The Life of Jesus

And when they shall bring you vnto the Synagogues, and vnto the rulers and Princes, take no thought howe, or what thing ye shall answere, or what yee shall speake.

For the holy Ghost shall teache you in the same houre, what yee ought to say.

And one of the companie said vnto him, Master, bidde my brother deuide the inheritance with me.

And he said vnto him, Man, who made me a iudge, or a deuider ouer you?

Wherefore he said vnto them, Take heede, and beware of couetousnesse: for though a man haue abundance, yet his life standeth not in his riches.

And he put foorth a parable vnto them, saying, The grounde of a certaine riche man brought foorth fruites plenteously.

Therefore he thought with himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roume, where I may lay vp my fruites?

And he said, This wil I do, I wil pul downe my barnes, and builde greater, and therein will I gather all my fruites, and my goods.

And I wil say to my soule, Soule, thou hast much goods laide vp for many yeeres: liue at ease, eate, drinke and take thy pastime.

But God said vnto him, O foole, this night wil they fetch away thy soule from thee: then whose shall those things be which thou hast prouided?

So is he that gathereth riches to himselfe, and is not riche in God.

And he spake vnto his disciples, Therefore I say vnto you, Take no thought for your life, what yee shall eate: neither for your body, what yee shall put on.

The life is more then meate: and the body more then the raiment.

Consider the rauens: for they neither sowe nor reape: which neither haue storehouse nor barne, and yet God feedeth them: how much more are yee better then foules?

And which of you with taking thought, can adde to his stature one cubite?

If yee then bee not able to doe the least thing, why take yee thought for the remnant?

Consider the lilies howe they growe: they labour not, neither spin they: yet I say vnto you, that Salomon himselfe in all his royaltie was not clothed like one of these.

If then God so clothe the grasse which is to day in the field, and to morowe is cast into the ouen, howe much more will he clothe you, O yee of litle faith?

Therefore aske not what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, neither hag you in suspense.

For all such things the people of the world seeke for: and your Father knoweth that ye haue neede of these things.

But rather seeke ye after the kingdome of God, and all these things shalbe cast vpon you.

Feare not, litle flocke: for it is your Fathers pleasure, to giue you the kingdome.

Sell that ye haue, and giue almes: make you bagges, which waxe not old, a treasure that can neuer faile in heauen, where no theefe commeth, neither mothe corrupteth.

For where your treasure is, there will your hearts be also.

Let your loynes be gird about and your lights burning,