The Rheims New Testament (1582) — The Summe of the Actes
The summary printed after the Acts in the Rheims New Testament of 1582, chiefly of the deeds of Saint Peter and Saint Paul: a chronological table for each Apostle (by the years of the emperors, of the Nativity and of the Ascension), Latin and English testimonies on the two Apostles at Rome, and a note on the other Apostles with the Apostles' Creed. Complete.
THE SVMME OF THE ACTES OF THE APOSTLES, CONTEINING SPECIALLY THE GESTES OF THE TVVO PRINCIPAL Apoſtles, SS. Peter and Paul, in ſuch order of time and yeres of the Emperours, and from Chriſts Natiuitia, and Aſcenſion, as they vvere done: ſo ⟨illegible⟩r as by holy Scriptures or Eccleſiaſtical vvriters may be gathered.
Wherein though is be not poſsible to ſet dovvne the prociſe and vndoubted time or yere of euery thing, becauſe neither S. Luke nor others do note particularly and orderly the moments of euery action of the ſaid Apoſtles: no⟨illegible⟩ vve folovv the moſt probable and plaine ⟨illegible⟩ that vve finde in holy Scripture and auncient vvriters. Whereby the ſtudious reader may eaſily diſcouer the folly of the Proteſtants, that can finde no time when * Peter might poſsibly come to Rome, be Biſhop. and die there▪ diuers things in S. Paules actes being no leſſe hard to reconcile to the courſe of S. Lukes narration. then any thing touching the hiſtorie of S. Peter namely his * three yeres preaching in Arabia: al vvhich muſt needes be true, vvhether vve bit the very iuſt time or no, and hovv ſo euer authors differ about the ſame. [Margin: See the annot. · Rom. 16, 15. · Gal. 1.]
A TABLE OF S. PETER.
| Tiberij | Nat. Dn̄i. | Ascen. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 34 | 1 | PETER cauſeth the Diſciples to procede to the election of an other Apoſtle in Iudas roome. Act. 1. |
| Receiuing vvith the reſt the gifts of the Holy Ghoſt on Vvhit-ſunday, he made the firſt Sermon, and conuerted 3000. Act. 2. [Margin: Tiberij 18 · Nat. ⟨illegible⟩. 34 · Aſce⟨illegible⟩. 1] | |||
| He cureth one borne lame, preacheth Chriſt and penance to the Ievves: ſo that 5000 beleeued. Act. 3 & 4. | |||
| He is impriſoned, releaſed againe, threatened and commaunded to preache no more: but he vvith Iohn anſvvereth, that they muſt obey God more then man. Act. 4. | |||
| He ſtriketh to death vvith a vvord, Ananias and Saphira, for ſacrilege. Act. 5. | |||
| He is ſent vvith Iohn to Samaria, to confirme the nevvly baptized, vvhere he reproueth Simon Magu⟨illegible⟩. Act. 8. | |||
| 19 | 35 | 2 | He healeth Aeneas at Lydda, and raiſeth Tabitha from death at Ioppè. Act. 9. [Margin: Tiberij 19 · Nat. ⟨illegible⟩. 35 · Aſce⟨illegible⟩. 2] |
| He is vvarried and taught by a viſion, to preach ſo Cornelius a Gentil. Act. 10. He defendeth his receiuing of the Gentiles Act. 11. and recordeth (Act. 15) that God called the firſt Gentiles by his miniſterie, ſo that Paules firſt preaching to them, and his going to Arabia, muſt be after this. See S. Chryſ. in Act. ho. 22. Euſeb. li. 2 c. 3. | |||
| 20 | 36 | 3 | He continueth preaching in diuers partes of Iurie and the prouinces adioyning. About tvvo yeres after this, S. Paul viſiteth him at Hieruſalem. Gal. 1. [Margin: Tiberij 20 · Nat. ⟨illegible⟩. 36 · Aſce⟨illegible⟩. 3] |
| He preacheth in Syria and the Prouinces of Aſia minor, Bythynia, Poutus, Galatia, Cappodocia, ordaining Biſhops and Prieſts in diuers places. 1 Pet. 1. Nacepho. li. 2 c. 35. Platina in Petro. | |||
