A FRVTEfull book of the common places of all S. Paul's Epistles right necessary for all sorts of people, but especially for those of the ministry dyligentelye set forth by Thomas Paniell. Anno. 1562.    

¶ To the right worshipful master Thomas Argall Thomas Paynel wisheth all prosperity and health.  
Your gentleness right worshipful master Argall to me at all times and in all places most gently manifested and declared: And your sincere and unfeigned love to the word of God most holy, and to those that truly profess the same, with your liberal and daily helping hand to the maintetenaunce and increase of the unfeigned professors and studiantes there of hath provoked and enforced me to write this book of saint Paul's Epi●tles thus in common places digested unto you a lover, a diligent reader and a continual ensuer and follower of the same. For in what other thing should a purely minded Christian solace himself, or delight in, than in the precious word of God, and in the clear doctrine of his most noble, and most excellent Apostle Paul? Whose doctrine is from heaven heavenly, replenished with all spiritual wisdom and ghostly consolation, the which things to you most gentle master Argall, and to all other of like conversation and pure mind, is no doubt most precious, most beautiful, and mos●e amiable. Let this doctrine then be graven in your heart most steadfastly. Take sure hold upon this Godly learning, that is upon jesus Christ. Let this doctrine be written who spiritual ink through your Godly admo●i●ions, in the heart (as I doubt not but it is) of your most chaste and vert●ous wife, well nurtured and obedience children, and famelye most tractable and Godly. For th●● is the learning that shall conduct and bring them too the kingdom of God, and his eternal fruytio●. This is it, that shall learn them to fear, and to love God, and to follow the footsteps of his Godly conversation above all things. This is it, that shall instruct them to contemp●e the world● with the caduke and frail pleasures, honours, ryches● pomp and pride, thereof. This is it that shall inflame them too be the true followeres of Christ's gospel, and the faithful champions and protectors of the same. This is it, that shall instruct them too put their whole and only trust and affiance in the merits of Christ our saviour, and not in their only deeds without faith and merits. This is it, that shall exalt and elevate their earthly minds and desires to be with Christ jesus our saviour. Drawing their affections and greedy minds from this worldly trumpery and sliding baggage. Now than if this be so (as in very bede it is) receive this my gift as a thing most precious and pleasant. And lay it up in the treasury & and store house of your heart, as a thing in time of need, most excellent and comfortable. For as unto a faithful and a true Christian there should be nothing delitius and more acceptable, than the delicate and sweet word of God: so there is nothing to a christian reader more sweet and savoury, than the Epis●les of Gods elect vessel, and dearly beloved Apostle saint Paul. Read them therefore with all devotion and sincere judgement, and if ye intent (as I doubt not but that ye do intend) to be blessed, follow the doctryne● and precepts of them most carefully, and as a prec●us margarite and pearl. When ye have perused and read them most tenderly and dearly observe and keep them. For it is not the only hearer or ●eader of Paul's Epistles, and of scripture that shall be justified, but the reverent and fervent practi●er of the same. Thus our Lord to whom be all honour and glory for ever, keep you and your devout and faithful yoke fellow and most chaste wife now and ever.   
¶ The common places of all Saint Paul's Epistles.  

The form of salvation Ca 1.  
Paul the servant of jesus Chris●e called to be an Apostle, not of men neither by man but by jesus Christ, 
Gala. 1.  & by God the father. By the commandment of god our saviour and Lord jesus Christ, 
1. Timo. 1●  by the will of God after the promise of life, which is in Christ jesu. 
2. Timo. 1.  And after the faith of Gods elect, 
Titu. 1.  and the knowledge of the truth●, which is after godliness, upon the hope of eternal life, which life god that can not lie, hath promised before the world began, but hath opened his word at the time appointed through preaching, which preaching is committed unto me by the commandment of God our saviour put a part t● preach the gospel of God, which he promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures that make mension of his son, the which was begotten of the s●de of David as pertaining to the flesh, and predestinate to be the son of god, with power of the holy ghost that sanctifieth sense the time that jesus Christ our Lord rose again fr●me death, by whom we have received grace and Apo●●leshippe● to bring all manner heathen people v●too the obedience of the ●ayeth that is in his name. To them that are sanctified in Christ jesus, 
1. Cor. 1.  called saints, with all that call on the name of our Lord jesus Christ in every place both of theirs and of ours  

phi. 1.  And too all them which believe. Grace be with you, and peace from our father, 
Rom. 1.  and from our Lord jesus Christ   

¶ The thanks giving of Paul the Apos●ell. For the gifts of grace given of God, to the fay●thfull Capitu. 2.  
first verily I thank my God thorough jesus Christ for you all, 
Rom. 1.  because your faith is published throughout all the world.  
I thank my God always in your behalf, 
1. Cor. 1.  for the grace of God which is given you by jesus Christ, that in all things, ye are made rich by him, in all learning, and in all knowledge, even as the testimony of jesus Christ was confirmed in you, so that ye are behind in no gift and wait for the appearing of our Lord jesus Christ, which shall strength you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of of our Lord jesus Christ Thanks be unto God, 
2. Cor●●.  for his unspeakable gift.  
Wherefore even I (after that I 
Ephe. 1.  heard of the faith ye have in the Lord jesus and love unto his saints) cease not too give thanks ●or you making mention of you in my prayers.  

Collo. 1.  We give thanks to God the father of our Lord jesus Christ always praying for you, sense we heard of your faith which ye have in Christ jesus, and of the love which ye bear to all Sayn●tes, for the hopes sake which is laid up in s●ore for you in heaven.  
Calling to remembrance your work in the ●ayeth, and labour in love, 
1. Thes. 1.  and perseverance in the hope of our Lord jesus Christ, in the sight of God our father.  

2. Thes. 1.  We are bound too thank God alway for you brethren, as it is meet, because that y●●re ●ayeth groweth exceadingelye, and every one of you swimmeth in love toward an other.  
Therefore we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you brethren beloved of the Lorde● 
2. Thes. 2.  For because that God hath from the beginning chosen you too salvation, thorough sanctifying of the spirit, and thorough believing the truth, where unto he called you by our gospel, to obtain the glory that cometh of our Lord jesus Christ.   

¶ Of Paul's orations and prayers for his disciples. Capitu. 3.  
GOd is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers beseeching that at one time or other, a prosperous journey, by the will of God, might fortune me, to come unto you. For I long to see you that I might bestow among● you some spiritual guilt, to strength you with all, that is, that I might have consolation together with you through the common faith which both ye, and I have, to have some fruit among you as I have among other of the gentiles.  
I desire before God, that ye d●o none evil, 
2. Cor. 1●.  not that we should seem commendable, but that ye should do that, which is honest, and let us be counted as lewd persons. We wish also, that ye were perfect. The grace of our Lord jesus Christ and the love of God, and the fellowship of the holy ghost be with you all. Amen.  

Ephe. 1.  The God of our Lord jesus Christ, and the father of glory, might give unto you the spirit of wisdom and open to you the knowledge of himself, and lighten the eyes of your minds, that ye might know what that hope is, where unto he hath called you, and what the riches of his glorious inheritance is upon the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us ward, which believe according to the working of that his mighty power which he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead.  

Ephe 3.  For this cause I bow my knees unto the father of our Lord jesus Christ, which is father over all that is called father in heaven and in earth, that he would grant you according to the riches of his glory, that ye may be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith, that ye being rooted and grounded in love might be able to comprehend with all saints, what is that breadth and length, depths and height, and too know what is the love of Christ, which love passeth knowledge that ye might be fulfilled with all manner of fullness of God.  
In all my prayers for you I pray with gladness, because of the fellowship which ye have in the Gospel from the first day unto now. 
Phi. 1.  And this I pray, that your love may increase more and more in knowledge, and in all feeling, that ye might accept things most excellent, that ye might be pure, and such as should hurt no man's conscience, until the day of Christ filled with the fruits of righteousness, which fruits come by jesus Christ unto the glory and laud of God.  

Co●●e. 1.  Therefore we have not ceased praying for you, and desiring that ye might be fulfilled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom & spiritual understanding, that ye might walk worthy of the Lord in all good works, and increasing in the knowledge of God strengthened with all might, with joyfulness giving thanks unto God the father.  
My God fulfil all your desires tho●rowe his glorious riches in I●su Christ. 
Phi. 4.  And the peace of God which passeth all understanding keep your hearts and minds in Christ jesu.  
God himself our father and our Lord jesus Christ guide our journey unto you, 
1. Thes. 3.  and the Lord increase you, and make you flow over in love one toward an other, and toward all men, even as we do toward you, to make your hearts stable and unblameable, in holiness before God our father, at the coming of our Lord jesus Christ with all his saints.  
The very God of peace sanctify you thorough out, 
1 Thes. 5.  that your whole spirit, soul and body, be faultless unto the coming of our Lord jesus Christ.  
We pray always for you, 
2. Thes. 1.  that our God make you worthy of the calling, and fulfil the delectation of goodness, and the work of faith with power: that the name of our Lord jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, thorough the grace of our God, and of our Lord jesus Christ.  
Our Lord jesus Christ himself, 
2. Thes. 2.  and God our father which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation, and good hope thorough grace, comfort your hearts, and stablish you in all doctrine and good doing. And guide your hearts to the love of God, and patience of Christ. 
2. Titu. 1.  The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphoros for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: but when he was come to Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. And in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus thou knowest very well. The Lord grant him that he may find mercy with the Lord at that day.  
The God of peace, that brought again from death our Lord jesus the great shepherd of the sheep, 
Heb. 13.  through the blood of the everlasting Testament make you perfect in all good works to do his will working in you that, which is pleasant in his sight, through jesus Christ too whom be praise for ever while the world endureth. Amen.   

¶ Of sayeth. Capitu. 4.  

Rom. 1.  I Am not a shamed of the Gospel of Christ because it is the power of God to all that believe namely to the I●we, and also too the gentle. For, by it the righteousness which cometh of God is opened from faith to faith. As it is written. The just shall live by faith.  
As Abraham believed God, and it was counted ●nto him for righteousness, 
Rom 4.  which Abraham contrary to hope, believed in hope, that he should be the father of many nations, according to that. Which was spoken unto him. So shall thy ●eede be, as the stars in heaven, and the sand of the sea. And he fainted not in the faith, nor yet considered his own body which was now dead, even when he was almost an hundred year old, neither yet that Sara was past chyldebering. He stack●red not at th● promise of God thorough unbelief, but was made strong in the faith, and gave honour to God, full certified that what he had promised he was able too make good. And therefore was it reckoned to him for righteousness. It is not written for him only that it was reckoned to him for righteousness: but also for us, to whom it shall be counted for righteousness, so we believe on him that raised up jesus our Lord from death.  

Rom. 5.  We therefore being justified by faith, are at peace with God thorough our Lord jesus Christ, by whom we have a way in, thorough faith unto the grace of God, wherein we stand. 
Rom. 9   
What shall we say then? we say that the gentiles which followed not rightoousnes have overtaken righteousness: I mean the righteousness which cometh of fareth. But Israel which followed the law of righteousness, could not attain unto the law of righteousness Wherefore? Because th●y sought it not by faith, but as it were by works of the law. For they have stumbled at the stumbling stone as it is written, behold I put in Zion a stumbling stone, and a rock which shall make ●en fall. 
Esa. 8.  And non that believe in him, shall be ashamed.  
For Christ is the end of the law, to justify all that believe. 
Rom. 10.  Moses describeth the ryghteous●nesse which cometh of the law, how that the man which doth the things of the law, shall live therein. But the righteousness which cometh of faith speaketh on this wise. say not in thine heart, who shall ascend in to heaven? (that is nothing else then to fetch Christ down) Other who shall descend in to the deep? (that is nothing else but to fetch up Christ from death) but what sayeth the scripture? 
Deu. 30●  The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth and in thine heart.  
This word is the word of faith, which we preach. For, if thou shalt knowledge with thy mouth that jesus is the Lord, and shalt believe with thine heart that God raised him up from death thou shalt be safe. For the belief of the heart iustieth, and to knowledge with the mouth maketh a man ●afe. For the scripture sayeth, who so ever believeth on him, shall not be a shamed. The●e is no difference between the jew, and the gentle. For one is the Lord of all, which is rich unto all that call upon him.  
For who so ever shall call on th● name of the Lord, shall be safe. But how shall they call on him, on whom they believe not? How shall they believe on him of whom they have not heard? So then faith cometh by hearing.  

Rom. 14.  Hast thou faith? have it with thyself before God. For he that maketh conscience, is dampened if he eat: because he doth it not of faith. For what so ever is not of faith, the sam● is sin.  

Heb. 10.  The i●ste shall live by faith. And if he withdraw himself, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. We are not which withdraw ourselves unto damnation, but pertain to faith, too the winning of the soul.  

2. Cor. 1.  For, by faith ye stand.  
Having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written: 
2. Cor. 4.  I believed and therefore have I spoken. We also believe, 
Psal. 124.  and therefore we speak.  
Hearing alway, 
2. Cor. 5.  and knowing that as long as we are at home in the body, we are absent from God.  
For we walk in faith, and see not.  
Prove yourselves whether ye are in the faith or not, 
2. Cor. 13.  examine your own selves.  
I maruayl that ye are so soon turned from him that called you in the grace of Christ, 
Gala. 1.  unto another gospel, which is nothing else, but that there be some which trouble you, and intend to pervert the gospel of Christ.  
Nevertheless though we ourselves, or an Angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you, then that which we have preached unto you● hold him as accursed. As I said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other thing unto you, then that ye have received, hold him accursed. Preach I man's doctrine or gods? I certify you brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me, was not after the manner of men, neither receive I it of man, neither was I taught it, but received it by the revelation of jesus Christ.  

2. Cor. 1●  For God's son jesus Christ, which was preached among you by us (that is to say by me and Silvanus and Timotheus) was not ye and nay. But in him it is ye, for all the promises of God, in him are ye, and are in him amen, unto the glory of God through us.  

Gala. ●,  That I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the son of God.  

Gala. 3.  Even as Abraham believed God, and it was ascribed to him for righteousness. understand therefore, that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. For the scripture saw afore hand, that God would justify the heathen through faith, and therefore showed before hand glad tidings unto Abraham: 
Gene. 25.  In thee shall all nations be blessed. So then they which be of faith, are blessed with faithful Abraham. For ye are all the sons of God, by the faith which is in Christ jesus.  
We look for, 
Gala. 5.  and hope in the spirit to be justified through faith, for in jesus Christ, neither is circumcision any thing worth, neither yet uncircumcision, but faith which by love is mighty in operation.  
By grace are ye made safe thorough faith, 
Ephe. 2.  and that not of yourselves. For it is the gift of God and cometh not of works, lest any man should boast himself.  
Let there be but one God, 
Ephe. 4.  one faith, one baptism. All men have not faith. 
2. Thes. 3.   
If we believe not, yet abideth he faithful, 
2. Timo. 2.  he can not deny himself.   

¶ Of the definition and effects of faith. Capitu. 5.  

Heb. ●●.  Faith is a sure confidence of things, which are hoped for, and a certainty of things, which are not seen. By it the elders were well reported of. Thorough faith we understand that the world was ordained by the word of God: and that things which are seen were made of things which are not seen.  
By faith Abel offered unto God a more plenteous sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that ●e was righteous, God testifying of ●is gifts. By which also he being dead yet speaketh.  
By faith was Enoch translated, that he should not see death, neither was ●e found, for God had taken him aways, before he was taken away, he was reported of that he had pleased God, but without faith it is impossible to please him, for be that cometh to God, must believe that ●od ●s, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek him.  
By faith No honoured God, after that he was warned of things which were not seen, and prepared the Ark to the saving of his household, through the which Ark he condemned the world, and became h●yer of the righteousness which cometh by faith  
By faith Abraham, when he was called, ●●eyed ●o go out in to a place, which he should afterward receive to inheritance, and he went out, not knowing whether he should go.  
By faith he removed i● the land that was promised unto him, as into a stranuge countrei, and dwelled in tabe●nacles: and so did Isaac, and jacob heyers with him of the same promise, for he looked for a city having a foundation, whose builder and maker is God.  
Through faith Sara also received s●rengthe to be with child, and was delivered of a child when she was past age because she judged him faithful which had promised.  
And therefore sprung there of one) & of one which was as good as dead) so many in multitude as the stars of the and as the sand of the sea shore which is innumerable.  

Gene. 27.  In faith Abraham offered up Isaac, when he was tempted, and he offered him being his only begotten son which had received the promises, of whom it was said. In Isaac shall thy seed be called. For he considered that God was able to raise up again from death. Wherefore he received him for an ensample. In faith Isaac blessed jacob and Esau, concerning things to come.  
By faith jacob when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of joseph, and bowed himself toward the top of his sceptre.  
By faith joseph when he died, remembered the departing of the children of Israel, and gave commandment of his bones.  
By faith Moses when he was borne, was hid three months of his father and mother. Because they saw he was a proper child, neither feared they the kings commandment.  
By faith Moses when he was great, refused to be called the son of Pharaos' daughter, and chose rather ●o suffer adversity with the people of God, then to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, and esteemed the rebuke of Christ greater riches than the treasure of Egipte, for he had respect unto the reward.  
By faith he forsook Egipte, and feared not the fierceness of the king, for he endured even as he had seen him which is invisible.  
Through faith he ordained the ester lamb, and the effusion of blood lest he that destroyed the first borne should touch them.  
By faith they passed through the red sea, as by dry land, which when the Egyptians had assayed to do, they were drowned.  
By faith the walls of I●rico fell down, after they were compassed about seven ●ayes.  
By faith the harlot Raab perished not with the unbelievers, when she had received the spyers to lodgi●ge peaseablye.  
And what shall I more say, the time would be to short for me to tell of Gedeon, of Baruch, and of Samson, and of jephthae, also of David, and Samuel, and of the prophets, which through ●ayth subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained the promises, s●opp●d the mouths of Lions, quenched the violence of fire, ●scaped the edge of the sword, of weak were made strong, wa●ed valiente in fight, turned to ●ligh●e the armies of the alyentes, and the woman-receaved their dead, raised to life again. And th●se all through faith obtained good report, and received not the promise, God providing a bet●er thing for us, that they without us, should not be made perfect.   

¶ Of hope. Cap. 6.  

Rom. 5.  hoop maketh not ashamed. For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen is no hope. For how can a man hope for that which he seeth? 
Rom. 3.  But and if we hope for that we see not, than do● we with patience abide for it.  
Rejoicing in hope. 
Rom. 12.   
What soever things are wr●tten afore time, 
Rom. 15.  are written ●or our learning, that we thorough patience and comfort of ●he scriptures might have hope. The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing: that y● may be rich in hope thorough the power of the holy ghost.  
Let us not put our trust in ourselves, 
2. Cor. 1.  but in God, which raiseth the dead to life again.  
Such trust we have through Christ to god ward not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as it were of ourselves, 
2. Cor. 3.  but our ableness cometh of God. seeing then that we have such trust, we use great boldness.  
For in Christ we have trust, & access through confidence by faith on him. 
Ephe. 3.   

Phi. 1.  And therefore with all confiden●● Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be through life, or else death. For Christ is to me life, and death is to me a vantage.  

Collo. 1.  For the hopes sake, which is la●● up in store for you in heaven, of which hope ye have heard before by th● true word of the gospel.  

Phi. 3.  From whence we look for a saviour even the Lord jesus Christ, which shall change our vile bodies that they may be fashioned like unto hi● glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able to subdue all things to himself.  

1. Cor● 9  For he which eareth should ear in hope, and that he which thresheth in hope should be partaker of hy● hope.  

1. Timo. 4,  This is a sure saying and of all parties worthy to be received. For therefore we labour and suffer rebuke because we believe and hope in the living God which is the saviour of all men, but sp●cially of thos● that believe.  
Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul both sure and steadfast, 
Heb. 5.  and entering in to the things which are within the veil.  
Seeing brethren that by the means of the blood of jesus, 
Heb. 10.  we may be bold to enter in to that holy place, by the new and living way which he hath prepared for us, through the veil, that is to say, by his flesh, and that we have also an high priest, which is ruler over the house of God let us draw near with a true heart in a full faith sprinkled in our hearts from an evil conscience, and washed in our bodies with pure water let us keep the profession of our hope without wavering, for he is faithful that promised.  
We have confidence because we have a good conscience in all things and a desire to him honestly. 
Heb. 13.   
Cast not away therefore your confidence, 
Heb. 10.  which hath a great reward to recompense.  
Let us therefore go boldly unto the seat of grace, 
Heb. 4.  that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in the time of need.   

¶ Of charity. Cap. 7.  

Rom. 5.  THe charity and love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by th● holy ghost which is given unto us.  

Rom. 8.  For we know that all things work for the best unto them that love God, which all are called of purpose. Then who shall separate us from the love of God? shall tribulation? or anguish or persecution? either hunger? either nakedness? either apparel? either sword? as it is written. 
Psal. 43.  For thy sake are we killed all day long, and are counted as sheep appointed too be slain. Nevertheless in all these things we overcome strongly thorough his help that loved us, yea, and I am sure, that neither death, neither life, neither Angels, nor rule, neither pow●r neither things present, neither things to come neither strength, neither heigh, neither loweth, neither any other creature shall be able to depart us from the love of God, showed in Christ● jesus our Lord.  
Own nothing to any man, 
Rom. 1●.  but to love one an other. For he that loveth an other fulfyllethe the law. For thou shalt not commit ad●●●tery. Thou shal●e not steal, Thou shalt● not bear false witness, Thou shalt● not desire, and so forth (if there be any other commandment) they ar● all comprehended in this saying: Love thy neighbour as thyself. Love hurteth not his neighbour: Therefore is love the fulfilling of the law.  
Let love be without dissimulation. 
Rom. 1●.  And be kind one to an other with brotherly love. 
Rom. 12.   
Being seruente in spirit. 
1. Cor. 6.   
He that is joined unto the Lord, is one spirit who so loveth God, 
1. Cor. ●.  the same is known of him.  
Knowledge maketh a man swell, 
1. Cor 8.  but love edifieth.  

1. Cor. 10.  Let no man s●ke his own profit, but let every man seek an other● wealth.  

1. Cor. 12.  And yet do I show you a more excellent way. Though I speak with the tongues of men and A●ngels● and ●et had no charity, I wer● even, as ●oundynge brass, or as ● tinkling cymbal. And though I could prophesy, and understand all secrets, and all knowledge, yea, if I had all faith, so that I could● move mountains out of their places, and yet had no charity, I wen● nothing. And though I bestowe● all my goods to feed the poor, an● though I gave my body even tha● I burned, and yet had no charity, i● profiteth me nothing. charity suffers long and is courteous, charity envieth not, charity doth no● frowardly, swelleth not, dealeth no● dishonestly, seeketh not her own, i● not provoked to anger, thinketh no● evil rejoiceth not in iniquity: bu● rejoiceth in the truth, suffereth all thing, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth in all things. Though the prophesying fa●le other tongues shall cease, or knowledge vanish away, yet charity falleth never away. Now abideth faith, hope and charity, even these three, but the chief of these is charity. Labour for love. 
1 Cor. 14. 1. Cor. 16   
Let all your business be done in love. great ye one an other with an holy kiss, if any man love not our Lord jesus Christ the same be anathe mameranatha. My love be with all in Christ jesu. 
2. Cor. 6.   
Our mouth is open unto you, our hearts is made large, ye are in no straight in us, but are in a straight in your own bowels, having like reward with me, I speak as to my children. Set yourselves therefore at large. 
2. Cor. 8.   
Wherefore show unto them in proof of your love & of the rejoicing that we have of you, that the congregations may see it.  

2. Cor. 11.  I am jealous over you with Godly jealousy. In love serve one an other. For all the law is fulfylle● in our word. 
Gala. 5.  Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,  

●phe. 5.  Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children, and walk in lou● even a● Christ loved us, and ga●● him self for us an offering and ● sacrifice of a sweet saver to God.  

Collo. 3.  Above all these things, put o● love, which is the ●onde of perfec●●nesse.  

1. Thes. 4.  But as touching brotherly lo●● ye need not that I write unto you For ye are taught of God to lo●● one an other: ye and ●hat thing v●relye ye do unto all the brethren.  

1. Tim. 1.  The end of the commaundeme●● is charity, that cometh of a pu●● heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned, from t●● which things some have erred, a●● are turned unto vain iangling●● because they would be doctoures 〈◊〉 the scripture, and yet understand 〈◊〉 what th●y speak, neither where they affirm.  
Therefore let us consider one an other to provoke unto love, 
Heb. 10.  and too good works, and let us not forsake the fellowship that we have among our selves, as the man●r of so●e is: but let v● comfort one an other● and that so much the more, because y● see that the day draweth nigh. 
Heb. 13●  
Phi. ●.  Let brotherli love continue with you  
And let not every man look on his own things, but on the things of other men.   

¶ Of fear Capitu. 8.  
BE not high minded, 
Rom. 11.  but fear seeing tha● God spared not the natural branches, least happily he also spare not the.  
Rulers are not to be feared for good works, 
Rom. 13.  but for evil. wilt thou be without fear of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praised of the same. For he is the minyst●r of god for thy wealth, but and if ●hou do evil, than fear: for he beareth not the sword for nought, but is the minister of God to take vengeance on them that do evil.  

2. Cor. 11.  But I fear least as the serpent beguiled Eve thorough his subtlety, even so your wits should be corrupt from the singleness that is in Christ.  

2. Cor. 12●  I fear least when I shall come, I shall not find you such as I would, a●d I shall be found unto you such as I would not. I fear least peradventure there be found among you debate, ●nu●inge, wrath, strife, bacbytinge, whisperings, swellings, and discord. I fear least when I come again, God bri●ge me low among you, ●nd that I shall bewail many of th●m which have sinned already and have not repent of the vnclenn●s, fornication, and wa●●ann●s which they have committed.  

Gala. 4.  I am in fear of you, least I have bestowed on you labour in vain.  

Phi. 2.  Wherefore my dearly beloved work your own salvation with fear and trembling.  
For why I was among you in weakness, 
●. Cor. 2.  and in fear & in much trembling.  
Let us fear ●her●fore, lest any of us forsaking the promise of entering in to his re●●, 
Heb. 4.  should seem to come behind and be lacking: ●or unto you it was declared as well as unto them.  
For if we sin wyllingelye after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, 
Heb. 10.  there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a fearful looking for judgement, and violent fire, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despiseth Moses law, dieth without mercy under two or th●ee wy●nesses. Of how much sorer punishment suppose ye shall he be counted worthy whi●h tread●●h under foot the son of God● and ●oumpteth the blood of the Testament as an vnho●ye thing wherewith he was sanctified, and doth dishonour to the spirit of grace? It is a fearful thing to fall in ●eo ●he hands of the l●uinge God.  

Ephe. 5.  Therefore let us serve God with fear and reverence, submitting ourselves one to an other in the fear ●f God.   

¶ Of humility and against pride. Cap. 9  

Rom. 12.  FOr I say (thorough the grace that unto me given is) to every man among you, that no man esteem of himself more than it becometh him to esteem, but that he discreetly judge himself. In giving honour, go one before an other, be not high minded, but make yourselves equal to them of the lower sort, be not wise in your own opinions. Avenge not yourselves, but give room ●o unto wrath.  

Gala. 5.  Let us not be vain glorious, provoking one an other, and envying on● an other.  

Phili. 2.  Let nothing be done thorough strife or vain glory, but in meekness of mind every man esteem other bet●er than himself. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ jesus, the which made himself of no reputation, taking upon him the shape of a servant.  
If any man seem to himself that he is somewhat, 
Gala. ●.  when in deed he is nothing. He deceiveth himself.  
Knowledge maketh a man swell. 
1. Cor. 8.  If any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing as he ought to know. 
1. Timo. 6.   
If any man teach other wise, and is not content with the wholesome words of our Lord jesus Christ, and with the doctrine of Godliness, he is puffed up and knoweth nothing, but wasteth his brains about questions and strife of words, whereo● springe envy, strife, railings, evil surmysinges, and vain disbutations of men with corrupt minds and destitute of the truth which think that lucre is Godliness.  
Some swell as though I would come no more to you, 
2. Cor. 4.  but I will come to you shortly, if God will. and will know, not the words of them which swell, but the power, for th● kingdom of God is not in words, but in power.   

¶ Of the patience, and tribulations of the elect and just. Capi. 10.  
WE rejoice in tribulation for we know that tribulation bringeth patience, 
Rom. 5.  patience bringeth experience, experience bringeth hope.  

Rom. 12.  Bless them which persecute you, belsse, 
Deu. 32.  but curse not, recompense no man ●uyll for evil. For it is written, vengeance is mine, and I will reward, saith the Lord, be not overcome of evil but overcome evil with goodness.  

1. Cor. 4.  We are reviled, and yet we bless, we are persecuted, and suffer it. We are evil spoken of, and we pray, we are made as it were the filthiness of the world, the of●rowringe of all things, even unto this time.  

2. Cor. 4.  We are troubled on ●uery side, yet are we not without shift. We are in poverty, but not utterly without somewhat. We are persecuted, but are not forsaken, we are cast down, nevertheless we perish not. And we always bear in our bodies the dying of our Lord jesus, that the life of jesus might appear in our bodies. For we that live are always delivered unto death for jesus sake, that the life also of jesus, might appear in our mortal flesh. So then death worketh in us, and life in you.  
Therefore in all things let us behave ourselves as the minister's of God, 
2. Cor. 6.  in much patience, in afflictions, in necessity, in anguish, in stripes, in prisonment, in strife, in labour, in watching, in fasting, in pureness, in knowledge, in long suffering, in kindness, in the holy ghost, in love unfeigned, in the words of truth, in honour and dishonour, in evil report and good report, as deceivers and yet true, as unknown, as dying, and behold we yet ly●e, as chastened, and not killed, a● sorrowing, and yet alway merry, as poor, and yet make many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.  
Wherefore I desire you, 
●phe. 3.  that y● faint not because of my tribulations for your sakes, which is your praise.  

1. Thes. 1.  And ye became followers of us and of the Lord, and received the word in much affliction and tribulation, with joy of the holy ghost: so that ye were an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. For, from you sounded out the word of the Lord, not in Macedonia and in Achaia only, but in all quarter's.  
And that of God. For unto you it is given, 
Phil. 1.  that not only ye should believe in Christ, but also suffer for his sake, and have even the same fight which ye saw me have, and now hear of me.  

2. Cor. 11.  For ye suffer fools gladdelye, because that ye yourselves are wise. For ye suffer eu●n if a man bring you into bondage: if a man devour: ●f a man take: if a man exalt himself: if a man smite you on the face.  
For ye yourselves know brethren of our entrance in unto you, 
1. Thes. 2.  how that it was not in vain, but even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated at Philippos (as ye well know) then were we bold in our God to speak unto you the Gospel of God with much striving. Ye remember brethren our labour and travail. For we laboured day and night, because we would not be● grievous unto any of you, and preached unto you, the Gospel of God. And ye became followers of the congregation and church of God, which in jewrye are in Christ jesus. For ye have suffered like things of your kinsmen, as we ourselves have suffered of the jews, which as they killed the Lord Iesus● and their own prophets, even so have they persecuted us.  

1. Thes. 3.  For when I was with you, I told you before that we should suffer tribulation, even as it came to pass, and as ye know.  
Therefore have continual patience toward all men, 
1. Thes. 5.  see that none recompense evil for evil unto any man: but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.  

2. Timo. 3,  All that will live Godly in Christ jesus, must suffer persecutions.  

Heb. 10.  Call to remembrance the days that are passed, in the which after ye had received light ye endured a great fight in adversities, partly while all men wondered and gas●d at you for the shame and tribulation that was done unto you & partli while ye became companions of them which so passed their tyme. For ye suffered also with those that were in bands, and took in worth the spoiling of your goods and that with gladness, knowing in yourselves how that ye had in heaven, a better and an enduring substance.  
So that we ourselves rejoice of you in the congregations of God, 
2. Thes. 1.  over your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye suffer, which is a token of the righteous judgement of God, that ye are counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer.  
For ye have need of patience, 
Heb. 10.  that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.  
Other were racked, 
Heb. 11.  and would not be delivered, that they might receive a better resurrection. Other tasted of mockings and scourgings, moreover of ●ondes and prisonment were stoned, were he when a sunder, were tempted, were slain with sweard●s walked up and down in sheeps skins, in go●es skins, in need, tribulation, and veration, which the world was not worthy of, they wandered in wilderness, in mountains, in dens, and caves of the ●arthe.  

Heb. 12.  Wherefore let us also (seeing that we are compassed with so great a multitude of witnesses) lay away all that presseth down, and the sin that hangeth on, and let us ●enne with patience unto the battle that is set before us, looking unto jesus the auctor and finisher of our faith, which for the joy that was set before him abode the cross, and despised the same, and is set down, on the right hand of the throne of God. Consider therefore how that he endured such speaking against him of sinners least ye should be wearied and faint in your minds. For ye have not yet resisted unto bloudesheddinge, striving against sin. And have forgotten the consolation, which speaketh unto you as unto children: saying, my son despise not the chastening of the Lord, neither faint that thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth, him he chasteneth, yea and he scourgeth every son that he receiveth. Continue in the discipline and chastening of the Lord, for God offereth himself unto you as unto sons. What son is that whom the father chasteneth not? If ye be not under correction (whereof all ar● partakers) then are ye bastards and not sons.  
Let us go forth therefore out of the ●entes, 
Heb. 1ST  and suffer rebuke with him.  
My thinketh that God hath set forth us, 
1. Cor. 4.  which are apostles. For the lowest of all, as it were men appointed to death. For we are a gasinge stock unto the world, and to the Angels, and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, and ye are wise thorough Christ. We are weak● and ye are strong, ye are honourable, and we are despised. Even unto this day we hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted with fists, and have no certain dwelling place, and labour working with our own hands.  
Brethren I would not have you ignorant 
2. Cor. ●●  of our trouble which happened unto us in A●●●. For we were grea●●d out of measure passing strength, so greatly, that we despeared even of life. Also we received an answer of death in ourselves, that we should put our trust in God.  

2. Cor 7.  For when we were come in to Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side. Outward was fy●ynge, inward was fear.   

