TSK
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge references in Bishops.
The same season the Lorde seperated the tribe of Leui, to beare the arke of the couenaunt of the Lorde, and to stande before the Lorde, and to minister vnto hym, and to blesse in his name vnto this day.
And he appoynted certaine of the Leuites to minister before the arke of the Lord, and to repeate, and to thanke and prayse the Lorde God of Israel.
And I turned my face vnto the Lord God, and sought by prayer and supplication, with fasting, sackcloth, and asshes.
Then came the disciples of Iohn vnto hym, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
Howebeit, this kynde goeth not out, but by prayer and fastyng.
After these thynges, the Lorde appoynted other seuentie also, and sent them two and two before hym, into euery citie and place, whyther he hym selfe woulde come.
Then the spirite said vnto Philip: Go neare, & ioyne thy selfe to yonder charet.
Whyle Peter thought on the vision, the spirite said vnto hym: beholde, three men seke thee.
And when they had fasted & prayed, & layde their hades on the, they let the go.
Nowe when they had gone throughout Phrygia, and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the holy ghost to preache the worde in Asia,
And he sayde vnto me: depart, for I wyll sende thee farre hence vnto the gentiles.
And howe shall they preache, except they be sent? As it is written: Howe beautifull are the feete of them whiche bryng good tydynges of peace, & bryng good tydynges of good thynges.
Defraude you not the one the other, except it be with both your consentes for a time, that ye may geue your selues to fasting and prayer: and afterward come together againe, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinencie.
In stripes, in prisonmentes, in strifes, in labours,
But when it pleased God, which seperated me from my mothers wombe, & called me by his grace,
Wherof I am made a minister, accordyng to the gyfte of the grace of God, which is geuen vnto me after the workyng of his power.
Wherevnto I am ordeined a preacher and an apostle (I tell the trueth in Christe, and lye not) a teacher of the gentiles in fayth and veritie.
And the thynges that thou haste hearde of me by many witnesses, the same commit thou to faythfull men, which shalbe apt to teache other also.
Only Luke is with me. Takyng Marke and bryng him with thee, for he is profitable vnto me for ye ministration.