maÌ„ of the pha reses named Nichodemê° a ruler among the Iewes He came to Iesê° by nyght sayd vnto hym Mayster we know that thou arte a teacher whiche art come from god for no man coulde do suche myracles as thou doest except god were with hym Iesus answered and sayd vnto hym Uerely verely I say vnto the except that a man be borne a newe he can nat se the kyngdome of god Nichodemus sayd vnto hym How caÌ„ a maÌ„ be borne wheÌ„ he is olde Can he entre in to his mothers wombe be borne agayne Iesus answered Uerely verely I saye vnto she except that a man be borne of water of the spirite he can not entre iÌ„ to the kyngdome of god That whiche is borne of the flesshe is fleshe and that which is borne of the spirite is spirite Meruayle nat that I sayde to the ye must be borne a newe The wynd bloweth wher he lysteth thou hearest his sound but thou canst nat tell whense he commeth whyther he goeth So is euery man that is borne of the spirite Nichodemus answered and sayd vnto him how caÌ„ the se thynges be Iesus answered and sayd vnto hym Arte thou a maister in Israel knowest nat these thynges Uerely verely I say vnto the we speak that we knowe and testifye that we haue sene ye receaue nat our wytnes yf I haue told you erthly thinges ye haue nat byleued how shulde ye byleue if I shal tel you heuenly thynges And no man hath ascended vp to heuen but he that came downe from euen that is to say the sone of maÌ„ whiche is in heuen And as moyses lyfted vp the serpent in wyldernes euen so must the sone of man be lyfted vp that no man which byleueth in hym perysh but haue eternal lif ¶ The Pystel on Corpus chryst daye The fyrst pystel to the Corynthyans the. xi chapiter E. BRethren that whiche I gaue vnto you I receaued of the lorde for the lorde Iesus chryst the same nyght in the whiche he was betrayed toke breade and thanked and brake and sayd take ye and eate ye this is my body whiche is broken for you This do ye in the remembraunce of me after the same maner he toke the cup when supper was done sa yenge This cup is the new Testament iÌ„ my blode this do as ofte as ye drynke it in the remembrauÌ„ce of me for as often as ye shal eate this breade drynke of this cuppe ye shal shewe the lordes dethe tyll he come Wherfore who so euer shal eate of this breade or drynke of the cuppe vnworthely shall be gylty of the body blode of the lorde Let a maÌ„ therfore examyn him selfe so let him eate of the breade drynke of the cuppe for he that eteth and drinketh vnworthely eateth drynketh his owne daÌ„pnacyoÌ„ Bycause he makethe no differeÌ„ce of the lordes body ¶ The Gospell on Corpus christ day The. vi Chapyter of Iohan. F IEsus sayde vnto his discysciples and to the company of the Iewes my flesshe is meate in dede my blode is drynke in dede He that eateth my flesshe drynketh my blode dwelleth in me And I in hym as the lyuynge father hathe seÌ„te me eueÌ„ so lyue I by my father he that eateth me shal lyue by me This is the breade which came froÌ„ heueÌ„ nat as your fathers haue eaten MaÌ„na are deed He that eateth of this breade shallyue euer ¶ The Pystel on the fyrst Sonday after Trinite soÌ„day the. iiij chapÌ„ of the fyrste Pystel of IohaÌ„ B. MOst dere beloued brethren God is loue in this appered the loue of god to vs warde bycause that god sente his only begotteÌ„ sone iÌ„ to the worlde that we myght lyue thorowe hym hereiÌ„ is loue nat that we loued god but that god loued vs And sent his sone to make agrement for our synnes Derely byloued yf god so loued vs we ought also to lou one another no man hath sene god at any tyme Yf we loue one another god dwelleth in vs and his loue is parfâ—te in vs. Hereby knowe we that we dwell iÌ„ hym he in vs bycause he hathe gyuen vs of his spiryte And we haue sene and do testyfye that the father seÌ„t