Read Scripture In A Year: March 23

(Num 4:1) And the Lord spake vnto Moses, and to Aaron, saying,

(Num 4:2) Take the summe of the sonnes of Kohath from among the sonnes of Leui, after their families, and houses of their fathers,

(Num 4:3) From thirtie yeere olde and aboue, euen vntill fiftie yeere olde, all that enter into the assemblie to do the worke in the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

(Notes Reference) From (a) thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

(a) The Levites were counted at three times, first at a month old when they were consecrated to the Lord, next at 25 years old when they were appointed to serve in the tabernacle, and 30 years old to bear the burdens of the tabernacle.

(Num 4:4) This shall be the office of the sonnes of Kohath in the Tabernacle of the Congregation about the Holiest of all.

(Num 4:5) When the hoste remoueth, then Aaron and his sonnes shall come and take downe the couering vaile, and shall couer the Arke of the Testimonie therewith.

(Notes Reference) And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the (b) covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:

(b) Which divided the sanctuary from the holiest of holies.

(Num 4:6) And they shall put thereon a couering of badgers skinnes, and shall spread vpon it a cloth altogether of blewe silke, and put to the barres thereof:

(Notes Reference) And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over [it] a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in (c) the staves thereof.

(Num 4:7) And vpon ye table of shew bread they shall spread a cloth of blewe silke, and put thereon the dishes, and the incense cups, and goblets, and couerings to couer it with, and the bread shall be thereon continually:

(Notes Reference) And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover (d) withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:

(d) Meaning, to cover the bread.

(Num 4:8) And they shall spread vpon them a couering of skarlet, and couer the same with a couering of badgers skinnes, and put to the barres thereof.

(Num 4:9) Then they shall take a cloth of blewe silke, and couer the candlesticke of light with his lampes and his snuffers, and his snuffedishes, and al the oyle vessels thereof, which they occupie about it.

(Num 4:10) So they shall put it, and all the instruments thereof in a couering of badgers skinnes, and put it vpon the barres.

(Notes Reference) And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put [it] upon a (e) bar.

(e) The Hebrew word signifies an instrument made of two staves or bars.

(Num 4:11) Also vpon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blewe silke, and couer it with a couering of badgers skinnes, and put to the barres thereof.

(Notes Reference) And upon the golden (f) altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:

(f) Which was to burn incense, read (Exo 30:1).

(Num 4:12) And they shall take all the instruments of the ministerie wherewith they minister in the Sanctuarie, and put them in a cloth of blew silke, and couer the with a couering of badgers skinnes, and put them on the barres.

(Num 4:13) Also they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth vpon it,

(Notes Reference) And they shall take away the ashes from the (g) altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:

(g) Of the burnt offering.

(Num 4:14) And shall put vpon it all the instruments thereof, which they occupie about it: the censers, the fleshhookes and the besomes, and the basens, euen al the instruments of the altar and they shall spread vpon it a couering of badgers skinnes, and put to the barres of it.

(Num 4:15) And when Aaron and his sonnes haue made an ende of couering the Sanctuarie, and al the instruments of the Sanctuarie, at the remouing of the host, afterward the sonnes of Kohath shall come to beare it, but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they dye. This is the charge of the sonnes of Kohath in the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

(Notes Reference) And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the (h) sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear [it]: but they shall not (i) touch [any] holy thing, lest they die. These [things are] the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

(h) That is, in folding up the things of the sanctuary, as the ark, etc.

(i) Before it is covered.

(Num 4:16) And to the office of Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the Priest pertaineth the oyle for the light, and the sweete incense and the dayly meat offring, and the anointing oyle, with the ouersight of all the Tabernacle, and of all that therein is, both in the Sanctuarie and in all the instruments thereof.

(Notes Reference) And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest [pertaineth] the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the (k) daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, [and] the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein [is], in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.

(k) Which was offered at morning and evening.

(Num 4:17) And the Lord spake vnto Moses and to Aaron, saying,

(Num 4:18) Ye shall not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Leuites:

(Notes Reference) (l) Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:

(l) Committing by your negligence that the holy things are not well wrapped, causing them to perish by touching it.

(Num 4:19) But thus do vnto them, that they may liue and not die, when they come neere to the most holy things: let Aaron and his sonnes come and appoynt them, euery one to his office, and to his charge.

