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[ The texte.] ¶There wordes spake Iesus, and lift vp his iyes to heauen, and sayen: father, the houre i•• cum▪ glorifie thy sonne, that thy sonne also may glorifie the. As thou ha•••• geuē him pow∣er ouer all 〈◊〉〈◊〉, that he should geue eternall lyfe to as many as thou hast geuen him. This is life eternall, that they might know thee, the only true god, and Iesus Christ whom thou hast sente.
AFter that Iesus had with this kynde of talke parte∣lye comforted his disciples, and partely taughte them and geuen them also instruccion againste the daunge∣rouse storme that was imminence and cumming v∣pon theim than for so muche as he had by woorde of mouthe aduertised them howe that mans own power and strengthe is not to be trusted to but menne muste put their truste in heauenly ayde and succour, he nowe therfore woulde teache his, by very practise, that in worldely affliccions, whiche percase myghte sodeinly falle vpon them, they shoulde looke to none other for succour, but vnto the father of heauen, vpon whome oughte all they wholly to depende, that bee desyrouse to bee strong inough and able to beare persecucion. Therfore, lyfting vp his iyes to heauen, to thentente he so might euen by the very semblance & behauiour of body teache whither the minde shoulde bee directed, and wherupon fixed, he spake on this wise: father (sayed he) nowe the tyme is cum whiche I haue alway lon∣ged for. Glorifie thy sonne amōg men by death and resurreccion, that thy sonne on his behalfe maye glorifie the amongest all men, and so the one to be knowen by the other. For so it is expediente for the saluacion of all mankynd, that the worlde knowe the sonne by thee, and the father again by the sonne. And for this cause hath it pleased thee to geue vnto the sonne power ouer all mankynde vniuersally: And for none other ende haste thou geuen this power, but that all folke shoulde be saued. And being deliuered from death, should attein to e∣uerlasting lyfe. For it hath liked the, that what thing soeuer thou grauntest and geuest to men, thou geuest and graūtest it by me: through whose death thou geuest to all that will, eternall lyfe. Furthermore, the very originall foun∣tain of eternal life is, that (both the one and the other setting forth eche others honour and name) men by fayth know vs both: that is to saye, thee, whiche art the onely true god, not only of the Iewes but of al the people of the whole world, from whom procedeth whatsoeuer is any where good, and to knowe him also whom thou hast sent into the worlde, for the saluacion of mankynde, Iesus Christ, by whom thou geuest whatsoeuer it pleaseth thy goodnes to geue to men: and this thou doest that they should rendre thankes to vs both, to thee as to the chiefe autor of al thinges, to me who at thy wil and pleasure, am about willingly and gladly to finishe vp this busines that I am appoin∣ted to. For he cannot cum to saluacion whiche honoureth the father, in case he despise the sonne, nor yet he that hath the sonne in reuerence if so be he contēne and neglecte the father: for asmuche as the praise and glorye of the one, is the praise and glory of the other.
[ The texte.] I haue glorified thee on the earth. I haue finished the worke, whiche thou gauest me to do. And now glorifie thou me, o father, with thine owne selfe, with the glorie which I had with the ere the world was. I haue declared thy name vnto the men, which thou gauest me out of the worlde. Thine they were, and thou gauest them me, & they haue kept thy worde. Nowe haue they knowen, that all thinges whatsoeuer thou hast geuen me, are of the. For I haue geuen vnto them the wordes whiche thou gauest me, and they haue receiued them, and haue knowen surelye, that I came oute from the: and they haue beleued that thou did∣deste sende me.
