A briefe of the Bible drawne first into English poësy, and then illustrated by apte annotations: togither vvith some other necessary appendices. By Henoch Clapham.

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A briefe of the Bible drawne first into English poësy, and then illustrated by apte annotations: togither vvith some other necessary appendices. By Henoch Clapham.
Author
Clapham, Henoch.
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[Edinburgh] :: Printed by Robert Walde-graue, printer to the Kings Maiestie,
1596.
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Bible -- History of Biblical events -- Poetry.
Bible -- Commentaries.
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"A briefe of the Bible drawne first into English poësy, and then illustrated by apte annotations: togither vvith some other necessary appendices. By Henoch Clapham." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A18910.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 30, 2024.

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(a) Iudas hauing betraid his Ma∣ster (as afore) he watched what would become of Iesus. When he sawe that Ie∣sus was condem∣ned and must die, then the wretch yrking at his for∣mer fact, came and brought his 30. peeces of Silver to the Rulers, and having cast it downe, hee went and hanged himselfe. The circumstances cause me to think, that when he solde his Master, hee hoped that Iesus wold haue convaied himselfe from them (as sometimes hee did from the midst of his Foes) and so by that meanes, he should haue had the mo∣ney, Iesus no harme, and the Rulers haue bin moc∣ked. Thus Iudas as a Iugler, plaied at Fast & Loose, till he had fastned his Master to the Crosse, and his owne neck to the Halter. That hee should sinne a∣gainst

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Christ of meere mallice, and so commit the grand sinne against the holy Ghost. I see not.

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