¶ Here begynneth the Pystles and Gospels of euery Sonday and holy day in the yeare ⧠The Pystle on the fyrst Sondaye in Aduent The .xiij. chapyter to the Romaynes D BRethren we knowe that it is tyme nowe that we awake out of slepe for nowe is our saluacion nerer then we beleued The night is passed and the daye is come nye let vs therfore caste awaye the dedes of darknes and let vs put on the armoure of lyghte Let vs walke honestlye as it were in the daye lyght not in eatynge and drynkynge neyther in chambryng wantonnes neyther in stryfe and enuyenge but put ye on oure Lorde Iesu Christ ¶ The Gospell on the fyrst Sonday in Aduent The .xxj. Chapyter of Mathewe A. WHen Iesus drewe nye vnto Ierusalem and came to Betphage vnto the mount Olyuete then sent Iesus two of his disciples sayenge to theym Go into the Castell that lyeth ouer agaynst you and anone ye shall fynde an Asse bound her Colte with her lose them and brynge them vnto me and yf any man saye ought vnto you saye ye that your lorde hath nede of them streyghte waye he wyll let them go All thys was done to fulfyll that which was spoken by the prophet sayeng Tell ye the doughter of Syon beholde thy kynge cometh vnto the meke syttiÌ„ge vpon an asse a colte the fole of an asse vsed to the yoke The disciples weÌ„t dyd as Iesus coÌ„mauÌ„ded them brought the asse the colte put on theÌ„ theyr clothes and set hym there on Many of the people spredde theyr garmentes in the waye other cut downe braunches froÌ„ the trees strawed them in the waye âšœ Moreouer the people that went before and they also that folowed after cryed saâ—enge Osanna the sonne of Dauid Blessed be he that commeth in the name of the Lord. ¶ The Pystle on the seconde Sondaye in Aduent The .xv. Chapiter to the Romaynse A. BRethreÌ„ what soeuer thiÌ„ges are w yreÌ„ afore tyme are wryten for our learnynge that we thorowe pacieÌ„ce coÌ„forte of the scrypture myght haue hope The god of pacieÌ„ce coÌ„solacyoÌ„ gyue vnto euery one of you that ye be lyke mynded one towardes another after the ensample of Iesu Christ that ye all agreynge togyther may with one mouth honour god the father of our lord Iesu Christ â–ª wherfore receyue ye one another as Christ receyue vs to the prayse of god And I saye that Iesus Christ was a minister of the Cyrcuncysyon for the truth of god to coÌ„fyrme the promises made vnto the fathers And let the gentyls prayse god for his mercy as it is wrytten for this cause I wyll prayse the amoÌ„ge the gentyls synge in thy name And agayne he sayeth ye gentyls reioyse with his people Agayne yrayse the lorde all ye gentyls laude hym all nacions And in another place Esaias sayeth there shal be the rote of Iesse he that shall ryse to raygne ouer the gentyls in hym shall the gentyls trust The god or hope fyll you with all ioye and peace in beleuynge that ye may be ryche in hope thorowe the power of the holy ghost ¶ The gospel on the .ij. sonday in AdueÌ„t The .xxj. â—ha of luke D IEsus sayde vnto his disciples there shal be sygnes in the sonne and in the mone in the starres in the earth the people shal be in suche perplexite that they shal not tell which wâ—y to turne theym selues The see the waues shall rore mennes hertes shal fayle theÌ„ for feare for lokyng after those thynges / whiche shall come on the earthe for the powers of heuen shall moue and then shal they se the sonne of man come in a cloude with power great glory when these thynge begyn to come to passe then loke vp lyft vp your heddes for your redeÌ„cyon draweth nye And he shewed them a simiytude / beholde the fygge tree all other trees when they shut forth theyr buddes ye se know of your owne selues that somer is then nye at hande So lykewyse ye when ye se these thynges come to passe vndestande that the kyngdom of god is nye Verely I saye vnto you this generacyon shal not passe tyll all be fulfylled heuen and earth shall passe but my wordes shall not passe ¶ The Pystle on the .iij. sondaye in Aduent The .j. Pystle the .iiij. chapiter to the Corinthyans â— BRethren let men this wyse esteme vs euen as the mynister of Christ 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 very small thynge / that I shulde be iudged of you other of maÌ„nes day no I iuge not mine owne selfe I knowe nought by my selfe yet am I not ther by iustyfyed it is the lorde that iudged me therfore iudge nothyng before the tyme vntyll the lorde come whiche wyll lyghteÌ„ thynges that are hyd in darkenes open the counsayles of the hertes And than shal euery man haue prayse of God ¶ The Gospel on the .iij. Sonday in AdueÌ„t The .xj. Chapyter of Mathewe A. WHen IohnÌ„ beynge in preson herd the workes of Christ he sent two of his disciples sayd vnto him Art thou he that shall come or shall we loke for another Iesus answered sayde vnto them Go and shewe IohnÌ„ what ye haue hearde and sene The blynde se / the halte go the lyppers are clensed the defe heare the dead are raysed vp agayne the gospel is preached to the poore / and hapy is he that is not hurt by me Euen as they departed Iesus began to speake vnto the people for IohnÌ„ what went ye for to se in the wyldernesse weÌ„t ye out to se a rede wauerynge with the wynde / other what went ye out to se went ye to se a man clothed in softe rayment Beholde they that were softe clothynge / are in kynges houses But what went ye out for to se WeÌ„t ye out to se a prophet ye I say vnto you more then a prophet / for thys is he of whoÌ„ it is wryten Behold I sende me messenger before thy face â–ª which shal prepare thy way before that ¶ The Pystle on the .iiij. sonday in aduent the .iiij. chapiter to the Philippians A. BRethren reioyce in the lorde alwaye And agayne I saye reioyce let your softenes be knowen vnto all men The lorde is euen at hande Be not carefull but in all thynges shew your petition vnto god in prayer and supplication with gyuynge of thankes And the peace of god whiche passeth all vnderstandynge kepe your hertes and mynde in Christ Iesu ¶ The gospel on the .iiij. sondaye in adueÌ„t the .j. cha of IohnÌ„ C. WHen the Iewes sente prestes and leuytes froÌ„ Ierusalem to axe IohnÌ„ â–ª what art thou And he coÌ„fessed / and denyed not and sayde playnly I am not Christ they axed hym what then art thou Helias he sayd I
went to him bouÌ„de vp his woundes powred in oyle and wyne put hym on his owne beaste brought hym to a comon in made prouisioÌ„ for hym on the morowe when he departed he toke out .ij. pens and gaue them to the hoste sayde vnto him take cure of hym what soeuer thou spendest more when I come agayn I wyl recoÌ„peÌ„ce yt. Which now of these thre thynkest thou was neyghbour vnto hym that fell into theues handes And he sayde he that sheweth mercy on hym Then sayd Iesus vnto him go do thou lykewyse ¶ The Pystle on the .xiiij. Sonday after Trynite Sonday the v. Chapiter to the Galathyans C BRethreÌ„ walke in the spyrite fulfyll not the iustes of the flesshe for the flesshe lusteth contrary to the spyrite the spirite coÌ„trary to the flesshe These are coÌ„trary one to the other so that ye can not do the which ye wolde but yf ye be led of the spirite then are ye not vnder the lawe The dedes of the flessh are manifest which are these aduoutrye / fornycacyon / vnclennes / wantonnes ydolatry / wytche crafte / hatred / variauÌ„ce zele wrath / strife sedycyon / sectes / enuyenge / murther / dronkeÌ„nes / glotony / and such lyke / of the whiche I tell you before / as I haue tolde you in tyme past that they which coÌ„mit such thynges shal not inherite the kyngdome of god But the fruyte of the spyrite / is loue ioy peace / longe sufferynge / gentylnes goodnes faythfulnes / mekenes temperancy Agaynst such there is no lawe They that are Christes haue crucyfied the flesshe with the appetytes and lustes ¶ The Gospell on the .xiiij. sonday after Trinite sonday The xvj Chapyter of Luke A AS Iesus went