The Nevv Testament of Iesus Christ, translated faithfully into English, out of the authentical Latin, according to the best corrected copies of the same, diligently conferred vvith the Greeke and other editions in diuers languages; vvith arguments of bookes and chapters, annotations, and other necessarie helpes, for the better vnderstanding of the text, and specially for the discouerie of the corruptions of diuers late translations, and for cleering the controversies in religion, of these daies: in the English College of Rhemes

CHAP. I.

Iohn (the Eremite of vvhom the Prophets) preaching penance,* 1.1 and liuing him self accordingly. baptizeth the people to prepare them to Christ, 7 telling them, that it is not his, but Christs Baptisme, in vvhich they shal receiue the Holy Ghost. 9 IESVS there is manifested from heauen: 12 and by and by he also goeth into the vvildernesse. 14 Beginning in Galilee, 16 after that he hath called foure Disciples, 21 he preacheth first in Capharnaum, confirming his doctrine vvith beneficial Miracles, to the great admiration of al: 35 then also (but first retiring into the vvildernes) in al the rest of Galilee, vvith like miracles.

[verse 1] THE beginning of the Gospel of IESVS CHRIST the sonne of God. ✝ [leftJustify 2] As it is vvritten in •• Esay the Prophet',* 1.2 (Behold I send mine Angel before thy face,* 1.3 vvho shal prepare thy vvay before thee,) ✝ [leftJustify 3] A voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare ye the vvay of our Lord, make straight his pathes. ✝ [leftJustify 4] * Iohn vvas in the desert baptizing,* 1.4 and preaching the baptisme of penance∷ 1.5 vnto remission of sin∣nes.* 1.6 ✝ [leftJustify 5] And there vvent forth to him al the countrie of Ievvrie,* 1.7 and al they of Hierusalem: and vvere baptized of him in the riuer of Iordan, •• confessing •• their sinnes. ✝ [leftJustify 6] And Iohn vvas •• clothed vvith camels heare, and a girdle of a skinne about his loines: and he did eate locustes and vvild honie. ✝ [leftJustify 7] And he preached, saying, There commeth a stronger then I after me: vvhose latchet of his shoes I am not vvorthie stouping dovvne to vnloose. ✝ [leftJustify 8] I haue baptized you •• vvith vvater: but he shal baptize you vvith the holy Ghost.

✝ [leftJustify 9] And it came to passe: in those daies came IESVS from Nazareth of Galilee: and vvas ″ baptized of Iohn in Iordan. ✝ [leftJustify 10] And forth vvith comming vp out of the vvater, he savv the heauens opened, and •• the Spirit as a doue descending, and re∣maining on him. ✝ [leftJustify 11] And a voice vvas made from heauen, Thou art my beloued sonne, in thee I am vvel pleased.

✝ [leftJustify 12] And forth vvith * the Spirit droue him out into •• the de∣sert.* 1.8* 1.9

✝ [rightJustify 13] And he vvas in the desert fourtie daies, and fourtie nightes: and vvas tempted of Satan. and he vvas vvith beastes,* 1.10 and the Angels ministred to him.

✝ [rightJustify 14] And * after that Iohn vvas deliuered vp,* 1.11 IESVS came into Galilee,* 1.12 preaching the Gospel of the kingdom of God, ✝ [rightJustify 15] and saying, That the time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand:∷ 1.13 be penitent, and beleeue the Gospel.

✝ [rightJustify 16] * And passing by the sea of Galilee,* 1.14 he savv Simon and Andrevv his brother,* 1.15 casting nettes into the sea (for they vve∣re fishers) ✝ [rightJustify 17] and IESVS said to them, Come after me, and I vvil make you to become fishers of men. ✝ [rightJustify 18] And imme∣diatly leauing their nettes, they folovved him. ✝ [rightJustify 19] And being gone thence a litle further, he savv Iames of Zebedee, and Iohn his brother, and them repairing their nettes in the sippe: ✝ [rightJustify 20] and forthvvith he called them. And leauing their father Zebedee in the shippe vvith his hired men, they fo∣lovved him.

✝ [rightJustify 21] And * they enter into Capharnaum,* 1.16 and he forthvvith vpon the Sabboths going into the Synagogue,* 1.17 taught them. ✝ [rightJustify 22] And they vvere astonied at his doctrine▪ for he vvas tea∣ching them as hauing povver, and not as the Scribes. ✝ [rightJustify 23] And * there vvas in their Synagogue a man in an vncleane spirit:* 1.18 and he cried out, ✝ [rightJustify 24] saying, what to vs and to thee IESVS of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy vs? I knovv vvho thou art, the Sainct of God. ✝ [rightJustify 25] And IESVS threatened him, saying, Hold thy peace, and goe out of the man. ✝ [rightJustify 26] And the vncleane spirit tearing him, and crying out vvith a great voice, vvent out of him. ✝ [rightJustify 27] And they marueled al, in so much that they que∣stioned among them selues, saying, what thing is this? vvhat is this nevv doctrine? for vvith povver he commaundeth the vncleane spirits also, and they obey him. ✝ [rightJustify 28] And the bruite of him vvent forth in continent into al the countrie of Ga∣lilee.

✝ [rightJustify 29] And immediatly * going forth out of the Synagogue,* 1.19 they came into the house of Simon and Andrevv,* 1.20 vvith Ia∣mes and Iohn. ✝ [rightJustify 30] And Simons vviues mother lay in a fit of a feuer: and forthvvith they tel him of her. ✝ [rightJustify 31] And comming neere he lifted her vp taking her by the hand: and incōtinent the ague left her, and she ministred vnto them. ✝ [rightJustify 32] And vvhen it vvas euening after sunne set, they brought to him al that vvere il at ease and that had deuils. ✝ [rightJustify 33] And al the citie vvas

gathered together at the doore. ✝ [leftJustify 34] And he cured many that vvere vexed vvith diuerse diseases: and he cast out many de∣uils, and he suffered not them to speake that they knevv him.

