Ptōchomuseion [sic]. = The poore mans librarie Rapsodiæ G.A. Bishop of Exceter vpon the first epistle of saint Peter, red publiquely in the cathedrall church of saint Paule, within the citye of London. 1560. Here are adioyned at the end of euery special treatie, certaine fruitful annotacions which may properly be called miscellanea, bicause they do entreate of diuerse and sundry matters, marked with the nombre and figures of Augrime. 2.

Timotheus. 30.

TImotheus Saint Paules dearling, hauyng one of Grece to his father, and a mother of the nomber of the faythfull, whose name was Eunica, was borne at Lystris, a towne in Lycaonia,* 1.1 where Paule found hym, beyng then a younge man and somewhat sickely, he was verie well learned and brought vp in the holy Scriptures from his childehoode.* 1.2 And therefore Paule tooke him with him,* 1.3 to be a mete companion and felowe for hym, and did first circumcise hym: that the Iewes who there knewe him to be borne of an hethenyshe father, should not be offended, and that he might also with more frute haue y^e function of the ministerie, for Paul (willing to winne, as much as lay in him, all vnto Christ) became a Gentile to the Gentiles, and a Iewe to the Iewes, and so Paule hauing obtayned Timothie to be his felow Minister, did in processe of tyme so loue him, that he counted no man more deare or precious vnto him, and therfore he calleth him Timo∣thie my welbeloued sonne, faithfull in the Lord. And in many of his Epi∣stles he doth greatly commend him, for the singuler and rare giftes that were in him, as for the constancie of his faith, his integritie and soundnes of life, and such other notable vertues and qualities. Paule vsed him his companion in his peregrinations, in his messages, and diuerse and sondrie other wayes. VVhen Paule was by tumulte caste out of Thessalonica, he lefte Timothie there with Sila. And when he came to Athenes, he sent a commaundement to them both, to repaire vnto him. Timothie iourneing with Sila from Macedonia, found Paule at Corinthe, frō whence he sent him agayne to Thessalonica,* 1.4 to comforte the Christian brethren, y^t they should not be to much troubled and thoughtfull for hys afflictions and persecutions.* 1.5 And so returnyng from thence, he came to Paule to Co∣rinth, from whence he followed Paule takyng hys iourney towardes Macedonia, euen vnto Asia, where he was desired of Paule to staye at Ephesus, where he remayned. And as Eusebius, and Sopronius, and other do write, he was made firste Bishop of Ephesus, but after what sorte and how long he was Pastor and gouernour of that Church,* 1.6 there is no certeynty to be red in any auncient or approued writter.* 1.7 And

it cannot be certeynely concluded, that he suffred Martirdome, beyng beaten with stakes and stones to death at Ephesus, bycause he repay∣ryng nigh to the porche of the temple of the goddesse Diana, did rebuke and reprehende the idolatrie of the Ephesians, whiche many do affirme to be so, as Antoninus, and Vincentius. Henricus de Erfordia do write,* 1.8 that he was slayne vnder Nerua. Nicephorus sayth,* 1.9 that he suffred vn∣der Domitianus. Iacobus Philippus in supplemento Chronicorum, doth say, that he was martyred at Ephesus, & yet (sayth he) some write, y^t he suffered vnder Nero, and y^t vnto hym appeared two Aungels, when he was in tormentes speaking vnto him. Erige caput in caelū & vide. Lift vp thy head to heauē and see, who so diong, sawe y^e heauens opē, and Iesus holdyng a Crowne of precious stone, and saying vnto him: this shalt y^u re∣ceiue of my hands. VVhich thing whē one Apollinaris saw, did cause him self to be Baptized, and that the Liuetenaunt caused both of them, per∣sistyng in the Confession of Christe, to be beheadded. Vnto this Timo∣thie, Paule wrote two Epistles from Laodicea, whiche are extant in the new Testament.

Notes

• * 1.1

  2. Timo. 1.
• * 1.2

  Act. 16.
• * 1.3

  1. Tim. 4. 1. Tim. 5.
• * 1.4

  Act. 7.
• * 1.5

  Act. 18. Acte. 19. 1. Thess 3.
• * 1.6

  Act. 20.
• * 1.7

  Lib. 3. cap. 14.
• * 1.8

  Lib. 38. cap. 10.
• * 1.9

  Lib 3. cap. 71.