shalte thou haue worshyp in the preseÌ„ce of theÌ„ that syt at meate with the for who soeuer exalteth hiÌ„ selfe shal be brought low and he that humbteth hym selfe shall be exalted ¶ The Pystell on the. xviij SoÌ„daye after Trinyte sonday the. i. pystel to the Corinth the fyrst cha A BRothreÌ„ I tanke my god alwayes on your behalfe for the grace of god which is gyueÌ„ you by Iesus Chryst the mâ—al thynges ye are made riche by hym in al lernynge iÌ„ all lernyng in al knowledge eueÌ„ as te Testimony of Iesê° christ was confyrmed in you so that ye are behynde in nogyfte and vayte for that aperyng of our lorde Iesus Chryste whiche shal strenght you vnto the ende that ye may be blamelesse iÌ„ that day of our lord iesê° christ ¶ The Gospel on the. xviij sonday after Trinyte sonday The. xxij chapiter of Mathewe D. THe Pharyses weÌ„t vnto Iesu s one of theÌ„ which was a doctour of the lawe asked hym a question teÌ„ptyng hym sayeng Mayster whiche is the great coÌ„maundemeÌ„t in the law Iesus sayd vnto hym thou shalt loue thy lord god with al thyne arte with al thy soule with al thy mynd this is the fyrste that greatest coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t there is another lyke vnto this Thou shalt loue thy neyghbour as thy self In these two coÌ„mauÌ„dymeÌ„tes hange al the law the ê“ohetes Uvhyle the Pharyses were gathe red to gyther iesus asked theÌ„ sayeng Uvhat thynke ye of Chryste Uvhose sone is he they sayd vnto hiÌ„ the sone of Dauid He sayd vnto theÌ„ Howe theÌ„ doth Dauid in spirite call hym lorde sayeÌ„g The lord sayd to my lorde syt on my ryght hande tyll I mak thyne enemyes thy fote stole if Dauid called hiÌ„ lorde howe is he then his sone none of theÌ„ could answere hym agayne one worde Neyther durst any maÌ„ from that day forthe aske hym any mo questyons ¶ The Pystel on the. xix SoÌ„day after Trinyte soÌ„day the. iiij chapÌ„ to the Ephesians E. BRothren be ye renued iÌ„ the spirite of your myndes and put on that new maÌ„ whiche after the ymag of god is shaped in ryghtwysenes true holynes Uvherfore put awaye lyenge speak euery maÌ„ trueth vnto his neyghbour for as moch as we ar meÌ„ bers one of another be angry but synne nat let nat the sonne go downe vpoÌ„ your wrathe gyue no place vnto the backbiter let hiÌ„ that stele stele no more but let hiÌ„ rather labour with his haÌ„des some good thyng that he may haue to gyue vnto hym that nedeth ¶ The Gospel on the. xix Sondaye after Trinyte sondaye The. xix Chapiter of Mathewe A. IEsus entred iÌ„ to the shyppe and passed ouer and came in to his owne citye and beholde they brought vnto hym a man sycke of the palse y lyeng in his bed and wheÌ„ Iesus sawe theyr fayth he sayd to the sycke of the palsey sonne be of good chere thy syn nes are forgyueÌ„ the beholde certayne of the scribes sayd in theÌ„ selues he blasphemeth wheÌ„ Iesê° saw teyr thoughtes he sayde wherfore thynke you euyl'in your hertes whether is esyer to say thy synÌ„es are for gyueÌ„ the or to say aryse walke That ye maye knowe that the sone of man hath power to forgyue synnes in erth theÌ„ sayd he vn to the sycke of the palsey aryse take vp thy bed go home to thy house And he arose and departed to his house wheÌ„ the people sawe it they meruailled gloryfied god whiche had gyuen suche power to men ¶ The Pystell on the. xx Sondaye after Trinyte sonday The. v. chapiter to the. Ephesyans D BRethrene take hede that ye walke cyrcuÌ„spectly nat as fooles but as wyse redemyng the tyme for the dayes are euyll wherfore be ye nat vn 〈…〉 e but vnderstaÌ„de what the wyll of the lorde is â—e nat dronke with wyne wherin is excesse but be fulfylled with the spiryte spekynge vnto your selues in Psalmes Hymnes spyrytuall soges syngynge makynge melody to the lord iÌ„ your hertes gyuinge thaÌ„kes alwayes for al thyng iÌ„ the name of our lord Iesê° chryst to god the father submitting your selues one to another iÌ„ the feare of god ¶ The Gospel on the. xx soÌ„day after trinyte soÌ„day the. xxij cha of mathew A IEsus sayd vnto his discyples the kyngdome of heuen is lyke vnto a certayne kynge whiche maryed his sone sent forth his seruauÌ„tes to cal theÌ„ that were bydde to the weddynge they wolde nat come Agayne he sent forth other seruauntes â—â—yenge tell them whiche are bedden beholde I haue prepared my dyner myne oxen and my fatlynges are kylled al thynges are red y come vnto the maryage They made lyght of it and wente theyr wayes one to hys ferme place another aboute hys marchaundyse the remnaunte toke hys seruauntes and intreated theÌ„ vngoodly slew them wheÌ„ the kynge herde that he was wroth sent forth hiswarrers destroed those murthers breÌ„t vp their cyte theÌ„ sayd he to his seruauÌ„tes the weddynge was prepared but they which were biddeÌ„ therto were nat worthy Go ye therfore out iÌ„ to the high wayes as many as ye fynde byd theÌ„ to the mariage the seruauntes went out in to the hygh wayes gathered to gyther as many as they coulde fynde both good and bad and the weddynge was furnyssed with gestes The kynge came in to viset his gestes and spied there a man which had nat on a weddyng garment and sayd vnto hym frende howe camist thou in hythe r and hast nat on a weddynge garment and he was euen specheles TheÌ„ sayd the kyng to his ministers take and bynde hym hande and fote and cast hym in to vtter darkenes ther shal be wepynge gnassyng ofteth for many are called and fewe be chosen ¶ The Pystel on the. xxi Sondaye after Trynyte sonday the. vi Chapyter to the Ephesyans B. MY brethrene be stronge in the lorde and in the power of his myght put on the armoure of god that ye may staÌ„de stedfaste agaynste the craftye assautes of the deuyll for we wrestle nat agaynst flesh blode but agaynst rule agaynst power agaynst worldly rulers of the darkenes of this worlde agaynste spyrytuall wyckedne s for heueÌ„ly thynges For this cause take vnto you the armour of god that ye may be able to resyst in the euyll day to stond ê‘fecte iÌ„ al thiÌ„ges StoÌ„d therfore your loynes gyrde about with veryte hauynge on the brest plate of ryghtwysnes shodde with showes pÌ„pared by the gospel of peace aboue all take to you the shyld of fayth wherwith ye may queÌ„che al the fyre dartes of the wycked tak the helmet of saluacyoÌ„ the swerde of the spyryte which is the word of god ¶ The Gospell on the. xxi Sonday after Trinyte sonday The. iiij chapiter of Iohan. G. THere was a certayne ruler who se sone was sycke at CapernauÌ„ as he herde that Iesê° was come out of