¶ Of justice. Capitu. 11.  
Give to every man therefore his duty. 
Rom. 13.  Tribute to whom tribute belongeth: Custom to whom custom is due: fear is whom belongeth● honour to whom honour pertaineth. Own nothing to any man, but to love one an other.  
For if hath pleased th●m of Macedonia and Ac●ai●, 
Rom. 15.  to make a certain destribution upon the poor saints which are at jerusalem. It hath pleased them verily, and their dettoures are they. For if the gentiles he made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is to minister unto them in carnal things.  
Let every man abide in the same state wherein he is called. 
1. Cor. 7.  Art thou called a seruaunt● care not for it. Nevertheless if thou mayest be free, use it rather. For he that is called in the Lord being a servant, is the Lords freeman. Like wise he that you called being free, is Christ's servant. ye are dearly bought, be not man's servants. Let every man wherein he is called, therein abide with God.  
For none of us liveth his own servant: 
Rom. 14.  neither doth any of us die his own servant, if we live we live to be at the lords will. Whether we l●ue therefore, or dye● we are the Lords. For Christ therefore died and rose again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and qu●cke. 
1. Cor. 7.   
Therefore as the Lord hath called every person, so let him walk, and so ordain I in all congregations, if any man be called being circumcised, let him add nothing thereto.  
If any be called uncircumcised, let him no● be circumcised. Circumcision is nothing, uncircumcision is no thing but the observation of the commandments of God.  

●. Cor. 9  My defence and answer to them that ask me is this. Have we not power to eat & to drink? either have we not power to lead about a sister a woman as well as other Apostles, and as the brethren of the lord and Cephas? Ether only I and Barnabas have not power this to do? Who goeth a warfare any time at his own cost? Who planteth a vineyard and eateth not of the fruit? Who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk? say I these things after the manner of m●nne? Or saith not the law the same also? For it is written in the law of Moses● 
Deu. 25.  thou shalt not morsel the mouth of the ore that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take thought for orens? Either saith he it not all together for our sakes? For our sake● no doubt this is written: that he which eareth should ear● in hope: and that he which thresheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope. If we sow unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we reap your carnal things? If other be partakers of this your power, wher●fore are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power, but suffer all things least we should hinder the Gospel of Christ. Do ye not know how that they which minister in the temple have their finding of the temple? And they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? Even so also did the Lord ordain, that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel. But I have used none of these things. Neither wrote I these things that it should be so done in me. For it were better for me to die, then that any man should take this rejoicing from me. In that I preach the Gospel, I have nothing to rejoice of, for necessity, is put unto me, woe is it unto me.  
If I preach not the Gospel. If I do it with a good will. I have a reward. But if I do it against my will, an office is committed unto me. What is my reward then: verily that when I preach the gospel, I make the gospel of Christ free, that I misuse not mine authority in the gospel.  

2. Cor. 6.  Bear not a yoke with the unbelievers. For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? What company hath light with darkness? What convention or record hath Christ with Bel●all? Either what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? How agreeth the temple of God with Idols? and ye are the temple of the living God, as said God. I will dwell among them, 
Levi. 26.  and walk among them, and will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and separate yourselves (saith the Lord) and touch no unclean thing, so will I receive you, and will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and my daughters saith the Lord almighty.  
This I say. 
2. Cor. 9  How that he which soweth little shall reap little, and he that soweth plenteously shall reap plenteously. And let every man do according as he hath purposed in his heart, not groudgingelye or of necessity. For God loveth a cheerful giver. 
2. Cor. 8.   
For if there be a willing mind, it is accepted according too that a man hath, and not according to that a man hath not. It is not my mind that other be set at ease, 
Exo. 16.  and ye brought into cumbrance. But that there be equalness now at this time, that your abundance succour their lack, that their abundance may supply your lack. there may be equaletye, as it is written, he that gathered much, had never the more abundance, and he that gathered little, had nevertheless.  
Therefore writ I these things being absent. 
2. Cor. ●●.  least when I am present, I should use sharpness according to the power which the lord hath given me to edify, and not to destroy. We can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. I ●olde you before, and tell you before as absent and now present, to them which in time pas●e have sinned, and to all other, that if I come again, I will not spare. Seek ye experience of Christ which speaketh in me?  

Gala. 6.  Let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in his own self, and not in an other. For every man shall ●eare is own burden. Be not deceived, god is not mocked. For what so ever a man soweth, that shall h● reap. He that soweth in his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption. But he t●at soweth in the spirit, shall of the spirit reap life everlasting.  

Ephe. ●.  Be not therefore partakers with them.  

1. Thes. 4.  And that no man go to far, and defraud ●is broth●r in barganing●, because the Lord is a venger of all such things, as we have told you beforetime and testified.  
He that doth wrong shall receive for the wrong that he hath done. 
Collo. 3.   
If there be any that provideth not for his own, 
1. Tim. 5.  and namely for them of his household, the same denieth the faith, and is worse than an infidel. No man that warreth and is given to God, 
2. Tim●. ●.  entangleth himself with wordly business, and that because he would please him that hath choose him to be a souldioure. And though a man strive for a mastery, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. The husband man that laboureth must first receive of the fruits. It is a true saying, if we be dead with him, we also shall live with him. If we be pariente, we shall also reign with him. If we deny him, he also shall deny us. Study to show thyself laudable unto God, a workman that needeth not to be a shamed, handling the the word of truth justly.  

Titu. 3.  This is a true saying. Of these things I would thou shouldest certify, that they which believe in God, might be diligent to go forward in good works. A man that is given to heresy, after the first and the second admonition avoid, remembering that he that is such, is perverted, and sinneth even dampened by his own judgement.  

Heb. 6.  For it is not possible that they which were once lighted, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and become partakers of the holy ghost, & have tasted of the good word of God, and of the power of the world to come, if they fall should be renewed again unto repentance. For as much as they have (as concerning themselves) crucified the son of God, a fresh making a mock of him. For that earth which drineketh in the rain which cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth erbes meet for them that dress it, receiveth blessing of God. But if it bring forth thorns and briars, it is reproved, and is nigh unto cursing, whose end is to be burned.  
Stretch forth therefore the hands which were let down, 
Heb. 12.  and the weak knees, and see that ye have straight steps unto your ●ete, least any ha●tinge turn you out of the way yea let it rather be healed.  
Being made free from sin, ye are become the servants of righteousness. 
Rom. 6.  For when ye were servants of sin, ye were not under righteousness.   

¶ Of prudency and of the vice of imprudency. Capitu. 12.  
THey that are carnal, are carnally minded. 
Rom. 8.  But th●y that are spiritual, are ghostly minded. To be carnally minded, is death. But to be spiritually minded is life and peace. The wisdom of the flesh, is enemy against God, for it is not obedience to the law of God, neither can be.  

●. Cor. 10.  For the natural man perceiveth not the things of the spirit of God● For they are but foolishness unto him. Neither can he perceive them, because he is spiritually examined. But he that is spiritual, discusseth all things: yet he himself is judged of no man.  

1. Cor. 10.  Therefore let him that thinketh he standeth. Take heed lest he fall.  
I praise you brethren, that in all things ye are mindful of me.  

1. Cor. 14.  And let all things be done honestly and in order among you.  

Rom. 12.  And ●hat your service be acceptable unto God.  

2. Cor. 13.  Know ye not your own selves how that jesus Christ is in you except ye be cast away. I trust ye shall know that we are not cast aways.  

Gala. 6.  Behold how large a letter I have written unto you, with mine own hand.  

Ephe. 5.  Take heed therefore t●at ye walk circumspectly, not as fol●s, but as wise redeminge the time, for the days ar● evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understand what the will of the lord is.  
Beware least any man come and deceive you through philosophy and deceitful vanity, 
Collo. 2.  through the traditions of men, and ordinances after the world, and not after Christ. Let no man deceive you, which after his own imagination walke●h in the humbleness and holiness of Angels, things which he never saw, causeless passed up with his fleshly mind, and holdeth not the head, whereof all the body by joints and couples receiveth norishement, and is kni● to order, and increaseth wit● the increasing that cometh of God. Wherefore if ye be dead with Chri●●●rom ordinances of the world, why are ye lead with traditions of them that decern and s●ye, touch not, ●ast not, handle not: which all perish with the using of them, and are after the commandments and doctrine of men: which things have the similitudes of wisdom in chosen holiness & humbleness, and in that they spare not the body, and do the fleshy no worship unto his need.  

Collo. 4.  Walk wisely to them that ar● without, and redeem the time. Let your speech be always well savoured and powdered with salt, that ye may know how to answer every man. The dear brother Ti●hicus shall tell you of all my business, which is a faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord, whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know how ye do, and might comfort your hearts with one Onesimus, a faithful and a be●eued brother which is one of you, They shall show you of all things, which are a doing here. And when the Epistle is red of you, make that it be r●dde in the congregation of the Laodicians also, and that ye likewise red the Epistle of Laodicia. And say to Archippus, take heed to the office that thou haste received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. Remember my hands.  

1. Thes. 3.  And we have sent Timotheus our brother and minister of God, and our labour fellow in the gospel of Christ, to stablish you, and to comfort you over your faith. For this cause when I could no longer forbear, I sent that I might have knowledge of your faith, least happily the tempter had tempted you, and that our labour had been bestowed in vain. But now lately when Timotheus came from you unto us, and de●alred to us your faith and your love, and how that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring to see us as we desire to see you. Therefore we had consolation in you, and in all our adversity and necessity, through your faith. For now are we alive if ye stand steadfast in the Lord.  
O Timothe, 
1. Timo. 6.  save that which is given the to keep, and avoid unghostly vanities of voices and appositions of science falsely so called, which science while some professed, they have erred as concerning the faith.  
See thou have the ensample of the 
2. Timo. 1.  wholesome words which thou hardest of me in faith and love which is in jesus Christ. That good thing which was committed to thy keeping, keep in the holy ghost, which dwelleth in us.  
And what things thou haste hard of me many bearing witness, 
2. Timo. 2.  the same deliver to faithful men, which are apt to teach other. Consider what I say. The Lord give the understanding in all things.  

2. Timo. 3.  But the evil men and deceivers shall wax worse and worse, while they deceive and are deceived themselves. But continue thou i● the things which thou haste learned, which also were committed vnto● thee, saying thou knowest of whom thou hast learned them. And for as much as thou haste known holy scripture of a child, which is able to make the wise unto salvation thorough the faith which is in Christ jesu.  

Heb. 3.  Wherefore holy brethren partakers of the celestial calling, co●●ider the embasidoure and the priest of our profession Christ jesus, which was faithful to him that made him, even as was M●ses in all by ● house. Take heed brethren, that there be in none of you an evil heart in unbelief that he should depart from the living God, but exhort one an other daily, while it is called to day, lest any of you ware hard hearted thorough the deceitfulness of sin.  
Let no man deceive you with vain words. 
Ephe. 5.   
providing afore hand things 
Rom. 12.  honest not only in the sight of God, but also in the sight of all men.   

¶ Of wisdom and of the fau●e of foolishness. Capitu. 13.  
THe invisible things of God, 
Rom. ●●  are understand and seen by the works from the creation of the world. So that when they counted themselves wise, they became fools.  

Rom. 16.  I would have you wise unto that which is good, and to be innocent as concerning evil.  
For Christ sent me not to baptize but to preach the gospel, 
1. Cor. 1.  not with wisdom of words, least the cross of Christ should have be made of none effect. For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishenes, but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 
Esa. 29.  For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will cast away the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? Where is the Scribe? Where is the searcher of the world? Hath not God made the wisdom of this world foolishness? For when the world through wisdom knew not God, in the wisdom of God it pleased God through foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. For the jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom. But we preach Christ crucified, unto the jews an occasion of falling, and unto the Greeks foolishness: but unto them which are called both of the jews and Greeks, we preach Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God, is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. And unto him pertain ye in Christ jesus, which of God is made unto us wisdom, and also righteousness, and sanctifying, and redemption. That according as it is written, 
jere. ●.  he which rejoiceth, should rejoice in the Lord.  
That we speak of, is wisdom among them that are perfect: 
1. Cor. 2●  not the wisdom of this world, neither of the rulers of this world (which go to nought) but we speak the wisdom of God, which is in secret and lieth hid, which God ordained before the world, unto our glory: which wisdom none of the rulers of the world knowe. For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But God hath opened it unto us by his spirit. For the spirit searcheth all things yea, the bottom of God's secrets. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of a man which is with in him? Even so the things of God, knoweth no man, but the spirit of God. Nor we have not received the spirit of the world, but the spirit which cometh of God, for to know the things that are given us of God, which things also we speak, not in the common words of man's wisdom, but with the common words of the holy ghost, making spiritual comparisons of spiritual things, for who knoweth the mind of the Lord, other who shall inform him. But we understand the mind of Christ.  

1. Cor. 3.  If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world, is fool●shenesse wi●h God. For it is writ●en, he com●passeth the wise in their craftiness. 
Psal. 93.  And again, 
job. 5.  god knoweth the thoughts of the wise that they be vain.  
If any man be ignorant, 
1. Cor. 14.  let him be ignorant.  
But we all behold the glory of the Lord with his face open, 
2. Cor. 3.  and are changed unto the same similitude, from glory to glory, even of the spirit of the Lord.  
For it is God that commanded the light to shine out of darkennesse, 
2. Cor. 4●  which hath shined in our hearts, for to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of jesus Christ. We have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellent power of it, might appear to be of God, and not of us. Wherefore we are not wearied, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day, while we look not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen. For things which are seen, are temporal, but things which are not seen are eternal.  

Co. 25.  Wherefore hence forth know we no man after the flesh. In so much though we have known Christ after the flesh, now hence forth know we him so no more.  

Ephe. 1.  For why the grace of God, is ●hed on us abundantelye in all wisdom and perseverance. And hath opened unto us the mystery of his will according to his pleasure, and purposed the same in himself, to have it declared, when the time were full come, that all things, both the things which are in heaven and also the things which are in earth should be gathered together even in Christ.  

Ephe. 3.  For this cause I Paul am in the bonds of I●sus Christ, for your sakes which are heathen, if ye have heard of the ministration of the grace of god, which is given me to you ward. For by revelation showed ●e this mystery unto me, as ye reading may know mine understanding in the mystery of Christ. Which mystery to other generations was not opened, as it is now declared unto his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit: that the gentiles should be inheritors also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise that is in Christ, by the means of the gospel, where of I am made a minister, by the gift of the grace of God, given unto me through the working of his power. Unto me the leas●e of all saints this grace is given that I should preach among the gentiles the unsercheable riches of Christ, and to make all men see what the fellowship of the mystery is, which from the beginning of the world had been hid in God, which made all things thorough jesus Christ, to the intent that now unto the rulers and powers in heaven might be known by the congregation, the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose, which he purposed in Christ jesus our Lord.  
Y●a I thy●ke all things but lost 
Phi. ●.  for that excellent knowledges sake of Christ jesus our Lord.  

Collo. 1.  Whose gospel is preached among all creatures which are under heaven, whereof I Paul am made a minister according to the ordinance of God, which was given me utno you ward, to fulfil the word of God, that mystery hid sense the world began, and sense the beginning of generations, but now is opened unto his saints ●o whom God would have known the glorious riches of this mystery among the gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope glory, whom we preach, warning all wen in all wisdom and teaching all men, to make them perfect in Christ jesu. Wherein I also labour and strive even as far forth as his working worketh in me mygh●elye.  

Collo. 1.  That they might be comforted, and knit together in love, and in all riches of full understanding ●or too know the mystery of God the father and of Christ, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. This I say least any man should beguile you with enticing words. For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I present with you in the spr●●e, ioyinge and beholding the order that ye keep, and your steadfast faith in Christ.  
Let the word of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdom. 
Collo. 3.   
Unghostly and vain voices pass over, 
2. Tim. 2●  for they shall e●crease unto greater ungodliness, and their words shall frete eue● as doth a cancre, of whose number is Hymeneus and Philetoes, which as concerning the truth have erred, saying, that the resurrection is passed already, and do destroy the faith of divers persons. But the sure ground of God remaineth, and hath this seal, the Lord knoweth them that are his, and let every man that calleth on the name of Christ, depart from iniquity. 
2. Tim●. 3●   
A● jannes' and Mambres withstood Moses, ●uē so do these resist the truth, men they are of corrupt minds, and lewd as concerning the faith. but they shall prevail no longer. For their madness shall be uttered unto all men as theirs was. But thou hast seen the experience of my doctrine. But continue thou in th● things which thou hast learned, for all scripture given by inspiration of God, is profitable to teach, to improve, to amend, and to instruct in righteousness that the man of God may be perfect and prepared unto all good works.   

¶ Of Obedience. Capitu. 14.  

Rom. 3.  WE know that what soever the law sayeth, he sayeth it to them which are under the law: that all mouths may be stopped, and all the world be subdued to God.  

Rom. 5.  As by the sin or inobedience of one man, condemnation came on all men, even so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.  
Remember ye not how that to whom so ever ye exhibit and commit yourselves as servants to obey, 
Rom. 6.  his servants ye are to whom ye obey: whether it b● o● sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? God be thanked, that though ye were once the servants of sin, ye have yet obeyed with heart unto the form of doctrine where unto ye were delivered.  
Let every soul submit himself unto the authority of the higher powers, 
Rom. 13.  for there is no power but of God. The powers that be, are ordained of God. Who soever therefore resisteth power resisteth the ordinance of God. And they that resist, shall receive to themself damnation. Wherefore ye must needs obey, not for fear of vengeance only, but also because of conscience. And even for this cause pay ye tribute. For they are God's ministers, serving for the same purpose.  
Your obedience is known in all places. 
Rom. 16.   
Brethren (ye know the house of Stephana, 
1. Co●. 16.  Fortunatus, and Achaicus, how that they are the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have appointed themselves and minister unto the saints) I beseech you, that ye be obedient unto such, and too all that help and labour. Look● therefore that ye know them that are such.  
Titus in ward affection is now more abundant toward you, 
1. Cor. 7.  when he remembreth the obedience of every one of you, how with fear and trembling ye received him.  

Gala. 3.  O foolish Galathians: who hath be wytched you, that ye should not believe and obey the truth? before whose eyes jesus Christ was described, and among you crucified.  
Ye did run well, who was a let to you, 
Gala. 5.  that ye should not obey the truth? Eu●n that counsel that is not of him that called you. A little leaven doth fervent the whole lump of dough.  

Phi. 2.  Wherefore my dearly beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not when I was present only, but now much more in mine absence. Even so. etc.  
For ye know and remember what commandments we gave you in our Lord jesus Christ. 
1. Thes. 4.  He therefore that despiseth these, despiseth not man, but God, which hath sent and given his holy spirit among you.  
Therefore brethren stand fast, 
2. Thes. 2.  and keep the traditions and ordinances which ye have learned, whether it were by our preaching, or by our Epistle.  
We have confidence thorough the Lord to you ward, 
2. Thes. 3.  that ye both do, and will do that, which we command you. If any man obey not our sayings, send us word of him by a letter, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed, and count him not as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.  
This commandment commit I unto the son Timothe according 
1. Timo. 1.  to the prophecies which in time past were prophesied of thee, that thou in them shouldest fight a good fight, having faith and good conscience, which some have put away from them, and as concerning faith have made shipwreck. Of whose number is Hymeneus and Alexander which I have delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.  

1. Timo. 4.  Such things command and teach. Let no man contemn thy youth, but be unto them that believe, an ensample, in word, in conversation, in love in spirit, in faith, and in pureness.  
Priests that rule well, are worthy of double honour, 
1. Tmo. 5.  most specially they which labour in word and in teaching. 
Deu. 25.  For the scripture sayeth. 
Luc. 10.  Thou shalt not mousell the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. And the labourer is worthy of his reward. I testify b●fore God, and the Lord jesus Christ, and his elect Angels, that thou observe these things without hasty judgement, ●nd do nothing parciallye.  
I give the charge in the sight of God, 
1. Timo. 6.  which quickeneth all things, and before jesus Ch●iste, which under pontius' pilate witnessed a good witnessinge, that thou keep the commandment, and be without spot and unrebukable, until the appearing in our Lord jesus Christ.  
There be many disobedient, 
Titu. 2.  and talkers of vanity, and dysceavers, namely they of the circumcision, whose mouths must be stopped, which pervert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not because of filthy lucre. One being of themselves which was a point of their own, said. The Cretaynes are always liars, evil beasts, and slow bellies. This witness is true, wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, and not taking heed too jews' fables, and commandments of men that turn from the truth.  
These things speak, and exhorts and rebuke with all commanding. See that no man despise the.  

Titu. 3.  Warn them that they may submit themselves to princes and power, to obey the officers, that they be ready unto all good works, that they speak evil of no man, that they be no syghters, but soft, showing all meekness unto all men.  

Phili. 1.  Though I be bold in Christ to enjoin the that, which becometh thee, yet for loves sake I rather beseech the trusting in thine obedience, I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do more than I say for.  

Heb. 2.  Therefore we ought to give the more heed to the things we have heard, l●aste we perish. For if the words which was spoken by Angels was steadfast, so that ●u●ry transgression and disobedience received a just recompense too reward: how shall we escape if we despise so great salvation?  

Heb. 5.  Although Christ were God's son yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered, and was made perfect, and the cause of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him.  
Moreover seeing we hadd● fathers of our own flesh which corrected us, 
Heb. 1●.  and we gave them reverence, should not we much rather be in subjection unto the father of spiritual gifts, that we might live? And they verily for a few days nurtered us after their own pleasure: but he learneth us unto that which is profitable, that we might receive of his holiness. See that ye despise not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not which refused him, that spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven, whose voice then sh●uke the earth, & now declareth saying, yet once again will I ●●ke, not the earth only, but also heaven. And that he sayeth yet once more, signifieth the removing away of those things which are shaken, as of things which have ended their course, that the things which are not shaken may remany.  

1. Cor. 11.  I commend you brethren that ye keep precepts and ordinances even as I delivered them to you.   

¶ Of pity and mercy. Capitu. 15.  

Rom. 12.  BE merry with them that are merry, weep with them that weep. If thine enemy hunger, feed him. If he thirst, give him drink, for in so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.  

Rom. 14  Him that is weak in the faith receive unto you, not in disputing and troubling his conscience.  

Rom. 15.  We which are strong, ought to bear the frailness of them which are weak, and not to stand in our own conceits. For Christ pleased not himself, but as it is written. The rebukes of them which rebuke thee. 
Psal. 67.  fell on me. Wherefore receive ye one an other as Christ received us, too the praise of God. It hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia ●oo make a certain destribution upon the poor saync●es which are at jerusalem.  
I commend unto you Phebe our sister (which is a minister of the congregation of Cenchrea) that ye receive her in the Lord, 
Rom. 16.  as it becometh saints, and that ye assist her in what soever business she needeth of your aid. For she hath succoured many and mine own self.  
Of the gathering for the saints as I have ordained in the congregation of Galacia, 
1. Cor. 16.  even so do ye, upon some sunday let every one of you put aside at home, and lay up what so ever ●e thinketh meet, that there be no gatherings when I come. When I am come, who so ever ye shall allow by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto jerusalem. And if it be meet that I go, they shall go with me. If Timotheus come, see that he be without fear with you, for he worketh the work of the Lord as I do. Let no man despise him, but convey him thence in peace, that he may come vn●o me. I am glad of the coming of Stephana, for●unatus, and Achaicus. For that which was lacking on your part, they have supplied. They have comforted my spirit and yours.  

2. Cor. 2.  If any man hath caused sorrow, the same hath ●ot made me sorry, but partly, least I should grieve you all. It was sufficient unto th● same man that he was rebuked of many. So that now contrary wise ye ought to forgive him and comfort him, lest that same person should be swallowed up with over much● heaviness. Wherefore I exhort you that love may have strength over him. For ●his cause verily did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye should be obedi●nte in all things. To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also. And verily if I forgive any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes I forgave it in the room of Christ, lest Satan should prevent us. For his thoughts are not unknown unto us.  
And I after the truth ●eare r●cord unto the congregation of Macedonia, 
2. Cor. ●.  that beyond their power, they were willing of their own accord, and prayed us with great instance, that we would receive their benefit, and suffer them too be partakers with other in mynys●ryng● too the saints. And this they did, not as we looked for, but gave their own selves first to the Lord, and after unto us by the will of God, so that we could not but desire Titus ●o accomplish th● same benevolence among you also, even as he had begun. Now therefore as ye are rich in all parties in ●ayeth, in word, in knowledge, in all ferventness, and in love, which ye have too us: even so see that ye be plenteous in this b●neuolence.  
This say I not as commanding, but because other are so fervent, therefore prove I your love whether it be perfect or no. And I give counsel hereto. For this is expedient for you, which began not to do only, but also to will a year ago. Now therefore perform th● the deed: that as there was in you a readiness to will, even so ye may perform the deed of that which ye have. Thanks be to God, which put in the heart of Titus the same good mind toward you, for he of his own accord, came unto you. We have sent with him that brother, whose la●de is in the gospel, thorough out all the congregations: and not so only, but is also chosen of the congregations ●o be as felow● with us in our journey concerning this benevolence that is mynistered by us unto the praise of the Lord, and after our destinate and prompt mind, eschuinge this, tha● any man should rebuke us in this plenteous destribution that is ministered by us: and therefore make provision for honest things, not in the sight of God only, but also in the sight of men. We have ●ent with him a brother of ours, whom we have oft times proved diligently in many things, but now much more dil●gente. The great confidence which I have in you, hath caused me ●his to do: partly for Titus' sake which is my fellow, and helper as concerning you, partly because of other which are our brothers and the messengers of the congr●gations, and the glory of Christ. Wherefore show unto them proof of your love, and of ●he rejoicing that we have of you, that the congregat●ons may see it.  
Of the ministering to the saints ●t is but superfluus for me to write unto you, 
2. Co. 9  for I know your readiness of mind whereof I boast myself unto them of Macedonia. For Achaia was prepared a year ago, and your feruentn●s hath provoked many. Nevertheless yet have I sent these brethren, lest our rejoicing over you should be in vain in this behalf, and that ye (as I have said) prepare yourselves l●aste peradventure if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, the boast that I made in this matter should be a shame to us, I say not to you. Wherefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to come before hand unto you. For to prepare your good blessing promised afore, that it might be ready, so that it be a blessing, and not a defraudinge. For the office of this ministration, not only supplieth the need of the saints, but also is abundant therein, that for this laudable ministering, thanks might be given to God, of many. Which praise God for the obedience of your professing the gospel of Christ, and for your singleness in disstributinge to them and to all men: and in their prayers to God for you, long after you, for the abundant grace of God given unto you.  

2● Cor. 11.  Would to God, ye could suffer m● a little in my foolishness, yea and I pray you forbear me●  

Gala. 6.  Bear ye one an others burden, and so fulfil the law of Christ. Let him that is taught in the word, minister unto him that teacheth him, in all good things. Brethren if any man be fallen by chance in to any fault, ye which are spiritual help to amend him in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.  
Let him that stole steal no more, 
Ephe. 4.  but let him rather labour with his hands some good thing, that he may have to give to him that needeth. B● ye courteous one too an other, and merciful, forgiving one an other even as God for Christ's sake forgave you.  
I supposed it necessaye to send brother Epaphroditus unto you, 
Phi. ●.  my companion in labour and fellow soldier, your apostle, and my minister at my needs. For he longed after you, and was full of heaviness, because ye had heard say that he should be sick. And no doubt he was sick, and that nigh unto death, but god had merci on him, not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. I sent him therefore the diligent liar, that when ye should see him, ye might rejoice again, and I might be the less sorrowful. Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and make much of such, because that for th● work of Christ he went so far, that he was nigh unto death, and regarded not his life, to fulfil that service which was lacking of your● part toward me.  

Phi. 4.  Ye & I beseech the German my yoke fellow, help those which laboured with me in the Gospel, and with Cl●ment also, and with other my labour fellows, whose names are written in the book of life. I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at th● last ye are revived again too care for me, in that, wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. I sp●ake not because of necessity. For I have learned in what so ever estate I am, there with to be content notwithstanding ye have well done that ye bare part with me in my tribulation. Ye of Philippos know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no congregation bare part with me as concerning giving and receiving but ye only. For when I was in Thessalonica, ye sent once and afterward again unto my needs: not that I desire gifts, but I desire aboundante fruit on your part. I received all and have plenty, I was even filled after that I had received of Epaphroditus, that came from you an odour that smelleth sweet, a sacrifice accepted and pleasant to God.  
We pray you brethren, 
1. Thes. 5.  comfort the feeble minded, receive the weak.  
For God is not unrighteous that he should forget your work and labour that proceedeth of love, 
Heb. 6.  which love ye show in his name, which have ministered unto the saints, and yet minister. Yea and we desire that every one of you show the same diligence, to the stablishing of hope: even unto the end.  

Heb. 10.  For ye had pity on them that were in ●andes.  

Heb. 13.  Be not forgetful to keep hospitality and lodge strangers, for thereby have divers received Angels into their houses unwares. Remember them that ●●e in bonds, even as though ye were in bond with them. Be mindful of them which are in adversiti, as ye which are yet in your bodies. To do good and to distribute forget not, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. I beseech you brethren suffer the words of exhortation.  
Excercise thyself vnt●o Godliness. For bodily excercise profiteth little: 
1. Timo. 4.  but Godliness is good unto all things, as a thing which hath promises of the life that is now, and of the life to come.   

¶ Of temperance and sobriety, and of bodily castigation. Capitu. 16.  
BRethren we are now debtters not too the flesh, 
Rom. 8.  to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye must die. But if ye mortify the deeds of the body, by the help of the spirit, ye shall live.  
I beseech you therefore brethren, 
Rom. 1●.  by the mercifulness of God, that ye make your bodies a quick sacrifice holy, and accptable unto God.  
And make not provision for the flesh to fulfil the lusts of it. 
Rom. 13.   
He which is weak eateth herbs. 
Rom. 14.   
It is, good neither to eat flesh, 
Rom. 14.  neither to drink wine.  
I therefore tame and chaste my body, 
1. Cor. 9  and bring it in to subjection, lest after I have preached to other I myself should be a castaway.  
Therefore let us behave ourselves as the ministers of God in fastings, 
2. Cor. 6.  in chastity, in watching.  
And let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. 
2. Cor. 7.   
I say walk in the spirited 
Gala. 5.  and fulfil not the lusts of the flesh, for the flesh lus●eth contrary to the spirit and the spirit contrary to the flesh.  
These are contrary one to the other, so that ye can not do that which ye would. They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the appe●ies and lusts.  

Ephe. 2.  In the which in time passed ye walked according too the course of this world, and after the governors that ruleth the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of unbelief, among which we also had our conversation in time past, in the lusts of our flesh, and fulfilled the will of the flesh and of the mind: and were naturally the children of wrath, even as well as other.  

Ephe. 4.  This I say therefore and testify in the Lord, that ye hence forth walk not as other gentiles walk. in vanity of their mind, blinded in their understanding, being strangers from the life which is in God thorough the ignorancy that is in them, because of the blindness of their hearts: which being past repentance, have given themselves unto wantannes, to work all manner of unclennes, even with greediness. But ye have not so learned Christ if so be ye have heard of him and are roughte in him, even as the truth is in jesus, to lay from you that old man, which is corrupt thorough the deceivable lusts.  
For many walk, 
Phi. 3.  of whom I have told you often, and now tell you weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is damnation, whose God is their belie, and whose glory is their shame, which are wordly minded  
mortify therefore your members which are on the earth fornication, 
Collo. 3.  uncleanness, unnatural lust, evil concupiscence, For which things ●ake, the wrath of God cometh on the children of unbelief, in which things ye walked once, when ye lived in them.  
For this is the will of God, 
1. Thes. 4.  even that ye should be holy, and that ye should abstain from fornication, that every one of you should know how to keep his vessel in holiness and honour, and not in the lust of concupisbence, as do the heathen which know not God.  

1. Thes. 5.  Therefore let us not sleep as other do, but let us watch and be sober.  

1. Timo. 5.  Keep thyself pure and chaste, drink no longer water, but use a little wine for the stomach sake, and thine often diseases.  

2. Timo. 4.  Be sober.  

Heb. 12.  Let there be no fornicator or unclean person, as Esau, which for one breakfast sold his birth right. Ye know how that afterward when he would have inherited the blessing, he was put by, and he found no means to come thereby again, no though h● desired it with tears.  

Ephe. 5.  Therefore be not drenke with wine wherein is excess.   

¶ Against the vices of the flesh. Capitu. 17.  

Rom. 1.  THey served the creatures more than the mak●r. For this cause God gave them up unto shameful lusts, for even their women did change their natural use unto the unnatural. And like wise also the men left the natural use of the woman, and brent in their lusts one an other. And man with man wrought filthiness, and received in themselves the reward of their error as it was according.  
Let not sin ragine therefore in your 
Rom. 6.  mortal bodies that ye should thereunto obey in the lusts of it, neither give ye your members as instruments of unryghteousenesse unto sin: I speak grossly because of the infirmity of your flesh. As ye have given your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity, from iniquity unto iniquity, even so now give your members servants unto unrighteousness that ye may be sanctified, what fruit had ye then in those thnigs whereof ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.  
For the reward of sin is death. 
Rom. 6.   
They that are given to the flesh, 
Rom. 8●  can not please God, But ye are not given to the flesh, but to the spirit, if so be that the spirit of God dwell in you. Therefore we are now debtors not to the flesh, to live after the flesh, for if ye live after the flesh, ye must die, but if ye mortify the deeds of t●● body, by the help of the spirit ye shall live.  
Not in eating and drinking, 
Rom. 13.  neither in chamburinge, and wantannesse, but put ye on the Lord jessus.  

1. Cor. 5.  There goeth a common ●ayinge, that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not once named among the gentiles, that one should have his father's wife. And ye swell, and have not rath●r sorrowed, that he which hath done this deed, might be put from among you. For I verily as absent in body, even so present in spirit, have determined already, as though I were present of him that hath done this deed, in the name of our Lord jesus Christ, your rejoicing is not good● know ye not that a little leaven soureth the whole lump of dough? I wrote unto you in a Epistle that ye should not company with fornitours. Nor I mente not at all of the fornicators of this world, either of the covetous, or of extorsioners, either of the idolaters. For than must ye needs have gone out of the world. But now I writ vn●o you that ye company not together.  
Meats are ordained for the belly, 
1. Cor. 6.  and the belly for meats, but God shall destroy both it and them. Let not the body be applied unto fornication, but unto the Lord, and the Lord unto the body. Ether remember ye not, that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I now take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God for bid. Do ye not understand that he which coupleth himself with an harlot, is become one body? For two (sayeth he) shall be one flesh. flee fornication. All sins that a man doth are without the body, but he that is a fornicator sinneth against his own body.  

