The Actes of the Apostles translated into Englyshe Metre, and dedicated to the Kynges most excellent Maiestye, by Christofer Tye ... wyth notes to eche Chapter, to synge and also to play upon the Lute, very necessarye for studentes after theyr studye, to fyle theyr wyttes, and also for all Christians that cannot synge, to reade the good and Godlye storyes of the lyues of Christ hys Apostles |
 |
|
| i. |
| ii. |
| iii. |
| iiii. |
| v. |
| vi. |
| vii. |
| viii. |
| ix. |
| x. |
| xi. |
| xii. |
| xiii. |
The .xiij. Chapter.
|
| xiiii. |
 |
The .xiij. Chapter.
The Actes of the Apostles |  |
xiii. The .xiij. Chapter.
The Contentes.
PAVLE Barnabas, dyd God preferAnd dyd the heathen teache:
And eke agaynste, the socerer
At Antioche dyd preache.
At
Antioche, there dyd remayne
Amonge the flocke of Christ:
Some prophetes, and some teachers playne
Sent frō ye lord most hiest.
Amonge the flocke of Christ:
Some prophetes, and some teachers playne
Sent frō ye lord most hiest.
As Barnabas, Simon Niger
And Lucye of Sirene:
The Tetrarks nurs, felowe was ther
Whose name was Manahene.
And Lucye of Sirene:
Whose name was Manahene.
And also Saule, was there in place
Who as they ministred:
And eke dyd fast, and pray for grace
Gods sprite on them was shed.
Who as they ministred:
And eke dyd fast, and pray for grace
Gods sprite on them was shed.
Whiche dyd commaunde, & to them sayde
Sende Barnabas and Saul:
To worke the worke, before them layde
Wherto I dyd them caul.
Sende Barnabas and Saul:
To worke the worke, before them layde
Wherto I dyd them caul.
Then dyd they fast, and also praye
As they were wont to do:
And eke their hands, on them dyd laye
And then they let them go.
As they were wont to do:
And eke their hands, on them dyd laye
And then they let them go.
And by Gods sprite, when they were sent
They came to Seleucye:
From thence dyd sayle, so that they went
To Ciprus directlye.
They came to Seleucye:
From thence dyd sayle, so that they went
To Ciprus directlye.
And when they came, to Salomine
In the churche of the Iewes:
Their hearts and mynds, they did encline
To preache them there good newes.
In the churche of the Iewes:
Their hearts and mynds, they did encline
To preache them there good newes.
To serue with them, there for a whyle
They had one Iohn by name:
And when they had, gone through the yle
To Paphos then they came.
They had one Iohn by name:
And when they had, gone through the yle
To Paphos then they came.
A sorcerer there, of them was founde
A false prophet a Iue:
Whose teaching was, not sure ne sounde
Hys name was Bariesu.
A false prophet a Iue:
Whose teaching was, not sure ne sounde
Hys name was Bariesu.
With Sergius Paule, a man prudent
Whiche rulde the whole countre:
With all hys trayne, he dyd frequent
Familier then to be.
Whiche rulde the whole countre:
With all hys trayne, he dyd frequent
Familier then to be.
The same ruler, to hym dyd caule
And willed to come nere:
Both Barnabas, and also Paule
Of them goddes worde to here.
And willed to come nere:
Both Barnabas, and also Paule
Of them goddes worde to here.
But Elymas, the sorcerer
So they declare hys name:
Dyd wyll the ruler, to forbere
To fayth hym selfe to frame.
So they declare hys name:
Dyd wyll the ruler, to forbere
To fayth hym selfe to frame.
Saule named Paule, then in that cost
Full feruent at a brayde:
Who was full of, the holye Gost
Beheld hym then and sayde.
Full feruent at a brayde:
Who was full of, the holye Gost
Beheld hym then and sayde.
O full of all, subtylitye
And eke disceytfulnes:
The deuyls chylde, and enemye
To grace and ryghtwysenes.
And eke disceytfulnes:
The deuyls chylde, and enemye
To grace and ryghtwysenes.
Thou doest not cease, styll to peruart
By damnable discorde:
But dost alwayes plucke frō mans heart
The strayght wayes of the Lorde.
By damnable discorde:
But dost alwayes plucke frō mans heart
The strayght wayes of the Lorde.
And nowe beholde, thou man vnkynde
The Lordes hande is on thee:
And for a tyme, thou shalt be blynde
The Sunne thou shalt not se.
The Lordes hande is on thee:
And for a tyme, thou shalt be blynde
The Sunne thou shalt not se.
