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Verse 1

It is not expedient doubtles, for me to glorie, I wyl come to visions & reuelations of the Lorde.

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Gal 1:12 : 12 For I neither receaued it of man, neither was I taught it but by the reuelation of Iesus Christe.
Gal 2:2 : 2 I went vp also by reuelation, & I declared vnto them the Gospel which I preache among the gentiles: but priuately, with them which were the chiefe, lest by any meanes, I shoulde runne or had runne in vayne.
2 Cor 12:7 : 7 And lest I shoulde be exalted out of measure through the aboundaunce of the reuelations, there was geuen vnto me a pricke to the fleshe, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, because I should not be exalted out of measure.
2 Cor 12:11 : 11 I am become a foole in gloriyng. Ye haue compelled me: for I ought to haue ben commended of you. For nothyng was I inferiour vnto the chiefe Apostles, though I be nothyng,
Eph 3:3 : 3 For by reuelation shewed he the misterie vnto me (as I wrote afore in fewe wordes:
1 John 5:20 : 20 We knowe that the sonne of God is come, & hath geuen vs a minde to know hym which is true: and we are in hym that is true, through his sonne Iesus Christe. This same is very God, and eternall lyfe.
Num 12:6 : 6 And he sayde, Heare my wordes: If there be a prophete of the Lordes among you, I wyll be knowen of him in a vision, and wyll speake vnto hym in a dreame.
Ezek 1:1-9 : 1 It came to passe in the thirtith yere in the fourth moneth in the fifth day of the moneth, that (I beyng in the middes of the captiuitie, by the riuer Chebar) the heauens were opened, and I sawe visions of God: 2 In the fifth day of the moneth, which was the fifth yere of kyng Ioakins captiuitie, 3 The worde of the Lorde came to Ezechiel the priest the sonne of Buzi, in the lande of the Chaldeans by the riuer Chebar, where the hand of the Lord was vpon hym. 4 And I looked, and beholde a stormie wind came out of the north, a great cloude, and a fire folding it selfe in the cloude and a brightnes rounde about it, and foorth of the middes therof as the colour of amber out of the middes of the fire. 5 And out of the middes therof, the likenesse of foure beastes appeared and this was their fourme, they had the likenesse of a man. 6 And euery one had foure faces, and euery one of them had foure wynges. 7 Their feete were straight feete, and the sole of their feete lyke the sole of calues feete, and they glistered as the appearaunce of brasse burnished. 8 From vnder their wynges vpon all the foure corners they had mens handes: and they foure had their faces and their wynges. 9 Their wynges were ioyned one to another: when they went they looked not backe, but eche one went straight forwarde. 10 But touching the similitude of their faces, they foure had the face of a man and the face of a lion on the right side, and they foure had the face of an oxe on the left side, the foure also had the face of an Egle. 11 Thus were their faces, and their winges were spread out aboue, so that two wynges of euery one were ioyned one to another, and two wynges couered euery one of their bodyes. 12 Euery one went straight forward: whyther as the spirite led them, thither thei went, & returned not in their going. 13 And the fashion of the beastes, their appearaunce was lyke coales of fire, burning like the appearaunce of cressets, it ran among the beastes, and the fire gaue a glister, and out of the fire there went lightening. 14 And the beastes ranne, and returned like lightening. 15 When I had considered the beastes, beholde a wheele vpon the earth nye to the beastes, to euery of the foure before his face. 16 The fashion & worke of the wheeles was lyke the colour of Tharsis, and they foure had one fashion, and their fashion & their worke was as though it were a wheele in ye middle of a wheele. 17 When they went, they went vpon their foure sides: they returned not backe when they went. 18 They had ringes, and heyght, and were feareful to beholde: & their ringes were full of eyes rounde about them foure. 19 When the beastes went, the wheeles went also by them: and when the beastes were lift vp from the earth, the wheeles were lyft vp. 20 Whyther soeuer the spirite was to go, they went, and thyther was the spirite to go, and the wheeles were lyft vp before them: for the spirite of the beastes were in the wheeles. 