his sone whiche is the sauyour of the world who soeuer coÌ„fesseth that Iesus is the sone of god iÌ„ hi dwellethe god he iÌ„ god And we haue knoweÌ„ byleued the loue that god hathe to vs. God is loue and he that dwelleth in loue dwellethe in god and god in hym here in is the loue parfyte in vs that we shulde haue truste in the daye of iudgement for as he is euen so are we in this world There is no feare in loue but parfyte loue casteth out all feare for feare hath paynfulnes he that feareth is nat parfyte in loue Uve loue hym for he loueth vs fyrste yf a maÌ„ sayd I loue god and yet hateth his brother he is a lyer Howe cane he that loueth nat his brother whom he hath sene loue god whome he had nat sene And this commaundemeÌ„t haue we of hym that he whiche loueth god shulde loue his brother also ¶ The Gospel on the fyrst Sondaye after Trinyte sondaye The. xvi chapiter of Luke D IEsus put forthe a parable vnto his dyscyples sayeng there was a certayne riche maÌ„ whiche was clothed in purple fyne raynes fared dely cyously euery day And there was a certayne begger named Lazarus whiche laye at his gate full of sores desyrynge to be refresshed with the croÌ„mes which fel froÌ„ the riche maÌ„nes borde Neuer theles that dogges came lycked his sores And it fortuned that the begger dyed was caryed by the angels in to Abraham bosome The ryche man also dyed was buryed and beynge in hell in tormeÌ„tes he lyft vp his eyes and sawe AbrahaÌ„ a farre of And Lazarus in his bosome and cryed sayde Father Abraham haue mercy on me and send Lazarê° that he maye dyppe the typpe of his fynger in water and cole my tong for I am tormented in this flaÌ„be but Abraham sayd vnto hym sone remembre that thou in thy lyfe tyme receauedest thy pleasures coÌ„trary wyse Lazarê° payne Now therfore is he comforted thou art punysshed beyonde al this bytwene you and vs ther is a greate space set so that they whiche wolde go from hense to you can nat neyther may com froÌ„ thens to vs. Then he sayd I pray the therfore father sende hym to my fathers house for I haue fyue brethrene for to warne them lest they also com in to this place of tourment Abraham sayde vnto hym they haue moyses and the prophetes let them heare theÌ„ And he sayd nay father Abraham but yf one came vnto them from the deed they wold repent He sayd vnto hym Yf they here nat Moyses the ê“phetes neyther wyl they byleue thoughe one rose from deth agayne ¶ The Pystell on the. ij sonday after trinyte
am nat Christ they axed hym what theÌ„ arte thou Helias and he sayde I am nat Arte thou a prophet And he answered no. ThaÌ„ sayd they vnto him Uvhat arte thou that we may gyue an answere to theÌ„ that sent vs. what sayest thou of thy selfe he sayd I am the voyce of a cryar in the wyldernes make strayght the way of the lorde assayde the prophete Esaias And they whiche were sent were of the pharises and they aâ—ed him sayde vnto him Uvhy baptysest thou theÌ„ if thou be nat Christe nor Helyas neyther a ê‘phet Iohan answered theÌ„ sayeng I baptyse with water but one is come amonge you whom ye knowe nat He it is that commeth after me whiche was before me whose sho latchet I am nat worthy to vnlose These thinges were don iÌ„ Bethabara beyonde Iordam where Iohan dyd baptyse ¶ The Pystel at hye masse on Christmas day The fyrst chapyter to the Hebrewes A. BRethreÌ„ god in tymes past dyuersly and many wayes spake vnto the fathers by prophetes but in these laste dayes he hathe spokeÌ„ vnto vs by his sonne whome he hathe made heyre of all thiÌ„ges by whom also he made the worlde Uvhich soÌ„ne beyng the bryghtnes of his glory and very ymage of his substance bearyng vp all thynges with the worde of his power hathe in his owne person pourged our synnes and sytteth on the ryght hande of the maiesty on hye and is