to Ierusalem he passed thorow Samaria Galyle as he entred into a certayne towne or castell there met hym ten men that were lepers which stode a far of and put forth theyr voyces sayd Iesu maister haue mercy on vs. When he sawe them he sayde vnto them go shewe youre selues to the prestes it chaunced as they went they were clensed one of them when he sawe that he was clensed turned backe agayne with a loud voyce praysed god fel done on his face at hys fete and gaue hym thankes the same was a Samaritane And Iesus answered sayd are there not ten clensed but where are those ix There are not founde that returned agayn to gyue god prayse saue onely thys straunger he sayde vnto hym / aryse and go thy waye thy fayth hath made the hole ¶ The Pystle on the .xv. sondaye after Trinite Sondaye The v. Chapyter to the Galathians D BRethren yf we lyue in the spyrite let vs walke in the spirite let vs not be vayne glorious prouokynge one another enuyenge one another BrethreÌ„ yf any man be fallen by chauÌ„ce into any faute ye which are spirituall helpe to amende hym / in spirite of mekenes consyderynge thy selfe left thou also be teÌ„pted beare ye one anothers burthen so fulfyl the lawe of Christ yf any maÌ„ seme to hym selfe that he is somwhat / when in dede he is nothyng the same deceyueth hym selfe in his ymagynacyoÌ„ / let euery man proue his owne worke and then shall he haue reioycynge in his owne selfe and not in another for euery man shall beare hys owne burthen let hym that is taught in the worde mynister vnto hym that teacheth hym in all good thynges be not deceyued god is not mocked / for whatsoeuer maÌ„ soweth / that shal he repe He that soweth in his flessh / shal of the flesh repe corrupcyoÌ„ b he the soweth in spirite / shal of the spirite repe lyfe euerlastyng Let vs not be wery of wel doynge / for wheÌ„ the tyme is come we shal pe wtout wâ—rynes While we haue therfore tyme let vs do good vnto al meÌ„ specially vnto theÌ„ which ar of the houshold of faith ¶ The gospell on the .xv sonday after Trinite Sondaye The vj. Chapyter of Mathewe C IEsus sayd vnto hys disciples that no maÌ„ can serue two masters for eyther he shall hate the one and loue the other / or els he shall lene to the one and despyse the other ye can not serue god and mammon Therfore I saye vnto you benot carefull for your lyfe / what ye shall eate nor what ye shall drynke / nor yet for your body what ye shal put on is not the lyfe more worth then meate the body more of value then rayment beholde the foules of the ayre for they sowe not neyther repe nor yet cary into the barnes yet your heuenly father fedeth them are ye not muche better then they whiche of you thoughe he toke thought therfore / coulde put one cubit vnto his stature why care ye then for rayment Consydre the lylies of the felde howe they growe They labour not neyther spynne / yet for all that I say vnto you that euen Salomon in all his royaltye was not arayed lyke vnto one of these Wherfore yf God so clothed the grasse / which is to daye in the felde to morowe shal be cast into the furnesse shal he not much more do the same vnto you O ye of lytell fayth Therfore take no thought sayeng What shall we eate or what shall we drynke or wherw t shall we be clothed after all these thynge seke the gentyls for your heueÌ„ly father knoweth that ye haue nede of al these thynges but rather seke ye fyrst the kyngdome of heuen and the ryghtewysenes therof and all these thynges shal be mynistred vnto you ¶ The Gospell on the .xvj. sondaye after Trinite sonday The thyrde Chapyter to Ephesians B SAynt Paule wrote vnto the Ephesians sayeng I desyre you that ye faynte not because of my tribulacyons for youre sakes which is your prayse for this cause I bowe my knees vnto the father of our lorde Iesus Christ whiche is father ouer all that is called father in heuen erth that he wolde graunt you accordyng to the ryches of hys glory that ye maye be strenghted with myght by his spyryte in the inner man / that Christ maye dwell in your hertes by fayth that he beynge roted grouÌ„ded in loue myght be able to coÌ„prehend with all sayntes what is that bredeth length deepth / heygth to knowe what is the loue of Christ / which loue passeth knowledge that ye myght be fulfylled with al maner of fulnes / whiche coÌ„meth of god vnto hym that is able to do excedynge habouÌ„dantly aboue all that we axe or thynke accordyng to the power that worketh in vs be prayse in the congregacyons / by Iesus Christ thorowout all generacions from tyme to tyme. Amen ¶ The gospel on the .xvij. sondaye after Trinite sondaye The vij Chapiter of Luke B IEsus went into a cytye called Naim many of his disciples went with him much people when he came nye
Apostleshyp froÌ„ the which Iudas by traÌ„sgression fell that he myght go to his owne place they gaue forth theyr lottes and the lot fell on Mathias and he was counted with the eleuen Apostles ¶ The Gospell on S. Mathias the Apostles day The .xj. Chapiter of Mathew D THen Iesê° answered sayed I prayse ye. O father lorde of heueÌ„ erth because thou hast hyd these thynges froÌ„ the wyse prudeÌ„te haste opened theÌ„ vnto babes euen so father for so it pleased that all thinges are gyueÌ„ vnto me of my father / no man knoweth the soÌ„ne but the father nether knoweth any maÌ„ the father saue the soÌ„ne he to whoÌ„ the soÌ„ne wyl open him Come vnto me al ye the labour are ladeÌ„ I wyl ease you take my yoke on you lerne of me for I am meke lowely in hert ye shal fynde rest vnto your soules / for my yoke is easye / my burthen is lyght ¶ The Pystle on the Annunciacyan of our Lady Esaye vij OVr lorde spake to Achas sayeng Axe that a signe of the Lorde thy god from a lowe byneth or from an hye aboue But Achas answered I wyl not axe nether wyl tempte the lord Wherfore the lorde sayth herkeÌ„ ye of the house of Dauid It is so smal a thing for you to be greuous to men / but the ye shuld also be paynfull vnto god neuer the later yet the lord he wil gyue you a signe Behold a virgin shal be with childe shal beare a sonne shal cal his name Emanuel He shal eat butter hony that he may haue vnderstandynge to refuse the euyll to chose the good ¶ The Gospel on the AnnuÌ„ciacion of our lady The .j. chap. of Luke C. ANd in the .vj. moneth the angell Gabriell was sent froÌ„ god vnto a cytie of Galyle named nazareth to a vyrgin sponsed to a man whose name was Ioseph of the house of Dauyd the vyrgyns name was Mary and the angell went in vnto her sayde Hayle full of grace the lorde is with the blessyd art thou amonge women When she sawe hym she was abasshed at hys sayeng cast in her mynde what maner of salutacioÌ„ that shuld be And the Angel sayd vnto her feare not Mary for thou hast founde grace with god lo thou shalt coÌ„ceyue in thy wombe shalt beare a sonne shalt call his name Iesus He shall be great shal be called the sonne of the hyest the lorde shal gyue vnto him the seate of his father Dauyd he shall raygne ouer the house of Iacob for euer and of his kyngdome shal be none ende Then sayde Mary to the Angel / how shal this be seynge that I knowe not a man and the angell answered and sayd vnto her / the holy ghost shal come vpon the the power of the hyest shall ouer shadow the. Therfore also that holy thing which shal be borne shal be called the sonne of god marke thy cosyn Elyzabeth / she hath also conceyued a sonne in her old age / this is the .vj. moneth to her whiche was called barayne for with God shall nothynge be vnpossyble Mary sayd Beholde the hande mayden of the lorde / be it vnto me euen as thou hast sayde ¶ The Pystle on S. Georges daye The fyrst Chapyter of Iames. A MY brethren counte it excedynge ioy / when ye fall into dyuers teptacions for as much as ye know that the tryeng of your fayth bryngeth pacience haue her perfecte worke that ye may be perfecte and sound that nothynge be