Israel He sayed vnto them it is nat for ye to know the tymes or seasoÌ„s which the father hath put iÌ„ his own power but ye shall receaue power of the holy ghoste whiche shall coÌ„e on you And ye shal be wytnesses vnto me iÌ„ IerusaleÌ„ iÌ„ all Iewry and in Samary and euen vnto the worldes end and whan he had spoken these thynges whyle they beheld he was taken vp and a cloude receaued hym vp out of theyr syght whyle they loked sted fastly vp to heueÌ„ as he went Beholde two meÌ„ stode by theÌ„ in whyte clothynge whiche also sayd ye men of Galyle why stand ye gasyng vp in to heueÌ„ Thys same Iesus whiche is taken vp from you in to heueÌ„ shal so come euen as ye haue sene hym go in to heuen ¶ The Gospel on the Ascension daye the. xvi chapiter of Marke C. AFter that Iesus appered vnto the eleueÌ„ as they sate at meate cast iÌ„ theyr teth theyr vnbelefe hardnes of herte because they beleued nat theÌ„ which had sene hiÌ„ after his resurreccyon and he sayde vnto them Go ye in to all the worlde and preache the. Gospel to al creatures and he that byleueth and is baptysed shal be saued and he thatÌ„ byleueth nat shall be dampned And these sygnes shall folowe them that shall byleue in my name they shall cast out deuyls and shall speake with new tonges and shall kyll serpentes and yf they drynke any deedly thynge it shall nat hurte them they shal laye theyr handes on the sycke and they shall recouer So theÌ„ when our lorde Iesus had spoken vnto them he was receaued in to heuen and is sette downe on the ryght hande of god and they went forth and preached euery where And ower lorde wrough with them and confyrmed theyr preachynge with myracles folowynge ¶ The Pystel on the SoÌ„daye after the assensyon daye the fyrst pystel of Peter the. iiij chap. B MOst dere beloued brethreÌ„ be ye discrete watche in prayers but aboue all thynges haue ferueÌ„t loue amonge you for loue couereth the multitude of synnes Be ye harberours one to another and that without grudgynge as euery maÌ„ had receaued the gyfte minister the same one to another as good ministers of the many folde grace of god Yf any man speke let hym talke as though he spake the wordes of god Yf any man mynyster let hym do it as of the habylyte whiche god mynystreth vnto hym that god in al thynges may be gloryfyed thorowe Iesus Christe ¶ The Gospell on the soÌ„daye after the Assensyon daye the. xv Chapyter of IohnÌ„ D. IEsus sayd vnto his dyscyples when the coÌ„forter is come who me I wyll sende vnto you from the father whiche is the spyryte of verite whiche procedeth of the father he shall testifie of me ye shal beare witnes also bycause ye haue beÌ„ with me froÌ„ the begiÌ„nyng These thiÌ„ges haue I said vnto you bicause ye shuld nat be hurte iÌ„ your fayth They shal excoÌ„municate you ye the tyme shal come that who soeuer kylleth you wyl thynke that he doth god true seruyce And such thiÌ„ges wyl they do vnto you bycause they haue nat knowen the father neyther yet me But these thynges haue I tolde you that when that houre is come ye myght remember them that I tolde you so ¶ The Pystel on wytson sonday the second Chapyter of the actes of the Apostels A. WHeÌ„ the syfry daye was come whiche is witsoÌ„ sondaye the Apostels with one accorde were gathered togyther iÌ„ one place And sodenly there cam a souÌ„de froÌ„ heueÌ„ as it had beÌ„ the coÌ„mynge of a myghtywynde it fylled al the house where they sat And there apered vnto theÌ„ cloueÌ„ toÌ„ges as they had bene fyre it sate vpoÌ„ eache of theÌ„ they were all fylled with the holy ghoost begaÌ„ to speak with other toÌ„ges eueÌ„ as the spiryte gaue theÌ„ vterauÌ„ce There were dwelliÌ„ge at IerusaleÌ„ Iewes deuoute meÌ„ whiche were of al nacyoÌ„s vnder heueÌ„ UvheÌ„ this was noysed aboute the multytude caÌ„ to gyther were astonyed bycause that euery maÌ„ herd theÌ„ speake iÌ„ his owne toÌ„ge They woÌ„dered al meruayled sayeÌ„ge amoÌ„g theÌ„ selues loke are nat all these whiche speake of galyle howe heare we euery maÌ„ his owne toÌ„ge wherein we were borne ParchyaÌ„s Medes Elamites the iÌ„habiters of Mesopotamia of Iewry Cayadocia PoÌ„tê° of Asia Phrigia Pamphilia of Egypte of the partyes of Libia which is besyde Sirene strauÌ„gers of roÌ„e iewes Proselites Grekes ArabiaÌ„s we haue herde theÌ„ speake with our own toÌ„ges the great workes of god ¶ The Gospel on wytson sondaye the. xiiij chapyter of Iohan. E. IEsus sayde vnto his disciples yf any maÌ„ loue me wyll keape my sayenges My father also wyl loue hiÌ„ we wyl com vnto hym wyll dwell with hym He that loueth me nat kepeth nat my sayenges and the wordes whiche ye heare are nat myne but the fathers whiche sent me This haue I spoken vnto you beyng yet preseÌ„te with you â—ut the conforter whiche is the holy ghost whome my father wyll gyue in my name shall teache you all thynges and brynge all thynges to your remembraunce what so euer I haue tolde you Peace I leaue with you my peace I gyue vnto you nat as the world gyueth gyue I vnto you let nat your hartes be greaued neyther fere ye ye haue herd how I sayd vnto you I go come agayn vnto you yf ye loued me ye wolde verely reioyce bycause I sayde I go vnto the father for the father is greater theÌ„ I And now haue I shewed you before it coÌ„ that wheÌ„ it is come to passe ye myght byleue Hereafter wyll I nat talke many wordes vnto you for the cheyf ruler of this worlde commeth hath naught iÌ„ me but that the worlde may know that I loue the father as the father gaue me coÌ„maundement eueÌ„ so do I. ¶ The Pystell on the moÌ„daye in the wytson weke the. x. chapyter of the Actes of the Apostels F. PEter opened his mouth sayd Iesê° coÌ„mauÌ„ded vs to pÌ„ache vnto the people to testyfye that it is he that is ordeyned of god a iudge of quyke deed to hiÌ„ gyueth all the ê“phetes wytnes that thorow his name shall receaue remyssyon of synnes all that by leue iÌ„ hym Uvhyle Peter yet spake these wordes the holy ghost fell on all them whiche heard his pÌ„achyng And they of the CircuÌ„cisyoÌ„ whiche beleued were astoyned as many as came with Peter because that on the geÌ„tyles also was shed out the gyft of the holy ghost for they herd theÌ„ speake with tonges and magnyfye god TheÌ„ aÌ„swered Peter caÌ„ any maÌ„ for byd water that these shulde nat be baptised whiche haue receaued the holy ghost as well as we And he commaunded theÌ„ to be baptised in the name of our lorde Iesus Christe ¶ The Gospell on MoÌ„daye in the wytson weke the. iiij Chapyter of Iohan.
