¶ Here begynneth the Pystles and Gospels of euery Sonday and holy Daye in the yere M. D. xxxviij ¶ Here begynneth the Pystles Gospels of euery Sonday holy daye in the yere ¶ The Pystell on the fyrst Sonday in Aduent The. xiij Chapiter to the Romayns D. BRethren we knowe that it is tyme nowe that we awake out of slepe for nowe is our saluacioÌ nerer theÌ we beleued The nyght is passed and the daye is come nye let vs therfore cast awaye the dedes of darknes let vs put on the armour of lyght Let vs walke honestly as it were iÌ the daye lyght nat iÌ eatyng drynking neyther iÌ chaÌbryng wantoÌnes neyther iÌ stryfe enuyeng but put ye on our lorde Iesus Christe ¶ The Gospell on the fyrste Sondaye in aduent The. xxi chapiter of mathewe A. WHeÌ Iesus drewe nye vnto IerusaleÌ came to Betphage vn to the mounte Oliuete theÌ seÌt Iesus two of his disciples sayeng to theÌ Go into the castell that lyeth ouer agaynst you and anone ye shal fynde an Asse boundeÌ her Colte with her lose theÌ brynge theÌ vnto me yf any maÌ say ought vnto you saye ye that your lorde hathe nede of theÌ strayght way he wyll let them go All this was done to fulfyl that whiche was spokeÌ by the êphet sayeng Tel ye the doughter of Syon beholde thy kynge coÌmeth vnto the meke sytting vpon an Asse a Colte the fole of an Asse vsed to the yoke The disciples wente dyd as Iesê° coÌmauÌded theÌ brought the Asse the Colte put on theÌ theyr clothes set hiÌ theroÌ Many of the people spredde theyr garmentes in the waye other cutte downe braunches from the trees and strawed theÌ in the waye ¶ Morcouer the people that weÌte before and they also that folowed after cryed sayenge O sanna the sonne of Dauyd Blessyd be he that commeth in the name of the lorde ¶ The Pystell on the seconde Sondaye iÌ AducÌt The. xv chapiter to the Romaynes A. BRethreÌ what so euer thynges are wrytten afore tyme are wrytteÌ for our learnynge that we thorowe pacience conforte of the scripture myght haue hope The god of pacience coÌsolacyon gyue vnto euery one of you that ye be lyke mynded one towardes another after the ensample of Iesu christe that ye all agreyng togyther may with one mouthe honour god the father of our lord Iesu Christ Uvherfore receyue ye one an other as christe receyued vs to the prayse of god And I say that Iesus Christe was a minister of the Circumcisyon for the truthe of god to confyrme the promyses made vnto the fathers And let the geÌtyls prayse god for his mercy as it is wrytteÌ for thys cause I wyl prayse the among the gentils syng in thy name And agayn he sayeth ye gentyls reioyse with his people Agayne prayse the lorde all ye geÌtyls laude hiÌ al nacyons And iÌ another place Esaias sayeth there shal be the rote of Iesse and he that shall ryse to raygne ouer the gentyls in hym shall the gentyls trust The god of hope fyl you with all ioye and peace in byleuynge that ye may be ryche in hope thorowe the power of the holy ghoste ¶ The Gospel on the seconde Sonday in Aduent The. xxi chapiter of Luke D. IEsê° sayde vnto his disciples there shal be sygnes in the SoÌne in the Mone iÌ the Starres iÌ the earthe the people shal be in suche perplexite that they shall nat tell whiche way to turne them selues The see the waues shal rore mennes hertes shall fayle theÌ for feare for lokynge after those thynges which shall come on the erthe for the powers of heueÌ shall moue and then shall they se the sone of maÌ come iÌ a cloud with power great glory wheÌ these thynges begyn to coÌe to passe theÌ loke vp lyft vp your hedes for your re deÌpcyon draweth ny And he shewed theÌ a simylytu de behold the fygge tree al other trees when they shutt forth theyr buddes ye se knowe of youre owne selues that somer is theÌ nye at haÌde So lyke wyse ye wheÌ ye se these thynges coÌe to passe vnderstaÌde that the kyngdome of god is ny Uerely I sayevnto you this genetatioÌ shall not passe tyl al be fulfylled heueÌ erthe shall passe but my wordes shal nat passe ¶ The Pystell the. iij. Sondaye iÌ adueÌt The fyrste Pystel the. iiij Chap. to the Corinthyans A. BRethrene let men this wyse esteme vs euen as the ministers of Christe disposers of the secretes of god Further more it is requyred of the disposers that they be founde faythfull with me is it but a verye small thynge that I shulde be iudged of you other of maÌnes day no I iuge nat myne owne selfe I knowe nought by my selfe yet am I nat therby iustified it is the lorde that iugeth me therfore iudge nothiÌg before the tyme vntyll the lorde coÌe whiche wyl lyghteÌ thiÌges that are hyd iÌ darkenes open the counseyles of the hertes And thaÌ shall euery man haue prayse of God ¶ The Gospel on the iij. SoÌday iÌ adueÌt The. xi chapÌ of Mathewe A WHen IohnÌ beyng in prysoÌ her de the workes of Christ he seÌte two of his disciples sayde vn to hiÌ Arte thou he that shal coÌe or shal we loke for another Iesê° answered sayd vnto theÌ Go shewe IohnÌ what ye haue herd sene The blinde se the halte go the lyppers are cleÌsed the defe heare the deade ar reysed vp agayne the Gospell is preached to the pore happy is he that is nat hurte by me EueÌ as they de parted Iesê° begaÌ to speake vnto the people of IohnÌ Uvhat went ye for to se in the wyldernes went ye out to se a rede wauering with thewiÌde other what wente ye out for to se UveÌt ye to se a maÌ clothed in softe rayment Beholde they that weare softe clothing are iÌ kynges houses But what weÌt ye out for to se Uvent ye out to se a prophete Ye I âaye vnto you more theÌ a prophet for this is he of whom it is wrytteÌ Beholde I seÌde my messenger before thy face whiche shall prepare thy waye before the. ¶ The Pystel on the. iiij soÌday in Aduent the. iiij Chapiter to the Phylyppaynes A. BRethreÌ reioyce iÌ the lorde alway agayne I say reioyce let your softnes be knoweÌ vnto all meÌ The lord is euen at haÌde Be nat carefull but iÌ all thiÌges shewe your peticyoÌ vnto god iÌ prayer supply cacyoÌ with gyuiÌg of thaÌkes And the peace of god which passeth al vnderstanding kepe your hertes mides in Christ Iesu ¶ The Gospell on the. iiij soÌdaye iÌ AdueÌte the fyrste Chap. of IohnÌ C. UUheÌ the Iewes seÌt prestes leuites froÌ IerusaleÌ to axe IohnÌ Uvhat art thou And he ê¯fessed denyed nat and sayd playnly I