(Notes Reference) But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint (m) them every one to his service and to his burden:

(m) Showing what part every man shall bear.

(Num 4:20) But let them not goe in, to see when the Sanctuarie is folden vp, lest they die.

(Num 4:21) And the Lord spake vnto Moses, saying,

(Num 4:22) Take also ye summe of the sonnes of Gershon, euery one by the houses of their fathers throughout their families:

(Num 4:23) From thirtie yere old and aboue, vntil fiftie yere old shalt thou nomber them, al that enter into the assemblie for to do seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

(Notes Reference) From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that (n) enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

(n) Which were received into the company of those who ministered in the tabernacle of the congregation.

(Num 4:24) This shall be the seruice of the families of the Gershonites, to serue and to beare.

(Num 4:25) They shall beare the curtaines of the Tabernacle, and the Tabernacle of the Congregation, his couering, and the couering of badgers skinnes, that is on hie vpon it, and the vayle of the doore of the Tabernacle of the Congregation:

(Notes Reference) And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that [is] above upon it, and the hanging for the (o) door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

(o) Which hung between the sanctuary and the court.

(Num 4:26) The curtaines also of the court, and the vaile of the entring in of the gate of the court, which is neere the Tabernacle and neere the altar round about, with their cordes, and all the instruments for their seruice, and all that is made for them: so shall they serue.

(Notes Reference) And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, (p) which [is] by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.

(p) Which compassed both the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar of burnt offering.

(Num 4:27) At the commandement of Aaron and his sonnes shall all the seruice of the sonnes of ye Gershonites bee done, in all their charges and in all their seruice, and ye shall appoynt them to keepe all their charges.

(Num 4:28) This is the seruice of the families of the sonnes of the Gershonites in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and their watch shall be vnder the hande of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the Priest.

(Notes Reference) This [is] the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge [shall be] under the (q) hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

(q) Under the charge and oversight.

(Num 4:29) Thou shalt nomber the sonnes of Merari by their families, and by the houses of their fathers:

(Num 4:30) From thirty yere olde and aboue, euen vnto fiftie yere olde shalt thou nomber the, all that enter into the assemblie, to doe the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

(Num 4:31) And this is their office and charge according to all their seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregation: the boardes of the Tabernacle with the barres thereof, and his pillars, and his sockets,

(Num 4:32) And the pillars rounde about the court, with their sockets and their pinnes, and their cords, with all their instruments, euen for all their seruice: and by name ye shall recken the instruments of their office and charge.

(Notes Reference) And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by (r) name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.

(r) You shall take inventory of all the things, which you commit to their charge.

(Num 4:33) This is the seruice of the families of the sonnes of Merari, according to all their seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregation vnder the hand of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the Priest.

(Num 4:34) Then Moses and Aaron and the princes of the Congregation nombred the sonnes of the Kohathites, by their families and by the houses of their fathers,

(Num 4:35) From thirtie yeere olde and aboue, euen vnto fiftie yere olde, all that enter into the assemblie for the seruice of the Tabernacle of ye Congregation.

(Num 4:36) So the nombers of the throughout their families were two thousande, seuen hundreth and fiftie.

(Num 4:37) These are the nombers of the families of the Kohathites, al that serue in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, which Moses and Aaron did nomber according to the commandement of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

(Notes Reference) These [were] they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the (s) hand of Moses.

(s) God appointing Moses to be the minister and executor of it.

(Num 4:38) Also the nombers of the sonnes of Gershon throughout their families and houses of their fathers,

(Num 4:39) From thirtie yere olde and vpwarde, euen vnto fiftie yere olde: all that enter into the assemblie for the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Cogregation.

(Num 4:40) So the nombers of them by their families, and by the houses of their fathers were two thousand sixe hundreth and thirtie.

(Num 4:41) These are the nombers of the families of the sonnes of Gershon: of all that did seruice in the Tabernacle of the Congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did nomber according to the commandement of the Lord.

(Notes Reference) These [are] they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that (t) might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD.

(t) Which were of eligible age to serve in it, that is between 30 and 50.

(Num 4:42) The nombers also of the families of the sonnes of Merari by their families, and by the houses of their fathers,

(Num 4:43) From thirtie yeere olde and vpwarde, euen vnto fiftie yeere olde: all that enter into the assemblie for the seruice of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

(Num 4:44) So the nombers of them by their families were three thousand, and two hundreth.