brought other fyue sayeÌ„g Mayster thou delyuerdest vnto me fiue taleÌ„tes 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 taleÌ„tes came sayde mayster thou delyueredest vnto me ij taleÌ„tes â—o 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 coÌ„be The remeÌ„brauÌ„ce 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 â—…ed and he the worketh by my couÌ„sell shall nat 〈…〉 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 〈…〉 begate Isaac Isaac begate Iacob Iacob be 〈…〉 Iudas his brothrene Iudas begate Phares 〈…〉 of Thamar Phares begate EsroÌ„ EsroÌ„ beâ—… begate Aminadab Aminadab begate â—…n Naasson begate Salmon SalmoÌ„ begate â—oos of Raâ—ab Boos irgate Obed of Ruth Olâ—d â—egate 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 haÌ„des 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 weÌ„te 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 bouÌ„de 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 sayeÌ„g 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 haÌ„de and brought hym in to Damascon and he was thre dayes without syght neyther eate nor draÌ„ke 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 weÌ„t 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
Dauid he shall raygne ouer the house of Iacobe for euer of his kyngdom shal be none ende TheÌ„ sayde mary vnto the angel how shal this be seynge that I knowe nat a man the angell answered sayd vnto her the holy ghost shall come vpoÌ„ the the power of the hyest shal ouer shadow the. Therfore also that holy thiÌ„ge which shal be borne shall be called the sone of god and marke thy cosyn Elizabeth she hath also conceaued a sone in her olde age this is the. vi monethe to her which was called baraine for with god shall nothynge be vnyossyble Mary sayde Beholde the hande maydeÌ„ of the lorde be it vnto me euen as thou haste sayde ¶ The Pystel on saynt Georges daye The fyrst chapiter of Iames. A MY brethrene count it excedyng ioye wheÌ„ ye fall in to diÌ„uers temptacyos for as moche as ye knowe that the tryeng of your fayth bryngeth pacieÌ„ce and let pacience haue her perfecte worke that ye maye be perfecte and souÌ„de that nothyng be lackynge vnto you yf any that is amoÌ„g you lacke wisdome let hym aske of god which gyuethe to all meÌ„ in differently castethe no man iÌ„ the teeth and it shall be gyueÌ„ hym but let hym aske in faythe and wauer nat for he that doubtethe is lyke the waues of the see toste of the wynde and caryed with vyolence Neyther let that man thynke that he shal receyue any thynge of god A wauerynge mynded maÌ„ is vnstable iÌ„ al his wayes let the brother of lowe degre reioyce iÌ„ that he is exalted and the riche in that he is made lowe for euen as the floure of the grasse shal he vanysshe awaye The Sonne rysethe with heate the grasse widdereth and his floures fauleth away the beaute of the fassyon of it peryssheth euen so shall the ryche man perysshe with his haboundauÌ„ce Happy is the maÌ„ that endureth in temptacyon for when he is tryed he shall receaue the crowe of lyfe which the lorde hath promysed to then that loue hym ¶ The Gospel on saynt Georges daye The xv chapiter of Iohan. A. IEsus sayd vnto his discyples I am the true vyne my father is an housbande man euery braunche that bearethe nat fruite in me he wyl take away and euery braunche the beareth fruyte wyl he pourge that it may briÌ„g more fruyte Nowe are ye cleane by the meanes of the wordes wiche I haue spoken vnto you byde yn me let me byde iÌ„ you as the brauÌ„che can nat beare fruyte of it selfe excepte it byde in the vyne no more can ye excepte ye abyde in me I am the vyne ye are the braunches hethat abydeth in me I in hym the same bryngeth forthe moche fruythe for without me can ye do nothynge yfa maÌ„ byde nat iÌ„ me he is cast forth as braunche is wyddred men gather it caste it in to the fyre and it burnethe yf ye abyde in me my wordes also bide in you aske what ye wyl it shal be gyueÌ„ to you ¶ The Pystel on saynt Marke the Euangelystes daye The. iiij chapiter to the Ephesyans B. BRethren vnto euery one of vs is gyueÌ„ grace accordynge to the measure of the gyfte of Chryste wherfore he saythe he is gone vp an hye and hath ledde captyuete captyue and hathe gyuen gyftes vnto men That he ascended what meaneth it but that he also discended fyrst in to the lowest partyes of the erthe He that discended is euen the same also that ascended vp eueÌ„ aboue al heuyns to fulfyl al thynges and the very same made some Apostles some ê“phetes some EuaÌ„gelyst some shepherdes some teachers that the sayntes myght haue al thiÌ„ges necessarye to worke mynystre withal to the edyfieÌ„ge of the body of chryst til we euery chone in the vnite of fayth knowledge of the sone of god growe vp vnto a ê‘fyte man after the measure of age of the fulnes of Chryst ¶ The Gospel on saynt Marke the euaÌ„gelystes day The. xv cha of Ioh. A IAm the true vyne c. as it is wrtten worde by word iÌ„ the Gospel of saiÌ„t Georges daye fo lxi ¶ The Pystel on Phylyp Iames daye Sapi. v. THen shal the ryghteous staÌ„de with greate constaunce agaynst theÌ„ that vexed theÌ„ and toke away that they hadde laboured for when the wycked shall se that they shal be troubled with horrible fere and shal wounder at the sodayne vnloked for victorye and shall saye in them selues repentynge sorowyng for anguysshe of herte These be they whiche we some time mocked and iested on we were out of oure wyttes thought theyr lyuyng madnes theyr ende to be without honour but behold howe they are couÌ„ted amonge the chyldren of god and haue theyr enherytaunce among the sayntes ¶ The Gospel on saynt Phylyp and Iames day The. xiiii chapiter of Iohan. A. IEsê° sayde to his disciples let not your hertes be troubled byleue in god byleue ye in me In my fathers house are many maÌ„syons Yf it were nat so I wold haue tolde you I go to pÌ„pare a place for you yf I go to prepare a place for you I wyll come agayne receaue you euen vnto my selfe that where I am there may ye be also whether I go ye know the waye ye know Thomas sayd vnto hym Lord we know nat whither thou goeste Also howe is it possyble for vs to know the way Iesus sayde vnto hym I am the way the verite the lyfe No maÌ„ coÌ„meth vnto the father but by me if ye had knowen me ye had knowen my father also And now ye knowe hiÌ„ ye haue sene hym Phylyp sayde vnto hym Lorde shewe vs the father it suffyseth vs. Iesê° sayd vnto hym haue I ben so long tyme with you yet haste thou nat knoweÌ„ me Phylyp he that hath sene me hath sene the father how sayest thou them shewe vs the father byleueste thou nat that I am in the father the father in me The wordes that I speake vnto you I speake nat of my self but the father dwellyng iÌ„ me is he that dothe the workes byleue me that I am the father the father iÌ„ me at the leest byleue me for the verye workes sake Uerely verely I say vnto yoâ— who so euer byleueth on me the workes that I do the same shall he do and greater workes theÌ„ these shall he do bycause I go vnto my father and what soeuer ye aske in my name that wyll I do ¶ The Pystel on the inuencyoÌ„ of the Crosse the. v. Chapiter to the Galathyans B. BRothren I haue trust towarde you in god that ye wyll be none other wyse mynded He that troubleth you shall be are hê iudgemeÌ„t what soeuer he be brothreÌ„ if I yet preache cir cuncision why do I theÌ„ yet suffer ê‘secucyoÌ„ for theÌ„ had the offeÌ„ce which the crosse gyueth ceased I wolde to god they were sondred from you