hoole ¶ The Pystel on the. xv SoÌdaye after trinite soÌday The. v. chapiter to the Galathyans D. BRethrene if we lyue iÌ the spiryte let vs walke in the spiryte let vs nat be vayne gloryous êuokyng one another enuyeÌge one another Brethene yfany maÌ be fallen by chauÌce in to any faute ye which are spyrytual helpe to ameÌde hym iÌ spirite of mekenes coÌsyderyng thy selfe lest thou also be teÌpted bere ye one anothers burthen so fulfyl the law of Chryste yfany maÌ seme to hym selue that he is som what when in dede he is nothynge the same deceauethe hym selfe in his ymaginacyon let euery maÌ proue his owne worke theÌ shal be haue reioysyng in his owne selfe nat iÌ another for euery maÌ shal beare his owne burthin let him that is taughte in the worde mynister vnto hym that teacheth hym in all good thyngâ be nat deceaueth god is nat moched for what soeuer man soweth that shall he reepe He that soweth in his flesshe shal of the flesshe reepe corrupcyoÌ but he that soweth iÌ the spiryte shal of the spiryte reepe lyfe euerlastyng Let vs nat be wery of well doyng for wheÌ the thyme is come we shall reepe without werynes Uvhyle we haue therfore tyme let vs do good vnto all men specially vnto them which are of the housholde of fayth ¶ The Gospel on the. xv Sonday after Trinyte sonday The. vi chapyter of Mathewe C Iesus sayd vnto his disciples that no maÌ can serue two maysters for eyther he shal hate the one loue the other or els he shall leue to the one despyce the other ye caÌ nat serue god maÌmon Therfore I say vnto you be nat carefull for youre lyfe what ye shal ea te nor what ye shal drynke nor yet for your body what ye shal put on is nat the lyfe more worth theÌ meate the body more of value then rayment beholde the foules of the ayre for they sowe nat neyther reape nor yet cary in to the barnes yet your heueÌly father fedeth theÌ are ye nat moche better theÌ they which of you thoughe he toke though therfore coulde put one cubit vnto his stature why care ye theÌ for raymeÌte CoÌsyder the lylyes of the felde how they grow They labour nat neyther spynne yet for al that I say vnto you that eueÌ SalomoÌ in al his royalte was nat araed lyke vnto one of these wherfore yf god so clothed the grasse which is to day iÌ felde to morowe shal be caste in to the furnesse shall he nat moche more do the same vnto you O ye of lytell fayth Therfore take no thought saig Uvhat shal we eate or what shal we drinke or wher with shall we be clothed after all these thynges seke the geÌtyls for your heueÌly father knoweth that ye haue nede of al these thynges but rather seke ye fyrste the kyngdome of heueÌ and the ryghtwysnes therof and al these thynges shal be mynystred vnto you ¶ The Pystel on the. xvi Sondaye after Trinyte sonday The. viij chapiter to the Ephesyans B. SAy at Paule wrote vnto the EphesyaÌs sayeÌg I desyre you that ye faynte nat bycause of my tribulacyons for your sakes whiche is your prayse for this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of our lorde Iesê° Chryst which is father ouer al that is called father iÌ heueÌ iÌ heueÌ iÌ erth that he wold grauÌt you accordiÌg to the ryches of his glory that ye maye be streÌgthed with myght by hê spirite iÌ the inner maÌ that Chryste maye dwell iÌ your hertes by fayth that he beyng coted grouÌded iÌ loue myght be able to coÌpreheÌde with all saintes what is that bredth leÌgth deepth heygth to know what is the loue of christ which loue passeth knowledge that ye myght be fulfylled with al maner of fulnes which coÌmeth of god vnto hiÌ that is able to do excedynge haboundauntly aboue all that we are or thynke accordyng to the power that worketh iÌ vs be prayse iÌ the congregacyoÌs by iesus Chryste thorowout all generacyons froÌ tyme to tyme. Amen ¶ The Gospel on the. xvi Sondaye after Trynyte sonday The. vij chapiter of Luke B. IEsê° weÌt iÌ to a cyte called Naim many of his dyscyples wente with hym and moch people wheÌ he came nye vnto the gate of the cytie beholde there was a deed maÌ caried out whiche was the onely sone of his mother and she was a wydow and moch people of the cytie was with her and when Iesus sawe her he had compassyon on her sayde vnto her wepe not he wente touched the coffyn and they that bare him stode styl and he sayde yonge man I saye vnto the aryse and the deed sate vp and began to speke and he delyuered hiÌ to his mother there came a feare on theym all ââ¦oryfyed god sayenge a great prophet is rysen among vs and god hathe vysyted his people ¶ The Pystel on the. xvij Sonday after Trinyte sonday The fourth Chapiter to the Ephesyans A. BRethrene I which am in boÌdes for the lordes sake exhorte you that ye walke worthy of the vocacyon wherwith ye are called in all humblenes of mynde and mekenes and longe sufferynge for bearinge one another thorow loue and that ye be di ligente to kepe the vnyte of the spirite iÌ the boÌde of peace beynge one body and one spirite euen as ye are called in one hope of your callynge Let there be but one lord one fayth one baptyme one god and father of al whiche is aboue al thorow al. And in you al which is blessed in the worldes of worldes Amen ¶ The Gospel on the. xvij Sonday after Trinyte sondaye The. xiiij Chapyter of Luke A. UUhen Iesus wente in to the house of one of the cheyfe Pharyses to eate breade on the sabothe day and they watched hym and beholden there was a man before hym whiche had the dropsye and Iesus answered and spake vnto the law yers and Pharyses sayenge it is laufull to hea le on the Saboth day and they helde theyr peace he toke hym healed hym let him go answered them sayeng Uvhiche of you shal haue anAsse or an ore falleÌ in to apytte wyl not strayte waye pull hiÌ out on the Saboth daye and they coulde nat answere hym agayne to that He put forth a simylytude to the gestes when he marked how they preased that hiest roames sayde vnto theÌ wheÌ thou arte bydden to a weddyng of any maÌ sit nat downe iÌ the hyest rou me lest a more honourable maÌ theÌ thou be biddeÌ of hiÌ he that badde both hym the come saye to the gyue this maÌ roume thou theÌ begyn with shame to take the lowest roume but rather wheÌ thou arte byddeÌ go syth in the lowest roume the wheÌ he that badde the coÌmeth he maye saye vnto the freÌde syt vp hyer TheÌ
