 ,using hospitality one towards another1 without murmuring1 #d3aj4 ,as every man hath received grace1 ministering the same one to another3 as good stewards of the manifold grace of ,god4 #d3aa4 ,if any man speak1 let him speak1 as the words of ,god4 ,if any minister1 let him do it1 as of the power which ,god administereth3 that in all things ,god may be honoured through ,jesus ,christ3 to whom is glory and empire for ever and ever4 ,amen4 #d3ab4 ,dearly beloved1 think not strange the burning heat which is to try you3 as if some new thing happened to you4 #d3ac4 ,but if you partake of the sufferings of ,christ1 rejoice that1 when his glory shall be revealed1 you may also be glad with exceeding joy4 #d3ad4 ,if you be reproached for the name of ,christ1 you shall be blessed3 for that which is of the honour1 glory and power of ,god1 and that which is his ,spirit resteth upon you4 #d3ae4 ,but let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or a railer or coveter of other men's things4 #d3af4 ,but1 if as a ,christian1 let him not be ashamed3 but let him glorify ,god in that name4 #d3ag4 ,for the time is1 that judgment should begin at the house of ,god4 ,and if at first at us1 what shall be the end of them that believe not the gospel of ,god8 #d3ah4 ,and if the just man shall scarcely be saved1 where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear8 ,scarcely4 4 4,that is1 not without much labour and difficulty2 and because of the dangers which constantly surround1 the temptations of the world1 of the devil1 and of our own corrupt nature4 #d3ai4 ,wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of ,god commend their souls in good deeds to the faithful ,creator4 #a ,peter ,chapter #e ,he exhorts both priests and laity to their respective duties and recommends to all humility and watchfulness4 #e3a4 ,the ancients therefore that are among you1 ,i beseech who am myself also an ancient and a witness of the sufferings of ,christ1 as also a partaker of that glory which is to be revealed in time to come3 #e3b4 ,feed the flock of ,god which is among you1 taking care of it1 not by constraint but willingly1 according to ,god3 not for filthy lucre's sake but voluntarily3 #e3c4 ,neither as lording it over the clergy but being made a pattern of the flock from the heart4 #e3d4 ,and when the prince of pastors shall appear1 you shall receive a never fading crown of glory4 #e3e4 ,in like manner1 ye young men1 be subject to the ancients4 ,and do you all insinuate humility one to another3 for ,god resisteth the proud1 but to the humble he giveth grace4 #e3f4 ,be you humbled therefore under the mighty hand of ,god1 that he may exalt you in the time of visitation3 #e3g4 ,casting all your care upon him1 for he hath care of you4 #e3h4 ,be sober and watch3 because your adversary the devil1 as a roaring lion1 goeth about seeking whom he may devour4 #e3i4 ,whom resist ye1 strong in faith3 knowing that the same affliction befalls1 your brethren who are in the world4 #e3aj4 ,but the ,god of all grace1 who hath called us unto his eternal glory in ,christ ,jesus1 after you have suffered a little1 will himself perfect you and confirm you and establish you4 #e3aa4 ,to him be glory and empire1 for ever and ever4 ,amen4 #e3ab4 ,by ,sylvanus1 a faithful brother unto you1 as ,i think1 ,i have written briefly3 beseeching and testifying that this is the true grace of ,god1 wherein you stand4 #e3ac4 ,the church that is in ,babylon1 elected together with you1 saluteth you4 ,and so doth my son1 ,mark4 #e3ad4 ,salute one another with a holy kiss4 ,grace be to all you who are in ,christ ,jesus4 ,amen4 ,,the ,,second ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,peter ,,the ,,apostle ,in this ,epistle ,st4 ,peter says 7chap4 #c471 ,behold this second ,epistle ,i write to you3 and before 7chap4 #a4 #ad17 ,being assured that the laying away of this my tabernacle is at hand4 ,this shews1 that it was written a very short time before his martyrdom1 which was about thirty-five years after our ,lord's ,ascension4 ,in this ,epistle he admonishes the faithful to be mindful of the great gifts they received from ,god and to join all other virtues with their faith4 ,he warns them against false teachers1 by describing their practices and foretelling their punishments4 ,he describes the dissolution of this world by fire and the day of judgment4 #b ,peter ,chapter #a ,he exhorts them to join all other virtues with their faith1 in order to secure their salvation4 #a3a4 ,simon ,peter1 servant and apostle of ,jesus ,christ3 to them that have obtained equal faith with us in the justice of our ,god and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 #a3b4 ,grace to you and peace be accomplished in the knowledge of ,god and of ,christ ,jesus our ,lord4 #a3c4 ,as all things of his divine power which appertain to life and godliness are given us through the knowledge of him who hath called us by his own proper glory and virtue4 #a3d4 ,by whom he hath given us most great and precious promises3 that by these you may be made partakers of the divine nature3 flying the corruption of that concupiscence which is in the world4 #a3e4 ,and you1 employing all care1 minister in your faith1 virtue3 ,and in virtue1 knowledge3 #a3f4 ,and in knowledge1 abstinence3 and in abstinence1 patience3 and in patience1 godliness3 #a3g4 ,and in godliness1 love of brotherhood3 and in love of brotherhood1 charity4 #a3h4 ,for if these things be with you and abound1 they will make you to be neither empty nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3i4 ,for he that hath not these things with him is blind and groping1 having forgotten that he was purged from his old sins4 #a3aj4 ,wherefore1 brethren1 labour the more1 that by good works you may make sure your calling and election4 ,for doing these things1 you shall not sin at any time4 #a3aa4 ,for so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the ever-lasting kingdom of our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 #a3ab4 ,for which cause1 ,i will begin to put you always in remembrance of these things3 though indeed you know them and are confirmed in the present truth4 #a3ac4 ,but ,i think it meet1 as long as ,i am in this tabernacle1 to stir you up by putting you in remembrance4 #a3ad4 ,being assured that the laying away of this my tabernacle is at hand1 according as our ,lord ,jesus ,christ also hath signified to me4 #a3ae4 ,and ,i will endeavour that you frequently have after my decease whereby you may keep a memory of these things4 #a3af4 ,for we have not by following artificial fables made known to you the power and presence of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 but we were eyewitnesses of his greatness4 #a3ag4 ,for he received from ,god the ,father honour and glory1 this voice coming down to him from the excellent glory3 ,this is my beloved ,son1 in whom ,i am well pleased4 ,hear ye him4 #a3ah4 ,and this voice1 we heard brought from heaven1 when we were with him in the holy mount4 #a3ai4 ,and we have the more firm prophetical word3 whereunto you do well to attend1 as to a light that shineth in a dark place1 until the day dawn and the day star arise in your hearts4 #a3bj4 ,understanding this first3 ,that no prophecy of scripture is made by private interpretation4 ,no prophecy of scripture is made by private interpretation4 4 4,this shows plainly that the scriptures are not to be expounded by any one's private judgment or private spirit1 because every part of the holy scriptures were written by men inspired by the ,holy ,ghost1 and declared as such by the ,church2 therefore they are not to be interpreted but by the ,spirit of ,god1 which he hath left1 and promised to remain with his ,church to guide her in all truth to the end of the world4 ,some may tell us1 that many of our divines interpret the scriptures3 they may do so1 but they do it always with a submission to the judgment of the ,church1 and not otherwise4 #a3ba4 ,for prophecy came not by the will of man at any time3 but the holy men of ,god spoke1 inspired by the ,holy ,ghost4 #b ,peter ,chapter #b ,he warns them against false teachers and foretells their punishment4 #b3a4 ,but there were also false prophets among the people1 even as there shall be among you lying teachers who shall bring in sects of perdition and deny the ,lord who bought them3 bringing upon themselves swift destruction4 ,seeds of perdition4 4 4,that is1 heresies destructive of salvation4 #b3b4 ,and many shall follow their riotousness1 through whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of4 #b3c4 ,and through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you4 ,whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not3 and their perdition slumbereth not4 #b3d4 ,for if ,god spared not the angels that sinned1 but delivered them1 drawn down by infernal ropes to the lower hell1 unto torments1 to be reserved unto judgment3 #b3e4 ,and spared not the original world1 but preserved ,noe1 the eighth person1 the preacher of justice1 bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly4 #b3f4 ,and reducing the cities of the ,sodomites and of the ,gomorrhites into ashes1 condemned them to be overthrown1 making them an example to those that should after act wickedly1 #b3g4 ,and delivered just ,lot1 oppressed by the injustice and lewd conversation of the wicked3 #b3h4 ,for in sight and hearing he was just1 dwelling among them who from day to day vexed the just soul with unjust works4 #b3i4 ,the ,lord knoweth how to deliver the godly from temptation1 but to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be tormented3 #b3aj4 ,and especially them who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise government3 audacious1 self willed1 they fear not to bring in sects1 blaspheming4 #b3aa4 ,whereas angels1 who are greater in strength and power1 bring not against themselves a railing judgment4 ,bring not a railing judgment1 etc4 4 4,that is1 they use no railing1 nor cursing sentence2 not even in their conflicts with the evil angels4 ,see ,st4 ,jude1 ver4 #i4 #b3ab4 ,but these men1 as irrational beasts1 naturally tending to the snare and to destruction1 blaspheming those things which they know not1 shall perish in their corruption3 #b3ac4 ,receiving the reward of their injustice1 counting for a pleasure the delights of a day3 stains and spots1 sporting themselves to excess1 rioting in their feasts with you3 ,the delights of a day3 that is1 the short delights of this world1 in which they place all their happiness4 #b3ad4 ,having eyes full of adultery and of sin that ceaseth not3 alluring unstable souls3 having their heart exercised with covetousness3 children of malediction4 #b3ae4 ,leaving the right way1 they have gone astray1 having followed the way of ,balaam of ,bosor who loved the wages of iniquity1 #b3af4 ,but had a check of his madness1 the dumb beast used to the yoke1 which1 speaking with man's voice1 forbade the folly of the prophet4 #b3ag4 ,these are fountains without water and clouds tossed with whirlwinds1 to whom the mist of darkness is reserved4 #b3ah4 ,for1 speaking proud words of vanity1 they allure by the desires of fleshly riotousness those who for a little while escape1 such as converse in error3 #b3ai4 ,promising them liberty1 whereas they themselves are the slaves of corruption4 ,for by whom a man is overcome1 of the same also he is the slave4 #b3bj4 ,for if1 flying from the pollutions of the world1 through the knowledge of our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 they be again entangled in them and overcome3 their latter state is become unto them worse than the former4 #b3ba4 ,for it had been better for them not to have known the way of justice than1 after they have known it1 to turn back from that holy commandment which was delivered to them4 #b3bb4 ,for1 that of the true proverb has happened to them3 ,the dog is returned to his vomit2 and3 ,the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire4 #b ,peter ,chapter #c ,against scoffers denying the second coming of ,christ4 ,he declares the sudden dissolution of this world and exhorts to holiness of life4 #c3a4 ,behold this second epistle ,i write to you1 my dearly beloved1 in which1 ,i stir up by way of admonition your sincere mind3 #c3b4 ,that you may be mindful of those words which ,i told you before from the holy prophet and of your apostles1 of the precepts of the ,lord and ,saviour4 #c3c4 ,knowing this first3 ,that in the last days there shall come deceitful scoffers1 walking after their own lusts1 #c3d4 ,saying3 ,where is his promise or his coming8 ,for since the time that the fathers slept1 all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation4 #c3e4 ,for this they are wilfully ignorant of3 ,that the heavens were before1 and the earth out of water and through water1 consisting by the word of ,god3 #c3f4 ,whereby the world that then was1 being overflowed with water1 perished4 #c3g4 ,but the heavens and the earth which are now1 by the same word are kept in store1 reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of the ungodly men4 #c3h4 ,but of this one thing be not ignorant1 my beloved1 that one day with the ,lord is as a thousand years1 and a thousand years as one day4 #c3i4 ,the ,lord delayeth not his promise1 as some imagine1 but dealeth patiently for your sake1 not willing that any should perish1 but that all should return to penance1 #c3aj4 ,but the day of the ,lord shall come as a thief1 in which the heavens shall pass away with great violence and the elements shall be melted with heat and the earth and the works which are in it shall be burnt up4 #c3aa4 ,seeing then that all these things are to be dissolved1 what manner of people ought you to be in holy conversation and godliness8 #c3ab4 ,looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of the ,lord1 by which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved1 and the elements shall melt with the burning heat8 #c3ac4 ,but we look for new heavens and a new earth according to his promises1 in which justice dwelleth4 #c3ad4 ,wherefore1 dearly beloved1 waiting for these things1 be diligent that you may be found before him unspotted and blameless in peace4 #c3ae4 ,and account the longsuffering of our ,lord1 salvation3 as also our most dear brother ,paul1 according to the wisdom given him1 hath written to you3 #c3af4 ,as also in all his epistles1 speaking in them of these things2 in which are certain things hard to be understood1 which the unlearned and unstable wrest1 as they do also the other scriptures1 to their own destruction4 #c3ag4 ,you therefore1 brethren1 knowing these things before1 take heed1 lest being led aside by the error of the unwise1 you fall from your own steadfastness4 #c3ah4 ,but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 ,to him be glory both now and unto the day of eternity1 ,amen4 ,,the ,,first ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,john ,,the ,,apostle ,the same vein of divine love and charity towards our neighbour1 which runs throughout the ,gospel written by the beloved disciple and ,evangelist1 ,st4 ,john1 is found also in his ,epistles4 ,he confirms the two principal mysteries of faith3 ,the mystery of the ,trinity and the mystery of the incarnation of ,jesus ,christ the ,son of ,god4 ,the sublimity and excellence of the evangelical doctrine he declares3 ,and this commandment we have from ,god1 that he1 who loveth ,god1 love also his brother 7chap4 #d1ba74 ,and again3 ,for this is the charity of ,god1 that we keep his commandments1 and3 ,his commandments are not heavy 7chap4 #e1c74 ,he shews how to distinguish the children of ,god from those of the devil3 marks out those who should be called ,antichrists3 describes the turpitude and gravity of sin4 ,finally1 he shews how the sinner may hope for pardon4 ,it was written1 according to ,baronius' account1 sixty-six years after our ,lord's ,ascension4 #a ,john ,chapter #a ,he declares what he has seen and heard of ,christ who is the life eternal1 to the end that we may have fellowship with ,god and all good through him4 ,yet so if we confess our sins4 #a3a4 ,that which was from the beginning1 which we have heard1 which we have seen with our eyes1 which we have looked upon and our hands have handled1 of the word of life4 #a3b4 ,for the life was manifested3 and we have seen and do bear witness and declare unto you the life eternal1 which was with the ,father and hath appeared to us4 #a3c4 ,that which we have seen and have heard1 we declare unto you3 that you also may have fellowship with us and our fellowship may be with the ,father and with his ,son ,jesus ,christ4 #a3d4 ,and these things we write to you1 that you may rejoice and your joy may be full4 #a3e4 ,and this is the declaration which we have heard from him and declare unto you3 ,that ,god is light and in him there is no darkness4 #a3f4 ,if we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness1 we lie and do not the truth4 #a3g4 ,but if we walk in the light1 as he also is in the light1 we have fellowship one with another3 ,and the blood of ,jesus ,christ his ,son cleanseth us from all sin4 #a3h4 ,if we say that we have no sin1 we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us4 #a3i4 ,if we confess our sins1 he is faithful and just1 to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all iniquity4 #a3aj4 ,if we say that we have not sinned1 we make him a liar3 and his word is not in us4 #a ,john ,chapter #b ,christ is our advocate4 ,we must keep his commandments and love one another4 ,we must not love the world nor give ear to new teachers1 but abide by the spirit of ,god in the church4 #b3a4 ,my little children1 these things ,i write to you1 that you may not sin4 ,but if any man sin1 we have an advocate with the ,father1 ,jesus ,christ the just4 #b3b4 ,and he is the propitiation for our sins3 and not for ours only1 but also for those of the whole world4 #b3c4 ,and by this we know that we have known him1 if we keep his commandments4 ,we have known him1 if we keep his commandments4 4 4,he speaks of that practical knowledge by love and affection1 which can only be proved by our keeping his commandments2 and without which we can not be said to know ,god as we should do4 #b3d4 ,he who saith that he knoweth him and keepeth not his commandments is a liar3 and the truth is not in him4 #b3e4 ,but he that keepeth his word1 in him in very deed the charity of ,god is perfected4 ,and by this we know that we are in him4 #b3f4 ,he that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk even as he walked4 #b3g4 ,dearly beloved1 ,i write not a new commandment to you1 but an old commandment which you had from the beginning4 ,the old commandment is the word which you have heard4 #b3h4 ,again a new commandment ,i write unto you3 which thing is true both in him and in you1 because the darkness is passed and the true light now shineth4 ,a new commandment4 4 4,viz41 the commandment of love1 which was first given in the old law2 but was renewed and extended by ,christ4 ,see ,john #ac4cd4 #b3i4 ,he that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother is in darkness even until now4 #b3aj4 ,he that loveth his brother abideth in the light3 and there is no scandal in him4 #b3aa4 ,but he that hateth his brother is in darkness and walketh in darkness and knoweth not whither he goeth3 because the darkness