A most excelent and fruitful treatise, called Patericks Places concerning the doctrine of fayth, and the doctrine of the law: which being knowen, you haue the pith of all diuinitie. With a briefe collection or exposition of a summe of S. Pauls doctrine touching iustification by fayth, in Iesus Christ: which is the only marke to shoote at, and the only meanes to obtaine saluation. Selected and reduced into this volume by I.D. 1598.

A briefe repetition of the times of the seuerall deathes of Christ our Sauiour, and of his holy Apostles, and the maner thereof, so neare as may be gathered.

IN the reigne of Tiberius, the Lord Iesus the Sonne of God our onely Sauiour, in the. xxxiiii. yeere of his age, which was the xviii. yeere of this Empe∣rours reigne: by the mallice of the Iewes he su〈…〉〈…〉e∣red his blessed death and passion, for the conquering of sinne, death, and Satan, the prince of this worlde, and rose agayne the thirde day: After whose blessed passion, resurrection, and ascention, Tiberius hauing receaued letters from Pont••••s P〈…〉〈…〉e of the doings of Christ, of his myracles, resurrection, and ascention into heauen: and how he was receaued of many as God, was him selfe also moued with beliefe of the same, & did conferre therof with the whole Seuate of Rome to haue Christ adored as God: But they not agreeing therevnto, refu∣sed him, because (sayd they) that contrary to the law of the Rom〈…〉〈…〉n•• he was consecrated for God, before the Senate of Rome had so decreed and appoynted him.

Mathew the Apostle and Euangelist.

MAthew, otherwyse named Leui, was first a Pub∣licane, or Custome gatherer, and was made or cho∣sen [ 1] by Christ to be an Appostle, wrote his Gospel to the Iewes in the Hebrew tongue: who we reade was stayne with a Speare.

Marke the Euangelist, and Peters disciple.

MArke the Euangelist, and first Byshoppe of Allex∣andria, preached the Gospel in Egypt, and there drawen with ropes vnto the fyre, was burned, and after buried in a place called Bucolus, vnder the reigne of Traianns the Emperour: But some recorde that he dyed at Allexandria in the. viii. yeere of the reigne of Nero.

Luke the Euangelist, and Pauls disciple.

LVke the Euangelist, was sometime a Phisitian of Antiochia, and was Paules disciple and fellow in all his trauels. He lyued foure score and foure yeeres, and then dyed, and was buried at Constantinople.

Iohn the Apostle and Euangelist.

IOhn the Apostle and Euangelist, whom the Lord [ 2] loued, the sonne of Zebedeus, and brother of Iames, was exiled by Domitianus into Pathmos: of whom diuers and sundry memorable actes be reported in sun∣dry Chronicles. As fyrst, how he was put into a ves∣sell of boyling Oyle: and that he turned certayne pee∣ces of Wood into Golde, and Stones by the Sea syde into Margarets, to satisfie the desire of two, whom he had before perswaded to renounce their riches: and af∣ter they repenting, that for worldly treasure they had lost heauen, for their sakes againe, he changed the same into their former substaunce. Also, how he raysed vp a Wydow, and a young man from death to lyfe. How he dranke poyson, and it hurt him not: Raysing also

two to lyfe that were dead, by drinking the same before. These and such other myracles are written of him. He dyed threescore yeeres after Christ, and was buried neare to the citie of Ephesus.

Peter the Apostle.

PEter the Apostle, the brother of Andrew, about the [ 3] yeere of our Lord. 44. came to Rome to withstande Symon Magus, and there continued the space of. 25. yeeres, vntill the last yeere of Nero, which was the. 14. yeere of his reigne: of whom he was crucified, his head being downe, and his feete vpward, him selfe so requi∣ring, because (sayd he) he was vnworthy to be crucified after the same forme and maner as the Lord was. And it is further recorded of him, That Symon Magus be∣ing then a great man with Nero, and his president and keeper of his lyfe, was required vpon a time to be pre∣sent at the raysing vp of a certayne Noble young man in Rome of Neros kinred lately departed, whereas Peter also was desired to come to the reuiuing of the sayd Personage: but when Magus in the presence of Peter coulde not doe it, then Peter calling vpon the name of the Lord Iesus, did rayse him vp, and restored him to his mother: whereby the estimation of Symon Magus began greatly to decay, and to be detested in Rome. Not long after, the sayd Magus threatned the Romans that he would leaue the Citie, and in their sight flie away from them into heauen: So the day be∣ing appoynted, Magus taking his Winges in the mount Cap••tol••nus, began to flie into the ayre: but Peter by the power of the Lord Iesus, brought him downe with his winges headlong to the ground: by the which fall his legges and ioyntes were broken, and he thervpon dyed: Then Nero sorrowing for the death

of him, sought matter against Peter to put him to death: which when the people perceiued, they intreated Peter that he woulde flie the Citie: Peter through their im∣portunitie, at length perswaded, prepared him selfe to auoyde: But comming to the gate, he saw the Lord Christ come to meete him, to whom worshipping, sayd: Lord, Whyther dost thou goe? To whom he answered, and sayd, I come agayne to be crucified: By this, Peter perceiuing his suffering to be vnderstanded, re∣turned backe into the Citie agayne, and so was he cru∣cified in maner as is before declared. Moreouer, it is recorded of Peters wyfe, That Peter seeing his wyfe going to her martirdome, as he was yet hanging vpon the Crosse, was greatly ioyous and glad thereof, who crying to her with a loude voyce, and calling her by her name, bade her remember the Lord Iesus.