that spoyled theÌ whiche called on this name iÌ Ierusalem and came hyther for the entent that he shulde bryng theÌ bouÌde vnto the hye pÌestes Saul encreased iÌ streÌgth and coÌfouÌded the Iewes whiche dwelled at Damascon affyrmyng that this was very chryst ¶ The Gospel on the Conuersyon of saynt Paule The. xix chapiter of Mathewe D PEter sayd vnto Iesus Be holde we haue forsaken al an haue folowed the what shall we haue therfore Iesus sayd vn to theÌ verely I say vnto you that ye whiche haue folowed me iÌ the secoÌde generacyon when the sone of maÌ shal syt in the seate of his maiesty shal syt also vpon xij seates iudge the. xij tribes of Israel who soeuer forsaked house or brothren or systers or father or mother or wyfe or chyldren or lyuelod for my names sake the same shal receue an houndred folde and shal inheryte euerlastyng lyfe ¶ The Pystell on Candelmas daye Malachie iij. BEholde I sende my messeÌger which shal prepayre the way be fore me and sodaynly shal the lorde whome ye seke come vnto his teÌple and the messenger of the couenauÌte whome ye desyre Beholde he commeth sayeth the lorde Sabooth Uvho shal endure in the daye of his commyng or who shal stande to beholde hym for he is as tryenge fyre as the herbe that fullers scoure with all he shall syt tryeÌg purgyng syluer shal puryfye the sones of Leuy and shal fyne theÌ as gold syluer and they shal brynge offeryng vnto the lorde of ryghteousnes the sacryfyce of Iuda of Ierusalem shal be delycyous vnto the lord as iÌ the olde tyme in the yeres that were at the begynnynge ¶ The Gosuel on Candelmas daye The seconde chapiter of Luke D. UUhen the tyme of Puryfycacyon after the law of Moyses was come they brought Isus to IerusaleÌ to present hym to the lorde as it is wrytten in the law of the lorde euery maÌ chylde that fyrste openeth the maââyr shal be called holy to the lorde to offre as it is sayde in the lawe of the lorde a payre of turtle Doues or ij yong Pygyons and beholde there was a maÌ in Ierusalem whose name was SymeoÌ the same maÌ was iuste feared god longed for the coÌsolacyon of Israell the holy ghost was in hym an answere was gyueÌ hym of the holy ghost that he shulde not se dethe before he had sene the lorde Chryst And he came by inspyracyon iÌ to the teÌple And wheÌ the father the mother brought iÌ the chylde Iesus to do for hym after the custome of the law Then toke he hym vp in his armes sayd lorde nowe lettest thou thy seruauÌte departe in peace accordynge to thy promyse for myne eyes haue sene the sauyour sent froÌ the whiche thou hast prepared before the face of all the people A lyght to lyghten the gentyls and the glorye of thy people Israel ¶ The Pystel on saynt Mathias the apostles day The. i. chapiter of the Actes of the Apostles C. PEter stode vp iÌ the myddes of the discyples sayde the nombre of the names were aboute an hondred tweÌty ye meÌ brothrene this scrypture muste nedes be fulfylled which the holy ghoste thorowe the mouth of Dauid spake before of Iudas whiche was guyde to theÌ that toke Iesus for he was nombred with vs obtayned foloweshype in this mynystracyon he hathe nowe possessed a plot of grouÌd with the reward of iÌiquyte when he was haÌged braste asonder in the myddes all his bowelles gusshed out as it is knoweÌ vnto all the inhabyters of IerusaleÌ In so moch that that felde is called in theyr inother tonge Acheldema that is to say the bloody felde It is wrytten in the boke of Psalmes his habytacyon be voide no man be dwellyng theriÌ and his byshopricke let another take Uvherfore of these men which haue ê¯panyed with vs al the tyme that the lord Iesus went in out amoÌge vs begynnynge at te baptyme of Iohan vnto the same daye that he was taken vp from vs must one be ordeyned to it a wytnes with vs of his ResurreccyoÌ And they appoynted ij Ioseph colled barsabas whose surname was Iustê° Mathyas and they prayed sayeng Thou lord which knowest the hertesofal meÌ shewe whether thou hast chosen of these two that the owne maye take the roume of this mynystracyoÌ Apostle suyp froÌ the which Iudas by transgressyoÌ fel that he myght go to his owne place they gaue forth theyr lottes the lote fell on Mathias and he was couÌted with the eleuen Apostles ¶ The Gospel on saynt Mathias the Apostles daye The. xi chapiter of Mathewe D. THen Iesus answered and sayde I prayse the O father lorde of heuen erthe bycause thou haste hyd these thynges from the wyse and prudent and hast opened them vnto babes euen so father for so it pleased the althynges are gyuen vnto me of my father no man knoweth the sone but the father neyther knoweth any man the father saue the sone he to whome the sone wyll opeÌ hym Come vnto me all ye that labour and are ladeÌ and I wyl ease you take my yoke on you and lerne of me for I am meke and lowely in herre and ye shall fynde rest vnto your soules for my yoke is easy and my burthen is lyght ¶ The Pystel on the Annunciacyon of our Lady Esaye vij OUr lorde spake to Achas sayeÌge Axe the a sygne of the lord thy god from a low byneth or froÌ an hye aboue but achas answered I wyl nat axe neyther wyll tempte the lorde Uvherfore the lorde sayd herkeÌ ye of the house of dauid Is it so small a thynge for you to be greuous to men but that ye shuld also be paynfull vnto god neuerthelater yet the lord he wyll gyue you a signe Behold a virgyn shal be with chyld shall beare a sone shall call his name Emanuell he shall ease butter honye that he maye haue vnderstanding to refuse the euyll to chose the good ¶ The Gospel on the AnnuÌcyacyoÌ of our lady the. i. cha of luke C ANd in the. vi moneth the auÌgell Gabryel was sent froÌ god vnto a cytie of Galile named nazareth to a virgyn spoused to a maÌ whose name was Ioseph of the hous of david the virgyus name was Mary the angell weÌt iÌ vnto her sayd hayle full of grace the lorde is with the blyssed arte thou amonge women wheÌ she sawe hym she was abasshed at his sayenge caste iÌ her miÌde what maner of salutacyuÌ that shulde be the angell sayde vnto her feare nat Mary for thou hast fouÌde grace with god loo thou shalle conceyue iÌ thy woÌbe shalt beare a sone shalte call his name Iesus He shall be greate and shal be called the soÌne of the hyeste and the lord god shall gyue vn to hiÌ the seate of his father
