The most sacred Bible, whiche is the Holy Scripture conteyning the Old and New Testament / translated into English, and newly recognised with great diligence after most faythful exemplars, by Rychard Taverner.

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¶ The loue of God toward vs.

• God is the God of peax, & loue .ii .cor .xiii. d God loueth all, and hateth nothinge of that he hath made. sapi .xi. and dothe delyuer vs from euyll. esa .xliii. a .lxiii. b. Ioh .iii. b. ro .v. b. ephe .v. a .c. apo .i. b. God chastyleth them whom he loueth. pro .iii. b. Heb .xii. b. apo .iii. d God loueth vs withou•• forgettyng•• vs. esa .xlix. d. Iere .xxx. ••. Loue is the fyrst & the gre¦test commaundement mat .xxii. d

¶ Oure loue towarde God.

• Let vs loue God, for he hath loued vs fi•••• •• .ioh .iiii. d.
• Let vs loue God, and be shal lou•• vs. pro viii. b. ose .xiii. b. mala .i. a
• God kepeth them that loue hym. eccle .ii. d
• We must loue with hole herte. deut .vi. d. psal .xxviii. d. math .xxii. d .luc .x. e
• Let vs loue God with worde & dede. deut .x .c. eccle .ii. d. Iohn .xiiii. b .c. Le•• vs loue God ernestly. eccle .xiii .c. roma .viii. d.

¶ Our loue towarde oure neyghboure.

• Euery beest loueth his like. ecc .xiii .c .xvii. b God techeth vs to loue one an other ro .xiii. d i. tess .iiii .c. He that loueth his brother, is translated from death to lyfe .i. Io .iii .c .iiii .c ecc .xxvii .c. He which loueth his brother hath fulfylled the lawe. ro .xiii .c. ga .v .c.
• He that loueth his father or his mother, his son or his doughter more then Christe is

• not worthy of him. mat .x. d Let vs loue one an other, as Christ hath loued vs. Io. 13. d .xv b. To loue our neighbour as our self .lu .xx. mar .xii .le .xix. d. ro .xii .c .i .cor .x. f
• Al thinges ought to be done by loue .i .cor .vi .c .i. pe .i. d: let vs therfore loue affectuously in supporting one an other. tob. 4 .c. mal. 2 .c ro. 13 .c .xv. a. ga .vi. a. eph. 4. a. phi .ii. a: in hel¦ping one an other. eccl. 7. d. esa. 28 .c. mat .vii b. gal .v .c, eph .v. a .i. pe. 4 .c .i. Io. 3 .c.

¶ Our loue toward our enemies.

• We ought to loue our enemies. mat .v. g: w^t a good herte. Iob. 31 .c. pro .xvii. a. 24 .c. eccl. 8. b .x. a: also w^t the mouth praying for them. mat .v. g. esa. 53. d. ro .xii .c. An exēple of christ lu. 23 .c: of s. Steuen. act .vii. g. also w^t worke we ought to do good to them y^t hate vs. mat .x. g. pro. 25 .c .i .c. ro .xii. d: an exēple of Dauid ii. re .i. b: also of Abrahā. ge. 18 .c. d

¶ Loue or dilection.

• The loue of god toward vs is inestimable ose .ii. a: for he hath loued vs first .i. Io. 4 .c: & hath gyuē vs his son y^t we myghte haue life. Io. 3. b. eph .ii. b: the which son hath giuen his lyfe for vs. Io .xv. b. ga .ii. eph .v. a.
• The false prophetes which wold w^tdraw vs frō the loue & true trust which we oughte to haue ī god, ought not to be herd, but ought to be put to deth. deu .xiii. a
• An admonicion to loue .i. Io. 4.: d. Ios. 23 .c eccl .xiii .c: to thintent y^t we shold loue god w^t al our hert, and with al our soule, it purgeth our hert{is} of al exterior trust. deu .xxx. b: loke in the tytle of loue and charitie.

¶ Laboure.

• The prayse of labour. eccl .vii. b .x. d. pro .xii. b .xiii. a .xx .xxviii .c.
• Exhortacions to labour .i. tess .iiii .c .ii. tes. 3 .c. pro .x. a .xii. b. d: for the lyfe of man is per¦petual warfare. Iob. 8. a: of which we sholde liue. pro .v .c. Layde vpō thē for their syn. ge. 3. d. 33 .xiii. b: an exēple in Adam. gen. 3. d: also in Paul .i .cor. 4 .c .i. tess .ii .c: labourig night and day, to thintent he myght be chargeable to none. 2. tess. 3. b. act. 18. a .xx. g. but we shold not labour to be ryche. pro. 23. a

¶ Leuen.

• Men sholde cast forth the leuen of old ma∣lyce .i .cor .v. a
• Leuē for euil doctrine & exēple. mat .xvi. a mar. 8 .lu .xii. a. gal .v. a: wherof a man must take hede. mat .xvi. a. There was no leuen in the oblacions .leu .ii. d
• He that dyd eate leuē in the celebracion of the passeouer, dyd dye. exo .xii .c .xiii. a. b

¶ Lybertie.

• Christen mē are fre .i. pe .ii .c. Io .viii .c. An exēple of s. Paul .i .cor .ix .c.
• Of the lybertie which is gotē vs by Christ esa .xliiii .c. Also of the lybertie of the gospel ga .ii. a. which a man shold not make an occa¦sion to the flesh. ga .v. b .i. pe .ii .c
• Lybertie to eate of all thinges .i .cor. 8. d

¶ Lawe.

