into the world for mans sake, hath taught & declared how these Idols, whom they so honoured as Gods, were not only not gods, but also most cruell Deuils, most enemies to mankind, teaching þ^e people nothing els, but that wherwith God is offended, and being offended turneth away and regardeth them not; and so by the wicked seruice of the Deuill doe fall headlong into all wickednesse, and after their departing, nothing remaineth vnto them, but their euill deedes.

But the Proconsul exteeming these thinges to bee as vayne, especially seing the Iewes (as he said) had crucified Christ before, therfore charged and commaunded Andrew not to teach and preach such thinges any more; or if he did, that he should be fastened to the crosse with all speede.

Andrew abiding in his former mynd very constāt, answered thus concerning the punishment which he threatened, he would not haue preached the honour and glory of the crosse, if he had feared the death of the crosse. Wherupon sentence of condemnation was pronounced, that Axdrew teaching and enterprising a new sect, and taking away the religion of their gods ought to be crucified. Andrew commyng to the place, and seying afarre of the crosse prepared,MarginaliaThe constant fayth of Andrew to the end.did chaunge neither countenance nor colour, as the imbecillitie of mortal men is woont to do, neither did his bloud shrinke, neither did he faile in his speech, his body faynted not, neither was his mynd molested; his vnderstanding did not fayle him, as it is the maner of men to do, but out of the aboundance of his hart his mouth did speake. And feruent charitie did appeare in his words as kindled sparcles. He said, O crosse most welcome and long looked for with a willing mynde, ioyfully and desirously I come to thee, beyng the Scholer of him which did hang on thee:MarginaliaThe crosse here is not taken for the materiall crosse of wood: but for the maner of death vpon the Crosse whiche death was to him welcome.Because I haue bene alwayes thy louer and haue coueted to embrace thee. So beyng crucified, he yelded vp the Ghost and fell on sleepe, the day before the Calendes of December.

Mathew otherwise named Leui, first of a Publicane made an Apostle, wrote his gospell to the Iewes in þ^e Hebrue tongue, as recordeth Eusebius, lib. 3. 24. 39. lib 5. cap. 8. cap. 10. Also Iræneus, lib 3. cap. 1. Item Hieronymus in Catalogo script. Ecclesiast.MarginaliaS. Mathew the Apostle slayne with a speare. Euseb lib. 3. Cap. 24. 39. Irenæus lib. 3. cap. 1. Hiero. in catalogo script. concerning the doings and decreementes of this blessed Apostle and Euangelist, diuers things bee recorded by Iulius Africanus, vnder the pretensed name of Abdias. Also of Vincentius, Perionius, and others, but in such sort, as by the contents may greatly be suspected, the matter not to lacke some craftie forgerie, for the more establishment of latter decretals, and Romish doctrine, as touching merites, consecration of Nunnes, the superstitious prescription of Lent fast, not onely in abstainyng from all fleshmeates, but also from all matrimoniall copulatiō betwene man and wife, during the said tyme of holy Lent. Item, the straight prohibition not to taste any bodily sustenance, before the receiuing of the Lordes supper. In ordaining of Masse, and that no Nunne must marry after the vowe of her profession, with such other like.

Ioan de Monte Regali, testifieth of Mathias, that after he had preached to the Iewes, at length he was stoned & beheaded. Some other record that he died in Ethiopia.MarginaliaMathias the Apostle, stoned and headed.

Philippus the holy Apostle, after he had much laboured among the barbarous nations in preaching the worde of saluation to them, at length he suffered as the other Apostles did, in Hierapolis a citie of Phrygia, being there crucified and stoned to death, where also he was buried, & his daughters also with him. Isido.MarginaliaPhilip the Apostle crucified. Ex Isido. lib. de patribus noui testā.

AFter that Festus had sent the Apostle Paul vnto Rome after his appellatiō made at Cæsaria, & that the Iewes by the meanes thereof had lost their hope of performing their malicious vow against him conceiued, they fel vpon Iames the brother of our Lord, who was bishop at Ierusalem, against whom they being bent with like malice, brought him forth before them, and required him to denye before all the people the faith of Christ. But he otherwise then they all looked for, freely and with a greater constancie before all the multitude, confessed Iesus to be the sonne of God, our Sauiour, and our Lord. Wherupon, they not being able to abide the testimonie of this man any longer, because he was thought to be the iustest among all, for the highnes of deuine wisedome, and godlinesse, which in liuing he declared, they killed him, finding the more opportunitie to accomplish their mischiefe, because the kingdom the same tyme was vacant. For Festus being dead in Iewrie, the administration of that prouince was destitute of aruler, and a deputie. But after what maner Iames was killed, the words of Clement do declare,MarginaliaEx Clemente.which writeth that he was cast doune from the pinacle of the temple, and being smitten with the instrument of a Fuller was slain, but EgesippusMarginaliaEx Egesippo in Commentario.which liued in the tyme next after the Apostles, describeth this cause diligently, in his fift Commentarie, after this maner as followeth.