I haue hitherto renoumed thy name by miracles, and with my doctrine
here in the worlde, and haue goen about and doen thy commaundement being forwarde and readie to prosecute and accomplishe that which remaineth to be doen. I haue not sought myne owne glory, but thine: yea I haue abased and caste downe my selfe into extreme contempte, to thentente I might blase and honorably set furth thy name amōg men. For thy glory is alwaye whole, sub∣stanciall, and sounde in it selfe, without decaye, nor thou haste no nede of mās prayse, but it standeth them on hande that thou be knowen vnto theym. And now my father, bring thou it to passe, that on the other parte, the worlde may semblably knowe and perceiue that I am fully and wholy receyued into that same glorie whiche I had with the, ••efore the worlde was made. By reason of the frayle mortalitie and brittlenes of the bodie, men impute me to be very base, and exteme me very courselye, but they hiely exteme the. Thy glory as of it selfe it hath neyther beginning nor endyng▪ so can it neither encrease nor decrease. Nor the infirmitie of this bodie that I haue put vpon me, doeth not impouerishe or lessen ••y glorie, whiche I haue alwaye had beyng euermore borne of the, but thou haste made the worlde by me, to haue folke that shoulde knowe, that shoulde haue in admiracion, and shoulde loue thy power, wisdō, and goodnesse: and nowe agayne is the time that thy goodnesse muste restore by me, that whiche hath been fourmed and made. It shall verelye be restored, if the worlde knowe howe great thy loue is towardes mankinde, whiche to saue, thou haste geuen thy only sonne vnto death: howe great thy power is that hath conqu••red the deuill and vanquished his tyrannie: how great is thy wisdome that hath with suche wonderfull deuice, conuerted the worlde vnto thee which was alienate from thee. The thing is begun, and the foundacion of this worke is layed.
I haue made thy name knowen vnto them, whom (being through thy god∣ly inspiracion exempte and priuileged from the worlde) thou haste geuen and committed vnto me. They could not haue beene taken out and separate from the world, they could not haue been grafted in me, vnles thy liberall fre good∣nesse, had inspired their minde. Thyne they were, whom thou createdst, thine they were whom thou haste appointed to this businesse, and geuen them to me to be taught and infourmed.
Neither hath thy bounteousnes nor my laboure and diligence been be∣stowed vpon them in vaine. They haue b••leued my doctrine, wherin I haue taught them thee, and not onely geuen ••••••dence vnto it, but they haue hither∣to stande stedfastly in faythe, obeying my wordes. For it is well knowen and persuaded vnto them, that the Iewes would not beleue, that whatsoeuer I haue taught, whatsoeuer I haue doen, it hath proceded from the as the auc∣tor: and hath been doen through thy power and vertue.
For I haue taught them none other thing than that I haue learned of the, who also haue al my being and whatsoeuer I am, of ther, and whatsoeuer is thine is also mine. Therfore my worde (whiche the Phariseis haue contem∣ned,) haue they receiued as cum from the, and beleuing thesame haue certainly knowen that I proceded from the, and of the am sent into this worlde. They haue thus muche profited, that they be perswaded howe that I am Messy∣as, whiche haue been so many hundreth yeares looked for: whome thou haste sente into the worlde, for the saluacion of all that faithfully beleue. And nowe because I do leaue theim as touching companiship of body, I do on my be∣halfe
agayne commende them to thy goodnesse to be kepte and preserued, that they decaye not, but alwaye profit more and more and waxe better. Thei knowe whom they ought to thanke for theyr saluacion. They knowe of whom to bee succoured, and whome to leane to. They doe depende vpon thee.
[ The texte.] I praye for them, I praye not for the worlde, but for them whiche thou hast geuen me, for they are thyne. And all myne are thyne, and thine are myne, and I am glorifyed in them. And nowe I am not in the worlde, and they are in the worlde, and I come to thee. Holye father, kepe thorowe thyne owne name, them whiche thou hast geuen me, that they also maye be one as we are. Whyles I was with them in the worlde, I kepte them in thy name. Those that thou gauest me haue I kepte, and none of them is loste, but that loste chylde, that the scripture might be fulfylled.
Therefore I praye for them whome beyng withdrawen out of the worlde, thou wouldest shoulde be thine: and my prayer is that thy goodnes would sta∣blyshe and make the thyng perpetually theyr owne, which thou haste begun in them. I do not nowe praye for the worlde, which being blynded in euyl desyres, doeth stubbernly oppugne and reclayme agaynste my doctrine, hauyng enuie at theyr owne saluacion, when it is freely offred them: I praye for them whom thou hast committed to my tuicion, because thei be not of this worlde but thine, and agaynst the malyce of the deuill, they cannot be in sauetie but by thy con∣tinuall ayde. I therefore, o father, commende them to thee, that it maye please thee to let them be alwaye thyne, lyke as I am perpetually thyne for euer.