êphetes He sayd vnto the but whoÌ saye ye that I am SimoÌ Peter answered and sayde Thou art Christe the sone of the lyuynge god And Iesus answered and sayde vnto hym Happy arte thou Symon the sone Ionas for fleshe and blode hathe nat opened vnto the that but my father which is in heuen And I say also vnto the that thou arte Peter vpon this roke I wyl buylde my âgregacyon and the gates of hell shall nat preuayle agaynst it I wyll gyue vnto the the keyes of the kyngdome of heuen what soeuer thou bindelte vpoÌ erth shall be bounde iÌ heueÌ what so euer thou lowsest on erth shal be lowsed iÌ heuen ¶ The Pyltel on the coÌmemoracion of saynt Pau le the seconde chapiter to the Galathyans B. I Certyfye you brothrene that the gospel whiche was preched of me was not after the mauer of men neyther receaued I it of man neyther was I taught it but receaued it by the reuelacyon of Iesê° Christ ye haue her de of my conuersacyoÌ iÌ tymes past in the Iewes wayes how that beyoÌde measure I êsecuted the coÌgregacyon of god spoyled it preuayled iÌ the Iewes lawe aboue many of my coÌpanyoÌs which were of mine owne nacyoÌ was as moch more ferueÌt meynteyner of the tradycyoÌs of the elders but wheÌ it pleased god whiche seperated me froÌ my mothers woÌbe called me by his grace for to declare his sone by me that I shulde preache hi amoÌg the hetheÌ immediatly I coÌâened nat of the water with fleshe blode neyther returned to IerusaleÌ to theÌ which were Apoitels before me but weÌte my wayes iÌ to Arabia came agayne vnto DamascoÌ TheÌ after iij. yere I returned to IerusaleÌ to se Peter aw de with hiÌ xv dayes none other of the apostels sawe I saue Iames the Lordes brother the thiÌges which I wryte beholde god knoweth I lye nat After that I went in to the costes of Siria Cilicia was vnknoweÌ as touchiÌge my êsoneâvnto the coÌgregacyoÌs of iewry which were in christ but they herd onely the he which êsecuted vs iÌ tyme paste now precheth the fayth which before he destroyed and they glorifyed god on my behalfe ¶ The Gospell on the Commemoracyon of saynt Paule The xix chapiter of Mathewe D. PEter sayde vnto Iesus beholde we haue c. ye shal fynde this gospel on the conuersyon of saynt Paule Folio lviij ¶ The Pystell on the visitacyon of our lady Cant. chapiter ij I Am the floure of the felde and Lylyes of the valeys As the Lilye amonge the thornes so is my loue among the daughters As the Appletre amoÌg the trees of the wode so is my beloued amoÌge the soÌnes in his shadow was my desyre to sytte for his fruyte was swete to my mouth He brought me vnto his wyne seller and his be hauer to mewarde was louely beholde my beloued sayde to me vp and hast my loue my doue my bewtiful and come for nowe is wynter gone and rayne deperted past the flowres appere in our countre the tyme is come to cut the vynes The voyce of the Turtil doue is herde in ourlande the fyg tree hath brought forth her fygges and the wyne blossomes gyue a sauour vp hast my loue my doue in the holes of the rocke secret places of the walles shewe me thy face and let me here thy voyce for thy voyce is swete and thy fassyon beautyfull ¶ The Gospell on the visytacyon of our Lady The fyrst Chapiter of Luke D. MAry arose in those dayes and went iÌ to the mountayns with haste in to a Citie of Iewry and entred in to the hous of zacharie and saluted Elizabeth and it fortuned as Elizabeth herde the salutacyon of Mary the babe spronge in herbelly Elizabeth was fylled with the holy ghost and cryed with a loude voyce sayde Blyssed arte thou amonge women blyssed is the fruyte of thy wombe whence happeneth this to me that the mother of my lord shulde come to me Loo as soone as the voyce of this salutacyon souÌded in myne eares the babe lept in my bely for ioye and blyssed arte thou that beleuest for those thynges shall be perfourmed whiche were tolde the from the lorde And Mary sayd my soule magnifieth the lorde my spyryte reioseth in god my sauyoure ¶ The Pystel on the Translacion of saynt Thomas of Cauterbury the. v. Chapi to the Hebrues A EUery hye preeste c. yeshal fynde this pystel on saynt Thomas day after chylder mas daye Folio vij ¶ The Gospel on saynt Thomas of CaÌterbury the. xix cha of Luke B A Certayne noble man c. ye shal finde this gospel on saiÌt Thomas daye after Chyldermas daye Folio vij ¶ The Pystel on âelyke Sondaye Eccââa xliiij THese are the men of mercy whose ryghteousnes are nat forgotten Goodnesse abyde with the seede of them theyr kynsfolke are an holy enherytanÌce theyr seed hath staÌde in wytnesses the sones of theÌ abyde vnto the worldes ende for theÌ the generacyoÌ of theÌ the glorye of them shall nat be left theyr bodyes are buryed iÌ peace theyr names shall lyue in the worldes al people shall tel the wysdome of them and all the congregacyon of sayntes shall shewe the laude of them ¶ The Gospel on Relyke sondaye The. v. Chapiter of Mathewe A. Tâhen Iesus sawe the people he went vp in to a mouÌtayne and wheÌ he was set his discyples came vnto hym he openeth his mouth taught theÌ sayeng Blyssed are the poore in spyryte For theyrs is the kyngdom of heueÌ Blissed are theyr that morne for they shal be comforted Blyssed are the meke for they shal enherete ââ¦h Blyssed are they whiche hongre and thruste ââ¦g ãâã ousnes for they shall be fylled Blyssed are the ââ¦yfull for they shal optayne mercy Blyssed are the pure in herte for they shal se god Blissed are the mainteyners of peace for they shall be called the chyldrene of god Blyssed are they which suffre êsecucyon for ryghtuousnes sake for theyrs is the kyngdome of heuen Blyssed are ye wheÌ meÌ shal reuyle you êsecute you shall falshly saye all maner of euyl sayenges agaynst you for my sake Reioyce be glade for greate is your rewarde iÌ heueÌ Â¶ The Pystel on saynt Margaretes daye O Lorde my god thou hast exalted my habytacyon vpon the erth I haue prayed for deth to come I haue called the lord the father of my lord that he forsake me nat iÌ the day of my tribulacyoÌ And in the tyme of proude men without helpe I shall laude thy name dilygently shall prayse it iÌ coÌfessyoÌ my prayer is herde thou haste delyuered me from perdycyoÌ from a wycked tyme Therfore O lorde my god I shall coÌfesse and gyue laude vnto thy name ¶ The Gospel on saynt Margaretes daye The. xiij Chapyter of Mathewe G. IEsus sayd vnto his discyples The kyngdome of