21 When the beastes went, they went, & when thei stoode, they stoode, and when they were lifted vp from the earth, the wheeles were lifted vp before the, for ye spirite of ye beastes was in the wheeles. 22 And the similitude of the firmament vpon the heades of the beastes, was like the colour of christall wonderfull, spread ouer their heades aboue. 23 And vnder the firmament their winges were stretcht foorth one towardes another, euery one had two couering them, and euery one had two couering them, euen their bodyes. 24 And when they went, I hearde the noyse of their wynges, lyke the noyse of great waters, as it had ben the voyce of the almightie, the voyce of speache, as the noyse of an hoast: when they stoode, they let downe their winges. 25 And there was a noyse from aboue the firmament that was ouer their heades: when they stoode, they let downe their wynges. 26 And aboue the firmament that was ouer their heades, there was the fashion of a throne lyke a Saphir stone: and vpon the similitude of the throne by appearaunce, as the similitude of a man aboue vpon it. 27 And I sawe as the appearaunce of amber and as the similitude of fire rounde about within, from the appearaunce of his loynes vpward: and from the appearaunce of his loynes downewarde I sawe as the lykenesse of fire, and brightnesse rounde about it. 28 As the likenesse of a bowe that is in a cloude in a raynie day, so was the appearaunce of the brightnesse rounde about: this was the appearaunce of the similitude of the glory of God, & when I sawe it, I fell vpon my face and hearkened vnto the voyce of one that spake.
Ezek 11:24 : 24 And the spirite toke me vp, & brought me agayne to Chaldea to the captiuitie, in a vision by the spirite of God: then the vision that I had seene went vp from me.
Dan 10:5-9 : 5 I lift vp myne eyes, and loked: and beholde a man clothed in linnen, whose loynes were girded vp with fine golde of Uphaz. 6 His body was lyke the thurkis stone, his face to loke vpon was lyke lightening, his eyes as lampes of fire, his armes and feete were lyke in colour to pullished brasse, and the voyce of his wordes was lyke the voyce of a multitude. 7 And I Daniel alone sawe this vision, for the men that were with me saw not the vision: but a great fearefulnes fell vpon them, so that they fled away and hid them selues. 8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remayned no strength in me: for my colour was turned in me into corruption, and I reteyned no strength. 9 Yet heard I the voyce of his wordes: and when I heard the voyce of his words, I fell astonied vpon my face and my face toward the earth. 10 And beholde a hande touched me, which set me vp vpon my knees, and vpon the paulmes of my handes.
Joel 2:28-29 : 28 And it shall come to passe after this: I wyll powre out my spirite vpon all fleshe, and your sonnes and your daughters shall prophecie, your olde men shall dreame dreames, your young men shall see visions. 29 Also in those dayes vpon the seruauntes and vpon the handmaydens wyll I powre out my spirite.
John 16:7 : 7 Neuerthelesse, I tell you the trueth, it is expedient for you that I go away. For yf I go not away, that comforter wyll not come vnto you: But yf I depart, I wyll sende hym vnto you.
John 18:14 : 14 Caiaphas was he which gaue councell to the Iewes, that it was expediet that one man should dye for the people.
Acts 9:10-17 : 10 And there was a certayne disciple at Damascus, named Ananias: & to him sayde the Lorde in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold I am here Lorde. 11 And the Lorde sayde vnto hym: aryse, and go into the streate, whiche is called strayght, and seeke in the house of Iudas, after one called Saul, of Tarsus: for beholde he prayeth, 12 And hath seene in a vision a man named Ananias commyng in to hym, and puttyng his handes on hym, that he myght receaue his syght. 13 Then Ananias aunswered: Lorde, I haue heard by many, of this man, how much euyll he hath done to thy saintes, at Hierusalem. 14 And here he hath aucthoritie of ye hye priestes, to bynde all yt call on thy name. 15 The Lord sayde vnto hym: Go thy way, for he is a chosen vessell vnto me, to beare my name before the gentiles, & kynges, and the chyldren of Israel. 16 For I wyl shew hym how great thinges he must suffer for my names sake. 17 And Ananias went his way, and entred into the house, and put his handes on hym, and sayde: Brother Saul, the Lorde (euen Iesus that appeared vnto thee in the waye as thou camest) hath sent me, that thou myghtest receaue thy syght, & be fylled with the holy ghost.