hath blinded his eyes4 #b3ab4 ,i write unto you1 little children1 because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake4 #b3ac4 ,i write unto you1 fathers1 because you have known him who is from the beginning4 ,i write unto you1 young men1 because you have overcome the wicked one4 #b3ad4 ,i write unto you1 babes1 because you have known the ,father4 ,i write unto you1 young men1 because you are strong1 and the word of ,god abideth in you1 and you have overcome the wicked one4 #b3ae4 ,love not the world1 nor the things which are in the world4 ,if any man love the world1 the charity of the ,father is not in him4 #b3af4 ,for all that is in the world is the concupiscence of the flesh and the concupiscence of the eyes and the pride of life1 which is not of the ,father but is of the world4 #b3ag4 ,and the world passeth away and the concupiscence thereof3 but he that doth the will of ,god abideth for ever4 #b3ah4 ,little children1 it is the last hour3 and as you have heard that ,antichrist cometh1 even now there are become many ,antichrists3 whereby we know that it is the last hour4 ,it is the last hour4 4 4,that is1 it is the last age of the world4 ,many ,antichrists24 4 4that is1 many heretics1 enemies of ,christ and his church1 and forerunners of the great ,antichrist4 #b3ai4 ,they went out from us but they were not of us4 ,for if they had been of us1 they would no doubt have remained with us3 but that they may be manifest1 that they are not all of us4 ,they were not of us4 4 4,that is1 they were not solid1 steadfast1 genuine ,christians3 otherwise they would have remained in the church4 #b3bj4 ,but you have the unction from the ,holy ,one and know all things4 ,the unction from the ,holy ,one4 4 4,that is1 grace and wisdom from the ,holy ,ghost4 ,know all things4 4 4,the true children of ,god's church1 remaining in unity1 under the guidance of their lawful pastors1 partake of the grace of the ,holy ,ghost1 promised to the church and her pastors2 and have in the church all necessary knowledge and instruction2 so as to have no need to seek it elsewhere1 since it can be only found in that society of which they are members4 #b3ba4 ,i have not written to you as to them that know not the truth1 but as to them that know it3 and that no lie is of the truth4 #b3bb4 ,who is a liar1 but he who denieth that ,jesus is the ,christ8 ,this is ,antichrist1 who denieth the ,father and the ,son4 #b3bc4 ,whosoever denieth the ,son1 the same hath not the ,father4 ,he that confesseth the ,son hath the ,father also4 #b3bd4 ,as for you1 let that which you have heard from the beginning abide in you4 ,if that abide in you1 which you have heard from the beginning1 you also shall abide in the ,son and in the ,father4 #b3be4 ,and this is the promise which he hath promised us1 life everlasting4 #b3bf4 ,these things have ,i written to you concerning them that seduce you4 #b3bg4 ,and as for you1 let the unction1 which you have received from him abide in you4 ,and you have no need that any man teach you3 but as his unction teacheth you of all things and is truth and is no lie4 ,and as it hath taught you1 abide in him4 ,you have no need1 etc4 4 4,you want not to be taught by any of these men1 who1 under pretence of imparting more knowledge to you1 seek to seduce you 7ver4 #bf71 since you are sufficiently taught already1 and have all knowledge and grace in the church1 with the unction of the ,holy ,ghost2 which these new teachers have no share in4 #b3bh4 ,and now1 little children1 abide in him1 that when he shall appear we may have confidence and not be confounded by him at his coming4 #b3bi4 ,if you know that he is just1 know ye1 that every one also who doth justice is born of him4 #a ,john ,chapter #c ,of the love of ,god to us4 ,how we may distinguish the children of ,god and those of the devil4 ,of loving one another and of purity of conscience4 #c3a4 ,behold what manner of charity the ,father hath bestowed upon us1 that we should be called and should be the sons of ,god4 ,therefore the world knoweth not us1 because it knew not him4 #c3b4 ,dearly beloved1 we are now the sons of ,god3 and it hath not yet appeared what we shall be4 ,we know that when he shall appear we shall be like to him3 because we shall see him as he is4 #c3c4 ,and every one that hath this hope in him sanctifieth himself1 as he also is holy4 #c3d4 ,whosoever committeth sin committeth also iniquity4 ,and sin is iniquity4 ,iniquity4 4 4transgression of the law4 #c3e4 ,and you know that he appeared to take away our sins3 and in him there is no sin4 #c3f4 ,whosoever abideth in him sinneth not3 and whosoever sinneth hath not seen him nor known him4 ,sinneth not4 4 4viz41 mortally4 ,see chap4 #a4h4 #c3g4 ,little children1 let no man deceive you4 ,he that doth justice is just1 even as he is just4 #c3h4 ,he that committeth sin is of the devil3 for the devil sinneth from the beginning4 ,for this purpose the ,son of ,god appeared1 that he might destroy the works of the devil4 #c3i4 ,whosoever is born of ,god committeth not sin3 for his seed abideth in him4 ,and he cannot sin1 because he is born of ,god4 ,committeth not sin4 4 4,that is1 as long as he keepeth in himself this seed of grace1 and this divine generation1 by which he is born of ,god4 ,but then he may fall from this happy state1 by the abuse of his free will1 as appears from ,rom4 #aa4bj-bb2 ,cor4 #i4bg2 and #aj4ab2 ,phil4 #b4ab2 ,apoc4 #c4aa4 #c3aj4 ,in this the children of ,god are manifest1 and the children of the devil4 ,whosoever is not just is not of ,god1 or he that loveth not his brother4 #c3aa4 ,for this is the declaration which you have heard from the beginning1 that you should love one another4 #c3ab4 ,not as ,cain1 who was of the wicked one and killed his brother4 ,and wherefore did he kill him8 ,because his own works were wicked3 and his brother's just4 #c3ac4 ,wonder not1 brethren1 if the world hate you4 #c3ad4 ,we know that we have passed from death to life1 because we love the brethren4 ,he that loveth not abideth in death4 #c3ae4 ,whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer4 ,and you know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself4 #c3af4 ,in this we have known the charity of ,god1 because he hath laid down his life for us3 and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren4 #c3ag4 ,he that hath the substance of this world and shall see his brother in need and shall shut up his bowels from him3 how doth the charity of ,god abide in him8 #c3ah4 ,my little children1 let us not love in word nor in tongue1 but in deed and in truth4 #c3ai4 ,in this we know that we are of the truth and in his sight shall persuade our hearts4 #c3bj4 ,for if our heart reprehend us1 ,god is greater than our heart and knoweth all things4 #c3ba4 ,dearly beloved1 if our heart do not reprehend us1 we have confidence towards ,god4 #c3bb4 ,and whatsoever we shall ask1 we shall receive of him3 because we keep his commandments and do those things which are pleasing in his sight4 #c3bc4 ,and this is his commandment3 ,that we should believe in the name of his ,son ,jesus ,christ and love one another1 as he hath given commandment unto us4 #c3bd4 ,and he that keepeth his commandments abideth in him1 and he in him4 ,and in this we know that he abideth in us by the ,spirit which he hath given us4 #a ,john ,chapter #d ,what spirits are of ,god1 and what are not4 ,we must love one another1 because ,god has loved us4 #d3a4 ,dearly beloved1 believe not every spirit1 but try the spirits if they be of ,god3 because many false prophets are gone out into the world4 ,try the spirits4 4 4,viz41 by examining whether their teaching be agreeable to the rule of the ,catholic faith1 and the doctrine of the church4 ,for as he says1 7ver4 #f17 ,he that knoweth ,god1 heareth us the pastors of the church4 ,by this we know the spirit of truth1 and the spirit of error4 #d3b4 ,by this is the spirit of ,god known4 ,every spirit which confesseth that ,jesus ,christ is come in the flesh is of ,god3 ,every spirit which confesseth1 etc4 4 4,not that the confession of this point of faith alone1 is1 at all times1 and in all cases1 sufficient2 but that with relation to that time1 and for that part of the ,christian doctrine1 which was then particularly to be confessed1 taught1 and maintained against the heretics of those days1 this was the most proper token1 by which the true teachers might be distinguished form the false4 #d3c4 ,and every spirit that dissolveth ,jesus is not of ,god4 ,and this is ,antichrist1 of whom you have heard that he cometh3 and he is now already in the world4 ,that dissolveth ,jesus4 4 4,viz41 either by denying his humanity1 or his divinity4 ,he is now already in the world4 4 4,not in his person1 but in his spirit1 and in his precursors4 #d3d4 ,you are of ,god1 little children1 and have overcome him4 ,because greater is he that is in you1 than he that is in the world4 #d3e4 ,they are of the world4 ,therefore of the world they speak3 and the world heareth them4 #d3f4 ,we are of ,god4 ,he that knoweth ,god heareth us4 ,he that is not of ,god heareth us not4 ,by this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error4 #d3g4 ,dearly beloved1 let us love one another3 for charity is of ,god4 ,and every one that loveth is born of ,god and knoweth ,god4 #d3h4 ,he that loveth not knoweth not ,god3 for ,god is charity4 #d3i4 ,by this hath the charity of ,god appeared towards us1 because ,god hath sent his only begotten ,son into the world1 that we may live by him4 #d3aj4 ,in this is charity3 not as though we had loved ,god1 but because he hath first loved us1 and sent his ,son to be a propitiation for our sins4 #d3aa4 ,my dearest1 if ,god hath so loved us1 we also ought to love one another4 #d3ab4 ,no man hath seen ,god at any time4 ,if we love one another1 ,god abideth in us3 and his charity is perfected in us4 #d3ac4 ,in this we know that we abide in him1 and he in us3 because he hath given us of his spirit4 #d3ad4 ,and we have seen and do testify that the ,father hath sent his ,son to be the ,saviour of the world4 #d3ae4 ,whosoever shall confess that ,jesus is the ,son of ,god1 ,god abideth in him1 and he in ,god4 #d3af4 ,and we have known and have believed the charity which ,god hath to us4 ,god is charity3 and he that abideth in charity abideth in ,god1 and ,god in him4 #d3ag4 ,in this is the charity of ,god perfected with us1 that we may have confidence in the day of judgment3 because as he is1 we also are in this world4 #d3ah4 ,fear is not in charity3 but perfect charity casteth out fear1 because fear hath sin4 ,and he that feareth is not perfected in charity4 ,fear is not in charity1 etc4 4 4,perfect charity1 or love1 banisheth human fear1 that is1 the fear of men2 as also all perplexing fear1 which makes men mistrust or despair of ,god's mercy2 and that kind of servile fear1 which makes them fear the punishment of sin more than the offence offered to ,god4 ,but it no way excludes the wholesome fear of ,god's judgments1 so often recomended in holy writ2 nor that fear and trembling1 with which we are told to work out our salvation4 ,phil4 #b4ab4 #d3ai4 ,let us therefore love ,god3 because ,god first hath loved us4 #d3bj4 ,if any man say3 ,i love ,god1 and hateth his brother2 he is a liar4 ,for he that loveth not his brother whom he seeth1 how can he love ,god whom he seeth not8 #d3ba4 ,and this commandment we have from ,god1 that he who loveth ,god love also his brother4 #a ,john ,chapter #e ,of them that are born of ,god1 and of true charity4 ,faith overcomes the world4 ,three that bear witness to ,christ4 ,of faith in his name and of sin that is and is not to death4 #e3a4 ,whosoever believeth that ,jesus is the ,christ1 is born of ,god4 ,and every one that loveth him who begot1 loveth him also who is born of him4 ,is born of ,god4 4 4,that is1 is justified1 and become a child of ,god by baptism3 which is also to be understood2 provided the belief of this fundamental article of the ,christian faith be accompanied with all the other conditions1 which1 by the word of ,god1 and his appointment1 are also required to justification2 such as a general belief of all that ,god has revealed and promised3 hope1 love1 repentance1 and a sincere disposition to keep ,god's holy law and commandments4 #e3b4 ,in this we know that we love the children of ,god3 when we love ,god and keep his commandments4 #e3c4 ,for this is the charity of ,god3 ,that we keep his commandments4 ,and his commandments are not heavy4 #e3d4 ,for whatsoever is born of ,god overcometh the world4 ,and this is the victory which overcameth the world3 ,our faith4 ,our faith4 4 4,not a bare1 speculative1 or dead faith2 but a faith that worketh by charity4 ,gal4 #e4f #e3e4 ,who is he that overcometh the world1 but he that believeth that ,jesus is the ,son of ,god8 #e3f4 ,this is he that came by water and blood1 ,jesus ,christ3 not by water only but by water and blood4 ,and it is the ,spirit which testifieth that ,christ is the truth4 ,came by water and blood4 4 4,not only to wash away our sins by the water of baptism1 but by his own blood4 #e3g4 ,and there are ,three who give testimony in heaven1 the ,father1 the ,word1 and the ,holy ,ghost4 ,and these three are one4 #e3h4 ,and there are three that give testimony on earth3 the spirit and the water and the blood4 ,and these three are one4 ,the spirit1 and the water1 and the blood4 4 4,as the ,father1 the ,word1 and the ,holy ,ghost1 all bear witness to ,christ's divinity2 so the spirit1 which he yielded up1 crying out with a loud voice upon the cross2 and the water and blood that issued from his side1 bear witness to his humanity1 and are one2 that is1 all agree in one testimony4 #e3i4 ,if we receive the testimony of men1 the testimony of ,god is greater4 ,for this is the testimony of ,god1 which is greater1 because he hath testified of his ,son4 #e3aj4 ,he that believeth in the ,son of ,god hath the testimony of ,god in himself4 ,he that believeth not the ,son maketh him a liar3 because he believeth not in the testimony which ,god hath testified of his ,son4 ,he that believeth not the ,son1 etc4 4 4,by refusing to believe the testimonies given by the three divine persons1 that ,jesus was the ,messias1 and the true ,son of ,god1 by whom eternal life is obtained and promised to all that comply with his doctrine4 ,in him we have also this lively confidence1 that we shall obtain whatever we ask1 according to his will1 when we ask what is for our good1 with perseverance1 and in the manner we ought4 ,and this we know1 and have experience of1 by having obtained the petitions that we have made4 #e3aa4 ,and this is the testimony that ,god hath given to us eternal life4 ,and this life is in his ,son4 #e3ab4 ,he that hath the ,son hath life4 ,he that hath not the ,son hath not life4 #e3ac4 ,these things ,i write to you that you may know that you have eternal life3 you who believe in the name of the ,son of ,god4 #e3ad4 ,and this is the confidence which we have towards him3 ,that1 whatsoever we shall ask according to his will1 he heareth us4 #e3ae4 ,and we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask3 we know that we have the petitions which we request of him4 #e3af4 ,he that knoweth his brother to sin a sin which is not to death1 let him ask3 and life shall be given to him who sinneth not to death4 ,there is a sin unto death4 ,for that ,i say not that any man ask4 ,a sin which is not to death1 etc4 4 4,it is hard to determine what ,st4 ,john here calls a sin which is not to death1 and a sin which is unto death4 ,the difference can not be the same as betwixt sins that are called venial and mortal3 for he says1 that if a man pray for his brother1 who commits a sin that is not to death1 life shall be given him3 therefore such a one had before lost the life of grace1 and been guilty of what is commonly called a mortal sin4 ,and when he speaks of a sin that is unto death1 and adds these words1 for that ,i say not that any man ask1 it cannot be supposed that ,st4 ,john would say this of every mortal sin1 but only of some heinous sins1 which are very seldom remitted1 because such sinners very seldom repent4 ,by a sin therefore which is unto death1 interpreters commonly understand a wilfull apostasy from the faith1 and from the known truth1 when a sinner1 hardened by his own ingratitude1 becomes deaf to all admonitions1 will do nothing for himself1 but runs on to a final impenitence4 ,nor yet does ,st4 ,john say1 that such a sin is never remitted1 or cannot be remitted1 but only has these words1 for that ,i say not that any man ask the remission 3 that is1 though we must pray for all sinners whatsoever1 yet men can not pray for such sinners with such a confidence of obtaining always their petitions1 as ,st4 ,john said before1 ver4 #ad4 ,whatever exposition we follow on this verse1 our faith teacheth us from the holy scriptures1 that ,god desires not the death of any sinner1 but that he be converted and live1 ,ezech4 #cc4aa4 ,though men's sins be as red as scarlet1 they shall become as white as snow1 ,isa4 #c4ah4 ,it is the will of ,god that every one come to the knowledge of the truth1 and be saved4 ,there is no sin so great but which ,god is willing to forgive1 and has left a power in his church to remit the most enormous sins3 so that no sinner need despair of pardon1 nor will any sinner perish1 but by his own fault4 ,a sin unto death4 4 4,some understand this of final impenitence1 or of dying in mortal sin2 which is the only sin that never can be remitted4 ,but1 it is probable1 he may also comprise under this name1 the sin of apostasy from the faith1 and some other such heinous sins as are seldom and hardly remitted3 and therefore he gives little encouragement1 to such as pray for these sinners1 to expect what they ask4 #e3ag4 ,all iniquity is sin4 ,and there is a sin unto death4 #e3ah4 ,we know that whosoever is born of ,god sinneth not3 but the generation of ,god preserveth him and the wicked one toucheth him not4 #e3ai4 ,we know that we are of ,god and the whole world is seated in wickedness4 ,and the whole world is seated in wickedness4 4 4,that is1 a great part of the world4 ,it may also signify1 is under the wicked one1 meaning the devil1 who is elsewhere called the prince of this world1 that is1 of all the wicked4 ,john #ab4ca4 #e3bj4 ,and we know that the ,son of ,god is come4 ,and he hath given us understanding that we may know the true ,god and may be in his true ,son4 ,this is the true ,god and life eternal4 ,and may be in his true ,son4 ,he is1 or this is the true ,god1 and life eternal4 4 4,which words are a clear proof of ,christ's divinity1 and as such made use of by the ancient fathers4 #e3ba4 ,little children1 keep yourselves from idols4 ,amen4 ,keep yourselves from idols4 4 4,an admonition to the newly converted ,christians1 lest conversing with heathens and idolaters1 they might fall back into the sin of idolatry1 which may be the sin unto death here mentioned by ,st4 ,john4 ,,the ,,second ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,john ,,the ,,apostle ,the ,apostle commends ,electa and her family for their steadfastness in the true faith and exhorts them to persevere1 lest they lose the reward of their labours4 ,he exhorts them to love one another4 ,but with heretics to have no society1 even not to salute them4 ,although this ,epistle is written to a particular