beare the worde of god kepe it ¶ The Pystell on mydlent Sondaye The. iiij Chapyter to the Galathyans C. BRethreÌ it is wrytteÌ that abrahaÌ had two sones the one by a boÌde mayde the other by a fre womaÌ ye he which was of the bond womaÌ was borne after the flesshe but he which was of the free womaÌ was borne by êmyse which thynges betokeÌ mistery for these women are two TestameÌtes the one from the mounte Syna which gendreth vnto bondage whiche is Agar for mouÌte Syna is called Agar in Arabia bordreth vpon the cyte whiche is now IerusaleÌ is in bondage with her chyldren But IerusaleÌ whiche is aboue is free whiche is the mother of vs all for it is wrytten reioyce thou bareyn that bearest no chryldren breke forth cry thou that trauaylest nat for the desolate hath many mo chyldrene then she whiche hath an husbande Brethren we are after the maner of Isaac chyldren of promyse but as then he that was borne carnally êsecuted hiÌ that was borne spiritually EueÌ so is it now neuerthelesse what sayeth the scripture Cast awaye the boÌd womaÌ her sone for the sone of the boÌd womaÌ shal nat be heyre with the sone of the free womaÌ So theÌ brethreÌ we are nat chyldrene of the bouÌde womaÌ but of the free woman ¶ The Gospell on mydeleÌt Sondaye the. vi chapiter of Iohan. A IEsus went his way ouer the see of Galyle nye to a cyte called tiberias and a greate multytude folowed hym bycause they had sene the myracles that he dyd on theÌ whiche were dyseased Iesus went vp in to a mountayne and there he sate with his discyples Easter a feast of the Iewes was nye Then Iesus lyft vp his eyes and sawe a great company com vnto him and sayd vnto Philyp wheÌse shall we bye breade that these myght eate This he sayde to proue hym for hiÌ selfe knew what he wold do Phylyp answered hym Two hoÌdred peny worth of breade are nat sufficient for theÌ that euery man myght haue a lytell Then sayd vnto hym one of his discyples Andrew SymoÌ peters brother There is a lade here which hath fyue barley loues and two fysshes but what is that amonge so many Iesus sayd make the people to syt downe there was moke haye in the place And the men sate downe iÌ nombre aboute fyue thousaÌde Iesus toke the breade gaue tankes And gaue to the discyples And his disciples to theÌ that were set downe And lykewyse of the fysshes as moche as they wold wheÌ they had eateÌ ynoughe he sayd vnto his disciples gather vp the broken meate that remayneth that nothyng be last They gathered it togyther and fylled twelue basketes with the broken meate of the fyue barley loues whiche broken meate remayned vnto theÌ that had eten TheÌ those men when they had sene the myracle that Iesus dyd sayde This is of a trueth the prophet whiche shal come iÌ to the worlde ¶ The Pystel on passyon Sondaye The. ix chapiter to the Hebrues C. BRethreÌ Christ being an hye preest of good thynges to come came by a greater and a more êfyte tabernacle nat made with handes that is to say nat of this maner bildyng neyther by the blode of Gotes and Calues but by his owne blode he entred ones for all in to the holy place and fouÌde eternal redeÌpcyon for if the blode of Oxen of Gotes and the ashes of an Heyfer when it was spryncled purifyed the vncleane as thouchynge the purifyenge of the fleshe how moche more shal the blode of Chryste which thorowe the eternal sperite offred hiÌ selfe without spot to god pourge oure coÌscyeÌces froÌ deed workes for to serue the lyuyng god and for this cause is he the medyatoure of the newe Testament that thorow death whiche chaunsed for the redempcyoÌ of those traÌsgressyons the were iÌ the fyrste TestameÌt they whiche were called myght receaue the promyse of eternall inherytaunce ¶ The Gospell on PassyoÌ sonday The. viii chapiter of Iohan. F. IEsus sayde vnto the coÌpany of the Iewes the hye preestes which of you can rebucke me of synne if I say the trueth why do nat ye byleue me he that is of god heareth goddes wordes ye therfore heare theÌ nat bycause ye are nat of god TheÌ answered the Iewes sayd vnto hiÌ say we nat wel that thou arte a samaritane haste the deuyll Iesus answered I haue nat the deuyl but I honour my father ye haue dishonoured me I seke nat myn owne prayse but there is one that seketh iudgeth Uerely verely I saye vnto you yf a man kepe my sayenges he shall neuer se deth TheÌ sayd the Iewes to hym now know we that thou hast the deuyl AbrahaÌ is deed also the êphetes yet thou sayest yf a maÌ do kepe my sayen ge he shall neuer taste deth arte thou greater them oure father A brahaÌ whiche is deed the êphetes ar dead whoÌ makest thou thy selfe Iesê° answered yf I honour my selfe my honour is nothiÌge worth it is my father that honoureth me whiche ye say is your god yet haue ye nat knoweÌ hiÌ but I knowe hym and if I shulde say I knowe hym nat I shuld be a lyer lyke vnto you but I knowe hym and kepe his sayenge your father AbrahaÌ was glad to se my daye and he saw it reiorsed Then sayde the Iewes vnto hym Thou art nat yet l. yere olde hast thou sene Abraham Iesus sayd vnto theÌ Uerely verely I say vnto you yer Abraham was I am TheÌ toke they vp stones to caste at hym but Iesus hyd hym selfe and went out of the temple ¶ The Pystel on Palme Sondaye The seconde Chapiter to the Phylippians A. BRethren let the same mynd be in you the whiche was in Chryst iesu Uvhiche seynge iÌ the shape of god and thought it not robbery to be equal with god Neuerthelesse he made hym selfe of no reputacyon toke on hym the shape of a seruauÌt and became lyke vnto men was founde in his apparell as a man he humbled hym selfe became obedyent vnto death eueÌ the death of the crosse wherfore god harh exalted hym and gyuen hym a name aboue all names that in the name of iesus shulde euery knee bowe both of thynges in heueÌ and thynges in erth and thynges vnder erth and that all tonges shulde confesse the iesus Chryst is the lorde vnto the prayse of god the father ¶ The passyon on palme Sonday The. xxvi Chapiter of Mathewe A. Uvhat coulde ye nat watche with me one houre watche and pray that ye al nat in to temptacyon the spiryte is wyllyng but the flesshe is weake He went away ones more prayed sayeÌg O my father yf this cuppe cam nat passe away from me but that I drynke of it thy wyll be fulfylled he cam founde theÌ aslepe agayn for theyr eyes were heuy he left them weÌt agayne prayed the thyrde
they fouÌde 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 êmyse 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 yeââoubled why do thoughtes a ââ¦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 haÌdes his fete and whyle they yet byleued nat for ioy woÌdred 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 spaâe 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 vnderstaÌde 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 weÌt 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 maÌtel 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 hoÌdred 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 ouercoÌmeth the worlde this is the victory that ouercoÌmeth the world eueÌ our fayth who is it that ouercoÌmeth 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 ãâã 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 soÌe of god hath wytnesse in hym selfe ¶ The Gospell on the fyrst Sonday after Easter day called lawe SoÌday The. xx chapÌ of IohaÌ E âHe 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 haÌdes 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 haÌde 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