Acts 18:9 : 9 Then spake the Lorde to Paul in the nyght by a vision: Be not afrayde, but speake, and holde not thy peace:
Acts 22:17-21 : 17 And it came to passe, that whe I was come agayne to Hierusalem, and prayed in the temple, I was in a traunce, 18 And sawe him, saying vnto me: Make haste and get thee quickly out of Hierusalem: for they wyl not receaue thy witnesse concernyng me. 19 And I sayde: Lord, they knowe that I prisoned and beat in euery synagogue them that beleued on thee. 20 And when the blood of thy wytnesse Steuen was shedde, I also stoode by, and consented vnto his death, and kept the rayment of them that slue hym. 21 And he sayde vnto me: depart, for I wyll sende thee farre hence vnto the gentiles.
Acts 23:11 : 11 And the nyght folowyng, the Lorde stoode by hym, and sayde: Be of good cheare Paul, for as thou hast testified of me in Hierusalem, so must thou beare witnesse also at Rome.
Acts 26:13-19 : 13 Euen at mydday, O kyng, I sawe in the way, a lyght from heauen, aboue the bryghtnesse of the Sunne, shyne rounde about me and them which iourneyed with me. 14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I hearde a voyce speakyng vnto me, and saying in the Hebrewe tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is harde for thee to kicke agaynste the prickes. 15 And I sayde: Who art thou Lorde? And he sayde: I am Iesus whom thou persecutest. 16 But ryse and stande vpon thy feete. For I haue appeared vnto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witnesse, both of those thynges which thou hast seene, and of those thynges in the which I wyll appeare vnto thee, 17 Delyueryng thee from the people, and from the gentiles, vnto whom nowe I sende thee, 18 To open their eyes, that they may be turned from darknesse to lyght, & from the power of Satan vnto God, that they may receaue forgeuenes of sinnes, & inheritaunce among them which are sanctified by fayth that is towarde me. 19 Wherfore, O kyng Agrippa, I was not disobedient vnto the heauenly visio:
1 Cor 6:12 : 12 All thinges are lawfull vnto me, but al thinges are not profitable: Al things are lawfull vnto me, but I will not be brought vnder the power of any.
1 Cor 10:23 : 23 All thynges are lawfull for me, but all thynges are not expedient: All thynges are lawfull for me, but all thynges edifie not.
2 Cor 8:10 : 10 And I geue councell hereto: For this is expedient for you, which haue begun not to do only, but also to wil a yere ago.
2 Cor 11:16-30 : 16 I say agayne, let no man thynke that I am foolyshe: or els euen nowe take ye me as a foole, that I also may boast my selfe a litle. 17 That I speake, I speake it not after the Lorde: but as it were foolishly, in this maner of boastyng. 18 Seyng that many glorie after ye fleshe, I wyll glorie also. 19 For ye suffer fooles gladly, seyng ye your selues are wyse. 20 For ye suffer, yf a man bryng you into bondage, yf a man deuoure, yf a man take, yf a man exalt hym selfe, yf a man smite you on the face. 21 I speake concernyng reproche, as though we had ben weake: Howbeit, wherin soeuer any man is bolde, (I speake foolishly) I am bolde also. 22 They are Ebrues, euen so am I. They are Israelites, euen so am I. They are the seede of Abraham, euen so am I. 23 They are the ministers of Christe, (I speake as a foole) I am more: in labours more aboundant, in stripes aboue measure, in pryson more plenteouslie, in death oft. 24 Of the Iewes fyue tymes receaued I fourtie stripes saue one. 25 Thryse was I beaten with roddes, once stoned, thrise I suffred shipwracke, nyght and day haue I ben in ye depth: 26 In iourneying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of myne owne nation, in perils among the heathen, in perils in the citie, in perils in the wildernesse, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren, 27 In labour & trauayle, in watchinges often, in hunger and thirst, in fastinges often, in colde and nakednesse, 28 Besides the thynges which outwardlye come vnto me: my dayly encombraunce is the care of all the Churches. 29 Who is weake, and I am not weake? who is offended, and I burne not? 30 If I must needes glory, I wyll glory of the thynges that concerne myne infirmities.