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AFter that Jeſus Chriſt was made manifeſt unto all men, through the working of Miracles, he drew unto him an innumeJudea (afflicted with ſundry Diſeaſes, and every ſort of Maladies, hoping to recover their Health) of which number King Agbarus, Governour of the
Euphrates grievouſly diſeaſed in Body, incurable by mans Cunning, hearing the renowned Fame of Jeſus, the wonderful Works which he wrought, agreeable unto the ſame, publiſhed of all men, wrote unto him by Letters, requiring deliverance from his Diſeaſe; Jeſus (though not preſently) yielded unto his deſire, vouchſafed to Anſwer him by an Epiſtle, that ſhortly he would ſend one of his Diſciples, which ſhould cure his Diſeaſe; proThomas, one of the Twelve Apoſtles, ſent his Brother Thaddaus, accounted among the Seventy Diſciples of Chriſt by Divine Inſpiration, into the City of Edeſſa, to be Prea
The Reader hath an approved Teſtimony of theſe things in writing, taken out of the recorded Monuments of the Princely City Edeſſa; for there are found, inrolled in their publick Regiſtry, things of Antiquity, and which were done about Agbarus's time, yea and preſerved unto this day; there is no reaſon to the contrary but that we may have the Epiſtles themſelves copied out of their RegiSyrian Tongue, in this manner.
I have heard of thee, and of thy Cures, which thou haſt done without Medicines and Herbs; for (as the Report goeth) thou makeſt the Blind to ſee, the Lame to go, the Lepers thou cleanſeſt, ſoul Spirits and DeJews murmer againſt thee, and go about to miſ
Theſe things he wrote after this manner, being a little lightned from above: I think it alſo not amiſs to hear the Letter
of Jeſus Chriſt ſent back to Agbarus, by the ſame bearer.
Bleſſed art thou, becauſe thou haſt believed in me, when thou ſaweſt me not; for it is written of me, That they which ſee me, ſhall not believe in me, that they which ſee me not, may believe and be ſaved. Concerning that thou wroteſt unto me, that I ſhould come unto thee, I let thee underſtand, that all things touching my Meſſage, are here to be fulfilled; and after the fulneſs thereof, I am to return again to him that ſent me. But after my Aſcen
When Jeſus was taken up. Judas (which alſo is called Thomas) ſent unto him Thaddaus the Apoſtle, one of the Seventy, who when he came, remainTobias, the Son of Tobias: When that the Fame was ſpread of him, and that he was made manifeſt by the Miracles which he wrongth, it was ſignified unto Agbarus, and ſaid, the Apoſtle of Jeſus is come, of whom he wrote unto thee. Thaddaus by that time, began, through the power of God, to cure every ſore and Sickneſs, that all men greatAgbarus hearing of the weighty and wonderful Works which he wrought, that he cured in the Name and Power of Jeſus, forthTobias, where Thaddaus lodged, he ſaid unto him, I hear ſay that a certain mighty man come from Jeruſalem, is lodged with thee, and cureth many in the Name of Jeſus; who made Anſwer and ſaid, Yea, there came a certain Stranger and lodgTobias returning unto Thaddaus, ſaid unto him, Agbarus the Governour ſent for me, and comThaddaus anſwered, I go; for it is for his ſake that I am ſent thus mightily to work: Tobias beſtirring betimes the
Thaddaus, and came to Agbarus; as he came, even at his entrance, there appeared unto Agbarus, in the preſence of his chief Men, a great and ſtrange ſhew, in the counteThaddaus the Apoſtle, at which ſight Agbarus did reverence unto Thaddaus, ſo that all they that were in preſence marvelled, none of them ſaw the ſight ſave Agbarus alone, which queThaddaus, and ſaid, Art thou of a truth a Diſciple of Jeſus the Son of God, who made me this promiſe, I will ſend unto thee one of my Diſciples, which ſhall cure thy Diſeaſe, and ſhew Life unto thee and all thine? To whom Thaddaus made anſwer, Becauſe thou haſt greatly believed in the Lord Jeſus which ſent me, therefore am I ſent unto thee; but in caſe thou believe in him as yet, thy hearty deſires according to thy Faith, thou ſhalt obtain; to whom Agbarus ſaid, I have continued ſo believeing in him, that I could have found in my heart mightily to deſtroy the Jews which crucified him, were not the Roman Empire a Let unto my purpoſe: Thaddaus ſaid again, our Lord and God Jeſus Chriſt fulfilled the will of his Father, which being finiſhed, he is aſcended unto him; Abgarus anſwered and I have belleved in him and his Father: to whom Thaddaus repliAgbarus marvelled at this, that even as it was reThaddaus, without Apothecary-ſtuff, and virtue of Herbs he was cured; and not only he, but alſo Abdus, the Son of Abdus, grieved with the Gout, and falling at the feet of Thaddaus
Agbarus ſaid again, Thou Thaddaus through the Power of God doſt theſe things, and we have thee in admiration: I pray thee, moreover, that thou expound unto me the Coming of Jeſus, how he was made Man, his Might, and by what Power he brought ſuch things, as We have heard, to paſs; to whom Thadaus ſaid, At this ſeaſon I will be ſiJews; how he was crucified, and deſcended into Hell, and rent the Hedge and middle VVall, never ſevered before, and raiſed the dead, that of long time had ſlept; how that he deſcended alone, but aſcended unto the Father accompanied with many; how he ſitteth in glory at the Right hand of God the Father, in Heaven; and laſt of all, how he ſhall come again with Glory and Power to judge both the quick and dead.