(Num 4:45) These are the summes of ye families of the sonnes of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron nombred according to the commandement of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.

(Num 4:46) So all the nombers of the Leuites, which Moses, and Aaron, and the princes of Israel nombred by their families and by the houses of their fathers,

(Num 4:47) From thirtie yere olde and vpward, euen to fiftie yeere olde, euery one that came to doe his duetie, office, seruice and charge in the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

(Notes Reference) From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do (u) the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,

(u) Whoever of the Levites that had any charge in the tabernacle.

(Num 4:48) So the nombers of them were eight thousand, fiue hundreth and foure score.

(Num 4:49) According to the commandement of the Lord by the hand of Moses did Aaron nomber them, euery one according to his seruice, and according to his charge. Thus were they of that tribe nombred, as the Lord commanded Moses.

(Notes Reference) According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded (x) Moses.

(x) So that Moses neither added, nor diminished from that which the Lord commanded him.

Passage 2: Proverbs 1

(Pro 1:1) The Parables of Salomon the sonne of Dauid King of Israel,

(Notes Reference) The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

The Argument - The wonderful love of God toward his Church is declared in this book: for as much as the sum and effect of the whole Scriptures is here set forth in these brief sentences, which partly contain doctrine, and partly manners, and also exhortations to both: of which the first nine Chapters are as a preface full of grave sentences and deep mysteries, to assure the hearts of men to the diligent reading of the parables that follow: which are left as a precious jewel to the Church, of those three thousand parables mentioned in (1Ki 4:32) and were gathered and committed to writing by Solomon's servants and incited by him.

(Pro 1:2) To knowe wisdome, and instruction, to vnderstand ye wordes of knowledge,

(Notes Reference) To know wisdom (a) and instruction; to perceive the words (b) of understanding;

(a) That is, what we ought to know and follow, and what we ought to refuse.

(b) Meaning, the word of God in which is the only true knowledge.

(Pro 1:3) To receiue instruction to do wisely, by iustice and iudgement and equitie,

(Notes Reference) To receive the (c) instruction of wisdom, (d) justice, and judgment, and equity;

(d) By living justly and rendering to every man that which belongs to him.

(Pro 1:4) To giue vnto the simple, sharpenesse of wit, and to the childe knowledge and discretion.

(Notes Reference) To give subtilty to the (e) simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

(e) To such as have no discretion to rule themselves.

(Pro 1:5) A wise man shall heare and increase in learning, and a man of vnderstanding shall attayne vnto wise counsels,

(Notes Reference) A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of (f) understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

(f) As he shows that these parables containing the effect of religion concerning manners and doctrine, belong to the simple people: so he declares that the same is also necessary for them who are wise and learned.

(Pro 1:6) To vnderstand a parable, and the interpretation, the wordes of ye wise, and their darke sayings.

(Pro 1:7) The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.

(Pro 1:8) My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.

(Notes Reference) My son, hear the instruction of thy (g) father, and forsake not the law of thy (h) mother:

(g) He speaks this in the Name of God, who is the universal Father of all creatures, or in the name of the pastor of the Church, who is as a father.

(h) That is, of the Church, in which the faithful are begotten by the incorruptible seed of God's word.

(Pro 1:9) For they shalbe a comely ornament vnto thine head, and as chaines for thy necke.

(Pro 1:10) My sonne, if sinners doe intise thee, consent thou not.

(Notes Reference) My son, (i) if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

(i) That is, the wicked who do not have the fear of God.

(Pro 1:11) If they say, Come with vs, we will lay waite for blood, and lie priuilie for the innocent without a cause:

(Notes Reference) If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for (k) blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:

(k) He speaks not only of the shedding of blood with hand, but of all crafty practises which tend to the detriment of our neighbour.

(Pro 1:12) We wil swallow them vp aliue like a graue euen whole, as those that goe downe into the pit:

(Notes Reference) Let us swallow them up alive as the (l) grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

(l) As the grave is never satisfied, so the malice of the wicked and their cruelty has no end.

(Pro 1:13) We shall finde all precious riches, and fill our houses with spoyle:

(Pro 1:14) Cast in thy lot among vs: we will all haue one purse:

(Notes Reference) Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one (m) purse:

(m) He shows how the wicked are allured to join together, because they have everyone part of the spoil of the innocent.