Immediatlye, then for hys pryde
Uppon hys eyes dyd stande:
A myst that made, hym seke a gyde
To leade hym by the hande.
Uppon hys eyes dyd stande:
A myst that made, hym seke a gyde
To leade hym by the hande.
The ruler then, dyd see the case
And not therat repyne:
But mused muche, and dyd embrace
The Lorde and his doctrine.
And not therat repyne:
But mused muche, and dyd embrace
The Lorde and his doctrine.
When Paule frō Paphus, toke shippyng
And all hys companye;
Forth on their waye, they went saylyng
To Perge of Phamphilye.
And all hys companye;
Forth on their waye, they went saylyng
To Perge of Phamphilye.
To see his frendes, Iohn was right fayne
And dyd depart from them:
And so returned, whome agayne
Unto Ierusalem.
And dyd depart from them:
And so returned, whome agayne
Unto Ierusalem.
They wandryng ther, went from Perga
And soone they dyd approche:
The lande then of, Pisydia
And came to Antioche.
And soone they dyd approche:
The lande then of, Pisydia
And came to Antioche.
Into the sinagoge they went
Upon the Sabbothes daye:
And sat them downe, with good entent
No man dyd saye them naye.
Upon the Sabbothes daye:
And sat them downe, with good entent
No man dyd saye them naye.
But when the lecture, of the lawe
And prophetes there were done.
The ruler then, whiche there them sawe
Sayde vnto them ryght sone.
And prophetes there were done.
The ruler then, whiche there them sawe
Sayde vnto them ryght sone.
Good bretherne nowe, we do you praye
The people to exhort:
Yf any sermon, ye can saye
To them for their comfort.
The people to exhort:
Yf any sermon, ye can saye
To them for their comfort.
Then Paule stode vp, there in presens
And beckned with hys hande:
He prayde them all, to kepe sylens
Gods worde to vnderstande.
And beckned with hys hande:
He prayde them all, to kepe sylens
Gods worde to vnderstande.
He sayde ye men, of Israell
And ye that God do feare:
And all that here, amonge you dwell
I praye you geue good care.
And ye that God do feare:
And all that here, amonge you dwell
I praye you geue good care.
God of this people, dyd elect
Our fathers vs beforne:
Auancynge them, that were reiect
As forreners farre borne.
Our fathers vs beforne:
Auancynge them, that were reiect
As forreners farre borne.
In Egypt lande, both daye and nyght
In bondage they dyd dwell:
The Lorde then with, hys arme of myght
Dyd brynge them out ryght well.
In bondage they dyd dwell:
The Lorde then with, hys arme of myght
Dyd brynge them out ryght well.
And fourtye yeares, he dyd them spare
In all their wyckednes:
To punishe them, he dyd forbare
With in the wyldernes.
In all their wyckednes:
To punishe them, he dyd forbare
With in the wyldernes.
Seuen nacions then, in Canaan
He wasted well I wot:
Partynge the lande, to euery man
Accordynge to hys lot.
He wasted well I wot:
Partynge the lande, to euery man
Accordynge to hys lot.
Then to the tyme, of Samuell
The iudges gaue trulye:
Amonge them there, yeares for to dwell
Four hundreth and fyftye.
The iudges gaue trulye:
Amonge them there, yeares for to dwell
Four hundreth and fyftye.
And after that, a kynge to craue
They woulde not cease ne blyn:
The sonne of Cis, Saule God them gaue
Of the tribe of Beniamyn.
They woulde not cease ne blyn:
The sonne of Cis, Saule God them gaue
Of the tribe of Beniamyn.
Twise twentye yeares, he ware ye crowne
No lenger raygned he:
For God the Lorde, dyd put hym downe
And hys posterite.
No lenger raygned he:
For God the Lorde, dyd put hym downe
And hys posterite.
He set vp Dauid, to be kynge
And ruler in hys place:
And dyd reporte, of hym saynge
Dauid I do enbrace.
And ruler in hys place:
And dyd reporte, of hym saynge
Dauid I do enbrace.
One Iesses sonne, whom I haue founde
A man Ientell and kynde:
He is to me, both sure and sounde
To fulfyll all my mynde.
A man Ientell and kynde:
He is to me, both sure and sounde
To fulfyll all my mynde.
Of thys mans sede, a sauiour
The promyse thus doth tell:
God hath brought forth, Iesus the flour
And kynge of Israell.
The promyse thus doth tell:
God hath brought forth, Iesus the flour
And kynge of Israell.