bodely face in a glasse for as soone as he hathe loked on hym selfe he goeth his waye hathe imediatly forgotten what his fassion was but who soeuer loketh iÌ the parfyte lawe of lybertye âtynueth theryn yf he be nat a forgetful hearer but a doer of the worde he shal be happye iÌ his dede yf any man amoÌge you seme deuoute refrayne nat his toÌge but deceyue his owne herte this maÌnes deuocyon is in vayne Pure deuocyoÌ vndefyled before god the father is this To visite the freÌdles wydowes in theyr aduersite and to kepe hym selfe vnspotted from the worlde ¶ The Gospel on the. v. Sonday after Easter day whiche is the next sondaye before the Crosse dayes the. xvi chapiter of Iohan. E. IEsus sayde vnto his discyples verely verely I saye vnto you what so euer ye shall aske the father in my name he wyl gyue it you hetherto haue ye asked nothyng in my name aske ye shall receaue it that youre ioye may be full These thynges haue I spoken vnto you iÌ prouer bes the tyme wyl come wheÌ I shall speake no more to you in puerbes but I shal shew you playnly froÌ my father At that daye shall ye aske in my name I saye nat vnto you that I speake vn to my father for you For the father hiÌ selfe loueth you bycause ye haue loued me haue byleued that I came out froÌ god I wente out froÌ the father and came in to the worlde I leaue the world agayne hym behold nowe speakest thou playnly and thou vsest no prouerbes Now we know that thou vnder standest al thynges nedest nat that any man shulde aske the any questyon Therfore byleue we that thou commest from god ¶ The Pystell on Mondaye in the Crosse dayes The. v. Chapyter of Iames. D. MOst der beloued brethreÌ knowlege youre fautes one to another and praye one for another that ye maye be healed The prayer of a ryghteous maÌ auaylet moch yf it be ser ueÌt Helias was a maÌ in daunger to trybulacyon as we are and he prayed in his prayer that it myght nat rayne And it rayned nat on the earth by the space of thre yeres syxe monethes againe he prayeth and the heuen gaue rayne the erth brought forth her frute yf any of you erre from the truth and another coÌuert hym let the same knowe that he which conuerted the synner froÌ goyng a straye out of his waye shall saue a soule from deth and shall hyde the multytude of synnes ¶ The Gospell on Monday in the Crosse dayes the. xi Chapyter of Luke B. IEsê° sayd vnto his disciples whiche of you shuld haue a freÌde and shulde go to him at mydnyght and sayd vnto hym freÌde lend me thre loues for a frende of myne is come out of the waye to me I haue nothynge to set before hym he within shulde answere sayde trouble me nat nowe the dore is nowe shyt my seruauntes are with me iÌ the chaÌber I caÌ nat aryse gyue theÌ vnto the I say vnto you thoughe he wyl nat aryse gyue hiÌ bycause he is his freÌde yet bycause of his im portunite he wold ryse gyue hym as many as ne deth I saye vnto you aske it shall be geueÌ you Seke you shal fide knocke it shal be opened vn to you for euery one that asketh receaueth he that seketh fyndeth and to hym that knocketh shal it be opened Yf the sone aske breade of any of you that is a father wyll he gyue hym a stone Or if he aske fyshe wyll he for a fyshe gyue hym a serpeÌt Or if he aske an egge wyl ye offre hiÌ a Scorpyon Yf ye theÌ which are euyl caÌ gyue good gyftes vnto your chyldreÌ How moche more shal your father of heueÌ gyue the holy ghoost to them that desyre it of hym ¶ The Pystell on the ascensyon eueÌ The. iiij chapiter of the Actes of the Apostels G. THe multytude of theÌ the byleueth were of one hert of one soule also none of theÌ sayde that any of the thynges whiche he possessed was his owne but had al thynges coÌmoÌ with great power gaue the Apostels wytnes of the Resurreccyon of oure lord Iesê° Christ great grace was with theÌ all Neyther was ther any amonge theÌ that lacked for as many as were possessors of laÌdes or houses sold them and brought the price of the thynges whiche were solde layde it downe at the Apostels fete and distribucyon was made vnto euery man accordyng as he had nede ¶ The Gospel on the assensyon euen the. xvij chapyter of Iohan. A. Iesê° lifted vp his eies to heueÌ said father the houre is come glorify thy soÌe that thy soÌe may glorify the As thou hast gyueÌ hym power ouer all flesshe that he shulde giue eternall lyfe to as many as thou hast gyueÌ hiÌ This is life eternall that they myght knowe the that onely very god whoÌ thou hast seÌt Iesus Chryst I haue gloryfyed the on the earth I haue fynysshed the worke whiche thou gauest me to do and nowe gloryfy me thou father with thyne owne selfe with the glory whiche I had with the yer the world was I haue declared thy name vnto those which thou gauest me out of the world Thyne they were thou gauest them me and they haue kepte thy sayeÌges Now haue they knowen that al thynges what soeuer thou hast gyueÌ me are of the. For I haue gyueÌ vnto theÌ the wordes whiche thou gauest me they haue receyued theÌ haue knowen surely that I came out froÌ the haue beleued that thou dyddest send me I pray for theÌ I prayed nat for the worlde but for theÌ which thou hast gyueÌ me for they are thyne al myne are thyne thyne are myne I am gloryfyed iÌ theÌ And nowe am I nomo re iÌ the world but they ar iÌ the world I coÌe to the ¶ The Pystell on the AscensyoÌ daye The fyrste chapyter of the Actes of the Apostles A. SAynt Luke which wrote the Actes of the Apostels sayth iÌ the former treatyse dere freÌd theo philê° I haue writeÌ of all that Iesê° begaÌ to do theache vntyll the daye iÌ the which he was takeÌ vp after that he thoroughe the holy ghoost hath gyueÌâ maun demeÌtes vnto the Apostels whiche he had choseÌ to whoÌ also he shewed hiÌ selfe a lyue after hê passioÌ by many tokeÌs apperiÌg vnto theÌ forty dayes spake vnto theÌ of the kyngdoÌe of god gathered theÌ togyther coÌmaunded theÌ that they shulde nat departe froÌ Ierusalem but to wayte for the promyse of the father whereof ye haue herde of me For IohaÌ baptysed with water but ye shall be baptysed with the holy ghost that within this fewe dayes wheÌ they were come togyther They asked of hym sayenge Lorde wylte thou at this tyme restore agayne the kyngdome to