more excellent them the angels in as moche as he hath by enherytaunce obteyned an excellent name them haue they for vnto whiche of the angels sayde he at any ryme thou arte my sone this day begate I the. And agayne I wyl be his father and he shal be my sone And agayne when he bryngeth in the fyrste begotteÌ„ sone iÌ„ to the worlde he sayth And all the angels of god shal worshyppe hym vnto the angels he saythe he maketh his angels spirytes his ministers flaÌ„mes of fyre but vnto the sone he sayth god thy seate shal be for euer euer the cepter of the kyngdome is a ryght cepter Thou hast loued ryghtwysnes hated iniquyte wherfore hathe god whichis thy god anoynted the with the oyle of gladnes â—boue thy felowes And thou lorde in the begynnynge haste layde the foundacioÌ„ of the erthe And the heuens are the workes of thy haÌ„des They shall perysshe but thou shalt endure they al shal waxe olde as dothe a garment as a vesture shalt thou chaunge them they shal be chaunged but thou arte alwayes the same and thy yeres shall nat fayle ¶ The Gospell at hye masse on Chrystmas day the fyrst chapyter of Iohan. A. IN the begynnyng was the worde the worde was with god and god was the worde The same was in the begynnynge with god All thynges were made by it and without it was made nothynge that was made In it was lyfe and the lyfe was the lyght of men and the lyght shyneth in the darknes and the darknes compreheÌ„deth it nat There was a maÌ„ sent frome god whose name was IohnÌ„ The same came as a wytnes to beare wytnes of the lyght that all meÌ„ through him myght beleue he was nat the light but to beare wytnes of the lyght That was a true lyght whiche lyghteth al meÌ„ that come iÌ„ to the worlde he was iÌ„ the worlde the world by hym was made the worlde knewe him nat he came amoÌ„ge his owne his owne receaued hym nat vnto as many as receaued hiÌ„ gaue power to be the sones of god iÌ„ that they byleued on his name whiche were borne nat of blod nor of the wyll of the flesshe nor yet of the wyll of men but of god the worde was made flesshe and duelte among vs and we sawe the glory of it as the glory of the onely begoten sone of the father whiche worde was ful of grace and verite ¶ The Pystel on saynt Steuen daye The. vi chapter of the Actes of the Apostels C STeueÌ„ full of faythe power dyde greate woÌ„dres and myracles amonge the people Then there arose certayne of the synagoge whiche are called Lybertynes Syrenytes and of Alexandria of Cylycia Asya disputet with SteueÌ„ they could nat resyste the wysdome the spyrite with whiche he spake Uvhen they herde these thynges theyr hertes claue asoder they gnasshed on hym with theyr tethe but he beynge ful of the holy goste loked vp stedfastly with his eyes in to heuen sawe the glory of god Iesus staÌ„dynge on the ryght hande of god sayd beholde I se the heuens opeÌ„ the sone of man staÌ„dynge on the ryght hande of god Then they gaue a shoute with a loude voyce stopped theyr eares ranvpoÌ„ hym all at ones cast hym out of the cytie stoned hym the wytnesses layde downe theyr clothes at a yoÌ„ge maÌ„s fete named Saule And they stoned Steuen callynge on and sayenge Lorde Iesu receaue my spirite and he kneled downe and cryed with aloude voyce Lorde laye nat this synÌ„e to theyr charge And whan he had thus spoken he fell a slepe in our lorde ¶ The Gospel on saynt Steuen daye The xxiij chapiter of Mathewe D IEsus sayd vnto the Iewes chefe preestes beholde I sende vnto you wyse ê“phetes wyse men scrybes of theÌ„ some shall ye scourge in your synagoges persecute froÌ„ cytie to cytie that al ryghtuous blode may fall on you which wasshed vpoÌ„ the erth from the blode of ryghtuous Abell vnto the blode of zacharias the sonne of Barrachias whome ye slewe bytwene the temple the aulter Uerely I say vnto you al