But after Iohn, had run hys race
He sayde I am not he:
I meane Messias, full of grace
Whome ye take me to be.
He sayde I am not he:
I meane Messias, full of grace
Whome ye take me to be.
But lo one doth, come after me
Whose shoes vpon hys fete:
Of such hyghnes, and dignite
To lose I am vnmete:
Whose shoes vpon hys fete:
Of such hyghnes, and dignite
To lose I am vnmete:
Ye men bretherne, and children all
Of Abraham by discent:
To you that feare, God great and small
Thys worde of lyfe is sent.
Of Abraham by discent:
To you that feare, God great and small
Thys worde of lyfe is sent.
The dwellers in, Ierusalem
The rulers well I wot:
And all suche then, as were with them
In dede they knew hym not.
The rulers well I wot:
And all suche then, as were with them
In dede they knew hym not.
The prophetes voyce, that were red
Eche Saboth them amonge:
With suche blyndnes, then were they led,
They coulde take then but wronge.
Eche Saboth them amonge:
With suche blyndnes, then were they led,
They coulde take then but wronge.
And though of deathe, they found no cause
In hym most innocent:
The Prophecyes, in euerye clause
Were ended as they ment.
In hym most innocent:
The Prophecyes, in euerye clause
Were ended as they ment.
In denying him, to mortall fate
They dyd them all fulfyll:
When they made sute, to Pons Pilate,
This innocent to kyll.
They dyd them all fulfyll:
When they made sute, to Pons Pilate,
This innocent to kyll.
Then all thynges done, in eche degre
As scripture wolde it haue:
They toke his bodye, from the tre
And layed it in the graue.
As scripture wolde it haue:
They toke his bodye, from the tre
And layed it in the graue.
God raysed hym, on the third daye
From deathe to lyfe certayne:
He shewed hym selfe, without delaye,
When he was risen agayne.
From deathe to lyfe certayne:
He shewed hym selfe, without delaye,
When he was risen agayne.
And manye tymes, appeared he
Full lyuelye vnto them:
That went with him, from Galile
Unto Ierusalem.
Full lyuelye vnto them:
That went with him, from Galile
Unto Ierusalem.
Which are his witnes, to eche sort
Appoynted of the Lorde:
And we also, to your comfort
Gods promyse do recorde.
Appoynted of the Lorde:
And we also, to your comfort
Gods promyse do recorde.
Which to our fathers, he dyd frame
Howe God to their ofsprynge:
Fulfylled hath, in Christ the same
From death hym reuiuynge.
Howe God to their ofsprynge:
Fulfylled hath, in Christ the same
From death hym reuiuynge.
The seconde Psalme, recordeth playne
Thou art my sonne sayeth he:
The father sayeth, this daye certayne
I haue begotten thee.
Thou art my sonne sayeth he:
The father sayeth, this daye certayne
I haue begotten thee.
In that he raysed, hym anon
From death nothynge dismayde
No more to se, corruption
On thys wyse then he sayde.
From death nothynge dismayde
No more to se, corruption
On thys wyse then he sayde.
The fauour grace, and eke good wyll
That I Dauid dyd vow:
Full faythfullye, I shall fulfyll
And parforme it to you.
That I Dauid dyd vow:
Full faythfullye, I shall fulfyll
And parforme it to you.
Therfore he sayeth, in the lyke place
Thy sonne the holye on:
Thou shalt not suffer, in no case
To see corruption.
Thy sonne the holye on:
Thou shalt not suffer, in no case
To see corruption.
As for Dauid, hys tyme dyd kepe
To serue gods wyll trulye:
And after that, fallynge a slepe
Was layde hys father bye.
To serue gods wyll trulye:
And after that, fallynge a slepe
Was layde hys father bye.
His Cors dyd waste, and putrefye
But God hys sonne dyd he:
Make quicke agayne, and certaynlye
Dyd no corrupcyon se.
But God hys sonne dyd he:
Make quicke agayne, and certaynlye
Dyd no corrupcyon se.
Knowe ye therfore, ye brethren all
Through him ye may purchace:
Which is preached, to great and small
Forgeuenes of trespace.
Through him ye may purchace:
Which is preached, to great and small
Forgeuenes of trespace.
And from all things, ful sure to be
Acquited and made sure:
Which Moyses lawe, in no degre
Coulde clense be ye ryght sure.
Acquited and made sure:
Which Moyses lawe, in no degre
Coulde clense be ye ryght sure.