Gala. 5.  The deeds of the fl●she are manifest which are these, adultery, fornication, uncleanness, wantannes, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, zeal, wrath, strife, sedition, sects, envying, murder, drunkenness, gluttony, and such like, of the which I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that they which commit such things, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.  

Ephe. 5.  See that fornication, and all unclennes, or covetousness be not once named among you, as it becometh saints: neither filthiness, neither foolish talking, neither gestinge, which are not comely, but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know that no whoremonger, either unclean person, or covetous person, which is the worshipper of idols hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.  

1. Thes. 4.  God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. God will judge fornicators and adulterers. 
Heb. 13.    

¶ Of fortitude and stability and of the constancy of the heart. Cap, 18.  
THerefore my dear brethren be ye steadfast and unmovable, 
●. Cor. 15.  always rich and abundant in the works of the Lord, in as much as ye know how that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.  
And therefore let us not hence forth be no more children, 
Ephe. 4.  wavering and carried with every wind of doctrine by the wiliness of men and craftiness, whereby they lay await for us to deceive us.  
Finally my brethren, be strong in the Lord, 
Ephe. 6.  and in the power of his might, put on the armour of God, that ye may stand steadfast against the crafty assaults of the d●uyl. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against rule, against power & against worldly rulers of the darkennes of this world, against spiritual wickedness, for heavenly things. For this cause take unto you, the armour of God, that ye may ●e able to resist in the evil day, and stand perfect in all things. Stand therefore, and your loins gird about with verify, having on the breast plate of righteousness, and should with shows prepared by the gospel of peace. Above all things take to you the shield of faith, wherewith ye may quench all the fire darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit which is the word of God, and pray always with all manner prayer and supplication, and that in the spirit.  

Collo. 1.  Continue grounded and established in the faith: and he not moved away from the hope of the Gospel, where of ye have heard, how that it is preached among all creatures, which are under heaven.  

Collo. 2.  As ye have therefore received Christ jesus our Lord, even so walk, rooted and built in him, and steadfast in the faith, as ye have learned, and there in be plenteous in giving thanks.  
Armed with the breast plate of faith and love, 
1. Thes. ●.  and with hope of valuation as an helmet. For God hath not appointed us unto wrath, but to obtain salvation, by the means of our● Lord jesus Christ, which died for us: that whether we make or sleep, we should live together with him.  
We beseech you brethren by the coming of our Lord jesus Christ, 
2. Thes. 2.  and in that we shall assemble unto him, that ye be not suddenly moved from your mind, and be not troubled neither by the spirit, neyher by words, nor yet by letter, which should seem to come to us, although the day of Christ were at hand.  
The Lord is faithful, 
2. Thes. 3.  which shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. Brethren be not weary in well doing.  
Then therefore my son, 
2. Timo. 2.  be strong in the grace that is in Christ jesu.  
And let us hold fast the confidence and the reio●singe of that hope, 
Heb. 3.  unto the end. 
Psal. 93.  Wherefore as the holy● ghost sayeth. To day if ye shall hear his voice, harden not your hearts, after the rebellion in the day of temptation in the wilderness, where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty year long. We are partakers of Christ, if we keep sure unto the end the first substance, so long as it is said. To day if ye hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as when ye rebelled.  

Heb. 13.  Be not carried about with divers and strange learning. For it is a good thing that the heart be stablished with grace, and not with m●ats which have not profited them that have had their pastime in them.  

1. Cor. 10.  Though we walked compassed with the flesh, yet we war not fleshly, For the weapons of our war are not carnal things. But things mighty in God, to cast down strong holds, wherewith we overthrow imaginations, and every his thing that exaltethe itself against ●he knowledge of God, and bring in to captivity all understanding to the obedience of Christ, and are ready to take vengeance on all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.   

¶ Against covetousness, and of liberality. Capitu. 19  
SE that covetousness be not once named among you, 
Ephe. 5.  for the covetous person (which is the worshipper of idols) hath no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God,  
Ye I think all things but loss, 
Phi. 3.  for the excellent knowledges of Christ jesus, and do judge them but dung, that I might win Christ.  
The destitute of the truth, think that lucre is Godliness. 
1. Timo. 6.  Godliness is great riches, if a man be conten●e with that he hath. For we brought nothing in to the world, and it is a plain case, that we can carry nothing out. When we have food and raym●nte, let us therewith be content. For they that will be rich, fall in to temptation and snares and in to many foolish and noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction. For covetousness is the rote of all evil. Which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and tangled themselves with many sorrows, but thou which art the man of God, fly such things. Charge them which are rich in this world, that they be not exceeding wise, and that they trust not in the uncertain riches, but in the living God, which giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy them, and that they do good and be rich in good works, and ready to give and distribute, laying up in store for themselves a good ●ondation against the time to come that they may obtain eternal life.  

Heb. 13.  Let your conversation be without covetousness, and be content with that ye have already. For he verily said.  
I will not fail thee, 
josu. i.  neither forsake thee, that we may boldly say: The Lord is my helper, 
Psal. 27.  and I will not fear what man doth unto me.  
For all other seek their own, 
Phi. 2.  and not that which is jesus Christ's.   

¶ Of the observation of ensamples, and avoiding of offences. Capitu. 20.  
IF thou he called a jew, and trustest in the law, 
Rom. 2.  and rejoicest in god and knowest his will and hast experience of good and bad, in that thou art informed by the law and believest that thou thyself art a guide unto the blind, a light to them which are in darkennesse, an informer of them which lack discretion, a teacher of unlearned, which haste the ensample of that which ought to be known, and of the truth, in the law. But thou which teacthest an other, teachest not thyself. Thou preachest, a man should n●t smeale, and yet thou stealest. Thou sayest, ● man should not commit aduoutery● and thou breakest wedlock. Thou abhorrest ydols● and robbest God of his honour. Thou reioyesest in the law, and thorough breaking of the law dishonourest god, for the name of god is evil spoken of among the gentiles thorough you.  
Let no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. 
Rom. 13.  For I know and am full certified in the lord jesus that there is nothing common of itself, but unto him that judgeth it to be common, to him it is common. If thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ died. Cause not your treasure to be ●uyll spoken of. For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteo●senesse, peace, and joy in the holy ghost. For who so ever in these things serveth Christ, pleaseth God well, and is commended of men.  
Therefore let us follow those things where with one may edify an other. Destroy not the work of God for a little meats sake. All things are pure, but it is evil for that man which eateth with hurt of his conscience. It is good neither to eat● flesh, neither to drink wine, neither any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, either falleth, or is made weak.  
Let every man please his neighbour unto his wealth and edifying. 
Rom. 15.   
I beseech you brethren, 
Rom. 1●.  mark them which cause division and give occasions of evil, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned, a●d avoid thee, for they that are such, serve not the lord jesus Christ, but their own bellies. And with sweet preaching and flattering wonders, deceive the hearts of the innocentes.  
For some suppose that there is an idol until this hour, 
1. Cor. 8.  and eat for as a thing offered unto the idol, and so their consciences being yet weak, are defiled. Meat maketh us not acceptable to God. Neither if ●e eat, are we the better. Neither 〈◊〉 we eat not, are we the worse. But take heed, that your liberty cause not the weak to fall. For if som● man see the which hast knowledge, sit at meat in the idols temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak, be boldenned too eat those things which are offered too the idol? And so through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish for whom Christ died. When ye sin so against the brethren and wound their weak consciences, ye sin against Christ. Wherefore if meat hurt my brother, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, because I will not hurt my brother.  

1. Cor. 10.  All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful to me, but all things edify not. What soever is sold in the market, that eat, and ask no questions for conscience sake. For the earth is the Lords, and all that therein is● 
Psal. 25.  If any of them which ●ele●e not, hid you to a feast, and if ye ●e disposed to go, what so ever is set before you, eat: asking no question for conscience sake. But and if any man say unto you, this is dedicated unto idols, eat not of it for his sake that showed it, and for hurting of conscience. Conscience I say not thine, but the conscience of that other. For why should my liberty be judged of an other man's conscience? For if I take my part with thanks, why a● I ●uyll spoken of for that thing wherefore I give thanks. See that ye give none occasion of evil, neither to the jews, nor yet to the gen●yles, even as I please all men in all things not seeking mine own profit, but ●he profit of many, that they might be saved.  
Let all things be done unto edifying. 
1. Cor. 14.   
Therefore we have cast from us the cloaks of unhonesty, and walk not in craftiness, neither corrupt we the word of God: but walk in ●pen truth, and report ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.  

2. Co. 6.  giving no man occasion of evil that in our office be ●ound no fault.  

●. Cor. 7.  understand us, we have hurt no man, we have corrupt no man, we have defrauded no man.  

2. Cor. 8.  For this we eschew, that any man should rebuke us in this plenteous distribution that is ministered by us. And therefore make we provision for ●onest things, not in the ●ighte of God only, but also in the sight of men.  

2. Cor. 12.  For we do all things dearly beloved, for your edifying.  
But if ye do b●●e and devour one an other, 
Gala. 5.  take heed lest ye be consumed one of an other.  
Let no filthy communication proceed out of your mouths, 
Ephe. 4.  but that which is good to edify with all, that ye may have favour with the hearers.  

1, Thes. 4.  And that ye behave yourselves honestly toward them that are without.  
Wherefore comfort yourselves together, 
1. Thes. 5.  and edify one an other, even as ye do.  
We require you brethren in the name of our Lord jesus Christ, 
2. Thes. 3.  that ye with draw yourselves from every brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the institution which ye received of us, ye yourselves know, how ye ought to follow us. For w● behaved not ourselves unquyetly among you. Neither took we bread of any man for noughte● but wrought with labour and tra●ayle night and day, because we would not be grievous to any of you: not but that we had authority, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.  
Be unto them that believe, an ensample, 
1. Timo. 4.  in word, in conversation, in love, in spirit, in faith, and pureness. These things exercise, and give thyself unto them, that it may be seen how thou profytest in all things.  

Titu. 3.  Above all things, show thyself an ensample of good works, in doctrine, in integrity, and in gratuitye●  

Ad philemo.  So that the fellowship of thy faith may be evident through knowledge of all good things in Christ jesu.  

1. Cor. 9  For we suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.  

Phi. 4.  Let your modesty and softness be known to all men.   

¶ An exhortation to peace, and concord, and against dissension and contention. Capitu. 21.  

Rom. 14.  LEt us follow those things which make for peace.  
The God of patience and consolation, 
Rom. 13.  give unto every one of you, that ye be like minded one ●owardes an other, after the ensample of Christ jesus, that ye all agreeing together, may with one mouth praise God the father of our Lord jesus Christ.  
I beseech you brethren in the name of our Lord jesus Christ, 
1. Cor. 1.  that ye all speak one thing, and that there be no dissension among you: but be ye knit together in one mind, and in one meaning. It is showed unto me (my brethren) of you, by them that are of the house of Cloe, that there is strife among you, and this is it that I mean, how that commonly among you, one sayeth: I hold of Paule● an other I hold of Apollo, the third I hold of Cephas, the fourth I hold of Christ. Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Ether were ye baptized in the name of Paul? I thank God that I Christened none of you, but Crispus and Caius, lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.  
And I could not speak unto you bre●theren as unto spiritual, 
1. Cor. 3.  but as unto carnal, even as it were unto babes in Christ I gave you milk to drink, and not meat. For ye are yet carnal. As long verily as there is among you envying, strife and dissension, are ye not carnal, and walk after the manner of men? As long as one sayeth, I hold of Pa●l and an ather I am of Apollo, are ye not carnal? What is Paul●? What thing is Apollo? Only minister● are they, by whom ye believed, even a● the Lord gave every man grace. I have planted, Apollo, watered, but God gave the increase. So then, neither is he that plants any thing, neither he that waterethe: But God that gave the increase. He ●hat planteth, and he that watereth are neither better than the other. Therefore let no man rejoice in men, for all things are yours, whether it be Paul, either Apollo, either Cephas, whether it be the world, either life, ●yther death, whether they be present things, or things to come: all are yours, and ye are Christ's, and Christ is Gods.  

1. Cor, 4.  Let men this wise esteem us, even as ●he ministers of Christ, and disposers of the secrets of God. Furthermore it is required of the dysposers that they be found faithful. These things brethren have I described in mine own person and Apollo's for your sakes, that ye might learn by us, that no man count of himself beyond that which is above written: that one swell not against an other for any man's cause. For who preferreth thee? Now ye are full: now ye are made rich: Ye reign a● kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign that we might reign with you.  
God hath called us in peace. 
1. Cor. 7. 1. Cor. 11.   
If there be any man among you that lustethe to strive, let him know that we have no such custom, neither the congregation of God. This I warn ye of, and commend not, that ye come together not after a better manner, but after a worse. first of all when ye come together in the congregation, I hear that there is dissension among you, and I partly believe it. For there must be heresies and sects among you, that they which are perfect among you, might be known. When y● come together a man can●e not ●a●● the lords supper. For every ma● beginneth afore to eat his own supper. And one is hungry, and an other is dron●ken. Have ye not house● to ea●e and to drink in? Or else despise ye the congregation of God, and shame them that have not? what shall I say unto you? shall I praise you? In this praise I you not.  

1. Co●. 14.  For God is not causer of sty●fe, but of peace, as I teach in all congregations of saints.  

Gala. 6.  And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon Israel that pertaineth to God.  

Phili. 1.  Only let your conversation be, as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent I may yet hear of you, that ye continue in one spirit, and in one soul, labouring as we do, to maintain the ●ayeth of the gospel.  

Phi. 2.  Therefore if there be among you a●●e consolation in Christ, if there be any comfortable love, if there be any fellowship of the spirit, if there be any compassion or mercy, fulfil my joy, that ye draw one way, having one love, being's at one accord and of one mind.  
Nevertheless in that whereunto we are come, 
Phi. ●.  let us proceed by one rule that we may be of one accord.  
I pray Enodias, 
Phi. 1.  and beseech Sintyches that they be of one accord in the Lord.  
And the peace of God rule in your hearts, 
Collo. 3.  to the which peace ye are called in one body.  
Strive not about words, 
2. Tim. 2●  which is to no profit, but to pervert the hearers. Foolish & unlearned questions put from thee, remembering that they do but gender strife, but the servant of God must not strive, but must be peaceable unto all men?  
foolish questions, 
Titu. 3.  and genealogies and brawling, and strife about the law, avoid, for they are unprofitable and superfluous   

¶ Against temerarius and inordinate judgements. Capi. 22.  

Rom. ●.  Therefore art thou inexcusable o man, who so ever thou be that judgest. For in that same wherein thou i●dgest an other, thou condempnest thyself. For thou that judgest, dost even the same self things. But we are sure that the judgement of God is according to truth, against them which commit such things. Thinkest thou this O thou man that judgest them which do such things, and yet dost even the very same, that thou shalt escape the judgement of God? Ether ●espises● thou the riches of his goodness, patience & long sufferance? and remember'st not thou how that the kindness of God leadeth the to repentance? but thou after thine hard heart that can not repent, heapest together the treasure of wrath against the day of vengeance when shall be opened the righteousness of God, which will reward every man according to his deeds.  
One believeth that he may eat all thing. Let not him that eateth, 
Rom. 14.  despise him that eateth not. And let not him which eateth not, judge him that eateth. For God hath received him. What art thou that judgest an other mann●s servant? Whether he stand or fall, that pertaineth unto his master. Ye he shall stand. For God is able to make him stand This man putteth difference between day and day, an other man counteth all days a like. See that no man waver in his own meaning. He that observeth one day more than the other, doth it for the lords pleasure. And he that observeth not one day more than an other, doth it to please the lord also. And he that eateth, doth it to please the Lord, and giveth God thanks. But why dost thou then judge thy brother? Other why dost y● despise thy brother? we shall all be brought before the judgement seat of Christ, for it is written. 
Esa. 45●  As truly as I live saith the lord all knees shall bow to me● & all tong● shall give acknowledge to God. So shall every one of us give accounts of himself to God. Let ●s not therefore judge one an other any more. But judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. Happy and blessed is ●e that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.  

1. Cor. 4.  With me it is a very small thing, that I should be judged of you, either of man's day. No I judge not mine own self. I know nought by myself, yet am I not thereby justified. It is the Lord that judgeth me. Therefore judge nothing before the time until the Lord come, which will lighten things that are hidden in darkennesse, and open the counsels of the hearts. And then shall every man have praise of God.  

1. Cor. 5.  What have I to do, to judge them which are without? Do ye not judge them that are with in? Them that are without, God shall judge.  

1. Cor. 6.  How dare one of you having business with an other go to law under the wicked, and not rather under the saints? Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? if the world shall be judged by y●u: are ye not good enough to judge small trifles? know ye not how that we shall iudg● the Angels? How much more may we judge things that pertain to the life? If ye have iudgement●● of worldly matters, take them which are despised in the congregation, and make them judges. This I say to your shame● Is there utterly no wise man among you, what not one at all, that can judge between brother and brother, but one brother goeth to law with an other, anywhat under the vnbeleuers● Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with an other. Why● rather suffer ye not wrong? Why rather suffer ye not yourselves to be rob? Nay, ye yourselves do wrong, and rob, and that the brethren, ●oo ye not know a●d remember how that the unrighteous shall not in●eryte the kingdom of God●  
If we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. 
2. Cor. 11.  But when we are judged of the Lord, we are chastened, because we should not be damned with the world.  
Of them which seem to be greet (what they were in ●ime passed, 
Gala. ●.  it maketh no matter to me) God ●oketh on no man's person.  
Let no man therefore judge you about meat, 
Collo. 2.  or drink, or for a piece of an holy day as of the new moan, or of the sabbath days, which are nothing but shadows of things to come. but the body is in Christ.   

¶ Of spiritual furtherance and perf●●tion. Capitu. 23.  
Perceive ye not how that they which run in a course, run all, 
1. Cor. 9  yet but one receaue●h the reward. So run, that ye may obtain●●uery man that proveth masteries, abstaineth from all things, and they do it to obtain a corruptible crown: but we to obtain an uncorruptible crown. I therefore so run, not as at an uncertain thing. So fight I, not as one that beateth the air.  
C●uet after the best gifes. 
1. Cor. 12.   
When I was a child, I spoke a● a child I understood as a child, 
1. Cor. 13.  I imagined as a child but as soon as I was a man, I put away chyl●yshnesse.  
Even so ye (for as much as ye covet spiritual gifts) 
1. Cor. 14.  seek that ye may have plenty unto the edifying of the congregation.  
We as helpers, 
1. Cor. 6.  therefore erhorte you, that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. For he sayeth: I have heard th● in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I heard thee. Behold, now is that well accepted time, 
Esa. 4●.  behold now is that day of saluaion.  
God is able to make you rich in all grace, that ye in all things having sufficient unto the uttermost, may be rich unto all manner good works, a● it is written. 
Psal. 100  He hath sparsed abroad and hath given too the poor? his righteousness remaineth for ever. He that findeth the sour se●de, shall minister bread for food, and shall multiply your seed, and increase the fruits of your righteou●enesse, that on all parties ye may be made ●iche in all singleness, which causeth through us thanks giving unto God.  

Gala. 4.  Be fervent always in a good thing and not only when I am present with you.  
Let us follow the truth in love, 
Ephe. 4.  and in all things grow in him which is the head, that is to say Christ.  

Ephe. 5.  Ye were once darkennes, but are now light in the Lord, walk as the children of light. For the fruit of the spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth, accepting that which is pleasing to the Lord.  
The fruit of the spirit is love, 
Gala. 5.  joy peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance, continence, chastity. Against such there is no law.  
Furthermore we beseech you brethren, 
1. Thes. 4.  and exhort you in the Lord jesus, that ye increase more and more even as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God.  
Wherefore let us love the doctrine pertaining to the beginning of a Christian man, 
Heb. 6.  and let us go unto perfection, and now lay no more the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of ●ayeth toward God, of Baptism, of doctrine, and of laying on of hands, and of resurretion from death, and of eternal judgement. And so will we do, ●f God permit. Nevertheless dear friends we trust to see better of you, and things which accompany salvation, though we thus speak. Yea and we desire that every one of you show the same diligence, to the stablishing of hope, even unto the end, that ye faint not, but follow them which thorough faith and patience inherit the promises.  

Phi. 3.  Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow, if ●hat I may comprehend that, wherein I am comprehended of Christ jesu. Brethren I count not myself that I have gotten it: but one thing I say, I forget that which is behind, and stretched myself unto that which is before, and praise unto that mark appointed, to obtain the reward of the high calling of God in Christ jesu. Let us therefore as many as be perfect, be thus wise minded, and if ye be other wise minded. I pray God open even this unto you.  

Heb. 5.  But strong meat belongeth to them that are perfect, which thorough custom have their wits excercised, to judge both good and evil also.  
Growing up to full holiness in the fear of God. 
2. Cor. 7.   
Brethren be not children in wytie. How be it, 
1. Cor. 14.  as concerning maliciousness, be children, but in wit be perfect.  
Now therefore ye are delivered from sin, 
Rom. 6.  and made the servants of God. And have your fruit that ye should be sanctified, and the end everlasting life. But eternal life is the grace and gift of God, through jesus Christ our Lord.  
Either know ye not how that your bodies are the temple of the holy ghost, 
1. Cor. ●.  which is in you, whom ye have of God, and that ye are not your own? For ye are dearly bought. Therefore glorify ye God in your bodies, and in your spirits, for they are Gods.  
The first man is of the earth, 
1. Cor. 15.  earthly, the second man from heaven heavenly. As is the earthly, such are they that are earthly. And as is the heavenly, such are they that are heavenly. Therefore as we have borne the image of the earthly, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly. This say I brethren that flesh and blood can not inherit the kingdom of God. Neither shall corruption inherit incorruption.  
I am crucified with Christ. I live verily: 
Gala. 2.  yet now not I But Christ liveth in me. Which loved me, and gave himself for me. I despise not the grace of God.  

Gala. 6.  From hence forth, let no man put me to business. For I bear in my body the marks of the Lord jesu.  

Collo. 4.  Epaphras the servant of Christ, which is one of you, saluteth you, and always laboureth servantly for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and full in all that is the will of God.  

Phi. 3.  Our conversation is in heaven.  
Therefore my brethren dear lie beloved and longed for, 
Phi. 4.  my joy and crown, so continue in the Lord.  

1. Thes. 2.  Ye are wytne●ses, and so is God, how holily and justly, and unblameablye, we behaved ourselves among you that believe, as ye know how that we exhorted, and comforted, and besought every one of you, a● a father his children, that ye would walk worthy of God, which hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.  
Ye are all the the children of light● 
1. Thes. 5.  and the children of the day.  
Wherefore I warn thee, 
2. Timo. 1.  that thou stir up the gift of God which is in thee, by the putting on of my hands. For God hath not given unto us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of soberness of mind. Therefore be not ashamed to testify our Lord neither be ashamed of me, which am bound for his sake: but suffer thou adversity also with the Gospel, through the power of God.   

¶ Of just and charitable correption. Cap●. 24.  
Have no fellowship with the vnfrutef●ll works of darkness, 
Ephe. 5.  but rather rebuke them. For it is shame even too name those things, which are done of them in secret: but all things, when they are rebuked of the light are manifest, for what so ever is manifest, that same is light. Wherefore he saith, awake thou that ●●epest, and stand up from death, and Christ shall give the light.  

1. Thes.  We beseech you brethren, warn and rebuke them that are unruly.  

2. Thes. 3.  If any man obey not our sayings count him not as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.  

1. Timon 5.  Rebuke not an elder, b●t exhort him as a father. Them that sin rebuke openly, that other may fear.  

2. Timo. 4.  I testify before God, and Christ jesus, which shall judge quick and dead, and by his coming and kingdom, be it in season or out of season, improve, rebuke, preach the word, be ●eeuente, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. For the time will come, when they will not suffer wholesome doctrine, but after their own lusts shall they (whose ears itch) get them an help of teachers, and shall turn their ears from the truth, and shall be given unto fables.  
All scripture is profitable to improve and rebuke. 
2. Tim●. 3.   
These things speak, 
Titu. 2.  exhort, and rebuke with all commanding.  
The servant of God with modesty must reprove them that resist the truth, 
2. Timo. 2.  if that God at any time will give them repentance for too know the truth and come again to themselves out of the snare of the devil, which are now taken of him at his will.  
For when as concerning the time, 
Heb. 5  ye ought to be teachers, yet have ye need again that we teach you the first principles of the word of God and are become such, as have need of milk, and not strong meat. For ●uerye man that is feed with milk, is inexpert in the word of ryghteousene●se. For he is but a babe.  
What son is that whom the father chas●eneth no●? 
Heb. 12.   
All manner of chastening in the present time seemeth not too be joyous, but grievous: Nevertheless afterward, it bringeth the quiet fruit of righteousness unto them which are therein exercised.   

¶ Of temptation. Capitu. 25.  

1. Cor. 10.  LEt us not tempt Christ, as some of them tempted and were destroyed of serpents. None other temptation hath taken you, but such as followeth the nature of man. But God is faithful, which shall not suffer you to be tempted above your strength, but shall in the mids of the temptation make away to escape out, and sustain it.  

 The God of peace shall tread Satan under your feet shortly.  

2. Cor. 11.  For these false apostles are deceitful workers, and fashion themselves like unto the apostles of Christ. And no marvel, for Satan him self is changed in to the fashion of an Angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing, though his ministers fashion themselves, as though they were the ministers of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their deeds.  
And lest I should be exalted out of measure thorough the abundance of revelations: 
2. Cor. 12.  there was given unto me unquietness of the flesh, the m●ssenger of Satan to buffet me. For this thing besought I the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, my grace is suffyente for thee, for my strength is made perfect thorough weakness.  
The flesh l●steth contrary to the spirit, 
Gala. 5.  and the spirit contrary to the flesh. etc. As above. Ca 16.  
Neither give place unto the devil.  
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, 
Ephe. 4. Ephe. 6.  but against power and worldly rulers. etc. as above Capi. 18. 
1. Thes. 2.   
For as much brethren as we are kept from you for a season as concerning the bodily presence, but not in the heart, we enforced the more to● see you personablye with great desire. And therefore we would have come to you, I Paul, but Satan withstood us.  
For this cause when I could no longer forbear, 
1. Thes. 3.  I sent, that I might have knowledge of your faith, least happily the tempter had tempte● you, and that our labour had been bestowed in vain.  

Heb. 2.  In that Christ himself suffered, and was tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.  

Heb. 4.  seeing then that we have not an high priest, which can not have compassion on our infirmities, but in all points tempted like as we are: but yet without sin.  

●. Cor. 2.  That we be not circumvented of sathan. For his thoughts are not unknown unto us.  

●. Tim●. 2.  No man is crowned, except he stri●e lawfully.   

¶ Of prayer. Capitu. 26.  
Likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities. 
Ro●. ●.  For we know not what to pray for, or to desire as we ought: but the spirit maketh intercession mightily for us. And he that searcheth the hearts, knoweth what is the meaning of the spirit, for he maketh intercession forth saints according to the pleasure of God. Christ maketh intercession for us.  
If I pray with the tongue, my spirit prayeth, 
1. Cor. 14●  but my mind is without fruit. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and will pray wi●h the mind also. I will sing with spirit, and will sing with the mind also.  
Continue in prayer, 
Rom. ●●.   
Pray always with all manner prayer and supplication, 
Ephe. ●.  and that in the spirit, and watch thereunto with all instance, and supplication for all saints.  
In all things show your petition 
Phi. 4.  unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks.  
Continue in prayer & watch in the 
Collo. 4.  ●ame with thanks giving.  

1. Thes. 5.  Pray continually.  
I pray you therefore, that above all things, 
1. Timo. 2.  prayers supplications, intercessions, and giving of thanks b● had for all men, for kings, and for all that are in authority, that we may live a quiet and a peaceable life, in all Godliness and honesty, and chastity. For that is good and accepted in the sight of God our saviour. I will therefore that the men pray every where lifting up their hands without wrath or doubting. Likewise also the women that they array themselves in comely apparel with shamefastness and discrete behaviour.  

Heb. 5.  Christ in the days of his flesh did offer up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death. And was also heard, because of his Godly reverence.  
Therefore he is able also ever to save them that come unto God by him, 
Heb. 7.  seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for us.  
Christ is entered in to very heaven for to appear now in the sight of God for us. 
Heb. 9    

¶ Of spiritual gloriation, or joy, and inward consolation. And against vain glory. Capitu. 27.  
TO every man that doth good, shall come praise, 
Rom. 2.  honour, and peace, to the jew first, and also to the gentle.  
We glory and rejoice in the hope of the children of God, 
Rom. 5.  neither do we so only, but we rejoice in tribulations, and we rejoice and joy in God by the means of our Lord jesus Christ, by whom we have received the attenment.  
The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing. 
Rom. 15.   
Therefore let no man glory or rejoice in men. 
1. Cor. 3.  For all things are yours whether it be Paul, either Apollo, either Cephas, whether it be the world, either life, either death's, whether they be present things, or things to come: all are youree, and ye are Christ's, and Christ i● Gods.  

1. Cor. 5.  Your rejoicing is not good● know ye not that a little leaven soureth the whole lump of dough?  

2. Cor. 1.  God which comforteth us in all our tribulation in so much that we are able to comfort them which are troubled in what so ever tribulation it be. With the same exhortion and comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the afflictions of Christ are plenteous in us, even so is our consolation plenteous by Christ. Whether we be troubled for your consolation and salvation, which salvation showeth her power in that ye suffer the same afflictions which we also sufferior whether we be comforted for your consolation and salvation, yet our hope is steadfast for you, in as much as we know how that as we have your● part in afflictions, so shall ye be partakers of consolation. For our glory and rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in singleness and Godly pureness, and not in the fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God we have had our conversation in the world, and most of all to you wards. We writ no other things too you, then that ye read and also know. Yea, and I trust ye shall find us unto the end, even as ye have foedde us partly, for we are your rejoicing, even as ye are ours in the day of our Lord jesus Christ.  
Therefore I am glad of you. 
Rom. 1●   
seeing then that we know how the lord is to be feared, 
2. Cor. 5.  we persuade and far fair with you. For we are known well enough unto God. I trust also that we are known in your consciences, we praise not ourselves again unto you, vut we give you an occasion to glory and rejoice of us, that ye may have some what against them, which rejoice in the face, and not in the heart.  

2. Co●●.  We have showed you before that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you. I am very bold over you, and rejoice greatly in you. I am filled with comfort, and am exceeding joyous in all our tribulations. For God that comforteth the abject, comforted us at the coming of Titus. And not with his coming only, but also with the consolation wherewith he was comforted of you. For he told us your desire, your mourning, your ●eruente mind to me ward, so that I now rejoice the more. Therefore we are comforted, & exceadingly the more joyed we, for the joy that Titus had because that his spirit was refreshed of you all. I am therefore not now ashamed, though I boasted myself to him of you, for as all things which I speak unto you are true, even so is our boasting, that I boasted myself to Titus with all, ●ounde true. I rejoice that I may be bold over you in all things.  

2. Cor. 8.  I do you to wit brethren, of the grace of God which is given in them congregations of Macedonia, how that the abundance of their rejoicing is, that they are tried with much tribulation. And thereto though they were exceeding poor, yet have they given exceeding richly, and that in singleness.  
We will not glory above measure, 
2. Cor. 10.  but according too the measure and quantity which God hath distributed unto us, a measure that reacheth even to you. For we streiche not ou●e ourselves beyond measure although we had not reached unto you. For even unto you have we come with the gospel of Christ, nor we boast not ourselves out of measure in other men's labours. Ye and we hope, when your faith is increased among you, to be magnified according to our measure more largely, and to preach the gospel in those regions which are beyond you, and not to rejoice of that which is by an other man's measure prepared already. Let him that rejoiceth, rejoice in the Lord, for he that praiseth him self, is not allowed, but he whom the Lord praiseth.  

2. Cor. 11.  I say again, lest any man think that I am foolish: or else even now take me as a fool, that I may glorify and boast myself a little. That I speak, I speak i● not after the w●●es of the Lord, b●t as it were foolishly, while we are come to bostinge. seeing that many rejoice after the flesh, I will rejoice also. W●ere in so ever any man dare be bold (I speak folishelye) I dare be bold also. They are hebrews, so am I. They are Israelites, even so am I. They are the seed of Abraham, even so am I. They are the ministers of of Christ (I speak as a fool) I am more. If I muss● needs rejoice. I will rejoice and glory of mine infirmities.  

2. Cor. 12.  very gladly therefore will I rejoice of my weakness, that the strength of Chri●t may dwell in me.  

Gala. 6.  God forbidden that I should rejoice but in the cross of our lord jesus Christ, where by the world is crucified as touching me, and I as concerning the world.  
What then? So that Christ be preached all manner ways, 
Phi. 1.  whether it be by occasion, or of true meaning, I therein joy, ye & will joy. For I know that this shall chance to m● salvation through your prayer & ministering of the spirit of jesus Christ as I look for & hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed.  
Yea and though I be offered up upon the offering and sacrifice of your faith, 
Phi. 2.  I rejoice, and reio●ce with you all. For the same cause also rejoice ye. and rejoice ye with me.  
Moreover my brethren rejoice in the Lord. 
Phi. 3.   
Rejoice in the lord always, 
Phi. 4.  & again I say rejoice. The Lord is even at hand. Be not careful. I reioy●e in the lord greatly, that now at the last ye are revived again to care for me in that ye were also careful. etc.  
What thanks can we recompense to God again for you, 
1. Thes. 3.  over all the joy that we joy for your sakes before our God, while we night and day pray exceadingly that we might see you presently, and might fulfil that, which is lacking in your faith.  