lackynge vnto you / yf any that is amoÌ„g you lacke wysdome / let him aske of god which gyueth to all men indyffereÌ„tly / casteth no man in the teeth it shal be gyuen him / but let him aske in fayth wauer nat for he that doubteth is lyke the waues of the see / toste of the wynde / and caryed with violence Neyther let that man thynke that he shall receyue any thynge of God A wauerynge mynded man is vnstable in al his wayes / let the brother of lowe degre reioyce in that he is exalted and the rych in that he is made lowe for euen as the floure of the grasse shal he vanyssh away The Sonne ryseth with heate and the grasse haboundaunce Happy is the man that endureth in temptacion for when he is tryed he shall receyue the Crowne of lyfe whiche the Lorde hath promysed to them that loue hym ¶ The gospel on S. Georges day the xv cha of IohnÌ„ A. IEsus sayde vnto discyples I am the true vyne my father is an housbaÌ„de man euery brauÌ„che that beareth fruite in me he wyl take away euery braunche that beareth fruyte wyll pourge that it maye brynge more fruyte Now are ye cleane by the meanes of the wordes which I haue spoken vnto you byde in me let me byde in you as the brauuÌ„che can not beare fruyte of it selfe except it byde in the vyne No more can ye except ye abyde in me I am the vyne ye are the braunches he that abideth in me I in him the same bryngeth forth much fruyte / for wtout me caÌ„ ye do nothing yf a maÌ„ bide not in me he is cast forth as a braunche is whythered men gather it cast it in to the fyre it burneth yf ye abyde in me my wordes also byde in you aske what ye wyll and it shal be gyueth to you ¶ The Pystle on s Marke the EuaÌ„gelystes daye The .iiij. chapyter to the Ephesyans B BRethren vnto euery one of vs is gyuen grace according to the measure of the gyft of Christ Wherfore he sayth he is gone vp an hye hath led captyuite captiue hath gyueÌ„ gyftes vnto meÌ„ That he asceÌ„ded / what meaneth it / but that he also dysceÌ„deth fyrst into the lowest partyes of the erth He that dysceÌ„ded / is euen the same also that ascended vp eueÌ„ aboue al thinges to fulfyl al thynges the very same made some Apostles some prophetes some Euangelyst some shepherdes some teachers that the sayntes myght haue all thynges necessary to worke mynistre wtal to the edefyeng of the body of Christ tyll we euer pchone in the vnite of fayth knowlege of the soÌ„ne of god grow vp vnto a perfite maÌ„ after the mesure of age of the fulnes of christ ¶ The Gospell of S. Marke the Euangelyste daye The .xv. Chapyter of IohnÌ„ A I Am the true vyne c. as it is wrytten worde by worde in the Gospell of saynt George daye ¶ The Pystle on Phylyp Iames daye Sapiencie v. THen shall the ryghteous stande with greate constaunce agaynst them that vexed them toke away that they had laboured for When the wycked shall se that they shal be troubled with horryble fere shall wonder at the sodayne vnloked for vyctory shall say in them selues repentyng sorowynge for an guysshe of herte These be
worldes ende for them the generacyon of them and the glory of them shall not be lefte theyr bodyes are buryed in peace and theyr names shall lyue in the worldes all people shall tell the wysedome of them all the coÌ„gragacyon of sayntes shall shew that laud of theÌ„ ¶ The gospell on Relyke sondaye The .v. cha of Mathew A WHen Iesê° sawe the people he went vp into a mountayne when he was set his dysciples came vnto him he openeth his mouth taught theÌ„ sayeng Blessed are the poore in spirite For theyrs is the kyngdom of heueÌ„ Blessed ar they that morne for they shal be coÌ„forted Blessed are that meke for they shall inherite the erth Blessed are they whiche hoÌ„gre thrust for ryghtuousnes for they shal be fylled Blessed are the mercyful for they shal obtayne mercy Blessed are the pure in hert for they shall se god Blessed are the maynteners of peace for they shal be called the chyldreÌ„ of god Blessed are they which suffre ê‘secucioÌ„ for rightuousnes sake for theyrs is the kyngdome of heuen Blessed are ye wheÌ„ men shall reuyle you and persecute you and shal fastly say all maner of euyll sayenges agaynste you for my sake Reioyce and be glad for great is your rewarde in heuen ¶ The Pystle on Saynt Margaretes daye O Lorde my god thou haste exalted my habytacyon vpoÌ„ the erth I haue prayed for death to come I haue called the lorde the father of my lord that he forsake me not in the day of my tribulacyon And in the tyme of proude men wtout helpe I shall laude thy name diligeÌ„tly shal prayse it in coÌ„fessioÌ„ my prayer is hero thou hast delyuered me froÌ„ perdicioÌ„ froÌ„ a wicked tyme therfore lord my god I shal coÌ„fesse giue lande vnto thy name ¶ The gospell on S. Margaretes day the .xiij. cha of Mat. G IEsus sayde vnto his disciples The kyngdom of heueÌ„ is lyke vnto treasure hyd in the felde the which a man founde hyd it for ioy therof goeth selleth all that he hath byeth that felde Agayne the kyngdom of heueÌ„ is lyke vnto a marchauÌ„t sekyÌ„ge after good peerles which wheÌ„ he hath fouÌ„d one precious perle weÌ„t solde all that he had bought it Agayne the kyngdom of heueÌ„ is lyke vnto a net cast into the see / the gathereth of all kyndes of fisshes which wheÌ„ it is ful meÌ„ draw to laÌ„de sit gathereth the good into theyr vessels cast the bad away So shal it be at the ende of the world The Angels shal come seuer the bad froÌ„ the good shal cast theÌ„ iÌ„to a furneys of fyre there shal be waylyÌ„ge gnasshyÌ„g of teth Iesê° sayd vnto theÌ„ haue ye vnderstaÌ„de dal these thynges they sayd ye syr Then sayd he vnto them therfore euery scrybe which is taught vnto the kyngdome is lyke an housholder which bryngeth forth out of his treasure thynges bothe newe and olde ¶ The Pystle on Mary magdaleyn daye Prouerbi xxxi A WomaÌ„ of power veryte yf a maÌ„ coulde fynde the value of her were farre aboue perles The herte of her husbaÌ„d trusteth in her that he nedeth not spoyles She rendereth him good not euyll all the dayes of her lyfe She sought wolle and flaxe did as her haÌ„des serued her She is lyke a marchauÌ„tes shyp that bryngeth her vytayles from far She ryseth yer day / gyueth meate to her housholde fode to her maydens She coÌ„sydered a grounde bought it of the fruyt of her haÌ„des plaÌ„ted a vyne She gyrde her loynes with strength / couraged her armes She perceyued that her huswyfry was profitable / therfore dyd not put out her caÌ„dell by nyght She set her fyngers to the spendell her handes caughte holde on the dystaffe She openeth her hande to the poore / stretched out her handes to the nedy She feared not least the cold of snow shuld hurt her hous for all her housholde were double clothed She made her gay ornamentes of byce / purple was her apparel Her husbande was had in honour in the gates as he sate with the elders of the lande She made lynnen solde it delyuered to the marchauÌ„t Strenth glory were her rayment she laughed in the latter dayes She opened her mouth with wysdom the lawe of rightuousnes was on her toÌ„g She had an eye to her houshold eat not breade ydely Her chyldreÌ„ arose blessed her her husbaÌ„d coÌ„meÌ„ded her Many doughters haue done excelleÌ„tly but thou hast passed theÌ„ all Fauour is a deceauable thynge beaute in vanite but a womaÌ„ that feareth god / she shal be praised Gyue her of the fruyt of her haÌ„des / let her workes prayse her in the gates ¶ The gospell on Mary magdaleyns day the .vi. cha of Lu. E ONe of the Pharyses desyred Iesus that he wolde eate with him / he came in to the Pharyses house and sat downe to meat And beholde a woman in that cyte / which was a synner as sone as she knewe thou Iesus sat at meat in the Pharyses hous she brought an Alabaster boxe of oyntmente / she stode at his fete behynde hym wepyng began to wasshe his fete with teares and dyd wype them with the heares of her hed / kyssed his