Iames the brother of our Lord, tooke in hand to gouern the Church after the Apostles (beyng counted of all men from the tyme of our Lord to be a iust and perfect man.) Many and diuers other Iameses there were beside him, but this was borne holy from his mothers wombe, he dronke no wine, nor any strong drinke. neither did he eate any liuing creature, the rasor neuer came vpon his head, he was not annointed with oyle, neither did he vse bathe, to him onely was it lawfull to enter into the holy place, neyther was he clothed with woollen cloth, but with silke, and he onely entred into the temple, falling vpon his knees, asking remission for the people, so that his knees by ofte kneling lost the sence of feeling, being benummed & hardened like the knees of a Camell. He was (for worshipping God and crauing forgiuenes for the people) called iust, & for the excellencie of his iust life named Oblias, which (if you do interprete it) is the sauegard, and iustice of the people as the Prophets declare of him: therefore when as many of the heretikes which were among the people asked him what maner of dore Iesus should be, he aunswered that he was the Sauiour. Wherof some do beleue him to be Iesus Christ, but the aforesaid heretikes neither beleue the resurrection, neither that any shall come, which shal render vnto euery man according to his workes,MarginaliaApoc. 12.but as many as beleue, they beleued for Iames cause. When as many therefore of the Princes did beleue, there was a tumult made of the Scribes, Iewes, and Phariseis, saying: it is daungerous least that all the people do looke for this Iesus, as for Christ, therfore they gathered themselues togither, & sayd vnto Iames: We beseech thee restrain the people, for they beleue in Iesus, as though he were Christ. We pray thee perswade them all which come vnto the feast of the Passeouer of Iesus, for we are all obedient vnto thee, and all the people do testifie of thee that thou art iust, neither that thou doest accept the person of any man, therefore perswade the people that they be not deceiued in Iesus, and all the people, and we will obey thee, therfore stand vpon the piller of the temple, that thou mayest be seene from aboue, and that thy wordes may be perceiued of all the people, for to this passeouer all the tribes do come with all the countrey. And thus the forenamed Scribes, and Phariseis did set Iames vpon the battlements of the Church, and they cried vnto him and sayd, thou iust man whom all we ought to obey, because this people is led after Iesus, which is crucified, tell what is the dore of Iesus crucified: and he aunswered with a great voyce, what do you aske me of Iesus þ^e sonne of man, seeyng that he sitteth on the right hand of God in heauen, and shall come in the cloudes of the skie? But whē many were persuaded of this, they glorified God vpon the witnes of Iames, and sayd: Osanna in the highest to the sonne of Dauid. Then the Scribes and the Phariseis sayd among themselues, we haue done euill that we haue caused such a testimony of Iesus. But let vs go vp and let vs take him, that they being compelled with feare, may deny that faith. And they cried out, saying: O, O, this iust man also is seduced and they fulfilled that Scripture which is spoken of in Esay.MarginaliaCap. 3.Let vs take away the iust man, because he is not profitable for vs: Wherfore let them eat the fruits of their workes. Therfore they went vp to throwe doune the iust man, and said among themselues: let vs stone this iust man Iames, & they toke him to smite him with stones for he was not yet dead whē he was cast doune, but he turning, fell doune vpon his knees, saying: O Lord God, Father, I beseech thee to forgeue them, for they know not what they do.MarginaliaLuc. 23.But whē they had smitten him with stones one of the priests of the children of Rechas, the sonne of Charobim, spake to them the testimonie which is in Ieremie the Prophet: leaue off, what do ye? The iust man praieth for you. And one of those which were present, tooke a Fullers instrument, wherwith they did vse to beat and purge cloth, aud smote the iust man on his head; and so he finished his Martyrdome, and they buried him in the same place, & his piller abideth yet by the temple. He was a true testimonie to the Iewes and the Gentiles. And shortly after Vespasianus the Emperour destroying the land of Iewrie, brought them into captiuitie. These thinges being thus written at large of Egesippus, do well agree to those which Clement did write of him. This Iames was so notable a man, that for his iustice he was had in honour of all men, in so much that the wise men of the Iewes shortly after