person1 yet its instructions may serve as a lesson to others1 especially to those who1 from their connections1 situation1 or condition in life1 are in danger of perversion4 #b ,john ,chapter #a ,he recommends walking in truth1 loving one another and to beware of false teachers4 #a3a4 ,the ,ancient to the lady ,elect and her children1 whom ,i love in the truth3 and not ,i only1 but also all they that have known the truth1 ,the ancient4 4 4,that is1 the ancient bishop ,st4 ,john1 being the only one of the twelve apostles then living4 ,to the lady ,elect4 4 4,some conjecture that ,electa might be the name of a family1 or of a particular church2 but the general opinion is1 that it is the proper name of a lady1 so eminent for her piety and great charity1 as to merit this ,epistle from ,st4 ,john4 #a3b4 ,for the sake of the truth which dwelleth in us and shall be with us for ever4 #a3c4 ,grace be with you1 mercy and peace from ,god the ,father and from ,christ ,jesus the ,son of the ,father3 in truth and charity4 #a3d4 ,i was exceeding glad that ,i found of thy children walking in truth1 as we have received a commandment from the ,father4 #a3e4 ,and now ,i beseech thee1 lady1 not as writing a new commandment to thee1 but that which we have had from the beginning1 that we love one another4 #a3f4 ,and this is charity3 ,that we walk according to his commandments4 ,for this is the commandment that1 as you have heard from the beginning1 you should walk in the same3 #a3g4 ,for many seducers are gone out into the world who confess not that ,jesus ,christ is come in the flesh4 ,this is a seducer and an antichrist4 #a3h4 ,look to yourselves1 that you lose not the things which you have wrought3 but that you may receive a full reward4 #a3i4 ,whosoever revolteth and continueth not in the doctrine of ,christ hath not ,god4 ,he that continueth in the doctrine1 the same hath both the ,father and the ,son4 #a3aj4 ,if any man come to you and bring not this doctrine1 receive him not into the house nor say to him3 ,god speed you4 ,nor say to him1 ,god speed you4 4 4,this admonition is in general1 to forewarn the faithful of the dangers which may arise from a familiarity with those who have prevaricated and gone from the true faith1 and with such as teach false doctrine4 ,but this is not forbidding a charity for all men1 by which we ought to wish and pray for the eternal salvation of every one1 even of our enemies4 #a3aa4 ,for he that saith unto him3 ,god speed you1 communicateth with his wicked works4 #a3ab4 ,having more things to write unto you1 ,i would not by paper and ink3 for ,i hope that ,i shall be with you and speak face to face1 that your joy may be full4 #a3ac4 ,the children of thy sister ,elect salute thee4 ,,the ,,third ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,john ,,the ,,apostle ,st4 ,john praises ,gaius for his walking in truth and for his charity1 complains of the bad conduct of ,diotrephes and gives a good testimony to ,demetrius4 #c ,john ,chapter #a #a3a4 ,the ,ancient1 to the dearly beloved ,gaius1 whom ,i love in truth4 #a3b4 ,dearly beloved1 concerning all things ,i make it my prayer that thou mayest proceed prosperously and fare well1 as thy soul doth prosperously4 #a3c4 ,i was exceedingly glad when the brethren came and gave testimony to the truth in thee1 even as thou walkest in the truth4 #a3d4 ,i have no greater grace than this1 to hear that my children walk in truth4 ,no greater grace4 4 4that is nothing that gives me greater joy and satisfaction4 #a3e4 ,dearly beloved1 thou dost faithfully whatever thou dost for the brethren3 and that for strangers1 #a3f4 ,who have given testimony to thy charity in the sight of the church4 ,whom thou shalt do well to bring forward on their way in a manner worthy of ,god3 #a3g4 ,because1 for his name they went out1 taking nothing of the ,gentiles4 ,taking nothing of the ,gentiles4 4 4,these ministers of the gospel are commended by ,st4 ,john1 who took nothing from the ,gentiles1 lest they should seem to preach in order to get money by it4 #a3h4 ,we therefore ought to receive such3 that we may be fellow helpers of the truth4 #a3i4 ,i had written perhaps to the church3 but ,diotrephes1 who loveth to have the preeminence among them1 doth not receive us4 ,diotrephes who loveth4 4 4,this man seemeth to be in power1 but not a friend to the faithful2 therefore this part of the letter might be an admonition to him from the apostle4 #a3aa4 ,dearly beloved1 follow not that which is evil3 but that which is good4 ,he that doth good is of ,god3 he that doth evil hath not seen ,god4 #a3ab4 ,to ,demetrius1 testimony is given by all1 and by the truth itself3 yea and we also give testimony4 ,and thou knowest that our testimony is true4 #a3ac4 ,i had many things to write unto thee3 but ,i would not by ink and pen write to thee4 #a3ad4 ,but ,i hope speedily to see thee3 and we will speak mouth to mouth4 ,peace be to thee4 ,our friends salute thee4 ,salute the friends by name4 ,,the ,,catholic ,,epistle ,,of ,,st4 ,,jude ,st4 ,jude1 who wrote this ,epistle1 was one of the twelve ,apostles and brother to ,st4 ,james the ,less4 ,the time it was written is uncertain3 only it may be inferred from verse #ag that few or none of the ,apostles were then living1 except ,st4 ,john4 ,he inveighs against the heresies and wicked practices of the ,simonians1 ,nicolaites1 and ,gnostics1 etc41 describing them and their leaders by strong epithets and similes1 ,he exhorts the faithful to contend earnestly for the faith first delivered to them and to beware of heretics4 ,jude ,chapter #a ,he exhorts them to stand to the faith first delivered to them and to beware of heretics4 #a3a4 ,jude1 the servant of ,jesus ,christ and brother of ,james3 to them that are beloved in ,god the ,father and preserved in ,jesus ,christ and called4 #a3b4 ,mercy unto you and peace3 and charity be fulfilled4 #a3c4 ,dearly beloved1 taking all care to write unto you concerning your common salvation1 ,i was under a necessity to write unto you3 to beseech you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints4 #a3d4 ,for certain men are secretly entered in 7who were written of long ago unto this judgment71 ungodly men1 turning the grace of our ,lord ,god into riotousness and denying the only sovereign ,ruler and our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 #a3e4 ,i will therefore admonish you1 though ye once knew all things1 that ,jesus1 having saved the people out of the land of ,egypt1 did afterwards destroy them that believed not4 #a3f4 ,and the angels who kept not their principality but forsook their own habitation1 he hath reserved under darkness in everlasting chains1 unto the judgment of the great day4 ,principality4 4 4,that is1 the state in which they were first created1 their original dignity4 #a3g4 ,as ,sodom and ,gomorrha and the neighbouring cities1 in like manner1 having given themselves to fornication and going after other flesh1 were made an example1 suffering the punishment of eternal fire4 #a3h4 ,in like manner1 these men also defile the flesh and despise dominion and blaspheme majesty4 ,blaspheme majesty4 4 4,speak evil of them that are in dignity2 and even utter blasphemies against the divine majesty4 #a3i4 ,when ,michael the archangel1 disputing with the devil1 contended about the body of ,moses1 he durst not bring against him the judgment of railing speech1 but said3 ,the ,lord command thee4 ,contended about the body1 etc4 4 4,this contention1 which is no where else mentioned in holy writ1 was originally known by revelation1 and transmitted by tradition4 ,it is thought the occasion of it was1 that the devil would have had the body buried in such a place and manner1 as to be worshipped by the ,jews with divine honours4 ,command thee4 4 4or rebuke thee4 #a3aj4 ,but these men blaspheme whatever things they know not3 and what things soever they naturally know1 like dumb beasts1 in these they are corrupted4 #a3aa4 ,woe unto them6 ,for they have gone in the way of ,cain3 and after the error of ,balaam they have for reward poured out themselves and have perished in the contradiction of ,core4 ,gone in the way1 etc4 4 4,heretics follow the way of ,cain1 by murdering the souls of their brethren2 the way of ,balaam1 by putting a scandal before the people of ,god1 for their own private ends2 and the way of ,core or ,korah1 by their opposition to the church governors of divine appointment4 #a3ab4 ,these are spots in their banquets1 feasting together without fear1 feeding themselves3 clouds without water1 which are carried about by winds3 trees of the autumn1 unfruitful1 twice dead1 plucked up by the roots3 #a3ac4 ,raging waves of the sea1 foaming out their own confusion3 wandering stars1 to whom the storm of darkness is reserved for ever4 #a3ad4 ,now of these ,enoch also1 the seventh from ,adam1 prophesied1 saying3 ,behold1 the ,lord cometh with thousands of his saints3 ,prophesied4 4 4,this prophecy was either known by tradition1 or from some book that is since lost4 #a3ae4 ,to execute judgment upon all and to reprove all the ungodly for all the works of their ungodliness1 whereby they have done ungodly3 and for all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against ,god4 #a3af4 ,these are murmurers1 full of complaints1 walking according to their own desires3 and their mouth speaketh proud things1 admiring persons1 for gain's sake4 #a3ag4 ,but you1 my dearly beloved1 be mindful of the words which have been spoken before by the apostles of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 ,but you1 my dearly beloved1 be mindful1 etc4 4 4,he now exhorts the faithful to remain steadfast in the belief and practice of what they had heard from the apostles1 who had also foretold that in aftertimes 7lit4 in the last time7 there should be false teachers1 scoffing and ridiculing all revealed truths1 abandoning themselves to their passions and lusts2 who separate themselves from the ,catholic communion by heresies and schisms4 ,sensual men4 4 4carried away and enslaved by the pleasures of the senses4 #a3ah4 ,who told you that in the last time there should come mockers1 walking according to their own desires in ungodlinesses4 #a3ai4 ,these are they who separate themselves1 sensual men1 having not the ,spirit4 #a3bj4 ,but you1 my beloved1 building yourselves upon your most holy faith1 praying in the ,holy ,ghost1 #a3ba4 ,keep yourselves in the love of ,god1 waiting for the mercy of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 unto life everlasting4 ,building yourselves upon your most holy faith4 4 4,raising by your actions1 a spiritual building1 founded1 #ast1 upon faith2 #b;d1 on the love of ,god2 #c;d1 upon hope1 whilst you are waiting for the mercies of ,god1 and the reward of eternal life2 #dth1 joined with the great duty of prayer4 #a3bb4 ,and some indeed reprove1 being judged3 #a3bc4 ,but others save1 pulling them out of the fire4 ,and on others have mercy1 in fear1 hating also the spotted garment which is carnal4 ,and some indeed reprove being judged4 4 4,he gives them another instruction to practice charity in endeavouring to convert their neighbour1 where they will meet with three sorts of persons3 #ast1 ,with persons obstinate in their errors and sins2 these may be said to be already judged and condemned2 they are to be sharply reprehended1 reproved1 and if possible convinced of their error4 #b;d1 ,as to others you must endeavour to save them1 by pulling them1 as it were1 out of the fire1 from the ruin they stand in great danger of4 #c;d1 ,you must have mercy on others in fear1 when you see them through ignorance of frailty1 in danger of being drawn into the snares of these heretics2 with these you must deal more gently and mildly1 with a charitable compassion1 hating always1 and teaching others to hate the carnal garment which is spotted1 their sensual and corrupt manners1 that defile both the soul and body4 #a3bd4 ,now to him who is able to preserve you without sin and to present you spotless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy1 in the coming of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ3 #a3be4 ,to the only ,god our ,saviour through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1 be glory and magnificence1 empire and power1 before all ages1 and now1 and for all ages of ages4 ,amen4 ,now to him1 etc4 4 4,st4 ,jude concludes his epistle with this doxology of praising ,god1 and praying to the only ,god our ,saviour1 which may either signify ,god the ,father1 or ,god as equally agreeing to all the three persons1 who are equally the cause of ,christ's incarnation1 and man's salvation1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1 who1 being ,god from eternity1 took upon him our human nature1 that he might become our ,redeemer4 ,,the ,,apocalypse ,,of ,,st4 ,,john ,,the ,,apostle ,in the first1 second1 and third chapters of this ,book are contained instructions and admonitions which ,st4 ,john was commanded to write to the seven bishops of the churches in ,asia4 ,and in the following chapters1 to the end1 are contained prophecies of things that are to come to pass in the ,church of ,christ1 particularly towards the end of the world1 in the time of ,antichrist4 ,it was written in ,greek1 in the island of ,patmos1 where ,st4 ,john was in banishment by order of the cruel emperor ,domitian1 about sixty-four years after our ,lord's ,ascension4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #a ,st4 ,john is ordered to write to the seven churches in ,asia4 ,the manner of ,christ's appearing to him4 #a3a4 ,the ,revelation of ,jesus ,christ1 which ,god gave unto him1 to make known to his servants the things which must shortly come to pass3 and signified1 sending by his angel to his servant ,john1 ,the things which must shortly come24 4 4and again it is said1 ver4 #c1 ,the time is at hand4 4 4,this can not be meant of all the things prophesied in the ,apocalypse1 where mention is made also of the day of judgment1 and of the glory of heaven at the end of the world4 ,that some things were to come to pass shortly1 is evident1 by what is said to the ,seven ,churches1 chap4 #b and #c1 ,or that the persecutions foretold should begin shortly4 ,or that these words signified1 that all time is short1 and that from the coming of ,christ1 we are now in the last age or last hour4 ,see #a ,john #b4ah4 #a3b4 ,who hath given testimony to the word of ,god and the testimony of ,jesus ,christ1 what things soever he hath seen4 #a3c4 ,blessed is he that readeth and heareth the words of this prophecy3 and keepeth those things which are written in it4 ,for the time is at hand4 #a3d4 ,john to the seven churches which are in ,asia4 ,grace be unto you and peace1 from him that is and that was and that is to come3 and from the seven spirits which are before his throne3 #a3e4 ,and from ,jesus ,christ1 who is the faithful witness1 the first begotten of the dead and the prince of the kings of the earth1 who hath loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood #a3f4 ,and hath made us a kingdom1 and priests to ,god and his ,father4 ,to him be glory and empire for ever and ever4 ,amen4 #a3g4 ,behold1 he cometh with the clouds1 and every eye shall see him3 and they also that pierced him4 ,and all the tribes of the earth shall bewail themselves because of him4 ,even so4 ,amen4 #a3h4 ,i am ,alpha and ,omega1 the beginning and the end1 saith the ,lord ,god1 who is and who was and who is to come1 the ,almighty4 ,i am ,alpha and ,omega4 4 4,these are the names of the first and last letters of the ,greek alphabet1 and signify the same as what follows3 ,the beginning and the end3 the first cause and last end of all beings3 who is1 and who was1 and who is to come1 the ,almighty4 4 4,these words signify the true ,god only1 and are here applied to our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ1 who is to come again to judge the living and the dead4 #a3i4 ,i1 ,john1 your brother and your partner in tribulation and in the kingdom and patience in ,christ ,jesus1 was in the island which is called ,patmos1 for the word of ,god and for the testimony of ,jesus4 #a3aj4 ,i was in the spirit on the ,lord's day and heard behind me a great voice1 as of a trumpet1 #a3aa4 ,saying3 ,what thou seest1 write in a book and send to the seven churches which are in ,asia3 to ,ephesus and to ,smyrna and to ,pergamus and to ,thyatira and to ,sardis and to ,philadelphia and to ,laodicea4 #a3ab4 ,and ,i turned to see the voice that spoke with me4 ,and being turned1 ,i saw seven golden candlesticks3 #a3ac4 ,and in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks1 one like to the ,son of man1 clothed with a garment down to the feet1 and girt about the paps with a golden girdle4 #a3ad4 ,and his head and his hairs were white as white wool and as snow4 ,and his eyes were as a flame of fire3 #a3ae4 ,and his feet like unto fine brass1 as in a burning furnace4 ,and his voice as the sound of many waters4 #a3af4 ,and he had in his right hand seven stars4 ,and from his mouth came out a sharp two-edged sword4 ,and his face was as the sun shineth in his power4 #a3ag4 ,and when ,i had seen him1 ,i fell at his feet as dead4 ,and he laid his right hand upon me1 saying3 ,fear not4 ,i am the ,first and the ,last1 #a3ah4 ,and alive1 and was dead4 ,and behold ,i am living for ever and ever and have the keys of death and of hell4 #a3ai4 ,write therefore the things which thou hast seen3 and which are3 and which must be done hereafter4 #a3bj4 ,the mystery of the seven stars1 which thou sawest in my right hand and the seven golden candlesticks4 ,the seven stars are the angels of the seven churches4 ,and the seven candlesticks are the seven churches4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #b ,directions what to write to the angels or bishops of ,ephesus1 ,smyrna1 ,pergamus and ,thyatira4 #b3a4 ,unto the angel of the church of ,ephesus write3 ,these things saith he who holdeth the seven stars in his right hand1 who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks3 #b3b4 ,i know thy works and thy labour and thy patience and how thou canst not bear them that are evil4 ,and thou hast tried them who say they are apostles and are not3 and hast found them liars3 #b3c4 ,and thou hast patience and hast endured for my name and hast not fainted4 #b3d4 ,but ,i have somewhat against thee1 because thou hast left thy first charity4 #b3e4 ,be mindful therefore from whence thou art fallen3 and do penance and do the first works4 ,or else ,i come to thee and will move thy candlestick out of its place1 except thou do penance4 #b3f4 ,but this thou hast1 that thou hatest the deeds of the ,nicolaites1 which ,i also hate4 #b3g4 ,he that hath an ear let him hear what the ,spirit saith to the churches3 ,to him that overcometh ,i will give to eat of the tree of life which is in the paradise of my ,god4 #b3h4 ,and to the angel of the church of ,smyrna write3 ,these things saith the ,first and the ,last1 who was dead and is alive3 #b3i4 ,i know thy tribulation and thy poverty3 but thou art rich4 ,and thou art blasphemed by them that say they are ,jews and are not1 but are the synagogue of ,satan4 #b3aj4 ,fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer4 ,behold1 the devil will cast some of you into prison1 that you may be tried3 and you shall have tribulation ten days4 ,be thou faithful unto death3 