whiche trouble you as many as desyre with out warde aperauÌ„ce to please carnally they coÌ„strayne you to be circuÌ„cysed onely bycause they wolde nat suffre persecu cyon with the crosse of Christ for they them selues whiche are circuÌ„cysed kepe natte the lawe but desyre to haue you circuÌ„cysed that they myght reioyce in your fleshe God forbyd that I shulde reioyce but iÌ„ the crosse of our lord Iesu Christ wherby the world is crucyfyed as touchyng me and I as concernynge the worlde ¶ The Gospel on the Inuencyon of the Crosse the. iiij Chapyter of IohnÌ„ A THere was a man of the Pharises na med Nicodemê° a ruler amoÌ„g the Ie wes he came to Iesê° by nyghte said vnto hym Mayster we knowe that thou arte a teacher whiche is coÌ„e froÌ„ god for no man coulde do suche myracles as thou doest except god were with hym Iesus answered and sayde vnto hym Ue rely verely I say vnto the except a man be borne a newe he can nat se the kyngedome of god Nicodemus sayd vnto hym howe can a man be borne when he is olde can he entre in to his mothers bodye be borne agayne Iesus answered Uerely verely I say vnto the except that a man be borne of water and of the spyryte he can nat entre in to the kyngdome of god That whiche is borne of the fleshe is fleshe that whiche is borne of the spiryte is spiryte Meruayle nat that I sayd to the ye must be borne a new The wynde bloweth where he lysteth and thou hearest his sounde but thou canste nat tel whense he coÌ„meth and whyther he goeth So is euery man that is borne of the spiryte Nicodemus answered and sayde vnto hym How can these thynges he Iesus answered sayde vnto hiÌ„ Arte thou a mayster in Is rael and knowest nat these thynges Uerely verely I say vnto the we speake that we knowe and testyfye that we haue sene and ye receaue nat our wyttenes if I haue tolde you erthly thynges and ye haue nat beleued howe shulde ye beleue if I shall tel you of heuenly thynges And no man hath asceÌ„ded vp to heuen but he that came downe from heuen that is to saye the sone of man whiche is in heuen And as Moyses lyfted vp the serpent in wyldernes euen so must the sone of man be lyfted vp that no man whiche beleueth in hym peryshe but haue eternall lyfe ¶ The Pystel on the Natiuite of saynt IohnÌ„ Baptist Esaye xlix THus sayth the lorde HerkeÌ„ ye Ilesvnto me gyue hede ye peple that are a far re the lorde called me out of the wom be and made mencyon of my name when I was in my mothers bowels and he made my mouth lyke a sherpe swerd In the shadow he let me with his haÌ„de he made me as an excelleÌ„t arow hyd in his quyuer he sayde vnto me thou arte my seruauÌ„t O Israell in whome I wyll be glo ryfyed and I sayde I labour in vayne and spende my strength for nought vnprofytably howbeit my cause I â—mitte to the lord my trauayl vnto my god and nowe sayth the lorde that formed me iÌ„ the wom be to be seruaunt and to turne Iacob vnto hym beholde I haue made the a lyght that thou shuldest be saluacyoÌ„ vnto the ende of the worlde kynges shal se and rulers shall stande vp shal worshyppe bycause of the lorde whiche is faythful and the holy of israell hath chosen the. ¶ The Gospel on the Natiuite of saynt IohnÌ„ the Baptist The fyrst Chapiter of Luke F. ELizabethes tyme was coÌ„ that she shulde be delyuered she brought forth a sone her neyghboures her cosiÌ„s herd tell how the lord had shewed greate mercy vpoÌ„ her they reioysed with her And it fortuned the eight day they came to circuÌ„cyse the chyld called his na me â—achary after the name of his father his mother aÌ„swered sayd nat so but he shal be called IohaÌ„ And they sayde vnto her There is none of thy kyn that is named with thys name they made sygnes to his father howe he wold haue hiÌ„ called he asked for wrytinge tables wrote sayenge his name is Io â—aÌ„ And they meruayled al his mouth was opened immediatly his toÌ„g he spake lauding god feare caÌ„e on all theÌ„ the dwelt nye all these thiÌ„ges were noysed abrod throughout all the hilly countrey of Iewry all they that herd theÌ„ layd theÌ„ vp iÌ„ theyr har tes sayâ—g Uvhat maner chyld shall this be the haÌ„de of god was with hiÌ„ his father zacharias was fyl led with the holy ghost ê“phesied sayeÌ„g Blyssed be the lord of Israel for he hath vysyted and redemed his people ¶ The Pystel on saynt Peter Paules day The. xij Chap. of the Acces of the Apostels A. IN that tyme Herode the kyng layde haÌ„des on certein of the â—gregacioÌ„ to ve xe theÌ„ he killed Iames the brother of Iohan with a swerd because he sawe the it plea sed the Iewes he pceded further toke Peter also Them were the dayes of the swete bread wheÌ„ he had caught hiÌ„ he put hym iÌ„ prisoÌ„ delyuered hym to iiij quaternioÌ„s of soldiours to be kept entendynge after Easter to brynge hiÌ„ forth to the people TheÌ„ was Peter kept iÌ„ prysoÌ„ but prayer was made without ceasyng of the â—gregacyoÌ„ vnto god for hi wheÌ„ Herode wolde haue brought hiÌ„ out vnto the people the same nyght slepte Peter bytwene two soldiours wuÌ„d with two chay nes the kepers before the â—ore kepte the prysoÌ„ be hold the aÌ„gell of the lord was there pÌ„seÌ„t lyght shyned iÌ„ the lodge smote Peter on the syde styred hiÌ„ vp sayeÌ„g Aryse vp qickly the chaynes fel of froÌ„ his haÌ„des the aÌ„gell sayd vnto hiÌ„ gyrde thy selfe biÌ„de on thy saÌ„dalles so he dyd he sayd vnto hiÌ„ caste on thy maÌ„tell about the folowe me he came folowed hiÌ„ wyst nat that it was trueth which was done by the aÌ„gell but thought he had sene a vysyon when they were past the fyrst the secoÌ„de watche they caÌ„e vnto the IroÌ„ gate that ledeth vnto te cytye which ope ned to theÌ„ by his owne accorde And they weÌ„t out passed thorowe one strete by by the Angell depar ted froÌ„ hiÌ„ And wheÌ„ Peter caÌ„ to hiÌ„ selfe he sayd now I knowe of a suertye that the lord hath seÌ„t his aÌ„gell hath delyuered me from the hande of Herode froÌ„ all the waytynge for of the people of the Iewes ¶ The Gospel on saint Peter and Powles daye the. xvi chapyter of Mathewe 〈◊〉 TUheÌ„ Iesê° came iÌ„ to the costes of the cytye whi che is called Cesarea Philippi he asked his di sciples sayeÌ„g whoÌ„e do meÌ„ saye that I the sone of maÌ„ am They sayd some say that thou art IohaÌ„ baptist soÌ„e Helias some Ieremias or one of the
dore a damsell came forthe to herken named Rhoda when she knewe Peters voyce she opened nat the entrey for gladnes but ranne iÌ„ tolde howe Peter stode before the entrey they sayde vnto her thou arte mad she bore theÌ„ downe that it was eueÌ„so TheÌ„ sayd they it is his aÌ„gell peter ê¯tynued knockynge when they had opened the dore sawe hym they were astonyed he beckened vnto them with the hande to holde theyr peace and told them by what meanes the lord broughte hym oute of pryson ¶ The Gospel on saynt Peter day ad vincula The. xvi chapiter of Mathewe B. WHen iesê° came iÌ„ to the costes c. ye shall fynde this gospell on saint peter paules day f. lxiiij ¶ The Pystell on the traÌ„sfyguracyoÌ„ of our lord the. ij pystel of Peter the fyrst cha D. MOste dere beloued brethren we folowed nat deceauable fables when we opened vnto you the power commynge of our lord Iesê° chryste but with our eyes we sawe his maieste EueÌ„ theÌ„ verely when he receaued of god the father honour glorye whaÌ„ there came suche a voyce to hym from that excelleÌ„t glory This is my dere byloued sone iÌ„ whome I haue delyte here hym this woyce we herde whan it came from heueÌ„ beynge with hym iÌ„ the holy mounte we haue also a ryghte sure worde of prophesye where vnto yf we take hede as vnto a lyght that shyneth in a darke place ye do wel vntyl the daye dawne and the daye starre aryse in your hertes ¶ The Gospel on the TransfyguracioÌ„ of our lorde The. xvij chapiter of Mathewe A IEsus toke Peter