• The law is the power of syn, by which we fele the passions of syn in vs .i .cor .xv. g. ro .vii. a: loke ro. 4 .c. 8. b
• The law which conteyned the decrees and ceremonies, is abolisshed thorow christ. eph .ii. d .ii .cor. 3. d. act .xv. for it brought no man vnto perfection. heb .vii. b .c: the which thing saynt Paul sheweth by the symilytude of the heyre, and of the alegorye of the chyldren of Sara and Agar. gal. 4. a .c
• The law is not gyuen vnto the faythfull. gal .v. d: for by the law of the spirite of lyfe, we dye to the law of syn. ro .vii. b. 8. a. gal .ii. d: but it is gyuen to y^e vnrightous mansteers &c .i. tim .i. b: by which a man hath knowlege of synne. rom .iii .c
• The ende of the law is Christ. ro .x. a: whi¦che only hath fulfylled it .i .cor .i.
• The law & the prophetes conteyned in the first & the second cōmaundemēt. mat .xxii. d.
• The law is fulfylled in louing our neigh¦bour. gal .v. b. ro .xiii .c
• The law was y^e shadow of thinges which shold be gyuē vs thorow Christ. heb .x. a
• The lawe & prophetes were red vpon the Saboth dayes. act .xiii .c
• Synne was in men before the law was gi¦uen, loke. ro .v. b .vii. b
• God commaundeth to rede the law day & night, to thintent we may know what he for¦byddeth. Iosu .i. b .x. f: whiche a man oughte to haue in his hert, and before his eyes .leuit .xix. d. deu .xi .c: whervnto we be monished by Moses to harken, to thintent to kepe it, deu. 4. a. and by Iosua. Ios .xxii. a
• What the law of the gospell is, and what it gyueth. psal .xi.
• The lawe is holy, iust, and good. ro .vii .c. Yf a man vse it lawfully .i. tim .i. b: And it is spiritual and fulfylled by the spirite. ro .vii .c: whervnto the wysdom of the flesh can not be subiect. roma.
• The lawe of Chryste is the lawe of per∣fect lybertye. Iames .i. d .ii .c: Which is more excellente then the lawe of Moses .ii. Cor∣rinth .iii .c
• He that kepeth all the lawe and offendeth in one poynte, is culpable of the hole. Ia∣mes .ii. b.
• There is but one lawgyuer. Ia .iiii. b
• The wages or rewarde of them that kepe the lawe, and the payne of transgressours. Baruch .iiii. a
• For the lawe of sacrifices, loke. Leuitic .vi. b .vii. a .xii. g. Deuterono .xxv. b. Nume .v. e .xix. a. b
• The lawe commaundeth thinges vnpossi∣ble for our strength. deu .v. a. exo .xx .c. ro. 7 .viii .ix. Iohn .vii. actes .xv. Math .v .xx. Ga∣lath .v
• Agaynst them that make false and wicked lawes. esa .x. a. The law iustifieth not. ga. 3 .v. rom .iii.iiii. How we satisfie the law. rom .viii. gala .iii.

¶ Lyght.

• The lyght which is called day, is created of God. gene .i. a
• God is lyght .i. Iohan .i .c. Whiche dwel∣leth in the lyght that no man can attayne .i. Timo .vi .c.
• Chryst is the lyght that lyghteneth al men Ioh .i. a .viii. b .ix. a .i. Ioh .i. b: Which monys∣sheth

• vs to bileue ī him y^t is the light .io .xii. f
• The apostles are the light of the worlde. mat .v. b. He y^t hateth his brother is not in lyght .i. Io .ii. b The workes of light. eph .v b. The armous of light. ro .xiii. d

¶ Lecherye.

• A prayer against lechery. eccl .xxiii. a: loke this worde: adultery, or aduoutry, or forni∣cacion. Also. eph .v. b.

¶ Lyfe.

• God hath gyuē life, or the lyuinge soule, or the spirite of lyfe. gene .ii. b
• Of the lyfe of mā, loke Ia .iiii. d .i .cor .vii. e Iob .vii. a .xiiii. a. psal .xxxix. deu .xxx. d
• Long lyfe is promised thē y^t honour theyr father & mother. exo .xx .c. deu .v. b. eph .vi. a
• Chryst is the lyfe. Ioh .xiiii. a .col .iii. f. Io .i a: which hath destroyed deth to thintent that we sholde be the inheritours of euerlastynge lyfe .i. pe .iii. d.
• Chryst is the breed of lyfe, whiche gyueth euerlastyng lyfe .lu .vi. e
• Chryst hath euerlastryng lyfe in his hand as the father hath: ergo he is god. Io .v. d.
• The life eternal y^t was promised, is decla∣red vnto vs by the prechyng of y^e gospel. eph .i. a .ii. tim .i. a .i. Io .ii. d: the which they haue y^t know Christ. Io .xvii. a

¶ Lyuing God.

• The lyuyng god was the oth of y^e fathers Ruth .iii .c .iudg .viii. d .ii. re .ii. d

¶ To lyue.

• Faythful men y^t be departed, do liue in god mat. 22. a .lu .xx. d Bicause y^t Christ doth liue we shal al lyue. Io. 14 .c We do al lyue and dye to the glory of god. ro .xiiii. b
• The thristen man lyueth not to hym selfe but vnto Christ .ii .cor .v. e
• To lyue in god, is to dye frō syn. ro .vi. b
• To lyue in pleasures is deth .i. tim .v. e