1. Thes. 5.  Comfort yourselves together, comfort the feeble minded.  

1. Thes. 2.  What is our hope or joy or crown of rejoicing: are not ye it in the presence of our Lord jesus Christ at his coming? Yes ye, are our glory and joy.  
We have great joy and consolation over thy love, 
Ad phile.  for by thee (brother) the saints are comforted. Even so brother, let me enjoy the in the Lord, comfort my bowels in the Lord.   

¶ Against loquacity, and idleness. Capitu. 28.  
THe kingdom of God is not in words, 
1. Cor. 4.  but in power.  
Evil and malicious words, corrupt good manners. 
1. Cor. 15.   

●. Cor. 1.  Did I use lightness? Or think I carnally those things, which I think that with me should be yea yea, & nay nay. God is faithful: for our preaching unto you, is not ye and nay, but in him it was yea.  
Wherefore put away lying, 
Ephe. 4.  and speak every man truth unto his neighbour, for as much as we are members one of an other.  
But he ye fulfilled with the spirit speaking unto yourselves in psalms and hymns, 
Ephe. 5.  and spiritual songs.  
I besought the to abide still in Ephesus when I departed in to Macedonia, 
1. Timo. 1.  even so do, that thou command some that they teach no other wise, neither give heed to fables and genealogies which are endless and breed doubts, more than godly edifying which is by faith. from the which things some have erred, and have turned unto vain iangelinge, because they would be doctoures in the scripture, and yet understand not what they speak, neither whereof they affirm.  
And also they learn to go from house to house, 
1 Timo. 5.  idle, ye not idle only, but also tri●inge and busy bodies, speaking things which are not comely.  

2. Thes. 3.  For when we were with you, this we warned you of, that if there were any which would not work, that the same should not eat. We have heard say no doubt that there are some which walk among you inordinately, and work not at all● but are curius and busibodies. Then that are such we command, and exhort by the Lord jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.  

●. Timo. 4.  Cast away unghostlye and old● wives fables.  

Titu. 2.  With an whole some word, which can not be rebuked, that he which withstandeth may be ashamed, having no thing in you that ●e may dispraise.   

¶ Of internal reformation, & thanks giving, and of certain spiritual exercises, and of the ordinance of all things to the last end. Capi●u. 29.  
FAshion not yourselves like unto this world. 
Rom. ●●.  Bu●●e ye changed i● your shape, by the renewing of yoore wits, that ye may fel● what thing that good, that acceptable, and perfect will of god is.  
purge therefore the old leu●n, 
1. Cor. 5.  that ye may be new dough, as ye are s●eat● bread. For Christ our Est●r lamb 〈◊〉 offered v●●or v●. Therefore let us k●pe holy day, not with old lea●●● neither with the leaven of maliciousness and wi●kednesse● but with the sweet brand of pureness & truth.  
Therefore whether ye eat or drin●, 
1. Cor. 10.  or what so ever ye do, do all to the praise of God.  
For if we be ●o servant, 
2. Cor. 5.  to God we are to servant. Y● we keep measure, for your cause keep we measure, for the love of Christ constraineth us.  
Be ye renewed in the spirit of your minds, 
Ephe. 4.  and put on that new man. which after the image of God, is shapen of righteousness & true holiness.  
singing and making melody to 
Ephe. 5.  the lord in your hearts giving thanks always for all things unto God the father, in the name of our Lord jesus Christ.  

Phi. 4.  Furthermore brethren, what so ever things are true, what so ever things are honesse, what so ever thinger are just, what so ever things are pure, what so ever things pertain to love, what so ever things are of honest report, if there be any virtuous thing, if there be any laudable thing, those have ye in your mind, which ye have both learned and received, beard and also seen in me, those things do: and the God of peace shall be with you.  

Collo. 3.  Let the old man with his works be put of, and the new be put on, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that made him, where is neither gentle nor jew, circumcision nor vncir●ū●●sion, barbarous or Sithian, bound or fire, but Christ is in all things, and see that ye ●e thankful, ●eache and exhort your own selues● in psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs, which have favour with them, singing in your hearts to our Lord. And all things (what so ever ye do in word or deed) do it in the name of the Lord jesus, giving thanks to God the father by him.  
In all things give thanks, 
1. Thes. 5.  for this is the will of God in Christ jesus toward you.  
For by him offer we the sacrifice of laud always to God: 
Heb. 13.  that is to say, the fruit of our lips, which confess his name.  
Which delivered us from so great perils, 
2 Co. 1.  in whom we trust, that yet here after he will deliver, by the help of your prayer for us, that by the means of many occasions, thanks may be given of many on our behalf, for the grace given unto us.  
For I do all things for your sakes, 
2. Cor. 4.  that the plenteous grace by thanks giving of many, may resound to the praise of God.   

¶ Of original sin, and the transfusion thereof. And of the comparison of Christ's grace, to Adam's fall. Capi. 30.  

Rom. 5.  WE have now by jesus Chris● received the atonement wherefore as by one man's sin entered in to the world, and death by the means of sin●e, so death went over all men in so much that all men sinned. For death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them also that sinned not with like transgression as did Adam: which is the similitude of him that is to come. But the gift is not like as the sinne● For if thorough the sin of one many be dead, much more plenteous upon many was the grace of God, and gift of grace, which grace was given by one man jesus Christ. And the gift is not over one sin, as death came thorough one sin of one that sinned. For damnation came of one sin unto condemnation: but the gift came to justify from many sins. For if by the sin of one death raigne● by the means of one, much mor● shall they which receive abundance of grace, and of the gif● of righteousness, reign in li●e by the means of one (that is to say) jesus Christ. Wherefore then as by the sin of one, condemnation came on all men, even so by the justifying of ●ne cometh the righteousness the bringeth life upon all men. For as by one man's disobedience many became sinners, so by the obedience of one● shall many be made righteous. And where abundance of sin was, there was more plentuousenesse of grace. That as sin had reigned unto death, even ●o might grace reign thorough righteousness, unto eternal life, by the help of jesus Christ our Lord. We know that the law is spiritual, 
Rom. 7,  but I am carnal sold under sin, because I wot not what I do● for what I would, that do I not, but that I hate, that do I. If I now do that which I would not. I grant to the law that it is good. So then now it is not I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me (that is to say in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing. To will is present with me, but I find no means to perform that which is good. For I do not that good thing which I would: but that evil do I which I would not, finally if I do that I would not, then is it not I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in m● doth it. I find then by the law, that when I would do good, evil is present with me. I delight in the law of God, concerning the inner man. But I see another law in my members rebelling against the law of my mind, and subduing me unto the law of sin which is in my members. So then I myself in my mind serve the law of God, and in my flesh the law of sin.  

Ephe. 1.  We were naturally the children of wrath, even as well as other.  

1. Cor. 15.  For by man came death, and by a man came the resurrection of the dead. For as by Adam all die, even so by Christ shall all be made a live.  
For that the law could not do, in asmuch as it was weak because of the flesh, 
Rom. 8.  that performed God, and sent his son in the similitude of sinful flesh, and by sin damned sin in the flesh, that the righteousness required of the law, might be fulfilled in us, which walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit.   

¶ Of threefold heaviness, laudable, vituperable, and indifferent. Capitu. 31.  
I Say the truth in Christ, 
Rom. 9  and lie not in that my conscience beareth me witness in the holy ghost, that I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart for my brethren, which are Israelites.  
But I determined this with myself, 
2. Cor. ●.  that I would not come again to you in heaviness. For if I make you sorry, who is it, that should make me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me. And I wrote this same to you, lest if I came I should take heaviness of th●m, of whom I ought to rejoice. Certainly this confidence have I in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all. For in great affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote unto you with many tears, not to make you sorry, but that ye might perceive the love which I have most specially unto you. If any man hath caused sorrow, the same hath not made me sorry, but partly, lest I should grieve you all.  
Wherefore though I made you sorry with a letter, 
2. Cor. 7.  I repent not: though I did repent. For I perceive that the same pistle made you sorry, though ye were bu● a season. But now I rejoice, not that ye were sorry, but that ye so sorrowed that ye repented. For ye sorrowed Godly: so that in nothing ye were hurt by us. For godly sorrow causeth repentance unto salvation not to be repent of: when worldly sorrow causeth death. Behold what diligence this Godly sorrow that ye took, hath wrought in you: it caused indignation, it caused ●●are, it caused desire, it caused a fervent mind, it caused punishment. For in all things ye have showed yourselves that ye w●re clear in that matter.  
Epaphroditus was sick, and that even to death. 
Phi. 2.  But God had mercy on him, not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.  
I would not brethren have you ignorant 
1. Thes. 4.  concerning them which are fall●n a sleep, that ye sorrow not as o●her do, which have no hope.   

¶ An exhortation to labour for felicity and beatitude itself. Capitu. 32.  
I suppose that the afflictions of 
Rom. 8.  this life are not worthy of the glory which shall be ●hewed upon us. For the fervent desire of the creatures abideth looking when the sons of God shall appear, because the creature's are subdued to vanity against their will, but for his will which subdueth them in hope. For the very creature shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption, in to the glorious liberty of the sons of God.  
This also I know, I mean the season, 
Rom. 13.  how that it is the time that we should now awake out of sleep. For now is our salvation nearer than when we ●eleue. The night is passed, and the day is come nigh. Let us therefore cast away the deeds of darkness. And let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly as it were in the day light, and put ye on the Lord jesus Christ.  
For it is written. The eye hath not seen, 
1. Cor. 2.  and the ear hath not hard, neither have entered in the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him, but God ●athe opened them unto us, by his spirit.  

1. Cor. 13.  Now we see in a glass, even in a dark speaking, but then shall we see face to face. now I know unperfectly, but then shall I know, even as I am known.  
Wherefore we are not wearied. 
2. Cor. 4.  For our exceeding tribulation which is momentany and light, prepareth an exceeding and an eternal weight of glory unto us.  
We know surely of our earthy 
2. Cor. ●.  mansion wherein we now dwell were destroyed, that we have a building ordained of God, an habitation not made with hands, but eternal in heaven. 
Gala. 6.   
Let us not be weary of well doing. For when the time is come, we shall reap without weariness. While we have therefore time, let us do good to all men, and specially unto them, which are of the household of faith.  
For the things that were vantage unto me, 
Phi. 3.  I counted loss for Christ's sake. For whom I have counted all thing loss, and do judge them but dung, that I might win Christ, and might be found in him● not having mine own righteousness which is of the law: but that which springeth of the faith which is in Christ. I mean the righteousness which cometh of God thorough faith in knowing him, and the virtue of resurrection, and the fellowship of his passion, that I might be conformable unto his death, if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection o● the dead.  
For why God the father hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of saints in light, 
Collo. 1.  which hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us in to the kingdom of his dear son, in whom we have redemption through ●is blood, and forgiveness of our sins.  
Therefore if ye be risen again with Christ, 
Collo. 3.  seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affections on things that are above, and not on things which are on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life i● hid with Christ in God. When Christ which is your life shall ●hewe himself, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.  
Fight the good fight of faith. 
1. Timo. 6.  Lay hand on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, & hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.  
I know whom I have believed, 
2. Timo. 1.  and am sure that he is able to keep that which I have committed to his keeping against that day.  
Suffer affliction as a good soldier of jesus Christ. 
2. Timo. 2.  For the husbandman that laboureth must first receive of the fruits.  
I am now ready to be offered, 
2. Timo. 4.  and the time of my departing is at hand. I have fought a good fight, and have fulfilled my course, and have kept the faith. From hence forth is laid up for me a crown of righteousness which the lord that is a righteous judge shall give me at that day, not to me only, but unto all them that love his coming.  
For the grace of God, 
Titu. 2.  that bringeth salvation unto all men, hath appeared and teacheth us, that we should deny ungodliness, and wordly lusts, and that we should live sober minded, righteouselye, and godly in this presentete world, looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of the mighty God jesus Christ.  

Heb. 4.  But we which have believed, do enter in to his rest, as contrary will h● said to the other: I have sworn in my wrath, they shall not enter in to my rest. And that spoke he verily long after that the works were made, and the foundations of the world, laid. For he spoke in a certain place of the seventh day, o● this wise. And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. 
Gene. 2.  And in this place again. 
Psal. 94.  They shall not come in to my rest. seeing therefore it followeth that some must enter the● in to, and they to whom it was fyr● preached, entered not therein for unbeleves sake. Again he appoynte● in David a certain present day aft●● s● long a time, saying as it is rehearsed: this day if ye hear his ●●ice, 
Psal. 9●.  be not hard hearted. For if joshua had given rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of an other day. There remaineth therefore yet a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered in his rest, doth tras● from his own works as god did from his. Let us haste and study therefore to enter in ●o that rest, least any man fall after the same ensample, in to vnbeliefe●  
For when God made promise to Abraham, 
Heb. 6.  because he had no greater thing to swear by, he swear by himself saying. Surely I will bless thee, and multiply thee in deed. And and so after he had suffered and tarried a long time, 
Gene 23.  he enjoyed the promes● men verily swear by him ●hat is greater than themselves, and an oath to confirm the thing, is among them an end of all strife. So god willing very abundantly to show unto the heyers of promise the stableness of his counsel, he added an oath that by two immutable things (●n which it was unpossible that God should lie) w● might have perfect consolation, which have fled. For to hold fast the hope that is s●t be●ore us.  
For here we have no continuing city, 
Heb. 13.  but we seek one to come.   

¶ Of the dyssolutive desire to be with Christ. Capitu. 33.  

Rom. 8.  WE know that every creature groaneth wi●h us also, and travaileth in pain even unto this time. Not they only but even we also which have the fir●● fruits of the spirit mourn in our● selves, and wait for the adoption, ● look for the deliverance of our bodies.  

Rom. 7.  O wretched man that I am: wh● shall deliver me from this body o● death? ●he grace of God, through I●su Christ our Lord.  

1. Cor. 13.  For our knowledge is unperfect, and our prophesying is vnperfect● But when that, which is perfect i● come: then that which is unperfect, shall be done away.  
Herefore sigh we, 
2. Cor. 5.  desiring to be clothed with our mansion which is from heau●n, so yet, if we be found clothed and not naked. For as long as we are in this tabernacle, we sigh and are grieved. For we would not be unclothed, but wo●lde be clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. He that hath ordained us for this thing, is God: the which hath given unto us the earnest of the spirit. And we hear and know well, that as long as we are in the body, we are absent from God. For we walk in faith and see not. Nevertheless we are of good comfort, and had l●uer to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Wherefore whether we be at home, or from home, we endeavour ourselves to please him.  
For Christ is to me life, 
Phi. 1.  and death is to me a vantage. If it chance me too live in the flesh, that is too me fruitful for to work, and what t● choose I wo● not. I am constrained of two things, I desire to be loosed and to be with Christ which thing is best of all. Never the l●sse to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. And this I am sure of, that I shall abide, and with you all concinne for the furtherance and joy of your faith, that ye may more aboudantly rejoice in jesus Christ thorough me, by my coming to you again.  

Heb. 11.  And they all died in faith, and received not the promises: but saw them a far of, and believed them, and saluted them, and confessed them, that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. They that say such things, declare that they seek a country. And if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they had leisure to have returned again. But now they desire a be●ter, that is to say a heavenly. Wherefore God is not a shamed of them, even to be called their God: For he hath prepared for them a cy●ye.   

¶ Against idolatry. Capi●u. 34.  
WHen the● counted them selves 
Rom. ●.  wise they became fools and turned the glory of the immortal God, unto the similitude of the image of a mortal man, and of birds, and four footed beasts, and of serpents. Which turned his truth unto a lie, and worshipped and served the creatures more than the maker, which is blessed for ever.  
Of such things which are dedicated unto idols, 
1. Cor. 8.  we are sure that we all have knowledge. To speak of meat dedicate unto idols: we are sure that there is none idol in the world, and that there is none other God but one. And though there be that are called Gods, whether in heaven, or in earth (as there be gods many, and Lords many) yet unto us is there but one God, which is the father, of whom are all things, and we in him, and one lord jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. But every man hath not knowledge.  

1. Cor. 10.  Neither be ye worshippers of idols as were some of them, according as it is written. The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up again to play. Wherefore my dear beloved, fly from worshipping of idols. Are not they which eat of the sacrifice, partakers of the altar? What say I then that the ydol is any thing? or that it, which is offered to idols is any thing? Nay, but I say that these things which the gentiles offer, they offer to devils, and not to God. And I would not that ye should have fellowship with the devils. Ye can not drink of the cup of the Lord, and of the cup of the devils. Ye can not be partaker of the lords table, and of the table of devils. Either shall we provoke the Lord? Or are we stronger than he?  

Exo. 32.  Ye know that when ye were gentiles, ye went your ways unto dumb idols, even as ye were led.  
Wherefore I declare unto you that no man speaking in the spirit of god● 
1. Cor. 12.  defyeth jesus.  
But when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them, 
Gala. 4.  which by nature were no Gods. But now seeing ye know God (yet rather are known of God) how is it, that ye turn again unto the weak, and simple ceremonies, where unto again ye desire a fresh to be in bondage.   

¶ Against divers vices of men. Capitu. 35.  
THey are without excuse, 
Rom. 1.  in as much as when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful, but waxed full of vanities in their ymagynations, and their foolys●e hearts were blinded. Wherefore God likewise gave them up unto their heart's lusts, unto uncleanness, to defile their own bodies between themselves. And as it seemed not good unto them to be known of God, even so god delivered them up unto a lewd mind, that they should do the things which were not comely, being full of all unrighteous doing, of fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, full of envy murder, debate, deceit, evil conditioned, whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, doers of wrong, proud boasters bringers up of evil things, disobedient to father and mother, without understanding, covenant breakers, unlovinge, truce breakers, and merciless. Which men though they knew the righteousness of God, how that they which such things commit, are worthy of death yet not only do the same, but also have pleasure in them that do them.  

Rom. 3.  We have already proved, how that both jews and gentiles are all under sin, as it is written: 
psal. 139. psal. 9 psal. 13.  There is none righteous, no not one: there is none that understandeth, there is none that sekeeth after God, they all are gone out of the way, they are all made unprofitable, there is none that doth good, no not one: Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they have deceived, the poison of Asps is under their lips. Whose mouths are full of cursing and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood. Destruction and wretchedness are in their ways. And the way of peace they have notknowen. There is no fear of God before their eyes.  
If any that is called a brother among you, be a fornicator, 
1. Cor. 5.  or covetous, or a worshipper of idols, either a railer, either a dronckarde, or an extortioner, with him that is such see that ye eat not. Put away from you that evil person.  
Be not deceived, for neither fornicatoures, ne●ther worshippers of idols, 
1 Cor. 6.  neither who remongers, neither weaklings, neither abusers of themselves with the mankind, neither thieves, neither the covetous, neither dron●kards, neither cursed speakers, neither ravishers, shall inherit the kingdom of God.  

1. Cor. 10.  Let us not just after evil things, as they lusted. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed fornication, and were destroyed in one day. 33. thousand. Neither let us tempt Christ, 
Exo. 14.  as some of them tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. Neither murmur ye as some of them murmure●, and were destroyed of the destroyer. 
Nume. 25.  All things happened unto them for ensamples, and w●re written to put us in remembrance, 
Nume. 21.  whom the ends of the world are come upon.  

Ephe. 4.  Be angry, but sin not, let not the sun go down upon your anger, neither give place unto the devil. And grieve not the holy spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, fierceness, and wrath, roaring and cursed speaking, be put away from● you, with all malicyousenesse.  

Phi. ●.  Some there are which preach Christ of ennye and strife, and som● of good will. The other part of lou●, because they see that I am set to defend the gospel. Some other preacheth Christ of strife and not purely, supposing to add more adversity to my bonds.  
But now put ye also away from you all things, 
Collo. 3.  wrath, fierceness, maliciousenes, cursed speaking, filthy speaking out of your mouths, lie not one to an other.  
And understand this how that the law is not given unto a righteous man, 
1. Timo. 1.  but unto the unrighteous and disobedient, to the ungodly and to sinners, to unholy and unclean, to murderers of fathers and mothers, to mans●ears, and whoremongers, to them that defile themselves with mankind, mens●elers, to liars, and to perjured, and so forth, if there be any other thing that is contrary to wholesome doctrine, according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed god● which is committed unto me.  
The spirit speaketh evidently that in 
1. Timo. 4.  the later times some shall depart from the faith, and shall give heed unto spirits of errors and devilish doctrine of them which speak false thorough hypocrisy, and have their consciences marked with a hot iron forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be receiu●d with giving thanks, of them which believe and know the truth. For all the creatures of God ar● good, and nothing is to be refused if it be received with thanks giving. For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.  
This understand that in the last days shall come parilous times, 
2. Timo. 3  for the men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, lustres, proud, cursed speakers, disobedient to father and mother, unthankful, unholy, unkind, truce breakers, stubborn, false accusers, riotous, fierce, despisers of them which are good, traitors, heady, high minded, greedy upon voluptiousnes more than the lovers of God, having a similitude of godly living, but have denied the power thereof, and such abhor. Of this sort are they which enter in to houses, and bring in to bondage women laden with sin, which women are led with divers lusts, ever learning, and never able too come unto the knowledge of the truth.  
Unto the pure, 
Titu. ●.  are all things pure, but unto them that are defiled, and unbelieving, is nothing pure: but even the very minds and consciences of them are defiled. They confess that they know God: but with the deeds they deny him, and are abominable, and disobedient, and unto all good works dyscommendable.   

¶ An exhortation to divers virtues and to the acts of the same. Capitu. 36.  
Give not your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin, 
Rom. ●.  but give your selves unto God, as they that are all alive from death. Let not sin have power over you. For ye are not under the law, but under grace, what then? shall we sin because we are under not the law, but under grace? God forbid.  

●. Cor. 1.  I desire you to follow me. For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, wh●ch is my dear son, and faithful in the Lord, which shall put you in remembrance of my ways which I have in Christ, even as I teach every where in all congregations, For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ yet have ye not many fathers. For in Christ jesus I have be gotten you thorough the gospel, I writ not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.  

1. Cor. 7.  This I say brethren, the time is short, it remaineth that they which have wives, be as though they had none, and they that weep, us as though they wept not: and they that reioyce● be as though they rejoiced not● and they that buy, be as though they possessed not: & they that use this world, be as though they used it not. For the fashion of this world goeth away, I would have you without care.  
Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, 
1. Cor. 16.  guyte you like men, and be strong. Let all your business be done in love.  
In all things let us behave ourselves as the ministers of God. In fastings, 
2. Cor. 6.  in watchings, in pureness, in knowledge, in long suffering, in kindness, in the holy ghost, in love unfeigned, in the words of truth, in the power of God● by the armour of righteousness of the right hand and on the left.  
finally brethren be of good comfort, 
2. Cor. 13.  be perfect, be of one mind, live in peace, and the God of peace and love shall be with you.  
I therefore which am in bonds for the lords sake exhort you, 
Ephe. 4.  that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called: in all humbleness of mind, and meekness, and long, suffering, forbearing one an other, through love, and that ye be diligent to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace, being one body, and one spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling.  

Phi. 2.  Do all thing without murmuring, and disputing, that ye may be faute●sse and pure, and the sons of God without rebuke in the mids of a crooked and perverse nation: among the which se● that ye shine as ligh●es in the world holding fast the word of life unto my rejoicing in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither have laboured in vain.  

Collo. 3.  Now therefore as elect of God, holy & beloved, put on tender mercy, kindness, humbleness of minds, meken●s long suffering, forbearing one an other, & forgiving one an other, if any man have a quarrel to an other, even as Christ forgave you, even so do ye.  

1. Thes. 4.  We beseech you brethren that ye increase more and more, and that ye study to be quiet, and to medie with your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, that ye may behave yourselves honestly toward them that are withouten and that nothing be lacking unto you.  
Rejoice ever, pray continually, quench not the spirit. 
1. Thes. 5.  Despise not prophesying. Examyn and prove all things, and keep that which is good. Abstain from all suspicious things. faithful is he which called you, which will also do it. Brethren pray for us. great all the brethren with an holy kiss. I charge you in the Lord, that this Epistle be red unto all the holy brethren.  
Lusts of youth avoid, 
2. Timo. 2  and follow righteousness, faith, love, and peace with them that call on the Lord with pure heart. The servant of the Lord must not strive, but must be peaceable unto all men, and apt to teach, and one that can suffer the evil in meekness, and can inform them that resist truth.  
Let ours also learn too excel in good works, 
Titu. 3.  as far forth as need requireth, that they be not unfruitful.  

1. Timo. 6.  Follow righteousness, godliness, love patience, and meekness.   

¶ Of the synagogue, and of divers gifts of grace in time passed given unto it, and of double circumcision. Capi. 37.  
circumcision verily availeth, if thou keep the law. 
Rom. 2.  But if thou break the law, ●hy circumcision is made uncircumcision. Therefore if the uncircumcised keep right things contained in the law, shall not his uncircumcision be con●ted for circumcision? And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature (if it keep the law) judge thee, which being under the letter and circumcision, dost transgress the law? For he is not a jew, which is a jew outward. Neither is that thing circumcision which is outward in flesh. But he is a jew, which is hid with in, and the circumcision of the heart, is the true circumcision which is in the spirit, and not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God.  
What prefermente then hath the jew? 
Rom. 3.  other what advantageth circumcision? Surely very much. First, unto them was committed the word of God. what then though some of them did not believe? Shall their unbelieve make the promise of God without effect? God forbid.  
Which are the Israelits, 
Rom. 9  to whom pertaineth the adoption, & the glory, and the covenants, and the law that was given, and the promises. whose also are the fathers, and they of whom (as concerning the flesh) Christ came, which is God over all things blessed for ever. Amen.  
I say then: 
Rom. 11.  hath God cast away his people? God forbid, for even I verily am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, and of the tribe of Benjamin, god hath not cast away his people, which he knew before. Either wot ye not what the scripture saith by the mouth of Helias how he maketh intercession to god against Israel saying?  

2. regu. 16.  Lord they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars: and I am left only, and they seek myself. But what sayeth the answer of god to him again? I have reserved unto me seven thousand men, which have not bowed the knee to Baal, even so at this time, is there a remnant left thorough the election of grace. If it be of grace, then is it not of works. For than were grace, no more grace.  

1. Cor. 10.  Brethren I would not that ye should be ignorant of this, how that our fathers were all under a cloud, and all passed through the sea, and were all baptized under Moses in the cloud, and in the sea, and did all eat of one spiritual meat, and did all drink of one manner spiritual drink. And they drank of that spiritual rock● that followed them, which rock was Christ. But in many of them had God no delight, for they were overthrown in the wilderness. These are ensamples to us.  

Gala. 2.  We are jews by nature, and not sinners of the gentiles.  
And I say that jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, 
Rom. 15.  to confirm the promises made unto the fathers.  
Behold I shall which walketh carnally. 
1. Cor. 10.   
For we are circumcision which worship God in the spirit and rejoice in Christ jesus, 
Phi. 3.  and have no confidence in the flesh, though I have where of I might rejoice in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, much more I circumcised the eight day, of the kindred of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew borne of the hebrews, as concerning the law, a P●arysey, and as concerning ferventness, I persecuted the congregation, and as touching the righteousness which is in the law, I was unrebukable.  
God in time past diversly and many ways, 
Heb. 1.  spoke unto the fathers by the prophets: but in these last days, he hath spoken unto us by his son.  

Heb. 9  The first tabernacle had ordinances, and servings of God, and worldly holiness. For there was before a tabernacle made, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the show bread which is called holy, But within the second veil, was there a tabernacle, which is called holiest of al. Which had the golden censer, and the Ark of the Testament, overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot with Manna, and Aaron's rod that sprung, and the tables of the Testament. Over the Ark were the Cherubins of glory shadowing the seat of grace, of which things we will not now speak particularly.   

¶ Of the church. Capitu. 38.  

Gala. 4.  THat jerusalem, which is above is free: which is the mother of us al. For it is written. Rejoice thou barren, 
Esa. 55.  that bearest no children. Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not. For the desolate hath many more children, than she, which hath an husband.  
Christ is the head of the congregation, 
Ephe. 5,  and the same is the saviour of the body: and the congregation is in subjection to Christ, the which loved the congregation, and gave himself for it, to sanctify it, and cleansed it in the mountain of water thorough the word of life, to make it unto him a glorious congregation without spo●te or wrinkle, or any such thing, but that i● should be immaculate and holy. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth and chearyseth it, even as the Lord doth the congregation: for we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall continue with his wife, and two shall be made one flesh. This is a great secret and sacrament, but I speak between Christ and the congregation.  
These things writ I unto thee, 
1. Timo. 3.  trus●inge to ●ome shortly vn●o ●hee, but and if I tarry long, that then thou mayest yet have knowledge, how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the congregation of the living God, thy pillar and ground of truth.  

Heb. 3.  And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a minister to bear witness of those things, which should be spoken afterward. But Christ as a son hath rule over the house, whose house are we.  

1. Cor. 3.  Ye are the temple of the living God● ut sup. Capi. 23.  

Heb. 12.  For ye are not come unto the mount that can be touched, and unto burning fire, nor yet to mist and darkness, and tempest of wether, neither unto the sound of a troumpe and the voice of words. Which voice they that heard it, wished away, that the communication should not be spoken to them, for they were not able to abide that which was spoken. If a beast had touched the mountain, it must have been stoned or thrust through with a dart: even so terrible was the sight which appeared. Moses said. I fear I quake. But ye are come unto the mount Zion, and too the city of the living God, the ●c●estiall jerusalem, and to an innumerable sight of Angels and unto the congregation, of the first borne sons which are written in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of just and perfect men, and to jesus the mediator of the new Testament, and to the sprincklinge of blood that speaketh better than the blood of Abel. Wherefore if we receive a kingdom which is not moved, we have grace, whereby we may serve God, and please him with reu●rence and Godly fear.   

¶ Of the efficacitye and arguments of ●he preaching of the Evangelicall law, and of the miracles of blessed saint Paul the Apostle. Capitu. 39  

Rom. 1.  I would that ye should know brethren, how that I have often times purposed to come unto you, (but have been let hitherto) to have some fruit among you, as I have among other of the gentiles. For I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to them that are no greeks, unto the learned, and also unto the unlearned. Likewise as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you at Rome also.  

Rom. 15.  Nevertheless brethren I have somewhat bol●lye written unto you, as one that putteth you in remembrance, thorough the grace that is given me of God, that I should be the minister of jesus Christ among the gentiles, and sanctify the glad tidings of God, that the gentiles might be an acceptable offering sanctify●d by the holy ghost. I have therefore whereof I may rejoice in Christ I●su in the things which pertain to God. For I dare not speak of any of these things, which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the gentiles obedieute with word and deed, in mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the spirit of God: so that from jerusalem and the costs round about unto I●liricum, I have filled all countries with the glad tidings of Christ. So have I enforced myself to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should ●aue built on an other man's foundation. But as it is written. 
Esa. 4.  To whom he was not spoken of they shall see, and they that hard not shall understand. For this cause I have been oft let to come unto you, but now seeing I have no more to do in these countries, & also have been desirous many years to come unto you, when I shall take my journey, in to Spain, I will come to you. I trust to see you in my journey, & to be brought on my way, thither ward by you, after that I have somewhat enjoyed you now go I unto jerusalem, & minister unto the saints, when I ●aue performed this, & have brought them this fruit sealed, I will come back again by you in to Spain. And I am sure when I come, that I shall come with abundance of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.  
And I brethren when I came to you, 
1. Cor. 2.  came not in gloryousenesse of words, or of wisdom, showing unto you the testimony of God. Nether showed I myself that I knew any thing among you, save jesus Christ, even the same that was crucified. And my words, and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in showing of the spirit and of power, that your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.  
We are God's labourers, ye are Gods husbandry, 
1. Co. 3.  ye are Gods building, according to the grace of God given unto me, as a wise builder have I laid the foundation and an other built thereon.  
Am I not free? Am I not Apostle? Have I not seen jesus Christ our Lord? 
1. Cor. ●.  Are ye not my work in the Lord? If I be not an Apostle unto other, yet I am unto you. For the seal of mine Apostleship are ye in the Lord.  
Brethren as pertaining to the gospel which I preached unto you, 
1. Cor. 15.  which ye have also accepted, and in the which ye continue, by the which also ye are saved, I do you to wit after what manner I preached unto you, if ye keep it except ye have believed in vain.  
Thanks be unto God. Which always giveth us the victory in Christ, 
2. Cor. 2.  and opened the saver of his knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God the sweet savour of Christ, both among them that are saved, and also among them which pearishe. To the one part are we the savour of death unto death: And unto the other part are we the savour of life unto life. And who is meet unto these things? For we are not as many are, which chop and change with the word of God: but even out of pureness, and by the power of God, and in the sight of God, so speak we in Christ.  
Which hath made us able to minister the new Testament, 
2. Cor. 3.  not of the letter, but of the spirit. For the letter killeth. But the spirit giveth life.  
If our gospel be yet hid it is hid among them that are lost, 
2. Cor. 4.  in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ which is the image of god should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Iesu● to be the Lord, and ourselves your servants for jesus sake.  
For if he that cometh, preach an other jesus then him, 
●. Cor. 11.  whom we preached, or if ye receive an other spirit then that which ye have received: either an other gospel then that ye have received, ye might right well have been content. I suppose that I was not behind the chief apostles. Though I be rude in speaking yet I am not so in knowledge. How be it among you we are known to the uttermost what we are in all things.  
For in nothing was I inferior unto the chief apostles, 
2. Cor. 12.  though I be nothing, yet the tokens of an apostle were wrought among you with all patience, with signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.  
I would ye understood brethren, 
Phi. 1.  that my business is happened unto the furtherance of the gospel. So that my bonds in Christ, are manifest through out all the judgement hall, and in all other places: In so much that many of the brethren in the Lord, are bold through my bonds and dare more largely speak the word without fear.  
We know brethren, beloved of God, 
1. Thes. ●.  how that ye are elect. For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the holy ghost, and in much certainty, as ye know, after what manner we behaved ourselves among● you, for your sakes.  
Our exhortation was not to bring you to error, nor yet to uncleanness, neither was it with guile, 
1. Thes. 2.  but as we were allowed of God, that the gospel should be committed to us: even so we speak, not as though we intended to please men, but God, which trieth our hearts. Neither was our conversation at any time with flattering words, as ye well know neither in cloaked covetousness, God is record: neither sought we praise of men, neither of you, nor yet of any other, when we might have been chargeable as the Apostles of Christ, but we were tender among you.  
How shall we escape, if we despise so great salvation, 
Heb. 2.  which at the first began to be preached of the Lord himself, and afterwards was confirmed unto us ward by th●m that heard it, God bearing witness thereof both with signs and wonders also, and with divers miracles and gifts of the holy ghost, according to his own will.  