And therfore are they myne, because they bee thyne: For betwene vs are all thynges common. For whatsoeuer is myne, thesame is also thyne: And what∣soeuer is thine, thesame is also myne. And like as thou arte honoured and glo∣rifyed by my doctryne among menne, so am I glorifyed by the beliefe of these, whiche sticke vnto me constauntly: when as the Phariseis and the scribes stāde obstinately in the deniall therof. For these shall after a sorte succede me in of∣fyce, and come into my roume, and after that I be takē a way out of this world, they shall make bothe thy name and myne to be of famouse memorye, through∣out all the worlde. I haue played the preachers parte, and dooen my funccion and office therein, wherein these shall succede me, and come to lyke offyce.
And nowe am I not in the worlde, whiche I do furth with leaue, and goe out of it, but yet these abyde styll in the worlde in my steade, to disperse abrode throughout all nacions of the worlde, that whiche they haue learned of me. But I (leauyng them behynde me) come whole to thee. O holy father, kepe and preserue them in preachyng of thy name, whome thou gauest me to teache: and so kepe them that they maye preache and teache those thynges, which thou haste wylled me to preache, and whiche thynges I haue taughte obeying thy wyll in all thynges. And this do, that as I neuer went from thy commaunde∣mentes, but in all thynges haue agreed and consented to thy wyll, so bothe the doctrine of these, and also theyr lyfe, do neuer dissent frō myne. For so shall our name be truely glorifyed by them, yf as we agreyng within ourselues do bothe the one and the other glorifie eche other: so euen these neuer dissentyng from vs, doe make our name famouse all the worlde thorowe. For whatsoeuer they haue taught and doen▪ because it shall be perceyued to haue come from vs, it shall therfore redound and be referred to the prayse and glorie of our name. As long as I lyued in theyr company familiarly, as a man with men, I was diligente to kepe them as thyne, and as men that thou haste put me in truste withall, euē
with bodely seruice, and doynges also, and I haue reteyned and continued thē hitherto in league with vs. So manye as thou gauest me, haue I faythfullye kepte safe, and neuer one of this couente or felowship hath perished except one: whiche (though he lyued in my companye) yet was he none of myne, but borne to damnacion, whiche hymselfe through his owne faulte willinglye called for, and occasioned to fall vpon hym. For I omitted nothyng that should haue re∣uoked him, and haue brought him to better mynde. And this thyng truely dyd not happē by casualtie, but holy scripture dyd long tyme before shewe it should come to passe, that a familiar and a companion of householde, shoulde betraye to death his owne lorde and Maister. Notwithstandyng, throughe thy godlye deuise and diuine prouidence, it is come to effecte, and purpose, that also this mannes death and damnacion, shall be profitable and do good to the publique healthe and saluacion of the whole worlde, synce that by hym is procured the thyng, without whiche saluacion coulde not be had, and sithe also an example is gotten thereby, whiche ought to counsayle and admonishe euery man to a∣byde constantly, and to perceyuer in the thyng that he hath once begunne, and taken in hande: leste he by his owne folie turne to his owne vtter destruccion and cause of his owne damnacion, that thyng whiche (by the mere bountie, and free goodnes of God) was geuen hym, to obteyne thereby eternall health and saluacion.
[ The texte.] Nowe come I to thee, and these wordes speake I in the world, that they might haue my ioye full in them. I haue geuen them thy worde, and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the worlde, euen as I also am not of the worlde. I desyre not that thou shouldeste take them out of the worlde: But that thou kepe them from euill. They are not of the worlde, as I also am not of the worlde. Sanctifie them thorow thy trueth. Thy worde is the trueth. As thou dyddest sende me into the worlde, euen so haue I also sent them into the worlde: and for theyr sakes sanctifie I my selfe, that they also might be sanctified thorowe the trueth.