and Iames IohaÌ„ his brother brought theÌ„ vp in to an hye mountayne out of the way was transfygured before them his face did shine as the sonne his clothes were as whyte as the lyght And beholde there apered vnto them Moyses Helias talkynge with hym TheÌ„ answered Peter sayde to Iesus Mayster here is good beyng for vs yf thou wylte let vs make here iij. tabernacles one for the and one for moyses and one for helias whyle he yet spake beholde a bryght cloude shadowed theym and beholde there came a voyce oute of the cloude sayde This is my dere sonne iÌ„ whom I delyte here hym And whan the dyscyples herde that they fell flatte on theyr faces were sore affrayde And Iesê° came and touched theym sayde aryse and be nat a frayde then lyfted they vp theyr eies sawe no maÌ„ but Iesê° onely And as they came downe froÌ„ the mountaine iesê° charged theÌ„ sayenge se that ye she we the vysioÌ„ to no man tyll the soÌ„ne of maÌ„ be ryseÌ„ agayne from deth ¶ The pystel in the feest of the name of Iesus The. iiij chapi of the Actes of the Apostles A PEter full of the holy ghost sayd Ye rulers of the people and elders of Israel yf we this day be examined of the good dede done to the syckeman by what meanes he is made hole be it knoweÌ„ vnto you all to al the people of israel that in the name of iesus Chryst of Nazareth whome ye crucyfyeÌ„d whome god raysed from deth agayne this man standeth here presente before you whole this is the stone caste asyde of you buylders whiche is sette in the cheyfe place of the corner neyther is there saluacyon in any other noryet also is there any other name giuen to men wherin we muste be saued ¶ The Gospell in the feest of the name of Iesus The fyrste chapiter of Mathewe C. THe aungell of god apered to Ioseph in slepe sayeÌ„g Ioseph the sonne of da uid feare not to take vnto the mary thy wyfe for that which is conceaued in her is of the holy ghost She shal bring forth a sone thou shalt cal his name Iesus for he shall saue his people from theyr synÌ„es Al this was done to fulfyl that which was spoken of our lorde by the ê“phete sayeÌ„g Beholde a mayde shal be with chylde shall bringe forth a sonne they shall call his name Emanuel whiche is by interpretacy on god with vs. ¶ The Pystel on saynt LaureÌ„ce daye the. ij Pystel to the Corynthyans The. ix cha B BRethrene he which sowethe lytell shal reepe lytell he that sowethe pleÌ„teously shall reepe pleÌ„teously let euery man do accordyng as he hath purposed iÌ„ his herte not grudgyngly or of necessyte for god loueth a chereful gyuer God is able to make you ryche iÌ„ all grace that ye iÌ„ all thynges hauynge sufficieÌ„t vnto the vtermost may be ryche vnto all maner good workes as it is wrytten He hath sparsed a brode hathe gyuen to the poore his ryghteousnes remayneth for euer He that fyndeth the sower sede shal mynystre breade for fode and shall multyply your sede encrease the fruytes of your ryghteousnes ¶ The Gospel on saynt Laurence daye The. xij chapyter of Iohan. D. IEsê° sayed vnto his discyples Uerely verely I say vnto you excepte the wheathe corne fal into the grouÌ„de dye it bydethe alone yf it dye it bryngethe for t moche fruyte He that loueth his lyfe shall destroye it he that hathethe his lyfe iÌ„ this worlde shall kepe it vnto the lyfe eternal yf any maÌ„ minystre vnto me let hym folowe me where I am there shall also my mynyster be and yf any man mynystre vnto me hym wyl my father honoure whiche is in heuen ¶ The Pystel on the Assumpcyon of our lady Ecclesi xxiiij IN al those thynges I sought reste iÌ„ some maÌ„nes enherytauÌ„ce wolde haue dwelte The the creatoure of all thiÌ„ges coÌ„mauÌ„ded sayd vnto me he that created me dyd sette my tabernacle at reste sayde vnto me Dwel iÌ„ Iacob haue thyne en herytauÌ„ce iÌ„ Israell rote thy selfe amoÌ„ge myne electe FroÌ„ the begynnynge before the world was I created vnto the world to come wyll I not cease before hym haue I mynystred iÌ„ the holy habytacyoÌ„ so iÌ„ SyoÌ„ was I set led in the holy cytie lykewise I rested in IerusaleÌ„ was my power And I roted my selfe iÌ„ an honourable people which are the lordes parte he theyr enherytauÌ„ce amoÌ„ge the multytude of sayntes I helde me faste As a cedar tree was I lyfte vp in Lybanon as a Lypres tree iÌ„ mouÌ„te hermoÌ„ As a Palme tree was I exalted iÌ„ Cades as rose plaÌ„tes iÌ„ Ierico As a beautyfull Olyue tree iÌ„ the feldes as a Playntayne tree was I exalted vpoÌ„ the waters In the stretes I gaue an odoure as Sinamon Balme that smellethe wel gaue an odoure of swetenes as ê‘fecte Myrre ¶ The Gospel on the Assumpcyon of our lady The. x. chapiter of Luke G. IEsus entred into a certaine Castell And a certaine woman named Martha receaued hym in to her house And this woman had a syster called Mary whiche satte at Iesus fete herde Iesus preachynge Martha was coÌ„bred
vnto hym sone why hast thou thus dealt with vs. Beholde thy father and I haue soughte the sorowyng he sayd vnto theÌ„ how is it that ye haue soughte me wyst ye nat that I muste go about my fathers busynes and they vnderstode nat the sayeng that he spake to them and he wentes with them and came to Nazareth was obedyent to them but his mother kepte all these thynges in her herte and Iesus encreased iÌ„ wysdome and age and in fauoure with god and man ¶ The Pystell on the seconde Sondaye after the vtas of the Epy. The. xij chapÌ„ to the Romayns C BRethren seyng that we haue dyuers gyftes accordyng to the grace that is gyuen vnto vs yf any man haue the gyfte of prophesye let hym haue it that it be agreyng vnto the fayth Let hym that hath an offyce wayte on his offyce let hym that teacheth take hede to his doctryne lete hym that exorteth gyue attendaunce to his exortacyon yf any maÌ„ gyue let hym do it with synglenes let hym that ruleth do it with dilygence yf any maÌ„ shewe mercy let hym do it with chere fulnes let loue be without dissymulacyon hate that whiche is euyl and cleaue vnto that which is good Be kynde one to another with brotherly loue in gyuynge honoure go one before another lette nat the busynes whiche ye haue iÌ„ hande be tedyous to you be feruent iÌ„ the spiryte applye your selues to the tyme reioyse in hope be pacyent in tribulacyon continue in prayer dystrybute vnto the necessyte of the sayntes and dylygently to harbowre Blysse them whiche persecute you blysse but curse nat be mery with theÌ„ that are mery wepe with them that wepe be of lyke affectyoÌ„ one toward another be nat hye mynded but make your selues equall to them of the lower sorte ¶ The Gospell on the seconde Sondaye after the vtas of the Epypha the. ij Chapiter of Iohan. A. THere was a maryage iÌ„ Cana a cytie of galyle iesê° mother was there Iesê° was called also his discyples vnto the mariage when the wyne fayled Iesê° mother sayde vnto hym they haue no wyne Iesê° sayde vnto her womaÌ„ what haue I to do with the myn houre ys nat yet come his mother sayde vnto the mynysters what so euer he saythe vnto you do it There were staÌ„dyng vi water pottes of stone after the maner of purifyenge of the Iewes coÌ„tayning two or iii. fyrkyns a pece Iesus sayd vnto theÌ„ fyl the water pottes they fylled theÌ„ vp to the harde brym he sayd vnto theÌ„ Drawe oute nowe beare vnto the gouernour of the feaste they bare it UvhaÌ„ the ruler of the feaste hade tastede the water that was turnede vnto wyne neyther knewe wheÌ„se it was but the mynysters which drewe the water knewe he called the bryde grome and sayde vnto hym al men at the begynnynge set forth good wyne and when men be dronke them that whiche is worse but thou hast kept backe the good wyne vntyll nowe This begyn