✝ [leftJustify 35] And rising very early, and going forth he vvent into a desert place: and there he prayed. ✝ [leftJustify 36] And Simon sought after him, and they that vvere vvith him. ✝ [leftJustify 37] And vvhen they had found him, they said to him, That al seeke for thee. ✝ [leftJustify 38] And he saith to them, Let vs goe into the next tovvnes and cities, that I may preach there also: for to this purpose am I come.

✝ [leftJustify 39] And he vvas preaching in their Synagogs,* 1.21 and in al Ga∣lilee: and casting out deuils.* 1.22 ✝ [leftJustify 40] And a * leper commeth to him beseeching him: and kneeling dovvne saith to him, If thou vvilt, thou canst make me cleane. ✝ [leftJustify 41] And IESVS hauing com∣passion on him, stretched forth his hand: and touching him, he saith vnto him, I vvil, be thou made cleane. ✝ [leftJustify 42] And vvhen he had spoken, immediatly the leprosie departed from him, and he vvas made cleane. ✝ [leftJustify 43] And he threatened him, and forthvvith cast him forth. ✝ [leftJustify 44] and he saith to him, See thou tel no body: but goe, shevv thy self∷ 1.23 to the high priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things that * Moyses commaun∣ded, * 1.24 for a testimonie to them. ✝ [leftJustify 45] But he being gone forth, be∣gan to publish, and to blase abrode the vvord: so that novv he could not openly goe into the citie, but vvas abrode in desert places, and they came together vnto him from al sides.

ANNOTATIONS CHAP. I.

5. Confessing their sinnes.]* 1.25 A certaine confession of sinnes there was euen in that penance which Iohn preached, and which was made before men were baptized. Whereby it is cleere that Iohn made a preparation to the Sacrament of Penance which afterward was instituted by Christ, as wel as he did by baptizing prepare the way to Christs baptisme.* 1.26

5. Their sinnes.] He doth not say that they confessed them selues to be sinners, which may be done by a general confession:* 1.27 but that they confessed their sinnes, which is a particular confession.

6. Clothed.] The Holy Ghost thought it worthy of speciall reporting how straitly this Pro∣phete li••ed, and how he abstained from delicate meates and apparel. See M••t. c. 3.

8. With water.]* 1.28 Iohn with water only,* 1.29 Christ with the Holy Ghost, not only, as the Heretikes hold, that say water is not necessary, but with water and the Holy Ghost, as it is plaine Io. 3. vnles a man be borne againe of water and the Holy Ghost, he shal not enter into the kingdom of heauen.

9. Baptized of Iohn.] The humility of Christ not disdaining his seruants baptisme. Which is an example for al faithful not to disdaine Christs Sacraments of any Priest be he neuer so simple, being by the Catholike Church lawfully called. Aug. li. 5 de bapt. c. 9.

10. The Spirit.]* 1.30 Expresse mention of the B. Trinitie▪ the Father speaketh from heauen, the

Holy Ghost appeareth in the likenesse of a doue, the Sonne also is recommended vnto vs. Ambros. li. 1 de Sacram. c. 5.

12. Desert.]* 1.31 Christ doing penance by long fasting, solitarinesse, and conuersing with wilde beastes, gaue example and instruction to the Church for Lent fast, and to holy Eremites of retiring them selues to the wildernesse and prayer.

35. Desert place.] Christ vsed very often to retire into solitary places, no doubt for our example, to teach vs that such places are best for prayer and contemplation,* 1.32 and that we should often retire our selues from worldly matters to solitary meditation of heauenly things.

Notes

• * 1.1

  THE FIRST part of this Gospel: of the prepara∣tiō to Christs manifesta∣tion.
• * 1.2

  Mal. 3, 1.
• * 1.3

  Esa. 40, 3. the pro∣phets
• * 1.4

  Mt. 3, 1.
• ∷ 1.5

  Iohns baptis∣me put them in hope only of remissiō of sin∣nes as a prepa∣ratiue to Chri∣stes Sacrament by which sin∣nes were in¦deede to be re∣mitted. Aug. li. 5 de bapt. c. 10.
• * 1.6

  Lu. 3, 4.
• * 1.7

  Io. 1, 15.
• * 1.8

  Mt. 4, 1.
• * 1.9

  Lu. 4, 1.
• * 1.10

  THE SE∣COND part of this Gos∣pel: of Christs ma∣nifestation.
• * 1.11

  Mat. 4, 12.
• * 1.12

  Luc. 4, 14.
• ∷ 1.13

  He doth not preach beleefe or faith only, but penance also.
• * 1.14

  Mat. 4, 18.
• * 1.15

  Lu. 5, 2.
• * 1.16

  Mat. 4, 13.
• * 1.17

  Lu. 4, 31
• * 1.18

  Luc. 4, 32.
• * 1.19

  Mat. 8, 14.
• * 1.20

  Luc. 4. 42.
• * 1.21

  Mt. 8, 2.
• * 1.22

  Lu. 5, 12.
• ∷ 1.23

  Our Sauiour euen when he healed the leper by extraordina∣rie miraculous power, would not yet breake order, but sent the partie to the Priest.
• * 1.24

  Leu. 14, 3.
• * 1.25

  Confession.
• * 1.26

  Particular con∣fession.
• * 1.27

  Iohns example of penance.
• * 1.28

  Baptisme in water.
• * 1.29

  Calu. 4. inst. c. 16.
• * 1.30

  The B. Trinitie.
• * 1.31

  Christs example of penance.
• * 1.32

  Solitarie con∣templation.