B. IEsus sayde vnto a rular amonge the Pharyses God so loued the world that he gaue his onely sone for the entent the none that beleue in hym shulde perysshe but shuld haue euerlastyng lyfe for god sent nat his sone in to the worlde to condeÌpne the worlde but that the worlde thorowe hym myght be saued He that beleuyth on hym shall nat be condempned But he that beleueth nat is condempned al redy because he beleued nat iÌ the name of the onely sone of god And thys is the condempnacyon That lyght is come in to the worlde and the meÌ haue loued darknes more them lyght because theyr dedes were euyl for euery man that doth euyl hateth the lyght neyther coÌmeth to lyght leste his dedes shulde be reproued but he that doeth the trueth commeth to the lyght that his dedes myght be knoweÌ how that they are wrought in god ¶ The Pystell on the tewysday in the wytsone weke The. viij Chapiter of the Actes of the Apostels B. VUheÌ the Apostles whiche were at Ierusa leÌ herd say that samaria had receaued the worde of god they sent vnto them Peter and Iohan whiche when they were come prayed for then that they myght receaue the holy ghost for as yet he was come on none of them but they were baptised onely in the name of Chryst Iesu Then layde they theyr haÌdes on them and they receaued the holy ghost ¶ The Gospell on the tewysday in the wytson weke the. x. Chapyter of Iohan. A. IEsus sayde vnto his discyples verely verely I saye vn to you who so euer entreth nat in by the dore in to the shepe fold but clymeth vp some other way he is a thefe a robber He that goeth iÌ by the dore is the shepherd of the shepe To this man the Porter openeth the dore the shepe here his voyce he calleth his owne shepe by name he leadeth them out and when he hath sent forth his owne shepe he goeth before theÌ and the shepe folow hym for they knowe his voyce A straunger they wyll nat folowe but wyl fly from hym for they know nat revoyce of straungers This maner of sayenge spoke Iesê° vnto them and they vnderstode nat what thynges they were whiche he spake vnto theÌ Then sayde Iesus vnto theÌ agayn Uerely verely I say vnto you that I am the dore of the shepe All eueÌ as many as came before me are theues robbers but the shepe dyde nat heare them I am the dore by me yf any maÌ entre in he shal be safe shall go iÌ and out and fynde pasture The thefe coÌmeth nat but for to steale kil and destroy I am come that they myght haue lyfe and haue it the more habundauntly ¶ The Pystel on wednysday in the witson weke The. ij chapyter of the Actes of the Apostels C. PEter stept for the with the eleuen lyfte vp his voyce sayd vnto them ye men of Iewry and al ye that inhabyte IerusaleÌ be this knowen vnto you and with your eares here my wordes These are nat dronkeÌ as ye wene for it is yet but the thyrde houre of the day but this is that whiche was spoken by the prophet Iohell It shal be in the laste dayes sayth god of my spirite I wyl powre out vpoÌ all flesshe and your sones and your doughters shal prophesye your yong men shall se vysyoÌs and your olde Men shall dreame dreames and on my seruauntes and on my hand maydeÌs I wyl powre oute of my spyryte in those dayes they shal prophesy and I wyl shewe wounders in heuen aboue tokeÌs in the earth byneth blode fyre the vapour of smoke The son shall be turned iÌ to darknes the moone iÌ to blode before that gret notable day of the lorde shall come the tyme shall come that who soeuer shal cal on the name of the lorde shall be saued ¶ Te Gospel on the wednysdaye in wytson weke the. vi Chapiter of Iohan. E. IEsus sayde vnto his discyples and to the company of the Iewes No maÌ caÌ come vnto me except my father whiche had sente me drawe hym I wyl rayse hym vp at the last daye It is wrytteÌ iÌ the êphetes And they shall all be taught of god Euery maÌ which hathe herde lerned of the father commeth vnto me nat that any man hathe sene the father saue he whiche is of god The same hath sene the father Uerely verely I say vnto you he that beleueth on me hath euerlastyng lyfe I am that breade of lyfe your fathers dyd eate Manna in wyldernesse arre deed This is the breade whiche commeth from heuen that he which doth eate of it shulde nat dye I am that lyuyng bread which came downe from heuen Yf any man eate of this breade he shall lyue for euer And the bread that I wyl gyue is my flesshe which I wyl gyue for the lyfe of the worlde ¶ The Pystell on Trinyte Sondaye The. iiij Chapiter of the Reuelacyon of saynt Iohan. A I Loked vp sawe a dore open in heueÌ and the fyrst voyce which I hearde as it were of a troÌ pette talkynge with me whiche sayde come vp hyther and I wyll shewe the thynges whiche muste be fulfylled here after and immediatly I was iÌ the spirite beholde a seate was put in heuen and one sate on the seate and he that sat was to loke vppon lyke vnto a Iasper stone a Sardyne stone there was a rayne bowe aboute to seate to loke vpon lyke vnto an Emeralde and aboute the seate were xxiiij seates and I saw on the seates xxiiij elders syttinge clothed in whyte rayment had on theyr hedes crownes of golde out of the seate proceded lyghtnynges thondrynges voyces there were vij lampes of fyre burnyng before the seate whiche are the. vij spirites of god and before the seate there was a see of glasse lyke vnto crystall iÌ the myddes of the seate rounde aboute the seate were iiij beestes full of eyes before behynde the fyrst beest was lyke a lyon the seconde beest lyke a Calfe and the thyrde beest had a face as a man and the fourthe beest was lyke a flyeng Egle and the fowre beestes had eche one of theÌ vi wynges about hym and they were ful of eyes with in they had no rest day neyther nyght sayenge Holy holy holy lorde god almyghty which was is and is to come And when these beestes gaue glory honour thankes to hym that sate on the seate whiche lyueth euermore the xxiiij elders fell downe before hym that sate on the trone worshypped hiÌ that lyueth euer caste theyr crownes before the trone sayenge thou art worthy lorde to receaue glory honour and power for thou hast created al thynges and for thy wylles sake they are and were created ¶ The Gospel on Trinyte sonday The thyrde chapiter of Iohan. A. THere was a