| 23 | 39 | 6 | He goeth to Antioche, preaching there, and making that his Seate, yet not remaining there continually, but for the affaires of the Church, departing thence, ſometime to Hieruſalem, ſometime to other places. Hiero. in Catalogo. Ignat. ad Magneſianos. [Margin: Tiberij 29 · Nat. ⟨illegible⟩. 39 · Aſce⟨illegible⟩. 6] |
| At Hieruſalem he is caſt into priſon after the putting of S. Iames to death, by the commaundement of Herod. he is praied for by the vvhole Church, & deliuered out of priſon by an Angel. Act. 12. |
| Claudij | Nat. Dn̄i. | Ascen. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 44 | 11 | Auoiding the furie of Herod, he leaueth Iurie againe. He appointeth Euodius Biſhop in Antioche, Euſeb. in Chron. & li. ⟨illegible⟩ c. 16. Suid⟨illegible⟩s, Ignat, ad Antiochen. And paſſing by Corinth, HE CAME TO ROME, to conuince Simon Magus. Hiero. in Catalogo. Euſeb. li. 2 c. 12. 13. 24. Concil. to. 1. [Margin: Claudij 2 · Nat. ⟨illegible⟩. 44 · Aſce⟨illegible⟩. 11] |
| He approueth & declareth the Goſpel of S. Marke to be Canonical. Hiero. in Catal⟨illegible⟩. Euſeb. li. 2 c. 14. | |||
| Hauing founded the Church at Rome, and planted his Apoſtolical Seate there, aftervvard abſent from the citie (either expelled thence vvith other Ievves, Cornel. Tacit, in Claudio: or rather according to the office of his Apoſtleſhip) leauing it for a time, he viſited other Churches, and came to Hieruſalem againe, vſing both in his abſence and preſence, Linus and Cletus for his coadiutors. To. 2 Concil. pag. ⟨illegible⟩56, Epiph, to. 2. Haereſ. 27. | |||
| 9 | 52 | 18 | He holdeth the firſt Councel. Act. 15. He is reprehended at Antioche by S. Paul. Galat. 1. except that difference fell before the Councel, as ſome thinke. Auguſt. ⟨illegible⟩p. 19. [Margin: Claudij 9 · Nat. ⟨illegible⟩. 52 · Aſce⟨illegible⟩. 18] |
| He returneth to Rome againe, the Romane faith by his diligence novv made famous through the vvorld. Ro. 1. & 15. Theodoret. in 16. Ro. Thence he vvriteth his firſt epiſtle. 1 Pet. 5. Euſeb. li. 2 c. 14. Hiero. in Catalogo. | |||
| He ſendeth S. Marke to Alexandria, and others to plant the faith in diuers partes of the vvorld. Grego. li. 5 ep. 60. & li. 6 ep. 37. Ni⟨illegible⟩opho. li. 2 c. 35. | |||
| He vvriteth his ſecond epiſtle a litle before his death, vvhich Chriſt reuealed to him to be at hand, 2 Pet. 1. He taketh order for his ſucceſſor. |
| Neronis | Nat. Dn̄i. | Ascen. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 70 | 37 | He vvas finally crucified at Rome. See the laſt Annot. Ioan. c. 21. [Margin: Neronis ⟨illegible⟩ · Nat. ⟨illegible⟩. 70 · Aſce⟨illegible⟩. 37] |
FOELIX ECCLESIA, cui totam doctrinam Apoſtoli cum ſuo ſanguine profuderunt: vbi PETRVS Paſsioni Domini adaequatur, vbi PAVLVS Ioannis (Baptiſſae) exitu coronatur. Tertul. de Praeſcript.
NON ita coelum ſplendeſcit, quando radios ſol demittit, quemadmodum ROMANORVM VRBS duas illas lampades vbique tertarum effundens. Chryſ. in ep. Ro. hom. 32 in moral.
Prudent in Hymno de S. Laurent.
Hi⟨illegible⟩ nempe iam regnant du⟨illegible⟩
Apoſtolorum principes:
Alter vocator Gentium,
Alter cathédram poſsidens
Primam, recludis creditas
Aeternitatis ianuas.
Merita Petri & Pauli propter eundem Paſſionis diem celebrius & ſolenniter Roma commendat. S. Aug. de conſ. Euang. li. 1 c. 10.