fete / anoynted them with oyntment When the Pharyse which had him to his house sawe that he spake within hym selfe sayenge Yf this maÌ„ were a Prophete he wolde surely haue knoweÌ„ who what maner woman this is which touched him for she is a synner And Iesus answered sayde vnto him SymoÌ„ I haue some what to say vnto the and he sayde Mayster say on Ther was a certayn leÌ„der which had two detters the one ought .v. hoÌ„dreth pens the other fyfty When they had nothynge to pay he forgaue theÌ„ bothe Whiche of theÌ„ tel me wyl loue hiÌ„ moste SymoÌ„ answered said I suppose that he to whome he forgaue moste / he sayede vnto hym Thou haste truly iudged And he turned to the womaÌ„ / sayed vnto SimoÌ„ Seest thou this woman I eÌ„tred into thy house / thou gauest me no water to my ete but she hath wasshte my fete with teres wyped them with the heares of her heed Thou gauest me no kisse but she sence the tyme I came in hath not ceased to kysse my fete My heed with oyle thou dydest not anoynt she hath anoynted my fete with oyntmeÌ„t Wherfore I say vnto the many synnes are forgyueÌ„ her because she loued moch To whoÌ„ lesse is forgyueÌ„ the same doth lesse loue And he sayd vnto her thy synnes are forgyueÌ„ ye. And they that sate at meate with him began to saye within them selues Who is this which forgyueth euen synnes and he sayd to the woman Thy fayth hath saued the go in peâ—ce ¶ The pystle on S. Iames daye the Apostle The .ij. Chapyter to the
muche haye in the place And the men sat doune in nombre about fyue thousand Iesus toke the breade and gaue thankes And gaue to the disciples And his dyscyples to theym that were set downe And lykewyse of the fyshes as much as they wolde wheÌ„ they had eaten ynough he sayde vnto his disciples gather vp the broken meate that remayeth the nothyng be lost They gathered it togyther and fylled .xij. baskettes with the broken meate of the v. Barlye loues whiche broken meate remayned vnto theym that had eaten Then those men when they had sene the myracle that Iesus dyd sayde This is of a trueth the prophet whiche shall come into the worlde ¶ The Pystle on passion Sonday The .ix. chapiter to the Hebrues C. BRethren Christ beyng an hye preest of good thynges to come came by a greter and a more perfite tabernacle nat made with handes that is to saye not of this maner bilding nether by the bloude of Gotes / and Calues / but by his owne blode / he entred ones for al in to the holy place and founde eternal redempcion for if the bolde of Oxen of Gotes / and the ashes of an Heyfer when it was spryncled / purified the vnclene as touching the purefyieng of the flesshe / howe muche more shal the blode of Christ which thorowe the eternal spirite offred hym selfe without spot to god pourge our conscyences from deade workes for to serue the liuyng god / for this cause is he the mediatoure of the newe Testament that thorowe death which chauÌ„sed for the redempcyon of those transgressyons that were in the fyrst Testament they which were called myght receyue the promyse of eternal inheritaunce ¶ The Gospell on Passyon Sondaye The .viij. chapiter of Iohan. F. IEsus sayde vnto the company of the Iewes and the hye preestes whyche of you can rebuke me of synne / yf I saye the trueth / why do not ye beleue me / he that is of god / hearâ—th goddes wordes ye therfore heare them not / because ye are not of God Then answered the Iewes and sayde vnto hym saye we not well that thou arte a Samaritayne and hast the deuyll Iesus answered I haue not the deuyl but I honoure my father and ye haue dyshonoured me I seke not myne owne prayse but there is one that seketh and iudgeth Verely verely I say vnto you yf a maÌ„ kepe my sayenges he shal neuer se deth ThaÌ„ sayd the Iewes to hyÌ„ now knowe we that thou hast the deuyll AbrahaÌ„ is dead also the prophetes and yet the sayest yf a maÌ„ do kepe my sayenge he shall neuer taste death art thou greater then our father Abraham whiche is dead and the prophetes are deade whom makest thou thy selfe Iesus answered yf I honoure my selfe my honoure is nothyng worth it is my father that honoureth me which ye saye is your god / yet haue ye not knowen hym but I knowe him yf I shuld say I knowe him not I shuld be a lyer lyke vnto you but I knowe hym kepe hys sayeng your father AbrahaÌ„ was glad to se my day and he sawe it reioysed Then sayd the Iues vnto hyÌ„ Thou art not yet .l. yere old hast thou sene AbrahaÌ„ Iesus said vnto theÌ„ Verely verely I say vnto you yer Abraham was I am Then toke they vp stones to cast at hyÌ„ but Iesus hyd hyÌ„ selfe weÌ„t out of the teÌ„ple ¶ The Pystle on Palme SoÌ„day The .ij. Cha. to the Philyp A BRethren let the same mynde be in you the which was in Christ Iesu which seinge in the shape of god thought it not robbery to be equall with god Neuerthelesse he made hym selfe of no reputacyon toke on hym the shape of a seruaunt became lyke vnto men and was fouÌ„de in his apparell as a maÌ„ he huÌ„bled hym selfe became obedieÌ„t vnto death eueÌ„ the death of the crosse wherfore god hath exalted hym gyueÌ„ hym a name aboue al names that in the name of Iesus shuld euery knee bowe both of thynges in heuen thynges in erth thynges vnder earth and that all tonges shulde confesse that Iesus Christ is the lorde vnto the prayse of God the father ¶ The passyon on Palme sonday The .xxvj. chap. of Math. A IEsus sayde vnto his dyscyples ye know that after .ij. dayes shal be Easter the sonne of man shall be delyuered for to be crucifyed then assembled togyther the chefe prestes the scribes the elders of the people into the palays of the hye preest which was called Cayphas helde a couÌ„sell how they myght take Iesus by subtylte kyll hym but they sayd not on the holy daye lest any trouble aryse agaynst the people when Iesus was in Bethany in the house of SymoÌ„ the lepper there came vnto him a woman whiche had an alabaster boxe of precyous oyntmeÌ„â— powred it on his heade as he sat at the bourde when his discyples sawe that they had indygnacyon sayenge what neded this wast thys oyntment myght haue ben well solde gyuen to the poore when Iesus vnderstode that he sayde to them why trouble ye the womaÌ„ She hath wrought a good worke vpon me for ye shall haue poore folke alwayes with you / but me shall ye not haue alwayes And in that she casted this oyntmente on my body she dyd it to burye me withall Verely I saye vnto you where soeuer thys gospell shal be preached throughout all the worlde there shall also this that she hath done be tolde for a memoryall of her Then one of the twelue called Iudas yscarioth went vnto the chefe prestes sayd what wyll you gyue me and I wyll delyuer hym vnto you they appoynted vnto hym thyrty peces of syluer froÌ„ the tyme he soughte oportunite to betraye hym The fyrst day of swete bread the disciples came to Iesus saying vnto hym where wylte thou that we prepare for the to eate the Pascall lambe and he sayd go into the cytye vnto suche a man saye vnto hym the mayster sayth my tyme is at hande I wyll kepe myn Easter at thy house with my discyples and the disciples dyd as Iesus had apoynted them and made redye the Easter lambe when the euen was come he sat downe with the .xij. And as they dyd eate he sayd Verely I say vnto you that one of you shall betraye me and they were excedynge sorowful and began euery one of them to saye vnto him is it I master he answered and sayd He that depeth his hand with me in the dyshe shal betraye me the soÌ„ne of man goeth as it is wrytten of hym but wo be to that man by whom the sonne of man shal be betrayed it had bene good for that man yf he had neuer ben borne Then Iudas which betrayed hym answered and sayd Is it I master he sayd vnto him thou hast sayd as they dyde eate Iesus toke breade and gaue thankes brake it gaue it to the dyscyples