But nowe, lyke as these matters are dooen by thy eternall wisedome and iudgement, euen accordyng as thou wouldest haue it, so I now after I haue fi∣nished the thynges that thou commaundedst me, do leaue the worlde and come to thee. But I that shall go hence, do in the meane while speake these thynges vnto thee, not that I am any thyng doubtfull of thy wyll, but that I maye by this prayer comforte and stablishe my disciples: to the entent they maye vnder∣stand how that thou wilt care and prouide for them, after that they shall wante the presence and sight of my body, and that they maye also put awaye sorowfull pensiuenesse, for that they knowe howe that I shall lyue agayne: and so theyr ioye to be soone renued agayne, when they haue sene me risen from death to life: and in conclusion, after they haue seene me taken vp into heauen, and they to haue receiued that heauēly spirite, the holy ghost, one that shalbe both in steade of thee and me, they maye conceyue and receyue no temporall or vnperfite ioye, whiche maye ryse by the sight of my body, when it is brought to them agayne: but to haue a perpetuall and a perfite ioye whiche oure spirite shall alwaye in∣fuse in them, dwelling in theyr hartes: to the entent that nowe they shoulde de∣pende of nothyng els than of a good affiaunce in vs, and in the vprightnes of conscience. The worlde shall stire vp sore stormes of grieuous persecucion a∣gaynste them, because my doctrine agreeth not with the affeccions and carnall desyres of this worlde. For men, of trueth, be desyrouse of, and gape for earthlye
and transitory thinges, and I teache heauenly thinges. This doctrine which I had of the, I haue taught it them: and these fewe haue well liked it and en∣braced thesame, the worlde setting nought by it. And because these loue my doctrine, the worlde hateth thē, as forsakers of the worlde, & runnagates to vs: & the worlde hath none other grounde thus to doe, but because they stick vnto vs, & renounce the worlde. This worlde hath his baites & enticementes that seme pleasaunt for a time: it hath also his dreadfull thinges, and threat∣ninges, wherwith it doth discourage & weaken euen a right stronge and bold herte. Herewith he mayntaineth and defendeth his faccion, & fighteth against our religion. Therfore equitie would, & no lesse becummeth our bounteous∣nesse, that those whiche hath forsaken the worlde to come to vs, and haue cō∣mit and credite themselfes wholy to vs, and altogether depend vpon vs, we should care and prouide for: to thentent the worlde may knowe that they be in more safetie which betaketh themselfes to our succoure and mayntenaūce, than those that leaneth to the ayde & helpe of the worlde. The simple, playne true hart, which they beare towardes vs, and the trust that they haue in vs, deserueth heauēly fauour, & the hatred which the worlde beareth towardes them for our sake, prouoketh out beneuolence and good will towardes thē. For the worlde doth not therfore hate them, because they be theues or mur∣derers, rauishers, or deceyuers with false bying & sellyng, but because they be cleare and pure from the enormities of this worlde: as ambicion, coue∣tousnes, malice, pharisaicall fraude, from idolatrie, from vnclenesse and o∣ther sinnes wherwith the worlde is euery where infect. Furthermore as the worlde hateth me bicause I haue obeyed thy will, so doeth it also hate them, because they doe mislyke and contemne the doctrine of the Phariseis, and set nought by the folishe wisedome of the worlde: but in a simple and true mea∣ning fayth, obey my lawes and tradicions. And the worlde doeth not onely hate me but also my name, and is lothe to haue me spokē of: yea for my cause it hateth them whosoeuer they be, that wyll neglecte mans doctryne, and fo∣lowe the plaine pure doctrine of the gospel, euen because it doeth muche dis∣agre with the lustes and desires of them whiche withal affeccion and plea∣sure doe enbrace thinges of this worlde. I nowe that haue diligently doen my duetie and office,* 1.1 am separate from the felowship of the worlde, for so it is mete to be: But I would not as yet haue them cumpanions with me, for the time is not yet that they also should be taken cleane out of the worlde, vn∣till they likewise haue with diligence executed the office that is commit vnto them. This I only pray for, that they lining in the worlde, be not polluted with the vices of the worlde, and that they fall not away from vs, and turne backewarde into the faccions and vnstable opinions of the worlde: For they beyng so many wayes assauted, cannot shunne and exchue that, without thy helpe. They stycke to me, they be my braūches, and my membres. Thus the matter stādeth, that as I am diuers and not agreable to the worlde be∣cause I stycke to the: euen so these also are vnlike to the worlde, & misliked, because they cleane and stycke to me. As I haue kept me safe and pure from the filthy polluciōs of the worlde, so kepe thou these cleane and impolluted from all contagious infeccions of the worlde. That shall take effecte, yf by thy ayde and helpe they perseuer in the trueth. The wisedome of the worlde hath muche falsehood mixte withall: Moses lawe is wrapped in shadowes
of thinges: but thy woorde whiche I haue taught is pure trueth, it hath no disceite, it is cleare and easie without smoke & shadowes. This trueth haue I taught purely & sincerely, that there nedeth not nowe so many interpreta∣cions or translacions, so many Pharisaical ordinaūces, or so many laboured Philosophical sophemes and subtyll sentences. Only my doctrine is playne and easie to be vnderstand of all folke, if so be that fayth be had: And than it shall be a sufficient doctrine to euerlastyng felicitie.