Paule the Apostle.

PAule the Apostle, which before was called Saule, [ 4] after his great trauell and vnspeakable labours in promoting the Gospel of Christ, suffered also persecu∣tion vnder Nero, and was beheaded. Of whom it is written, that sentence of death being pronounced a∣gaynst him, Nero sent two of his Esquters, ••erega and Parthenius to being him worde of his death: This done, the Souldiers came and led him out of the Citie to the place of execution: where he after his prayers made, gaue his necke to the sworde.

Iames the Apostle.

IAmes the Apostle of Christ, and brother of Iohn, [ 5] in the time of Herode was beheaded. Of this Apo∣stle it is written in storie of him, that when he was

brought to the tribunall seate: he that brought him, and was the cause of all his trouble, seeing him to be con∣demned, & that he should suffer death, as he went to the execution, he being moued therewith in hart and con∣science, confessed him selfe also of his owne accorde to be a Christian: and so were they both led foorth togea∣ther, where in the way he desired of Iames to forgiue him, that he had done. After that Iames had a lytle paw∣sed with him vpon the matter, turning to him, Peace (sayth he) be to thee brother, and kissed him: and both were beheaded togeather.

Andrew the Apostle.

ANdrew the Apostle of our Lord and sauiour Christ, [ 6] and brother to Peter, being ••onuersant in a Citie of Achaia, called Patris, through his diligent preach∣ing, had brought many to the Fayth of Christ. Egeas the Gouernour knowing this, resorted thyther, to the intent he might constrayne as many as did beleeue Christ to be God, by the whole consent of the Senate, to do sacrifice vnto the Idols, and so giue deuine ho∣noure to them. Andrew thinking good at the begin∣ning to resist the wicked counsayle and doinges of Egeas, went vnto him, saying in this effect: That it behoued him that was Iudge of men, first to know his Iudge, which dwelleth in Heauen, and then to worshyp him being knowen: and so in worshypping the true God, to reuoke his minde from false Gods, and blinde Idols. But the Preconsull esteeming these thinges to be as vayne, especially seeing the Iewes (as he sayd) had crucified Christ before: therefore charged and com∣maunded Andrew, not to teach and preach such things any more (or if he did) that he should be fastoned to the Crosse with all speede. Andrew abyding in his for∣mer

mynde very constant, answered concerning the punishment which he threatned: He would not haue preached the honour and glory of the Crosse, if he had feared the death of the Crosse. Wherevpon, sentence of condempnation was pronounced, that Andrew teaching and enterprising a new sect, and taking away the religion of their goddes, ought to be crucified. Andrew comming to the place, and seeing a farer off the Crosse prepared, did change neither ••ullor nor coun∣tenance, but out of the abundance of his hart did speake, and sayd: O Crosse most welcome and long looked for, with a willing mynde ioyfully and desirously I come to thee, being. Scholler of him which did hang on thee, because I haue been alwayes thy louer, and haue coueted to imbrace thee. So being crucified, he yeelded vp the Ghost.

Thomas the Apostle.

THomas the Apostle of our sauiour Iesus Christ, [ 7] preached to the Parthians, Meds, and Persians: Also to the Germanes, Hiraconis, Bactris, and Magis. He suffered in Calamina a citie of Indea, being slayne with a Dart.

Bartholomew the Apostle.

BArtholomew the Apostle of our Lord and Saui∣our [ 8] Christ, preached to the Indians, and conuerted the Gospel (written by S. Mathew) into their tongue: where he continued a great space, doing many myra∣cles: At last in Albania, a Citie of greater Armenia, after diuers persecutions, he was beaten downe with staues, then crucified: and after being ex••oriate, he was also beheaded.

Matthias the Apostle.

MAtthias the Apostle of our Sauiour Christ, after [ 9] he had preached to the Iewes, at length he was sto∣ned and beheaded. Some do recorde, that he dyed in Ethiopia.

Philip the Apostle.

PHilip the Apostle of our Sauiour Christ, after he [ 10] had much laboured among the barbarous nations, in preaching the worde of saluation to them: At last he suffered in Hirapolis, a citie of Phrigia, being there stoned to death & crucified: where also he was buried, and his daughters also with him.

Iudas, called Thaddeus, the Apostle.

IVdas, called Thaddeus, the Apostle of our Lord and [ 11] Sauiour Christ, brother of Iames, preached to the Edessens, and to all Messopotamia: He was after∣wardes slayne vnder Angarus, king of the Edessens in Berito.

Symon, called Zelous, the Apostle.

SYmon, called zelous, the Apostle of our Sauiour [ 12] Christ, preached at Maritan••a, and in the countrie of Affricke, and in Britania. He was likewise crucified.

FINIS.