Rom. 10.  How shall they preach except they be sent? As it is written. How beautiful are the feet of them that bring good and glad tidings of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things. 
Esa. 4●.  But they have not all obeyed to the gospel. 
Esa. 53.  For Esaias sa●eth. Lord who shall believe our sayings? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing cometh by the word of God. But I ask: have they n●t heard? No doubt. Their sound went out in to all lands, 
psal. 28.  and their words in to the ends of the world.  
The gospel is come unto you, 
Collo. 1.  even as it is in to all the world, and is fruitful, and groweth as it is amo●● you. From the first day in the which ye hard of it, and had experience in the grace of God in the truth, as ye learned of Epaphra our dear fellow servant, which is for you a faithful minister of Christ, which also declared unto us, your love, which ye have in the spirit.   

¶ Of the vocation of the gentiles, and of the excecation and blindness of the jews, and also of their final convertyon unto Christ. Capit. 40.  

Rom. 9  THe vessels of mercy, which he hath prepared unto glory, which he called not of the jews only, but also of the gentiles. As he sayeth in Osee● 
Ose. ●.  I will call them my people, which were not my people, and her beloved, which was not beloved. And it shall come too pass, in the place where it was said unto them, ye are not my people, where they shall be called the children of the living God. But Esayas crieth concerning Israel. 
Esa. 10.  Though the member of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet shall a remnant be saved. He finisheth the word verily and maketh it short in righteousness, for a short word will God make on earth. And as Esaias said before: 
Esa. 1.  Except the Lord of sabaoth had left us seed, we had been made as Zodoma, & had been lykenned too Gomorra. What shall we say then? We say that the gentiles which followed not righteousness, have over taken righteousness: I mean the righteousness which cometh of faith. But Israel which followed the law of righteousness, could not attain unto the law of righteousness.  
For I bear them record, 
Rom. 10.  that they have a fervent mind to godwards but not according to knowledge. For they are ignorant of the righteousness which is allowed before God, and go about to stablish their own righteousness, and therefore are not obedient unto the righteousness which is of value before God. But I demand whether Israel did know or not? first Moses sayeth: I will provoke you for too envy by them that are no people, 
Deu. 22.  and by a foolish nation I will anger you, 
Esa. 65.  Esayas after that is bold, and sayeth. I am found of them that sought me not. And have appeared to them, that asked not after me. And to Israel he sayeth. All day long have I stretched forth my hands unto a people that believeth not, 
Deu. ●1.  but speaketh against me. 
Esa. 6.   

Rom. 11.  What then? Isra●ll hath not obtained that, that he sought. No, but yet the election hath obtayn●d it. The remnant are blinded, according as it is written: God hath given them the spirit of compunction: 
Esa. 6.  eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear even unto this day. And David sayeth: 
Psal. 68  Let their table be a snare too take them with all, and an occasion ●o fall, and a reward unto them. Let their eyes be blinded, that they see not, and ●uer bow down their backs. I say then: Have th●y therefore stumbled that they should but fall only? God forbid. But thorough their fall is salvation happened unto the gen●yles for to provoke them wy●h all. Wherefore if the fall of t●em, be the riches of the world, and the minys●inge of them, the riches of the gentiles: how much more should it be so, if they all believed. I speak to you gentiles, in as much as I am the apostle of the gentiles. I will magnify mine office, that I might provoke them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. For if the casting away of them● be the reconcilinge of the world: what shall the receiving of them be, but life again from death. For if one piece are holy, the whole heap is holy. And if the rote be holy, the branches be holy also. Though some of the branches be broken of, and thou being a wild olive tree, arte graft in among them, and mad● partaker of the rote and fa●nes of the olive tree, boast not thy ●●lf against the branches. For if thou boast thyself, remember that thou bear●st not the rote, but the rote thee. Thou wyl●e say then, the branches are broken of, that I might be graft in. Thou sayest well: because of unbelief they are broken of. an thou standest steadfast in faith. Be not ●ye minded, but fear, seeing that God spared not the natural branches, least haply ●e also spare not thee. Behold the kindness and rigorousness of God: on them which fell, rigorousenes, but towards thee, kindness, if thou continue in his kindness. Or else thou shalt be hewn of, and they if they ●yde not still in unbelief, shall be graft in again. For God is of power to graff them in again. For if thou wast cut out of a natural wild olive tree, and waste graffed contrary to nature in a true olive tree, how much more shall the natural branches be graffed in their own olive tree again. I would not that this secret should be hid from you my brethren, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits, that partly blindness is happened in Israel, until the fullness of the gentiles be come in, and so all Israel shall be saved. As it is written. 
Esa. 5●.  There shall come out of Zion be that doth deliver and shall turn away the ungodliness of jacob. And this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. As concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sakes. But as touching the election they are loved for the father's sake. For verily the gifts and calling of God are such, that it can not repent him of them, for look as ye in time passed have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy thorough their unbelief: even so now have they not believed the mercy which is happened unto you, that they also may obtain mercy. God hath wrapped all nations in vnbelye●e, that he might have mercy on all. O the deepness of the abundant wisdom and knowledge of God, how vnserch●able are his judgements?  
And I say that the gentiles praise God for his mercy as it is written. 
Rom. ●5.  For this cause I will praise the among the gentiles, 
Psal. 17.2. regu. ●1. psal. 116.  and sing in thy name. And again he sayeth. 
Esa. 11.  Rejoice ye gentiles with his people. And against. Praise the Lord all ye gentiles, and laud him all nations. And again Esaias sayeth. There shall be the rote of jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the gentiles, in him shall be the gentiles trust.  

●. Cor. 3.  We do not as Moses, which put a vail over his face that the children of Israel should not see, for what purpose that served which is put away. But their minds were blinded. 
Exo. 34.  For until this day remaineth the same concerning untaken & way in the old Testament when they read it, which in Christ is put away. But even unto this day when Moses is red, the veil hangeth before their hearts. Nevertheless when they turn to the Lord, 
Ephe. 2.  the vail shall be taken away.  
Remember that ye being in time passed gentiles in the flesh, and were called uncyrcumcision to them which are called circumcision in the flesh, which circumcision is made by hands. Remember I say, that ye were at that time without Christ, and were reputed ali●ntes from the common wealth of Israel, and were strangers from the Testament of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in this world. But now in Christ jesus, ye which a while a go were far of, are made nigh by the blood of Christ, and he came and preached peace to you which were a far of, and to them that were ●e. For thorough him we both have an open way in, in one spirit unto the father. 
Ephe. 3.   
As it is now declared unto his holy apostles and prophets by the spirit, that the gentiles should be inheritors also, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise that is in Christ jesu. etc. ut supra. eodem. ti. 
1. Thes. 2.   
The jews as they killed the lord jesus, and their own prophets, even so have they persecuted us, and God they pleased not, and are contrary to all men. And forbid us too preach unto the gentiles, that they might be saved, too fulfil their sins always. For the wrath of God is come on them, to the v●most.   

¶ Of divers gifts of grace given unto the church in the time of grace, under and in time of the evangelical law. Capitu. 41.  
seeing that we have divers gifts according to the grace that is given unto us. 
Rom. 12.  If any man have the gift of prophesy, let him have it, that it be agreeing unto the faith. Let him that hath an office, wait on his office. Let him that teacheth, take heed to his doctrine. Let him that exhorteth, give attendance to his exhortation: if any man give, let him do it with singleness. Let him that ruleth, do it with diligence. If any man show mercy, let him do it with cheerfulness. Let love be without dissimulation, hat● that which is evil, and cleave unto that which is good. Let not that business which ye have in hand, be tedious unto you. distribute unto the necessities of the saints, and be ready to harbour, be of like affection one towards an other, if it b● possible. How be it of your part, have peace with all men. dearly beloved avenge not yourselves, but give room unto the wrath of God.  
I myself am full certified of you my brethren, 
Rom. 15.  that ye yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and are able to exhort one an other.  
For in all things ye are made rich in God, 
1. Cor. ●.  in all learning, and in all knowledge, so that ye are behind in no gift. etc. ut sup.  
And ye not ware that ye are the temple of God, and how that the spirit of God dwelleth in you? 
1. Co. 3.  If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For temple the of God is holy● which temple ye are.  
And verily ye were wicked, 
●. Cor. 6.  but ye are washed, ye are sanctified, ye are justified by the name of the Lord jesus, and by the sp●ri●e of our god. either remember ye not, that your bodies are the temple of the holy ghost, which is in you. Whom ye have of God, and how that ye are not your own? For ye are dearly bought. Therefore glorify ye God in your bodies and in your spirits.  
In spiritual things brethren I would not have you ignorant. 
2. Cor. 12.  For no man can say that jesus is the Lord, but by the holy ghost. There are diversities of gifts, yet but one spirit. And there are differences of administrations, and yet but one Lord. And there are divers manners of operations, and yet but one God, which worketh all things that are wrought in all creatures.  
The gifts of the spirit are given to every man, 
1. Cor. 12.  to profit the congregation. To one is geeven thorough the spirit, the utterance of wisdom. To an other is given the utterance of knowledge, by the same spirit. To an other is given faith, by the same spirit. To an other the gifts of healing, by the same spirit. To an other power to do miracles. To an other prophecy. To an other judgement of spirits. To an other divers tongues. To an other the interpretation of of tongues. And these all worketh even the self same spirit. dividing to every man several gifts ●u●n as he will. For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all be members of one body, though th●y be many, yet are but one body: even so is Christ. For in sue spirit ar● we baptized to make one body, whether we be jews or gentiles, whether we be bond or free: and have all drunk of one syirit. For the body is not one member but many, if the foot say. I am not the hand, therefore I am not of the body: is he therefore not of the body? And if the ear say, I am not the eye, therefore I am not of the body, is he therefore not of the body. If all the body were the eye, where were then the ear? If all were hearing, where were the smelling? But now ●athe God disposed the members, every one of them in the body, at his own pleasure. If they were all one member, where were the body? now are there many members, yet but one body. And the eye can not say unto the hand, I have no need of thee, nor the head also to the feet, I have no need of you. Ye rather a great deal, those members of the body which seem to be most feeble, are most necessary. And upon those members of the body, which we think least honest, put we most honesty on. And our v●godlye parties have most beauty on. For our honest members need it not. But god hath so disposed the body, and hath given most honour to that part which lacked, lest there should be any strife in the body, but that the members should indifferently care one for an other. And if one member suffer, all suffer with him, if one member be had in honour, all members be glad also. Ye are the body of Christ, and members one of an other. And God hath also ordained in the congregation, first the apostles, Secondaryelye prophets. thirdly teachers, then them that do miracles, after that the gifts of healing, helpers, governors, diversity of tongues. Interpreters of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all Prophets? Are all teachers? Are all doers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?   

¶ Yet of the self same matter and of the comparison of one gift to an other. And of the use, and profit that cometh of them. Capit. 42.  
Covet spiritual gifts, and most chiefly for to prophesies. 
1. Cor. 14●  For he that speaketh with tongues, speaketh not unto men, but unto god, for no man heareth him, how be it in the spirit he speaketh mysteries, but prophesieth, speaketh unto men to edifying, to exhortation, and to comfort. He that speaketh with tongues, profiteth himself: he that prophesyeth, edifyeth the congregation. I would that ye all speak with tongues: but rather that ye prophesied. For greater is he, that prophesieth, than he that speaketh with tongues, except be expound it also, that the congregation may have edifying. Now brethren if I come to you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I speak unto you other by revelation, or knowledge, or prophesying or doctrine. Moreover when things without life give sound, whether it be a pipe, or an harp, except they make a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped, or what is harped? And also if the trump give an uncertain voice, who shall prepare himself to fight? Even so likewise when ye speak with tongues, except ye speak words that have signification, how shall it be understand what is spoken? For ye shall but speak in the air. Many kinds of voices are in the world, and none of them are without signification. If I know not what the voice meaneth, I shall be unto him that speaketh an aliente, and he that speaketh shall be an alien unto me. Wherefore let him that speaketh with tongues, pray that ●e may interpret also. For elle● if thou blessest with the spirit, how shall ●e that occupieth the room of the unlearned, say amen at the giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest. Thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all. Yet I ●adde liefer in the congregation to speak five words with my mind to the information of other, rather than ten thousand words with the tongues. In the law it is written, 
Esa. 28.  with other tongues, and with other lips will I speak unto this people, and yet for all that, they will not hear me, sayeth the Lord. Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not. Contrary wise, prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe. If therefore when all the church and congregation is come together, and all speak with tongues, there come in they that are unlearned, or they which believe not, will they not say that ye are out of your wyt●es? But and if all prophecy, and there come in one that believe the not, or one unlearned, he is rebuked of all men, and is judged of every man: and so are the secrets of his heart opened, and so falleth he do●ne on his face, and worshippeth God, and saith that God is with you, in deed. How is it then brethren? when ye come together every man hath his song, hath his doctrine, hath his tongue, hath his revelation, hath his interpretation. Let all things be done unto ●dyfinge. If any man speak with tongues, let it be two at once, or at the most three at once, and that by course, and let an other interpret it. But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the congregation, and let him speak to himself and to god. Let the prophets speak two at once, or three at once and let other judge. If any revelation be made ●o an other that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace, for ye may all prophecy one by one, that all may learn, and all may have coumfor●e. For t●e spirits of the prophets are in the power of the prophets. For God is not causer of strife, but of peace, as he is in all other congregations of saints. Wherefore brethren covet to prophecy, and forbid not ●o speak with tongues.  
Thanks be to God which hath 
1. Cor. 1●.  given us victory through our Lord jesus Christ.  
For it is God which established us and you in Christ, 
2. Cor. 1.  and hath anointed us, which hath also sealed us, and hath given the earnest of the spirit in our har●es.  

Gala. 3.  If ye be Chrstes, then are ye Abraham seed, and heirs by promise.  
Because ye are the sons of God, 
Gala. 4.  God sent the spirit of his son in to your hearts, which crieth Abba father. Wherefore now thou art not a servant, but a son, if thou be the son, thou art also the heir of God, through Christ.  

Rom. 8.  As many are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of god. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage to fear any more, but ye have received the spirit of adoption, where by we cry Abba father. The same spirit cer●ifieth our spirit that we are the sons of god. If we be the sons, we are also hei●rs, the meiers I mean of God, and heiers annexed with Christ: if so be that we suffer together that we may be glorified together.  
Therefore brethren, we are after the nature of Isaac children of promise. 
Gala. 4.  But as thou, he that was borne carnally persecuted him that was borne spiritually. 
Gene. 2●,  Even so it is now. Nevertheless what sayeth the scripture, 
Esa. 54.  put away the bond woman, and her son. For the son of the bond woman, shall not be heier with the son of the free woman. So then brethren, we are not children of the bond woman, but of the free woman.   

¶ Of the exellencye of the supernal graces granted unto the faithful of Christ, newly in the primitive church. Capitu. 43.  
BLessed be God the father of our Lord jesus Christ, 
Ephe. ●●  which hath blessed us with all manner of spiritual blessings in heavenly things by Chri●te, to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherewith he hath made us accepted in the beloved: by whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins, according to● the riches of his grace. In whom also ye (after that ye heard the word of truth, I mean the Gospel of your salvation where in ye believed) were sealed with the holy spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance, to redeem the purchased possession, and that to the la●d of his glory.  

 But God which is rich in mercy thorough his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead by sin, hath quickened us together in Christ (for by grace are ye saved) and hath raised up together and made us sit together in heavenly things thorough Christ jesus, for to show in time too come the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness to us ward● in Christ jesu. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but citysins with saints and of the hosholde of God, and are built upon the foundation of the Apostles & prophets, jesus Christ being the head corner stone, in whom every building coupled together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord in whom ye also are built together, and made an habitation for God in the spirit.  
U●to every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 
Ephe. 4.  Wherefore he saith: He is gone up an high, 
Psal. 17.  and hath led captivity captive, and hath given gifts unto men. And the very same made some Apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some shepherds and some Teachers. That the saints might have all things necessary to work and minister with all, to the edifying of the body of Christ, till we every one (in the unity of faith, and knowledge of the son of God) grow up unto a perfect man, after the measure of age of the fullness of Christ.  
Ye were an ensample to all that believe. 
1. Thes. 1.  For your faith which ye have to God, spread herself abroad in all quarters, so greatly, that it needeth not us to speak any thing at all. For they themselves show of you what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols, for to serve the living and true God, and for to look for his son from heaven, whom he raised from death, I mean jesus, which delivereth us from wrath to come.  
For this cause thanks we God with out ceasing, 
1. Thes. 2.  because that when ye received of us the word wherewith God was preached, ye received it not as the word of man but even as it was in deed, the word of God, which worketh in you that believe.  

1. Timo. 1.  The grace of our Lord was more abundant with faith and love which is in Christ jesu.  
God saved us, and called us with an holy calling, 
2. Timo. 1.  not according to our deddes, but according too his own purpose and grace, which grace was given through Christ jesus before the world was: but is now declared openly by the appearing of our saviour jesus Christ, which hath put away death, and hath brought life and immortality unto light through the gospel, whereunto I am appointed a preacher and apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles. For the which cause I also suffer these things. Nevertheless I am not ashamed.  
For Christ gave himself for us, 
Titu. 2.  to redeem us from all unrighteousness, and to purge us a peculiar people unto himself, fervently given unto good works.  
For we ourselves also were in times passed unwise, 
Titu. 3.  disobedient, deceived in danger and given to lusts, and divers manners of voluptiousnes, living in maliciousness and envy, full of hate, hating one an other. But after that the kindness and love of our saviour to man ward appeared, not of the deeds of righteousness which we wrought, but of his mercy he saved us: by the fountain of the new birth of the holy ghost, which he shed on us abundantly thorough jesus Christ our saviour: that we once justified by his grace, should be heirs of eternal ly●e, thorough hope.  

Heb. 13.  We have an altar, whereof they may not ●ate which serve in the tabernacle. For the bodies of th●se beasts, whose blood is brought in to the holy place, by the pryest to purge s●nne, are burnt w●●hout the ten●●s. Therefore jesus, to sanctify the people with his owns blood, suffered w●●hout the ga●e.   

¶ Of predestination, and the foreknowledge of God. Capit●. 44.  
WE know that all things work for the best unto them that love God, 
Rom. 8.  which are called of purpose. For those which he knew be●or●, he also ordained before, that they should be like fashioned unto the shape of his son, that ●e might be the fir●t begotten son among many brethren. Moreover which ●e predestinated and appointed before, them also he called. And which he called, them also he ●ust●●●ed, which ●e justified, them he also ●lor●●●ed. What shall we then say 〈◊〉 these th●nges? If God be on our ●●de, who can be against us? which ●pa●ed not hi● own son but ga●●●im f●r us all: how shall he not with him give us all things also? who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen? It is God that iusti●ye●he: who then shall condemn? It is Chr●●t wh●●h is dead, ye rather which is ri●en again, which is also on the right hand of God, and maketh intercession for us.  
I speak not these things as though the word of God had take non● effect. 
Rom. 9  For they are not all Israelites which came of Israel: ●either are they all children, because they ar● the seed of Abraham. But in isaac shall thy seed be called: that is to say, they which are the children of the flesh, are not the children of God. But the children of promise are counted the seed. For this is a word of promise, about this time will I come, and Sara shall have a child. Neither was it so with her only: 
Gene. 25.  but also when Rebecca was with child by one, I mean by our father Isaac, yet the children were borne, when they had neither done good neither bad: that the purpose of God which is by election, might stand, it was said unto her, not by the reason of works, but by grace of the caller, t●e elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, jacob ●e loved, but Esau be hated. 
Mal. i.  What shall we say then? Is there any unrighteousness with God? God forbid. For ●e sayeth to Moses: I will show mercy to whom I show mercy: 
Exo. 23.  and will have compassion on whom I have compassion. So lieth it not then in a man's will, or cunning, but in the mercy of God. For the scripture sayeth unto Pharaoh. Even for this same purpose have I stirred the up, 
Exo. 9  to show my power on thee, and that my name might be declared thorough out all the world. So hath he mercy on whom he will, and whom ●e will, he maketh heard hearted. Thou wilt say then unto me. Why then blamethe he us yet? For who can resist his will? But o man what art thou which disputeth with God? Shall the work say to the workman, why hast thou made me on this fashion? Hath not the potter power over the clay, even of the same lump too make one vessel unto honour, and an other unto dishonour? Even so, god willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known suffered with long patience the vessels of wrath ordained to damnation, that he might declare the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had prepared unto gory.  
O the deepness of the aboundante wisdom and knowledge of God, 
Rom. 1●.  how unsearchable are his judgements, and his ways past finding out? for who hath known the mind of the lord? Or who was his counsellor? Ether who hath given unto him first, that he might be recompensed again. For of him, and thorough him, and for him ar● all thilges. To him be honour and glory for ever Amen.  

1. Cor. 1.  Brothers' look on your calling, how that not many wise men aft●r the flesh, not many mighty, not many of high degree are called: but god hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confounded the wise. And God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound things which are mighty: And vile things of the world, and things which are despised● hath God chosen, ye and things of no reputation, for to bring to nough●e things of reputation, that no flesh should rejoice in his present. For God is faithful by whom ye are called unto the fellowship of his son jesus Chri●t.  
God hath chosen us in Ch●iste before the foundation of the world was lay●d, 
Ephe. ●.  that we should be saints and without blame before him thorough love. And ordayn●d us before through jesus Christ, to be heirs unto himself, according to the pleasure of his will, too the praise of the glory of his grace, wherewith he hath m●de us accepted. In whom we are called, and p●edestynate according to the purpose of him which worketh all things after the purpose of his own will: that we which believed before in Christ, should be unto the praise of his glory.  
For we are his workmanship, 
Ephe● 2,  created in Christ I●su unto good works unto the which god ordained us before, that we should walk in them.  
For it is God, 
Phi. ●.  which worketh in you both the will and also the deed of good will.  
Notwithstanding in a great house are not only vessels of gold and of silver, 
2. Tim●. ●  but also o● wood and earth, s●me for honour, and some unto dishonour. But if a man purge himself from such fellows, he shall be a vessel sanctified unto honour, meet for the Lord, and prepared unto all good works.   

¶ Of the justice of God, and of the rigour of the divine justice against sinners. Capitu. 45.  

Rom. 1.  THe wrath of God appeareth from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of m●n, which with hold the truth of god in unrighteousness, seeing what may be known of God, that same is manifest among them. For God did show it unto them.  

Rom. 2.  For God will reward every man according to his deeds, that is to say, praise, honour, and immortality, to them which continue in good doing and seek eternal life. But unto them that are rebellious and disobey the truth, and follow iniquity, shall come indignation, and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon the soul of every man, that doth evil, of the jew first, and also of the gentile. For there is no parcialitye with God. But who soever hath sinned without the law, shall perish without law. And as many as have sins under the law, shall be judged by the law. For before God they are not righteous which hear th● law, but the doers of the law shall be justified. For if the gentiles which have no law do of nature the things contained in the law: then they having no law, are law unto themselves, which show the deed of the law written in their hearts, while their conscience beareth witness unto them, and also their thoughts, accusing one on other or excusinge, at the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by jesus Christ according to my gospel's.  
God is true, and all men liars, 
Rom. 3.  as it is written. That thou mightest be justified in thy saying, 
psal. 50.  and shouldest overcome when thou art judged. If our unrighteousness make the righteousness of God more excellent, what shall we say? is God unrighteous which take the vengeance. I speak after the manner of men, God forbid. For how then shall God judge the world? If the verity of God appear more excellent thorough my life unto his praise, why am I hence forth judged a si●ner? And say not rather (as men speak evil of us) let us do evil that good may come thereof. Whose damnation is just. What say we then? Are we better than they? No, in no wise. For we have already proved. etc.  
Every man shall receive his reward according to his labour. 
●. Cor. 3.  ●s a wise builder have I laid the foundation, let every man take h●de how he buyldethe upon. For other foundation can no man lay, then that which is laid, which is jesus Christ. If any man build on this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, timber, hay or stubble, every man's work shall appear. For the day shall declare it, and it shallbe showed in fire. And the fire shall try every man's work what it is. If any man's work that he hath built upon, bide, he shall receive a reward. If any man's work burn, he shall suffer loss, but he shall be safe himself, nevertheless yet, as it were thorough fire.  
We must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, 
2. Cor. 5.  that every man may receive the works of his body according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.  
For god looketh on no man's person. 
Gala. ●.   
It is verily a righteous thing with God, 
2. Thes. ●.  to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you: and to you which are troubled rest with us, when the Lord jesus Christ shall show himself from heaven with his mighty Angels, in flaming fire, rendringe vengeance unto them, that know not God, and too them that obey not the Gospel of our Lord jesus Christ. Which shall be punished with everlasting damnation from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power, when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be made marvelous in all them that believe because our testimony that we had to you, was believed even the same day that we preached it.  
Some men's sins are open before hand, 
1. Timo. 5.  and go before unto judgement. Some men's sins follow after. Likewise also good works are manifest before hand, and they that be otherwise can not be hid.  

Heb. 3.  Wherefore I was grieved with this generation and said. They err ever in their hearts, 
Psal. 94.  they verily have not known my ways, so that I swore in my wrath, that they should not enter in to my rest. Some when they heard, rebelled● how be it not all that came out of egypt under Moses. But with whom was he displeased forty years? was he not displeased with them that sinned, whose carcases were overthrown in the desert? To whom swore he that they should not enter in to his rest. But unto them, that believed not? And we see, that they could not enter in, because of unbelieve.  
A fearful looking for judgement and violente fire, 
Heb. 10.  which shall deuou● the adversaries. For we know h●m that hath said, vengeance belongeth unto me, and I will recompense. 
Deu. 32.  And again the Lord shall judge his people. For yet a v●ry● little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.  
Which will lighten things that are hid in darkness, 
1. Cor. 4.  and open the ounsayles of the hearts. etc.   

¶ Of the unspeakable mercy of God unto mankind. And of Christ's meek redemption of man. Ca●pit. 46.  
YE are iusty●yed freely by the grace of God, 
Rom. ●.  through the redemption that is in Christ jesus, whom God hath made a seat of mercy, through faith in his blood, to show the righteousness which before him is of valour, in that he forgiveth the sins that are passed which God did suffer ●o show at this time, that he might be counted just, and a iustifiar of him which believeth on jesus.  
Which was delivered for our sins, 
Rom. 4.  and rose again for to justify us.  

Rom. 5.  For when we were yet weak according to the time, Christ died for us, which were ungodly. Yet ●●ace will any man die for a righteous man. Peradventure for a good man durst a man die. But God setteth out his love that he hath to us, seeing that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us, much more than now (seeing we are justified in his blood) shall we be saved from wrath thorough him. For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to god by the death of his son, much more seeing we are reconciled, we shall be preserved by his life.  

●. Cor. 5.  A●ste minge this, that if one be dead for all, then are all dead, and Christ died for all, that they which live, should not hence forth live vnto● themselves, but unto him, which died for them, and rose again. Therefore if any man he in Christ, he is a new creature. Old things are passed away. Behold all things are be●●me n●we. Nevertheless all things are of God, which hath reconciled us unto h●m self, by jesus Christ, and hath given unto us ●he office too preach the atonement. For god was in Chri●●, and made agreement between the world and himself, and imputed not their sins unto them, and hath committed too us the office of reconciliation. Now then are we messengers in the room of Christ. Even as though God did beseech you thorough us. So pray we you in Christ's stead, that ye be atone wi●● g●●: For he hath made h●m to be sin for us, which knew no sin, that we by his means should be that righteousness whic● b●●ore God is allowed.  
Which gave himself for our sins, 
Gala. 1.  to deliver us from this present evil world, through the will of god our father, to whom be praise for ever and ever Amen.  
Christ hath redeemed and delivered us from the curse of the law, 
Gala. 3.  and was made a cursed for us. For it is written. Cursed is every one that hangeth on tree, 
Deu. 21.  that the blessing of Abraham might come on the gentiles through jesus Christ, & that we might receive the promise of the spirit through faith.  
Christ is our peace, which made of both one, 
Ephe. 2.  and hath broken down the wall that was a s●op between us and hath also put away thorough his flesh the cause of hatred (that is to say, the law of commandments contained in the law written) for to make of twain one new man in himself so making peace, and to reconcile both unto God in one body thorough his cross, and slew hatred thereby, and came and preached peace to you which were a far of, and to them that were nigh. For thorough him we both hau● an open way in, in one spirit unto the father.  
For it pleased the father that in Christ should all fullness dwell, 
Collo. ●.  and by him to reconcile all thing unto himself and to set at peace by him, through the blood of his cross, both things in heaven and things in earth. And you (which were in times past strangers and enemies, because your minds were set in evil works) hath he now reconciled in the body of his flesh thorough death to make you holy, unblamable, and without fault in his own sight.  
And ye which were dead in sin 
Collo. ●.  through the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened with him, and hath forgiven us all our trespasses thoth put out the hand writing that was against us, contained in the law written. 
1. Timo. 1.  And that hath he taken out of that way, & hath fastened it to his cross, ● hath spoiled rule and power, & hath made a show of them openly, & hath triumphed over them in his own person.  

1. Timo. 1.  This is a ●rue saying, and by all m●anes worthy to be received, that Christ jesus came in to the world to save sinners.  

1. Timo. 1.  For ther● is one God, and one mediator, betwine God and man, which is the man Christ jesus, which gave himself, a ransom for all men, that it should be testified at his time, where unto I am or●ayn●d a preacher and an Apostle. I tell the truth in Christ and lie not, being the teacher of the gentiles in faith and verity.   

¶ Of divers mysteries of Christ that is, of his incarnation, nativity, humility, pouerty● passion, resurrection, apparition, ascension, and glorification. And also of the effects of his salutiferous passion. Capitu. 47.  
BUt him that was made less than the Angels, we see that it was jesus, 
Heb. 2.  which is crowned with glory●, and honour for the suffering of death, that he by the grace of God, should taste o● death for all men. For it became him, for whom are all things, after that he had brought many sons unto glory, that he should make the Lord of their salvation perfect thorough offering. 
Psal. 21.  For he that sanctif●eth, and they which sanctified are all of one. For which causes sake he is not a shamed to call them brethren, 
Esa. 8.  saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, and in the mids of the congregation will I praise the. And again, I will put my trust in him. And again behold here am I, and the children which god hath given me. For as much then as the children were partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part with them. For to put down thorough death him that had Lordship over death, that is to say, the devil, and that he might deliver them, which thorough fear of death were all their life time in danger of bondage. For he in no place taketh on him the Angels: but the ●eede of Abraham taketh he on him. Wherefore in all things it became him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be merciful, and a faithful high priest in things concerning God, for to purge the people's sins.  

Heb. 9  But Christ being an high priest of good things too come, came by a greater & a more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is to say, not of this manner building, neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, he entered in ones for all, in to the holy place and found etternall redemption. For if the blood of oxen and of goetes, and the ashes of an heifer, when it was sprinkled purified the unclean, as touching the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ (whithorowe the eternal spirit, offered himself without spot to god) purge your consciences from dead works for to serve the living God? And for this cause is he the mediator of the new T●stamente, that thorough death which chanced for the redemption of those transgr●ssour●s that were in the first Testament, they which were called, might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For wheresoever is a Testament there must be also the death o● him that maketh the Testament, for the testament taketh authority when men are dead. For it is of no value as long as he that made it, is alive. For which cause also, neither that first Testament was ordained without blood. For when all the commandments were red of Moses to all the people, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water and purple wool and ysope, and sprinkled both the book and all the people, saying: this is the blood of the Testament which God hath appoynte● unto you. Moreover he sprinkled the tabernacle with blood also, and all the ministering ●essels. And also almost all things, are by the law purged with blood, ●nd without shedding of blood is no remission. It is then need that the similitudes of heavenly things be purified with such things, but the he●u●nly things themselves are purified with be●ter sacrifices than are those. For Ch●iste is not entered in to the holy places that are made with hands, which are but similitudes of true things: but is ent●red in to very heaven, fo● too appear now● in the sight of God for us: not to offer him ●el●e often, as the ●ygh prie●● entereth in to the bolye place every year with strange blood, fo● then multe be have o●ten suffered sense the world● began. But now in the end of the world hath ●e appeared once to put ly●ne to ●lighte, by the offering v● of himself. And as it is appointed unto men that the● shall once die, and then cometh the judgement, even so Christ was once offered to take away the sins of many, and unto them that look for him, shall ●e appear again without sin unto salvation.  
There is then no damnation to them which are in Christ jesus, 
Rom. ●.  which walk not after the ●leshe. For God ●●nte his son in the similitude of sinful fleche, and by sin dampened sin in the ●●●he. etc.  
I deliu●red unto you t●at, which I received: 
1. Cor. 15.  how that Christ died for our sins, agree●ge to the scriptures. And that he was ●uri●d and that he rose again the thyr●●ay according too the scriptures: and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve. After that, he was s●ene of more than five hundred bre●thren at once, of which, many remain unto this day, and many are fallen a sle●pe. After tha●, he appeared too james, then to all the apostles. And last of all, he was seen of me, as of one that was borne out of due ●yme.  
Therefore remember that ●esus Christ being of the seed of Da●id, 
2. Timo. 2.  rose again from death according to my gospel, wherein I suffer trouble as an evil door, but the wo●d of God is not bound.  
But when the ●●me was f●ll come God sent his son borne of a woman and made bond vn●o the law: 
Gala 4.  that to redeem them which were under the law that we thorough election might receive the in●erytaunce that belongeth unto the natural sons.  

2. Cor. ●.  Ye know the liberality of our Lord jesus Christ, which though he were rich, yet for your sakes became poor that ye thorough his pouer●ye, might be made rich.  