nynge of myracles dyde Iesus in Cana of Galyle shewed his glorye hys dysciples byleued on hym ¶ The Pystell on the. iij. Sonday after the vtas of the Epyphany The. xij ChapÌ„ to the Romayns BRethrene be nat wyse in your owne opynioÌ„s RecoÌ„peÌ„ce to no maÌ„ euyl for euell â—uyde afore haÌ„de thynges honest in the syght of all men yf it be possyble yet on your parte haue peace with all men derely be loued aueÌ„ge nat your selues but gyue row me vnto the wrathe of god for it ys wrytten vengeaunce is myn and I wyll rewarde saythe the lorde Therfore yf thyn enemy huÌ„gre fede hiÌ„ yf he thruste gyue hym drynke for iÌ„ so doynge thou shalte heape cooles of fyre on his heed be nat ouer come of euyl but ouercome euyl with goodnes ¶ The Gospell on the thyrd Sondaye after the â—as of the Epypha The. viij Cha. of Mathew A WHen Iesus was come downe from the mountayn moche people folowed hym lo therre came a Lepre and worshypped hym sayenge mayster yf thou wylte thou canste make me clene he put forth his hande and touched hym sayeng I wyl be thou clene immediatly his leprosy was cleÌ„sed iesus sayd vnto hym se thou tell no man but go and shew thy selfe to the preest and offre the gyfre that Moyses commaunded in wytuesse to then wheÌ„ Iesê° was entred in to CapernauÌ„ there came vnto hym a certayne CeÌ„turion besechyng hym and sayeng Mayster my seruauÌ„te iÌ„yeth syche at home of the palseye and is greuously payned and iesus sayd vnto hym I wyll come and cure hym The CeÌ„turyon answered and sayd Syr I am nat worthy that thou shuldest come vnder the rofe of my house but speake the word only and my seruaunt shall be healede for I also my selfe am a man vnder power and haue souldyours vnder me I saye to one go and he goeth and to another come and he commeth and to my seruaunt do this and he doeth it Uvhen Iesus herde that he meruaylede and sayde to them that folowed hym Uerely I saye vnto you I haue nat founde so greate fayth no nat iÌ„ israel I say therfore vnto you that many shall come from the est and west and shal rest withe Abraham Isaac and Iacobe iÌ„ the kyngdome of heuen and the chyldren of the kyngdome shal be caste out in to the vtter darknes there shal be wepynge and gnassâ—yng of teeth Then Iesus sayde vnto the CentureoÌ„ go thy waye and as thou haste byleuede so be it to the and hys seruaunt was healed the same houre ¶ The Pystell on the fourthe Sondaye after the vtas of the Epyphanie the. xiij Chapiter to the Romayns B. BRethren owe nothyng to any maÌ„ but to loue oÌ„e another for he the loueth another fulfylleth the law for these coÌ„maundemeÌ„tes thou shalt nat coÌ„myt aduoutry thou shalt nat kyl thou shalt nat stele Thou shalte nat beare fals wytnes Thou shalte nat desyre an so forthe yf thor be any other coÌ„mauÌ„dyment they are all comprehendyd in this sayenge Loue thy neyghboure as thy selfe loue hurteth nat his neyghbour Therfore loue is the fulfyllynge of the lawe ¶ The Gospell on the fourthe Sonday after the vtas of the Epiphanye the. viij Chapiter of Mathewe C. VUhen Iesus entred in to ashyp and hys dyscyples folowed hym and beholde there arose a greate storme in the see in so moche that the shyppe was hydde with waues and he was a slepe and hys discyples came vnto hym and awoke hym sayeÌ„g Mayster saue vs we perysshe he sayde vnto them why are ye feareful O ye of lytell fayth TheÌ„ he arose and rebuked the wyndes and the see and there folowed a great calme and the men meruayled and sayde what man is this that bothe wyndes and see obey hym ¶ The Pystell on the fyft Sonday after the vtas of the Epiphanye The thyrde Chapiter to the Colossyans B. BRethren now as elect of god holy and beloued put on tender mercy
saluacyon let vs gyue no maÌ„ occasyoÌ„ of euyll that iÌ„ oure offyce be fouÌ„de no faute but iÌ„ al thiges let vs be haue oure selues as the ministers of god I moch pacyeÌ„ce iÌ„ afflyccyoÌ„s iÌ„ necessyte iÌ„ anguysshe iÌ„ strypes iÌ„ prysoÌ„meÌ„t iÌ„ stryfe iÌ„ laboure iÌ„ watche iÌ„ fastiÌ„g iÌ„ purenes iÌ„ knowledge iÌ„ loÌ„ge sufferyng iÌ„ kyndnes iÌ„ the holy ghost iÌ„ loue vnfayned in the wordes of trueth iÌ„ the power of god by the armure of ryghtwysenes on the ryght haÌ„de on the lyft haÌ„de iÌ„ honoure dishonour iÌ„ euyl reporte and good reporte as disceyuers yet true as vnknowen as dyenge and beholde we yet lyue as chastened and nat kylled as sorowynge and yet alway merye as poore yet make many ryche as hauyng nothyng and yet possessyng all thynges ¶ The Gospel on the fyrst Sonday in Lent the iiij chapyter of Mathew A. UUheÌ„ Iesus was lede away of the spiryte in to wyldernes to be teÌ„pted of the deuyl And when he hadde fasted forty dayes forty nyghtes at the laste he was an huÌ„gred TheÌ„ came vnto hym the teÌ„pter sayd if thou be the sone of god coÌ„mauÌ„de that these stones demade breade He answered and sayd It is wrytteÌ„ maÌ„ shall nat lyue onely by breade but by euery worde that procedeth out of the mouthe of god TheÌ„ the deuyl toke hiÌ„ vp iÌ„ to the holy cyte let hym on a pynacle of the temple and sayde vnto hym if thou be the sone of god cast thy selfe downe for it is wrytten he shal gyue his angels charge ouer the with theyr handes they shal holde the vp that thou dassh nat thy fote agaynst a stone Iesus sayde to hym this is wrytteÌ„ also Thou shalt nat teÌ„pte thy lorde god The deuyl toke hym vp agayn and let hym in to an excedynge hye mouÌ„tayne and she wed hym al the kyngdomes of the world and al the glory of them sayd vnto hym al these wyll I gyue the yf thou wylt fall downe worshyp me Then sayd Iesus vnto hym auoyde Sathan for it is wrytten Thou shalt worshyp thy lorde god and hym only shalte thou serue ¶ The Pystell on the seconde sonday in Lent the fyrst pystel to the TessalouyaÌ„s The fourth chapÌ„ A WE beseche you brethrene exorte you in the lord Iesê° that you encrease more more eueÌ„ as ye haue receaued of vs how ye ought to walke to please god ye remeÌ„ber what commaundementes we gaue you iÌ„ the name of the lord Iesu christ for this is thewyl of god eueÌ„ that ye shulde be holy and that ye shuld absteyne from fornicacyon that euery one of you shulde knowe howe to kepe hys vessel in holynes and honoure And nat in the lust of concupyssens as do the heatheÌ„ whiche knowe nat god that no man go to farre and defraude his brother iÌ„ bargayning because the lord is a veÌ„ger of al suche thynges as we told you before tyme testyfyed vnto you for god hathe nat callede vs vnto vnclennes but vnto holynes in Chryst Iesê° our lorde ¶ The Gospel on the seconde SoÌ„day in Lent the. xv chapiter of Mathewe C. IEsus went theÌ„eâ— and departed in to the costes of Tyre and Sydon And beholde a woman whiche was a Cananite came out of the same costes tried vnto hym sayeng haue mercy on â—…orde the sone of Dauyd My doughter is petyously vexed with a deuyl And he gaue her neuer aword to answere TheÌ„ came to hym his dyscyâ—les besought hym sayeÌ„g send her away for she foloweth vs cryenge he answered sayd I am nat sent but vnto the loste shepe of the house of Israell TheÌ„ she came and worshypped hym sayeÌ„g mayster sucker me he answered sayde it is nat good to take the chyldrens bred to cast it to the whelpes she answered and sayde it is truth neuertheles the whelpes eate of the croÌ„mes whiche fall from theyr maysters table TheÌ„ Iesê° an swered sayd vnto her O womaÌ„ great is thy fayth be it to the euen as thou desyrest her doughter was made hole euen at that same houre ¶ The Pystel on the. iij. Sondaye in Lent to the Ephesyans the. v. chapyter A. BRethrene be ye folowers of god as dere chyldren walk iÌ„ loue euen as