VVhen Morning was come, Agbarus comThaddaus, which being ended, he charged,
Theſe things were done the three and fortieth year, which being tranſlated word for word out of the Syrian Tongue, we thought not amiſs to declare in this manner.
Jerom, with other grave Writers, affirmeth ſuch Circumſtances to have been: Euſebius, whoſe Credit herein is not ſmall, reporteth the ſame to have been taken out of their Records in the City of Edeſſa, regiſtred there in the Syrian Tongue, and by him Tranſlated out of the Syrian into the Greek Tongue.
London, Printed and Sold by T. Sowle next Door to the Meeting-Houſe in VVhite-Hart-Court in Gracious-ſtreet; and at the Bible in Leaden-hall-ſtreet near the Market, 1697.
1. PA ƲL an Apoſtle, not of man, nor by man, but by Jeſus Chriſt.
2. To the Brethren which are at LAODICEA, Grace and Peace be with you from God the Father, and the Lord Jeſus Chriſt.
3. I thank my God in all my Prayers, that you remain ſteadfaſt in him, and in all his works; waiting upon his promi
4. And be not ſeduced by ſome unprofitable talkers, who go about to cauſe you to fall from the Goſpel, which was preached unto you by me.
5. Oh that they that were inſtructed by me, might ſerve to the profit of the Goſpel of Truth, and become diligent in good works of Eternal Life.
6. And henceforth are my bonds manifeſt, which I ſuffer for Chriſts ſake.
7. Whereof I rejoyce in Heart, and Account it Eternal Salvation.
8. That ſuch is done through your Prayers, by the working of the Holy Spirit, whether by Life or Death.
9. For I have a will and a joy to die in Chriſt, who will through the ſame mercy give you to have the ſame love, and to be of one mind.
10. Therefore beloved Brethren, as you have heard in my Preſence, that keep, and finiſh in the fear of God, ſo ſhall you have Eternal Life; for God will work it, and prefect it in you without delay.
11. My beloved, re
12. Let your prayers be manifeſt unto God, and remain firm in the knowledge of Chriſt.
13. And do that which is meet, convenient, juſt
14. The Grace of God and our Lord Jeſus Chriſt, be with your ſpi
Cauſe this Epiſtle to be read unto the Coloſand read you that which is written unto the ColoſRead Col. 4.16.
This Epiſtle of Paul to the Laodiceans was found in the Oldeſt Bible that was Printed at Worms.
IN a Tranſlation of the New-Teſtament into both Latine and Engliſh, each correſpondent one to another, after the vulgar Text, commonly called St. Jerom's, faithfully tranſlated by John Hollybuſh, 1538. and Printed in Southwark by James Nicholſon, and ſet forth by the Kings Licence, I find in the ſixth Chapter of Luke, it is thus in the Margent, afThe Son of Man is Lord alſo of the Sabbath; In one of the Greek Copies this followeth, viz. Jeſus ſeeing a certain Man working on the Sabbath day, ſaid unto him, O Man, if thou didſt know indeed what thou doſt, thou art happy; But if thou knoweſt not, thou art accurſed, and a Tranſgreſſor of the Law.
PA ƲL being deliveNero bound unto Longinus, and Magiſtus the Chief Officers, and Aceſtus the CenturiPaul beNero and all ſhould beHeaven and Earth, who would deſtroy the Glory of the World with Fire. When they had led him away, Longinus, Magiſtus, and Aceſtus began to ſay unPaul, where is that King, and where will he appear unPaul therefore ſaith, O ye wiſe men, and flouriſheternal and true Light, that ye may be able firſt to know your ſelves, and ſo come to the know
THe Propheſie of Enoch, mentioned Jude 14. The Book of Jehu, mentioned 2 Chron. 20.34. The Book of the Batts of the Lord, mention'd Numb. 21.14. The Book of Nathan the Prophet, the Book Iddo, the Prophiſie of Ahijah, mentioned 2 Chron. 9.19. The Book of Shemaiah the Prophet, mentioned 2 Chron. 12.15. The Book of Jaſhar, mentioned 2 Sam. 1.18. The Book of Gad, 1 Chron. 29.29. One EpiCorinthians, mentioned 1 Cor. 5.9. The firſt Epiſtle to the Epheſians, mentioned Eph. 3.3. The Epiſtle to the Laodiceans, mentioned Coloſ. 4.16. The Books of Henoch, mentioned in the Epiſtle of Thadeus, Origen, and Tertullian; The Books of Solomons three Thouſand Proverbs, and one ThouKings 4.32.33. The Epiſtle fathered upon Barnabas, the RePeter, the Doctrine called the Apoſtles, mentioned in Euſebius, Lib. 3. Chap. 22.