H●b. 6.  Whether the f●re runner is for us entered in, I mean jesus that is made an high priest for ever, after the order of Melchisede●h.  
That he ascended, what meaneth it, but that he also d●s●ended first in too the lowest par●●es of the earth. 
Ephe. 4●  He that descended, is even the same also, that ascended up, even above all heavens, to fulfil all things.  

Phi. ●.  The which being in the shape of God, thought it no robbery to be equal with God. Nevertheless he made himself of no reputation, and took on him the shape of a servant, and became like unto men, and was found in his apparel as a man. He humbled himself, and became obedient unto the death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God hath exalted him, and given him a name above all names, that in the name of jesus should every knee ●owe, both of things in heaven and things in earth, and things under the earth, and that all tongues should confess that jesus Christ is the Lord, unto the praise of God the father.  
And without nay, 
1. Timo. ●.  great is that mystery of Godliness. God was showed in the flesh, was justified in the spirit, was seen of Angels was preached unto the gentiles, was believed on in the earth, and received up in glory.   

¶ That Christ is the head, not only of the church militant, but also of the triumphant. And of the mystical untitye of the church, And of the excellency and la●d of Christ. Capitu. 48.  
I Say to every man among● you, 
Rom. 12.  that no man esteem of himself more, than it becometh him to esteem, but according as God hath dealt ●o every man the measure of faith. For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not one office: so we being many, are one body in Christ, and every man among ourselves, one an others members.  

1. Cor. 1●.  For as the body is one, and hath many members. etc. ut supra. Capi. 41.  
Now is there no jew neither gentle, 
Gala. 3.  there is neither bond nor ●ree, there is neither man nor woman. But ye are all one thing in Christ.  
Whom God set on his right hand in heavenly things, 
Ephe 1.  above all rule, power, and might, and domination, and above all names that are named, not in this world only, but also in the world to come, and hath put all things under his ●eete, and hath made him above all things the head of the congregation, which is hi● body, and the fullness of him, that ●ylleth all in all things.  
Which is the head, that is to say Christ, 
Ephe. 4.  in whom all ●he bod●e is coupled and knit together in every joint, wherewith one mini●●ret●e to an other, according too the operation as every part hath his measure, and increaseth the body, unto the edifying of itself in love.  
For Christ is the head o● the congregation, 
Ephe. 5.  and the same is the saviour of the body.  
Which is the image o● the invisible God, 
Collo. ●.  first begotten of all creatures. For by him were all things created, things ●hat are in heaven, and things that are in the earth, things visible, and things invisible, whether they be majesty, or lordship, either rule or power. All things are created by him, and in him, and he is before all things, and in him all things have their beginning. And he is the head of the body, that is to wit, of the congregation, he is the beginning and first begotten of the dead, that in all things he might have the pre-eminence.  

Collo. ●.  For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godheadde bodily, and ye are complete in him which is the head of all rule and power.  

Heb. ●.  He hath not unto the Angels put in ●ubiectyon the world too come, whereof we speak. But one in a certain place witnesseth, saying: what is man, that thou art so mindful of h●m? 
Psal. 8.  and the son of man that thou visitest him? After that thou hadst for a season made him lower than the Angels, thou crounest him with honour and glory, and hast● set him above the works of thy hands. Thou hast put all thing in subjection under his feet. In that he put all things under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. Nevertheless we yet see not all things to be subdued vn●o him.  
Which was faithful to him that made him, 
Heb. ●.  even as was Moses in all his house. And yet was this man counted worthy of more glory th●n Moses: In as much as he which hath prepared ●he honse, hath most honour in the house. Every house is prepared of some man. But he ●hat ordained at things, is God. And Moses berelye was faithful in all his house, as a minister, to bear witness of the things, which should be spoken afterwards. But Christ as a son, hath rule over the house, whose house are we, so that we hold fast the confidence's and the rejoicing of that hope, unto the end.   

¶ Of the divinity and emynence of the only begotten son of God. Capi●u. 49.  
GOd hath spoken unto us by his son, 
Heb. ●.  whom he hath made heiere of all things, by whom also he made the world, which ●onne being the brightness of his glory, and very image of his substance bearing up all things with the word of his power, hath in his own person purged our sins, and is sitten on the right hand of his majesty on ●ye, and is more excellence than the Angels, in as much as he hath by inheritance obtained an e●ellen●er name than they have. For unto which of the Angels said he at any tyme. 
Psal. 2.  Thou art my son, this day begat I th●e. And and again, I will be his father, and he shall be my son. And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten son in to the world, he saith. And all the Angels of God shall worship him. 
Psal. 96. psal. 103. psal. 44.  And of the Angels he saith. He maketh his Angels spiri●s and his ministers flames of fire. But unto the son he saith. God, thy seat shallbe for ever and ever. The sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 
psal. 101.  Thou hast loved righteousness and ha●ed iniquity. Wherefore god which is thy god hath anointed the with the oil of gladness a●ou●●hy f●lowes. And thou Lord in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth. And the heavens are the w●rk●s. Th●● shall perish, but thou shal● endure. 
psal. 109.  ●h●● all shall wear old as doth a garment, and as a ●estur● shal●● t●ou change ●hem, and they shallbe changed. But thou art always, and ●hy yea●s ●●al not ●ayle. Unto which of the Angels said he at any ●●me: Sy●●n my right hard, till I make h●ne enemies thy fo●● s●●l●? ●r● they not all ministering sp●●●●s sent to ●inister for their sakes, which s●●ll be ●e●ers of salvation?  
For the word of god is qu●cke, 
Heb. 4.  and m●ghtye in operation, and sharper than any 〈…〉: and enfreth through, even unto the diu●di●ge a sunder of the soul and the spirit, and of the ●oyntes, and the mar●●: and iudgethe the thoughts and ●he intentes of the heart, neither is there any creature invisible in the sight of it. For all things are naked and bare unto the eyes of him, of whom we speaek.  

Heb. 13.  For jesus Christ yesterday and to day, and the same continueth for ever.  

Rom. 9  Which is God over all things blessed for ever.  

Phi. 2.  Which being in the shape of god thought it not robbery to be equal with God. etc.   

¶ Of the nisufficiencye & feebleness of the law of Moses, too save man without faith and grace. Capi. +tu. 50.  

Rom. 3.  BY the deeds of the law, shall no flesh be justified in the sight of God. For by the law cometh the knowledge of sin. Now verily is the righteousness that cometh of God declared without the fulfilling of the law, having witness yet of the law and of the prophets. The righteousness no doubt which is good before God, cometh by the faith of jesus Christ unto all ●nd upon all that believe.  
There is no difference: for all h●ue sinned, and lack the praise that is of valour before God. Where is th●n, thy rejoicing? It is excluded. By what law? By the law of works? Nay, but by the law of faith. For we suppose that a man is justified by sayeth without the deeds of the law. Is ●e the God of the jews only, is he not also the God of the gentiles? Yes, even of the gentiles also. For it is God only which justifieth circumcision which is of faith, and uncircumcision thorough faith. Do we then destroy the law thorough faith God forbid. But we rather maintain the law.  
What shall we say then, that Abrahame our father as pertaining to the flesh, 
Rom. 4,  did find? If Abraham were justified by deeds, then hath he wherein to rejoice: but not with god. For what saith the scripture. Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. To him that worketh, 
Gene. 15.  is the reward not reckoned of favour, but o● duty. To him that wor●●t● not, but b●leueth on him that justifieth the ungodly, is his faith co●n●●d for right●ou●n●s Eu●n as ●auid describes the blessedfuln●ss● of the man unto whom ●od ascribeth righteousness without deeds. Blessed are they whose unrighteousness are forgiven, and whose sins ar● cou●r●d. Blessed is that man to whom our Lord imputeth no ●ynne. Came this blessedness then upon the circumcised, or upon the uncircumcised? we say verily how that faith was reckoned unto Abraham for righteousness. How was it reckoned? In the time of circumcision, or in the time before he was circumcised? Not in the time of circumcision, but when he was yet uncircumcised. And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of t●e righteousen●s, which is by faith which faith he had yet being uncircumcised: that he should be the father of all them that believe, t●ough they be not circumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also: and that he might be th● father of the circumcised, not because they are circumcised only, but because they walk also in th● steps of that faith that was in our father Abraham before the time of circumcision. For the promise that he shul● be the heier of the world, was not given to Abraham, or to his seed thorough the law: but thorough the righteous●nes which cometh of faith. For if they which are of the law, be heyers, then is faith but vain, and the prom●s of none effect. Because the law causeth wrath. For where no law is, there is no transgression. Therefore by faith is the inheritance given, that it might come of favour, and the promise might be sure to all the s●de. Not to them only which are of the law, but also to them which are of the faith of Abraham, which is the father of us all. As it is written.  
I have made the a father to many nations, 
Ge●e. 17.  even before God whom thou hast believed, which quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which he not● as though they were.  

Rom. 5.  For even unto the time of the law, was sin in the world, but sin was not regarded, as long as there was no law. For the law in the mean time entr●d in, that sin should increase.  

Rom. 7.  Remember ye not br●ethren (I speak to them that know the law) how that the law hath power over a man as long as it endureth, for the woman wh●ch is in subjection to a man is bound by the law to the man, as long as he liveth. If the man be dead, she is lows●d from th● law of the man. So that she is no wedlock breaker, though she couple herself with an other man. Even so ye my brethren are dead concerning the law, by the body of Christ, that ye should be coupled to an other. (I mean to him that is risen again from death) that we should bring forth fruit unto God. For when we were in the flesh, the lusts of sin which were stirred up by the law, ●aygned in our members, to bring forth fruit unto death. But now we are delivered from the law, and dead from that, where unto we were in bondage, that we should s●rue in a new conversation of the spirit. and not in the old conversation of the letter What shall we say then? 〈◊〉 the law sin? God forbid: but I knew not what sin meant, but by the law. For I had not known what lust had meant except the law had said, thou shalt not lust: but sin took an occasion by the means of the commandment, and wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For verily without the law, sin was dead. I ones lived without law: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I was dead. And the very same commandment which was ordained unto life, was found to be unto me an occasion of death. For sinn● tok● occasion by th● the means of the commandment, and so deceived me, and by the self commandment slew me. Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment just and good. Was that than which is good, made death unto me? God for bid. But sin was death unto me, that it might● appear how that sin by the means of that which is good, had wrought death in me, that sin which is under the commandment might be out of measure sinful.  
For the law of the spirit that bringeth life through jesus Christ, 
Rom. ●.  hath delivered me from the law of sin and death.  

1 Cor. 6.  All things are lawful unto me, bu● all things are not profitable. I may● do all thing as, but I will be brought under no man's power.   

¶ Of the perfection and excellency of the evangelical law, above the ●aw● w●itten. Capi●u. 51.  

●. Cor. 3.  IF the minystration of death through the letters figured in ●●ones was glorious, s● that the children of Israel could not behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance, which glory nevertheless is done away, why● shall not the ministration of the spirit be much mor● glorious? For i● the ministering of condemnation b● glorious, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceade in glory. For no doubt that which was there glorified, is not once glorified in respect of this exceeding glory. Then if that which is destroyed was glorious, much mor● shall that which remaineth be glorious.  
Then the commandment that went a●●re, is disannulled, because of her weakness and unprofitableness. 
Heb. 7.  For the law made nothing perfect but was an introduction of a better hope, by which hope, we draw ny● unto God. And for this cause it 〈◊〉 a better hope, that it was not promised without an oath, 
Heb. 8.  now hath Christ obtained a more excellent office, in as much as he is the mediator of a better Testament, which was made for better promises. For if that first Testament had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For in rebuking them he sayeth: Behold the days will come, sayeth the Lord, and I will fyni●he upon the house of Israel, 
jere. 3●.  and upon the house of juda, a new Testament, not like the Testament that I made with their fathers at that time when I took them by the hands, to lead them out of the land of Egipte. For they continued not in my Testament, and I regarded them not sayeth the Lord. For this is the Testament that I will make with the house of Israel. After those days sayeth the Lord. I will p●t my laws in their minds, and in their hearts I will write them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, sayings, know the Lord. For they ●hall know me. from the least to the most of them. For I will be merciful over their unrigoteousnes and on their sins, and o● their iniquities. In that he sayeth a new Testament, he hath abrogate the old, now that which is disannulled and warred old, is ready to vanish away.   

¶ Of the insufficiency and reprobation of the sacrifice of the law. And of the efficacy of the sacrifice of the n●we law. Capitu. 52.  
FOr the law which hath but the shadow of good things to come, 
H●●. 1ST  and not the things in their own fashion, can never with the sarifices which they offer year by year continually, make the comers there unto perfaycte. For would not then those sacrifices have ceased to have been offered, because that the offerers once spourged, should have had no more consciences of sins. Nevertheless in those sacrifices is there mention made of sins every year. For it is unpossible that the blood of oxen and of goats should take away sins. Wherefore coming in to the world. He sayeth. Sacrifice and offering thou wouldst not have. 
Psal. 39  But a body hast thou ordained me. In sacrifices and sin offering thou haste no lust. Then I said. Lo I come. In the chiefest of the book, it is written of me, that I should do thy will. O God. Above when he had said sacrifice and offering, 
●sal. 1.  and burnt sacrifice, and sin offerings thou wouldst not have, neither haste allowed (which yet are offered by the law) and then said. Lo I come to do thy will o God He taketh away the first to establish the latter. By the which will we are sanctified, by the offering of the body of jesus Christ once for all. And every priest is ready daily ministering, and often times offereth one manner of offering which can never take away sins. But this man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, sat him down for ever on the right hand of god, & from hence forth ●aryeth till his foes be made his foot stole. For with one offering hath he made perfect for ever, them that are sanctified. And the holy ghost also beareth us record of this, even when he told before. This is the Testament I will make unto them, 
Iere● 31.  after those days sayeth the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts and in their mind I will write them, and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. And where remission of these things is, there is no more offering for sin.  
There was first a tabernacle made &c. ut supra. Ca 37. 
Heb●●.   
When these things were thus ordained, the priests went always in to the first tabernacle, and executed the service of God. But in to the second went the high priest alone, ones every year, and not without blood, which he offered for himself. and for the ignorance of the people. Wherewith the holy ghost this signified, that the way of the holy things was not yet opened, while as yet the first tabernacle was standing. Which was a similitude, for the time present, and in which were offered gifts and sacrifices that could not make the minister perfect, as pertaining too the conscience with only meats and drinks and divers wesshynges and justifyings of the flesh, which were ordained until the time of reformation.   

¶ Yet again of the insufficyency & imperfection of the law and of the ceasing & laying down of the things there of in the time of the new law. Capitu. 53.  

Gala. 2.  I Went up to jerusalem by revelation and commened with them of the Gospel, which I preached among the gentiles: but between ourselves with them which were counted chief, lest I should have been thought that I should run or had run in vain. Also Titus which was with me, though he were a Greek, yet was not compelled to be circumcised, and that because of incommers' being false brethren, which came in among to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Ies●, that they might bring us in to bondage. To whom we gave no room, no not for the space of an hour, as concerning to be brought in too subjection: and that because that the truth of the Gospel might continue with you. They which seemed to be somewhat added nothing to me. But contrary wise, when they saw that the Gospel ever the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel over the circumcision was unto Peter (for he that was mighty in Peter in the apostleship ●uer the circumcision, the same was mighty in me among the gentiles) and therefore when they perceived the grace that was given unto me, than james, Cephas, and john, which seemed to be pillars, ga●e to me and Barnabas the right hands, and agreed with us, that we should preach among the heathen, and they among the jews, warning only that we should remember the poor. Which thing also I was diligent to do. And when Peter was come to antioch, I withstood him in the face. for he was worthy too be blamed. For yer that certain came from james, he eat with the gentiles. But when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, ●earing them which were of the circumcision. And the other jews disembled like wise, in so much that Barnab●s was brought in to their simulation also. But when I saw that they went not the rightway after the ●ruth of the gospel. I said unto Peter before all men, if thou being a jew, livest after the manner of the gentiles, and not as do the jews: why causest thou the gentiles to live as do the jews: knowings that a man is not justified by the deeds of the law, but by the faith of jesus Christ. And therefore we believed on jesus Christ, ●at we might be justified by 〈◊〉 ●aith of Chris●e, and not by the deeds of the law, because that by the dedes of the law, no flesh can be justified. If then we will seek to be made righteous by Christ, w● our sel●es are found sinners, is not then Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. For if I b●ylde again that which I destroyed, then make I myself a trespaser, but I through the law, am dead to the law: that I might live unto God.  
O foolish Galathians: 
Gala. 3.  who hath bewitched you, that ye should not believe the truth? To whom jesus Christ was described before the eyes & among you crucified. This only would I learn of you, received ye the spirit by the deeds of the law? or else by preaching of the faith, ●re ye so ●nwise that after ye have begun in the spirit, ye would now end in the flesh? So many things than ye have suffered in vain, if that be vain, which ministered to you the spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doth he it through the deeds of the law, or by preaching of the sayeth? For as many as are under the deeds of the law, are under malediction. For it is written. Cursed is every man, 
Deu. 37.  that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law, too fulfil them. That no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, is evident. For the just shall live by faith. The law is not of faith, but the man that fulfyllethe the things contained in the law, shall live by them. Brethren I will speak after the manner of men. Though it be but a man's Testament, yet no man despiseth it, or addeth any thing thereto, when it is once allowed. To Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not in the sede● as in many, but in the seed as in one, which is Christ. This I say that the law which began afterward beyond. 400. and 30. years, doth not disannul the Testament that was confirmed afore of God unto Christ ward, to make the promise of none effect. For if the inheritance come of the law, it cometh not of promise. But God gave it unto Abraham by promise. Wherefore then serveth the law? The law was added because of transgression (till the seed came to which the promise was made) & it was ordianed by Angels in the hand of a mediator. A mediator is not a mediator of one. But God is one. Is the law then against the promise of God? God forbid. How be it, if there had been a law given which could have given life, than no doubt righteousness should have come by the law. But the scripture concluded all things under sin, that the promise by the faith of jesus Christ, should be given unto them that believe. Before that faith came, we were kept and shut up under the law, unto the faith which should afterward be declared. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster unto the ●ime of Christ, that we might b● made righteous by faith. But after that ●ayth is come, now are we no longer under a schoolmaster.  
We know that the law is goo●, if a man use it lawfully, 
●. Tim●. ●.  understanding this, how ●hat the law is not given unto a righteous man. But to the vnrighteous● etc.   

¶ Of the cessation and end o● circumcison, and other observations of the law, in the time of the promulgation of the gospel. Capit. 54.  
Stand fa●●e, therefore in ●he liberty, wherewith Christ hath made us free, 
Gala. 5.  and wrap not yourselves again in the yoke of bondage. Behold I Paul say unto you that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing at all. I testify again to every man which is circumcised, that he is bound to keep the whole law. Ye are gone quite from Christ as many as are iustif●●d by the law, and are fallen from grace. Ye did runn● well, who was a let unto you, that ye should not obey the truth? Even that counsel, that is not of him, that called you, I have trust toward you in the Lord, that ye will be none other wise minded. He that troubleth you shall bear his iudgement● what so ever he be. Brethrens if I yet preach circumcision, why● do I then yet suffer persecution? For than had the offence which the cross giveth, ceased. I would to God they were separated from you, which trouble you. brethren ye were called in too liberty, only let not your liberty be an occasion unto the flesh, but in love serve one an other.  
As many as desire to please carnally, they constrain you to be circumcised, only because they would not suffer persecution with the cross of Christ. For they themselves which are circumcised, kep● not the law, but desire too have you circumcised, that they might rejoice in your flesh. For in Christ jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing at all● nor uncyrcumcysion, but a new creature.  
If ye be led to the spirit, then are ye not under the law. 
Gala. 5.   
And I say that the heier as long as he is a child differeth not from a servant, 
Gala● 4.  though he be Lord of all, but is under tuters & governors until the time appointed of the father. Even so we, as long as we were children, were in bondage under the ordinances of the world. Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am in fear of you, least I have bestowed on you labour in vain. brethren I beseech you, be as I am, For I am as ye are● Ye have not hurt me at all. Ye know how through infirmity of the fle●h. I preached the Gospel unto you, at the first. And my temptation which I suffered by reason of my flesh, ye despised not neither abhorred, but received me as an Angel of God, ye, as Christ jesus. How happy were ye then? For I bear you record, that if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your owns eyes and have given to me. Am I therefore become your enemies because I tell you the truth? They are jealous over you amiss. Ye they inte●de to exclude you, that ye should be ●eruente, to them ward. My little children (of whom I travail in ●yrthe again until Christ be fashioned in you) I would I were with you, and could change my voice. 
Gene. ●●●  For I stand in a doubt of you. Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, have ye not heard of the law? For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a ●onde maid, the other by a free woman. But he which was of the bond woman, was borne after the flesh. But he which was of the free woman, was born● by promise. Which things betoken mystery. For these women are two Testaments● the one from the mount Sina, which gendereth unto bondage. Which is Agar. For mount Sina is called Agar in Arabia, and bordreth upon the city, which is now jerusalem, and is in bondage with her children.  

Rom. 9  Let none sin have power over you. For ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.   

¶ Of Christ's priesthood, and bishopric, and of the excellency of Melchisedech, which was the figure of Christ. And how Abraham paid tithe unto Levi. Capitu. 55.  
SEygne then that we have a great high priest, 
Heb. 4.  which is entered in to heaven (I mean jesus the son of God) let us hold ●ure prophession.  
For every high priest, that is taken from among men, 
Heb. ●●  is ordained for men, in things pertaining to God, to off●r gifts and sacrifices for sin, which can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way, because that he himself is compassed with infirmities. For the which infimities sake he is bound to offer for sins, as w●ll for his own part, as for th● peoples. And no man taketh honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. Even so like wise, Christ glorified not himself, 
1. para. 2●  to be made the high priest: but he that said unto him, thou art my son, 
psal. 2.  this day begat I thee, glorified him. As he also in an other place speaketh Thou art a priest for ever, 
psal. 1●.  after the order of Melchisedech. Whereof we have many things to say which are hard to be uttered, because ye are ●ull of hearing.  
This Melchisedech king of Salem (which being priest of the most high God met Abraham, 
Heb. 7.  as he returned again from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him: to whom also Abraham gave tithes of all things) first is by interpretation king of righteousness, after that he is king of Salem, that is to say, king of of peace, without father, without mother, without kin, and hath neither beginning of his time, neither yet end of his life. But is likened unto the son of God, and continueth a priest for ever. Consider what a man this was unto whom the Patriarch Abraham gave tithes of the spoils. And verily those children of Levy, which receive the office of the priests, have a commandment to take according to the law, tithes of the people, that is to say, of their brethren, ye though they sprung out of the loins of Abraham. But he whose kinnered is not counted among them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. And without all nay saying, he which is less, receiveth blessing of him which is greater, And here men that die receive tithes, but there he receiveth tithes of whom it is witnessed, that he liveth. And to say the truth, Levy himself also which receiveth tithes, paid tithes in Abraham. For he was yet in the loins of his father Abraham when Melchisedech met him. If now therefore perfection came by the priesthood of the levities (for under that priesthood, the people received the law.) What needed it furthermore that an other priest should rise after the order of Melchisedech, and not after the order of Aaron? Now no doubt, if the priesthood be translated, then of necessity must the law be translated also. For he of whom these things are spoken, pertaineth unto an other tribe, of which never man served at the altar. For it is evident that our Lord sprung of the tribe of juda, of which tri●e spoke Moses nothing, concerning priesthood. And it is yet a more ●uydent thing, if after the symilytu●e of Melchisedech, there arise an other priest, which is not made after the law of the carnal commaundement● but after the power of the endless life (for he testy●yethe: 
psal. 100LS.  Thou art a priest for ●●er, after the order of Melchisedech). Those priests were made without an oath, but this priest with an o●h●, by him that said unto him. The Lord swore and will not repent. Tho● art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedech. And for that cause was jesus a stablisher of a better Testame●te. And among them many were made priests, because they were not suffered to endure by reason of death. But this man, because he endureth ever, hath an everlasting pries●hode. Such an high priest it became us to have which is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made hyar then heaven, which needeth not daily (as yonder high priest) to offer up sarci●ice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's sins. For that did he at once for all, when he offered up himself. For the law maketh men priests which have infirmity, but the word of the oath that came sense the law, maketh the son priest, which is perfect for evermore.  
Of the things which we have spoken, this is the pith: 
Heb. 8.  that we have such an high priest that is sitten on the right hand of the seat of majesty in heaven, and is a minister of holy things, & of the very tabernacle which God pight and not man. For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices. Wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer. For he were not a priest if he were on the earth where are pryestes that according to the law offer gifts, which priests serve unto the ensample and shadow of heavenly things even as the answer of God was given unto Moses when he was about to finish the tabernacle. 
Exo. 25.  Take heed (saith he) that thou make all things according to the patron showed to thee in th● mount.   

¶ With what virtuous, bishops, priests, and deacons, being within holy orders, ought to be adorned. Capitu. 56.  

1. Timo. 1.  This is a true saying: if a man covet the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. Ye and a bishop must be fau●elesse, the husband of one wife, sober, discrete, honestly appareled, harberous, apt to teach, not drunken, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre, but gentle, abhorring fight, abhorring couet●ousnes, and one that ruleth his own house honestly having children under obedience with all honesty. For if a man can not rule his own ●ouse, how shall he care for the congregation of God. He may not be a young scholar, lest he swell and fall, in to the judgement of the ●uyl speaker. He must also be well reported of among them which are with oute●, least he fall in too rebuke and snare of the evil speaker. Likewise must the deacons be honest, not double tongued, not given unto much drinking, neither unto filthy lucre, but having the mystery of the faith in pure conscience. And let them first be proved and then let them minister, if they be found fruitless. Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, and such as rule their children well, and their own households. For they that minister well, get themselves good degree and great liberty in the faith which is in Christ jesu.  
For this cause left I thee in Crete, 
Titu. 1●  that thou shouldst perform that which was lacking, and shouldest ordain priests and elders in every city, as I appointed thee. If any man be faultless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children which are not slandered of riot, neither are disobedient. For a bishop must be faultless, as it becometh the minister of God, not proud, not angry, no drunkard, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre: but harberus, one that loveth goodness, sober minded, righteous, holy, temperate, and such as cleaveth unto the true word of doctrine, that he may be able to exhort with wholesome learning, and to improve them that say against it.  

●. Timo. 5.  Against an elder or a priest receive non occasion: but under two or three witnesses.   

¶ Of the institution of the communion, and how damnable a thing it is to receive it unworthily. Capitu. 57  

●. Cor. 10.  I Speak as unto them which have discretion, judge ye what I say. Is not the cup of blessing which we bless, partaking of the blood of Christ? Is not the br●adde which we break part taking of the body of Christ? because that we (though we be many) yet are one bread, and one body, in as much as we all are partakers of one bread and of one cup.  
That which I delivered unto you I received of the Lord. 
1. Cor. 1●.  For the Lord jesus the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread, and thanked, and broke, and said. Take ye ● eat ye, this is my body, which shall be betrayed for you. This do ye in remembrance of me. After the same manner he took the cup when supper was done, saying. This cup is the new Testament in my blood. This do as oft as ye drink it in the remembrance of me. For as often as ye shall eat this bread, and drink of this cup, ye shall show the lords death, till he come. Therefore● who so ever shall eat of thy● bread, or drink of the cup unworthily, shall be gil●y of the body & blood of the lord. Let a man therefore elamin himself, a●● so let him eat of the bread and 〈…〉 the cup For he that eateth or drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh his own damnation, because he maketh no difference of the Lords body. For this cause many are w●ake and sick among you, and many sleep. Wherefore my brethren when ye come together to eat, tarry one for an other. If any man hunger, let him eat at home, that ye come not together unto condemnation. Other things shall I set in order, when I come.   

¶ How that they which be married aught to behave themselves. And of the continence of virgins and widows. Capitu. 58.  

●. Cor. 7.  AS concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me, it is good for a man, not to touch a woman. Nevertheless to auo●d fornication, let every man have his wife: and let every wife have her husband. Let the man ge●● unto the wife due benevolence. Likewise also the wife ●nto the man. The wife hath no power over her own body, but the husband. And likewise the man hath no power over his own body, but the wife. Withdraw not yourselves one from an other, except it be wit● consent for a time, for to give yourselves too fasting and prayer. And afterward come again to the same thing, least Satan tempt you for your incontinency. This I say of favour, for I would that all men were as I am myself: but every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, an other after that. I say unto the unmarried men and widows: it is good for them that they abide even as I do. But and if they can not abstain, let them marry. For it is better too mary then to burn. Unto the married command not I but the Lord: that the wife separate not herself from the man. If she separate herself, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled unto her husband again. And let not the husband put away his wife from him. To the remnant say I and not the Lord. If any brother have a wife that believeth not. If she be content to dwell with him, let him not put her away. And the woman which hath to her husband an infidel, if he consent to dwell with her, let her not put him away. For the unbelieving husband, is sanctified by the wife: and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband. Or else were your children unclean, but now are they pure. But and if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not in subjection to such. God hath called us in peace. For how knowest thou o woman, whether thou shalt save that man or no? Other how knowest thou o man, whether thou shalt save that woman or no? But even as God hath distributed to every man. As concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord: yet give I counsel, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. I suppose that it is good for the present necessity. For it is good for a man so to be. Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not too be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. But and if thou takest a wife, thou sinnest not. Likewise if a virgin mary, she sinneth not. Nevertheless such shall have truble in their flesh, but I favour you. The single man careth for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord. But he that hath married, careth for the things of the world, how he may please his wife, and is divided, The single woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be pure both in body, and also in spirit, but she that is married, careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. This speak I for your profit, not to tangle you in a snare: but for that which is honest and comely unto you, and that ye may quietly cleave unto the Lord without separation. If any man think that it is uncomely for his virgin. If she pass the time of marriage, and so if need require, let him do what he lusteth, he sinneth not, if she be married. Nevertheless he that purposeth surely in his heart, having no need, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart, that ●e will keep his virgy●e, doth well. So then ●e that ●oyneth his virgin in marriage, doth well. But he that joineth not his virgin in marriage doth better. The wife is bound to the law as long as her husband liveth. If her husband s●epe, she is at liberty, to mary with whom she will, only in the Lord. But she is happiar if she do abide in my judgement. And I think verily that I have the spirit of God.  
Women submit yourselves unto your own husbands, 
Ephe. 5.  as unto the Lord. For the husband is the wives head, even as Christ is the head of the congregation. Therefore as the congregation is in subjection unto Christ, likewise let the wives be in subjection to their husbands in all things. Husband's love your wives ●●en as Christ loved the congregation, and gave himself for it. So ought men●e to lo●e their wives, as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife, loveth himself. Nevertheless 〈◊〉 y● so that every one of you love his wife ●ruly even as himself. And let the wife s●e, that she fear her husband.  
wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, 
Collo. 3.  as it is comely in the Lord. husbands love your wives, and be not bitter unto them.  
Let wedlock be had in price in all points, 
Heb. ●.  and let ●he chamber be vndefy●ed.   

¶ Of Certain documents generally pertaining to men, women, and widows. Capitu. 59  
I Would ye knew that Chr●st is the head of every man, 
1. Co●. ●.  and that the man is the woman's head. And God is Christ's head. Every man praying or prophesying having any thing on his head, shameth his h●adde. Every woman that prayeth or prophesieth bare headed, dishonesteth her head. For it is even all one, and the very same thing, even as though she were shaven. If the woman be no● covered, let her also be shorn. If it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her cover her head. A man ought not to cover his head. For as much as he is the image and glory of God. The woman is the glory of the man. For the man is not of the woman, but the w●man of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman's sake, but the woman for the man's sake. For this cause ought the woman to have a veil on her h●adde, for the Angels sakes. Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman neither the woman without the man in the Lord. For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man by the woman, but all is of god. judge in yourselves, whether it be comely that a woman pray unto god bore headed? O● tis doth not nature teach you that it is ashame for a man if he have long hear: and a praise to a woman if she have a long hear? For her hear is given her to cover her with all.  
Let women keep silence in the congregations. 
1. Cor. 10.  For it is not permitted unto them too speak, but let them be under obedience, as saith the law. If they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is a shame for women too speak in the congregation. Sprung the word of God from you? Ether came it unto you only? If any man think himself a prophet either sp●rituall, let him understand what things I write unto you. For they are commandments of the Lord.  
Likewise that the women array themselves in comely apparel with shamefastness and discrete behaviour, 
1. Tim●. ●●  not with broided hear other gold, or pearls, or costly array: but with such as becometh women that profess the worshipping of God thorough good works. Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. I suffer not a woman to teach, neither to● have authority over the man: but for to be in silence. For Adam was first form, & then ●ue. Also Adam was not deceived, but the woman wa● deceived, and was in transgression. Notwithstanding thorough bearing of children they shall be saved so th●y continue in faith, love, and holiness with discretion.  
Honour widows which are true widows. 
1. Timo. 5.  If any widow have children or nephes, let them learn first to rule their own houses Godly, and to recompense their elders. For that is good & exceptable before god. She that is a very widow and friendless putteth her trust in god: and continueth in supplication and prayer night and day. But she that liveth in pleasure is dead even yet alive. And these things command that they may be without fault. Let no widow be chosen ●nder three score year old, and such a one as was the wife of one man, and w●ll reported of in good works: if ●he have nourished children, if she have been liberal too strangers, if she have washed the saints feet, if she have mini●stred unto them which were in adversity, if she were continually given unto all manner good works. The younger widows refuse. For when they have begun to we●e wanton, to the dishonour of Christ, then will they mary, having damnation because they have broken ●h●ir first faith. I will therefore that the younger women mary and bear children, and ●u●d their ho●ses, a●d give none occasion to the adversary to speak evil. For many of them are already turned back●, and are gone a●ter Satan. And if any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them minister unto them, and let not the congregation be charged: that ye may have sufficient for them, that are widows in deed.   

¶ How parents ought to use themselves unto their children. And masters to their servants And contrary wise how children and servants must use themselves to their parents and masters. Capit. 60.  

Ephe. 6.  Children obey your fathers and mothers in the Lord. For so it is right. Honour thy father and mother, that is the first commandment that hath any promise, that thou mayst be in good estate, and live long on the earth. And ye fathers move not your children to wrath: but bring them up with the nurture and information of the Lord.  