Lyke as I beyng thy Apostle, and messenger, and sente from thee into the worlde, haue doen thy busines faithfully, and haue not been corrupted with contagiousnes of the worlde, but rather haue drawē the worlde to my pure∣nesse, euen so doe I send these into the worlde in my steade, to teache purely & sincerely that whiche they haue heard of me, not studying their owne gaine and prayse, but folowyng thy will, to the intent that by their testimonie, ma∣ny maye be drawen to vs, and be separate from the worlde, whiche is alto∣gether sinfull. And because these may be pourged from synne, and so perseuer pure in preachyng the trueth of the gospel, I doe offer my selfe a sacrifice to thee. For he cannot purely preache my doctrine to the worlde, that is subiect to worldly affeccions.
[ The texte.] Neuerthelesse. I pray not for them alone, but for them also, whiche shall beleue on me tho∣rowe theyr preachyng: that they all may be one, as thou father art in me, and I in thee, and that they also may be one in vs: that the wor••de may beleue that thou haste sent me. And the glory whiche thou gauest me, I haue geuen them: that they may be one as we also are one, I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfecte in one, & that the worlde may knowe that thou haste sente me, and haste loued them, as thou hast loued me. Father I will that they whiche thou haste geuen me, be with me where I am, that they may see my glory, which thou haste geuen me, For thou louedst me before the makyng of the worlde.
Nor I doe not onely pray for these whiche are fewe in numbre, but for all that shal, through my doctrine preached of these, renounce the worlde, & put their whole affiaunce in me. For it shal so come to passe, that as I sticking to thy woordes, am not pulled away from thee, & like as these, sticking to my preceptes shal not be pulled away from me, but as braūches shal liue in vs, and as our membres shalbe quickened and made liuely with the spirite: euen so other (which shall sticke to these mens woordes, which beyng receyued at my handes they shall teache to the worlde) beyng graffed in me, maye be ioy∣ned to thee by me, so that the whole body maye cleane ioyntly together, thou beyng the roote and I the stocke, the spirite beyng distribute thorowe out al the membres: and both these braunches, and the other that shall be brought to the fayth by these, beyng dispersed thorowe out the whole worlde farre & neare. I can do nothing with••••t thee, these coulde do nothing without me: The same thing that I receyued of thee, haue I poured into them by the spi∣rite whiche is common to all,* 1.2 that as thou extendest foorth thy power and strength in me, and I inseparably do cleane vnto the: euen so bothe we maye extende foorth our power in these cleaning vnto vs, and will not be disseue∣red, to thintent that ye worlde being prouoked with these mēs vniforme doc∣trine, miracles, and honest chaste maners, maye beleue that I am come from thee: & that whatsoeuer I haue doen, may redound to the glory of thy name: and that the worlde also may vnderstande and perceyue our spirite to bee in these persones, shewyng foorth and bryngyng to light his force and power,
by miracles and other diuers proufes. For as I haue not chalenged to my selfe the prayse and glorie whiche the miracles that I haue wroughte haue gotten me amongest men, but I haue translate, surrendred, and put it ouer to thee (o father) whome I haue confessed to be the auctor thereof: so the glorie whiche these shall prepare by theyr great acres for the tyme to come, shall be altogether ours: because they shall do nothyng in theyr owne name, but shall referre all thynges to the commendacion and glory of our name. And so therfore the world shall perceyue suche a concorde betwene them and me, as is betwene thee and me. I wil worke in them by my spirite, as thou hast set abroche thy trueth in me. And so it wyll come to passe, that they also, as membres of one bodye, cleaning to one heade, and quickened with one spirite, maye by mutuall concorde sticke together among themselues: that on all parties, there maye be a consummate and a very perfite concorde in heauen and in yearth.