.j. soÌ„daye after Easter daye called lowe SoÌ„daye The .j. Pystel of IohnÌ„ the .v. cha E MOste dere beloued brethren all that is borne of god ouercommeth the worlde and this is the victorye that ouercommeth the worlde euen our fayth who is that ouercoÌ„meth the world but he which beleueth the Iesus is the sonne of god This Iesus Christ is he that came by water and blode not by water only but by water and blode it is the spirite that beareth wytnes because the spryte is trueth for there are .iij. which beare recorde in heueÌ„ the father / the worde the holy ghost these .iij. are one for there are .iij. whiche beare recorde in earth The spirite the water / and bloude and these .iij. are one / if we receyue the wytnesse of meÌ„ the witnesse of god is greter for this is the wytnesse of god which he testyfyed of his sonne He the beleueth on the sonne of God / hath wytnesse in hym selfe ¶ The Gospell on the .j. Sonday after Easter day called lowe sonday the .xx chapiter of IohnÌ„ E THe same daye at nyght whiche was the morowe after the Saboth daye when the dores were shut where the discyples were assembled togyther for feare of the Iewes came Iesus and stode in the myddes and sayde to them Peace be with you and when he had so sayde he shewed vnto them his haÌ„des and his syde Then were the discyples glad when they sawe the Lorde Then sayde Iesus to them agayne Peace be with you As my father sent me euen so sende I you when he had sayde that he brethed on them and sayd vnto them Receyue the holy ghost who soeuers synnes ye remytte they are remytted vnto them who soeuers synnes ye retayne they are retayned but Thomas one of the twelue called Didimus was not with theÌ„ when Iesus came the other disciplâ—s sayd vnto hym We haue sene the lorde and he sayd vnto them excepte I se in his handes the prynte of the nayles and put my fynger in the hooles of the nayles truste my hande into hys syde I wyll not beleue And after .viij. dayes agayne his disciples were within Thomas with theÌ„ Then came Iesus when the dores were shut stode in the myddes and saide Peace be with you after that sayde he to Thomas brynge thy fynger hyther and se my handes and brynge thy hande and thruste it into my syde and be not faythlesse but beleuyng Thomas answered and sayd vnto hym my lorde and my god Iesus sayd vnto him Thomas because thou haste sene me therfore thou beleuest Happy are they the hath not sene yet beleue And many other sygnes dyd Iesus in the presence of his discyples which are not wryteÌ„ in this boke These are wryten that ye myght beleue that Iesus is Christ the sonne of maÌ„ and that in beleuynge ye myght haue lyfe thorowe hys name ¶ The Pystle on the .ij. Sondaye after Easter day the .j. pystle of Peter the .ij. chapiter C. MOoste dere beloued brethren Chryste suffered for vs leuynge vs an ensample that ye shulde folowe his steppes which did no synne neyther was there gyle fouÌ„de in his mouth which when he was reuyled reuyled not agayne wheÌ„ he suffered he threatened not but commytted the cause to hym the iudgeth ryghtouslye which his owne selfe bare our synnes in his body on the tree that we shulde be delyuered from synne shulde lyue in right wisnes by whose strypes ye were healed for ye were as shepe goynge astraye but are nowe returned vnto the shepeherde and byshop of youre soules ¶ The Gospel on the .ij. Sonday after Easter daye The .x. chapiter of IohnÌ„ C. IEsus sayd to his disciples I am the good shepherde the good shepherde gyueth his lyfe for his shepe an hyred seruaunte which is not the shepherd neyther the shepe are his owne seyeth the wolfe comming and leueth the shepe and flyeth and the wolfe cascheth them scattereth the shepe The hyred seruaunt flyeth because he is an hyred seruauÌ„te careth not for the shepe I am the good shepherd and knowe myne and am knowen of myne As my father knoweth me euen so knowe I my father And I giue my lyfe for the shepe and other shepe I haue which are not of this folde them also must I bryng that they may heare my voyce that there maye be one floke one shepherde ¶ The Pystle on the .iij. Sonday after Easter day The .j. Pystle of Peter the .ij. chapiter C. MOst dere beloued brethren I beseche you as straungers pylgrymes abstayne frome flesshlye lustes whyche fyght agaynst the soule and se that ye haue honest conuersacioÌ„ amonge the Gentyles that they whiche backebyte you as euyll doers maye se your good workes and prayse God in the daye of visitacyon submyt your selues vnto all maner ordynaunce of man for the Lordes sake whether it be vnto the kynge as vnto the cheyfe heed eyther vnto the rulers as vnto theym that are sent of hym for the punysshemente of euyll doers but for the lande of theym that doo well for so is the wyll of GOD that ye put to sylence the ignorauncy of the folyshe men as free not as hauyng the libierte for a cloke of malycyousnes but euen as the seruauntes of god honour al men loue brotherly felysshyp feare god honour the Kynge seruauntes obey your masters with all feare not onely yf they be good curteous but also though they be froward for it coÌ„meth of grace in Christ Iesus our lord ¶ The Gospell on the .iij. Sondaye after Easter daye the .xvj. Chapiter of IohnÌ„ D. IEsus sayde to hys dyscyples after a whyle ye shall not seme agayne after a whyle ye shall se me for I go to the father then sayd some of hys discyples betwene theÌ„ selues what is this that he sayeth vnto vs. After a whyle ye shal not se me and agayne after a whyle ye shall se me and that I go to the father They sayd therfore what is thys that he sayd sayth after a whyle we can not tell what he sayeth Iesus perceyued that they wolde axe hym sayd vnto them This is it that ye enquyre of betwene your selues that I said after a whyle ye shal not seme agayn after a whyle ye shal se me Verelye verelye I saye vnto you ye shall wepe and lameÌ„te and the worlde shall reioyce ye shall sorow but your sorowe shall be turned to ioy A woman when she trauayleth hath sorowe bycause her houre is come but as sone as she is delyuered of the chylde remembreth no more the anguysshe for ioye the a man is borne into the worlde And ye nowe are in sorowe but I wyl se you agayne And your hertes shal reioyce and your ioye shall no man take from you ¶ The Pystle on the .iiij. Sondaye after Easter daye The .j. Chapyter of Iames. C MOst dere beloued brethren euery good gyfte euery perfyte gyfte is frome aboue
cōmeth downe from the father of lyght with whom is no variablenes neyther is he chaūged vnto darkenes Of his owne wyll begat he vs with the worde of lyfe that we shulde be the fyrst fruytes of hys creatures Wherfore dere brethren let euery man be swyft to here flowe to speake flow to wrath for the wrathe of man worketh not that whiche is ryghteous before god Wherfore lay a parte all fylthynes all super fluyte of malycyousnes And receyue with meknes the worde the is grafted in you which is able to saue your soules ¶ The gospell on the .iiij. Sondaye after Easter daye The .xvj. chapyter of Iohn̄ B IEsus sayde to his discyples nowe I go my waye to hym that sent me And none of you axeth me whyther goest thou but bycause I haue sayde such thynges vnto you your hertes are full of sorowe Neuerthelesse I tell you the trueth it is expedient for you that I go awaye For yf I go not away that cōforter wyll not come vnto you But yf I departe I wyl sende him vnto you And when he is come he wyll rebuke the worlde of synne of ryghtwysnes of iudgemente of synne because they beleue not on me of ryghtwysenes because I go to my father and ye shall se me no more And of iudgement because the cheyfe ruler of this worlde is iudged all redy I haue yet many thynges to saye vnto you but ye can not beare them awaye nowe How be it when he is come I meane the spiryte of truth he wyll teache you all trueth He shall not speake of him selfe but what soeuer he shall heare that shall he