A TABLE OF S. PAVL.
| Tiberij | Natiuit. | Aſcen. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 34 | 1 | SEVEN Deacons are elected and ordered by impoſition of handes. Act. 6. |
| Steuen the principal of them maketh a bleſſed ſermon, for vvhich he vvas ſtoned to death, Saul (aftervvard Paul) conſenting and aiding therevnto. Act. ⟨illegible⟩. [Margin: Tiberij 18 · Natiuit. 34 · Aſcen. 1] | |||
| 19 | 35 | 2 | Saul by commiſſion perſecuteth. Act. 9. [Margin: Tiberij 19 · Natiuit. 35 · Aſcen. 2] |
| In his iourney to Damaſcùs he is conuerted. Ibid. | |||
| He goeth into Arabia and preacheth there. Galat. 1. | |||
| 22 | 38 | 5 | Paul returneth to Damaſcus, vvhere being in danger he eſcapeth, let dovvne in a baſket by the vvall. Act. 9. [Margin: Tiberij 22 · Natiuit. 38 · Aſcen. 5] |
| Thente he commeth to Hieruſalem to ſee Peter, Galat. 1. Vvhere being in danger of his life, the brethren conuey him out of the citie to Caeſaréa, and thence to Tarſus. Act. 9. | |||
| He preacheth in the partes of Syria and Cilicia. Galat. 1. and at Antioche, vvhere the Chriſtians vvere firſt called by that name. Act. 11. | |||
| He and Barnabas being ſeuered from the reſt of the Diſciples by the appointmēt of the holy Ghoſt, and after faſting and praier, by impoſition of handes conſecrated Apoſtles and Biſhops, they comme to Cypres, vvhere he conuerted the Proconſul. Act. 13. | |||
| He preacheth in Lycaonia, and at Lyſtra is almoſt ſtoned to death. He appointeth Prieſts in euery Church, and returning by Piſidia, came againe to Antioche vvhence they firſt departed. Act. 14. |
| Claudij | Natiuit. | Aſcen. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 52 | 18 | At Antioche and there about he remaineth (Act. 14) vntil the controuerſie touching the obſeruation of Moyſes lavv, for reſolution vvhereof he and Barnabas aſcend to Hieruſalem. Vvhere they are appointed to bring the determination of the Councel to Antioche. And from thence paſſing through Syria and Cilicia, they teach the Chriſtians to obſerue the decrees of the Apoſtles and Auncients. Act. 15. [Margin: Claudij 9 · Natiuit. 52 · Aſcen. 18] |
| Doing the ſame in the cities of Lycaonia and others adioining, by a viſion he is vvarned to paſſe ouer the ſea, and ſo commeth into Macedonia. vvhere he planteth the Goſpel. Act. 16. | |||
| Hence forvvard S. Luke purſueth S. Pauls ſtorie, chapter by chapter, vntil his apprehenſion in Hieruſalem, and arriual at Rome, in this order. | |||
| He returneth from Macedonia by Theſſalonica to Athens, vvhere he conuetteth many, namely S. Denys Areopagita. Act. 17. | |||
| From Athens he commeth to Corinth, vvhere he remaineth 18 moneths. Act. 1⟨illegible⟩. and hauing viſited the Churches of Aſia Act. 19) he commeth backe to Corinth Act. 20. Vvhence he vvriteth his epiſtle to the Romanes. Ro. 15. | |||
| From Corinth he ſaileth to Tróas in Aſia, vvhere vpon a Sunday he raiſed Eutychus from death, preaching til midnight▪ from Tróas he commeth to Milétum by ſea, and there ſendeth for the Biſhops and Auncients of Epheſus, and exhorteth them. Act. 20. | |||
| Thence comming to Hieruſalem he is taken, Act. 21: and from the Tribune Lyſias deliuered to Felix the Gouernour, Act. 23: and by him left to Feſtus, Act. 24. he appealeth to Caeſar, Act. 25: and ſo is SENT TO ROME, Act. 27: vvhere he arriueth. Act. 28. [Margin: Neronis 2 · Natiuit. 58 · Aſcen. 25] |
| Neronis | Natiuit. | Aſcen. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 58 | 25 | At Rome he remaineth in free priſon tvvo yere, Act. 28. and then is deliuered, 2 Tim. 4. |
| After his deliuerie he preached in ſundrie countries of the vveſt, namely in Spaine. Hiero. in Cataloge. Epiph. Hareſ. 27. Him ſelf vvriteth that he purpoſed ſo to doe. Ro. 15. | |||
| In his Epiſtle to the Philippians (c. ⟨illegible⟩) he minded to viſ⟨illegible⟩e the Churches of Aſia, vvhich alſo he did. Genebrard. in Chron. | |||
| He vvriteth laſt of al, his ſecond Epiſtle to Timothee a litle before his death. 2 Tim. 4. being novv the ſecond time apprehended and in bandes at Rome. Theodoret. | |||
| 14 | 70 | 37 | He vvas beheaded at Rome, the ſame day that Peter vvas crucified. S. Ambroſ. ſer. ⟨illegible⟩. 68. S Maximus. [Margin: Neronis 14 · Natiuit. 70 · Aſcen. 37] |
OF THE OTHER APOSTLES.