and ,i will give thee the crown of life4 #b3aa4 ,he that hath an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit saith to the churches3 ,he that shall overcome shall not be hurt by the second death4 #b3ab4 ,and to the angel of the church of ,pergamus write3 ,these things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword3 #b3ac4 ,i know where thou dwellest1 where the seat of ,satan is4 ,and thou holdest fast my name and hast not denied my faith4 ,even in those days when ,antipas was my faithful witness1 who was slain among you1 where ,satan dwelleth4 #b3ad4 ,but ,i have against thee a few things3 because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of ,balaam who taught ,balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of ,israel1 to eat and to commit fornication4 #b3ae4 ,so hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the ,nicolaites4 #b3af4 ,in like manner do penance4 ,if not1 ,i will come to thee quickly and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth4 #b3ag4 ,he that hath an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit saith to the churches3 ,to him that overcometh ,i will give the hidden manna and will give him a white counter3 and in the counter1 a new name written1 which no man knoweth but he that receiveth it4 #b3ah4 ,and to the angel of the church of ,thyatira write3 ,these things saith the ,son of ,god1 who hath his eyes like to a flame of fire and his feet like to fine brass4 #b3ai4 ,i know thy works and thy faith and thy charity and thy ministry and thy patience and thy last works1 which are more than the former4 #b3bj4 ,but ,i have against thee a few things3 because thou sufferest the woman ,jezabel1 who calleth herself a prophetess1 to teach and to seduce my servants1 to commit fornication and to eat of things sacrificed to idols4 #b3ba4 ,and ,i gave her a time that she might do penance3 and she will not repent of her fornication4 #b3bb4 ,behold1 ,i will cast her into a bed3 and they that commit adultery with her shall be in very great tribulation1 except they do penance from their deeds1 #b3bc4 ,and ,i will kill her children with death3 and all the churches shall know that ,i am he that searcheth the reins and hearts4 ,and ,i will give to every one of you according to your works4 ,but to you ,i say #b3bd4 ,and to the rest who are at ,thyatira3 ,whosoever have not this doctrine and who have not known the depths of ,satan1 as they say3 ,i will not put upon you any other burthen4 #b3be4 ,yet that which you have1 hold fast till ,i come4 #b3bf4 ,and he that shall overcome and keep my words unto the end1 ,i will give him power over the nations4 ,power over the nations4 4 4,this shews1 that the saints1 who are with ,christ our ,lord in heaven1 receive power from him to preside over nations and provinces1 as patrons2 and shall come with him at the end of the world to execute his will against those who have not kept his commandments4 #b3bg4 ,and he shall rule them with a rod of iron3 and as the vessel of a potter they shall be broken3 #b3bh4 ,as ,i also have received of my ,father4 ,and ,i will give him the morning star4 #b3bi4 ,he that hath an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit saith to the churches4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #c ,directions what to write to ,sardis1 ,philadelphia and ,laodicea4 #c3a4 ,and to the angel of the church of ,sardis write3 ,these things saith he that hath the seven spirits of ,god and the seven stars3 ,i know thy works1 and that thou hast the name of being alive4 ,and thou art dead4 #c3b4 ,be watchful and strengthen the things that remain1 which are ready to die4 ,for ,i find not thy works full before my ,god4 #c3c4 ,have in mind therefore in what manner thou hast received and heard3 and observe and do penance3 ,if then thou shalt not watch1 ,i will come to thee as a thief3 and thou shalt not know at what hour ,i will come to thee4 #c3d4 ,but thou hast a few names in ,sardis which have not defiled their garments3 and they shall walk with me in white1 because they are worthy4 #c3e4 ,he that shall overcome shall thus be clothed in white garments3 and ,i will not blot out his name out of the book of life4 ,and ,i will confess his name before my ,father and before his angels4 #c3f4 ,he that hath an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit saith to the churches4 #c3g4 ,and to the angel of the church of ,philadelphia write3 ,these things saith the ,holy ,one and the true one1 he that hath the key of ,david1 he that openeth and no man shutteth1 shutteth and no man openeth3 #c3h4 ,i know thy works4 ,behold1 ,i have given before thee a door opened1 which no man can shut3 because thou hast a little strength and hast kept my word and hast not denied my name4 #c3i4 ,behold1 ,i will bring of the synagogue of ,satan1 who say they are ,jews and are not1 but do lie4 ,behold1 ,i will make them to come and adore before thy feet4 ,and they shall know that ,i have loved thee4 #c3aj4 ,because thou hast kept the word of my patience1 ,i will also keep thee from the hour of temptation1 which shall come upon the whole world to try them that dwell upon the earth4 #c3aa4 ,behold1 ,i come quickly3 hold fast that which thou hast1 that no man take thy crown4 #c3ab4 ,he that shall overcome1 ,i will make him a pillar in the temple of my ,god3 and he shall go out no more4 ,and ,i will write upon him the name of my ,god and the name of the city of my ,god1 the new ,jerusalem1 which cometh down out of heaven from my ,god1 and my new name4 #c3ac4 ,he that hath an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit saith to the churches4 #c3ad4 ,and to the angel of the church of ,laodicea write3 ,these things saith the ,amen1 the faithful and true witness1 who is the beginning of the creation of ,god3 ,the ,amen14 4 4that is1 the true one1 the ,truth itself2 the ,word and ,son of ,god4 ,the beginning4 4 4that is1 the principle1 the source1 and the efficient cause of the whole creation4 #c3ae4 ,i know thy works1 that thou art neither cold nor hot4 ,i would thou wert cold or hot4 #c3af4 ,but because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot1 ,i will begin to vomit thee out of my mouth4 #c3ag4 ,because thou sayest3 ,i am rich and made wealthy and have need of nothing3 and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked4 #c3ah4 ,i counsel thee to buy of me gold1 fire tried1 that thou mayest be made rich and mayest be clothed in white garments3 and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear4 ,and anoint thy eyes with eyesalve1 that thou mayest see4 #c3ai4 ,such as ,i love1 ,i rebuke and chastise4 ,be zealous therefore and do penance4 #c3bj4 ,behold1 ,i stand at the gate and knock4 ,if any man shall hear my voice and open to me the door1 ,i will come in to him and will sup with him3 and he with me4 #c3ba4 ,to him that shall overcome1 ,i will give to sit with me in my throne3 as ,i also have overcome and am set down with my ,father in his throne4 #c3bb4 ,he that hath an ear1 let him hear what the ,spirit saith to the churches4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #d ,the vision of the throne of ,god1 the twenty-four ancients and the four living creatures4 #d3a4 ,after these things ,i looked1 and behold a door was opened in heaven1 and the first voice which ,i heard1 as it were1 of a trumpet speaking with me1 said3 ,come up hither1 and ,i will shew thee the things which must be done hereafter4 #d3b4 ,and immediately ,i was in the spirit4 ,and behold1 there was a throne set in heaven1 and upon the throne one sitting4 #d3c4 ,and he that sat was to the sight like the jasper and the sardine stone4 ,and there was a rainbow round about the throne1 in sight like unto an emerald4 #d3d4 ,and round about the throne were four and twenty seats3 and upon the seats1 four and twenty ancients sitting1 clothed in white garments4 ,and on their heads were crowns of gold4 #d3e4 ,and from the throne proceeded lightnings and voices and thunders4 ,and there were seven lamps burning before the throne1 which are the seven ,spirits of ,god4 #d3f4 ,and in the sight of the throne was1 as it were1 a sea of glass like to crystal3 and in the midst of the throne1 and round about the throne1 were four living creatures1 full of eyes before and behind4 #d3g4 ,and the first living creature was like a lion3 and the second living creature like a calf3 and the third living creature1 having the face1 as it were1 of a man3 and the fourth living creature was like an eagle flying4 #d3h4 ,and the four living creatures had each of them six wings3 and round about and within they are full of eyes4 ,and they rested not day and night1 saying3 ,holy1 ,holy1 ,holy1 ,lord ,god ,almighty1 who was and who is and who is to come4 #d3i4 ,and when those living creatures gave glory and honour and benediction to him that sitteth on the throne1 who liveth for ever and ever3 #d3aj4 ,the four and twenty ancients fell down before him that sitteth on the throne and adored him that liveth for ever and ever and cast their crowns before the throne1 saying3 #d3aa4 ,thou art worthy1 ,o ,lord our ,god1 to receive glory and honour and power4 ,because thou hast created all things3 and for thy will they were and have been created4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #e ,the book sealed with seven seals is opened by the ,lamb1 who thereupon receives adoration and praise from all4 #e3a4 ,and ,i saw1 in the right hand of him that sat on the throne1 a book1 written within and without1 sealed with seven seals4 #e3b4 ,and ,i saw a strong angel1 proclaiming with a loud voice3 ,who is worthy to open the book and to loose the seals thereof8 #e3c4 ,and no man was able1 neither in heaven nor on earth nor under the earth1 to open the book1 nor to look on it4 #e3d4 ,and ,i wept much1 because no man was found worthy to open the book1 nor to see it4 #e3e4 ,and one of the ancients said to me3 ,weep not3 behold the lion of the tribe of ,juda1 the root of ,david1 hath prevailed to open the book and to loose the seven seals thereof4 #e3f4 ,and ,i saw3 and behold in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures and in the midst of the ancients1 a ,lamb standing1 as it were slain1 having seven horns and seven eyes3 which are the seven ,spirits of ,god1 sent forth into all the earth4 #e3g4 ,and he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat on the throne4 #e3h4 ,and when he had opened the book1 the four living creatures and the four and twenty ancients fell down before the ,lamb1 having every one of them harps and golden vials full of odours1 which are the prayers of saints4 ,the prayers of saints4 4 4,here we see that the saints in heaven offer up to ,christ the prayers of the faithful upon earth4 #e3i4 ,and they sung a new canticle1 saying3 ,thou art worthy1 ,o ,lord1 to take the book and to open the seals thereof3 because thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to ,god1 in thy blood1 out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation3 #e3aj4 ,and hast made us to our ,god a kingdom and priests1 and we shall reign on the earth4 #e3aa4 ,and ,i beheld1 and ,i heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the ancients 7and the number of them was thousands of thousands71 #e3ab4 ,saying with a loud voice3 ,the ,lamb that was slain is worthy to receive power and divinity and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and benediction4 #e3ac4 ,and every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth1 and such as are in the sea1 and all that are in them1 ,i heard all saying3 ,to him that sitteth on the throne and to the ,lamb1 benediction and honour and glory and power1 for ever and ever4 #e3ad4 ,and the four living creatures said3 ,amen4 ,and the four and twenty ancients fell down on their faces and adored him that liveth for ever and ever4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #f ,what followed upon opening six of the seals4 #f3a4 ,and ,i saw that the ,lamb had opened one of the seven seals3 and ,i heard one of the four living creatures1 as it were the voice of thunder1 saying3 ,come and see4 #f3b4 ,and ,i saw3 and behold a white horse1 and he that sat on him had a bow1 and there was a crown given him1 and he went forth conquering that he might conquer4 ,white horse4 4 4,he that sitteth on the white horse is ,christ1 going forth to subdue the world by his gospel4 ,the other horses that follow represent the judgments and punishment that were to fall on the enemies of ,christ and his church4 ,the red horse signifies war2 the black horse1 famine2 and the pale horse 7which has ,death for its rider71 plagues or pestilence4 #f3c4 ,and when he had opened the second seal1 ,i heard the second living creature saying3 ,come and see4 #f3d4 ,and there went out another horse that was red4 ,and to him that sat thereon1 it was given that he should take peace from the earth3 and that they should kill one another4 ,and a great sword was given to him4 #f3e4 ,and when he had opened the third seal1 ,i heard the third living creature saying3 ,come and see4 ,and behold a black horse4 ,and he that sat on him had a pair of scales in his hand4 #f3f4 ,and ,i heard1 as it were a voice in the midst of the four living creatures1 saying3 ,two pounds of wheat for a penny1 and thrice two pounds of barley for a penny3 and see thou hurt not the wine and the oil4 #f3g4 ,and when he had opened the fourth seal1 ,i heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying3 ,come and see4 #f3h4 ,and behold a pale horse3 and he that sat upon him1 his name was ,death4 ,and hell followed him4 ,and power was given to him over the four parts of the earth1 to kill with sword1 with famine and with death and with the beasts of the earth4 #f3i4 ,and when he had opened the fifth seal1 ,i saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of ,god and for the testimony which they held4 ,under the altar4 4 4,christ1 as man1 is this altar1 under which the souls of the martyrs live in heaven1 as their bodies are here deposited under our altars4 #f3aj4 ,and they cried with a loud voice1 saying3 ,how long1 ,o ,lord 7,holy and ,true71 dost thou not judge and revenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth8 ,revenge our blood4 4 4,they ask not this out of hatred to their enemies1 but out of zeal for the glory of ,god1 and a desire that the ,lord would accelerate the general judgment1 and the complete beatitude of all his elect4 #f3aa4 ,and white robes were given to every one of them one2 ,and it was said to them that they should rest for a little time till their fellow servants and their brethren1 who are to be slain even as they1 should be filled up4 #f3ab4 ,and ,i saw1 when he had opened the sixth seal3 and behold there was a great earthquake4 ,and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair3 and the whole moon became as blood4 #f3ac4 ,and the stars from heaven fell upon the earth1 as the fig tree casteth its green figs when it is shaken by a great wind4 #f3ad4 ,and the heaven departed as a book folded up4 ,and every mountain1 and the islands1 were moved out of their places4 #f3ae4 ,and the kings of the earth and the princes and tribunes and the rich and the strong and every bondman and every freeman hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of mountains3 #f3af4 ,and they say to the mountains and the rocks3 ,fall upon us and hide us from the face of him that sitteth upon the throne and from the wrath of the ,lamb4 #f3ag4 ,for the great day of their wrath is come4 ,and who shall be able to stand8 ,apocalypse ,chapter #g ,the number of them that were marked with the seal of the living ,god and clothed in white robes4 #g3a4 ,after these things1 ,i saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth1 holding the four winds of the earth1 that they should not blow upon the earth nor upon the sea nor on any tree4 #g3b4 ,and ,i saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun1 having the sign of the living ,god4 ,and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea1 #g3c4 ,saying3 ,hurt not the earth nor the sea nor the trees1 till we sign the servants of our ,god in their foreheads4 #g3d4 ,and ,i heard the number of them that were signed4 ,an hundred forty-four thousand were signed1 of every tribe of the children of ,israel4 #g3e4 ,of the tribe of ,juda1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,ruben1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,gad1 twelve thousand signed3 #g3f4 ,of the tribe of ,aser1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,nephthali1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,manasses1 twelve thousand signed3 #g3g4 ,of the tribe of ,simeon1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,levi1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,issachar1 twelve thousand signed3 #g3h4 ,of the tribe of ,zabulon1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,joseph1 twelve thousand signed3 ,of the tribe of ,benjamin1 twelve thousand signed4 #g3i4 ,after this1 ,i saw a great multitude1 which no man could number1 of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues1 standing before the throne and in sight of the ,lamb1 clothed with white robes1 and palms in their hands4 #g3aj4 ,and they cried with a loud voice1 saying3 ,salvation to our ,god1 who sitteth upon the throne and to the ,lamb4 #g3aa4 ,and all the angels stood round about the throne and the ancients and the four living creatures4 ,and they fell down before the throne upon their faces and adored ,god1 #g3ab4 ,saying3 ,amen4 ,benediction and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving1 honour and power and strength1 to our ,god1 for ever and ever4 ,amen4 #g3ac4 ,and one of the ancients answered and said to me3 ,these that are clothed in white robes1 who are they8 ,and whence came they8 #g3ad4 ,and ,i said to him3 ,my ,lord1 thou knowest4 ,and he said to me3 ,these are they who are come out of great tribulation and have washed their robes and have made them white in the blood of the ,lamb4 #g3ae4 ,therefore1 they are before the throne of ,god3 and they serve him day and night in his temple4 ,and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell over them4 #g3af4 ,they shall no more hunger nor thirst3 neither shall the sun fall on them1 nor any heat4 #g3ag4 ,for the ,lamb1 which is in the midst of the throne1 shall rule them and shall lead them to the fountains of the waters of life3 and ,god shall wipe away all tears from their eyes4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #h ,the seventh seal is opened4 ,the angels with the seven trumpets4 #h3a4 ,and when he had opened the seventh seal1 there was silence in heaven1 as it were for half an hour4 #h3b4 ,and ,i saw seven angels standing in the presence of ,god3 and there were given to them seven trumpets4 #h3c4 ,and another angel came and stood before the altar1 having a golden censer3 and there was given to him much incense1 that he should offer of the prayers of all saints1 upon the golden altar which is before the throne of ,god4 #h3d4 ,and the smoke of the incense of the prayers of the saints ascended up before ,god from the hand of the angel4 #h3e4 ,and the angel took the censer and filled it with the fire of the altar and cast it on the earth3 and there were thunders and voices and lightnings and a great earthquake4 #h3f4 ,and the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound the trumpet4 #h3g4 ,and the first angel sounded the trumpet3 and there followed hail and fire1 mingled with blood3 and it was cast on the earth4 ,and the third part of the earth was burnt up3 and the third part of the trees was burnt up3 and all green grass was burnt up4 #h3h4 ,and the second angel sounded the trumpet3 and1 as it were1 a great mountain1 burning with fire1 was cast into the sea4 ,and the third part of the sea became blood4 #h3i4 ,and the third part of those creatures died which had life in the sea3 and the third part of the ships was destroyed4 #h3aj4 ,and the third angel sounded the trumpet3 and a great star fell from heaven1 burning as it were a torch4 ,and it fell on the third part of the rivers and upon the fountains of waters3 #h3aa4 ,and the name of the star is called ,wormwood4 ,and the third part of the waters became wormwood4 ,and many men died of the waters1 because they were made bitter4 #h3ab4 ,and the fourth angel sounded the trumpet3 and the third part of the sun was smitten1 and the third part of the moon1 and the third part of the stars1 so that the third part of them was darkened4 ,and the day did not shine for a third part of it3 and the night in like manner4 #h3ac4 ,and ,i beheld3 and heard the voice of one eagle flying through the midst of heaven1 saying with a loud voice3 ,woe1 ,woe1 ,woe to the inhabitants of the earth1 by reason of the rest of the voices of the three angels1 who are yet to sound the trumpet6 ,apocalypse ,chapter #i ,locusts come forth from the bottomless pit4 ,the vision of the army of horsemen4 #i3a4 ,and the fifth angel sounded the trumpet3 and ,i saw a star fall from heaven upon the earth4 ,and there was given to him the key of the bottomless pit4 ,a star full4 4 4,this may mean the fall and apostasy of great and learned men from the true faith4 ,or a whole nation falling into error and separating from the church1 not having the sign of ,god in their foreheads4 ,and there was given to him the key of the bottomless pit4 4 4,that is1 to the angel1 not to the fallen star4 ,to this angel was given the power1 which is here signified by a key1 of opening hell4 #i3b4 ,and he opened the bottomless pit3 and the smoke of the pit arose1 as the smoke of a great furnace4 ,and the sun and the air were darkened with the smoke of the pit4 #i3c4 ,and from the smoke of the pit there came out locusts upon the earth4 ,and power was given to them1 as the scorpions of the earth have power4 ,there came out locusts4 4 4,these may be devils in ,antichrist's time1 having the appearance of locusts1 but large and monstrous1 as here described4 ,or they may be real locusts1 but of an extraordinary size and monstrous shape1 such as were never before seen on earth1 sent to torment those who have not the sign 7or seal7 of ,god on their foreheads4 ,some commentators by these locusts understand heretics1 and especially those heretics1 that sprung from ,jews1 and with them denied the divinity of ,jesus ,christ2 as ,theodotus1 ,praxeas1 ,noetus1 ,paul of ,samosata1 ,sabellius1 ,arius1 etc4 ,these were great enemies of the ,christian religion2 they tormented and infected the souls of men1 stinging them like scorpions1 with the poison of their heresies4 ,others have explained these locusts1 and other animals1 mentioned in different places throughout this sacred and mystical book1 in a most absurd1 fanciful1 and ridiculous manner2 they make ,abaddon the ,pope1 and the locusts to be friars mendicant1 etc4 ,here it is thought proper1 not to enter into any controversy upon that subject1 as the inventors of these fancies have been already answered1 and fully refuted by many controvertists3 besides1 those who might be inposed on by such chimerical writers1 are in these days much better informed4 #i3d4 ,and it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth nor any green thing nor any tree3 but only the men who have not the sign of ,god on their foreheads4 #i3e4 ,and it was given unto them that they should not kill them3 but that they should torment them five months4 ,and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when he striketh a man4 #i3f4 ,and in those days1 men shall seek death and shall not find it4 ,and they shall desire to die3 and death shall fly from them4 #i3g4 ,and the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle4 ,and on their heads were1 as it were1 crowns like gold3 and their faces were as the faces of men4 #i3h4 ,and they had hair as the hair of women3 and their teeth were as lions4 #i3i4 ,and they had breastplates as breastplates of iron3 and the noise of their wings was as the noise of chariots and many horses running to battle4 #i3aj4 ,and they had tails like to scorpions3 and there were stings in their tails4 ,and their power was to hurt men1 five months4 ,and they had over them #i3aa4 ,a king1 the angel of the bottomless pit 7whose name in ,hebrew is ,abaddon and in ,greek ,apollyon1 in ,latin ,exterminans74 #i3ab4 ,one woe is past3 and behold there come yet two woes more hereafter4 #i3ac4 ,and the sixth angel sounded the trumpet3 and ,i heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before the eyes of ,god1 #i3ad4 ,saying to the sixth angel who had the trumpet3 ,loose the four angels who are bound in the great river ,euphrates4 #i3ae4 ,and the four angels were loosed1 who were prepared for an hour1 and a day1 and a month1 and a year3 for to kill the third part of men4 #i3af4 ,and the number of the army of horsemen was twenty thousand times ten thousand4 ,and ,i heard the number of them4 #i3ag4 ,and thus ,i saw the horses in the vision4 ,and they that sat on them had breastplates of fire and of hyacinth and of brimstone4 ,and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions3 and from their mouths proceeded fire and smoke and brimstone4 #i3ah4 ,and by these three plagues was slain the third part of men1 by the fire and by the smoke and by the brimstone which issued out of their mouths4 #i3ai4 ,for the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails4 ,for1 their tails are like to serpents and have heads3 and with them they hurt4 #i3bj4 ,and the rest of the men1 who were not slain by these plagues1 did not do penance from the works of their hands1 that they should not adore devils and idols of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood1 which neither can see nor hear nor walk3 #i3ba4 ,neither did they penance from their murders nor from their sorceries nor from their fornication nor from their thefts4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #aj ,the cry of a mighty angel4 ,he gives ,john a book to eat4 #aj3a4 ,and ,i saw another mighty angel come down from heaven1 clothed with a cloud4 ,and a rainbow was on his head3 and his face1 as the sun1 and his feet as pillars of fire4 #aj3b4 ,and he had in his hand a little book1 open4 ,and he set his right foot upon the sea1 and his left foot upon the earth4 #aj3c4 ,and he cried with a loud voice as when a lion roareth4 ,and when he had cried1 seven thunders uttered their voices4 #aj3d4 ,and when the seven thunders had uttered their voices1 ,i was about to write4 ,and ,i heard a voice from heaven saying to me3 ,seal up the things which the seven thunders have spoken4 ,and write them not4 #aj3e4 ,and the angel whom ,i saw standing upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven4 #aj3f4 ,and he swore by him that liveth for ever and ever1 who created heaven and the things which are therein1 and the earth and the things which are in it1 and the sea and the things which are therein3 ,that time shall be no longer4 #aj3g4 ,but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel1 when he shall begin to sound the trumpet1 the mystery of ,god shall be finished1 as he hath declared by his servants the prophets4 ,declared4 4 4literally evangelized1 to signify the good tidings1 agreeable to the ,gospel1 of the final victory of ,christ1 and of that eternal life1 which should be the reward of the temporal sufferings of the martyrs and faithful servants of ,god4 #aj3h4 ,and ,i heard a voice from heaven1 again speaking to me and saying3 ,go and take the book that is open1 from the hand of the angel who standeth upon the sea and upon the earth4 #aj3i4 ,and ,i went to the angel1 saying unto him that he should give me the book4 ,and he said to me3 ,take the book and eat it up4 ,and it shall make thy belly bitter3 but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey4 #aj3aj4 ,and ,i took the book from the hand of the angel and ate it up3 and it was in my mouth1 sweet as honey4 ,and when ,i had eaten it1 my belly was bitter4 #aj3aa4 ,and he said to me3 ,thou must prophesy again to many nations and peoples and tongues and kings4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #aa ,he is ordered to measure the temple4 ,the two witnesses4 #aa3a4 ,and there was given me a reed1 like unto a rod4 ,and it was said to me3 ,arise1 and measure the temple of ,god and the altar and them that adore therein4 #aa3b4 ,but the court which is without the temple1 cast out and measure it not3 because it is given unto the ,gentiles4 ,and the holy city they shall tread under foot1 two and forty months3 #aa3c4 ,and ,i will give unto my two witnesses3 and they shall prophesy1 a thousand two hundred sixty days1 clothed in sackcloth4 ,my two witnesses4 4 4,it is commonly understood of ,henoch and ,elias4 #aa3d4 ,these are the two olive trees and the two candlesticks that stand before the ,lord of the earth4 #aa3e4 ,and if any man will hurt them1 fire shall come out of their mouths and shall devour their enemies4 ,and if any man will hurt them1 in this manner must he be slain4 #aa3f4 ,these have power to shut heaven1 that it rain not in the days of their prophecy3 ,and they have power over waters1 to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with all plagues1 as often as they will4 #aa3g4 ,and when they shall have finished their testimony1 the beast that ascendeth out of the abyss shall make war against them and shall overcome them and kill them4 #aa3h4 ,and their bodies shall lie in the streets of the great city which is called spiritually1 ,sodom and ,egypt3 where their ,lord also was crucified4 #aa3i4 ,and they of the tribes and peoples and tongues and nations shall see their bodies for three days and a half3 and they shall not suffer their bodies to be laid in sepulchres4 #aa3aj4 ,and they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them and make merry3 and shall send gifts one to another1 because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt upon the earth4 #aa3aa4 ,and after three days and a half1 the spirit of life from ,god entered into them4 ,and they stood upon their feet3 and great fear fell upon them that saw them4 #aa3ab4 ,and they heard a great voice from heaven1 saying to them3 ,come up hither4 ,and they went up to heaven in a cloud3 and their enemies saw them4 #aa3ac4 ,and at that hour there was made a great earthquake3 and the tenth part of the city fell4 ,and there were slain in the earthquake1 names of men1 seven thousand3 and the rest were cast into a fear and gave glory to the ,god of heaven4 #aa3ad4 ,the second woe is past3 and behold the third woe will come quickly4 #aa3ae4 ,and the seventh angel sounded the trumpet3 and there were great voices in heaven1 saying3 ,the kingdom of this world is become our ,lord's and his ,christ's1 and he shall reign for ever and ever4 ,amen4 #aa3af4 ,and the four and twenty ancients who sit on their seats in the sight of ,god1 fell on their faces and adored ,god1 saying3 #aa3ag4 ,we give thee thanks1 ,o ,lord ,god ,almighty1 who art and who wast and who art to come3 because thou hast taken to thee thy great power1 and thou hast reigned4 #aa3ah4 ,and the nations were angry3 and thy wrath is come4 ,and the time of the dead1 that they should be judged and that thou shouldest render reward to thy servants the prophets and the saints1 and to them that fear thy name1 little and great3 and shouldest destroy them who have corrupted the earth4 #aa3ai4 ,and the temple of ,god was opened in heaven3 and the ark of his testament was seen in his temple4 ,and there were lightnings and voices and an earthquake and great hail4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #ab ,the vision of the woman clothed with the sun and of the great dragon her persecutor4 #ab3a4 ,and a great sign appeared in heaven3 ,a woman clothed with the sun1 and the moon under her feet1 and on her head a crown of twelve stars4 ,a woman4 4 4,the church of ,god4 ,it may also1 by allusion1 be applied to our blessed ,lady4 ,the church is clothed with the sun1 that is1 with ,christ3 she hath the moon1 that is1 the changeable things of the world1 under her feet3 and the twelve stars with which she is crowned1 are the twelve apostles3 she is in labour and pain1 whilst she brings forth her children1 and ,christ in them1 in the midst of afflictions and persecutions4 #ab3b4 ,and being with child1 she cried travailing in birth3 and was in pain to be delivered4 #ab3c4 ,and there was seen another sign in heaven4 ,and behold a great red dragon1 having seven heads and ten horns and on his heads seven diadems4 #ab3d4 ,and his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth4 ,and the dragon stood before the woman who was ready to be delivered3 that1 when she should be delivered1 he might devour her son4 #ab3e4 ,and she brought forth a man child1 who was to rule all nations with an iron rod4 ,and her son was taken up to ,god and to his throne4 #ab3f4 ,and the woman fled into the wilderness1 where she had a place prepared by ,god1 that there they should feed her1 a thousand two hundred sixty days4 #ab3g4 ,and there was a great battle in heaven3 ,michael and his angels fought with the dragon1 and the dragon fought1 and his angels4 #ab3h4 ,and they prevailed not3 neither was their place found any more in heaven4 #ab3i4 ,and that great dragon was cast out1 that old serpent1 who is called the devil and ,satan1 who seduceth the whole world4 ,and he was cast unto the earth3 and his angels were thrown down with him4 #ab3aj4 ,and ,i heard a loud voice in heaven1 saying3 ,now is come salvation and strength and the kingdom of our ,god and the power of his ,christ3 because the accuser of our brethren is cast forth1 who accused them before our ,god day and night4 #ab3aa4 ,and they overcame him by the blood of the ,lamb and by the word of the testimony3 and they loved not their lives unto death4 #ab3ab4 ,therefore1 rejoice1 ,o heavens1 and you that dwell therein4 ,woe to the earth and to the sea1 because the devil is come down unto you1 having great wrath1 knowing that he hath but a short time4 #ab3ac4 ,and when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth1 he persecuted the woman who brought forth the man child4 #ab3ad4 ,and there were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle1 that she might fly into the desert1 unto her place1 where she is nourished for a time and times1 and half a time1 from the face of the serpent4 #ab3ae4 ,and the serpent cast out of his mouth1 after the woman1 water1 as it were a river3 that he might cause her to be carried away by the river4 #ab3af4 ,and the earth helped the woman3 and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon cast out of his mouth4 #ab3ag4 ,and the dragon was angry against the woman3 and went to make war with the rest of her seed1 who keep the commandments of ,god and have the testimony of ,jesus ,christ4 #ab3ah4 ,and he stood upon the sand of the sea4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #ac ,of the beast with seven heads and of a second beast4 #ac3a4 ,and ,i saw a beast coming up out the sea1 having seven heads and ten horns3 and upon his horns1 ten diadems3 and upon his heads1 names of blasphemy4 ,a beast4 4 4,this first beast with seven heads and ten horns1 is probably the whole company of infidels1 enemies and persecutors of the people of ,god1 from the beginning to the end of the world4 ,the seven heads are seven kings1 that is1 seven principal kingdoms or empires1 which have exercised1 or shall exercise1 tyrannical power over the people of ,god2 of these1 five were then fallen1 viz43 the ,egyptian1 ,assyrian1 ,chaldean1 ,persian1 and ,grecian monarchies3 one was present1 viz41 the empire of ,rome3 and the seventh and chiefest was to come1 viz41 the great ,antichrist and his empire4 ,the ten horns may be understood of ten lesser persecutors4 #ac3b4 ,and the beast which ,i saw was like to a leopard3 and his feet were as the feet of a bear1 and his mouth as the mouth of a lion4 ,and the dragon gave him his own strength and great power4 #ac3c4 ,and ,i saw one of his heads as it were slain to death3 and his death's wound was healed4 ,and all the earth was in admiration after the beast4 ,one of his heads1 etc4 4 4,some understand this of the mortal wound1 which the idolatry of the ,roman empire 7signified by the sixth head7 received from ,constantine2 which was1 as it were1 healed again by ,julian the ,apostate4 #ac3d4 ,and they adored the dragon which gave power to the beast4 ,and they adored the beast1 saying3 ,who is like to the beast8 ,and who shall be able to fight with him8 #ac3e4 ,and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies3 and power was given to him to do1 two and forty months4 #ac3f4 ,and he opened his mouth unto blasphemies against ,god1 to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle and them that dwell in heaven4 ,his tabernacle1 etc4 4 4,that is1 his church and his saints4 #ac3g4 ,and it was given unto him to make war with the saints and to overcome them4 ,and power was given him over every tribe and people and tongue and nation4 #ac3h4 ,and all that dwell upon the earth adored him1 whose names are not written in the book of life of the ,lamb which was slain from the beginning of the world4 ,slain from the beginning1 etc4 4 4,in the foreknowledge of ,god2 and inasmuch as all mercy and grace1 from the beginning1 was given in view of his death and passion4 #ac3i4 ,if any man have an ear1 let him hear4 #ac3aj4 ,he that shall lead into captivity shall go into captivity3 he that shall kill by the sword must be killed by the sword4 ,here is the patience and the faith of the saints4 #ac3aa4 ,and ,i saw another beast coming up out of the earth3 and he had two horns1 like a lamb3 and he spoke as a dragon4 ,another beast4 4 4,this second beast with two horns1 may be understood of the heathenish priests and magicians2 the principal promoters both of idolatry and persecution4 #ac3ab4 ,and he executed all the power of the former beast in his sight4 ,and he caused the earth and them that dwell therein to adore the first beast1 whose wound to death was healed4 #ac3ac4 ,and he did great signs1 so that he made also fire to come down from heaven unto the earth1 in the sight of men4 #ac3ad4 ,and he seduced them that dwell on the earth1 for the signs which were given him to do in the sight of the beast3 saying to them that dwell on the earth that they should make the image of the beast which had the wound by the sword and lived4 #ac3ae4 ,and it was given him to give life to the image of the beast3 and that the image of the beast should speak3 and should cause that whosoever will not adore the image of the beast should be slain4 #ac3af4 ,and he shall make all1 both