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. III.

1 He taketh for example the faith of the Corinthians for a probation of the trueth which he preached. 6 And to exalte his Apostleship against the bragges of the false apostles. 7. 13 He maketh comparison betwixt the Law and the Gospel.

1 DOa we beginne to praise our selues a∣gaine? or nede we as some other, epistles of recommendation vnto yon, or (letters) of recommendation from you?

2 Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, which is vnderstand and red of all men,

3 In that ye are manifest, to be the epistle of Christ,b ministred by vs, and written, not with yncke, but with the Spirit of the liuing God not inc tables of stone, but in fleshlie tables of the heart.

4 And suche trust haue we through Christ to God:

5 Not that we are sufficient of our selues, to thinke anie thing, as of our selues: but our sufficiencie (is) of God.

6 Who also hathe made vs able ministers of the New testament, not of thed letter but of thee Spirit: for the letter killeth, but thef Spi rit giueth life.

7 If then the ministrationg of death (written) with letters and ingrauen in stones, was glo∣rous so that the children of Israel colde not beholde the face of Moses for theh glorie of his contenāce [which (glorie) is done away]

8 Ho shal not the ministration of the Spirit be more glorious?

9 For if the ministerie ofi condēnation (was) glorious, muche more doeth the ministratiō ofk righteousnes excede in glorie.

10 For euen that which was glorified, was not glorified in this point, (that is,) as touching the exceding glorie.

11 For if that which shulde be abolished, (was) glorious, muche more shal that which re∣maineth, be glorious.

12 Seing then that we haue suche trust, we vsel great boldenes of speache.

13 * And (we are) not as Moses, (which (m put a

vaile vpon his face, that the childrē of Israel shulde not looke vnto the end of that which shulde be abolished.

14 Therefore their mindes are hardened: for vntil this day remaineth the same couering vntak 〈◊〉〈◊〉 away in the reading of the Olde te∣stament, which (vaile) in Christ is put away.

15 But euen vnto this day, when Moses is red, the vaile is layed ouer their hearts.

16 Neuertheles when their (heart) shalbe tur∣ned to the Lord, the vaile shalbe taken away.

17 Now then Lord is the * Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord (is,) libertie.

18 But we all beholde as in ao mirrour the glo∣rie of the Lord with open face, & are chan∣ged into the same image, from glorie to glo∣rie, as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Notes

• a

  Meaning him self, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and Siluanus.
• b

  who were Gods penne.
• c

  The hardnes of mās heart before he beregenerat, is as a stonie table, Ezech. 11. 19. & 36. 26. but being 〈◊〉〈◊〉 nerat by the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of God, it is as softe as flesh, that the grace of the Gospel may bewritteninit, as in new tables, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 31. 32.
• d

  whose mini∣ster Moses was.
• e

  which Christ gaue.
• f

  Meaning, the spiritual doctrine which is in our hearts.
• g

  Thus he na∣meth the Law in cōparison of the Gospel.
• h

  After that God had spoken with him and giuen him the Law.
• i

  For the Law declareth all men to be vnder con∣demnation.
• k

  Meaning, of the Gospel which declareth that Christ, is made our righteousnes.
• l

  In preaching the Gospel.
• Exod. 34. 33.
• m

  Moses she∣wed the Law as it was couered with shadowes, so that the Iewes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ligh tened 〈◊〉〈◊〉 blinded and so colde not come to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 who was the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thereof 〈◊〉〈◊〉 againe the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for the the glorie of God 〈◊〉〈◊〉, not 〈◊〉〈◊〉: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 eyes, but 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the darkenes away frō 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• n

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 is our 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and au tor of New 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ment, whose do∣ctrine is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 life to the Law.
• o

  In Christ, who is God 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, we se god the Father as in a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cleare glasse.
• Ioh. 4. 24.