By concupiscence and love of this world, we are made enemies to God: but we should rather humble us to him, punishing our selves for our sins. 11 Against detraction, and rash judging. 13 To remember always the uncertainty of our life.By concupiscence and loue of this world, we are made enemies to God: but we should rather humble vs to him, punishing our selues for our sinnes. 11 Against detraction, and rash iudging. 13 To remember alwaies the vncertentie of our life.✦
From whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hereof? of your concupiscentiæ: disordered desires, lusts which war in your members?FROM whence are warres & contentions among you? Are they not hereof? of your concupiscences which warre in your members?✦Unde bella et lites in vobis ? nonne hinc : ex concupiscentiis vestris, quæ militant in membris vestris ?
2You covet: and have not. you kill, and envy: and can not obtain. you contend and war: and you have not, because you ask not.You couet: and haue not. you kil, & enuie: and can not obtaine. you contend and warre: and you haue not, because you aske not.✦concupiscitis, et non habetis : occiditis, et zelatis : et non potestis adipisci : litigatis, et belligeratis, et non habetis, propter quod non postulatis.
3You ask, and receive not: because you ask amiss: that you may consume it on your concupiscences.You aske, and receiue not: because you aske amisse: that you may consume it on your concupiscences.✦Petitis, et non accipitis : eo quod male petatis : ut in concupiscentiis vestris insumatis.
4Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world, is the enemy of God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of this world: is made an enemy of God.Aduouterers, know you not that the *frendship of this world, is the enemie of God? Whosoeuer therefore wil be a frende of this world: is made an enemie of God.✦Adulteri, nescitis quia amicitia hujus mundi inimica est Dei ? quicumque ergo voluerit amicus esse sæculi hujus, inimicus Dei constituitur.
5Or do you think that the Scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you?Or do you thinke that the Scripture saith in vaine: To enuie doth the spirit couet which dwelleth in you?✦An putatis quia inaniter Scriptura dicat : Ad invidiam concupiscit spiritus qui habitat in vobis ?
6And giveth greater grace. For the which cause it saith, God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.And giueth greater grace. For the which cause it saith, *God resisteth the proud, & giueth grace to the humble.✦majorem autem dat gratiam. Propter quod dicit : Deus superbis resistit, humilibus autem dat gratiam.
7Be subject therefore to God, but resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.Be subiect therfore to God, but resist the Diuel, and he wil flee from you.✦Subditi ergo estote Deo, resistite autem diabolo, et fugiet a vobis.
8Approach to God, and he will approach to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners: and purify your hearts, ye double of mind.cApproche to God, and he wil approche to you. Clense your handes, ye sinners: and purifie your hartes, ye double of minde.¶✦Appropinquate Deo, et appropinquabit vobis. Emundate manus, peccatores : et purificate corda, duplices animo.
9Be miseri estote: unhappy; afflicted, wretched, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning: and joy, into sorrow.Be miserable, and mourne, and weepe: let your laughter be turned into mourning: and ioy, into sorow.✦Miseri estote, et lugete, et plorate : risus vester in luctum convertatur, et gaudium in mœrorem.
10Be humbled in the sight of our Lord, and he will exalt you.Be humbled in the sight of our lord, *and he wil exalt you.✦Humiliamini in conspectu Domini, et exaltabit vos.
11detrahere: diminish, take away from; speak evil of, disparage, slander not one from another my brethren. He that detracteth from his brother, or he that judgeth his brother, detracteth from the Law, and judgeth the Law. But if thou judge the Law, thou art not a doer of the Law, but a judge.cDetracte not one from an other my brethren. He that detracteth from his brother, or he that iudgeth his brother, detracteth from the Law, and iudgeth the Law. But if thou iudge the Law, thou art not a doer of the Law, but a iudge.✦Nolite detrahere alterutrum fratres. Qui detrahit fratri, aut qui judicat fratrem suum, detrahit legi, et judicat legem. Si autem judicas legem, non es factor legis, sed judex.
12For there is one law-maker, and judge that can destroy and deliver.For there is one law-maker, and iudge that can destroy and deliuer.✦Unus est legislator et judex, qui potest perdere et liberare.
13But thou what art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold now you that say, To day or to morrow we will go into this city, and there quidem: certainly, assuredly will spend a year, and will mercabimur: illicit dealing; trade, do business, and make our gain:But thou *what art thou that iudgest thy neighbour? Behold now you that say, To day or to morrow we wil goe into this citie, and there certes wil spend a yere, and wil traffique, and make our gaine:✦Tu autem quis es, qui judicas proximum ? Ecce nunc qui dicitis : Hodie, aut crastino ibimus in illam civitatem, et faciemus ibi quidem annum, et mercabimur, et lucrum faciemus :
14who are ignorant what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is a vapour appearing for a little while, and afterward it shall vanish away:who are ignorant what shal be on the morow. For what is your life? It is a vapour appearing for a litle while, and afterward it shal vanish away:✦qui ignoratis quid erit in crastino.
15for that you should say, If our Lord will: and, If we shall live, we will do this or that.for that you should say, If our Lord wil: and, If we shal liue, we wil doe this or that.✦Quæ est enim vita vestra ? vapor est ad modicum parens, et deinceps exterminabitur ; pro eo ut dicatis : Si Dominus voluerit. Et : Si vixerimus, faciemus hoc, aut illud.
16But now you rejoice in your superbiis: proud boastings, vauntings. All such rejoicing, is wicked.But now you reioyce in your arrogancies. Al such reioycing, is wicked.✦Nunc autem exsultatis in superbiis vestris. Omnis exsultatio talis, maligna est.
17To one therefore knowing to do good, and not doing it: to him it is sin.To one therfore knowing to doe good, and not doing it: to him it is sinne.✦Scienti igitur bonum facere, et non facienti, peccatum est illi.
Annotationsfrom the original 1582 Rheims New Testament
8Purify your hearts. Man (we see here) maketh himself clean and purgeth his own heart. Which derogateth nothing to the grace of God being the principal cause of the same. Yet Protestants think we derogate from Christ's Passion, when we attribute such effects to our own works, or to other secondary helps and causes.Purify your hearts. Man (we see here) maketh himself clean and purgeth his own heart. Which derogateth nothing to the grace of God being the principal cause of the same. Yet Protestants think we derogate from Christ's Passion, when we attribute such effects to our own works, or to other secondary helps and causes.
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