little and great1 rich and poor1 freemen and bondmen1 to have a character in their right hand or on their foreheads3 #ac3ag4 ,and that no man might buy or sell1 but he that hath the character1 or the name of the beast1 or the number of his name4 #ac3ah4 ,here is wisdom4 ,he that hath understanding1 let him count the number of the beast4 ,for it is the number of a man3 and the number of him is six hundred sixty-six4 ,six hundred sixty-six4 4 4,the numeral letters of his name shall make up this number4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #ad ,of the ,lamb and of the virgins that follow him4 ,of the judgments that shall fall upon the wicked4 #ad3a4 ,and ,i beheld3 and lo a ,lamb stood upon mount ,sion1 and with him an hundred forty-four thousand1 having his name and the name of his ,father written on their foreheads4 #ad3b4 ,and ,i heard a voice from heaven1 as the noise of many waters and as the voice of great thunder4 ,and the voice which ,i heard was as the voice of harpers1 harping on their harps4 #ad3c4 ,and they sung as it were a new canticle1 before the throne and before the four living creatures and the ancients3 and no man could say the canticle1 but those hundred forty-four thousand who were purchased from the earth4 #ad3d4 ,these are they who were not defiled with women3 for they are virgins4 ,these follow the ,lamb whithersoever he goeth4 ,these were purchased from among men1 the firstfruits to ,god and to the ,lamb4 #ad3e4 ,and in their mouth there was found no lie3 for they are without spot before the throne of ,god4 #ad3f4 ,and ,i saw another angel flying through the midst of heaven1 having the eternal gospel1 to preach unto them that sit upon the earth and over every nation and tribe and tongue and people3 #ad3g4 ,saying with a loud voice3 ,fear the ,lord and give him honour1 because the hour of his judgment is come4 ,and adore ye him that made heaven and earth1 the sea and the fountains of waters4 #ad3h4 ,and another angel followed1 saying3 ,that great ,babylon is fallen1 is fallen2 which made all nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication4 ,babylon4 4 4,by ,babylon may be very probably signified all the wicked world in general1 which ,god will punish1 and destroy after the short time of this mortal life3 or it may signify every great city wherein enormous sins and abominations are daily committed2 and that when the measure of its iniquities is full1 the punishments due to its crimes are poured on it4 ,it may also be some city of the description in the text1 that will exist1 and be destroyed1 as here described1 towards the end of the world4 #ad3i4 ,and the third angel followed them1 saying with a loud voice3 ,if any man shall adore the beast and his image and receive his character in his forehead or in his hand1 #ad3aj4 ,he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of ,god1 which is mingled with pure wine in the cup of his wrath3 and shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the sight of the holy angels and in the sight of the ,lamb4 #ad3aa4 ,and the smoke of their torments1 shall ascend up for ever and ever3 neither have they rest day nor night1 who have adored the beast and his image and whoever receiveth the character of his name4 #ad3ab4 ,here is the patience of the saints1 who keep the commandments of ,god and the faith of ,jesus4 #ad3ac4 ,and ,i heard a voice from heaven1 saying to me3 ,write3 ,blessed are the dead who die in the ,lord4 ,from henceforth now1 saith the ,spirit1 that they may rest from their labours4 ,for their works follow them4 ,die in the ,lord4 4 4,it is understood of the martyrs who die for the ,lord4 #ad3ad4 ,and ,i saw3 and behold a white cloud and upon the cloud one sitting like to the ,son of man1 having on his head a crown of gold and in his hand a sharp sickle4 #ad3ae4 ,and another angel came out from the temple1 crying with a loud voice to him that sat upon the cloud3 ,thrust in thy sickle and reap1 because the hour is come to reap4 ,for the harvest of the earth is ripe4 #ad3af4 ,and he that sat on the cloud thrust his sickle into the earth3 and the earth was reaped4 #ad3ag4 ,and another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven1 he also having a sharp sickle4 #ad3ah4 ,and another angel came out from the altar1 who had power over fire4 ,and he cried with a loud voice to him that had the sharp sickle1 saying3 ,thrust in thy sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vineyard of the earth1 because the grapes thereof are ripe4 #ad3ai4 ,and the angel thrust in his sharp sickle into the earth and gathered the vineyard of the earth and cast it into the great press of the wrath of ,god3 #ad3bj4 ,and the press was trodden without the city1 and blood came out of the press1 up to the horses' bridles1 for a thousand and six hundred furlongs4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #ae ,they that have overcome the beast glorify ,god4 ,of the seven angels with the seven vials4 #ae3a4 ,and ,i saw another sign in heaven1 great and wonderful3 seven angels having the seven last plagues4 ,for in them is filled up the wrath of ,god4 #ae3b4 ,and ,i saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire3 and them that had overcome the beast and his image and the number of his name1 standing on the sea of glass1 having the harps of ,god3 #ae3c4 ,and singing the canticle of ,moses1 the servant of ,god1 and the canticle of the ,lamb1 saying3 ,great and wonderful are thy works1 ,o ,lord ,god ,almighty4 ,just and true are thy ways1 ,o ,king of ages4 #ae3d4 ,who shall not fear thee1 ,o ,lord1 and magnify thy name8 ,for thou only art holy4 ,for all nations shall come and shall adore in thy sight1 because thy judgments are manifest4 #ae3e4 ,and after these things1 ,i looked3 and behold1 the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened4 #ae3f4 ,and the seven angels came out of the temple1 having the seven plagues1 clothed with clean and white linen and girt about the breasts with golden girdles4 #ae3g4 ,and one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden vials1 full of the wrath of ,god1 who liveth for ever and ever4 #ae3h4 ,and the temple was filled with smoke from the majesty of ,god and from his power4 ,and no man was able to enter into the temple1 till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #af ,the seven vials are poured out4 ,the plagues that ensue4 #af3a4 ,and ,i heard a great voice out of the temple1 saying to the seven angels3 ,go and pour out the seven vials of the wrath of ,god upon the earth4 #af3b4 ,and the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth4 ,and there fell a sore and grievous wound upon men who had the character of the beast3 and upon them that adored the image thereof4 #af3c4 ,and the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea4 ,and there came blood as it were of a dead man3 and every living soul died in the sea4 #af3d4 ,and the third poured out his vial upon the rivers and the fountains of waters4 ,and there was made blood4 #af3e4 ,and ,i heard the angel of the waters saying3 ,thou art just1 ,o ,lord1 who art and who wast1 the ,holy ,one1 because thou hast judged these things4 #af3f4 ,for they have shed the blood of saints and prophets3 and thou hast given them blood to drink4 ,for they are worthy4 #af3g4 ,and ,i heard another1 from the altar1 saying3 ,yea1 ,o ,lord ,god ,almighty1 true and just are thy judgments4 #af3h4 ,and the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun4 ,and it was given unto him to afflict men with heat and fire4 #af3i4 ,and men were scorched with great heat3 and they blasphemed the name of ,god1 who hath power over these plagues4 ,neither did they penance to give him glory4 #af3aj4 ,and the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast4 ,and his kingdom became dark3 and they gnawed their tongues for pain4 #af3aa4 ,and they blasphemed the ,god of heaven1 because of their pains and wounds3 and did not penance for their works4 #af3ab4 ,and the sixth angel poured out his vial upon that great river ,euphrates and dried up the water thereof1 that a way might be prepared for the kings from the rising of the sun4 #af3ac4 ,and ,i saw from the mouth of the dragon and from the mouth of the beast and from the mouth of the false prophet1 three unclean spirits like frogs4 #af3ad4 ,for they are the spirits of devils1 working signs3 and they go forth unto the kings of the whole earth1 to gather them to battle against the great day of the ,almighty ,god4 #af3ae4 ,behold1 ,i come as a thief4 ,blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments1 lest he walk naked1 and they see his shame4 #af3af4 ,and he shall gather them together into a place which in ,hebrew is called ,armagedon4 ,armagedon4 4 4,that is1 the hill of robbers4 #af3ag4 ,and the seventh angel poured out his vial upon the air4 ,and there came a great voice out of the temple from the throne1 saying3 ,it is done4 #af3ah4 ,and there were lightnings and voices and thunders3 and there was a great earthquake1 such an one as never had been since men were upon the earth1 such an earthquake1 so great4 #af3ai4 ,and the great city was divided into three parts3 and the cities of the ,gentiles fell4 ,and great ,babylon came in remembrance before ,god1 to give her the cup of the wine of the indignation of his wrath4 #af3bj4 ,and every island fled away3 and the mountains were not found4 #af3ba4 ,and great hail1 like a talent1 came down from heaven upon men3 and men blasphemed ,god1 for the plague of the hail3 because it was exceeding great4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #ag ,the description of the great harlot and of the beast upon which she sits4 #ag3a4 ,and there came one of the seven angels who had the seven vials and spoke with me1 saying3 ,come1 ,i will shew thee the condemnation of the great harlot1 who sitteth upon many waters3 #ag3b4 ,with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication4 ,and they who inhabit the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her whoredom4 #ag3c4 ,and he took me away in spirit into the desert4 ,and ,i saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet coloured beast1 full of names of blasphemy1 having seven heads and ten horns4 #ag3d4 ,and the woman was clothed round about with purple and scarlet1 and gilt with gold and precious stones and pearls1 having a golden cup in her hand1 full of the abomination and filthiness of her fornication4 #ag3e4 ,and on her forehead a name was written3 ,a mystery3 ,babylon the great1 the mother of the fornications and the abominations of the earth4 ,a mystery4 4 4,that is1 a secret2 because what follows of the name and title of the great harlot is to be taken in a mystical sense4 ,babylon4 4 4,either the city of the devil in general2 or1 if this place be to be understood of any particular city1 pagan ,rome1 which then and for three hundred years persecuted the church2 and was the principal seat both of empire and idolatry4 #ag3f4 ,and ,i saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of ,jesus4 ,and ,i wondered1 when ,i had seen her1 with great admiration4 #ag3g4 ,and the angel said to me3 ,why dost thou wonder8 ,i will tell thee the mystery of the woman and of the beast which carrieth her1 which hath the seven heads and ten horns4 #ag3h4 ,the beast which thou sawest1 was1 and is not1 and shall come up out of the bottomless pit and go into destruction4 ,and the inhabitants on the earth 7whose names are not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world7 shall wonder1 seeing the beast that was and is not4 ,the beast which thou sawest4 4 4,this beast which supports ,babylon1 may signify the power of the devil3 which was and is not1 being much limited by the coming of ,christ1 but shall again exert itself under ,antichrist4 ,the seven heads of this beast are seven mountains or empires1 instruments of his tyranny2 of which five were then fallen4 7,see chap4 #ac4a1 and below1 ver4 #aj47 ,the beast itself is said to be the eighth1 and is of the seven2 because they all act under the devil1 and by his instigation1 so that his power is in them all1 yet so as to make up1 as it were1 an eighth empire1 distinct from them all4 #ag3i4 ,and here is the understanding that hath wisdom4 ,the seven heads are seven mountains1 upon which the woman sitteth3 and they are seven kings4 #ag3aj4 ,five are fallen1 one is1 and the other is not yet come3 and when he is come1 he must remain a short time4 #ag3aa4 ,and the beast which was and is not3 the same also is the eighth1 and is of the seven1 and goeth into destruction4 #ag3ab4 ,and the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings1 who have not yet received a kingdom3 but shall receive power as kings1 one hour after the beast4 ,ten kings4 4 4,ten lesser kingdoms1 enemies also of the church of ,christ3 which1 nevertheless1 shall be made instruments of the justice of ,god for the punishment of ,babylon4 ,some understand this of the ,goths1 ,vandals1 ,huns1 and other barbarous nations1 that destroyed the empire of ,rome4 #ag3ac4 ,these have one design3 and their strength and power they shall deliver to the beast4 #ag3ad4 ,these shall fight with the ,lamb4 ,and the ,lamb shall overcome them because he is ,lord of lords and ,king of kings3 and they that are with him are called and elect and faithful4 #ag3ae4 ,and he said to me3 ,the waters which thou sawest1 where the harlot sitteth1 are peoples and nations and tongues4 #ag3af4 ,and the ten horns which thou sawest in the beast3 ,these shall hate the harlot and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh and shall burn her with fire4 #ag3ag4 ,for ,god hath given into their hearts to do that which pleaseth him3 that they give their kingdom to the beast1 till the words of ,god be fulfilled4 #ag3ah4 ,and the woman which thou sawest is the great city which hath kingdom over the kings of the earth4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #ah ,the fall of ,babylon4 ,kings and merchants lament over her4 #ah3a4 ,and after these things1 ,i saw another angel come down from heaven1 having great power3 and the earth was enlightened with his glory4 #ah3b4 ,and he cried out with a strong voice1 saying3 ,babylon the great is fallen1 is fallen3 and is become the habitation of devils and the hold of every unclean spirit and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird3 #ah3c4 ,because all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication3 and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her2 ,and the merchants of the earth have been made rich by the power of her delicacies4 #ah3d4 ,and ,i heard another voice from heaven1 saying3 ,go out from her1 my people2 that you be not partakers of her sins and that you receive not of her plagues4 #ah3e4 ,for her sins have reached unto heaven3 and the ,lord hath remembered her iniquities4 #ah3f4 ,render to her as she also hath rendered to you3 and double unto her double1 according to her works4 ,in the cup wherein she hath mingled1 mingle ye double unto her4 #ah3g4 ,as much as she hath glorified herself and lived in delicacies1 so much torment and sorrow give ye to her4 ,because she saith in her heart3 ,i sit a queen and am no widow3 and sorrow ,i shall not see4 #ah3h4 ,therefore1 shall her plagues come in one day1 death and mourning and famine4 ,and she shall be burnt with the fire3 because ,god is strong1 who shall judge her4 #ah3i4 ,and the kings of the earth1 who have committed fornication and lived in delicacies with her1 shall weep and bewail themselves over her1 when they shall see the smoke of her burning3 #ah3aj4 ,standing afar off for fear of her torments1 saying3 ,alas6 alas6 that great city1 ,babylon1 that mighty city3 for in one hour is thy judgment come4 #ah3aa4 ,and the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her3 for no man shall buy their merchandise any more4 #ah3ab4 ,merchandise of gold and silver and precious stones3 and of pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet3 and all thyine wood3 and all manner of vessels of ivory3 and all manner of vessels of precious stone and of brass and of iron and of marble3 #ah3ac4 ,and cinnamon and odours and ointment and frankincense and wine and oil and fine flour and wheat and beasts and sheep and horses and chariots3 and slaves and souls of men4 #ah3ad4 ,and the fruits of the desire of thy soul are departed from thee3 and all fat and goodly things are perished from thee4 ,and they shall find them no more at all4 #ah3ae4 ,the merchants of these things1 who were made rich1 shall stand afar off from her1 for fear of her torments1 weeping and mourning1 #ah3af4 ,and saying3 ,alas6 alas6 that great city1 which was clothed with fine linen and purple and scarlet and was gilt with gold and precious stones and pearls4 #ah3ag4 ,for in one hour are so great riches come to nought4 ,and every shipmaster and all that sail into the lake1 and mariners1 and as many as work in the sea1 stood afar off1 #ah3ah4 ,and cried1 seeing the place of her burning1 saying3 ,what city is like to this great city8 #ah3ai4 ,and they cast dust upon their heads and cried1 weeping and mourning1 saying3 ,alas6 alas6 that great city1 wherein all were made rich1 that had ships at sea1 by reason of her prices4 ,for1 in one hour she is made desolate4 #ah3bj4 ,rejoice over her1 thou heaven and ye holy apostles and prophets4 ,for ,god hath judged your judgment on her4 #ah3ba4 ,and a mighty angel took up a stone1 as it were a great millstone1 and cast it into the sea1 saying3 ,with such violence as this1 shall ,babylon1 that great city1 be thrown down and shall be found no more at all4 #ah3bb4 ,and the voice of harpers and of musicians and of them that play on the pipe and on the trumpet shall no more be heard at all in thee3 and no craftsman of any art whatsoever shall be found any more at all in thee3 and the sound of the mill shall be heard no more at all in thee3 #ah3bc4 ,and the light of the lamp shall shine no more at all in thee3 and the voice of the bridegroom and the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee4 ,for thy merchants were the great men of the earth3 for all nations have been deceived by thy enchantments4 #ah3bd4 ,and in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints and of all that were slain upon the earth4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #ai ,the saints glorify ,god for his judgments on the great harlot4 ,christ's victory over the beast and the kings of the earth4 #ai3a4 ,after these things1 ,i heard as it were the voice of much people in heaven1 saying3 ,alleluia4 ,salvation and glory and power is to our ,god4 #ai3b4 ,for true and just are his judgments1 who hath judged the great harlot which corrupted the earth with her fornication and hath revenged the blood of his servants1 at her hands4 #ai3c4 ,and again they said3 ,alleluia4 ,and her smoke ascendeth for ever and ever4 #ai3d4 ,and the four and twenty ancients and the four living creatures fell down and adored ,god that sitteth upon the throne1 saying3 ,amen4 ,alleluia4 #ai3e4 ,and a voice came out from the throne1 saying3 ,give praise to our ,god1 all ye his servants3 and you that fear him1 little and great4 #ai3f4 ,and ,i heard as it were the voice of a great multitude1 and as the voice of many waters1 and as the voice of great thunders1 saying3 ,alleluia3 for the ,lord