But who so that, wyl geue credence
And in the fayth abyde:
Through him is cleare, from all offence
And also iustified.
And in the fayth abyde:
Through him is cleare, from all offence
And also iustified.
Beware therfore, I do you reade
And kepe ye from the lake:
Lest those thynges fall, vpon your heade
Wherof the prophetes spake.
And kepe ye from the lake:
Lest those thynges fall, vpon your heade
Wherof the prophetes spake.
Ye dispisers, beholde and muse
At your distruction now:
For in your tyme, a worcke defuse
I worke euen vnto you.
At your distruction now:
For in your tyme, a worcke defuse
I worke euen vnto you.
Whiche in no wyse, ye shal beleue
Who so of it you tell:
The whiche is wrought, you for to greue
Because ye do rebell.
Who so of it you tell:
The whiche is wrought, you for to greue
Because ye do rebell.
When that the Iues, were all forth gon
Out of their holye place:
The Gentyles them, besought anon
To preache the worde of grace.
Out of their holye place:
The Gentyles them, besought anon
To preache the worde of grace.
And them to teache, through out the weke
Betwene the Saboth dayes:
What meanes & wayes, that they myght
To please the Lorde alwayes.
Betwene the Saboth dayes:
What meanes & wayes, that they myght
To please the Lorde alwayes.
Their holye congregacion then
So ended Luke recytes:
On them dyd wayte, there many men
Both Iues and Procelytes.
So ended Luke recytes:
On them dyd wayte, there many men
Both Iues and Procelytes.
To these good men, that dyd abyde
Spake Paule and Barnabas
Exortynge them, not once to slyde
From God ne from his grace.
Spake Paule and Barnabas
Exortynge them, not once to slyde
From God ne from his grace.
The Saboth day, then next folowynge
The citie whole well neare:
Together came, much desyrynge
Gods holy worde to heare.
The citie whole well neare:
Together came, much desyrynge
Gods holy worde to heare.
But when the Iewes, sawe suche a route
They were full wrath I deme:
Reuilyng Paule, with wordes ful stoute
Beginning to blaspheme.
They were full wrath I deme:
Reuilyng Paule, with wordes ful stoute
Beginning to blaspheme.
But Barnabas, and Paule was bolde
And sayde it doth behoue:
Gods worde to you, first to be tolde
Whiche sent is from aboue,
And sayde it doth behoue:
Gods worde to you, first to be tolde
Whiche sent is from aboue,
But syth ye do, it nowe denye
Auoydynge it with strife:
And thynke your selues, now vnworthye
Of euerlastyng lyfe.
Auoydynge it with strife:
And thynke your selues, now vnworthye
Of euerlastyng lyfe.
And eke the worde, so precious
Ye take for crafte and gyles:
Lo here the Lorde, hath wylled vs
To tourne vnto the Gentyles.
Ye take for crafte and gyles:
Lo here the Lorde, hath wylled vs
To tourne vnto the Gentyles.
I haue set thee, to be a lyght
The Gentyles for to gyde
And them to saue, as I behyght
Throughout the earth so wyde.
The Gentyles for to gyde
And them to saue, as I behyght
Throughout the earth so wyde.
The Gentyles them, offred thys grace
Of it they were full fayne:
Gods worde with thankes, they dyd embrace
Beleuynge it certayne.
Of it they were full fayne:
Gods worde with thankes, they dyd embrace
Beleuynge it certayne.
And those that God, had ordayned
To euerlastynge lyfe:
Abode in fayth, the worde dyd spread
Throughout the countrey ryfe.
To euerlastynge lyfe:
Abode in fayth, the worde dyd spread
Throughout the countrey ryfe.
Wherfore the Iewes, them dyd abhore
And moued without pytye:
The women of, worshyp and honore
The chiefe men of the cytye.
And moued without pytye:
The women of, worshyp and honore
The chiefe men of the cytye.
Agaynst poore Paule, and Barnabas
And woulde without offence:
A persecution brought to pas.
Expellynge them from thence.
And woulde without offence:
A persecution brought to pas.
Expellynge them from thence.
Out of that coast, when they nedes must
To go they made them mete:
And for a witnes, shoke the dust
Agaynst them of their fete.
To go they made them mete:
And for a witnes, shoke the dust
Agaynst them of their fete.
And they came to, Iconium
Accept of least and moste:
And Gods elect, were all becum
Full of the holye goste.
Accept of least and moste:
And Gods elect, were all becum
Full of the holye goste.
|
The .xiij. Chapter.
The Actes of the Apostles | |