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CHAP. X.

 

He giveth to the Twelve the power of Miracles, and so sendeth them to the lost sheep of the Jewes, 5. with instructions accordingly: 10. and by occasion of the sending, foretelleth of the persecutions after his Ascension, arming them and al other against the same, 40. and also exhorting the people to harbour his servants in such times of persecution.

 

ANd having called his twelve Disciples togeather, Mar. 3, 13. 6, 7.
Lu. 6, 13. 9, 1.* he gave them ″ power over uncleane Spirits, that they should cast them out, & should cure al manner of disease, & al manner of infirmitie.

²And the names of the twelve Apostles be these: The ″ first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, ³James of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Barthlemew, Thomas and Matthew the publican, and James of Alphæus, & Thaddæus, ⁴Simon Cananæus, & Judas Iscariote, who also betrayed him.

⁵These twelve did Jesus send: commanding them, saying: Into the way of the ^[1] Gentiles goe ye not, and into the cities of the Samaritans enter ye not: ⁶but goe rather to the sheep that are perished of the house of Israel. ⁷And going preach, saying: That the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand. ⁸Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out Divels: gratis you have receaved, gratis give ye. ⁹Do not ″ possesse gold, nor silver, nor money in your purses: ¹⁰not a skrip for the way, neither two coates, neither shoes, neither rod. For the workman is worthie of his meate. ¹¹And into whatsoever citie or towne you shal enter, inquire who in it is worthie: and there tarie til you goe forth. ¹²And when ye enter into the house, salute it, saying: ″ Peace be to this house.

¹³And if so be that house be worthie, your peace shal come upon it. But if it be not worthie: your peace shal returne to you. ¹⁴And whosoever shal not receave you, nor heare your wordes; going forth out of the house or the citie ″ shake of the dust from your feet. ¹⁵Amen I say to you, it shal be ″ more tolerable for the land of the Sodomites and Gomorrheans in the day of judgement, then for that citie.

The Ghospel upon the Commemoration of S. Paul, Jun 30.¹⁶Behold I send you as sheep in the middes of wolves. Be ye therfore ^[2] wise as Serpents, and simple as Doves. ¹⁷And take heed of men. For they wil deliver you up in Councels, and in their Synagogues they wil scourge you. ¹⁸And to Presidents and ″ to Kings shal you be led for my sake, in testimonie to them and the Gentiles. ¹⁹But when they shal deliver you up, Mr. 13, 11.
Luc. 12, 11.* take no thought how or what to speake: for ″ it shal be given you in that houre what to speake. ²⁰For it is not you that speake, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you. ²¹ Luc. 21, 16.* The brother also shal deliver up the brother to death, and the Father the Sonne: and the children shal rise up against the parents, and shal worke their death, ²²and you shal be odious to al men for my name: but he that shal persever unto the end, he shal be saved.

1. They have here commission to preach only in Israel: the time being not yet come to cal the Gentiles.
2. Wisedom and simplicitie both be necessarie in Preachers, Bishops, and Priests.