Chryste loued vs gaue hiÌ„ selfe for vs an offryng a sacryfyce of aswete sauer to god so that fornicacyon al vnclennes or couetousnes be nat ones named amoÌ„g you as it becoÌ„meth sayntes neyther fylthynes neyther folysshe talkynge neyther gestynge whiche are nat comely but rather gyuyng of thaÌ„kes for this ye know that no wromoÌ„ger other vncleane persone or couetous persone whiche is the worshypper of images hath any inherytauÌ„ce in the kyngdome of Chryste and of god Let no maÌ„ deceyue you with vayne wordes for thorowe such thynges commeth the wrathe of god vpon the chyldren of vnbyleue Be nat therfore coÌ„panyons with them ye were ones darknesse but are nowe lyght iÌ„ the lorde walke as chyldreÌ„ of lyght for the fruyte of the spiryte is in al goodnes ryghtwysnes and trueth ¶ The Gospell on the. iij. Sonday in Lent the. xi chapyter of Luke C. IIesus was a castynge out a deuyll whiche was domme And it foloweth wheÌ„ the deuyl was gone out the doÌ„me spake and the people wondred Some of them sayd he casteth out deuylles by the power of Belzebub the cheyfe of the deuylles other tempted hym sekynge of hym a sygne from heuen he knewe theyr thoughtes and sayde vn to them Euery kyngdome at debate wythin it selfe shall be desolate And one house shall fall vpon an other So if Sathan be deuyded with in hym selfe how shal his kyngdome endure because ye saye that I cast out deuylles by the power of Belzebub if I by the power of belzebub caste oute deuyls by whose power do youre chyldren caste theÌ„ oute Therfore shal they be your iudges But if I with the fynger of god caste out deuylles no doubte the kyngdome of god is come vpon you when a strong man armed watched hys house That he possesseth is iÌ„ peace but when a stronger then he commeth vpon hym and ouercommeth hym he taketh froÌ„ hym his harneys wherin he trusted and diuydeth his goodes he that is nat with me is agaynst me and he that gathe reth nat with me scattereth when the vncleane spirite is gone out of a mand he walketh through waterlese places sekyng rest and when he fyndeth none he sayeth I wyl ceturne agayne vnto my house wheÌ„ se I came out and when he commeth he fyndeth it swept and garnysshed TheÌ„ goeth he and taketh seuen other spirytes with hym worse then hym selfe they entre in dwell there and the ende of the maÌ„ is worse then the begynnyng It fortuned as he thus spake a certayn woman of the company lyfte vp her voyce and sayd vnto hym happy is the wombe that bare the the pappes which gaue the sucke he sayd happy are they that
they fouÌ„de no cause of deth in hym yet desyred they pylate to kyl hym wheÌ„ they had fulfylled al that were wrytteÌ„ of hym they toke hym downe froÌ„ the tree put hym in a Sepulchre But god rased hym agayne froÌ„ deth he was sene many dayes of theÌ„ which came with hym froÌ„ Galyle to IerusaleÌ„ whiche are his witnesses vnto the people And we declare vnto you howe that the ê“myse made vnto that fathers god hathe fulfylled vnto vs theyr chyldren in that he raised vp Iesus agayne ¶ The Gospel on tewisdaye in the Easter weke The. xxiiij chapiter of Luke F. IEsus hym selfe stode iÌ„ the myddes of his discyples sayd vnto theÌ„ peace be with you And they were abasshed a frayde supposynge that they hadde sene a spyryte And he sayde vnto theÌ„ Uvhy are yeâ—â—oubled why do thoughtes a â—…se iÌ„ your hertes beholde my handes my fete that it is euen my selfe handle me and se for spirytes haue not flesshe bones as ye se me haue wheÌ„ he had thus spokeÌ„ he shewed theÌ„ his haÌ„des his fete and whyle they yet byleued nat for ioy woÌ„dred he sayde vnto theÌ„ haue ye here any meate they gaue hym a pece of a broyled fysshe and of an hony come be and he toke it and eate it before them he sayde vnto them These are the wordes whiche I spaâ—e vnto you whyle I was yet with you that al must be fulfylled whiche were wrytten of me in the lawe of Moyses and in te prophetes and in the psalmes TheÌ„ opened he theyr wyttes that they myght vnderstaÌ„de the scriptures and sayd vnto theÌ„ thê° is it wrytteÌ„ thus it behoueth christ to suffre to ryse agayne from deth the. iij. day And the repentaunce and remission of synnes shulde be preached iÌ„ his name among al nacions ¶ The Pystell on the wednysday in the Easter weke The. iij. cha of the actes of the apostles C. PEter openyng hys mouth sayd ye men of Israel al ye that feare god heare God of AbrahaÌ„ Isaac Iacob the god of our fathers hath glory fyed his sone Iesus whoÌ„ ye betraed denied in the presence of pylate when he had iudged hym to be losed but ye denyed the holy ghost iust and desyred a Murdrer to be gyueÌ„ you kylled the lord of lyfe whom god hath reysed froÌ„ deth of the which we are witnesses nowe brethren I know that thorowe ygnoraunce ye dyd it as dyd also your heddes but god which shewed before by the mouth of al his prophetes that Christe shuld suffre hath thus wyse fulfylled it Repent therfore and tourne that yousynnes may be done away ¶ The Gospell on the wednysday in the Easter weke The. xxi Chapiter of IohnÌ„ A. AFter that Iesê° shewed hym selfe agayne to his dyscyples at the see of Tiberias And on thiswyse shewed he hym selfe There were togyther SymoÌ„ peter Thomas whiche is called Didimus And Natha nael of Cana a cytye of Galyle the sonnes of zebedes two other of the dyscyples Symon peter sayd vnto theÌ„ I go a fysshynge They sayd vnto hym we also wyl go with the They weÌ„t theyr way entred in to a shyp straytewaye and that nyghte caught they nothyng but wheÌ„ the mornynge was nowe come iesus stode on the shore neuertheles the discyples knewe nat that it was iesus Iesê° sayde vnto theÌ„ syrs haue ye any meate They answered hym no he sayd vnto theÌ„ caste out the net on the ryght syde of the shyp ye shal fynde They cast out anone they were nat able to drawe it for the multytude of fysshes Then sayd the discyple whoÌ„ Iesus loued vnto Peter it is the lord UvhaÌ„ SimoÌ„ Peter herde that it was the lorde he gyrde his maÌ„tel to hym for he was naked sprang iÌ„ to the see the other discyples came byshyp for they were not farre froÌ„ lande but as it were two hoÌ„dred cubytes they drewe the nette with fysshes As sone as they were come to lande they sawe hote coles fysshe layd theroÌ„ breade Iesê° sayd vnto theÌ„ brynge of the fysshe whiche ye haue caughte SymoÌ„ Peter stepped for the drewe the nette to lande full of greate fysshes an hondred and. liij for all there were so many yet was nat the nette brokeÌ„ Iesê° sayd vnto then Come dyne And none of the discyples durste axe hiÌ„ what arte thou for they knewe that it was the lorde iesê° theÌ„ came toke breade gaue theÌ„ and fyshe lykewyse And this is now the thyrd tyme that Iesê° appered to his discyples after that he was rysen agayne from death ¶ The Pystel on the fyrst soÌ„ day after Easter daye called low soÌ„ day the fyrste pystell of Iohan and the fyfte chapyter E MOst dere beloued brethreÌ„ all that is borne of god ouercoÌ„meth the worlde this is the victory that ouercoÌ„meth the world eueÌ„ our fayth who is it that ouercoÌ„meth the worlde but he which byleueth that Iesê° is the sone of god This Iesê° chryst is he that came by water blode nat by water only but by water blode and it is the spirite that bereth wytnesse bycause the spirite is trueth for there are thre which beare recorde iÌ„ heueÌ„ the father the worde 〈◊〉 the holy ghost and these thre are one for there are thre whiche beare recorde in earth The spirite the water blode these thre are one yf we receaue the wytnesse of men the wytnesse of god is greater for this is the wytnesse of god which he testifyed of his