speake he wyl shewe you of thīges to come he shal glorifie me for he shal receyue of myne shew vnto you All thynges that the father hath are myne Therfore sayd I vnto you that he shall take of myne shewe vnto you ¶ The Pystle on the .v. sondaye after Easter daye whiche is the nexte Sonday before the crosse dayes The .j. cha of Iames. D MOost dere beloued brethren se that ye be doers of the worde / and not hearers onely deceyuynge your owne selues with Sophistrye for yf any heare the worde do it not he is lyke vnto a man that beholdeth his bodely face in a glasse for as sone as he hath loked on hym selfe he goeth his waye hath immediatly for gotten what his fassh you was but who soeuer loketh in the perfyte lawe of lybertye and contynueth therin yf he be not a forgetfull hearer but a doer of the worde he shall be happye in his dede yf any man amonge you seme denoute refrayne not his tonge but deceyue his owne herte this mānes deuocyon is in vayne Pure deuocyon and vndefyled before god the father is thys To vysyte the frendles widowes in theyr aduersyte and to kepe hym selfe vnspotted from the worlde ¶ The Gospell on the .v. sondaye after Easter daye which is the next sondaye before the crosse dayes The .xvj. chap of Iohn̄ E IEsus sayde vnto his disciples verely verely I saye vnto you what soeuer ye shall aske the father in my name he wyl gyue it you hetherto haue ye asked nothynge in my name aske and ye shal receyue it that your ioy may be ful These thynges haue I spokē vnto you in prouerbes the tyme wyll come whē I shall speake no more to you in prouerbes but I shall shewe you playnly from my father It the daye shal ye aske in my name and I saye not vnto you that I speke vnto my father for you For the father him selfe loueth you because ye haue loued me haue beleued the I came out frō god I went out frō the father and came into the worlde I leaue the worlde agayne go to the father His discyples sayde vnto hym beholde nowe speakest thou playnly and thou vsest no prouerbes Nowe we know the thou vnderstandest all thynges nedest not that any man shulde aske the any questyon Therfore beleue we that thou commest from god ¶ The Pystle on Monday in the crosse dayes The .v. Chapyter of Iames. D MOst dere beloued brethren knowledge your fautes one to another pray one for another that ye maye be healed The prayer of a ryghteous man auayled much yf it be feruent Helias was a man in daūger to trybulacion as we are he prayed in his prayer that it myght not rayne And it rayned not on the earth by the space of thre yeres syx monthes And agayne he prayed and the heuen gaue rayne and the erth brought forth her fruyte yf any of you erre from the trueth another conuert hym let the same knowe that he which cōuerted the sinner frō goyng a stray out of his waye shal saue a soule from deth and shall hyde the multytude of synnes ¶ The gospel on the Mōday in the crosse dayes The .xj. chapiter of Luke B. IEsus sayde vnto his disciples which of you shulde haue a frende shulde go to hym at mydnyght and say vnto hym / frēde lende me thre loues for a frēde of myne is come out of the waye to me and I haue nothynge to set before hym and he within shulde answere and say trouble me not now / the dore is now shut / and my seruauntes are with me in the chamber I can not aryse and gyue thē vnto the. I saye vnto you thoughe he wyll not aryse and gyue him because he is his frēde / yet because of hys importunyte he wolde ryse / gyue thē as many as nedeth / and I saye vnto you aske / and it shal be gyuen you Seke and you shall fynde / knocke and it shall be opened vnto you / for euery one that asketh receyued and he that seketh fyndeth and to him that knocketh shal it be opened Yf the sonne aske breade of any of you that is a father / wyl he gyue him a stone Or if he aske fysshe / wyll he for a fysshe gyue him a serpēt Or yf he aske an egge wyll ye offre hym a Scorpion Yf ye then whiche are euyll / can gyue good gyftes vnto youre chyldren How moch more shall your father of heuē gyue the holy ghost to them that desyre it of hym ¶ The Pystle on the Ascensyon euen The .iiij. Chapyter of the Actes of the Apostles G THe multytude of thē that beleued were of one herte of one soule Also none of them sayde that any of the thynges which he possessed was hys owne / but had all thynges common / and with great power gaue the Apostles wytnes of the Resurreccyon of our Lorde Iesus Christ / and greate grace was with them all Neyther was there any among them that lacked for as many as were possessors of landes or houses solde them brought the pryce of the thynges which were solde and layd it downe at the Apostles fete / and distribucyon was made vnto euery man accordynge as he had nede ¶ The Gospel on the
¶ The Gospell on Wytson sonday the .xiiij. chapi of IohnÌ„ E. IEsus sayd vnto his disciples yf any man loue me / wyll kepe my saynges My father also wyl loue hym we wyl come vnto hym / wyl dwel with him He that loueth me not kepeth not my saynges the wordes which ye heare are not mine but the father which sente me This haue I spoken vnto you beyng yet pÌ„sent with you but the coÌ„forter whiche is the holy ghost whom my father wyl gyue in my name shall teache you all thynges brynge all thynges to your remembraunce what soeuer I haue told you Peace I leaue with you my peace I giue vnto you not as the worlde giueth gyue I vnto you let not your hertes be greued neyther feare ye ye haue herde how I sayd vnto you I go come agayn vnto you / if ye loued me ye wold verely reioyce because I sayd I go vnto the father for the father is greater then I. And now haue I shewed you before it come that wheÌ„ it is come to passe ye myghte beleue Here after wyll I not talke many wordes vnto you for the cheyfe ruler of the worlde coÌ„meth hath naught in me but that the world may knowe that I loue the father and as the father gaue me coÌ„mauÌ„dement euen so do I. ¶ The Pystle on the Monday in the Wytson weke the .x. cha of the Actes of the Apostles F. PEter opened hys mouthe and sayde Iesus commanded vs to preache vnto the people and to testifie that it is he that is ordeyned of god a iudge of quycke dead to him gyueth al the ê“phetes witnes that thorow his name shal receyue remissioÌ„ of synnes all that beleue in him whyle Peter yet spake these wordes the holy ghost fell on all theÌ„ which herde his preachynge And they of the circuÌ„cision whiche beleued were astonied as many as came with Peter because that on the gentyls also was shede out the gyfte of the holy ghost for they herde them speake with tonges and mangnyfy god Then answered Peter can any man forbyd water that these shulde not be baptysed whiche haue receyued the holy ghost as wel as we And he commaunded theÌ„ to be baptised in the name of oure Lorde Iesus Christe ¶ The Gospel on the Mondaye in the Wytson weke the the .iiij. Chapiter of IohnÌ„ B. IEsus sayde vnto a ruler amoÌ„ge the Pharyses God so loued the worlde that he gaue his onely sonne for the entente that none the beleue in him shulde perysshe but shulde haue euerlastyng lyfe for god sent not his sonne into the worlde to coÌ„deÌ„ne the worlde but that the worlde thorowe hym myght be saued he that beleueth on hym shall not be condempned but he that beleueth not is condempned al redy because he beleued not in the name of the onely sonne of God And this is the condempnacyon That lyght is come in to the worlde and the men haue loued darkenes more theÌ„ light because theyr dedes were euyl for euery man that doth euyl hateth the light neyther commeth to lyght least hys dedes shuld be reproued but he the doth the trueth commeth to the lyghte / that hys dedes myght be knowen howe that they are wrought in god ¶ The Pystle on the Tewysday in the Wytson weke the .viij. Chapiter of the Actes of the Apostles B. WHen the Apostles whiche were at Ierusalem