our ,god1 the ,almighty1 hath reigned4 #ai3g4 ,let us be glad and rejoice and give glory to him4 ,for the marriage of the ,lamb is come3 and his wife hath prepared herself4 #ai3h4 ,and it is granted to her that she should clothe herself with fine linen1 glittering and white4 ,for the fine linen are the justifications of saints4 #ai3i4 ,and he said to me3 ,write3 ,blessed are they that are called to the marriage supper of the ,lamb4 ,and he saith to me3 ,these words of ,god are true4 #ai3aj4 ,and ,i fell down before his feet1 to adore him4 ,and he saith to me3 ,see thou do it not4 ,i am thy fellow servant and of thy brethren who have the testimony of ,jesus4 ,adore ,god4 ,for the testimony of ,jesus is the spirit of prophecy4 ,i fell down before1 etc4 4 4,st4 ,augustine 7lib4 #bj1 contra ,faust1 c4 #ba7 is of opinion1 that this angel appeared in so glorious a manner1 that ,st4 ,john took him to be ,god2 and therefore would have given him divine honour had not the angel stopped him1 by telling him he was but his fellow servant4 ,st4 ,gregory 7,hom4 #h1 in ,evang47 rather thinks that the veneration offered by ,st4 ,john1 was not divine honour1 or indeed any other than what might lawfully be given2 but was nevertheless refused by the angel1 in consideration of the dignity to which our human nature had been raised1 by the incarnation of the ,son of ,god1 and the dignity of ,st4 ,john1 an apostle1 prophet1 and martyr4 #ai3aa4 ,and ,i saw heaven opened3 and behold a white horse4 ,and he that sat upon him was called faithful and true3 and with justice doth he judge and fight4 #ai3ab4 ,and his eyes were as a flame of fire3 and on his head were many diadems4 ,and he had a name written1 which no man knoweth but himself4 #ai3ac4 ,and he was clothed with a garment sprinkled with blood4 ,and his name is called3 ,,the ,,word ,,of ,,god4 #ai3ad4 ,and the armies that are in heaven followed him on white horses1 clothed in fine linen1 white and clean4 #ai3ae4 ,and out of his mouth proceedeth a sharp two-edged sword1 that with it he may strike the nations4 ,and he shall rule them with a rod of iron3 and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath of ,god the ,almighty4 #ai3af4 ,and he hath on his garment and on his thigh written3 ,,king ,,of ,,kings ,,and ,,lord ,,of ,,lords4 #ai3ag4 ,and ,i saw an angel standing in the sun3 and he cried with a loud voice1 saying to all the birds that did fly through the midst of heaven3 ,come1 gather yourselves together to the great supper of ,god3 #ai3ah4 ,that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of tribunes and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of them that sit on them3 and the flesh of all freemen and bondmen and of little and of great4 #ai3ai4 ,and ,i saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies1 gathered together to make war with him that sat upon the horse and with his army4 #ai3bj4 ,and the beast was taken1 and with him the false prophet who wrought signs before him1 wherewith he seduced them who received the character of the beast and who adored his image4 ,these two were cast alive into the pool of fire burning with brimstone4 #ai3ba4 ,and the rest were slain by the sword of him that sitteth upon the horse1 which proceedeth out of his mouth3 and all the birds were filled with their flesh4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #bj ,satan is bound for a thousand years4 ,the souls of the martyrs reign with ,christ in the first resurrection4 ,the last attempts of ,satan against the church4 ,the last judgment4 #bj3a4 ,and ,i saw an angel coming down from heaven1 having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand4 #bj3b4 ,and he laid hold on the dragon1 the old serpent1 which is the devil and ,satan1 and bound him for a thousand years4 ,bound him1 etc4 4 4,the power of ,satan has been very much limited by the passion of ,christ3 for a thousand years2 that is1 for the whole time of the ,new ,testament2 but especially from the time of the destruction of ,babylon or pagan ,rome1 till the new efforts of ,gog and ,magog against the church1 towards the end of the world4 ,during which time the souls of the martyrs and saints live and reign with ,christ in heaven1 in the first resurrection1 which is that of the soul to the life of glory2 as the second resurrection will be that of the body1 at the day of the general judgment4 #bj3c4 ,and he cast him into the bottomless pit and shut him up and set a seal upon him1 that he should no more seduce the nations till the thousand years be finished4 ,and after that1 he must be loosed a little time4 #bj3d4 ,and ,i saw seats4 ,and they sat upon them3 and judgment was given unto them4 ,and the souls of them that were beheaded for the testimony of ,jesus and for the word of ,god and who had not adored the beast nor his image nor received his character on their foreheads or in their hands4 ,and they lived and reigned with ,christ a thousand years4 #bj3e4 ,the rest of the dead lived not1 till the thousand years were finished4 ,this is the first resurrection4 #bj3f4 ,blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection4 ,in these the second death hath no power4 ,but they shall be priests of ,god and of ,christ3 and shall reign with him a thousand years4 #bj3g4 ,and when the thousand years shall be finished1 ,satan shall be loosed out of his prison and shall go forth and seduce the nations which are over the four quarters of the earth1 ,gog and ,magog3 and shall gather them together to battle1 the number of whom is as the sand of the sea4 #bj3h4 ,and they came upon the breadth of the earth and encompassed the camp of the saints and the beloved city4 #bj3i4 ,and there came down fire from ,god out of heaven and devoured them3 and the devil1 who seduced them1 was cast into the pool of fire and brimstone1 where both the beast #bj3aj4 ,and the false prophet shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever4 #bj3aa4 ,and ,i saw a great white throne and one sitting upon it1 from whose face the earth and heaven fled away3 and there was no place found for them #bj3ab4 ,and ,i saw the dead1 great and small1 standing in the presence of the throne4 ,and the books were opened3 and another book was opened1 which was the book of life4 ,and the dead were judged by those things which were written in the books1 according to their works4 #bj3ac4 ,and the sea gave up the dead that were in it3 and death and hell gave up their dead that were in them4 ,and they were judged1 every one according to their works4 #bj3ad4 ,and hell and death were cast into the pool of fire4 ,this is the second death4 #bj3ae4 ,and whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the pool of fire4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #ba ,the new ,jerusalem described4 #ba3a4 ,i saw a new heaven and a new earth4 ,for the first heaven and the first earth was gone3 and the sea is now no more4 ,the first heaven and the first earth was gone4 4 4being changed1 not as to their substance1 but in their qualities4 #ba3b4 ,and ,i1 ,john1 saw the holy city1 the new ,jerusalem1 coming down out of heaven from ,god1 prepared as a bride adorned for her husband4 #ba3c4 ,and ,i heard a great voice from the throne1 saying3 ,behold the tabernacle of ,god with men3 and he will dwell with them4 ,and they shall be his people3 and ,god himself with them shall be their ,god4 #ba3d4 ,and ,god shall wipe away all tears from their eyes3 and death shall be no more4 ,nor mourning1 nor crying1 nor sorrow shall be any more1 for the former things are passed away4 #ba3e4 ,and he that sat on the throne1 said3 ,behold1 ,i make all things new4 ,and he said to me3 ,write4 ,for these words are most faithful and true4 #ba3f4 ,and he said to me3 ,it is done4 ,i am ,alpha and ,omega3 the ,beginning and the ,end4 ,to him that thirsteth1 ,i will give of the fountain of the water of life1 freely4 #ba3g4 ,he that shall overcome shall possess these things4 ,and ,i will be his ,god3 and he shall be my son4 #ba3h4 ,but the fearful and unbelieving and the abominable and murderers and whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars1 they shall have their portion in the pool burning with fire and brimstone1 which is the second death4 #ba3i4 ,and there came one of the seven angels1 who had the vials full of the seven last plagues1 and spoke with me1 saying3 ,come and ,i will shew thee the bride1 the wife of the ,lamb4 #ba3aj4 ,and he took me up in spirit to a great and high mountain3 and he shewed me the holy city ,jerusalem1 coming down out of heaven from ,god1 #ba3aa4 ,having the glory of ,god1 and the light thereof was like to a precious stone1 as to the jasper stone even as crystal4 #ba3ab4 ,and it had a wall great and high1 having twelve gates1 and in the gates twelve angels1 and names written thereon1 which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of ,israel4 #ba3ac4 ,on the east1 three gates3 and on the north1 three gates3 and on the south1 three gates3 and on the west1 three gates4 #ba3ad4 ,and the wall of the city had twelve foundations3 ,and in them1 the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the ,lamb1 #ba3ae4 ,and he that spoke with me had a measure of a reed of gold1 to measure the city and the gates thereof and the wall4 #ba3af4 ,and the city lieth in a four-square3 and the length thereof is as great as the breadth4 ,and he measured the city with the golden reed for twelve thousand furlongs3 and the length and the height and the breadth thereof are equal4 #ba3ag4 ,and he measured the wall thereof an hundred forty-four cubits1 the measure of a man1 which is of an angel4 ,the measure of a man1 i4e41 ,according to the measure of men1 and used by the angel4 4 4,this seems to be the true meaning of these words4 #ba3ah4 ,and the building of the wall thereof was of jasper stone3 but the city itself pure gold like to clear glass4 #ba3ai4 ,and the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all manner of precious stones4 ,the first foundation was jasper3 the second1 sapphire3 the third2 a chalcedony3 the fourth1 an emerald3 #ba3bj4 ,the fifth1 sardonyx3 the sixth1 sardius3 the seventh1 chrysolite3 the eighth1 beryl3 the ninth1 a topaz3 the tenth1 a chrysoprasus3 the eleventh1 a jacinth3 the twelfth1 an amethyst4 #ba3ba4 ,and the twelve gates are twelve pearls1 one to each3 and every several gate was of one several pearl4 ,and the street of the city was pure gold1 as it were1 transparent glass4 #ba3bb4 ,and ,i saw no temple therein4 ,for the ,lord ,god ,almighty is the temple thereof1 and the ,lamb4 #ba3bc4 ,and the city hath no need of the sun1 nor of the moon1 to shine in it4 ,for the glory of ,god hath enlightened it3 and the ,lamb is the lamp thereof4 #ba3bd4 ,and the nations shall walk in the light of it3 and the kings of the earth shall bring their glory and honour into it4 #ba3be4 ,and the gates thereof shall not be shut by day3 for there shall be no night there4 #ba3bf4 ,and they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it4 #ba3bg4 ,there shall not enter into it any thing defiled or that worketh abomination or maketh a lie3 but they that are written in the book of life of the ,lamb4 ,apocalypse ,chapter #bb ,the water and tree of life4 ,the conclusion4 #bb3a4 ,and he shewed me a river of water of life1 clear as crystal1 proceeding from the throne of ,god and of the ,lamb4 #bb3b4 ,in the midst of the street thereof1 and on both sides of the river1 was the tree of life1 bearing twelve fruits1 yielding its fruits every month3 the leaves of the tree for the healing of the nations4 #bb3c4 ,and there shall be no curse any more3 but the throne of ,god and of the ,lamb shall be in it4 ,and his servants shall serve him4 #bb3d4 ,and they shall see his face3 and his name shall be on their foreheads4 #bb3e4 ,and night shall be no more4 ,and they shall not need the light of the lamp1 nor the light of the sun1 because the ,lord ,god shall enlighten then4 ,and they shall reign for ever and ever4 #bb3f4 ,and he said to me3 ,these words are most faithful and true4 ,and the ,lord ,god of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to shew his servant the things which must be done shortly4 #bb3g4 ,and3 ,behold ,i come quickly4 ,blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book4 #bb3h4 ,and ,i1 ,john1 who have heard and seen these things4 ,and1 after ,i had heard and seen1 ,i fell down to adore before the feet of the angel who shewed me the things4 #bb3i4 ,and he said to me3 ,see thou do it not4 ,for ,i am thy fellow servant1 and of thy brethren the prophets and of them that keep the words of the prophecy of this book4 ,adore ,god4 #bb3aj4 ,and he saith to me3 ,seal not the words of the prophecy of this book4 ,for the time is at hand4 ,for the time is at hand4 4 4,that is1 when compared to eternity1 all time and temporal things vanish1 and are but of short duration4 ,as to the time when the chief predictions should come to pass1 we have no certainty1 as appears by the different opinions1 both of the ancient fathers and late interpreters4 ,many think that most things set down from the #dth chapter to the end1 will not be fulfilled till a little time before the end of the world4 ,others are of opinion1 that a great part of them1 and particularly the fall of the wicked ,babylon1 happened at the destruction of paganism1 by the destruction of heathen ,rome1 and its persecuting heathen emperors4 ,of these interpretations1 see ,aleazar1 in his long commentary2 see the learned ,bossnet1 bishop of ,meaux1 in his treatise on this ,book2 and ,p4 ,alleman1 in his notes on the same ,apocalypse1 tom4 #ab1 who in his ,preface says1 that this1 in a great measure1 may be now looked upon as the opinion followed by the learned men4 ,in fine1 others think that ,st4 ,john's design was in a mystical way1 by metaphors and allegories1 to represent the attempts and persecutions of the wicked against the servants of ,god1 the punishments that should in a short time fall upon ,babylon1 that is1 upon all the wicked in general3 the eternal happiness and reward1 which ,god had reserved for the pious inhabitants of ,jerusalem1 that is1 for his faithful servants1 after their short trials and the tribulations of this mortal life4 ,in the mean time we meet with many profitable instructions and admonitions1 which we may easily enough understand3 but we have no certainty when we apply these predictions to particular events3 for as ,st4 ,jerome takes notice1 the ,apocalypse has as many mysteries as words1 or rather mysteries in every word4 ,apocalypsis ,joannis tot habet ,sacramenta quot verba--parum dixi1 in verbis singulis multiplices latent intelligentiae4 ,ep4 ad ,paulin1 t4 #d4 p4 #egd4 ,edit4 ,benedict4 #bb3aa4 ,he that hurteth1 let him hurt still3 and he that is filthy1 let him be filthy still3 and he that is just1 let him be justified still3 and he that is holy1 let him be sanctified still4 ,let him hurt still4 4 4,it is not an exhortation1 or license to go on in sin2 but an intimation1 that how far soever the wicked may proceed1 their progress shall quickly end1 and then they must expect to meet with proportionable punishments4 #bb3ab4 ,behold1 ,i come quickly3 and my reward is with me1 to render to every1 man according to his works4 #bb3ac4 ,i am ,alpha and ,omega1 the ,first and the ,last1 the ,beginning and the ,end4 #bb3ad4 ,blessed are they that wash their robes in the blood of the ,lamb3 that they may have a right to the tree of life and may enter in by the gates into the city4 #bb3ae4 ,without are dogs and sorcerers and unchaste and murderers and servers of idols and every one that loveth and maketh a lie4 #bb3af4 ,i1 ,jesus1 have sent my angel1 to testify to you these things in the churches4 ,i am the root and stock of ,david1 the bright and morning star4 #bb3ag4 ,and the spirit and the bride say3 ,come4 ,and he that heareth1 let him say3 ,come4 ,and he that thirsteth1 let him come4 ,and he that will1 let him take the water of life1 freely4 #bb3ah4 ,for ,i testify to every one that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book3 ,if any man shall add to these things1 ,god shall add unto him the plagues written in this book4 #bb3ai4 ,and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy1 ,god shall take away his part out of the book of life1 and out of the holy city1 and from these things that are written in this book4 #bb3bj4 ,he that giveth testimony of these things1 saith3 ,surely1 ,i come quickly3 ,amen4 ,come1 ,lord ,jesus4 #bb3ba4 ,the grace of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ be with you all4 ,amen4 ,,appendices ,these texts come from the #aehb ,rhemes printing of the ,new ,testament 7see the ',history' section at the top of the e-text74 ,the primary sources provide a glimpse both into the history of the ,douay-,rheims version and the ,english language itself4 ,the reader will quickly notice that the letter 'j' does not appear in the texts1 rather 'i' functions either as a vowel or a consonant4 ,likewise 'u' is not a distinct letter2 it is employed typographically in the lower-case in place of 'v' where not starting a word4 ,the letters 'u' and 'v' both function either as vowels or consonants4 ,the word 'vniuersity' demonstrates this rule4 ,the letter 'w' is sometimes employed1 but in most cases the earlier form of a double-v 7vv7 appears instead4 ,the transcriber has done his best to render the text accurately4 ,note the relaxed spelling standards of the time2 many variants appear4 ,while the errata section from the #afaj edition observed3 ,we haue also found some other faultes of lesse importance2 and feare there be more4 ,but we trust the reader may easely correct them1 as they occurre4 only obvious errors have been amended4 ,where the transcriber has doubt between whether an irregular spelling is either an error and a variant1 the printed text stands4 #g-;bit ,,ascii cannot fully represent the typographical standards of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries1 and many special characters have been replaced with modern equivalents4 ,where verse numbers stand in the margins of the printed texts1 they have been transferred to the body4 ,,book ,,for ,,comparison ,,the ,,catholike ,,epistle ,,of ,,ivde ,,the ,,apostle4 ,he exhorteth them to stand to their old faith1 shevving them by examples1 that it is damnable not to continue and be constant3 #h inueighing against the lecherie1 blasphemie1 apostasie1 banketing of the heretikes1 #ad and that their damnation vvas long foretold4 #ag ,catholikes therfore to be vnmoueable1 to reproue the obstinate1 to recouer al not desperate1 to confirme the vveake1 and to liue them selues vertuously and vvithout mortal sinne1 vvhich by ,gods grace they may doe4 ,,ivde the seruant of ,,iesvs ,christ1 and brother of ,iames3 to them that are in ,god the ,father beloued1 and in ,,iesvs ,christ preserued1 and called4 #b ,mercie to you1 and peace and charitie be accomplished4 #c ,my deerest1 taking al care to vvrite vnto you of your common saluation1 ,i thought it necessarie to vvrite vnto you3 beseeching you to contend for the faith once deliuered to the sainctes4 #d ,for there are certaine men secretely entred in 7vvhich vvere long ago prescribed vnto this iudgement7 impious1 transferring the grace of our ,god into riotousnes1 and denying the onely ,dominator1 and our ,lord ,,iesvs ,christ4 #e ,but ,i vvil admonish you1 that once knovv al things1 that ,,iesvs1 sauing the people out of the land of ,a,egipt1 secondly destroied them vvhich beleeued not4 #f ,but the ,angels vvhich kept not their pricipalitie1 but forsooke their owne habitation1 he hath reserued vnder darkenesse in eternal bondes vnto the iudgement of the great day4 #g ,as ,sodom and ,gomorrhe1 and the cities adioyning in like maner hauing fornicated1 and going after other flesh1 vvere made an example1 sustaining the paine of eternal fire4 #h ,in like maner these also defile the flesh1 and despise dominion1 blaspheme maiestie4 #i ,vvhen ,micheal the ,archangel1 disputing vvith the ,diuel1 made altercation for the body of ,moyses3 he durst not inferre iudgment of blasphemie1 but said1 ,our ,lord 'commaund' thee4 #aj ,but these1 vvhat things so euer certes they are ignorant of1 they blaspheme3 and vvhat things so euer naturally1 as dumme beastes1 they knovv1 in those they are corrupted4 #aa ,vvo vnto them1 'vvhich' haue gone in the vvay of ,cain3 and vvith the errour of ,balaam1 haue for revvard povvred out them selues1 and haue perished in the contradiction of ,core4 #ab ,these are in their bankets1 spottes1 feasting together vvithout feare1 feeding them selues1 cloudes vvithout vvater vvhich are caried about of vvindes1 trees of autumne1 vnfruitful1 tvvise dead1 plucked vp by the rootes1 #ac raging vvaues of the sea1 foming out their ovvne confusions1 vvandering starres3 to vvhom the storme of darkenesse is reserued for euer4 #ad ,and of these propheceied ,enoch1 the seuenth from ,adam1 saying1 ,behold our ,lord is come in his holy thousandes1 #ae to doe iudgement against al1 and to reproue al the impious1 of al the vvorkes of their impietie vvherby they haue done impiously1 and of al the hard thinges vvhich impious sinners haue spoken against him4 #af ,these are murmurers1 ful of complaintes1 vvalking according to their ovvne desires1 and their mouth speaketh pride1 admiring persons for gaine sake4 #ag ,but you my deerest1 be mindeful of the vvordes vvhich haue been spoken before by the ,apostles of our ,lord ,,iesvs ,christ1 #ah vvho told you1 that in the last time shal come mockers1 according to their ovvne desires vvalking in impieties4 #ai ,these are they vvhich segregate them selues1 sensual1 hauing not the ,spirit4 #bj ,but you my deerest1 building your selues vpon 'our' most holy faith1 in the holy ,ghost1 praying1 #ba keepe your selues in the loue of ,god1 expecting the mercie of our ,lord ,,iesvs ,christ vnto life euerlasting4 #bb ,and these certes reproue being iudged3 #bc but them saue1 pulling out of the fire4 ,and on other haue mercie in feare3 hating also that vvhich is carnal1 the spotted cote4 #bd ,and to him that is able to preserue you vvithout sinne1 and to sette you immaculate before the sight of his glorie in exultation in the comming of our ,lord ,,iesvs ,christ1 #be to the onely ,god our ,sauiour by ,,iesvs ,christ our ,lord be glorie and magnificence1 empire and power before al worldes1 and novv and for al vvorldes euermore4 ,amen4 ,,supplemental ,,material ,as recorded in the title1 the ,douay-,rheims version is a translation primarily from the ,latin ,vulgate4 ,a brief selection from the preface to the #aehb edition explains the reasons for this approach4 ,together with the glossary the text shows the translators scholarly motivations1 but also provides a glimpse into the charged climate of the period4 ,the transcriber hopes he did a tolerable job in transliterating the ,greek words in the preface4 ,the glossary contains words newly used in the language of the day4 ,some were later dropped from the ,challoner revision1 others have found common usage today4 ,,the ,,preface ,,to ,,the ,,reader ,treating of the causes vvhy this nevv ,testament is translated according to the auncient vulgar ,latin text4 ,,the holy ,bible long since translated by vs into ,english1 and the old ,testament lying by vs for lacke of good meanes to publish the vvhole in such sort as a vvorke of so great charge and importance requireth3 vve haue yet through ,gods goodnes at length fully finished for thee 7most ,christian reader7 all the ,,nevv ,,testament1 vvhich is the principal1 most profitable comfortable peece of holy vvrite3 and1 as vvel for all other institution of life and doctrine1 as specially for deciding the doubtes of these daies1 more propre and pregnant then the other part not yet printed4 ,,novv ,,to ,,give thee also intelligence in particular1 most gentle ,reader1 of such thinges as it behoueth thee specially to knovv concerning our ,translation3 ,vve translate the old vulgar ,latin text1 not the common ,greeke text1 for these causes4 #a4 ,it is so auncient1 that it vvas vsed in the ,church of ,god aboue #acjj yeres agoe1 as appeareth by the fathers of those times4 #b4 ,it is that 7by the common receiued opinion and by al probabilitie7 vvhich ,s4 ,hierom aftervvard corrected according to the ,greeke1 by the appointment of ,damasus then ,pope1 as he maketh mention in his preface before the foure ,euangelistes1 vnto the said ,damasus3 and 'in ,catalogo in fine1' and 'ep4 #ajb4' #c4 ,consequently it is the same vvhich ,s4 ,augustine so commendeth and allovveth in an ,epistle to ,s4 ,hierom4 #d4 ,it is that1 vvhich for the most part euer since hath been vsed in the ,churches seruice1 expounded in sermons1 alleaged and interpreted in the ,commentaries and vvritings of the auncient fathers of the ,latin ,church4 #e4 ,the holy ,councel of ,trent1 for these and many other important considerations1 hath declared and defined this onely of al other latin translations1 to be authentical1 and so onely to be vsed and taken in publike lessons1 disputations1 preachings1 and expositions1 and that no man presume vpon any pretence to reiect or refuse the same4 #f4 ,it is the grauest1 sincerest1 of greatest maiestie1 least partialitie1 as being vvithout al respect of controuersies and contentions1 specially these of our time1 as appeareth by those places vvhich ,erasmus and others at this day translate much more to the aduantage of the ,catholike cause4 #g4 ,it is so exact and precise according to the ,greeke1 both the phrase and the word1 that delicate ,heretikes therfore reprehend it of rudenes4 ,and that it follovveth the ,greeke far more exactly then the ,protestants translations1 beside infinite other places1 we appeale to these4 ,tit4 #c1ad4 ',curent bonis operibus praeesse4' 'proissasthai4' ,engl4 bib4 #aegg1 'to mainteine good vvorks4' and ,hebr4 #aj1 #bj4 ',viam nobis initiauit1' 'enekainisen4' ,english ,bib4 'he prepared4' ,so in these vvordes1 ',iustificationes1' ',traditiones1' ',idola' c4 ,in al vvhich they come not neere the ,greeke1 but auoid it of purpose4 #h4 ,the ,aduersaries them selues1 namely ,beza1 preferre it before al the rest4 7,inpraefat4 no4 ,test an4 #aeef47 ,and againe he saith1 that the old ,interpreter translated very religiously4 7,annot4 in #a4 ,luc4 v4 #a47 #i4 ,in the rest1 there is such diuersitie and dissension1 and no end of reprehending one an other1 and translating euery man according to his fantasie1 that ,luther said1 ,if the vvorld should stand any long time1 vve must receiue againe 7which he thought absurd7 the ,decrees of ,councels1 for preseruing the vnitie of faith1 because of so diuers interpretations of the ,scripture4 ,and ,beza 7in the place aboue mentioned7 noteth the itching ambition of his fellovv-translators1 that had much rather disagree and dissent from the best1 then seeme them selues to haue said or vvritten nothing4 ,and ,bezas translation it self1 being so esteemed in our countrie1 that the ,geneua ,english ,testaments be translated according to the same1 yet sometime goeth so vvide from the ,greeke1 and from the meaning of the holy ,ghost1 that them selues which protest to translate it1 dare not folow it4 ,for example1 ,luc4 #c1cf4 ,they haue put these wordes1 ',the sonne of ,cainan1' which he wittingly and wilfully left out3 and 7,act4 #a1ad47 they say1 ',vvith the vvomen1' agreably to the vulgar ,latin3 where he saith1 ',cum vxoribus1' 'vvith their vviues4' #aj4 ,it is not onely better then al other ,latin translations1 but then the ,greeke text it self1 in those places where they disagree4 ,the proofe hereof is euident1 because most of the auncient ,heretikes were ,grecians1 therfore the ,scriptures in ,greeke were more corrupted by them1 as the auncient fathers often complaine4 ,tertullian noteth the ,greeke text which is at this day 7#a ,cor4 #ae1dg7 to be an old corruption of ,marcion the ,heretike1 and the truth to be as in our vulgar latin1 ',secundus homo de caelo caelestis1' ',the second man from heauen heauenly4' ,so reade other auncient fathers1 and ,erasmus thinketh it must needes be so1 and ,caluin him self folovveth in ',instit4 li4 #b4 c4 #ac4 parag4 #b4' ,againe ,s4 ,hierom noteth that the ,greeke text 7#a ,cor4 #g1 #cc7 which is at this day1 is not the ',apostolical veritie' or the true text of the ,apostle3 but that which is in the vulgar ,latin1 ',qui cum vxore est1 solicitus est quae sunt mundi1 quomodo placeat vxori1 diuisus est4' ',he that is vvith a vvife1 is careful of vvorldly things1 hovv he may please his vvife1 and is deuided or distracted4' ,the ,ecclesiastical historie called the ,tripartite1 noteth the ,greeke text that now is 7#a ,io4 #d1 #c7 to be an old corruption of the auncient ,greeke copies1 by the ,nestorian ,heretikes1 the true reading to be as in our vulgar ,latin1 ',omnis spiritus qui soluit ,,iesvm1 ,ex ,deo non est4' ',euery spirit that dissolueth ,,iesvs1 is not of ,god3' and ,beza confesseth that ,socrates in his ,ecclesiastical historie readeth so in the ,greeke4 ,but the proofe is more preganant out of the ,aduersaires them selues4 ,they forsake the ,greeke text as corrupted1 and translate according to the vulgar ,latin1 namely ,beza and his scholers the ,english translatours of the ,bible1 in these places4 ,hebr4 chap4 #i4 vers4 #a4 saying1 ',the first couenant1' for that vvhich is in the ,greeke4 ',the first tabernacle4' vvhere they put1 'couenant1' not as of the text1 but in an other letter1 as to be vnderstood1 according to the vulgar ,latin1 vvhich most sincerely leaueth it out altogether1 saying1 ',habuit quidem prius iustificationes c4' ',the former also in deede had iustifications c4' ,againe1 ,ro4 #aa1 vers4 #ba4 ,they translate not according to the ,greek text1 ',tempori seruientes1' 'seruing the time1' vvhich ,beza sayth must needes be a corruption3 but according to the vulgar ,latin1 ',domino seruientes1' 'seruing our ,lord4' ,againe1 ,apoc4 #aa1 vers4 #b4 they translate not the ,greeke text1 ',atrium quod intra templum est1' 'the court vvhich is vvithin the temple3' but cleane contrarie1 according to the vulgar ,latin1 vvhich ,beza saith is the true reading1 ',atrium quod est foris templum1' 'the court vvhich is vvithout the temple4' ,onely in this last place1 one ,english ,bible of the yere #aefb1 folovveth the errour of the ,greeke4 ,againe1 #b ,tim4 #bc vers4 #ad4 they adde1 'but1' more then is in the ,greeke1 to make the sense more commodious and easie1 according as it is in the vulgar ,latin4 ,againe1 ,ia4 #e1 #ab4 they leaue the ,greeke1 and folovv the vulgar ,latin1 saying1 'lest you fall into condemnation4' ,i doubt not 7saith ,beza7 but this is the true and sincere reading1 and ,i suspect the corruption in the ,greeke came thus c4 ,it vvere infinite to set dovvne al such places1 vvhere the ,aduersaries 7specially ,beza7 folovv the old vulgar ,latin and the ,greeke copie agreable therevnto1 condemning the ,greeke text that novv is1 of corruption4 ,,hard ,,vvordes ,,explicated ,the explication of certaine vvordes in this translation1 not familiar to the vulgar reader1 vvhich might not conueniently be vttered otherwise4 ,a ,abstracted4 ,dravven avvay4 ,james #a3ad ,acquisition4 ,getting1 purchasing4 ,eph #a3ad ,aduent4 ,the comming4 ,matt #bd3bg ,adulterating4 ,corrupting4 #b ,cor #b3ag ,the ,greeke vvord signifieth to to make commoditie of the vvord of ,god1 as vulgar ,vinteners do of their vvine4 ,vvhereby is expressed the peculiar trade of al ,heretikes1 and exceding proper to the ,protestants1 that so corrupt ,scriptures by mixture of their ovvne phantasies1 by false translations1 glosses1 colorable and pleasant commentaries1 to deceiue the tast of the simple1 as tauerners and tapsters do1 to make their vvines salable by manifold artificial deceites4 ,the ,apostles contrarievvise1 as all ,catholikes1 deliuer the ,scriptures and vtter the vvord of ,god sincerely and entirely1 in the same sense and sort as the fathers left them to the ,church1 interpreting them by the same ,spirit by vvhich they vvere vvritten or spoken4 ,agnition4 ,knovvledge or acknovvledging4 ,philemon #a3f ,allegorie4 ,a ,mystical speache1 more then the bare letter4 ,gal #d3bd ,here vve learne that the holy ,scriptures haue beside the litteral sense1 a deeper spiritual and more principal meaning3 which is not only to be taken of the holy vvordes1 but of the very factes and persons reported3 both the speaches and the actions being significatiue ouer and aboue the letter4 ,amen4 ,what is it vvhen our ,lord saith1 ,amen1 amen8 ,he doth much commend and vrge the thing he so vttereth1 doubling it4 ,amen in ,hebrue signifieth verum1 a truth4 ,john #h3cd ,anathema4 ,by vse of ,scripture is either that vvhich by separation from profane vse1 and by dedication to ,god1 is holy1 dreadful1 and not vulgarly to be touched3 or contrarievvise1 that which is reiected1 seuered or abandoned from ,god1 as cursed and detested1 and therfore is to be auoided4 ,rom #i3c ,archisynagogue4 ,cheefe gouerner of a ,synagogue4 ,mark #e3bb ,assist4 ,signifieth the ,angels standing and attending1 alvvaies readie to doe their ministerie4 ,luke #a3ai ,assumption4 ,christs departure out of this vvorld by his death and ,ascension4 ,luke #i3ea ,azymes4 ,vnleauened bread4 ,matt #bf3ag ,c ,calumniate4 ,by this vvord is signified violent oppression by vvord or deede4 ,luke #c3ad ,catechizeth1 and1 ,catechized4 ,he catechizeth that teacheth the principles of the ,christian faith3 and they that heare and learne1 are catechized1 and are therfore called often in the ,annotations1 ,catechumens4 ,gal #f3f ,character4 ,a marke or stampe4 ,apoc #ac3af ,commessations4 ,immoderate bankets1 and belly cheere1 vvith vvanton riotousnes4 ,gal #e3ba ,condigne4 ,comparable4 ,rom #h3ah ,contristate4 ,this vvord signifieth to make heauie and sad4 ,eph #d3cj ,cooperate4 ,signifieth vvorking vvith others1 likevvise ,cooperation1 ,cooperatours4 ,rom #h3bh ,corbana4 ,this ,corbana was a place about the ,temple1 which receiued the peoples gifts or offerings4 ,matt #bg3f ,d ,depositum4 ,the vvhole doctrine of our ,christianity being taught by the ,apostles1 and deliuered to their successors1 and comming dovvne from one ,bishop to an other1 is called the ,depositum1 as it vvere a thing laid into their hands1 and committed vnto them to keepe4 ,vvhich because it passeth from hand to hand1 from age to age1 from ,bishop to ,bishop vvithout corruption1 change1 or alteration1 is al one vvith ,tradition1 and is the truth giuen vnto the holy ,bishops to keepe1 and not to lay men4 #a ,tim #f3bj ,it may signifie also1 ,gods graces giuen vs to keepe4 ,a great comfort to al ,christians1 that euery of their goode deedes and sufferings for ,christ1 and al the vvorldly losses susteined for defense or confession of their faith1 be extant vvith ,god1 and kept as depositum1 to be repaied or receiued againe in heauen4 #b ,tim #a3ab1ad ,didrachme4 ,these didrachmes were peeces of money which they payed for tribute4 ,matt #ag3bc1bd ,dominical day4 ,sunday4 ,apoc #a3aj ,it is to be marked1 that this holy day by the ,apostles tradition also1 vvas named ,dominicus dies1 our ,lordes day1 or the ,dominike1 vvhich is also an old ,ecclesiastical vvord in our language1 for the name ,sunday is a heathenish calling1 as al other of the vveeke daies be in our language4 ,donaries4 ,giftes offered to ,god for his ,temple1 c4 ,luke #ba3e ,e ,euacuated from ,christ4 ,that is1 ,made voide and hauing no part vvith him4 ,gal #e3d ,the scandal of the crosse euacuated1 that is1 made voide1 cleane taken avvay4 ,gal #e3aa ,euangelize4 ,signifieth such preaching of good tidinges1 as concerneth the ,gospel4 ,how is it possible to expresse ,euangelizo1 but as vve do1 ,euangelize8 for ,euangelium being the ,gospel1 what is1 ,euangelizo or to ,euangelize1 but to shew the glad tydings of the ,gospel1 of the time of grace1 of al ,christs benefites8 ,al which signification is lost1 by translating as the ,english bibles do1 ,i bring you good tydings4 ,eunuches4 ,gelded men4 ,euro-aquilo4 ,a north-eastvvinde4 ,acts #bg3ad ,exinanited4 ,abased excedingly4 ,phil #b3g ,g ,gratis4 ,an vsual vvord to signifie1 for nothing1 freely1 for ,godamercie1 vvithout desert4 ,h ,holocauste4 ,a kinde of sacrifice vvhere al vvas burnt in the honour of ,god4 ,hebr #aj3f ,hostes4 ,sacrifices4 #a ,cor #aj3ah ,i ,inuocated4 ,called vpon1 praied vnto4 ,acts #i3ba ,hereof vve say1 ,inuocation of ,saincts1 and to inuocate4 ,issue4 ,good euent4 #a ,cor #aj3ac ,iustice4 ,taken in the nevv ,testament1 not as it is contrarie to vvrong or iniurie1 but for that qualitie vvhereof a man is iust and iustified4 ,rom #d3i ,n ,neophyte4 ,neophytus is he that vvas lately christened or nevvely planted in the mystical body of ,christ4 #a ,tim #c3f ,p ,paraclete4 ,by interpretation is either a comforter1 or an aduocate3 and therfore to translate it by any one of them only1 is perhaps to abridge the sense of this place4 ,john #ad3af ,parasceue4 ,the ,ievves ,sabboth-eue1 ,good friday4 ,mark #ae3db ,parasceue is as solemne a word for the ,sabboth eue1 as ,sabboth is for the ,iewes seuenth day1 and now among ,christians much more solemner1 taken for ,good-friday onely4 ,these wordes then we thought it far better to keepe in the text1 and to tel their signification in the margent or in a table for that purpose1 then to disgrace bothe the text and them with translating them4 ,pasche4 ,easter1 and the ,paschal lambe4 ,luke #bb3a ,pentecost4 ,vvhitsuntide1 1 the space of fiftie daies4 ,prefinition4 ,a determination before4 ,eph #c3aa ,prepuce4 ,the foreskinne not circumcised1 therfore signifieth the ,gentiles3 as circumcision1 the ,ievves and their state4 ,rom #b3be ,prescience4 ,foreknovvledge4 ,acts #b3bc ,preuaricatour4 ,transgressor3 and preuarication1 transgression4 ,rom #b3be ,loaues of ,proposition4 ,so called1 because they vvere proposed and set vpon the table in the ,temple1 before ,god4 ,matt #ab3d ,r ,repropitiate the sinnes4 ,that is1 make a reconciliation for them4 ,heb #b3ag ,resolution4 ,the separation of the body and the soule1 the departing out of this life4 #b ,tim #d3f ,resuscitate the grace4 ,that is1 ,raise1 quicken1 renew and reviue the grace vvhich othervvise languisheth and decaieth4 #b ,tim #a3f ,s ,sabbatisme4 ,a time of resting and ceasing from labours4 ,heb #d3i ,sacrament4 ,for mysterie4 ,eph #a3i ,sancta ,sanctorum4 ,the holie of holies1 that is1 the inmost and holiest place of the ,ievves ,temple1 as it vvere the ,chauncel4 ,heb #i3c ,superedified4 ,builded vpon ,christ the principal stone4 #a ,pet #b3e ,t ,tetrarch4 ,gouernour or ,prince of the #d part of a countrie4 ,matt #ad3a ,thrones4 ,an higher order of ,angels4 ,col #a3af ,v ,victims4 ,sacrifice4 ,acts #g3db