●●llo. 3.  Children obey your fathers and mothers in all things. For that is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, rate not your children, lest they be of a desperate mind.  
The children ought not to lay up for the fathers and mothers, 
2. Cor. 1●.  but the fathers and mothers for the children.  
Servants be obedient unto your carnal masters, 
Ephe. 6.  with fear and trembling in singleness of your hearts, as unto Christ: not with service in the eye sight, as men pleasers, but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart with good will serving the Lord, and not men. And remember that whatsoever good thing any man doth, that shall be receive again of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. And ye masters, do even the same things unto them, putting away threatenings, and remember that even your master also is in heaven, neither is there any respect of person with him.  
Servants, 
Collo. 3.  be obedient unto your boddily masters in all things in singleness of heart fearing God. And what so ever ye do, do it heartily, for as much as ye know that of the Lord, ye shall receive the reward of inheritance Ye masters do unto your servants that which is just and equal, saying ye know that ye also have a master in heaven.  
Let as many servants as are under y●ke, 
●● Timo. 6.  count their masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not ●uyll spoken of. See that they which have believing masters, despise them not, because they are brethren, but so much the rather, do service. For as much as they are believing, and beloved, and partakers of the benefit.  

Tim. 2.  The servants exhort to be ●b●diente unto their own masters, and to please in all things, not answering again, neither be pyckers, but that they show all good ●ayth●ulnes, that they may do worship to the doctrine of our saviour God in all things.   

¶ How superiors should use themselves to their subjects, and contrary wise. And of certain documents pertaining unto prelate's. And how they should diversly instruct divers. Capit. 61.  
WE beseech you brethren, 
1. Thes. ●●  that ye know them which labour among you, and have the over sight of you in the lord and give you exhortation that ye have them the more in love for their works sake, and be at peace with them.  
He therefore that despiseth this, 
1. Thes. 4.  despiseth not man, but God.  
The priests and elders that rule well, 
1. Tim●. ●  are worthy of double honour, most specially they, which labour in the word, and in teaching.  
Remember them which have the oversight of you, 
〈…〉  which have declared unto you, the word of God, the end of whose conversation see that ye look upon and follow their faith. Obey them that have the oversight of you, and submit yourselves to them. For they watch for your souls, even as they that must give accounts for your souls: that they may do it with joy, and not with grief, for that is a profitable thing for you.  

Phi. 2.  And receive such a one with honour and all gladness.  

1. Timo. 4.  Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, too doctrine. Despise not that gift that is in thee, which was given the thorough prophesy, and with the laying on of hands of an elder. Take heed unto thyself, and unto learning and continue ●herein. For if thou shalt so do, thou shalt save thyself, and them that hear the.  

1. Timo. 5.  Say hands suddenly on no man. Nether be partaker of other men's sins.  

2. Timo. 4.  Watch thou in all things, and suffer adversity, and do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thine office unto the uttermost. Be sober.  
Of these things put them in remembrance, and testify before the 
●. Timo. 2.  Lord.  
For thou hast seen the experience of my doctrince, fashion of living, 
2. Timo. 3.  purpose, fayth● long suffering, love, paciene, persecutions, afflictions, which happened unto me at antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra. Which persecutions I suffered patiently. And from them all, the lord delivered me.  
Preach the word, be fervent, 
2. Timo. 4.  be it in season or out of season, improve, rebuke, exhort.  
Be unto them that believe, an ensample, in word, in conversation, 
1. Timo. 4.  in love, in spirit, in charity.  
An elder exhort as a father, young men as brethren, the elder women, 
1. Timo. ●.  as mothers the younger as sisters in all chastity.  
But speak thou that, which becometh wholesome learning that the elder men be sober, honest, discrete, sound in the faith, in lo●e, and in patience. And the elder women likewise that they be in such raiment as becometh holiness, not false accusers not given to much drynckinge, but teachers of honest things. to make the young women sober minded, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discrete, chaste, huswy●●ye, good and obedient unto their own husbands, that the word of God be not evil spoken of.  

1. Timo. 4.  If thou shalt put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of jesus Christ, which hast been nourished up in the words of faith and good doctrine, which doctrine thou hast continually followed.   

¶ Of the spiritual generation of baptism. And why that from hence forth, we ought to departed from sin. Cap●u. 62.  

●o●. 5.  WHere abundance of syn●e was, there was more plentuousenesse of grace. etc. ut ●upr●.  
What shall we say then? 
Rom. 6.  Shall we continue in sin, that there may abundance of grace? God forbid. How shall we that are dead as touching sin live any longer therein? Remember ye not, that all we which are baptized in the name of jesus Christ are baptized to die with him? We are buried with him by baptism, for too die, that likewise as Christ was raised up from death by the glory of the father, even so we also should walk in a new life. For i● we graff in death like unto him, even so must we be in the resurrection. This we must remember, that our old man is crucified with him also, that the body of sin might utterly be destroyed, that hence forth we should not be servants of sin. For he that is dead, is justified from sin. Wherefore if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall live with him: remembering that Christ once rayseh from death, dieth no more. Death hath no more power over him for as touching that he died, he died concerning sin, once. And as touching that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise imagine ye also● that ye are dead concerning sin, but are ali●e unto God, thorough jesus Christ our Lord.  

Tim. 2.  For all ye that are baptized in Christ jesus, have put on Christ.  

Gala. 3.  In whom ye are circumcised with circumcision made without hands by putting of the sinful body of the flesh through the circumcision that is in Christ, in that ye are buried with him through baptism, in whom ye are also risen again through faith that is wrought by the operation of God which raised him from death. 
Collo. 2.    

¶ Of the coming of the most wicked and most falsest Antichrist and of the day of judgement. Capitu. 6●.  

2. Thes. 2  BE not suddenly moved, although the day of Christ were at hand. Let no man deceive you by any m●anes. For the Lord cometh not except there come a departing first and that the sinful man ●e opened, the son of perdition, which is an adversary and is exalted above all that is called God, or that is worshipped: so that he shall sit as God in the temple of God and show himself as God. Remember ye not, that when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what wythholdethe: even that ●e might ●ee uttered, at hy● tyme. For the mystery of the iniquity doth already work: till he which now only letteth, be ta●en out of the way. And then shall that wicked be uttered, whom the lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy it with appearance of his coming, even him whose coming is by the working of Satan, with all lying power, signs & wonders: and in all d●ceiueablenes of unrighteousness, among them that perish, because they received not the love of the truth, that they might have been saved. And therefore God shall ●end them strong delusion, that they should believe ly●s that all they might be dampened with believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.  

1. Thes. 5.  Of the times and ceasons brethren ye have no need that I writ unto you: for ye yourselves know perfectly, that the day of the Lord shall co●e ●uen as a thee●e in the night. When they shall say peace and no danger, then cometh on them sudden destruction, as the travailing of a woman with child, and they shall not scape. But ye brethren are not in darkness, that that day should come on you as it were a the●e.   

¶ Of the general resurrection that is too come. Capitu. 64  
IF so be that any man have not the spirit of Christ the same is none of his. 
Rom. 8.  But if the spirit of him that raised up jesus from ●●athe, dwell in you, even he that raised up Christ from death, shall ●uycken your mortal bodies, because that his spirit dwelleth in you.  
God hath raised up the Lord, 
1. Cor. ●.  and shall raise us up by his pwer.  
For we know that he which raised up the Lord jesus, 
2. Cor. 4.  shall raise up v● also, by the means of jesus, and shall set us with you.  
Christ among you is not weak, but is mighty in you. 
2. Cor. 13.  For though it came of weakness that he was crucified, yet liveth he thorough the power of God, And we no doubt are weak in him, but we shall live with him, by the might of God among you.  
If we believe that jesus died and and rose again, 
1. Thes. ●.  even so them also which sleep by jesus, will God bring again with him. And this say we unto you, in the word of the Lord, that we which live and are remaining, in the coming of the Lord, shall not come yerre they which sleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shoot, and the voice of archangel, and trump of God. And the dead in Christ shall aris● first, then shall we, which live and remain, be caught up with them also in the clouds too meet the Lord in the air. And so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort yourselves one an other with these words.   

¶ Of faithful probation, and and diversity of the resurrection that is to come, and of the gifts of the glorified bodies. Capitu. 65.  

1. Cor. 15.  IF Christ be preached, how that he rose from the dead. How say some that are among you, that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there be no rising again, then is Christ not risen. If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith also in vain. Ye and we are found false witnesses of God. For we have testified of god, how that he raised up Christ, whom he rays●d not up, if it be so that the ●eade rise not again. For if the dead rise not again, then is Christ not risen again. Y● it be so that Christ rose not, then is your faith in vain, and yet are ye in your sins. And thereto they which are fallen a sleep in Christ, are pearished, if in this life only we believe in Christ, then are we of all men, the miserabliest. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and is become the first fruits of them that slept. For by a man came death, and by a man came the resurrection of the dead. For as by Adam all die, even so by Christ shall all be made a live, and every man in his own order. The first is Christ, than they that are Christ's at his coming. Then cometh the end, when he hath delivered up the kingdom to god the father, when he hath put down all rule, authority, and power. For he must reign till he have put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. When all things are subdued unto him, then shall the son also himself b● subject unto him, that put all things under him, that God may be all in all things. Either else what do they which are baptized over the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized over the dead? yea, and why stand we in jeopardy every hour? By our rejoicing which I have in Christ jesus our Lord, I die daily. That I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, after the manner of men, what a●auntageth it me, if the dead rise not again? Let us eat & drink, to morrow we shall die. Be not deceived, malycius speaking corrupt good manners. Awake ye just, and sin not. For some have not the knowledge of God. I speak this to your rebuke. But some man will say: how arise the dead: with what bodies come they in● Thou ●ole, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it ●y. And what sowest thou? Thou sowest not that body that shall be: but bare corn, (I mean either of wheat, or of some other) and God giveth it a body at his pleasure, to every seed a several body. All flesh is not one manner of flesh, but there is one manner of flesh of men, an other manner of flesh of beasts, an other manner of flesh of fishes, and an other of birds. There are celestial bodies, and there are bodies terrestrially But the glory of the cele●●yall is one, and the glory● of the terestryall is an other. There is one manner glory of the sun, and an other glory of the moan, and an other glory of the stars: for one star differeth from an other in glory. So is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, and riseth in incorruption. It is sown in dishonour, it riseth in honour. It is sown in weakness, and riseth in power. It is sown a natural body, and riseth a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. As it is written. The first man Adam was made a living soul, 
Gene. 2.  and the last Adam was made a quickening● spirit How be it, that is not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural, and then that which is spiritual. Behold I show you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall be all changed, and that in a moment, and in a twinkling of an eye, at the sound of the last trump. For the trump shall blow and the deadde shall rise in corruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruptibility, & this mortal must put on immortality. When this corruptible hath put on incorruptibility, & this mortal hath put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written. Death is consumed in to victory. Death where is thy sting? Hell where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be unto God, which hath given us victory, thorough our Lord jesus Christ.   

¶ Of the fervent charity of saint Paul the apostle. Capitu. 66.  
I Have wished myself too becursed from Christ, 
Rom. 6.  for my br●ethren and my kinsmen as partaininge to the flesh.  
My hearts desire and prayer to god for Israel, 
Rom. 1●.  is that they might be saved.  
For though I be free from all men yet have I made myself servant unto all men, 
1. Cor. 9  that I might win the more. Unto the jews I became as a jew, too win the jews. To them that were under the law, was I made as though I had been under the law, to win them that were under the law. To them that were without law, became I as though I had been without law (when I was not without law, as pertaining to God, but under a law as concerning Christ) too win them that were without law. To the weak became I as weak, too win the weak. In all things I fashioned myself to all men, to save at the least way some. And this I do for the gospels sake, that I might have my part thereof.  

● Cor. 1.  And in this confidence was I minded the other time to have come too you, that ye might have had yet one pleasure more, and to have passed by you in to Macedonia, and too have come again out of Macedonia unto you, and to have been lead forth to jewry ward of you.  
When I was come to Troada for Christ's gospels sake, 
●. Cor. 2.  and a great door was opened unto me of the lord I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother but took my leave of them, and went away in to Macedonia. For in great affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears, not to make you sorry, but that ye might perceive the love which I have most specially unto you.  
Ye are our Epistle written in our hearts, 
2. Cor. 3.  which is understand and reed of all men, in that ye are known, how that ye are the Epistle of Christ● ministered by us and writ●en, not with ink, but with the spirit of the living God, not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart.  
For the love and charity of Christ constrained us. ut su. 
2. Cor. 5.   
Behold, now I am ready to come the third time unto you, 
2. Cor. ●.  and yet I will not be grievous unto you. For I seek not yours but you. I will very gladly bestow, and will be bestowed for your souls, though the more I love you, the less I am loved again.  
I am surely certified of this, that be which began a good work in you, 
Phi. 1.  shall go forth with it until the day of jesus Christ, as it becometh me so too judge of you all, because I have you in my heart, and in my bonds, and in the defence and establishment of the gospel. For god beareth me witness, how greatly I long after you all from the very heart rote in jesus Christ.  

Phi. 2.  I trust in the Lord jesus for too send Timothe shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know what case ye stand in. For I have no man that is so lively minded to me, which with so pure affection careth for your matters, for all other seek their own, and not that which is jesus Christ's. Ye know the prose of him, how that as a son with the father, so with me he bestowed his labour upon the gospel. Him I hope to send as soont as I know how it will go with me. I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly.  

Phi. 3.  It grieveth me not to write all one thing unto you. For unto you it is necessary,  
I would ye knew what solicitude and care I have for your sakes, 
Collo. 2.  and for them of Laodicia, and for as many as have not s●ene my person in the flesh, that they might be comforted.  
Although I wrote unto you, I did i● n●t for his caus● that did hurt, 
2. Cor. 7.  neither for his cause that was hurt, but that our good mind which we have toward you, in the sight of God, might appear unto you.  
Even as a nurse cherisheth her children, 
Collo. 2.  so was our affection toward you, our good will was to have dealt unto you not the Gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.  
I thank God whom I serve from mine elders with pure conscience, 
2. Timo. 1.  that without ceasing I make mention of the in my prayers night and day, desiring to see thee, mindful of thy tears, so that I am filled with joy, when I call too remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Animica, and I am sure that it dwelleth in the also.  
Bring Zenas the lawear, and Apollo's on their journey dilygentelye, 
Tit●. 3.  that nothing be lacking unto them.  
I for charity's sake beseech thee, seeing thou art as I am even Paul aged, 
Ad phil●.  and now in bonds for jesus Christ sake. I beseech the for my son Onesymus, whom I begat in my bonds, which in time passed was to the unprofitable, but now profitable both to the and also to me, whom I have sent ●ome again. Thou therefore receive him, that is to say, mine own bowels, whom I would fain have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the Gospel. Nevertheless, without thy mind, I would do nothing, that the good which springeth of thee, should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. Happily he therefore departed for a season that thou shouldest receive him for ever, not now as a servant, but above a servant, I mean a brother beloved specially to me: but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and also in the Lord? If thou count me ● fellow, receive him as myself. If he have hurt thee, or oweth thee aught, that lay to my charge. I Paul have written it with mine ●ande, I will recompense it. So that I do not say to thee, how that thou ●west unto me even thine own self. Even so brother, let me enjoy thee in the Lord. Comfort my bowels in Christ. Moreover prepare me lodging, for I trust through the help of your prayers, I shall be given unto you.   

¶ Of the humility, patience and persecutions of blessed Paul the apostle. Capitu. 67.  
ANd last of all, Christ was seen of me, 
1. Cor. 1●  as of one that was borne out of due tyme. For I am the least of all the Apostles, which am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because I persecutee the congregation of God. But by the grace of God I am that I am, and his grace which is in me, was not in vain: but I laboured more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which is with me. Whether it were I or they, so we preach: and so have ye believed.  
I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and so●ten●s of Christ which when I am present among you am of no reputation, 
2. Cor. 10.  but am bold toward you being absent. I beseech you that I n●de not to be bold when I am present (with the same confidence, wherewith I am supposed to be bold) against some which repute us as tho●gh we walked carnally. For we dare not make ourselves of the number of them, or compare ourselves too them, which la●de th●m selves. Nevertheless while they measure themselves with them s●lues, and compare themselves with themselves, they understand nought  

Gala. 1.  Other go I about to please men?  
If I studied to please men I were not the servant of Christ.  
Nor we were not as though we intended to please men. etc. ut supra. 
1. Thes. 2  Capitu. 39  
This is a true saying, that Christ jesus came in to this world to save sinners, 
1. Timo. ●.  of whom I am chief. etc.  
For this cause have I delectation in infirmities, 
2. Cor. 12.  in rebukes, in need, in persecutions, in anguish, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, ●hen am I strong.  
They are the ministers of Christ (I speak like a fool) I am more. 
2. Cor. 11.  In labours more abundaunte. In stripes above measure: In prison plenteously. In death o●●e. Of the jews five times received I every time forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods. I was once stoned. I suffered thrice shipwreck. N●ghte and day have I been in the deep of the sea. In ●orneing often. In parele of waters. In parels of robbers. In jeopardies of mine own nation. In jeopardies among the heathen. I have been in parels in cities, in parels in wilderness, in parels in the sea, in parels among false brethren, in labour and travail, in watching often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and in nakedness. And besides the things which outwardly happen unto me, I am cumbered daily, and do care for all congregations. Who is sick, and I am not sick? Who is hurt in the faith, and my heart burneth not? The God, & father of our Lord jesus Christ, which is blessed for ever, knoweth that I lie not. The governor of the people of Damascus under king Aretas, laid watch in the city of Damascus, & would have caught me, and at the window was I let down in a basket thorough the wall, and so scaped his hands.  

Collo. 1.  Now joy I in my sufferings which I suffer for you, and fulfil that which is behind of the passions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church.  

1. Timo. 2,  Herefore I suffer all things for the elects sakes, that they might also obtain that salvation which is in Christ jesus, with eternal glories.  
Therefore let no man be moved in these afflictions, 
1. Thes. 3,  for ye yourselves know that we are even appointed thereunto.  
This thou knowest how that all they which are in Asia, 
2. Cor. ●.  be turned from me, of which sort are Philetus and Hermogenes.  
Alexander the copper smith did me much evil, 
2. Timo. ●  the Lord reward him according to his dedees, of whom be thou ware also, for he withstood our preaching sore. At my first answering and defence, no man assisted me, but all forsook me. I pray God, that it may not be laid too their charges. Notwithstanding the Lord assisted me, and strengthened me, that by me the preaching should be fulfilled to the uttermost, and that all the gentiles should hear. And I was deliverede out of the mouth of the lion. And the Lord hath delivered me from all evil doing, and shall keep me unto his heavenly kingdom, to whom be praise for ever and ever. Amen.   

¶ Of the excellency of Paul the apostles rectitude and sincerity. Capit. 68  
What will ye? Shall I come unto you with a rod, 
1. Cor. 4.  or else in love and in the spirit of meekness?  
Out of sincerity and pureness, and by the power of god, 
2. Cor. 2.  and in the sight of God, so speak we in Christ.  

1. Cor. 3.  Begin we to praise ourselves again? need we as some other, of epistles of recomendation unto you? or letters of recomendation from you?  

2. Cor. 10.  If any man trust in him ●elfe that he is Christ's, let the same also consider of himself, that as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's. And though I should boast myself somewhat more of our authority which the lord hath g●ne● us to edify and not t● destroy you, if should not be to my ●●ame. This say I least I should seem as though I went about to make you afraid with letters. For the Epistles (sayeth he) are sore and strong. But his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is rude. Let him that is such think on this wise that as we are in words by letters when we are absent, such are we in dedes when we are present.  
Did I there in sin, because I submitted myself, 
2. Cor. 1●.  that ye might be exalted, and because I preached to you the Gospel of God free? I rob other congregations and took wages of them, to do you service with all. And when I was present with you, and had need. I was grievous to no man. For that which was lacking unto me, the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I kept myself that I should not be grievous to you, and so will I keep myself. If the truth of Christ be in me, this rejoicing shall not be taken from me in the regions of Achaia. Wherefore? Because I love you not? God knoweth. Nevertheless, what I do, that will I do to cut away occasion from them, which desire occasion, that they may be found like unto us in that wherein they rejoice.  
For what is it wherein ye were inferiors to other congregations, 
2. Cor. 12.  except it ●e therein that I was not grievous vnt●o you, forgive me this wrong done unto you. But be it that I grieved you not. Nevertheless I was crafty, and took you with gu●le. Did I pill you by any of them which I sent unto you? I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus defraud you of any thing? Walked we not in one spirit? Walked we not in like steps? Again think ye that we excuse ourselves? We speak in Christ in the sight of God. Behold now come I the third time unto you. In the mouth of too or three witnesses shall every thing stand.  
Our exhortation was not to bring you too error, 
1. Thes. 2.  neither was it in guile, not as though we intended ●o please men. etc. ut supra. Capitu. 39   

¶ Of the taking up, and visions of the blessed apostle saint Paul, and of his perfection in all virtue. Capitu. 69.  
I Will come to the visions and revelations of the lord, I know a man in Christ, 
2. Cor. 12.  above. 14. years agone. Whether he were in the body, I can not tell, or whether he were out of the body I can not tell. (God knoweth) which was taken up in to the third heaven. And I know the same man, (whether in the body or out of the body I can not tell God knoweth) how that he was taken up in to paradise, and heard words not to be spoken, which no man can utter. Of this man will I rejoice, of myself will I not rejoice, except it be of mine infir●yties. And yet though I would rejoice, I should not be a fool: for I would say the truth. Nevertheless I spare, lest any man should think of me abou● that he seeth me to be, or heareth of me, I am made a fool in boasting● myself, ye have compelled me: I ought too have been commended of you.  

Phi. 4.  I have learned in what so ever estate I am therewith to be content. I can both humble and cast down myself, I can also exceed. Every where and in all things I am instructed, both to be full, and to be hungry, to have plenty, and to suffer need I can do all things through the help of Christ, which strengtheneth me.   

¶ Of the multitude of god's mercies unto the Apostle. And of the acts of the beginning of his conversion. Capitu. 70.  
I Thank Christ jesus our lord which ha●h made me strong, 
1 Timo. ●.  for he counted me true, and put me in office, when before I was a blasphemer, and a persecuter, and contumelious. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly through unbelief. Notwythstan●inge for this cause was mercy given unto me, that jesus Christ should first show on me all long patience, unto the ensample of them which shall in time to come believe on him unto eternal life.  
For why ye hard of my conversation in time past, 
Gala. 1.  in the jews ways, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church & congregation of god and spoiled it, and prevailed in the jews law, abo●e many of my companions, which were of mine own nations, and was a much more fervent maintainer of the traditions of the elders. But when it pleased god (which separated m●e from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, for to declare his son by me) that I should preach him among the heathen, immediately I comened not of the matter wi●h flesh and blood, nei●her returned to jerusalem to them which were Apostles before me, but went my ways in to Arabia, and came again unto Damascus. Then after three year, I returned to jerusalem to see Peter and abode with him. 15. days, none other of the Apostles saw I, but james the lords brother. The things which I write, behold, God knoweth I lie not. After that, I went in to the costs of Syria, and Cilicia, and was unknown as touching my person, unto the congregation of jewrye which were in Christ. But they heard only, that he which persecuted us in time past, now preacheth the faith, which before he destroyed. And they glorified God on my behalf. Then .14. years after I went up again to jerusalem with Barnabas and ●ooke with me Titus also.   

¶ How humbly the apostle desireth himself and his disciples to be prayed for. And of certain other his acts. Capitu. 71.  
I Beseech you brethren for our Lodre jesus Christ's sake, 
Rom. 15.  and for the love of the spirit, that ye help me in my business with your prayers to God for me, that I may be delivered from them which believe not in jewrye, and that this my service, which I have to jerusalem, may be accepted of the saints, that I may come unto you with joy, by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.  
praying for me, 
Ephe. 6.  that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to utter the secrets of the gospel, where of I am a messenger in bonds, that therein I may speak freely, as it becometh me to speak.  
Pray ye for us, 
Collo. 2.  that God open unto us the door of utterance, that we may speak the mystery of Christ. (Wherefore I am also in bonds) that I may utter it, as it becometh me to speak.  

2. Thes. 3.  Furthermore brethren pray for us, that the word of God, may have free passage and be glorified, as it is with you: and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men.  

Heb. 13.  I desire you therefore somewhat the more abundauntely, that ye so do that I may be restored to you quickly. Know the brother Timothe, whom we have sent from us, with whom (if he come shortly) I will see you.  

1. Cor. 16.  I will come unto you, after I have gone over Macedonia. For I will go through out Macedonia. With you peradventure I will a bide a while, or else winter, that ye may bring me on my way whether so ever I go. I will not see you now in my passage: but I trust to abide a while with you, if God shall suffer me. I will tarry at Ephesus until whitsuntide. For a great door and a fruitful is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. To speak of brother Apollo, I certify you, that I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren, but his mind was not at all to come at this tyme. How be it, he will come when he shall have convenient time and leisure  
I call God for a record unto my soul, that for to favour you all, 
2. Cor. ●.  I came not any more unto Corinthum. Not that we be Lords over your faith: but helpers of your joy.  
Make speed to come to me at once. 
2. Timo. 4.  For Demas hath left me, and loveth this present world, and is departed unto Thesselonica. Cressensis gone too Galacia, and Titus unto Damatia. Only Lucas is with me. Take Mark & bring him with the. For he is necssary unto me, for to minister. And Lithicus have I setto Ephesus. The cloak that I left at Troada with Carpus when thou comest bring with thee, and the books but specially the partchement. Erascus abode at Corinthum. Trophimos I left at Myletum sick. Make speed to come before winter.  

Titu. 3.  When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tithicus be diligent to come to me unto Nichopolis.   

¶ Of such persons which in his Epistles he saluted, and were saluted. Capitu. 72.  

Rom. 16.  Greet Prisca and Aquila my helpers in Christ jesus, which have for my life laid down their own necks. Unto which not I only gave thanks, but also the congregation of the Gentiles. Likewise greet the congregation that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epenetes● which is the first fruit among them of Achaia. Greet mary which bestowed much labour on us. Salute Andronicus & junia my cousins, which were prisoners with me also, which are well taken among the apostles, and were in Christ before me. Timotheus my work fellow and Lucius, and jason, and Sopater my kinsmen, salute you. Caius mine host and the host of all the congregations saluteth you● Graseus saluteth you. etc.  
The congregations of Asia salute you, 
●. Cor. 16.  Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, and so doth all the congregation that is in their house: with whom I am lodged. All the brethren great you. The salutation of me Paul, with mine own hand. etc.  
All the saints salute you. 
2. Cor. 13.   
Epap●ra● saluteth you, I bear him record that he hath a fervent mind toward you, 
Collo. 4.  and toward them of Laodicia, and them of jerapolis. Dear Lucas the Physician greeteth you, and Demas. Salute the brothers which are of Laodicia, and salute Nimphas, and the congregation which is in her house.  
Epaphras my fellow prisoner in 
Phi. 1.  Christ jesus, salutethe thee, and Marcus, Aristarcus, Demas, Lucas my helpers.  
●ri●●arcus my prison fellow saluteth you, 
Collo. 4  and Marcus Barnabas sister's son: touching whom, y● received commandments. If he come unto you, receive him, and jesus which is called justus, which are of the circumcision. These only are my work fellows unto the kingdom of God, which were unto my consolation.  
Salute all the saints.  

Heb. 13.  
Phi. 4.  The brethren which are in italy salute you. All the saints salute you, and most of all they which are of the Emperors household.  
The salutation of me Paul, with mine own hand. This is the token in all epistles. 
2. Thes. 3  So I writ. The grace of our Lord jesus Christ be with you all.   

¶ The praise and glorification o● the omnipotent Lor● and god. Capitu. 73.  
TO him that is of power to stablish you according to my 
Rom. 16.  gospel and preaching of jesus Christ, in uttering of the mystery which was kept secret sense the world began, but now is opened by the scriptures of prophesy, at the commandment of the everlasting God, to stir up obedience to the faith, published among all nations. To the same God which alone is wise, be praise through jesus Christ for ever. Amen.  
God is faithful. By whom ye are called. 
1. Cor. ●.   
Blessed be God the father of our Lord jesus Christ, the father of mercy, and the God of all comfort, 
2. Cor. 1.  the Lord no doubt is a spirit. And where the spirit of the Lord is, 
2. Cor. 3.  there is liberty.  
Unto him that is able to do exceeding abundaundauntelye above all that we ask or think, 
Ephe. 3.  according to the power tha● woorcketh in us, be praise in the congregation by jesus Christ through out all generations from time to time. Amen.  

Phi. 4.  Unto God and our father be praise for evermore.  
Unto God, king everlasting, immortal, invisible, 
1. Timo. ●.  and wise only, be honour and praise for ever and ever. Amen.  
Which will have all men saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth in Christ. 
1. Timo. 2.   
Whom when the time is come, he shall show that is blessed, 
1. Timo. 6  and mighty only, king of kings, and lord of Lords, which only hath immortality, and dwelleth in light that no man can attain, whom never man saw, neither can see, unto whom ●e honour and rule everlasting. Amen  
One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 
Ephe. 4.  one God and father of all. Which is above all, thorough all, and in you all.   
FINIS.  

¶ Here beginneth the table, whereby ye may find speedily all the principal ma●ters contained in this book.  


¶ The titles.  THe form of salvation. 
capitu. 1.  The thanks giving of Paul the Apostle, for the gifts of grace geeven of God, to the faithful. 
capi. ●.  Of Paul's orations and prayers for his disciples. 
ca 3.  Of faith. 
ca 4.  Of the definition, and effects of faith. 
capi. 5.  Of hope. 
capitu. 6.  Of charity and love. 
cap. 7.  Of fear. 
capitu. 8.  Of humility and against pride. 
ca 9  Of the patience, and tribulations of the elect and ●u●t. 
capi. 10.  Of justice. 
capitu. 11  Of prudency, and of the vice of imprudency. 
cap. 12  Of wisdom, and of the fault of foolishness. 
capi. 13  Of obedience. 
ca 14  Of pity, and mercy. 
cap. 15  Of temperance, and sobriety, and of bodily castigation 
capi. 19  Against the vices of the flesh. 
ca 17  Of fortitude and stability, and of the constancy of the heart 
cap. 18  Against covetousness, and of liberal●●ye. 
ca 19  Of the obserua●ions of ensamples, & avoiding of offences 
capi. 20  An exhortation to peace and concord and against dissension and contention. 
capi. 21  Against teme●arius and inordrdinate judgements 
capitu. 22  Of spiritual furtherance, and perfection 
ca 23  Of just & charitable correption. 
ca 24  Of temptation 
capi. 25  Of prayer 
ca 26  Of spiritual gloriation or joy, and inward consolation. And against vain glory 
capi. 27  Against loquacity & idleness. 
capi. 28  Of internal reformation, & thanks ●euing, & of certain spiritual exercises, and of the ordinances of all things to the las●e end. 
cap. 29  Of original sin, and the transfusion thereof, and of the comparison of Christ's grace to Adam's fall. 
ca 30  Of threefold heaviness, laudable, vituperable and indifferent 
cap. 31  ●n exhortotion to labour for felicity ●nd beatitude itself 
capi. 32  Of the dissolutive desire too be with Christ. 
cap. 33  against idolatry. 
capi. 34  Against divers vices of men. 
ca 35  ●n exhortation too divers virtues, ●nd to the acts and deeds of the same 
●apitu. 36  Of the synagogue, and of divers gifts of grace in time passed given unto it, and of double circumcision, 
●apitu. 37  Of the church 
ca 38  Of the efficacity & arguments of the ●reachinge of the evangelical law. And of the miracles of blessed saint Paul the Apostle. 
Capi. 39  Of the vocation of the gentiles, and of the excecation and blindness of the jews, and also of their small conversion unto Christ. 
Cap. 40.  Of divers gifts and graces given unto the church in the time of grace, under and in the time of the evangelical law. 
Ca 41.  Yet of the self same matter. And of the comparison of one gift to an other, and of the use of them, and of the profit that cometh of them. 
Capitu. 47.  Of the excellency of the supernal graces granted unto the faithful of Christ, namely in the primitive church. 
Ca 43.  Of predestynation & the foreknowledge of God 
Ca 44.  Of the justice of God, and of the rigour of the divine justice against sinners. 
Capi. 45.  Of the unspeakable mercy of God unto mankind, and of Christ's meek redemption of man. 
Ca 46.  Of divers mysteries of Christ, that is ●f his incarnation, nativity, humility, poverty, passion, resurrection, apparition, ascension, and glorification, and also of the effects of his sa●●tiferus passion. 
Capi. 47.  That Christ is the head, not only ●f the church militaunt●, but also of ●he triumphant. And of the mystical unity of the church. And of the excellency, and laud of Christ. 
ca 48.  Of the divinity and eminence of the ●nly begotten son of god. 
Cap. 49  Of th● insufficencye and feebleness of ●he law of Moses, to save man with 〈◊〉 faith and grace. 
cap. 50.  Of the perfection and excellency of ●he evangelical law above the law written. 
Capit. 51.  Of the insufficendy and reprobation of the sacrifices of the law. And of the ●fficacye of the sacrifice of the new law. 
capi. 52.  Yet again of the insufficiency and imperfection of the law. And the cea●inge and laying down of the things thereof, in the time of the new law. 
capi. 53  Of the cessation and end of circumcision, and other observations of the law, in the time of the promulgation of the gospel. 
ca 54  Of Christ's priesthood, and bishopprike. And of the excellency of Melchisedech, which was a figure of Christ, and how Abraham paid tithes unto Levy. 
ca 55  With what virtues bishops, priests and deacons being within holy order, aught to be adorned 
ca 56  Of the institution of the communion and how damnable a thing it is too receive it unworthily 
cap. 57  How that the which be married, ought to behave themselves. And of continence of virgins and widows 
capitu. 58  Of certain documents generally pertaining to men, women, and widows 
capi. 59  How parents ought to use them selves unto their children, and masters to th●ir servants. And contrary wise how children and servants must use themselves to their parents ●nd masters 
ca 60  How superioures should use themselves to their subjects. And contrary wise, and of certain documents pertaining unto prelate's. And how they should diversly instruct divers 
cap. 61  Of the spiritual generation of baptism, and that from hence forth, we ought too depart from sin. 
capitu. 62  Of the coming of the most wicked and most falsest Antichrist. And of the day of judgement 
capi. 63  Of the general resurrection that is to come 
cap. 64  Of faithful probration, and the diversiti of resurrection that is to come and of the gifts of the glorified bodies. 
ca 65  Of the fervent charity of S. Paul the Apostle 
ca, 66  Of the humility, patience, and persecutions of blessed Paul the Apostle 
cap●u. 67  Of the exellencye of Paul the Apostles rectitude, and sincerity. 
cap. 68  Of the taking up, and visions of the blessed Apostle saint Paul, and of his perfection in all virtue. 
cap. 69.  Of the multitude of God's mercies unto the Apostle. And of the acts of the beginning of his conversion. 
capitu. 70  How humbly the Apostle desireth himself and his disciples to be prayed for. And of certain other his acts. 
capitu. 71.  Of such persons which in his Epistles saluted, and were saluted. 
ca 72  The praise and gloryfication of the omnipotent Lord and God. 
ca 73.    