herd saye the Samaria had receyued the worde of god / they sente vnto theÌ„ Peter IohnÌ„ whiche when they were come prayed for theÌ„ that they might receyue thy holy ghost for as yet he was come on none of them but they were baptysed onely in the name of Chryste Iesu Then layed they theyr handes on them and they receyued the holy ghoste ¶ The Gospel on the tewysday in the Wytson weke the .x. chapiter of IohnÌ„ A. IEsus sayde vnto his discyples Verely verely I saye vnto you whosoeuer entreth not in by the dore into the shepe folde but clymmeth vp some other waye / he is a thefe a robber He that goeth in by the dore is the shepeherde of the shepe To this man the Porter openeth the dore the shepe here his voyce / he calleth his owne shepe by name he ledeth theÌ„ out when he hath sent forth his owne shepe / he goeth before theÌ„ the shepe folowe hym / for they knowe his voyce / A strauÌ„ger they wyll not folowe / but wyll flye froÌ„ hym / for they know not the voyce of strauÌ„gers This maner of sayeng spake Iesus vnto theÌ„ they vnderstode not what thiÌ„ges they were which he spake vnto them ThaÌ„ sayd Iesus vnto theÌ„ agayne Verely I say vnto you that I am the dore of the shepe All euen as many as came before me are theues robbers but the shepe dyd not here them I am the dore by me yf any man entre in he shal be safe shal go in out and fynd pasture The thefe coÌ„meth not but for to steale / kyll / and destroye I am come that they myghte haue lyfe / and haue it the more habundantly ¶ The Pystle on the wednysdaye in the Wytson weke The .ij. Chapyter of the Actes Apostles C PEter stepte forth with the eleuen and lyfte vp his voyce sayde vnto them / ye men of Iewry all ye that in habyte Ierusalem be this knoweÌ„ vnto you / and with your eares heare my wordes These are not droÌ„ken as ye wene for it is yet the thyrde houre of the day but this is that which was spokeÌ„ by the prophet Iohel It shall be in the laste dayes sayth god of my spyryte I wyll powre out vpoÌ„ all flessh your sonnes your doughters shal prophesye your yonge men shal se visioÌ„s your olde meÌ„ shal dreame dreames on my seruauÌ„tes / on my haÌ„d maydeÌ„s I wyll powre out of my spyrite in those dayes they shall prophesy I wyll shewe woÌ„ders in heueÌ„ aboue tokeÌ„s in the earth byneth bloude fyre the vapoure of smoke The sonne shal be turned into darknes the moue into bloude before the great notable daye of the Lorde shall come and the tyme shall come / that whosoeuer shall call on the name of the Lorde shal be saued ¶ The Gospel on the Wednysdaye in Wytson weke The .vj. Chapiter of IohnÌ„ E IEsus sayd vnto his disciples to the coÌ„pany of the Iewes No man can come vnto me excepte my Father whyche hath sente me drawe hym I wyll rayse him vp at the laste day It is wryten in the prophetes And they shall all be taught of god euery maÌ„ which hath herde lerned of the father coÌ„meth vnto me not that any man hath sene the father saue he which is of GOD the same hathe sene the father Verelye verelye I saye vnto you he that beleueth on me hath euerlastynge lyfe I am the breade of lyfe your fathers dyd eate Manna in the
he found any of this way whether they were men or wemeÌ„ he might bryng theÌ„ bouÌ„d vnto IerusaleÌ„ As he weÌ„t on his iornei it fortuned that he drewnie to DamascoÌ„ sodaynly theyr shyned rouÌ„d about him a lyght froÌ„ heuen he fell to the earth herde a voyce sayeng to hym Saul Saul Why persecutest thou me And he sayd what arte thou lorde The lorde sayd I am Iesus whoÌ„ thou persecutest it shal be harde for the to kycke agaynst the prycke he both treÌ„blynge astonied sayd lorde what wylt thou haue me to do And the lorde sayde vnto him aryse go into the cytye and it shall be tolde the what thou shalt do The men which coÌ„panyed with him on his way stode amased for they herde a voyce but sawe no maÌ„ Saul arose froÌ„ the earth and when he had opened his eyes he sawe no maÌ„ Then led they hyÌ„ by the hand brought hyÌ„ into DamascoÌ„ he was thre dayes wtout sight neyther eate nor dranke There was a certayne discyple at DamascoÌ„ named Ananias to him spake the lorde in a vision Ananias And he sayd beholde I am here lorde And the lord sayd vnto him aryse go into the strete which is called strayte seke in the house of Iudas after one saule of the cytye of Tharsê° for beholde he prayeth hath sene in a visyon a man named Ananias coÌ„myng in vnto hym puttynge his haÌ„des on him that he myght receyue his sygh e. Ananias answered / lord I haue herd by many of this maÌ„ how much hurt he hath done to the sayntes at IerusaleÌ„ in this place he hath auctoryte of the hye prestes to bynde al that cal on thy name The lorde sayd vnto him Go thy wayes for he is a chosen vessel vnto me to bery my name before the geÌ„tyls kynges chyldreÌ„ of Israel for I wyl shewe him how great thynges he must suffre for me names sake Ananias weÌ„t his way entred into the house put his haÌ„des on hym sayd brother Saul the lord that appered vnto the in the way as thou camest sente me vnto the that the myghtest receyue thy syght be fylled with the holy ghost And immediatly there fell froÌ„ his eyes as it had bene scales he receyued his syght arose was baptysed receyued meat and was coÌ„forted Then was Saul certayn dayes with the disciples which were at DamascoÌ„ strayt way he preached Christ in the synagoges how that he was the soÌ„ne of god Al that herde him were amased said is not this he that spoyled theÌ„ which called on this name in IerusaleÌ„ came hyther for the enteÌ„t that he shuld bring theÌ„ bouÌ„d vnto the hye prestes Saul encreased in streÌ„gth coÌ„fouÌ„ded the Iewes which dwelled at Damascon affyrmynge that this was very Christ ¶ The gospel on the CoÌ„uersioÌ„ of s Paul the .xix. cha of Mat. D PEter sayd vnto Iesus Beholde we haue forsaken all haue folowed the what shal we haue therfore Iesus sayd vnto theÌ„ verely I saye vnto you that ye which haue folowed me in the seconde generacyon when the sonne of man shall sit in the seate of his maiesty shal syt also vpon .xij. seate iudge the .xij. trybes of Israell whosoeuer forsaketh house or brethren or systers or father or mother or chyldreÌ„ or lyuelode for my names sake the same shal receyue an hundreth folde shall inheryte euerlastynge lyfe ¶ The Pystle on Candelmas daye Malachie .iij. BEholde I sende my messenger which shal prepare the way before me sodaynly shall the lorde whoÌ„ ye seke come vnto his temple the messenger of the couenaunt whoÌ„ ye desyre Beholde he commeth sayeth the lorde Sabothe Who shal eÌ„dure in the daye of his coÌ„mynge or who shal stande to beholde him for he is as tryenge fyre the herbe that fullers score wtal he shal syt tryenge purgyng syluer shall puryfye the soÌ„nes of Leuy shall fyne theÌ„ as golde syluer they shall brynge offerynge vnto the lorde of ryghteousnes the sacryfyce of Iuda of IerusaleÌ„ shal be delycyous vnto the lorde as in the old tymes in the yeres that were at the begynnynge ¶ The gospel on CaÌ„delmas day The second Cha. of Luke D WHen the tyme of Puryfication after the lawe of Moises was come they brought Iesus to Ierusalem to present him to the lorde as it is written in the lawe of the lorde euery maÌ„ chylde the fyrst openeth the matryx shal be called holy to the lorde to offce as it is sayde in the lawe of the lorde a payre of turtle doues or .ij. yonge Pygyons and beholde there was a man in IerusaleÌ„ whose name was Simeon and the same man was iuste and feared god and longed for the consolacion of Iraell and the holy ghost was in hym and an answere was gyuen hym of the holy ghoste that he shuld not se death before he had sene the Lorde Christe And he came by inspiracion into the temple And when the father the mother brought in the childe Iesus to do for him after the custome of the lawe Then toke he him vp in his armes sayd lorde lettest thou thy