sone he that byleueth on the soÌ„e of god hath wytnesse in hym selfe ¶ The Gospell on the fyrst Sonday after Easter day called lawe SoÌ„day The. xx chapÌ„ of IohaÌ„ E â—He same daye at nyght which was the morowe after the Sabaoth day wheÌ„ the dores were shutte where the disciples were assembled to gyther for feare of the Iewes came Iesê° stode iÌ„ the myddes sayde to theÌ„ Peace be with you and when he hade so sayde he shewed vnto theÌ„ his haÌ„des and his syde Then were the discyples glad when they saw the lorde Them sayde iesus to them agayne Peace be with you As my father sent me euen so send I you and when he had sayde that he brethed on them and sayd vnto them Receaue the holy ghost who soeuers synnes ye remyt they are remytted vnto them and who soeuers synnes ye retayne they are retayned but Thomas one of the twelue called Didimus was nat with them when Iesus came the other discyples sayd vnto hym Uve haue sene the lorde and he sayde vnto them except I se in his handes the prynt of the nay les and put my fynger in the hooles of the nayles thruste my haÌ„de iÌ„ to his syde I wyll nat byleue And after viij dayes agayne his discyples were within and Thomas with theÌ„ Then cam Iesus when the dores were shut stode in the myddes
sayd Peace be with you after that sayd he to Thomas bryng thy fynger hyther se my handes brynge thy hande thruste it in to my syde be nat faythlesse but byleuyng Thomas answered sayde vnto hym my lorde and my god Iesus sayde vnto hym Thomas bycause thou hast sene me therfore thou byleuest Happy are they that hath nat sene yet byleue And many other sygnes dyd Iesus in the presence of his discyples which are nat wrytteÌ„ in this boke These are wrytteÌ„ that ye myght byleue that Iesê° is christe the sone of maÌ„ and that iÌ„ byleuyng ye myght haue lyfe thorowe his name ¶ The Pystel on the. ij SoÌ„day after Easter daye the fyrst pystel of Peter the. ij chapiter C. MOst dere beloued brethreÌ„ Chryste suffred for vs leuyng vs an insaÌ„ple that ye shuld folowe his steppes whiche dyd no synne neyther was there gyle fouÌ„d iÌ„ his mouth wich wheÌ„ he was reuyled reuyled nat agayn when he suffred he thretened nat but ê¯mytted the cause to hym that iudgeth ryghteously which hys owne selfe bare our synnes in his body on the tree that we shuld be delyuered froÌ„ synne shuld lyue iÌ„ rghtwysenes by whose strypes ye were healed for ye were as sheape goyng astraye but are now returned vnto the shepherde bysshop of your soules ¶ The Gospel on the secoÌ„de soÌ„day after easter day the. x. cha of IohaÌ„ C. IEsus sayd to his discyples I am the good shepherd the good shepherd gyueth hys lyfe for the shepe an hyred seruaunt whiche is nat the shepherd neyther the shepe are hys owne seythe the wolfe commynge and leaueth the shepe and flyeth and the wolfe catchet them scattereth the shepe The hyred seruauÌ„t flyeth bycause he is an hyred seruauÌ„t careth nat for the shepe I am the good shepherde knowe mine am knoweÌ„ of myne As my father knoweth me eueÌ„ so knowe I my father And I gyue my lyfe for the shepe and other shepe I haue whiche are nat of this folde theÌ„ also must I bryng that they may heare my voyce that theare may be one floke and one shepherde ¶ The pystell on the. iij. Sondaye after Easter daye The fyrste pystel of peter the. ij chapyter C. MOst dere beloued brethren I beseche you as straungers pylgrymes abstayne froÌ„ flesshly lustes which fyght agaynst the soule se that ye haue honest coÌ„uersacyon amoÌ„ge the geÌ„tyles that they whiche backbyte you as euyl doars may se youre good workes prayse god iÌ„ the daye of visytacyon submyt your selues vnto al maner ordinauÌ„ce of maÌ„ for the lordes sake whether it be vnto the kynge as vnto the cheyfe heed other vnto the rulers as vnto theÌ„ that are sent of hym for the punysshemeÌ„t of euyl doars but for the laude of theÌ„ that do well for so is the wyl of god that ye put to silence the ignorauÌ„cye of the folysshe meÌ„ as free nat as hauyng the liber tye for a cloke of malycyousnes but euen as the seruauÌ„tes of god honour al men loue brotherly felyshyp feare god and honour the kynge seruauntes obey your maysters with all feare nat onely yf they be good and courteous but also thoughe they be frowarde for it commeth of grace in Chryst iesus our lorde ¶ The Gospel on the. iij. Sonday after Easter-day the. xvi chapyter of Iohan. D. IEsus sayd to his discyples after a whyle ye shall nat se me agayne after a whyle ye shall se me for I go to the father theÌ„ sayde some of hys discyples betwene theÌ„ selues what is this that he sayth vnto vs. After a whyle ye shal nat se me and agayn after a whyle ye shall se me that I go to the father They sayde therfore what is this that he sayth after a whyle we can nat tell what he sayth Iesus ê‘ceaued that they wold axe hym sayd vnto theÌ„ This is it that ye enquyre of bytwene your selues that I sayde after a whyle ye shal nat se me agayne after a whyle ye shal se me Uerely verely I say vnto you ye shall wepe lament and the worlde shal reioyce ye shal sorowe but your sorowe shall be turned to ioye A woman wheÌ„ she trauayleth hath sorow bycause her houre is come but as soone as she is delyuered of the chyld she remeÌ„breth nomore the anguyss he for ioy that a man is borne in to the worde And ye now are in sorowe but I wyl se you agayn And your hertes shal reioyse and youre ioye shal no man take from you ¶ The Pystel on the. iiij Sondaye after Easter day The fyrst chapiter of Iames. C. MOst dere beloued brethreÌ„ euery good gyfte and euery perfyte gyfte is from aboue and commeth downe from the father of lyght with whoÌ„ is no varyablenes neyther is he chauÌ„ged vnto darkenes Of his owne wyll begate he vs with the word of lyfe that we shulde be the fyrst fruytes of hys creatures Uvherfore dere brethren lette euery man be swyfte to heare slow to speke slow to wrath for the wrath of maÌ„ worketh nat that whiche is ryghteous before god wherfore saye a parte all fylthynes al suê‘fluyte of malycyousnes And receaue with mekenes the worde that is grafted in you whiche is able to saue your soules ¶ The Gospel on the. iiij Sondaye after Easter daye the. xvi chapiter of Iohan. B. IEsus sayde to his discyples now I go my waye to him thatseÌ„t me and none of you axeth me whyther goest thou but bycause I haue sayde suche thynges vnto you your hertes are ful of sorowe Neuertheles I tell you the trueth it is expedyent for you that I go awaye for yf I go nat awaye that conforter wyl nat come vnto you but yf I departe I wyll sende hym vnto you And when he is come he wyl rebuke the worlde of synne of ryghtwysenes of iudgemeÌ„t of synne bycause they byleue nat on me of ryghtwysenes bycause I go to my father ye shall se me no more And of iudgemeÌ„t bycause the cheyfe ruler of thys world is iudged all redye I haue yet many thynges to say vnto you but ye can nat beare them awaye nowe How be it when he is com I meane the spyryte of truth he wyl tech you all truth He shall nat speake of hym selfe but what soeuer he shal heare that shal he speke and he wyl shew you thynges to come he shal gloryfye me for he shall receaue of myne shal shew vnto you Al thynges that the father hath are myne Therfore sayde I vnto you that he shall take of myne and shewe vnto you ¶ The Pystel on the. v. Sondaye after Easter day whiche is the next sonday before the crosse dayes the fyrst chapyter of Iames. MOost dere beloued brethren se that ye be doers of the worde nat hearers onely deceauyng youre owne selues with Sophistrye for yf any heare the worde do it nat he is lyke vnto a maÌ„ that beholdeth his