The ••iscencion in opinions doeth take awaye the beliefe of doctrine. If they agreyng one with another shall teache thesame that I haue taughte, yf lyfe agre with doctrine, doubtles the world shall perceyue it is no worldlye or humayne doctrine but to be come from whome thou sendeste into the worlde. It shall also vnderstande that they be beloued of thee, obeying thy will, as I am beloued of thee, one that no where declineth or swarueth from thy mynde and purpose.
Father my desyre is, that as these whom beyng disseuered from the world thou haste geuen to me, shall be folowers of myne affliccions and crosse, so they maye be partakers with me of glorie: that like as they haue bene beholders of my base and meane state, and witnesses of my payne and tormentes: so they maye likewyse see and beholde the glorye, whiche thou shalte giue me after I haue passed thorowe these euils and haue finished my whole passion, that also they maye learne by affliccions to go to the eternall ioye, and by reproche and ignominte, to go to immortall glorye. For it is no newe glory whiche thou shal•• geue me, nor newe charitie wherwith thou louest me: but therfore thou shewest tokens and argumentes among menne, of thy loue towardes me, to the intente that those whiche wyll be myne, shoulde by lyke waye and meane cumpasse and seke for thy loue: and by lyke dedes laboure to be promoted vnto the glorye of heauen. They whome thou hast vouchesafed to loue, and shalt alowe them as wurthy thy glorye, haue been loued of the before the creacion of the worlde.
[ The texte.] O righteouse father, the worlde also hath not knowen the, but I haue knowen the, and these haue knowen that thou haste sent me, and I haue declared vnto them thy name, and wil declare it, that the loue wherwith thou haste loued me, maye be in them, and I in them.
O righteouse father, nothyng hath been ouerslipt or omitted of me, where∣by thou shouldest haue been brought to be knowen of all folke, but the worlde beyng for the more parte blynded in the sinne & faultes therof, would not know thee, because it would not beleue me, whiles I taught thee vnto the worlde. But I beyng pure from the worlde, haue knowen thee, and haue taughte thee beyng knowen vnto me. Neyther hath my preachyng been altogether in vaine. They, whome thou specially diddest chose for that purpose, haue knowen thee by me: they knewe that I came from thee, although the Phariseis with open clamoure sayeth, that I came from Beelzebub the prince of deiuils. But as thy goodnes had sent me to haue saued all folke, if it could by any waye haue been
brought to passe, so thy righteousnesse will not suffre the desires of the faythful to be frustrate and voyde, for the infidelitie of some that be vnfaythfull.
The learned, the potentates, the chiefe heades of religion, haue contem∣ned thy doctrine, but these rude, ignoraunt, meke and vnlearned persones, haue by me receyued the knowleage of thy name: and I shall cause it to be more and more knowen vnto them, that thou mayest with the same great charitable loue wherwith thou enbracest me, lykewise enbrace them: and so they beeyng more fully taught by my spirite, maye on theyr behalfe agayne bothe loue vs, and one of them by mutuall gentlenes, nourishe, cherishe, and defende eche one the other. For so shall they be strong agaynst all the troublesome hurly burlies of this worlde, and shall persist vnuanquished.
I des••e•• not that thou shoul∣dest take them. &c.
The glorye which thou gauest me I haue geuen them.