The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. I.

7 The wordes of Christ & his Angels to the Apostles. 9 His ascension. 14 Wherein the Apostles are occupied til the holie Gost be sent. 26 And of the election of Matthias.

1 Haue made the for∣mer treatise, ô Theo phil{us}, of all that Iesus begātoa 1.1 do, & teach Vntil the day, that he was taken vp; after that he through the holie Gost, had giuēb 1.2 cōmandements vn to thec 1.3 Apostles, whome he had chosen:

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3 To whome also he presented him self aliue after that he had suffered, by manie infallible tokens, being sene of them by the (space) of fourtie dayes, and speaking of those things which (apperteine) to thed 1.4 kingdom of God

4 And when he hade 1.5 gathered (thē) together, he commanded them, that they shulde not departe frō Ierusalem, but wait for the pro∣mes of the Father, * which, (said he,) ye haue* 1.6 heard of me.* 1.7

5 * For Iohn in dede baptized with water, but* 1.8 ye shalbe baptized with thef 1.9 holie Gost* 1.10 within these fewes dayes.* 1.11

6 When they therefore were come together,* 1.12 they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thoug 1.13 at* 1.14 this time restore the kingdome to Israel?

7 And he said vnto them, It is not for you to knowe theh 1.15 times, or the seasons, whiche the Father hathe put in his one power,

8 But ye shal receiue power of the holie Gost, when he shal come on you: and ye shalbei 1.16 witnesses vnto me bothe in Ierusalem, and in all Iudea, and in Samaria, and vnto thek 1.17 vtter most parte of the earth.

9 * And when he had spoken these things, while they behelde, he wasl 1.18 taken vp: for a cloude toke him vp out of their sight.* 1.19

10 And while thei loked stedfastly towarde heauē, as he went, beholde,m 1.20 two men stode by them in white apparel.

11 Which also said, Ye men of Galile, why stād yen 1.21 gasing into heauen? This Iesus which is taken vp frō you into heauen, shalo 1.22 so come as ye haue sene him go into heauen.

12 ¶ Then returned they vnto Ierusalem from the mount that is called (the mount) of oliues which is nere to Ierusalem, conteining ap 1.23 Sabbath (dayes) iourney.

13 And when thei were come in they went vp into an vpper chamber, where abode bothe Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and Andrewe, Phi lippe, & Thomas, Bartlemewe, & Matthewe, Iames (the sonne) of Alpheus, and Simon ze∣lotes, and Iudas Iames (brother.)

14 These all continued with oneq 1.24 accorde inr 1.25 prayer and supplicatiō with the“ 1.26 womē, and

Marie the mother of Iesus, and with his bre∣thren.

15 ¶And in those dayes Peter stode vp in the middes of the disciples and said [now the nō ber of“ 1.27 names that were in one place, were about an hundreth and twentie]

16 Ye men (and) brethrē, thiss 1.28 Scripture must nedes haue bene fulfilled, which the * holie Gost by the mouth of Dauid spake before of Iudas, which was* guide to thē that toke Iesus* 1.29

17 For he was nombred with vs, and had obtei* 1.30 ned“ 1.31 feloship in this ministration.

18 He therefore hathe purchased a field with thet 1.32 rewarde of iniquitie: and when he* had throwen downe him selfe head lōgs he brast a sondre in the middes, and all his bowels* 1.33 gushed out.

19 And it is knowen vnto all the inhabitans of Ierusalem, in so muche, that that field is cal∣led in their owne langage, Aceldama, that is, The field of blood.

20 For it is written in the boke of Psalmes, * Let his habitacion be voyde, and let no mādwell therein?* also, Let another take his“ 1.34 charge.

21 Wherefore, of these men which haue cōpa nied with vs, all the time that the Lord Iesus was” 1.35 conuersant among vs,

22 Beginning from the Baptisme of Iohn, vnto the day that he was taken vp from vs, muste one of them be made a witnes with vs of hisu 1.36 resurrection.

23 And they presented two, Ioseph called Bar∣sabas,* 1.37 whose surname was Iustus, and Mat∣thias.* 1.38

24 And they prayed, saying, Thou Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shewe whe∣ther of these twox 1.39 thou hast chosen.

25 That he may take the roume of this mini∣stration and Apostleship, from which Iudas hathe gone astray, to go to his owne place.

26 Then they gaue forthe their lottes: and the lot fel on Matthias, & he was by a cōmune consent counted with the Eleuen Apostles.

Notes

• a 1.1

  VVhereby is ment Christs do∣ctrine, & his mira cles declared for the cōfirmation of the same.
• b 1.2

  To preache the Gospel.
• c 1.3

  VVho as thei where called by God, so had thei their consciences assured by his ho lie Spirit.
• d 1.4

  Whereby God reigneth in vs.
• e 1.5

  Because thei shuld be all wit∣nesses of his ascē∣sion.
• * 1.6

  Luk. 24 49.
• * 1.7

  Iohn 14. 25. & 15 26 & 16. 7.
• * 1.8

  Mat. 3. 11.
• f 1.9

  That is, with those spiritual graces which Ie∣sus onely giueth by his Spirit.
• * 1.10

  Mar. 1. 8.
• * 1.11

  Luk. 3. 12.
• * 1.12

  Ioh. 1. 26.
• g 1.13

  This declareth mans 〈◊〉〈◊〉 who can not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quietly 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Gods appointed time come, but wolde haue all things accompli∣shed according to their affectiōs, read. zach. 6. 14.
• * 1.14

  Chap. 2. 2. & 11. 16. & 19. 4.
• h 1.15

  For this passeth our capacitie, & God reserueth it to him self.
• i 1.16

  To stand in the face of the whole worlde which signifieth that thei must entre into heauen by afflictiōs, & there fore muste fight before thei get the victorie.
• k 1.17

  Hereby thei might learne that the Messias was not onely for the Iewes, but also for the Gentiles.
• l 1.18

  VVhereby they knewe certeinly whether he 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.19

  Luk. 24. 52.
• m 1.20

  VVhiche were Angels in mens forme.
• n 1.21

  And seking him with carnal eyes.
• o 1.22

  As the true re∣deiner to gather vs vnto him.
• p 1.23

  VVhiche was two mile, accor∣ding to the Iewes 〈◊〉〈◊〉, albeit it was not so ap∣pointed by the Scriptures.
• q 1.24

  A liuelie patrō to learne how to dispose ourselues to receiue the giftes of the ho∣lie Gost.
• r 1.25

  Partely to ob∣teine the holie Gost, & partely to be deliuered frō the present dan∣gers.
• “ 1.26

  Or, wiues.
• “ 1.27

  Or, men.
• s 1.28

  The offense, which might ha uecome by Iudas fall, is hereby 〈◊〉〈◊〉 away, because the Scripture had so fore warned.
• * 1.29

  Psal. 49 9.
• * 1.30

  Iohn 23. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• “ 1.31

  Or, porcion.
• t 1.32

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 infa∣mie is thereward of all suche as by vnlawfully 〈◊〉〈◊〉 gods bye anie thing.
• * 1.33

  Mat. 27. 5.
• “ 1.34

  Or, ministerie.
• ” 1.35

  Greke, went in & went out.
• u 1.36

  In that he men cioneth the prin cipal article of our faith, he comprehendeth also the rest.
• * 1.37

  Psal. 68. 26.
• * 1.38

  Psal. 109 8.
• x 1.39

  To the intent that he that shuld take in hand that excellent officé of an Aposlle, might be chosen by the autoritie of God.