these thynges shall lyght vpoÌ„ this generacioÌ„ Ierusalem IerusaleÌ„ whiche kyllest ê“phetes stonest theÌ„ which ar sent to the how ofte wolde I haue gadred thy chyldreÌ„ togyder as the henne gadereth her chyckeÌ„s vnder her wynges but ye wolde nat beholde your habitacyoÌ„ shal be lefte vnto you desolate For I say vn to you ye shall nat se me hensforth tyll that ye saye Blyssed be he that coÌ„meth in the name of the lorde ¶ The Pystell on saynt IohnÌ„ the euangelistes daye Ecclesiastice xv HE that feareth god wyll do good he that kepeth the lawe shall optayne wysdom and she wyl come agaynst hym as an honorable mother as a womaÌ„ yet a virgyn shal she receaue hym She shal fede hym with the brede of lyfe vnderstandyng and the water of holsome wysdome she shal gyue him to drynke and she shal exalte hym among hys neyghbours shal opeÌ„ hys mouth euyn iÌ„ the thyckest of that ê¯gregacyoÌ„ And she shal fyl hym with the spryt of wysdome vnderstaÌ„dyng and with the garment of glory shal apparell hym She shall make hym rych with ioy and gladnes and shall enheret hym of an euerlastynge name ¶ The Gospel on saynt IohnÌ„ daye the euaÌ„gesyst The. xxi chapiter of IohnÌ„ E IEsus sayde to Peter folow me Peter turned about and sawe that diâ—… whoÌ„ Iesê°
they fouÌ„de no cause of deth in hym yet desyred they pylate to kyl hym wheÌ„ they had fulfylled al that were wrytteÌ„ of hym they toke hym downe froÌ„ the tree put hym in a Sepulchre But god rased hym agayne froÌ„ deth he was sene many dayes of theÌ„ which came with hym froÌ„ Galyle to IerusaleÌ„ whiche are his witnesses vnto the people And we declare vnto you howe that the ê“myse made vnto that fathers god hathe fulfylled vnto vs theyr chyldren in that he raised vp Iesus agayne ¶ The Gospel on tewisdaye in the Easter weke The. xxiiij chapiter of Luke F. IEsus hym selfe stode iÌ„ the myddes of his discyples sayd vnto theÌ„ peace be with you And they were abasshed a frayde supposynge that they hadde sene a spyryte And he sayde vnto theÌ„ Uvhy are yeâ—â—oubled why do thoughtes a â—…se iÌ„ your hertes beholde my handes my fete that it is euen my selfe handle me and se for spirytes haue not flesshe bones as ye se me haue wheÌ„ he had thus spokeÌ„ he shewed theÌ„ his haÌ„des his fete and whyle they yet byleued nat for ioy woÌ„dred he sayde vnto theÌ„ haue ye here any meate they gaue hym a pece of a broyled fysshe and of an hony come be and he toke it and eate it before them he sayde vnto them These are the wordes whiche I spaâ—e vnto you whyle I was yet with you that al must be fulfylled whiche were wrytten of me in the lawe of Moyses and in te prophetes and in the psalmes TheÌ„ opened he theyr wyttes that they myght vnderstaÌ„de the scriptures and sayd vnto theÌ„ thê° is it wrytteÌ„ thus it behoueth christ to suffre to ryse agayne from deth the. iij. day And the repentaunce and remission of synnes shulde be preached iÌ„ his name among al nacions ¶ The Pystell on the wednysday in the Easter weke The. iij. cha of the actes of the apostles C. PEter openyng hys mouth sayd ye men of Israel al ye that feare god heare God of AbrahaÌ„ Isaac Iacob the god of our fathers hath glory fyed his sone Iesus whoÌ„ ye betraed denied in the presence of pylate when he had iudged hym to be losed but ye denyed the holy ghost iust and desyred a Murdrer to be gyueÌ„ you kylled the lord of lyfe whom god hath reysed froÌ„ deth of the which we are witnesses nowe brethren I know that thorowe ygnoraunce ye dyd it as dyd also your heddes but god which shewed before by the mouth of al his prophetes that Christe shuld suffre hath thus wyse fulfylled it Repent therfore and tourne that yousynnes may be done away ¶ The Gospell on the wednysday in the Easter weke The. xxi Chapiter of IohnÌ„ A. AFter that Iesê° shewed