¶ The Table.  

A.  Abraham contrary to hope believed in hope. 
capi. 4.  Abraham dwelled in tabernacles. 
ca 4  Abraham gave tithes to Melchise●ech. 
capi. 55.  Abraham's belief was imputed unto him for righteousness. 
cap. 4  abraham's children. 
cap. 4.  Abba father. 
cap. 42.  Abide in the estate that thou art called. 
cap●. 1●.  Adam was not deceived. 
cap. 59  the Afflictions of this life, are not to be compared to the glory that is too come. 
ca 32.  All things work well unto them that love God. 
capi. 7.  All sins saving fornication are without the body. 
capi. 17.  All things are pure. 
cap. 20. ca 35.  All things are not expedient. 
ca 20.  All things edify not. 
ca 20.  All are under sin. 
cap. 35.  All voices have signification. 
ca 42.  All things work for the best unto them that love God. 
ca 44.  All men are liars. 
ca 45  All things are become new. 
ca 46  All things are good 
●●ap. 46  All things in the law was purged with blood. 
cap. 47.  All fullness dwelleth in Christ. 
ca 46.  All have sinned. 
ca 50  All things are lawful, but not profitable 
capi. 50  Alexander the copper smith 
ca 67  A little leaven sowrethe the whole lump of dough 
ca 27  A new Testament doth abrogate the old. 
ca 51  Among whom the gospel is hidden 
ca 36  Angels are ministering spirits. 
ca 49  antichrist shall sit as God in the temple 
cap. 63  Antichrist shall be consumed by the spirit of Christ's mouth 
ca 63  All things are naked unto God 
ca 49  the Apostles labour with their own hands 
ca 10  the Apostles were agasing stock unto the world 
ca 10  Apply not the body unto fornication 
capitu 17●  An oath is an end of all strife 
ca 3●  Arm yourselves with faith & love 
ca ●8  As long as we are in the body, we are absent from God 
cap. 4  A ●●ombling ●tone 
capitu. 4  A servant is the lords free man● 
ca 11  A venge not yourselves 
ca 9  Avoid an heretic 
cap. 11  Avoid unghostly vanities 
ca 12  Avoid foolish questions 
ca 21  Avoid lusts of youth 
ca 36  A willing mind is accepted recording to that a man hath 
ca, 11   

B.  Bear the frailness of the weak. 
ca ●5  Bear one an others burden 
cap. 15  Be always fervent in a good thing 
capi. 23  Be a fool in this world 
ca 13  Be rich in hope 
ca 6  Be not high minded 
ca 8.9.40  Be not wise in your own eyes 
ca 9  Be not wise in your own opinions 
capitu. 9  Be not vain glorious 
ca 9  Be not overcome of evil 
ca 10  Be innocent as concerning evil. 
ca 13  Be ready to all good works 
ca 14  Be merciful one to an other 
ca 15  Be not forgetful to keep hospitality 
capitu. 15.  Behave yourselves as the ministers of God 
ca 16.36  Be not drunk with wine 
ca ●6  Be rich in the works of the lord. 
ca 18  Be angry but sin not 
ca 35  Be not carried with every wind of doctrine. 
cap. 18  Be not weary in well doing. 
ca 18.32  Be not carried about with strange learning's. 
capit. 18  Be content with raiment and food. 
capitu. 19  Be rich in good works. 
ca 19  Be ready to give. 
capi. 19  Be not children in wit but in maliciousness. 
capit. 23  Be not ashamed to testify our Lord 
capitu. 23.  Be not careful. 
ca 27  Be thanefull. 
capitu. 29  Be not a worshipper of idols. 
ca 34  Be not wise in your own conceits. 
capitu. 40  Be ready to harbour. 
ca 41.  Beware least any man deceive you through philosophy. 
ca 12  By grace we are saved. 
capi. 43  By the law cometh the knowledge of sin. 
capi. 50  Bodily exercise profitteth little. 
ca 15  a Bishop and what manner of man he ought to be. 
cap. 56   

C.  Carnal men are carnally minded. 
capitu. 12.  Cast away the dedes of darkness, 
ca 32  the Children of wrath. 
ca 16.30  the Children of faith are Abraham's children. 
ca 4.  Children obey and honour your parents. 
capiu. 59  Christ came of the seed of David. 
ca 1  Christ rose from death. 
ca 1.47  Christ's gospel is the power of God 
capitu. 4.  Christ is the end of the law. 
ca 4  Christ is to me life. 
ca 6  Christ shall fashion our vile bodies like unto his glorious body. 
ca 6  Christ made himself of n● reputation. 
cap●t. 9.47  Christ took upon him the shape of a servant. 
ca 9.47  Christ died and rose again, to be Lord both of the dead and the quick. 
capitu. 11.  Christ speaketh in Paul. 
ca 11.  Christ the embassidoure and priest of our profession. 
ca 12  Christ is the power and wisdom of God 
capi. 13  Christ's riches are unsearchable, 
ca● 1●  Christ was tempted in all points like as we are 
cap. 25  Christ maketh intercession for us. 
capi, 26.44  Christ prayed with strong crying and tear●s 
ca 26  Christ is in all things 
ca 29  Christ damned sin by sin. 
ca 30  Christ is our life 
cap. 32  Christ is preached of divers diversly 
capitu. 35  Christ was a minister of the circumcision 
cap. 37  Christ is the head of the church 
capitu 38.48.58  Christ gave himself for the congregation 
ca 38  Christ's blood speaketh better than the blood of Abel 
cap. 38  Christ through his blood redeemed us 
capitu. 43  Christ is the head corner stone● 
ca, 43  Christ did put away death 
ca eod  Christ shall show himself from heaven in flaming fire 
capil 4●  Christ rose ●o justify us 
cap. 46  Christ reconciled us to God being enemies 
cap. 46  Christ which knew no sin, hath made himself to be sin for us. 
ca eodem  Christ was made a cursed for us. 
eod  Christ hath broken down the wall. 
eod.  Christ hath put out the hand writing that was against us 
ca eo.  Christ came in to this word to save sinners 
ca eo  Christ is the high priest of good things to come 
cap. 47  Christ is the mediator of the new Testament 
ca 47  Christ appeared & put sin to flight● 
eode  Christ is a priest after the order of Melchisedech 
ca eod  Christ descended and ascended to fulfil all things 
ca eod  Christ is above all rule & power. 
ca 48  Christ is the image of the invisible God. 
ca 48, 49  Christ is before all things 
ca, 48  Christ offered himself once for all● 
capitu● 52● 55  Christ sprung of the tribe of juda. 
capitu. 55  Christ is our high priest. 
cap. 55  Christ's descension from heaven. 
ca 64  Christ that in man beginneth a good thing, shall end the same. 
cap. 66  Children of the flesh are not the children of God. 
ca 44  Circumcision is nothing. 
ca 11.  Circuncision & how it availeth. 
ca ●7  Covetous persons have no inheritance in heaven. 
ca 19  covetousness is the rote of all evil 
capitu, 19  Coveteousenes is not too be named. 
capitu. 17.19.  Covetous persons are worshippers of idols. 
ca 17  Comfort the feeble minded. 
ca 15  Company not with fornicators. 
ca 17  Continue in prayer. 
cap. 26  Covet spiritual. gifts. 
cap. 42  Cretaines are liars. 
cap 14  The creatures of god are good. 
ca 25  crucify the flesh with the appetites thereof. 
capitu. 16  A crown of righteousness. 
capi. 3●  Cut away occasions. 
capi. 68   

D.  Death is to me advantage. 
ca 6.33  Death worketh in us, and life in you 
capitu. 10  Death entered by sin 
ca 30  Death hath no more power over Christ 
capit. 62  Death is the last that shall be destroyed. 
ca 65.  Defraud not thy brother in barganninnge. 
ca 11  Despisers of Moses law were put to death 
ca 8  Despise not the chastening. 
ca 10  Despise the superioures commandments, and despise God 
ca 14  Deacons, and what manner of men they should be 
capi. 56  Depart from iniquity. 
ca 13  Deny God, and he shall deny the. 
ca 11  the deeds of the flesh. 
ca 17.  the deeds of the law justify no man. 
capitu. 50.  diversities of bodies 
ca 65  Do all your business in love. 
ca 7.36  Do nothing groudgingly, or of necessity. 
ca 11  Do all things, honestly 
ca 12  Do nothing partially 
ca 14  Do all things to the praise of god 
capitu. 29.  Do all things in the name of the Lord jesus 
ca eo  Do good to all men 
ca 32  Do all things without murmuring 
capitu. 36  Do all things unto edifying 
ca 42  Doers not hearers of the law be justified 
ca 45  Domes day shall not come until antichrist be come 
capi. 63.  Domes day shall come like a thee●e 
capi. eodem,  Deny all ungodliness 
capit. 32  Devour not one an other 
ca 10  Draw all one way 
ca 21   

E.  Ea●e not with covetus men. 
ca 35  Enoche was translated 
cap. ●  the Earth that bringeth forth thorns must be burnie 
cap. 11  Esau sold his birthright for one breakfast 
capi. 16  eternal life is the grace and gift of god 
ca 23  Esteem not thyself more than it becometh the 
ca 9.48  Esteem other better than thyself. 
●apitu 9  Every man shall bear his own ●urthen 
capit. 1●  Every man shall give accounts of ●im self 
cap. 22  Every man hath not knowledge 
ca, 34  Every man shall receive his reward according to his labour 
cap. 45  Evil words corrupt good manners 
●●pitu. 28  Experience bringeth hope 
ca● 10  Exhort one an other daily 
ca 12  Examyn thyself, and so eat of that bread. 
ca 57   

F.  faith is the way unto grace. 
ca 4  Faith and belief of the hear●e iusti●yeth 
capi. eod  Faith cometh by hearing 
ca, 4.39  faith by love is m●gh●ye in operation 
cap. 4  Faith is the gift of god 
ca eod  Faith cometh not of works 
ca 4  Faith is azure confidence of things which are hoped for 
ca 5  the Faithful are blessed with faithful Abraham 
ca 4  Fashion not yourselves like unto the world 
ca 29.  Father's move not your children to wrath 
cap. 60  Fathers ra●e not your children. 
ca 60  Fathers must lay up for their children 
ca eodem  the Fall of the jews is unto the gentiles salvation 
ca 40  the Fashion of this world goeth away 
capitu. 36  Feed thine enemy. 
ca 15  False Apostles the ministers of Sa●han 
ca 25  Fear to fall in to the hands of god 
capitu. 8  Filthy communication 
ca 20  Fight the good fight of faith 
ca 32  Fire shall try e●ery man's work. 
ca● 45  the Flesh lus●eth contrary to the spirit. 
ca 16.25  Flesh and blood shall not inherit ●he kingdom of God 
cap. 23  Flee from worshipping of idols. 
ca 34  Fleshly men can no● please god 
ca 17  Follow that which is good 
ca 10  Follow the truth in love. 
ca 23  Forget not to do good 
capitu. 15  Follow the thou ma●st comprehend. 
ca 23  fornicators do sin against their twne bodies. 
ca 17  Foolish questions do gender strife. 
ca 21  ●he Fruits of the spirit 
ca 23  Fulfil not the lusts of the flesh 
ca 16   

G.  give room unto wrath 
ca 9  give to every man his duty 
ca 11  give your members servants unrighteousness 
ca 17  give no occasion of evil. 
ca 20  give no place unto the devil. 
ca 25.35  give no heed to fables 
ca 28  give yourselves unto God 
ca 36  give with singleness 
cap. 41  Gentiles offer to devils 
ca 34  〈◊〉 Gifts of the spirit 
ca 41  Gifts of the spirit are divers. 
ca 41  ●od cannot lie. 
ca 1  God promised eternal life before the world began. 
cap. 〈◊〉  God from the beginning hath choose us to salvation 
cap. 2  God hath called us unto hope. 
ca 3  God brought our Lord jesus from death 
cap. 3.4  God is rich unto all that call upon him 
capi. 4  God justifieth the heathen through faith 
cap. eod  God can not deny himself 
ca ●o  God rewardeth them that seek him. 
ca 5  God raiseth the dead to life again. 
ca 6  God is able to subdue all things to himself 
ca eo  God is the saviour of all that believe 
capitu. eodem  God loveth a cheerful giver. 
ca 11  God giveth power to edify and not to destroy. 
ca ●od  God compasseth the wise in their foolishness 
ca 13  God quickeneth all thing 
ca 14●  God forgettethe not the work that cometh of love 
capitu. 1●  God will judge adulterers 
ca 17  God giveth the increase 
ca ●●  God is causer of peace, 
ca e●  God shall reward every man occordinge to his deeds 
ca 22  God looketh on no man's person, 
ca eo  God shall suffer no man to be tempted above his strength 
ca 25.45.  God hath delivered us from the power of darkness 
cap. 32  God swore by himself 
ca eo  God is not ashamed to be called our god 
ca 33  God hath prepared a citi for us 
ca eo  God g●ueth up sinners to their hearts lusts 
ca 35  God trieth the harry 
cap. 39  God will make a short word in earth 
capitu 40  God hath wrapped all nations in unbelief. 
ca● eo  God woorkethe all things that are wrought in all creatures 
ca 14  God is not causer of strife 
ca 42  God in his church hath ordained divers rulers 
ca 41.43  God hath anointed us and sealed us 
capitu. 42  God is rich in mercy 
ca 43  God loved us when we were dead in sin 
ca eod  God raised Christ from death. 
ca 43.63  God called us not according to our deeds, but according too his grace. 
capi. 43  God hath chosen the foolish of the world to confound the wise. 
ca 44  God is faithful 
ca eo.  God ordained us too walk in good works 
ca eod  God worketh both the deed and the will 
ca eo  God is not partial 
ca 45  God looketh on no man's person. 
capit. 45.60  God of his righteousness recompenseth tribulation to those that trouble us 
c●pi●. 45  God hath made Christ a seat of mercy 
cap. 46  God only doth justify man. 
ca 50  God calleth those things that be not as though they were 
ca eod  God is a spirit 
ca 73  God is able to do exceedingly above that we ask 
ca eod  God will have all men saved 
ca eo  Gods kindness leadeth to repentance 
capitu. 22●  God's word was committed to the jew 
ca 37  Gods house is the congregation. 
ca 38  Gods husbandry 
ca 39  God's judgement is according to truth 
ca 2●  Godly livers suffer persecutions. 
ca 10  Godliness hath promises of the life that is now and to come. 
ca 15  Godly sorrow causeth repentance 
ca 31  Godliness is great riches 
ca 19  Godly edifying is by faith. 
ca 28  Go forward in good works. 
ca 10  Go not too law one with an other. 
capitu. 22  Glorify god in body & spirit. 
ca 23.41  Glory in infirmities 
ca 27  Grace is more plenteous than sin 
capitu. 30  Grace is no grace where works avail 
ca 37   

H.  Handle the word of truth justly. 
ca 11  Halt not out of the way 
ca eod  Hate that is evil 
ca●. 41  Have no fellowship with devils 
ca 34  Have peace with all men 
ca 41  Have them in honour that have the ouersig●te of you 
cap. 60  Heaven hath an enduring substance 
capitu. 10.  He that suffereth tribulation is counted worthy of the kingdom of god 
capitu. 10  He that provideth not for his household is worse than an infidel. 
cap. 11  He that resisteth power resisteth god 
capitu 14  He that praiseth himself is not allowed 
ca 27  He that will not work should not eat 
ca 28  Heretics are to be auoided● 
ca 11  Heresies must ned●● be 
ca 21  Help those that by any chance are fallen in to any ●aute 
ca 15  His servant thou art to whom thou obey●● 
cap. 14  hinder not the gospel 
ca 20  Hold fast the word of god 
ca 36  Hope is laid up for us in ●●ore in heaven 
ca, 2  Hope putteth no man to shame● 
ca, 6  Hope saveth a man 
ca, eodem  Hope that is seen is no hope 
ca eo  How the ministers of god should behave themselves 
ca 10  Honour true widows 
ca 59  the Husband is the wives head. 
ca 58  Husbands love your wives. 
ca eo  Husbands be not bitter unto your wives 
ca eodem   

I.  jesus the great shepherd 
ca 3  jesus the author and finisher of our faith 
ca 4  jesus the mediator of the new Testament 
cap. 38  jesus suffered without the gate 
ca, 43  jesus continueth for ever 
ca 49  If thou mayst be free use it 
cap. 11  If thou stand take heed thou faule not 
capil 12  If thou be the son, thou art heirs 
ca 43.  If the rote be holy, the branches are holy 
ca 40  If god be on our side, who can be against us. 
ca 44.  I desire to be with Christ 
cap. 33  In man dwelleth no good thing. 
ca 30  In man are two laws 
cap. eodem  In a great man's house are vessels of gold and wood 
capit. 44  In the latter days some shall give heed to devilish doctrine 
ca 25  In Christ dwelleth all the fullness of the godhead 
capi. 48  In two and three witnesses all things do stand 
cap. 68  Inobedience brought condemnation on all men 
ca 14  It becometh a preacher too speak freely 
ca 70  It became Christ to be made like unto his brethren 
capi. 47  It is appointed that men shall once die 
ca eod  It is good for a man not to touch a woman 
capitu. 57  It is better to mary then to burn 
capitu. 58  It is damnable to break the first sayeth 
ca 59  judge not hastly● 
capi. 14  judge not one an other 
ca 22  judge nothing until the lord come 
capitu. eodem  justification cometh not by the deeds of the law but by faith 
ca 53   

K.  Keep holy day with pureness and truth 
cap. 29  the Kingdom of god is not in words but in power 
ca 9.28  Kingdom of god is not meat and drink but righteousness 
ca 20  Knowledge maketh a man too swell 
capitu. 7.9,  Know not Christ after the flesh. 
ca 13  Know ye not that a little l●uen soureth the whole l●mpe of dow 
ca 17   

L.  Labour with thy hands 
cap 15  Lay from you that old man 
capi. 16  Lay hand on eternal life. 
ca 32  Lay suddenly hands on no man. 
ca 61  Laws are given to the unrighteous 
capitu. 35.  the Law made nothing perfect. 
ca 51  the Law hath but the shadow of good things to come 
cap. 52  the Law is good if it be used lawfully 
cap. 53.  Learn to be content in what so ever estate ye ●e 
ca 15.  Let your words be well savoured with salt 
capitu. 12  Let not sin reign in your mortal bodies 
ca●●7  Let not sin have power over you. 
capitu. 35.  Let us do evil that good may come thereof 
capi. 45  Let every man have his wife to avoid fornication 
ca 58  Let us eat and drink tomorrow we shall die 
ca 65.  Lie not one to an other 
ca 35.  the Let●er killeth 
ca 39  Leave father and mother, and continue with thy wife 
capi. 38  Live after the flesh and die 
ca 16.17  the Love of Christ passeth knowledge 
capitu. ●,  Love fulfilleth the law. 
ca 7  Love thy neighbour as thyself. 
ca● 7  Love hurteth not 
ca ●od  Love without dissimulation. 
ca eodem  Love god & he will know the. 
ca eodem  Love edifieth 
ca eo.  Love falleth never away 
ca eodem  Love and his properties 
ca, eodem  ●he Lord knoweth them that are his 
capitu. 13  Lust not after evil things. 
ca 35.  Lust had not been known but by the law 
co● 50.   

M.  ●ake your bodies a quick sacrifice unto god. 
cap. 16  Make not provision for the flesh. 
ca eo.  Man doth not what he would but what he would not 
ca 30  Man is justified by faith 
ca 50.  Man when he prayeth must be bare ●eade 
capitu. 59  Man is the image of god 
ca eodem  Man never saw god 
ca 73  Man's conscience accuseth, or excuseth 
capi. 45.  Master's threaten not your servants 
●api. 60.  Malitius and evil speaking corrup●eth good manners 
capi. 65.  Meat maketh us not acceptable to god. 
cap. ●0  Meat is to be received with thanks giving 
capitu. 51.  a Mediator is not a mediator of one. 
capitu. 53.  Meddle with your own business 
ca 36  men's sins go to judgement before hand 
cap. 45  Men seek their own, and not that which is jesus Christ's. 
cap. 66  Melchisedech king of Salem. 
ca 55  ministers of the altar, are partakers of the altar 
ca ●●  Mortify the deeds of the flesh and live 
cap. 16.17  mortify your members which are on the earth 
ca 16  Moses was a proper child 
ca 5  Moses esteemed the rebuke of Christ greater riches, than the treasure of egypt 
cap. eode  mount Syna. 
ca ●4   

N.  Natural men perceive not the things of the spirit 
ca 12.  Noah through the ark condemned the world 
ca 7  No man knoweth any thing as he ought to know 
ca 9  No man that is given to God entangleth himself with worldly business 
capitu. 11.  No man speaking in the spirit of God defyeth jesus. 
ca 34  No man hateth his own flesh. 
ca 38  No man despiseth an allowed Testament 
ca 53  No man but he that is called taketh honour upon him 
capi. 55  Nothing can depart a man from the love of God 
capi. 7  Now we see in a glass 
cap. 32  Nothing is comen of itself. 
ca 20   

O.  Obey not for fear, but because of conscience 
cap. 14  Obey them that have the oversight of you 
capit. 61  Old things are passed away. 
ca 46  Old women's duty and office. 
ca 61  One mediator between god and man 
capitu. 46.  O the abundant wisdom of god O the deepness of the aboundaun●e knowledge of God 
ca 44  Our ablenesses cometh of god 
ca 6  Our knowledge is unperfect 
ca 33  Our fathers were all baptized under Moses in the cloud & in the sea. 
ca 37  Our rejoicing is the testimony of conscience 
capi. 17  Own nothing to any man but love 
capitu. 7.11.  Overcome evil with goodness. 
ca 10   

P.  Patience bringeth experience. 
ca 10  Pass over vain voices 
cap. 13  Paul was called too be an Apostle be god 
ca 1  Paul was appointed to preach by the commandment of god 
ca 1.43  Paul is not ashamed of the Gospel 
capitu. 4.  Paul received not the gospel of man but of Christ 
ca 4  Paul because he would not be grievous to any man laboured day and night 
capi●u. 10.20  Paul a minister of the gospel. 
ca 13.  Paul delivered Alexander to Satan 
capitu. ●4  Paul christened but two 
ca 21  Paul was unquieted in the flesh. 
ca, 25.  Paul prayeth night and day. 
ca 27  Paul counteth all thing as doung● to win Christ 
ca 3●  Paul was of the tribe of Benjamin 
capitu. 37  Paul as concerning the law was a Pharisee. 
ca eodem  Paul persecuted the congregation 
capitu 37.70  Paul is in debt to all men. 
ca 39  Paul came not to the people in gloriousness of words 
ca eode  Paul preached not with entisinge words 
ca eod  Paul saw jesus Christ 
ca 39.47  Paul was no chopper of the word of god 
cap. 39  Paul was not behind the chief Apostles 
ca eo  Paul was not r●de in knowledge. 
eo  Paul exhorted not with gu●le. 
ca eod  Paul was no flatterer 
ca eod  Paul cloaked no covetousness. 
ca eo  Paul sought not to please men. 
ca eo  Paul was diligent to remember the poor 
ca 53  Paul withstood Peter. 
cap. eo  Paul for his brethren wished him ●●lfe to be cursed from Christ 
ca 66  Paul made himself servant unall men 
cap. eo  Paul delighted in infirmities. 
ca 67.69  Paul was let down in a basket. 
ca 67  Paul fulfilleth that is behind of the passions of Christ 
ca 67  Paul was taken up in to the third heaven 
cap. 69  Paul could do all things through the help of Christ 
ca ●ode  Paul was learned to be content both with wealth and woe 
ca eo  Paul's cloak & his parchements. 
ca 71  Paul's token in all his Epistles. 
ca 72  Peace of God passeth all understanding 
ca 3  Please thy neighbour unto his edifying 
c●pitu. 20  Potter hath power over the clay 
capitu. 44.  Pray in the spirit 
capi. 18  Preach the Gospel and live of the gospel 
capi. 1●.  the preaching of the cross 
capi. 13  Preach the word be it in season or out of season 
ca 24.61  Preachers must be sent 
cap. 39  Priests that rule well are worthy of double honour. 
cap. 61.14  Pray with the spirit a●d with the mind 
ca 26  Pray continually 
ca 26.36  Pray lifting up your hands without wrath 
ca 26  Pray for kings and for all that are in authority 
cap. eo  Power cometh of god 
ca 14.  Provide for honest things 
cap. 12  Put on the Lord jesus 
ca 17.32  Put on the armour of light 
ca 18.32  Put not a stumbling block in thy brother's way 
cap. 20.22  Put away childishness 
ca 23  Put away lying and speak the truth 
cap. ●8  Put on the new man 
cap, 29  Put of the old man with his works 
capi. eod.  Put away all maliciousness 
ca 35  Put away filthy communication. 
capitu. 35.  Put on ●●nder mercy 
ca 36  Put not thy wife from the. 
ca 38   

R.  Raab the harlot 
ca 5  Rebuke the works of darkness. 
ca 24  Rebuke not an elder 
ca ●od  Rebuke the sinful openly. 
ca eo  Receive the weak 
ca 15.  Receive not the grace of god in vain 
capitu 23.  Recompense not evil for evil. 
ca 10  Redeem the time 
ca 12  Rejoice not in men 
ca 20.27  Rejoice in tribulation 
ca 27  Rejoice in God 
cap. 27.13  Rejoice in the cross of Christ. 
ca 27  Remember them that are in bonds 
capitu 15.  the Reward of sin is d●ath 
ca, 17  Reward to him that worketh is reckoned of duty 
ca 50.  Repreue t●em with modesty that resys●e the truth 
cap. ●4  Righteousness is opened by sayeth 
capitu 4.50.  Rich men soul in to many noisome lusts 
cap. 19  the Rote of Ie●●e 
ca 40.   

S.  Sacrifices which please god 
ca 15.  Sacrifice of law is the ●rute of ou●e lips 
ca 29  Satan fashioneth himself in to an Angel of light 
ca 25.  Sara through faith was delivered of a child 
ca 23  Seek not thine own profit 
ca 7  Seek an other man's wealth 
ca eo●  Seek the profitie of many 
ca 20  Seek not for a wife 
cap. 58.  Seek the things which are above 
capitu. 32.  Servants of sin are not under righteousness 
ca 11  the Servant of the Lord must inform them that resist the truth● 
capitu. 36  the Servant of the Lord must not strive 
ca eo  Servants obey your masters. 
capitu. 60.  servants must● count they● master's worthy of all honour 
ca eo●  Ser●auntes ought not to answer again. 
ca eod  Scripture is able too make a man wise unto salvation 
ca 12  Scripture given by the inspiration of God is profitable to teach, to improve 
ca 13  Show mercy with cheerfulness. 
ca 41  Sinners have pleasure in them that sin 
capi. 35  Sin was not regarded as long as there was no law 
cap. 50  Sow spiritual things and reap carnal 
cap. 11  Sow little and reap little. 
ca eod  Sorrow not for the dead without hope 
capi. 31  Spiritual men discuss all things 
capitu. 12  Speak evil of no man 
ca 14  Speak all one thing 
ca 21  Stir up the gifts of God which is in the 
ca 23  Study to be quiet 
ca 36  Strive not about words 
ca 21  S●and not in thy own conceit. 
ca ●5  Swell not one against another. 
ca 21  Submit yourselves to the authority of the higher powers 
ca 14.  Submit yourselves one to an other in the fear of god 
capi. 8  Suffer affliction 
ca 32  Suffer together and be glorified together 
ca 42   

T.  the Tabernacle, and what was contained in it 
cap. 37  Take heed to thy office 
ca 12  Tame and bring the body in to sub●ection. 
capi. 15  Teach and take heed to thy doctrine 
capitu. 41.  Tempt not Christ 
cap. 25  The feeblest members are most necessary 
cap● 41  The earnest of our inheritance. 
ca 43  The word of the preacher is the word of God 
ca eod  The wrath of God against ungodliness 
cap. 45  The word of god is not bond 
ca 47  They that faule can not be renewed unto repentance 
ca ●●  There be that rejoice in the face and not in the heart 
cap. 27  The things which god hath prepared for them that love are unspeakable 
cap. 3●  There is but one God in the world capitu. 
ca 34  Theridamas is not one that doth good 
ca 35  They confess God and in deeds deny him. 
ca eo  They shall be damned that believe n●t the truth 
capil 63  They that study to please men are not the servants of Christ 
ca 67  Things written are written for our learning 
ca 6  Things seen and not seen, 
ca● 13  the Time goeth away 
ca 36  a Testament taketh authority by the death of men 
cap. 47.  To Abraham and his seed were the promises made 
ca ●3  Translate the priesthood, and translate the law 
ca 55.  Transgression receiveth a just rewards 
ca 14  Treasure in earthen vessels 
ca 13  Tribulation bringeth patience 
ca 10  Trust not in uncertain riches. 
ca● 19  Tribulation preparethe for us an eternal waygie of glory 
cap. 3●  To the defiled nothing is pure, 
ca● 35  Trust not in yourselves, but in god 
capitu. 6.  True circumcision 
capi. 37   

U. W.  Walk worthy of our Lord in all good works 
ca ●  Walk circumspe●tlye 
ca 12  Walk not in vanity of the mind 
●apitu. 16  Walk as children of light 
ca 23  Walk honestly 
cap. 3●  Walk worthy of God 
ca 23  Walk worthy of your vocation 
capitu. 36.  Walk in a new life 
ca 63  Waste not thy brains about questions 
ca 9  Warn the unruly. 
ca ●4  Watch and be sober 
ca 16  wait on thy office● 
ca 41  Wanton widows 
cap. 59  We should swim in love one to an other 
ca 2  We are justified by faith 
cap. 4  We preach not ye and ●ay 
ca eod  We are not sufficient of ourselves to think any thing 
cap. 6  We are made the of scouring of all things 
ca 10  We wrestle not against flesh and blood 
ca 18  We brought nothing in too the world 
cap. 19  We know not what to pray for as we ought 
ca 26  We seek for a city that is to come. 
ca 32  We look for the deliverance of our bodies 
capi. 33.  We are members of Christ's body. 
ca 38  We are of the household of God. 
ca 43  We must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ 
cap. 54  We are all one in Christ 
ca 48  We are buried with Christ by baptym● 
ca 62  We shall be changed in the twinkling of an eye 
ca 65  Women through ●ayeth received their dead raised to life again. 
ca 5  Women array yourselves in comely apparel 
ca 26  Women must pray covered 
ca 59  Women were created for man's saks 
capi 59  Wemens hear is given them to cover them with all 
ca modem  Women must keep silence 
cap. eo  Women must be under obedience. 
eod  Women must learn of their husbands. 
ca eode  Women may not teach men 
ca eo●  Women through bearing of children shall be saved 
cap. eodem  a Woman is bound to the man as long as he liveth 
ca 50  the Woman w●s deceived not Adam 
capitu. 59  What so ever is not of faith is sin 
capitu. 4.  the walls of jerico 
cap. 5  What company hath light with darkness? 
ca 1●  What so ever a man soweth that shall he reap 
ca ●od  What Godly sorrow causeth. 
ca 31  When they counted themselves wise, they became fools. 
ca 34  Where the spirit of God is, there is liberty 
ca 73  Who is sick & I am not sick. 
ca 67  Without faith it is unpossible too please god 
ca 5  Who shall separate us from the love of god 
ca 7  Who goeth a warfare at his own cost. 
cap. 11  Who knoweth the mind of the lord 
capitu 13.44  Who shall deliver me from this body of death 
ca 33  Wilt thou be without feare● do well 
capitu. 8.  wilful sinners have ●o sacrifice for sin 
ca 8  Whom the Lord loveth him he chasteneth 
ca 10  Woe to me if I preach not. 
ca 11  Work pour own salvation 
ca 8  the Wisdom of the flesh is God's enemy 
ca 12  be wise unto that which is good 
ca 13  the Wisdom of this world is but foolishenes' 
c●. ●o  the Will of god is that ye should be holy 
ca 16  wives love and fear your husbands 
ca 58.  Widows that live in pleasure are dead 
ca 59  Works of good widows 
ca eod  wordly sorrow causeth death 
ca 31  Wrap not yourselves in the yoke of bondage 
ca 54  the Word of god is quick and sharp 
capitu. 49.  Withdraw yourselves from those that work inordinately 
ca 20   

U.  Uessels of mercy 
ca 40  Uessels of wrath prepared to damnation 
ca 44  Uessels of mercy prepared unto glory 
cap. eod  the Visible things of God are known by the invisible 
ca 13   

Y.  Ye are the temple of the living god 
capitu. 11.41.  Ye are dearly bought. 
23.41.  Ye ye, nay nay 
capi. 28.  Ye are not your own 
cap. 41  Ye have not received the spirit of bondage, but of adoption 
ca 24  Y● are justified freely by the grace of God. 
capitu. 46.   
Here endeth the Table.   
FINIS.   

¶ IMPRINTED at London, by john Tisdale, and are to be sold at his shop in the upper end of Lombarde s●rete in All. hallows chuchyarde near unto grace church. 1562.