BEhold the Lord cometh with ten Thouin the Greek it is,ſands of his Saints,
in Ten Thouſands,. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
Expreſs Image of his Perſon,Greek
Subſtance, or Subſiſtance,〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
He took not on him the nature of Angels,in the
which is by true Interpretation,. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
he doth not take hold of Angels;as for the word
I indeed baptize you with Water,and from the word (with water) is the Act of ſprinkling pleaded for; in the
I dip, plung, or baptize you in water, in it,. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
which was preached to every Creature which is under Heaven;in the Greek it is,
in every Creature, . 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
it is that which is highly eſteemed amongſt Men;in the Greek it is,
in men.. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
I proNowteſt by your rejoycing, &c.
We ſpeak Wiſdom among them that are perfect;in the Greek it is,
in them that are perfect, . 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
that he might be the Firſt-born among many BreIt isthren;
in many Brethren,. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
baptizing them in the Name;In the Greek it is,
into the Name,. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
for they think they ſhall be heard for their much ſpeaking;In the Greek it is,
in their much ſpeaking,. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
Great is the Myſtery of Godlineſs, God was maIn the Greek it is,nifeſt in the Fleſh, juſtified in the Spirit, ſeen of Angels, Preached unto the Gentiles,
Preached in the Gentiles,. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
Wot you not what the Scripture ſaith ofBut in theElias;
in Elias,. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
God
in the Greek it is, &c. ſpoke to the Fathers by the Prophets;God ſpoke to the Fa
Hath in the laſt Days ſpoken unto us by his Son;
In the Greek it is, hath ſpoken unto us in his Son,
That you may with one mind, and one mouth glorifie God;in the Greek it is,
in one mouth,. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
that which is known of God, is manifeſt in them, or made known in them;though ſome dare ſay, and do ſay,
among them.
Shall there be evil in a City, and the Lord hath not done it?This is the Engliſh Tranſ
ſhall there be evil in a City, and ſhall not the Lord do ſomewhat?
Strong Meat belongeth to them that are full of Age;In the Greek it is,
Strong meat belongeth to them that are perfect.. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
Jeſus ſtoopas for the wordsed down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not;
(as though he heard them not)they are added by the Tranſlators, for there is nothing in the Greek for them,
. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
The Word became Fleſh, and dwelt amongſt us,in the Greek it is,
in us,By true Interpretation it is,. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
The Word became Fleſh, and pitch'd his tent in us.
by a new and living way;in the Greek it is,
of late ſlain and living way,properly ſignifies〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉
IF any one want Light, let him look upon the Law and the Teſtimony, whether they ſpeak after this meaning; If he do not this, he ſtumbles, and ſuffers hunger; and if he ſuffers hunger, he is not patient, but blaſphemeth his King and his God; then look
This is the Old Tranſlation.
To the Law and to the Teſti
When thou ſitteſt at the Table with a Lord, order thy ſelf mannerly with the things ſet before thee; Meaſure thine Appetite; and if thou wilt rule thy own ſelf, be not over gree
When thou ſitteſt to eat with a Ruler, conſider diligently what is before thee; and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to Ap
Cry they out alarm with the Trumpet in the City, and the People not afraid? Cometh there any Plague in a City with
Shall a Trumpet be blown
In Who being the brightneſs of his Glory, and the Ex
But in the Old Tranſlation it reads thus: Being the brightneſs of his Glory, and the very Image of his Sub
In Chap. the laſt verſe,We do not corrupt the World.
But in the Latine it is, We do not ſell the Word for Money.
Old Tranſlation, Jude latter end,
In the New Tranſlation it is, Unto him that is able to keep you from falling,
&c.
Old Tranſlation All Scripture given by Inſpiration of God,
is profitable to teach, to improve, &c.
In the New Tranſlation it is,
All Scripture, is gifor Doctrine, for Reproof, for Correction, &c.
Old Tranſlation, And as concerning the Pro
Thus ſayeth the Lord concerning the Prophets, that make my People Err, that bite with their Teeth, and cry Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepair War againſt him.
London, Printed and Sold by T. Sowle, in White-Hart-Court, next Door to the Meeting-Houſe, in Gracious-Street. 1698.