seruaunte departe in peace acordynge to thy promyse for myne eyes haue sene the sauiour sent froÌ„ the which thou hast prepared before the face of al the people A light to lyghteÌ„ the geÌ„tils the glory of thy people Israel ¶ The Pystle on S. Mathias the Apostle day the .j. chapyter of the Actes of the Apostle C PEter stode vp in the myddes of the disciples sayd the noÌ„bre of the names were about an hondreth and twenty ye meÌ„ and brethreÌ„ this scripture must nedes be fulfilled which the holy ghost thorowe the mouth of Dauid spake before of Iudas which was guyde to them that toke Iesus for he was noÌ„bred with vs obtayned felowshyp in this ministracion he hath now possessed a plat of grounde with the rewarde of iniquite / and wheÌ„ he was hanged braste a sonder in the middes all his bowels gusshed out / as it is knowen vnto all the inhabyters of IerusaleÌ„ In so muche that that felde is called in theyr mother toÌ„ge Acheldema that is to say the bloudy felde It is writeÌ„ in the boke of Psalmes his habytacyon be voyde no man be dwellynge therin his bysshopryke let another take Wherfore of the meÌ„ which haue companyed with vs all the tyme that the lorde Iesus weÌ„t in and out amonge vs begynnynge at the baptysme of IohnÌ„ vnto the same daye that he was taken vp froÌ„ vs must one be ordened to be a witnes with vs of his resurreccion And they apoynted Ioseph called Barsabas whose surname was Iustus Mathias they prayed sayenge Thou Lorde which knowest the hertes of all men shewe whether thou hast chosen of these two that the one maye take the roume of this ministracyon
with the ghost / prophesyed sayeng Blessed be the Lord of Israel for he hath visited redemed his people ¶ The Pystle on S. Peter and Paules daye The .xij. Chapyter of the Actes of the Apostles A IN that tyme Herode the kynge layd handes on certayn of the coÌ„gregacyon to vexe theÌ„ / he kylled Iames the brother of Iohan with a swerde and because he sawe that it pleased the Iewes he proceded further / toke Peter also Then were the dayes of the swete bread / and when he had caught him / he put hym in Pryson / and delyuered hym to .iiij. quaternyons of souldyours to be kept / entendynge after Easter to brynge him forth to the people / Then was Peter kept in pryson / but prayer was made withoute ceasynge of the congregacyon vnto God for hym / when Herode wolde haue brought him out vnto the people / the same nyght slept Peter betwene two souldyoures / bounde with two chaynes / and the kepers before the dore kepte the Pryson beholde the angell of the lorde was there presente lyght shyned in the lodge smote Peter on the syde styred hym vp sayenge â–ª Aryse vp quyckely the chaynes fel of froÌ„ his haÌ„des the angell sayd vnto him / gyrde thy selfe bynde on thy sandalles so he dyd he sayde vnto him cast on thy mantell about the folowe me he came folowed hym wyste nat that it was trueth which was done by the angel but thought he had sene a vysyon when they were paste the fyrste the secoÌ„de watche they came vnto the Irongate that ledeth vnto the cytye which opened to them by his owne accorde And they weÌ„t out passed thorow one strete by by the Angel departed froÌ„ him And wheÌ„ Peter came to hym selfe he sayd now I knowe of a suertye that the lord hath sent his Angel hath delyuered me froÌ„ the haÌ„d of Herode froÌ„ al the waytiÌ„g for of the people of the Iues ¶ The gospel on s Peter Paules daye ye. xvj cha of Mat. C WHen Iesê° came into the costes of the ryte which is called Cesarea Philyppy he asked his discyples sayenge whoÌ„ do men say that I the son of man am They sayd some say that thou arte IohnÌ„ baptyst some Helias some Ieremias or one of the prophetes He sayd vnto them but whoÌ„ say ye that I am Simon Peter answered sayd Thou art Christ the sonne of the lyuynge god And Iesus answered sayd vnto hym Happy art thou Simon the son of Ionas for flessh bloud hath not opened vnto the that but my father which is in heueÌ„ And I say vnto the that thou art Peter vpoÌ„ this rocke I wyl buld my coÌ„gragacioÌ„ the gates of hel shal not preuayle agaynst it I wyl gyue vnto the the keyes of the kyngdome of heueÌ„ whatsoeuer thou byndest vpoÌ„ earth shal be bouÌ„d iÌ„ heueÌ„ whatsoeuer thou losed on erth / shal be losed in heueÌ„ ¶ The Pystle on the coÌ„memoracion of s Paul the .ij. chapiter to the Galathyans B I Cercyfye you brethren that the Gospel which was preched of me was not after the maner of men neyther receyued I it of man neyther was I taught it but receyued it by the reuelacioÌ„ of Iesus Christ ye haue herde of my coÌ„uersacion in tymes past in the Iewes wayes how that beyond mesure I persecuted the coÌ„gregacion of god spoyled it preuayled in the Iewes law aboue many of my coÌ„panioÌ„s which were of myne owne nacioÌ„ was as muche more feruent mayntener of the tradicions of the elders but wheÌ„ it pleased god which seperated me froÌ„ my mothers woÌ„be called me by his grace / for to declare his son by me that I shuld preache him amonge the hetheÌ„ / immediatly I coÌ„mened not of the matter with flesshe bloude / neyther returned to Ierusalem to theÌ„ which were Apostles before me / but went my wayes into Arabia came agayne vnto DamascoÌ„ Then after iij. yere I returned to Ierusalem to se Peter abode with him .xv. dayes none other of the Apostles sawe I saue Iames the lordes brother the thynges which I wryte beholde / god knoweth I lye not After that I went into the costes of Syria Cilicia was vnknowen as touchynge my person vnto the coÌ„gregacyons of Iewry which were in Christ but they herde onely that he which persecuted vs iÌ„ tyme past now precheth the fayth which before he destroyed / they gloryfyed god on my behalfe ¶ The gospell on the Commemoracion on saynt Paule The xix Chapyter of Mathewe D PEter sayd vnto Iesê° / behold we haue forsaken c. ye shall fynde this gospell on the conuersion of S. Paule Folio l. ¶ The Pistle on the vysitacion of our Lady Cantic ii I Am the floure of the felde Lylyes of the valeys / the Lylye amonge thornes so is my loue amonge the doughters As the Apple tree amonge the trees of the wode / so is my beloued amonge the sonnes in his shadow was my desyre to sytte for his fruyte was swete to my mouth He broughte me vnto his wyne seller / his behauer to me ward was louely / behold my beloued sayd to me vp haste my loue / my done my beutifull come for nowe is wynter gone / rayne departed past the floures appere in oure countre the tyme is come to cut the vynes The voyce of the Turtyl done is herd in our laÌ„d the fyggetre hath brought forth her fygges / the vyne blossomes gyue a sauour vp haste my loue my doue in the holes of the rocke secrete places of the walles shew me thy face and let me heare thy voyce for thy voyce is swete and thy fasshyon beautyfull ¶ The gospell on the visitacyon of our lady the .j. cha of Luke D MAry arose in those dayes and wente into the mountaynes with haste into a Cytye of Iewry entred into the house of zachary saluted Elyzabeth and it fortuned as Elyzabeth herde the salutacyon of Mary the babe spronge in her belly Elyzabeth was fylled with the holy ghoste and cryed with a loude voyce sayd Blessed art thou amoÌ„ge womeÌ„ blessed is the fruyt of thy woÌ„be whense happeneth this to me that the mother of my lorde shuld come to me Lo as sone as the voyce of this salutacioÌ„ souÌ„ded in myne eares the babe lept in my belly for ioye blessed art thou that beleuest for those thinges shal be perfourmed which were tolde the froÌ„ the Lorde And Mary sayde My soule magnyfyeth the Lord my spyryte reyioseth in God my sauyour ¶ The Pystle on relyke Sondaye Eccle. xliiij THese are the men of mercy whose ryghteousnes are not forgotten Goodnesse abyde with the sede of them / theyr kynsfolke are an holy inherytaunce theyr sede hath stande in witnesses and the sonnes of them abyde vnto the