hym selfe agayne to his dyscyples at the see of Tiberias And on thiswyse shewed he hym selfe There were togyther SymoÌ„ peter Thomas whiche is called Didimus And Natha nael of Cana a cytye of Galyle the sonnes of zebedes two other of the dyscyples Symon peter sayd vnto theÌ„ I go a fysshynge They sayd vnto hym we also wyl go with the They weÌ„t theyr way entred in to a shyp straytewaye and that nyghte caught they nothyng but wheÌ„ the mornynge was nowe come iesus stode on the shore neuertheles the discyples knewe nat that it was iesus Iesê° sayde vnto theÌ„ syrs haue ye any meate They answered hym no he sayd vnto theÌ„ caste out the net on the ryght syde of the shyp ye shal fynde They cast out anone they were nat able to drawe it for the multytude of fysshes Then sayd the discyple whoÌ„ Iesus loued vnto Peter it is the lord UvhaÌ„ SimoÌ„ Peter herde that it was the lorde he gyrde his maÌ„tel to hym for he was naked sprang iÌ„ to the see the other discyples came byshyp for they were not farre froÌ„ lande but as it were two hoÌ„dred cubytes they drewe the nette with fysshes As sone as they were come to lande they sawe hote coles fysshe layd theroÌ„ breade Iesê° sayd vnto theÌ„ brynge of the fysshe whiche ye haue caughte SymoÌ„ Peter stepped for the drewe the nette to lande full of greate fysshes an hondred and. liij for all there were so many yet was nat the nette brokeÌ„ Iesê° sayd vnto then Come dyne And none of the discyples durste axe hiÌ„ what arte thou for they knewe that it was the lorde iesê° theÌ„ came toke breade gaue theÌ„ and fyshe lykewyse And this is now the thyrd tyme that Iesê° appered to his discyples after that he was rysen agayne from death ¶ The Pystel on the fyrst soÌ„ day after Easter daye called low soÌ„ day the fyrste pystell of Iohan and the fyfte chapyter E MOst dere beloued brethreÌ„ all that is borne of god ouercoÌ„meth the worlde this is the victory that ouercoÌ„meth the world eueÌ„ our fayth who is it that ouercoÌ„meth the worlde but he which byleueth that Iesê° is the sone of god This Iesê° chryst is he that came by water blode nat by water only but by water blode and it is the spirite that bereth wytnesse bycause the spirite is trueth for there are thre which beare recorde iÌ„ heueÌ„ the father the worde 〈◊〉 the holy ghost and these thre are one for there are thre whiche beare recorde in earth The spirite the water blode these thre are one yf we receaue the wytnesse of men the wytnesse of god is greater for this is the wytnesse of god which he testifyed of his sone he that byleueth on the soÌ„e of god hath wytnesse in hym selfe ¶ The Gospell on the fyrst Sonday after Easter day called lawe SoÌ„day The. xx chapÌ„ of IohaÌ„ E â—He same daye at nyght which was the morowe after the Sabaoth day wheÌ„ the dores were shutte where the disciples were assembled to gyther for feare of the Iewes came Iesê° stode iÌ„ the myddes sayde to theÌ„ Peace be with you and when he hade so sayde he shewed vnto theÌ„ his haÌ„des and his syde Then were the discyples glad when they saw the lorde Them sayde iesus to them agayne Peace be with you As my father sent me euen so send I you and when he had sayde that he brethed on them and sayd vnto them Receaue the holy ghost who soeuers synnes ye remyt they are remytted vnto them and who soeuers synnes ye retayne they are retayned but Thomas one of the twelue called Didimus was nat with them when Iesus came the other discyples sayd vnto hym Uve haue sene the lorde and he sayde vnto them except I se in his handes the prynt of the nay les and put my fynger in the hooles of the nayles thruste my haÌ„de iÌ„ to his syde I wyll nat byleue And after viij dayes agayne his discyples were within and Thomas with theÌ„ Then cam Iesus when the dores were shut stode in the myddes