(Pro 1:15) My sonne, walke not thou in the way with them: refraine thy foote from their path.

(Notes Reference) My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their (n) path:

(n) That is, have nothing at all to do with them.

(Pro 1:16) For their feete runne to euill, and make haste to shed blood.

(Pro 1:17) Certainely as without cause the net is spred before the eyes of all that hath wing:

(Pro 1:18) So they lay waite for blood and lie priuily for their liues.

(Notes Reference) And they lay wait for their [own] blood; they lurk privily for (o) their [own] lives.

(o) He shows that there is no reason to move these wicked to spoil the innocent, aside from their malice and cruelty.

(Pro 1:19) Such are the wayes of euery one that is greedy of gaine: he would take away the life of the owners thereof.

(Notes Reference) So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh away (p) the life of the owners thereof.

(p) By which he concludes that the covetous man is a murderer.

(Pro 1:20) Wisdome cryeth without: she vttereth her voyce in the streetes.

(Notes Reference) (q) Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the (r) streets:

(q) This wisdom is the eternal word of God.

(r) So that no one can pretend ignorance.

(Pro 1:21) She calleth in the hye streete, among the prease in the entrings of the gates, and vttereth her wordes in the citie, saying,

(Pro 1:22) O ye foolish, howe long will ye loue foolishnes? and the scornefull take their pleasure in scorning, and the fooles hate knowledge?

(Notes Reference) How long, ye (s) simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

(s) Wisdom reproves three kinds of men, the foolish or simple who err out of ignorance, the mockers who cannot stand to be taught, and the fools who are drowned in worldly lusts and hate the knowledge of godliness.

(Pro 1:23) (Turne you at my correction: loe, I will powre out my mind vnto you, and make you vnderstand my wordes)

(Pro 1:24) Because I haue called, and ye refused: I haue stretched out mine hand, and none woulde regarde.

(Pro 1:25) But ye haue despised all my counsell, and would none of my correction.

(Pro 1:26) I will also laugh at your destruction, and mocke, when your feare commeth.

(Notes Reference) I also will (t) laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

(t) This is spoken according to our capacity signifying that the wicked, who mock and jest at God's word, will have the just reward of their mocking.

(Pro 1:27) Whe your feare cometh like sudden desolation, and your destruction shall come like a whirle wind: whe affliction and anguish shall come vpon you,

(Notes Reference) When (u) your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

(u) That is, your destruction, which you feared.

(Pro 1:28) Then shall they call vpon me, but I will not answere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me,

(Notes Reference) Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not (x) find me:

(x) Because they sought not with an affection to God, but for ease of their own grief.

(Pro 1:29) Because they hated knowledge, and did not chuse the feare of the Lord.

(Pro 1:30) They would none of my counsell, but despised all my correction.

(Notes Reference) They would none of my counsel: they (y) despised all my reproof.

(y) Showing that without faith and obedience, we cannot call on God correctly.

(Pro 1:31) Therefore shall they eate of ye fruite of their owne way, and be filled with their owne deuises.

(Notes Reference) Therefore shall they eat of the (z) fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

(z) They will feel what convenience their wicked life will give them.

(Pro 1:32) For ease slaieth the foolish, and the prosperitie of fooles destroyeth them.

(Notes Reference) For (a) the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

(a) That is, the prosperity and sensuality in which they delight.

(Pro 1:33) But he that obeyeth me, shall dwell safely, and be quiet from feare of euill.

Passage 3: Luke 15

(Luk 15:1) Then resorted vnto him all the Publicanes and sinners, to heare him.

(Notes Reference) Then drew near unto (1) him (a) all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.

(1) We must not give up on those who have gone out of the way, but according to the example of Christ we must take great pains for them.

(a) Some publicans and sinners came to Christ from all areas.

(Luk 15:2) Therefore the Pharises and Scribes murmured, saying, Hee receiueth sinners, and eateth with them.

(Luk 15:3) Then spake hee this parable to them, saying,

(Luk 15:4) What man of you hauing an hundreth sheepe, if hee lose one of them, doeth not leaue ninetie and nine in the wildernesse, and goe after that which is lost, vntill he finde it?

(Luk 15:5) And when he hath found it, he laieth it on his shoulders with ioye.