THE Actes of the reſt of the tvvelue Apoſtles be not much vvritten of in this booke: but as * other Eccleſ⟨illegible⟩ſtical writers do te⟨illegible⟩tifie, they preached ſpecially in theſe nations, as folovveth. Andrevv in A⟨illegible⟩haia, Iohn in Aſia. Philip in Pbrygia, Iames in Ievvrie, Bartholomevv in Scythia, Thomas in India, Matthevv in Aethiopia, Simon in Perſia, Thadd⟨illegible⟩us in Meſopotamia, the other Iames in Spaine, Matthias in Paleſtine. So diſtributing them ſelues through out the vvorld, to gather one Catholike Church of al Nations, according as Chriſt gaue them commiſſion Mat. 28, 19: and as it vvas prophecied of them before Pſal. 18. Their ſound is gone forth into euery countrie, and their wordes into the endes of the whole world. But before they departed one from an other (the time vvhereof is not certainely knovven) * al Tvvelue aſſembling together, & ful of the Holy Ghoſt, eche laying dovvne his ſentence, agreed vpon tvvelue principal articles of the Chriſtian faith, and appointed them for a rule to al beleeuers: Vvhich is therfore called and is THE APOSTLES CREDE: Not vvritten in paper, as the Scripture, but from the Apoſtles deliuered by tradition. Ruff. & Hiero. locis citatis. Vvhich, as of old (Hiero. cont. Lucifer) ſo at this day al ſolemnely profeſſe in their Baptiſme, either by them ſelues or by others: and al that be of age and capacitie, are bound to know and beleeue euery article of the ⟨illegible⟩ame. Vvhich are theſe that folovv. [Margin: Genebr. out of diuers authors. · Ruffi. in expoſ. Symb. Apoſt. Ambr. ⟨illegible⟩er. 38. Hiero. ep. 61▪ c. 9. aduerſ erro. Io. Hieroſ.]
THE APOSTLES CREDE, or SYMBOLVM APOSTOLORVM.
- 1 I Beleeue in God the Father, almightie, creator of heauen and earth.
- 2 And in IESVS CHRIST, his only Sonne, our Lord.
- 3 Vvho vvas conceiued by the Holy Ghoſt, borne of the Virgin MARIE.
- 4 Suffered vnder Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried: Deſcended into Hel.
- 5 The third day be roſe againe from death:
- 6 Aſcended into heauen: Sitteth at the right hād of God the Father almightie.
- 7 From thence he ſhal come to iudge the quicke and the dead.
- 8 I beleeue in the Holy Ghoſt.
- 9 The holy Catholike Church: the communion of ſaincts.
- 10 Forgiueneſſe of ſinnes.
- 11 Reſurrection of the fleſh.
- 12 Life euerlaſting. Amen.
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Printed edition: The Nevv Testament of Iesus Christ, translated faithfully into English, out of the authentical Latin … in the English College of Rhemes (Rhemes: Iohn Fogny, 1582; STC 2884, ESTC S102491), the Catholic New Testament translated from the Latin Vulgate chiefly by Gregory Martin. Copy transcribed: the Eton College Library copy, as filmed for Early English Books Online (image set 2646).
Transcription: Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership (EEBO-TCP), Phase I text A16049 (keyed 2005–06, proofread and released 2006), placed in the public domain under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal. Converted for the Good Works Library in October 2026.
What was done: the spelling, punctuation and capitals of the transcription are kept exactly, including u/v, i/j, "vv" for w, long s (ſ), the abbreviation stroke (as in "vpō") and the edition's own marks (″ for an annotated word, ⸬ and * for marginal references, ⊢ for the end of a liturgical Gospel or Epistle; ▪ is the transcribers' sign for a punctuation mark they could not identify). Removed as apparatus: the TEI markup, page breaks, line-end hyphenation, and the small cross ✝ that the edition sets at the beginning of each verse beside the verse number in the margin; the number is given here instead. Marginal notes are gathered after each chapter, keyed to their verse; the annotations follow as the edition prints them. Words the transcribers could not read are shown as ⟨illegible⟩; words printed in Greek or other non-Latin letters, which the transcription did not key, are shown as ⟨non-Latin script⟩. No gap has been filled or guessed.
On this page 38 places are marked ⟨illegible⟩.
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