brought other fyue sayeÌg Mayster thou delyuerdest vnto me fiue taleÌtes lo I haue gayned with theÌ v. mo TheÌ his mayster sayd vnto him well good seruaunte faythfull thou haste beÌ faythfull iÌ lytell I wyll make the rular ouer moche Entre into thy masters ioye also he that receaued two taleÌtes came sayde mayster thou delyueredest vnto me ij taleÌtes âo I haue wonne two other with theÌ his mayster sayde vnto hym wel good seruaunte faythful I wyl make the rular ouer moch go iÌ iÌ to thy maysters ioye ¶ The Pystel on the Concepcyon of our Lady Ecclesiastice xxiiij AS a vyne so brought I forth a sauour of swetnes and my flow res are the fruyte of glory ryches I am the mother of bewtyful loue of feare of greatnes of holy hope In me is all grace of lyfe trueth and in me is al hope of lyfe and vertu Come vnto me al that desyre me and be fylled with the fruytes that spryng of me for my spiryte is sweter thaÌ hony or hony coÌbe The remeÌbrauÌce of me is for euer euer They that eate me shal honger the more they that drynke me shall tâ⦠the more he that harkeneth to me shall nat be ââ¦ed and he the worketh by my couÌsell shall nat ãâ¦ã they that brig iÌ to lyght shal haue eternall lyfe ¶ The Gospel ou the Concepcyon of our Lady the fyrst chapiter of Mathewe A. THis is the boke of the generacyoÌ of Iesê° christ the sone of Dauid the sone also of Abraham ãâ¦ã begate Isaac Isaac begate Iacob Iacob be ãâ¦ã Iudas his brothrene Iudas begate Phares ãâ¦ã of Thamar Phares begate EsroÌ EsroÌ beâ⦠begate Aminadab Aminadab begate ââ¦n Naasson begate Salmon SalmoÌ begate âoos of Raâab Boos irgate Obed of Ruth Olâd âegate Iesse Iesse begate Dauid the kynge Dauid the kyng tegate SalomoÌ of her that was Uries wyf SalomoÌ begate RoboaÌ RoboaÌ begate Abia. Abia begate Asa Asa begate Iosaphat Iosaphat begate IoraÌ Ioram begate Ozias Ozias begate Ioatham IoathaÌ begate Achas Achas begat Ezechias Ezechias begat Manasses Manasses begat AmoÌ AmoÌ begat Iosias Iosias begat Iechonias his brothren about the tyme they were caried awaye to Babylon and after they were bronght to BabiloÌ Ieconias begate Salathiel Salathiel begate zorobabel zorobabel begate Abiud Abiud begat Eliachim Eliachim begat Azor. Azor begat Sadoc Sadoc begat Achim Achim begate Eliud Eliud begate Eleasar Eleasar begate Mathan MathaÌ begate Iacob Iacob be gate Ioseph the husbande of Mary of whome was borne that Iesus whiche is called Chryst ¶ The Pystell on saynt Thomas daye the Apostle The seconde chapiter to the Ephesyans D. BRothrene nowe ye are no more straungers foreners but Cytesyns with the Sayntes and of the houshold of god are bylte vpon the foundacyon of the Apostels prophetes Iesus Chryste beynge the heed corner stone iÌ whom euery buyldinge coupled to gyther groweth vnto an holy temple in the lorde in whome ye are bylt to gyther made an habytacyon for god in the spiryte ¶ The Gospel on saynt Thomas daye the Apostell The. xx chapiter of Iohan. F THomas one of the twelue called Didimê° was not with theym wheÌ Iesus came The other discyples sayd vnto hym we haue sene the lorde And he sayde vnto the except I se iÌ his haÌdes the prynt of the nayles and put my fynger in the holes of the nayles and thrust my hande in to his syde I wyll nat byleue after viij dayes agayne the discyples were within Thomas was with theym Iesus came when the dores were shutte and stode in the myddes and sayd Peace be with you Then sayde he to Thomas put iÌ thy fynger here and se my handes and put forth thy hande and thruste it in to my side be not without fayth but byleue Thomas answered and sayde vnto hym my lorde and my god Iesê° sayd vnto hym Thomas bycause thou hast seue me therfore hast thou bileued Happy are they that haue not sene yet haue bileued ¶ The Pystell on the ConuersyoÌ of saynte Paule The. ix chaâ of the Actes of the Apostles A. SAul yet brethyng out threatenynges and slaughter agaynst the discyples of the lorde weÌte vnto the hye preest and desyred of hym letters to Dania scon to the Synagoges that yf he found any of this way whether they were men or womeÌ he myght bryng them bouÌde vnto IerusaleÌ As he wente on his iourney it fortuned that he drewe nye to DamascoÌ and sodaynly theyr shynede rounde aboute hym alyght from heuen and he fel to the erth and herde a voyce sayeÌg to hym Saul Saul Uvhy persecuteste thou me And he sayde what arte thou lorde The lorde sayde I am Iesus whom thou persecutest it shal be harde for the to kycke agaynst the prycke he both treÌ blynge and astonyed sayd lorde what wylte thou haue me to do And the lorde sayd vnto hym aryse and go in to the Cytie and it shal be told the what thou shalt do The men whiche companyed with hym on his waye stode amased for they herde a voyce but sawe no man Saul arose from the erth and wheÌ he had opened his eyes he saw no man TheÌ ledde they hym by the haÌde and brought hym in to Damascon and he was thre dayes without syght neyther eate nor draÌke There was a certayne discyple at Damascon named Ananias to hym spake the lorde in a visyon Ananias And he sayde beholde I am here lorde And the lorde sayde vnto hym aryse and go in to the strete whiche is called strayte and seke in the house of Iudas after one saul of the Cytye of That sus for beholde he prayeth and hathe sene in a visyoÌ a man named Ananias commyng in vnto hym and puttyng his handes on hym that he myght receaue his syght Ananias answered lorde I haue herd by many of this man howe moche hurth he hath done to thy sayntes at Ierusalem and iÌ this place he hath auctorite of the hye preestes to bynde all that cal on thy name The lorde sayde vnto hym Go thy wayes for he is a chosen vessel vnto me to beare my name before the gentyls and kynges and the chyldren of Israel for I wyl shewe hym howe greate thynges he muste suffre for my names sake Ananias weÌt his way and entred in to the house and put his handes on hym and sayde brother saule the lorde that appered vnto the in the way as thou camest sent me vnto the that thou myghtest receaue thy syght and be fylled with the holy gost And immediatly there fell froÌ his eyes as it had ben scales and he receaued his syghte and arose and was baptysed and receaued meate and was conforted Then was saul certayne dayes with the discyples whiche were at Damascon and strayght way he preached Chryst in the Synoge ges howe that he was the sone of god Al that herde hym were amased and sayde is nat this he