(Luk 15:6) And when he commeth home, he calleth together his friendes and neighbours, saying vnto them, Reioyce with mee: for I haue founde my sheepe which was lost.

(Luk 15:7) I say vnto you, that likewise ioy shall be in heauen for one sinner that conuerteth, more then for ninetie and nine iust men, which neede none amendment of life.

(Luk 15:8) Either what woman hauing ten groates, if she lose one groate, doth not light a candle, and sweepe the house, and seeke diligently till shee finde it?

(Luk 15:9) And when shee hath found it, shee calleth her friendes, and neighbours, saying, Reioyce with me: for I haue found the groate which I had lost.

(Luk 15:10) Likewise I say vnto you, there is ioy in the presence of the Angels of God, for one sinner that conuerteth.

(Luk 15:11) He sayde moreouer, A certaine man had two sonnes.

(Notes Reference) (2) And he said, A certain man had two sons:

(2) Men by their voluntary falling from God, having robbed themselves of the benefits which they received from him, cast themselves headlong into infinite calamities: but God of his singular goodness, offering himself freely to those whom he called to repentance, through the greatness of their misery with which they were humbled, not only gently receives them, but also enriches them with far greater gifts and blesses them with the greatest bliss.

(Luk 15:12) And the yonger of them sayde to his father, Father, giue mee the portion of the goods that falleth to mee. So he deuided vnto them his substance.

(Luk 15:13) So not many daies after, when the yonger sonne had gathered all together, hee tooke his iourney into a farre countrey, and there hee wasted his goods with riotous liuing.

(Luk 15:14) Nowe when hee had spent all, there arose a great dearth throughout that land, and he began to be in necessitie.

(Luk 15:15) Then hee went and claue to a citizen of that conntrey, and hee sent him to his farme, to feede swine.

(Luk 15:16) And hee would faine haue filled his bellie with the huskes, that the swine ate: but no man gaue them him.

(Luk 15:17) Then he came to him selfe, and said, Howe many hired seruaunts at my fathers haue bread ynough, and I die for hunger?

(Notes Reference) (3) And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

(3) The beginning of repentance is the acknowledging of the mercy of God, which encourages us to hope expectantly.

(Luk 15:18) I wil rise and goe to my father, and say vnto him, Father, I haue sinned against heaue, and before thee,

(Notes Reference) I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against (b) heaven, and before thee,

(b) Against God, because he is said to dwell in heaven.

(Luk 15:19) And am no more worthy to be called thy sonne: make me as one of thy hired seruants.

(Luk 15:20) So hee arose and came to his father, and when hee was yet a great way off, his father sawe him, and had compassion, and ranne and fell on his necke, and kissed him.

(Luk 15:21) And the sonne sayde vnto him, Father, I haue sinned against heauen, and before thee, and am no more worthie to be called thy sonne.

(Notes Reference) (4) And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

(4) In true repentance there is a consciousness of our sins, joined with sorrow and shame, and from this springs a confession, after which follows forgiveness.

(Luk 15:22) Then the father said to his seruaunts, Bring foorth the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feete,

(Luk 15:23) And bring the fat calfe, and kill him, and let vs eate, and be merie:

(Luk 15:24) For this my sonne was dead, and is aliue againe: and he was lost, but he is found. And they began to be merie.

(Luk 15:25) Nowe the elder brother was in the fielde, and when he came and drewe neere to the house, he heard melodie, and dauncing,

(Notes Reference) (5) Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

(5) Those who truly fear God desire to have all men join them in fearing him.

(Luk 15:26) And called one of his seruaunts, and asked what those things meant.

(Luk 15:27) And hee sayde vnto him, Thy brother is come, and thy father hath killed the fatte calfe, because he hath receiued him safe and sound.

(Luk 15:28) Then he was angry, and would not goe in: therefore came his father out and entreated him.

(Luk 15:29) But he answered and said to his father, Loe, these many yeeres haue I done thee seruice, neither brake I at any time thy commadement, and yet thou neuer gauest mee a kidde that I might make merie with my friends.

(Luk 15:30) But when this thy sonne was come, which hath deuoured thy good with harlots, thou hast for his sake killed the fat calfe.

(Luk 15:31) And he said vnto him, Sonne, thou art euer with me, and al that I haue, is thine.

(Luk 15:32) It was meete that we shoulde make merie, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is aliue againe: and hee was lost, but he is found.